The Heinkel Kabine was a microcar designed by Heinkel Flugzeugwerke and built by them from 1956 to 1958. Production was transferred under licence to Dundalk Engineering Company in Ireland in 1958. However, the licence was withdrawn shortly afterwards due to poor quality control. Production restarted in 1960, again under licence, under the Trojan 200 name by Trojan Cars Ltd. in the UK, and continued until 1966.
Heinkel Kabine
Heinkel Tourist interior Photo by Frode Inge Helland
Heinkel Kabine engines
Rear 3/4 view of 1961 Trojan 200
Microcar is a term often used for the smallest size of cars, with three or four wheels and often an engine smaller than 700 cc (43 cu in). Specific types of microcars include bubble cars, cycle cars, invacar, quadricycles and voiturettes. Microcars are often covered by separate regulations to normal cars, having relaxed requirements for registration and licensing.
1957 Heinkel Kabine bubble car
2012 Renault Twizy quadricycle
1952-1958 SMZ S-1L
1955-1964 Messerschmitt KR200