The Nobel 200, which was offered for sale as an economical family car, attracted attention with its design and managed to hit the road not only in Turkey but also in many countries. The Nobel 200, which we saw for a short time in Turkey, is not in our country, even though it has attractive features. It didn’t exist very long.

While the items we pulled from the dusty shelves provide information about the vehicle, it does not provide information about its adventure in Turkey. there is not enough information, Those that are are also not very reliable. You will soon understand why.

Although it is marketed as the ‘first Turkish car’, the truth is not.

Although all the information about the car was in the advertisements, there was an error. The Nobel 200 is actually as stated in the advertisement (left) It was not the “first Turkish car”. The words ‘The last masterpiece of British industry’ in the newspaper clipping on the right do not reflect the truth either.

As a result of our research, we saw that Nobel 200 was neither the Turkish nor the British design. The design belonged to Germany.

The birth of the Nobel 200 in Germany, marketed with ambitious campaigns such as “the first Turkish car”.

WWII to economical cars demand had increased. Norbert Stevenson, then working as a freelance journalist, started designing the Nobel 200 after studying mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Berlin.

Stevenson appealed to many people to get his project accepted and in 1949 convinced Karl Schmitt, the operator of the Fulda Electrical Machines company. Schmitt and Stevenson, also Bosch dealers in Fulda, Germany, organized the Nobel 200 in Fulda for the first time. “Fuldamobil” They started producing as.

Nobel 200 was produced under different names in many parts of the world.

Nobel 200, which is very popular in Germany; Although it is produced under the name Nobel in Turkey, England and Chile, it is also produced in South Africa and Germany. Fuldamobile It was produced under the name

Design; Bambi in Argentina, Attica in GreeceBambino in the Netherlands, Hans Vahaar in India, Fram Kind Fulda in Sweden It was produced and offered for sale under the brand name.

Although Nobel 200 was produced all over the world between 1950 and 1969, it was only produced in Turkey. Between 1958 and 1961 was produced and marketed. In fact, it is not possible to call the Nobel 200 “local”, but it is located in Turkey. “the first car to be mass produced” It can be said. But which company manufactured it in Turkey and how many were sold Unfortunately, some of this information has been lost.

Remaining information from Nobel 200.

I think it wouldn’t be strange if we described Nobel 200 as LEGO, because this is our mini vehicle with three wheels. from the combination of 2171 pieces, large and small has been revealed. 4 liters of fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is one of the features emphasized in Nobel 200 advertisements.

Cheap spare parts and tires are another definition of “economical car”. Although it looked small from the outside, the Nobel 200 was a small but gigantic car for 4 people. In addition, the vehicle 25 percent tax cut During the period it was offered for sale in the price range of 12,500 to 13,200 Turkish liras.

As you saw in the newspaper advertisement, the only address we have left is for the Nobel 200 Şişli-Halaskargazi Street. No one knows why the vehicle disappeared.

Whoever made this cute three-wheeled car, would you drive it now that fuel is so expensive?

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