Glas

Arguably the most famous microcar ever built, the Goggomobil T250 was introduced by Glas at the 1954 IFMA International Bicycle and Motorcycle Show. The T250 was a conventional-looking two door sedan with a rear-mounted 245 cc air-cooled, two-cylinder engine. The Goggomobil Transporter was introduced at the 1956 IFMA show. The Transporter was built largely at the request of the German Federal Postal Service, which procured more than 2,000 Transporters between October 1957 and November 1965. In 1957 several design changes were made. Two windshield wipers were used instead of the earlier single wiper and the sliding windows in the doors were changed to wind-up windows. Also, at this time the T300 and T400 became available; these had larger engines of 293 cc and 392 cc respectively. At the same time, the TS coupé was introduced. The last design change for the sedan came in 1964, when the rear-hinged suicide doors were replaced by conventional front-hinged doors.