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Baujahr1913
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AutomobiltypCabriolet / Roadster
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GepanzertJa
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LenkungLenkung rechts
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ZustandGebraucht
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Markenfarbe außenWeiss
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InnenfarbeSonstige
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Standort
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AußenfarbeSonstige
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GetriebeManuell
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Antrieb2wd
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KraftstoffPetrol
Beschreibung
Coys Auction - Spring Classics
Royal Horticultural Halls
Elverton St
Westminster
London SW1
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Estimate: £80,000 - £100,000
Registration Number: BF 5550
Chassis Number: 1156
The history of the Daimler company can be traced back to the German engineer Gottlieb Daimler who built one of the first four-wheeled motor cars in 1889. The company he founded prospered, and licensing agreements were issued in many European countries for building their cars.
Prominent among them was the Austro-Daimler, which was to achieve a remarkable reputation for engineering excellence. In 1905, a young, yet very talented man Ferdinand Porsche joined them as Technical Director, eventually becoming Managing Director in 1916.
He received an honorary doctorate from Vienna University in 1917 for his technically very advanced design work at Austro-Daimler; he was a believer in the development of smaller efficient engines with sophisticated valvegear, rather than just adding extra litres of capacit