Hello all, new here, thought I'd introduce myself!
I live in Toronto, Canada and recently became totally obsessed with microcars. I have a several vintage mopeds and motorcycles so I suppose it was inevitable. Anyway, after months of searching painstakingly for some sort of tiny car in my budget I finally lucked out on the weekend!
I went to a car show in Barrie, ON, and once I saw it all I could think about was this little car. The third time I went back to look at it, someone was making an offer. Luckily for me the sellers wife was manning their stall while he chatted with the prospective buyer. I took a leap of faith, made an offer to the wife, and after some negotiation the car was mine!
After the sale, I had to find a way to get it home to Toronto. That's another story, I'll just say that unloading a tiny car from a UHaul trailer in a rainy alleyway at 1am was not quite how I pictured my Saturday night!
I'll be waiting until I can find a manual to begin tearing it apart. I think I'm going to need a LOT of parts, so if anyone can point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated! Also, if anyone has any info about this car I'd love to get it. From what I can tell it's a 1959 Prinz II but I may be completely wrong. The number on the engine is 4009821 and the badge under the hood has 4009949. Apparently it's been in a barn for about 35 years, but if possible I'd love to find out its history.
It was all worth it, and I proudly present my 1959 NSU Prinz. It's got a long way to go and I've got a lot to learn about vintage car restoration, but it's a journey I am so excited to begin! Cheers!