Lot details
Registration No: Un-Reg
Chassis No: SR13147

- 6,801 miles from new

- Freshly restored example

- Offered with Green logbook and photographs of the restoration


Further info:

The Type 153 was Heinkel's three-wheeled competitor to the BMW Isetta, Messerschmidt KR200 and other bubblecars of the austere late '50s/early '60s. Powered by a rear-mounted single-cylinder, four-stroke engine of 204cc (later reduced to 198cc), it featured a front opening door plus a fabric sunroof that served both as a fair-weather accessory and escape hatch in the event of the door becoming jammed. European production was carried out in Germany from 1956 to 1958, and then under licence in Dundalk, Ireland from 1958 to 1960, and by Trojan Cars on the UK mainland from 1960 until the cessation of the model in 1966. The latter examples were marketed as Trojan 200s and were the last vehicles to bear the Trojan name.

This example had recorded just 6,000 miles by the time it was stored in a barn in 1967. And that is where it remained until purchased by the vendor in 2013. Following a complete strip down, the shell, door and engine cover were sent to Ribble Technology where they underwent a gentle paint removal and dipping process before being rinsed in a phosphate solution and baked. They were then electrostatically primed and baked again before being treated to a full repaint in Red, and then reassembled by S & A Vehicle Restorers and Builders of South Reddish, Stockport using new parts from the Heinkel Owners' Club plus the engine was overhaul by the technical director of the Heinkel owners club. Now immaculate, with the fully restored exterior complemented by equally smart Red check cloth interior trim, the vendor unsurprisingly now considers the microcar's bodywork, paintwork, upholstery, engine and transmission to all be in 'excellent' shape. The total mileage has still only increased to 6,801 and this delightful and rare bubblecar is now being offered complete with its original green logbook, collection of invoices, and photos of the restoration. Although not currently road registered with the DVLA, it is hoped that the presence of its original green logbook will help a future owner to reunite the Trojan with its initial number plate 'MMG 31C' (as shown in the photos). The perfect antidote to the computer-designed and controlled technical wonders of today.