A book on Austro-Daimler? Here are illustrated books on the history, models and technology of Austro-Daimler cars.
Ferdinand Porsche: Genesis of Genius - Road, Racing and Aviation Innovation 1900 to 1933
In "Ferdinand Porsche - Genesis of Genius", author Karl Ludvigsen reveals a dynamic young innovator who helped to chart the course of the automobile through the first decades of the twentieth century. As early as 1900, at the age of 25, Ferdinand Porsche pioneered hybrid technology to power his automobile designs. Once gasoline gained dominance as the power-source of choice, Porsche became relentless in his goal to design the fastest and most durable automobiles in Europe.
Porsche's engineering brilliance did not stop at the automobile. He also made significant contributions to the early development of airplane engines and military transport vehicles. And in addition to his hands-on style of engineering, Ferdinand Porsche was a tireless managing executive in the automotive industry.
Many previously unpublished photos from the Porsche family archives.
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Author:
Karl Ludvigsen
Details:
496 pages, 34 x 25 cm / 13.4 x 9.8 in, hardback
Illustrations:
570 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:
Bentley Publishers (USA, 2009)
ISBN:
9780837615578
Ferdinand Porsche: Genesis of Genius - Road, Racing and Aviation Innovation 1900 to 1933
Josef Eduard Bierenz, general importer and confidant of Gottlieb Daimler, was looking for a production site for an automobile factory in Austria at the time. On Easter Sunday 1899, Wiener Neustadt factory owner Eduard Fischer asked Adolf Schmal-Filius, editor of the "Neues Wiener Tagblatt", about the possibility of entering the automobile business and learned about the plans of the Daimler company in Stuttgart. The first Neustadt automobile was completed in May 1900, followed by another 16 000 by 1934.
The book reports on technical innovations by Paul Daimler, Ferdinand Porsche and others, as well as on the social integration and the merging of the nobility with the bourgeoisie during the period of progress. Personalities such as Theodor Dreher and Emil Jellinek-Mercedes play a special role. Ingenious designs such as the "Prinz Heinrich car" contributed to Austro Daimler's global fame. The work offers insights into the everyday life of the directors Fischer and Porsche as well as the workers, especially during the First World War. With many previously unpublished images, it provides a deep insight into the Austrian automobile factory from 1913 onwards.
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Author:
Christian Zach
Details:
432 pages, 29.5 x 21 cm / 11.6 x 8.25 in, hardback
This volume reports on the technically advanced designs, racing successes and ultimately the consequences of the global economic crisis on the European automobile industry in the 1930s. The Kral publishing house is honored to be able to publish the second volume, "Austro Daimler. 1920-1935", whose manuscript Christian Zach was able to complete. The book is being published posthumously under the expert supervision and editorship of the chairman of the "Austro Daimler Section", Gerhard Weinzettl.
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Author:
Christian Zach
Details:
432 pages, 29.5 x 21 cm / 11.6 x 8.25 in, hardback
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