Yeah, you can see the European license plate on it.
Back before they really nailed down car import regulations in the early 70’s there was always a stream of oddball non US-market cars coming over from servicemen and expats and such, so I’m sure some Messerschmidts certainly made it over back in the day and perhaps wound up as cheap used cars somewhere, but they definitely wouldn’t have been common.
Th Messerschmidt is definitely what my father was talking about. I had the word in my mind but didn’t think it was correct because I thought a Messerschmidt was a type of aircraft (turns out it’s that too) and while I knew it was a long, strange word beginning with “M” I wasn’t sure how to spell it.
This would be in south-eastern Ontario. Maybe one was hanging around a used car lot or something, like GreasyJack said.
Maybe it was an old Karmann Ghia. I don’t remember if they had a back seat, but if they did, it was only good for groceries or a back pack. Which was useful because they had no trunk.
In high school, our French teacher had a little, late 70s Honda CVCC. We would do the same thing to her.
Wow, that thing could do 50mph with what sounds like a 2-stroke, pull start lawn mower engine. And had bicycle handlebars for controls. Very cool, but no way in hell would I want one!
My mother has owned a Corvair, a Pinto, a Chevette and a Yugo. She now has a Hyundai. She always wanted a Pacer when I was a kid.
Perhaps the modern take is more to Sir’s liking?
Also tops out at 50mph, has a steering wheel, no pull start…yes sign me up!
While the trunk was not very large, my Ghia had one. I kept a set of tools is in it.
The lack of places to carry stuff was the main reason that I sold it. I bought an old VW Safari bus. Both of them were cool.
