After the Second World War, Heinkel was forbidden from manufacturing airplanes, which was its specialty, and devoted itself to building motorcycles and scooters. Later, due to the Suez crisis, which brought fuel rationing to Europe, 'microcars' and 'bubble cars' emerged, of which this three-wheeled Kabine became part of Heinkel's production.

With the reuse of the fuselage of the Heinkel Series H bombers, used in World War II.