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What is it? # 56 (UPDATE: Porsche-design...)
UPDATE: "Not much to go on here!" was the comment of one of the earlier winners. He should have asked a lady friend: "What famous carmakers do you know, my Love?" She: "Eh, Ford, eh... Ferrari, .. eh Porsche..." But now which one to choose. This car is an early design by no one less than Ferdinand PORSCHE for Austro Daimler . The famous'Prinz Heinrich' car. We are perfectly aware of the fact that this was a very difficult question. Yet, no less than four of you came up with the right make, type AND designer. Only one of you - Lars Göran Lindgren also had the year 1913. Although the Prinz Heinrich seems to have been in production for several years, this one is a 1913 issue. That's a fact, I'm not even sure if any differences are there. So in case you are not sure you can say 1911 - 1914, but you will understand that the competitor that is a little bit more sure than you maybe will write 1912-1913 and thus will win...
(photos by Johan Larsson who is busy restauring this grand car; more on the Austro Daimler issue tomorrow)
EARLIER TEXT: It is a prewar car. That is to say a pre 1918 car. When talking to older experts 'prewar' is a pre WW-I affair. Post 1918 cars are 'plastic rubbish' in their view. Probably to a next generation prewar will be pre 11 September or so. "Remember that prewar Subaru saloons, those were real cars, heh.?!" Sorry for the sidestep, back to the competition. The car pictured was designed by a famous man with a name that is known even to your wife (!) 100 % sure ! So YOU should know in the first place... We can agree that without a radiator identification is not easy, but you must admit that you have a clear view on engine and frontaxle. To make things even more easy we decided to show you the upper part of the
remarkable engine. Please send your answer before Monday 17 March to
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if you want to have a chance to get the PreWarCar T-shirt. Please ad # 56 in the subjectline. We will judge answers by 1.Make 2.Designer 3.Year 4.Type
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Friday, 14 March 2003
