The ‘Cabin Scooter’
Steve Lenoch chuckles quite a bit when he starts talking about his 1955 Messerschmitt. He laughs about how he’s actually owned the strange little microcar twice over the years. He can’t help but giggle a little when you ask him what it’s like to drive one in traffic. And he still finds plenty of humor in trying to explain why he’s attracted to little mini imported cars in the first place.
So why the Messerschmitt? “The only reason I was familiar with them is I like small cars and I’ve also got an Isetta, which I’ve had forever,” laughs the Coralville, Iowa, resident. “And I have another other Messerschmitt. I just enjoy the small cars.”
They don’t come much smaller than Lenoch’s KR200 “Kabinenroller” (English translation: “cabin scooter”). Theoretically, you could squeeze three people in the skinny three-wheeler, but the two folks in the back seat would be very cozy. It’s part car, part motorcycle, and looks a lot like something little kids would ride around in circles at an amusement park. Lenoch doesn’t drive it in circles, but he does work up his nerve
