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14/09/2021 2:31 am
Well, it might be a '49 Frazer or, at least, some features like the front grille might have been the inspiration for this little beauty from Schuco. It's about ~1/48 scale or so and it is self-powered with a wind-up spring motor. My Dad got this for me probably 60+ years ago (thanks, Dad !)
As you can see, it was made in the "U.S. Zone of Germany" and was titled the "Mirakocar 1001"
It really is a "miracle" car (especially to a little kid) because it's special hidden wheel ensures it will not drive off a tabletop but, instead, will change course at the last moment to avoid danger. Pretty cool.
14/09/2021 7:05 am
I remember these toys Mike. This one looks like a Frazer that Barris got a hold of and chopped the top.
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14/09/2021 8:17 am
Small world, Mike! I wrote about these 5 years ago for MAR Online. But I do not have the SCHUCO - I have the 2 versions made by TEKNO! No one really knows if Tekno 'borrowed' the designs from SCHUCO or bought the rights. Back then, it could have been either way! The Schuco came out in 1951, so we can assume the Teknos were soon after that... https://www.maronline.org.uk/the-very-first-tekno-cars/
14/09/2021 8:40 am
Schuco wind-up toys are real classics - hold onto that one Mike. I have a later Porsche 356 (see my diecast post today) plus some larger scale antiques - Mercer, Ford and Opel.
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14/09/2021 3:25 pm
This is a mishmash of various American designs. Cadillac, Nash, Lincoln, Pontiac. Must be a Zil.
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14/09/2021 3:30 pm
I like it! When I was a boy dreaming about owning (and driving?) a car, it seems like every used car lot had a similar Kaiser-Frazer in their $50 of maybe it was the $99 row.
And here's the TOOTSIETOY version from the same time period.
Just for kicks, here's the '47 Kaiser, a very similar automobile and as close as I can get to the Frazer.
Topic starter
16/09/2021 12:47 am
I remember these toys Mike. This one looks like a Frazer that Barris got a hold of and chopped the top.
Hmmm, it does look like that, Bob !
Small world, Mike! I wrote about these 5 years ago for MAR Online. But I do not have the SCHUCO - I have the 2 versions made by TEKNO! No one really knows if Tekno 'borrowed' the designs from SCHUCO or bought the rights. Back then, it could have been either way! The Schuco came out in 1951, so we can assume the Teknos were soon after that... https://www.maronline.org.uk/the-very-first-tekno-cars/
Very cool Karl ! Tekno certainly made an exact rendition of the "Mirakocar 1001".
Schuco wind-up toys are real classics - hold onto that one Mike. I have a later Porsche 356 (see my diecast post today) plus some larger scale antiques - Mercer, Ford and Opel.
They are, Harv and I will continue to hold on to this one. I had several other Schuco vehicles that my Dad got me when I was a kid, like the small Schuco wind-up racers, a bigger detailed race car and a layout with Schuco battery powered trucks that could also be driven and "steered" on the carpet or floor. I still have a couple of items.
This is a mishmash of various American designs. Cadillac, Nash, Lincoln, Pontiac. Must be a Zil.
LOL !
I like it! When I was a boy dreaming about owning (and driving?) a car, it seems like every used car lot had a similar Kaiser-Frazer in their $50 of maybe it was the $99 row.
And here's the TOOTSIETOY version from the same time period.
Those look great ! I have that same Greyhound Scenicruiser bus. The Kaiser is a gem.
16/09/2021 12:51 pm
I sure hope someone does this car in 1:43. It's a plain jane of course but I like it and would like to have it on display around cars of that period.