At the age of 23, Ferdinand Porsche boarded a train in North Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic), and headed for Vienna to embark on his first job.
Despite Porsche having no formal engineering education, Jacob Lohner, at his Lohner-Werke, employed him to develop an electric powertrain for his coaches. Porsche's prototype car boasted a low-friction drivetrain, due to the hub-mounted electric motors directly driving the wheels. Each internal-pole electric motor was capable of 2.5 to 3.5 hp (1.9 to 2.6 kW), peaking to 7 hp (5.2 kW) for short bursts.
The 1898 "System Lohner-Porsche" created a press whirlwind across Europe.
The emblem with three legs reminds me of the Isle of Mann flag.
ReplyDeleteTHANKS FOR ANOTHER GOOD DAY.
And that radiator looks awful low and vulnerable.But what a hood eh.
ReplyDeleteIt is the same as the Isle Of Mann symbol, and I'm hoping someone comments about why it is... and damn, what a crazy unique hood! We've seen curved hoods, flat hoods, combo hinged side cowl hoods, and trunk hoods,... but never seen a compound curve and side cowl AND top flap hood before!
DeleteCrazy stuff!
And thanks for the compliment! You are very welcome!
Glad to make the day another good one, and to get some commentary in response!
Wow. What an odd looking duck this thing is.
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