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darcane

01-28-2014 04:32 PM

Barn Find of the century? (very First Porsche, 1898 Egger-Lohner AKA P1)

First Porsche uncovered after 112 years of hiding

"Powered by a 3-hp electric motor in the rear driving a 12-speed control unit, the 2,977-lb. P1 could reach 21 mph, and travel 49 miles on a charge."

MetroMPG

01-28-2014 06:28 PM

Cool.

I think the interesting bits are the parts they left out:

Who had it? How the heck did they find it? How did it last all this time, "undiscovered"?

gone-ot

01-28-2014 07:07 PM

...and, *how* did it survive the WWII bombing raids?

user removed

01-28-2014 07:12 PM

In a cave.

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Mech

NeilBlanchard

01-29-2014 10:37 PM

First Porsche Was Electric - please merge with earlier thread

This is kinda' fun!

World's first Porsche uncovered--and it's electric - chicagotribune.com

Quote:

At just under 3,000 pounds, the P1 weighs as much as your modern compact sedan, but is nearly a third the length. Its top speed is 21 miles an hour, while cruising speed is a more moderate 15 mph. Its 49-mile range is impressive considering many modern electric cars can only manage about 80 to 100 miles.

Porsche raced his car in 1899 in a 24-mile, all-electric competition and crossed the finish line with three passengers 18 minutes ahead of his nearest competitor.

http://content.worldcarfans.co/2014/...1295719921.jpg
http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/au...1-electric.jpg
http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/au...1-electric.jpg

user removed

01-29-2014 10:44 PM

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ger-28074.html

Recent thread on this already.

regards
Mech

NeilBlanchard

01-29-2014 10:48 PM

From this article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/classi...0,813340.story

Quote:

This version was parked in a warehouse in 1902 and has sat there untouched ever since. It will now become a permanent part of the Porsche display at its museum.

Cobb	01-30-2014 09:44 AM

Everyone and their brother made an ev back in the day as internal and external combustion engines had their draw backs. :eek:

FYI, somewhere in MD in a warehouse is one of the first bucket trucks by baker equipment. They parked it as newer vehicles replaced it and after a while decided to keep it as it maybe valuable one day. :eek:

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