As a homebuilt special, constructed initially for racing and later for road use, this 1953 Lancia Fischhaber Eigenbau for sale on Hemmings.com certainly isn’t finished to the same extent that a factory-built racing car might have been, but it still offers incredible insight as to what your everyday German auto enthusiast could put together to race competitively in the early Fifties. And in its current configuration it looks rather decent too, if in need of a thorough once-over. From the seller’s description:
Hans Fischhaber built the Lancia powered racer to compete in the German Championships in 1953. Fischhaber selected an 1100cc Lancia engine and gearbox from (most likely) the Aprillia.There would be other more powerful Lancia-powered Eigenbau specials including one driven by Mauritz von Strachwitz but he lost his driver’s license just before the race! When you study the photos, you can see the expert level of engineering Fischhaber used in building the car. It is apparent that he made every effort to make the car as light as possible, drilling holes throughout including the pedal box. The body is aluminum with a light coat of fiberglass. The steering wheel, headlamps and fasteners were sourced at German manufacturers.
The race was was lost when Fischhaber wrecked the Lancia-Eigenbau on July 12, 1953 during the second round. Although it was banged up badly, it wasn’t scrapped. History isn’t clear what other races the 1100cc Lancia-Eigenbau competed. There are records of Hans Fischhaber racing a Lancia-Eigenbau at the Hillclimb Schauinsland 1953 and the Rheinland-Pfalz Preis Nürburgring in 1954. What we do know is that, eventually, it was converted to road use and remains configured as such to this day. That conversion required fitting a modified nose and a windscreen from an MGA.
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