Solved - MJW #506 - Jurisch Motoplan 1957

[woodinsight]

Yet another 3-wheeler!
Probably an easy Rookie point - Make, model and year for your point.

[woodinsight]

Moving up a level

[microcars]

1957 Jurisch Motoplan

plus here is a period photo of the car that is not on the website where you got the image:

[microcars]

also- interesting side-note, this car sat with a collection of vehicles in Florida and a photo labeled it as "Prototype Heinkel" for the longest time.
It was not until decades later that Peter Svilans of Canada figured out what it was and restored it.

[barrett]

Several detail differences between the period shots and the car as it is now. Was more than one built, or is it just a less than accurate restoration?

[microcars]

not being an expert on the car but talking to Peter at the time, I am fairly certain that there were only 3-4 vehicles built and they were all "works in progress." 

The one pictured in color was apparently sent to the USA in an attempt to sell them, it failed and ended up in Florida.
I'm sure modifications were done to the vehicle constantly.

Promotional photos of vehicles are not always the most accurate representations of historical data.

Here is the description of the vehicle from Peter Svilans, it is the most accurate representation of the history of the vehicle that I am aware of:

Carl Jurisch was a talented engineer, who built his own motor from scratch at age 24, as well as a lifelong motorcycle racer and enthusiast. With European motorcycling in decline in the mid-fifties, he became convinced that the future of transportation lay in a personal single-seat vehicle.

He designed and built his little car using as a base the body of a Steib S250 sidecar, turned back to front, split down the middle and widened. The windshield and front suspension is Messerschmitt, and the drive unit Heinkel Kabine 150 (175cc), but with 103A-0 Tourist carb and exhaust. The 8-inch rear wheel and shorter chaincase came from the Tourist scooter 102A-1. The unique steering, U-shaped handlebars pivoted under the seat, is a delight to use- light and precise. Handlegrips conveniently incorporate blinker switch and horn button. Canopy, tail, seat and fuel tank all pivot upwards for access.

In conjunction with motorcycle dealer Joe Berliner, he tried to market the tiny car in New York City at the height of the tailfin craze, hugely misjudging the market from his vantage point in rural Germany. This car, the prototype number 101, ended up languishing in a Florida dealership, whereupon it was acquired by Vic Hyde and then, in 1994, brought to Canada for restoration.

At least two more cars were built. The second, also blue, was given a taller more practical cabin and ten-inch wheels. The daughter of Carl Jurisch, recalls as a little girl getting rides on the tail of this car when the regular transport to the school in the next village (via the milk or post office trucks), weren't running. A letter from noted authority Dr. Paul Simsa recalls how Jurisch brought the car to the offices of "Das Motorrad" for a test but was refused because "who would buy such a silly impractical thing."

The third car, painted red, featured a large box with lid in place of the shapely tail. The whereabouts of these two cars is unknown.

[microcars]

The one in the period photos is apparently the one with 10" wheels.
The one in the color photo is the first one on the list of drawings. (8" wheels)

[woodinsight]

Microcars, yes that is the car and thank you for providing all that extra information on it.
Another point for you.

[grobmotorix]

Another period Jurisch photo: