Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Hanomag 2/10 PS

This miniature car was produced in Germany by steam tractor and locomotive producer Hanomag. Nearly 16,000 were produced from 1924 and 1928. Produced in both closed and open forms, the car weighed under 800 pounds and was powered by a 500cc single mounted behind the seats.
 It was one of the first production cars without running boards and its rounded shape soon earned it the nickname 'Kommissbrot" (army loaf) and it attracted the same kind of rhymes and jokes as did the Model T, ie 
 " As only tin and paint are used,
the  Hanomag is soon produced..."
The car was not very profitable and was replaced by the more conventional 3/16 PS model.

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