First Porsche-Designed Car from 1898

[gshase]

Don't blast me if this is a re post but I had never seen it before.
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First Porsche-Designed Car from 1898 on Display at Porsche Museum

[kach22i]

I've never seen this one before - thanks.

Would have guessed that it was electric, he wired his parents house for electricity at the age of 14-16? despite the town in the area did not have power.

I believe he hobbled together a generator to supply the juice, perhaps steam or a farm tractor/conveyor of some kind.

The book I read (twice) in college on him was filled with such stories.

It's been 30 years since I read it, but somehow some of it stuck in my head.

[gshase]

Looks like there are a lot of common parts with my SC.

[scottmandue]

Stupid, electric cars will never catch on!

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by gshase

Looks like there are a lot of common parts with my SC.

I bet someone here could used the gauges.

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[daepp]

I'd sure like to know the rest of the story. Whose warehouse? How was it discovered? What else is in that warehouse?

[porwolf]

Is that where the white gauges originated?