HABI-Patent- Auto 031
 
These cars were originally produced until 1945 and made of lithographed tin. The drive was achieved by a clockwork This Race Cars carried the old "HABI" (Hans Biller) factory badge underneath, on the hood the factory badge of "AUTO UNION" (German prewar car factory in Zwickau - Saxonia) and number 31. The car was able to perform left and right hand circles, pre-selected by a little "steering" lever underneath the front car section. An additional 5th wheel could be activated / deactivated by a lever - on drivers right hand side -, causing the car to perform extra, only left hand tight circles. You may have chosen several colors - if it only was Silver:-)))) 

Length: 155 mm

History of this car:

This is the model of the legendary "Stromlinienwagen" Auto Union Type C. Constructed by Professor Ferdinand Porsche and Robert Eberan von Eberhorst the car had the motor placed right behind the driver and Bernd Rosemeyer achieved several speed records and won races in the years 1937 / 38. Bernd Rosemeyer crashed to death in 1938 during a record trial on the motorway Frankfurt - Darmstadt / Germany at a speed of more than 400 Km/h (250 miles/h)
 

both sides of the racer

front and rear view

 as seen from underneath
HABI-the pre-war race car HABI-the pre-war race car HABI-the pre-war race car HABI-the pre-war race car
 

as seen from above

 details

some more details - showing the excenter moving the 5th wheel underneath the car

 and finally the original box
HABI-the pre-war race car open racer the clockwork in detail the original box

 

an invoice as of NOV 1937. Delivery of 5 dozen Habi-Patent-Autos 31/4 ..., dozen-price of 6,50 Mark - equals a price each of 54,2 Pfennig. Why the invoice reads /4 at the 31 is not to my knowledge - so far.

Advertising in a Fair-Journal from FEB 1938

 Advertising in the Journal "Wegweiser für Spielzeug" AUG 1941

 

 invoice 1937 from a Fair-Journal FEB 1938
generated: MAR-30-2005 last update: Christmas 2013