Leonhardt Tiger (Kabineroller) microcar • via Leonhardt
I like what I like.
I saw one image, years ago, of the Leonhardt Tiger. Only I didn’t know it was the Leonhardt Tiger (sometimes called the Leonhardt Kabineroller)…I had only the AllCarIndex -watermarked publicity photo of the Tiger.
I wager you’re among the few to see these new angles of the car I’ve been able to dig up (below).
The next clue was that it had a rear-mounted, Mini-derived 1275cc engine. “Mini, eh?” I thought, and immediately went to Maximum Mini, because if Jeroen Booij hasn’t written about it, it probably doesn’t exist.
Frustratingly, it was mentioned — in passing — which made my search for the Tiger as good as a dead end.
In 2019, Booji wrote, “Germany may not be the first country you think of when you are into Mini based cars. A few variants did originate from the country though. The Martini Mini in the first place, but also conversions by L&H Automotive, Lamm and Mengers as well as the wacky Leonhardt Tiger.”
Leonhardt Tiger interior • via AllCarIndex
Leonhardt Tiger / Leonhardt Kabineroller; it's uncertain if there were different cars or one is an updated version. I count two versions of the red car, and one of the white; could at least three Tigers have been built? • via AllCarIndex
Recently, I decided to try a more direct approach.
Perhaps Leonhardt was still around…and had a website?
Story continued after sources…
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SOURCES: I’ve already reached out to Leonhardt Manufacturing for more information about the Tiger for a future update to this story, but don’t let that stop you from checking out their projects online, including the “world’s biggest” motorcycle, the GUNBUS. Otherwise, allcarindex has those watermarked images I mentioned above. Better images below for members ;)
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