About the marque
- Founded
- 1946 – 1953
- Headquarters
- Rosenheim, Germany
Fend vehicles were developed in Rosenheim by aeronautical engineer Fritz Fend after the Second World War. The Flitzer began as an invalid carriage in 1948 and became a small enclosed three-wheeler powered first by Fichtel & Sachs and later by an Riedel/Imme engine; about 250 were built before the program moved toward a larger two-seat vehicle. Fend then reached an agreement with Messerschmitt, leading to the Messerschmitt KR175 and the better-known Kabinenroller lineage. The catalog keeps Fend's 1946–53 identity distinct from Messerschmitt, even though the latter produced the successor design.
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