A Tg 500 or Tiger 500 from FMR was of course the absolute high-flyer back then in the 1960s with a top speed of 130 km/h, which it could achieve with the 19.9 hp of a two-cylinder two-stroke engine from Fichtel & Sachs and 494 cm³. A Porsche 356 with its 1300 cc engine from 1957 was only marginally faster at 145 km/h. However, the sales price of DM 3650 (1958-1960) or DM 3725 (1961) was exorbitantly high. At the same time, a spacious VW Beetle standard model with 4-5 proper seats and boot was available for DM 5,050.
And because the Supreme National Sports Commission did not grant the vehicle a motorsport homologation - the production volume of less than 400 units was simply too low - they simply raced against each other, including at the Nürburgring. This has not diminished the increase in value to this day and remains extremely high. If you have one - you should have 150,000 euros for this mini speedster!!!
I have been practicing vintage car photography for more than 35 years and here I mainly photograph normal everyday vehicles which were still on the road en masse over 30 years ago. But also cars with extraordinary, beautiful design. From time to time I take pictures of cars, .. Read more…
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