WSK Mikrus MR-300 passenger car

The Mikrus MR300 design was developed in 1957 by a team of designers from the Transport Equipment Factories in Mielec and Rzeszów. The Mikrus had a monocoque body and independent suspension of each wheel. It was propelled by a two-cylinder, two-stroke Mi300 engine designed especially for this vehicle and placed at the rear. In terms of the solutions adopted, just like the Goggomobil, the Mikrus was a miniature version of a passenger car without the use of any motorcycle parts. The design was highly simplified and consisted only of a speedometer with an odometer, control lights, an ignition switch with a starter motor switch, and a spare wheel. The complete, ready-to-drive structure weighed only 472 kg. The body has an interesting monocoque structure, built with the help of aviation technologies. Manufacturer: Transport Equipment Factory in Mielec, 1959 Inv. No.: MIM28/II-1 Model prepared on the basis of photogrammetric and ToF measurements Licence: CC BY-NC-SA