Ihle Brothers in Bruchsal Germany produced some amazing vintage micro cars which were used at fairs in autodromes. The Brothers Rudolf and Fritz Ihle started their company in 1930 in Bruchsal and soon realized that in 1933 the body of the BMW Dixis were out of style, mostly because it was based on the shape of a 1922 Austin seven.
So they introduced a more sporty shaped body the Ihle 600, which could be mounted on any Dixi frame. Customers could change there old body for these modern shaped cars on their old frames. These models were only available in Signal Red. In 1934 Ihle started a production line for these models.
Soon Ihle offered bodies: the Ihle 600 and Ihle 800 for chassis from other manufacturers like Hansa, Opel, DKW, and of course the Ford Eifel.
The Sporty arrow shaped rear was only available for the BMW/Dixi. Later the Legend started that Ihle introduced the typical Kidney Style radiator, now the image for BMW.
The Ihle Dixis were produced in Bruchsal until 1941. There was a parallel production of mini cars for amusement rides, special tractors and passenger trailers.
In the beginning of the 30s Ihle had a staff of 50 workers and expanded this to up to 150 workers until the war. During the War Ihle produced precision weapons and portable water pumps.
After the war, Ihle sold the dixi production to BMW and expanded their business producing rides for amusement parks and carnival fairs. They also started using the new material Fiber glas.
The Ihle Car was widely used at Amusement Parks across the country, this one was used in Idora Park near Youngstown, OH. These cute little cars evoke fond memories for many people. This fun item is owned by a leading collector whose Cars win awards at the best shows in the country, and was fully restored to the same show standards as the rest of his high dollar cars. This is probably one of the finest Ihle cars in existence. Everything is correct and it was professionally rebuilt and restored by some of the leading Auto Restoration Shops-The chrome was done at D&D. The perfect thing to complement your car collection presentation, this will look great next to your Classic Era cars, and is sure to bea hit with the younger visitors.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a neat piece of Americana.
