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VINTAGE: Microcar Auction Hits Big Numbers
The sale at the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum in Georgia reaches $9.1 million with 200 tiny vehicles sold to international bidders.
Bob Golfen  |  Posted February 18, 2013   Madison, GA
The top seller of the microcar-museum sale was this 1958 F.M.R. Tg 500 Tiger from Germany that went for $322,000, the highest prize ever for a microcar sold at auction. (Photo: RM Auctions)
Some of the world’s smallest cars scored oversized results as the auction of the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum generated more than $9.1 million with 100 percent of the lots sold in no-reserve bidding.

Of the 200 diminutive vehicles sold at the Madison, Georgia, museum sale conducted by RM Auctions on Friday and Saturday, the top bid went to a rare 1958 F.M.R. Tg 500 Tiger, the most desirable of the German Messerschmitts and the fastest microcar ever built with a top speed of 78 mph.

A 1964 Peel P50, the smallest production car ever, sold for $120,750. (Photo: RM Auctions)
The tiny Tiger with the bubble-top roof sold for a remarkable $322,000, including 15 percent bidder fee, an all-time record for a microcar sold at auction.

With an international cadre of bidders, the widely publicized auction of Weiner’s famed microcar collection drew strong results across the board for the colorful group of very small but drivable vehicles built mainly during the 1950s and 1960s.

Also attracting a surprisingly high result was the world’s smallest production car, a1964 Peel P50 that measures just 4 feet, six inches long by 4 feet high and three feet wide. It sold for $120,750, including fee, which was among the many records set during the auction.

“Never before had such a large group of microcars been offered to the public at one time in one location,” said Alain Squindo, vice president of RM Auctions. “It was certainly one of the most exciting auction events RM has ever hosted. From start to finish, the atmosphere was electric with the audience smiling and laughing ear-to-ear."

The top 12 sales were:

1. 1958 F.M.R Tg 500 Tiger - $322,000
2. 1951 Reyonnah - $184,000
3. 1958 Goggomobil TL-400 Transporter “PEZ” - $172,500
4. 1955 Inter 175A Berline - $161,000
5. 1959 Goggomobil TL-400 Transporter Pickup “Coca-Cola” - $138,000
6. 1963 Goggomobil TL-250 Transporter “Dubble Bubble” - $132,250
7. 1955 Fuji Cabin - $126,500
8. 1964 Peel P50 - $120,750
9. 1955 Messerschmitt KR 200 “Vic Hyde” - $115,000
10. 1957 Messerschmitt KR 201 Roadster - $103,500
11. 1966 Peel Trident - $103, 500
12. 1957 Jurisch Motoplan Prototype - $103,500

The auction also including a selection of automobilia, neon signs, literature, toys and other items from Weiner’s museum.

For complete results, see RM Auctions microcar sale.

Bob Golfen, Automotive Editor for SPEED.com, is a veteran auto writer based in Phoenix, Arizona, with a passion for collector cars, car culture and the automotive lifestyle. SPEED.com fans can email Bob Golfen at
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