Spatz Victoria Spatz 200
Beautiful restored car; the restoration was done in Germany a few years ago. This is the very rare model with the split window. A soft top is included, but has not been restored. Dutch registration. The Spatz, later renamed Victoria 250, is a four-wheeled microcar that was built between 1956 and 1958. The fiberglass body resembled a sports car, but with only 10 hp (7 kW) it was too weak to qualify as such, no matter how light it was. Reversing, like with the Messerschmitt KR200, was done by running the engine backward or simply pushing it. The car was mechanically similar to the KR200, but with a single bench seat for two or three people side by side. The car was originally designed by Egon Brütsch as the Brütsch 200 "Spatz" (German for sparrow), a fiberglass three-wheeler with the suspension of the front wheels and the rear wheel directly on the bodywork. As such, the car's structure proved to be defective, and test drives on rough roads resulted in severe cracks in the bodywork.
Beautifully restored car, the restoration was done in Germany a few years ago. This is the very rare model with the split window. There is a soft top, but not restored. Dutch registration.
The Spatz, later renamed Victoria 250, is a four-wheeled microcar that was built between 1956 and 1958.
The fiberglass body resembled a sports car, but at only 10 hp (7 kW) it was too weak to qualify as such, no matter how light it was. Reversing, as with the Messerschmitt KR200, was by running the motor backwards or just pushing it. The car was mechanically similar to the KR200, but with a single bench seat for two or three people abreast.
The car was originally designed by Egon Brütsch as the Brütsch 200 "Spatz" (German for sparrow), a fiberglass tricycle with the suspension of the front wheels and the rear wheel mounted directly on the body. As such, the car's construction was found to be defective and test drives on rough roads resulted in serious cracks in the bodywork.
The Spatz was built under the name "Victoria 200" by the "Bayerische Autowerke GmbH", founded in 1956 by H.Friedrich and the Victoria factory in Nuremberg. The engine had 200cc and 4 gears and initially 3 wheels (1 at the rear). Towards the end it actually had an electromagnetic clutch, which worked at the push of a button.
The company "Burgfalke" in Burglengenfeld near Regensburg took over 130 bodies, mounting systems and materials.
Once the design was sold, the Spatz evolved into a full-fledged 4-wheeled Victoria 250, demonstrating that this economic miracle of Germany had many enthusiasts among small cars. The single-cylinder two-stroke engine had grown from 200 to 250cc and was now quite fast, but also too expensive.