Solved -PJ260- Engelbert Zaschka 's Handy foldable car 1930

[Caspar]

Wow, the pictures are great! I don't know, why the author of the article calls the inventor of the foldable car HEINRICH ZASCHKA. The right name of the inventor is ENGELBERT ZASCHKA. Perhaps HEINRICH is an alternate name or a pseudonym for ENGELBERT ZASCHKA. Anyway I like the foldable city car of Zaschka. 

I found two videos of Engelbert Zaschka and his inventions:


1. ZASCHKA Three-Wheeler (in German)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDjMssb6Vo8 

2. An early helicopter trial of Zaschka in Berlin in 1927

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD5V9hAMpSg

Best regards
Caspar

[Allemano]

A warm welcome Herr Friedrich!  I like your avatar very much!

[Caspar]

Hi Allemano,

Thanks for your warm welcome. I like the forum very much!

[grobmotorix]

Willkommen im Club!

[Paul Jaray]

Benvenuto!
and thank you for the video.
We appreciate a lot new info on obscure cars!

[Caspar]

Foldable-Zaschka-Citycar (Engelbert Zaschka, the inventor)
German "Midget" Car Can Be Taken Apart in 20 Minutes (Feb, 1930)
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2011/09/07/german-midget-car-can-be-taken-apart-in-20-minutes/

Source: Modern Mechanix
Issue: Feb, 1930

[grobmotorix]

He must have been a quite clever guy.

Look at this innovative straight crankshaft design, he has presented in 1929:

[Falter]

Group to collect material on German inventor Engelbert Zaschka (1895-1955), one of the forgotten pioneers of out-of-the-box-thinking.

VIDEO: Zaschka and his collapsible car from 1928 - https://youtu.be/0bjcyA-dF7E

Built in 1928 in Berlin (Germany) the Zaschka was a folding 3-wheeled car.  Its inventor was Engelbert Zaschka  who amongst other things was one of Germany's first helicopter pioneers.  Zaschka's 3-wheeler was designed so that it could be taken apart within 5 minutes and could be "knocked down" into three main sections and so the vehicle did not require a garage. Each section was built around a tubular frame with a canvas body stretched over the frame and clipped into position.  The vehicle had a chain driven rear wheel and was capable of 25 to 30 mpg.  Features of the vehicle are said to have been important to Richard Buckminster Fuller and his Dymaxion car in 1933.

[Paul Jaray]

Welcome to Autopuzzles! 

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2011-39/solved-pj260-heinrich-zaschka's-handy-foldable-car-1930/ 

[Falter]

VIDEO: Engelbert Zaschka and his collapsible car from 1928 - see http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/vintage/engelbert-zaschka's-collapsible-(faltauto)-car-from-1928/

[Hamburg-Automobilia]

Here are some pictures and information about Engelbert Zaschka.

[Hamburg-Automobilia]

Zaschka small car pictures

[Falter]

Technikgeschichten - Der Hubschrauber | Erfinder Engelbert Zaschka | SWR Fernsehen [Doku 2019 HD]:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DSUxTQFMt4

[Wendax]

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