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In Roseheim, Germany 1948, Fritz Fend (a former aircraft designer) introduced the Fend Flitzer. The small
single-seater 3-wheeler was initially introduced as an invalid car for those disabled as a result of World War II. The Flitzer was available either in a manually driven version or came powered by a
38cc Victoria
or 98cc Sachs engine and had a steel body. At first the vehicles were fitted with small bicycle wheels but these were replaced by small scooter wheels. The engine was also later uprated to a 100cc Riedel engine. In 1953 after Fend was approached by Professor Willi Messerschmitt along with his idea for a two seater version the Fend Flitzer was taken over by Messerschmitt and Fend used the Flitzer to form the basis of a two seater version; the Fend Kabinenroller FK 175 (The Messerschmitt 175)
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