1954 Daus: The German Microcar That Never Left the Garage

1954 Daus: 3 Gears Forward, 3 Gears Back — WHY?! ⚙️ The 1954 Daus wasn’t just a car — it was a German one-off oddity with a preselector gearbox that let you drive forward and backward in three gears each. Built by Otto Daus in post-war Hamburg, this microcar packed just 9.5 horsepower but included quirks straight out of an aircraft manual — like a 16-minute removable engine module and no radiator. 😮 Only one was ever made. It was never registered, never sold… until it hit the auction block decades later and shocked collectors with a $32,200 price tag. 💸 So how did a steel-bodied prototype with 197 cc and the top speed of a strong breeze become a cult legend? And why did its gearbox feel more like a flight simulator than a commuter car? Hit that 👍 if you're into rare machines, subscribe 🔔 for more forgotten gems, and stay tuned — because Timmy may or may not try to reverse this car uphill next episode. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Timmy Tiny Wheels YouTube Channel:    / @digmyst-p8r   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #ClassicCars, #Microcars, #CarHistory, #RareCars, #AutoEngineering, #DodgeDeora, #1954Daus, #OneOffCar, #GermanMicrocar, #ForgottenVehicles