The original Lupin the 3rd anime series (Part I) first aired in Japan on October 24, 1971, and ran until March 26, 1972. Like Tin Tin, it's loaded with cool vehicles

This is the actual opening credit sequence... how can this not be admired?! Mercedes-Benz SSK (W06, 1928-1932  thank you CoSC!)

and the 1st scene in the first episode, is a Gran Prix

according to the cartoon, it's a Ferrari 312 (312 = 3 liters, 12 cylinders)

The character Fujiko  that is either Lupin's girlfriend, or double agent spy, drives an Alpine in episode 1

and the bad guy in episode 2 drives a Messerschmitt

63 Messerschmitt Kabinenroller 'Tg1400' Special, "'Bubble and Squeak'" built in the late 1960s/early 1970s by the boys of Roxeth Manor Secondary School in northwest London, sold for £10,350 in 2014 (thank you Kim!)

built in the late 1960s/early 1970s by the boys of Roxeth Manor Secondary School in Eastcote Lane, South Harrow, Middlesex. 

It took several years to complete, taking over 2,000 hours in the process. Once seen as a possible competition car suitable for sprints and hill climbs, the Messerschmitt - known to its creators as 'Bubble and Squeak' - incorporates two Mini front sub-frames, one at either end. The rear wheels are locked in the straight-ahead position, though with some built-in flex and hence a measure of rear-wheel steering when pressing on. 

The engine started life in a Minivan and was purchased for £5, a 1,400c BMC A-Series unit equipped with two Weber 45DCOE carbs.

 An article about the Messerschmitt/Mini hybrid was published in 24th March 1973 The Motor magazine

The car was restored in 1994.

https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/21749/lot/196/property-of-a-deceaseds-estatec1963-messerschmitt-kabinenroller-tg1400-special-engine-no-roberts822/

https://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/283900-1963-messerschmitt-mini-hybrid/

a 57 and 58 KR200 are coming to auction, museum pieces. Damn. I'd love one, then upgrade the seat, steering, handling, brakes and engine.

 

something like these, or a similar sized Bantam, or WW2 jeep, would be a great way to slowly see the country on a tour with no timeline or destination, except to find out what over the horizon, or down that other road, or how the food is in that diner

https://www.mecum.com/auctions/larrys-legacy-2025/lots/?auction[0]=Larry%E2%80%99s+Legacy+2025|1758240000|1758412800&configure[filters]=&configure[ruleContexts][0]=pin_items&page=2

Wild Bill knows how to keep his name in the pop culture... paint a strange car silver and put his tattoo business name on it. How do I know it works? I remember him doing in 13 years ago when I saw this shorty VW van

 

https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/g61915005/concours-dlemons-pebble-beach-2024/?slide=20

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/10/one-memorable-way-to-advertise-use-eye.html

Parergon: Japanese Art of the 1980s and 1990s, Curated by Mika Yoshitake, Installation view, 2019, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles

How does messing with a Messerschmitt by shortening it, adding enormous fenders, and adding spark plug looking bolt ons, make art? 

I guess, I can't blame them for trying! 

 

https://artviewer.org/part-ii-parergon-japanese-art-of-the-1980s-and-1990s-at-blum-poe/

oh what a fantastic snowmachine made from a Messerschmitt

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2024/05/friday-open-road_10.html

there will be a cool bunch of small cars auctioned off on Sept 30th in Ohio... Bantams, Isettas, a Metro, a Messerschmitt, and much more

1959 Messerschmitt KR200-Showing 755 Miles and Owned by the Same Family for Over Fifty Years

 1957 BMW Isetta 300-Repainted, Original Interior, Hartz Cloth Roof, Showing 14,326 Miles; 1959 BMW Isetta 300-Frame Off Amateur Restoration, Repaint, New Interior, Lots of New Chrome, Hartz Cloth Roof

https://www.muncysells.com/auctions/1959-messerschmitt-bmw-isettas-vintage-microcars-classic-automobiles-1946-ford-convertible-two-bantams

I wonder how many Messerschmitts ever did parade duty, in Wisconsin? Probably just this one, and who would guess it would be a cool little parade car?

 

Orin Benson, a nationally acclaimed dog trainer I've never heard of, and I grew up about a 100 miles away

Orin Benson was a pioneer trainer of hunting and field trial retrievers. After working at the famous Boalt Kennels in River Hills, Wisconsin, he opened his own training facility in Eagle, Wisconsin. There he drew clients from coast to coast.

 Over the years he befriended a wide range of customers including politicians and movie stars. Some of the notable ones were: Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes, Gene Autrey, Clayton Moore, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Andy Devine and Prince Phillip of England.

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by-part-2.1154030/page-1239#post-14098919

barnfind Messerschmitt KR200 in a warehoused collection of WW1 and WW2 vehicles

 

https://www.facebook.com/Urbex-Team-Memory-castlecrypt-and-ruins-801749283187568/photos/a.829484870414009/829486623747167

https://www.facebook.com/271606742904952/posts/984534074945545/

Lunch goes in the trailer.

https://www.facebook.com/anibal134/posts/10219740764089795

Nat King Cole squeezed into a three-wheeled Messerschmitt cabin scooter, circa 1954. Getty Images says that Cole had dealerships for this small car in two states of the USA

https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/g3136/iconic-celebrities-and-their-cadillacs/?slide=13

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by.428585/page-5886#post-12884710

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/musiker-jazzmusiker-usain-einem-messerschmitt-kabinenroller-news-photo/545969259

toothpaste doesn't require a very large delivery vehicle, maybe that's why they used Messerschmitts in this example

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=889953835112982&set=gm.3867379016654922

After modeling the ME 109E race car in SolidWorks Paul spent some time doing a bit of rendering on it to represent a fantasy race car version of the airplane that Messerschmitt might have built in the 60’s or 70’s (thanks Paul!)

must have been a meeting?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/stiffspeed/permalink/1721835984629677/

this is nuts... the auction of this 1958 Messerschmitt 500 Tiger had an opening bid of $100k and finally sold for a shocking $280,000. And no, it was't owned by a celebrity or in a movie

https://mariothemultipla.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/wow-what-a-mega-microcar-sale/

I think it went for so much becuase RM Auctions did such a good job advertising the auction, the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum auction.