Messerschmitt was a West German aircraft builder that dabbled in autos for nearly two decades. Starting in 1953 Messerschmitt built micro-cars that became known as "Cinderella's coffins".

The one pictured here is a 1955 KR200. Produced from 1955 to 1964, Messerschmitt built about 25,000 of these three-wheeled micro-mobiles. The KR200 has tandem seating for two, rear wheel drive and a rear mounted 191cc single-cylinder two-stroke reversible engine. At 99" long and merely 48" wide, the micro could hit 60mph.

The 1957-1961 TG500 Tiger model with it's four wheels and 500cc engine could reach nearly 75mph. Mercy.

What multi-$100,000 cars were used in a made-for-US-television race series in 1993 that weren't even available for sale in the US? Click here for the answer.