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"propelled" by pushing a special key into the rear -
underneath the car. Thereby an internal spring was tensioned. After
retraction of the key the car could be started by pushing the lever on
the back of the car. Models of 1945 and later were numbered 1
through 12 and available in Red, Blue, Silver and Beige.
The front axle is fixed - the base is usually Silver -
although at least 1 version with Blue base is known Length: 155 mm |
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Most probably 4 pre-production samples. At least 2 of them (the yellowish ones) never made their way to be produced. The "Blue 5" is a 031 post-war - the "Beige 3" a clockwork driven post-war 040 | ||
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following color / color combinations are known |
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red with cream driver cab and wheelhouse |
red with silver driver cab and wheelhouse |
blue with cream driver cab and wheelhouse |
blue with silver driver cab and wheelhouse |
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| Two different blue shades known | |||
| mainly cream with red drivers cab | mainly silver with red drivers cab | "internal affairs" | from below |
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| Specials: both here shown cars neither have a clockwork hole nor the slot for inserting the below shown key. Are these models pre-series models??? | Special edition: This is a 031 "rocket racer" showing the empty hole for the clockwork as well | ||
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the original key for the rocket racer. See both versions of this key - the upper one is post-war - underneath the pre-war key. |
a price tag of the Thomas Kilpatrick & Co., Omaha - stating the incredible price of 49 US-Cent - possibly reduced to 25 Cent | ||
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| extract from an advert | How to handle...in EN - D - ES. Never seen a car No. 17 | "Formula Biller" - who is the Winner??? | |
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| generated: MAR-30-2002 | last update: Spring 2025 | ||
