Features Messerschmitt KR175
1954 messerschmitt k175 being based on kabinenroller platform, kr175 had tandem seating accessed hatch opened upward , right. standard version of kr175 s hatch had canopy made large plexiglas dome cutout @ front small, flat glass windshield , cutout on either side frames sliding windows. sportster model available without dome or windows, windshield attached. windshield wiper manually operated. the front fenders did not have wheel cutouts. engine , transmission the kr175 ran on 173 cc (10.6 cu in) fichtel & sachs air-cooled single cylinder two-stroke engine positioned in front of rear wheel, behind passenger s seat. engine started pull rope standard, there option of electric starter. electric starter became standard in 1954. transmission sequential, positive-stop type 4 speeds , no synchronization nor reverse gear. controls mivalino controls, similar of kr175 the kr175 used standard kabinenroller steering system, steering bar connected directly track rods of front wh...