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My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« on: November 20, 2011, 02:12:24 PM »
Hey,

  Driven a Schmitt for the first time today. Lovely weather, and ethe engine has just been put in. We made the engine out of spares, and it runs really nicely! Idle needs a bit of twidling, with, but otherwise no probs!

I really enjoyed it, drives a lot easier than the Nobel (my dad says the opposite!).
I found that on the Nobel, I didn't really feel the clutch "bite", but I did on the schmitt.
Suprisingly, I didn't stall once, and changed gear fine! I was on my own in the car, since my dad was filming.

Went in all the gears, but havent tried reverse yet.

Makes me want to start working on my schmittt, but I want to do the Nobel first!

Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc7OiPdyf5o

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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2011, 02:50:33 PM »
not sure you should be driving when your fathers been drinking  :D looks great fun but your dads better behind the controls of a schmitt than a video !

i know your dads had some schmitts for a while and the economies gone belly up so i would expect a reduction in the asking price of these he advertised and after all they will be old stock  ;D

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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2011, 02:57:12 PM »
Quote from: lightweight dickie on November 20, 2011, 02:50:33 PM
not sure you should be driving when your fathers been drinking  :D looks great fun but your dads better behind the controls of a schmitt than a video !

i know your dads had some schmitts for a while and the economies gone belly up so i would expect a reduction in the asking price of these he advertised and after all they will be old stock  ;D



Wonder what the KR300 looked like ;)

Too late, were sold out. All of our cars are for ourselves!
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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2011, 03:16:49 PM »
ok so the 1994 ad was a bit dated  :)
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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2011, 03:40:54 PM »
Quote from: lightweight dickie on November 20, 2011, 03:16:49 PM
ok so the 1994 ad was a bit dated  :)

Just a bit!

I have tov find an article we have. My dad hidden away, I dont think he woudl be very happy with me uploading it ;)

It was about his first isetta he restored (his first car!)

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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2011, 05:02:52 PM »
Great fun, it looks like you have the feel for the steering
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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2011, 05:10:42 PM »
Quote from: marcus on November 20, 2011, 05:02:52 PM
Great fun, it looks like you have the feel for the steering

Steering wasnt too hard, since it feels like a motorcycle in some ways.

It was definitally fun!
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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2011, 08:47:34 AM »
Looks like a chum for Black Bazzer, round ring car, not really restored bla bla hype. I was somewhat worried the registration was WTF but relaxed as it got nearer!
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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2011, 06:05:10 PM »
Quote from: Big Al on November 21, 2011, 08:47:34 AM
Looks like a chum for Black Bazzer, round ring car, not really restored bla bla hype. I was somewhat worried the registration was WTF but relaxed as it got nearer!

It is restored, even if it could pass as original ;)

Its my dads frist schmitt. He restored it when he was 19!
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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2011, 05:15:34 PM »
Just driven the schmitt again.
This time, my dad was in the back, so I could "zoom away" in 4th gear.

It was great fun, better than yesterday.
However, I done a bad mistake... Forgot to indicate on a junction where there never are any cars ;) My dad told me to indicate. I tried to flip the switch with my left hand... Until I realsied it was mounted to the dash, not like the TG500! (don't know why I'm used to that  ??? )
My dad quickly told me it was on the dash, I was looking for it (steering bar was in the way, couldbnt see it!), and I slowly glided across the corner. I was at standstill qwhen I managed to put the indicator on. In the middle of the road.

I think I need more practice. Maybe I should drive it more often for "safety reasons" ;)
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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2011, 05:30:14 PM »
practice makes perfect 
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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2011, 06:02:16 PM »
Quote from: lightweight dickie on November 23, 2011, 05:30:14 PM
practice makes perfect 

You mean a load of (fun) practice makes perfewct!
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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2011, 06:18:28 PM »
Great fun!
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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2011, 06:46:12 PM »
Quote from: marcus on November 23, 2011, 06:18:28 PM
Great fun!

Yep!

When I asm older, I will definetally have a load of micros... I prefer them than sports cars, because there cheaper, IMO look nicer, cuter, cheaper, better investment, and of course there faster than those boring sports cars ;)

I enjoy driving them, and fixing them, there very simple compared to modern cars, which is also better.

Only thing I don't like anymore, as I mentionned before, is that people now restore cars to over perfection, better than they ever where, and care just about the price of their car. Fine, the cars I restore will be just as good as they where from the dealers (I hope!), but no better.
Tatty cars are great aswell though! Nicer than restored, and shows its originality.
Now, you cant really tell if a car is a real kr201, or a modified kr200. Thats why my dad badly restored is 201, and left the oriinal interior, and a fe more original parts, so you can tell itsm original.
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Re: My first drive in a Messerschmitt! (video)
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2011, 11:20:58 PM »
... and here is a better video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AWmLgR27mE
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