funny porsche history

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John Benson

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Dec 2, 2009, 3:29:41 AM12/2/09
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Hey there -

This just came by in the automobile atlanta newsletter as a bit of trivia I thought interesting:

> ... Ferdinand’s first major engineering project. The Lohner-Porsche was an engineering masterpiece at the time that seated 4. In 1898, when Porsche was 23 years of age, the car was first developed as an internal combustion – battery electric hybrid. Later, in 1901, Porsche worked on a system that involved four electric motors with one located at each wheel.

A wheel motor electric by Porsche in 1901 - I'd love to see one of those!

JRAB

broomhandle

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Dec 19, 2009, 1:18:34 AM12/19/09
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that was a biggie for me choosing the 914, and im a german auto fan. i
have a pic, ill post it when i can.
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