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Replica Hansa Brandenburg C1 from 1917 – Porsche’s grandson takes off

After discovering and acquiring an old six-cylinder Austro-Daimler series aircraft engine, Ing. Ernst Piëch, Ferdinand Porsche‘s grandson and owner of the fahr(T)raum in Mattsee, has realised a dream – a replica of the twin-strut Hansa Brandenburg C1 biplane. The C1 replica corresponds to a variant series of 40 planes manufactured at the Phönix aircraft plants […]

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The best quotes and sayings from Ferdinand Porsche

Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951) was undoubtedly a technical genius, a gifted designer and a creative engineer. He invented the wheel hub motor, developed the world’s first hybrid car (Lohner Porsche Mixte), designed cars as well as trucks and tractors for agricultural and military use. Many achievements, such as the award of an honorary doctorate and the […]

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Ferdinand Porsche at Austro-Daimler – Career highlights

Following the departure of Paul Daimler from the Austro-Daimler plants in Wiener Neustadt in 1905 – he replaced Wilhelm Maybach in the design office in Stuttgart – Emil Jellinek, diplomat and businessman, participated in the company. He transformed what he considered the “obsolete” plant into a modern car factory and brought a brilliant young engineer […]

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Driving an electric car through the Viennese Prater

In 1905, the Viennese Prater was already an amusement center that wasn’t so unlike today. The Prater had been opened to the general public by the Emperor Joseph II only about 140 years before, and since then, more and more small enterprises had settled. At first they were mainly shooting and snack stands. As a […]

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The first hybrid car in the world

You believe cars with electric motors are an achievement of the past few years, perhaps even one of the future? Without question, the technology of electric drives developed with breathtaking pace, but it’s not new – not by far. As a matter of fact the electric motor was also quite successful – at the beginning […]

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A new model car joins our collection

Our online shop has a lot to offer for car enthusiasts. Our collection of detailed models includes legendary cars like the Prince Heinrich car, the Austro Daimler Sascha or the Lohner Porsche. Recently, a new vehicle has joined our family. It was a sensation at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris. The world had never […]

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Erlebniswelt fahr(T)raum at the world’s largest toy fair

Once a year, the who is who of the toy industry meets in Nürnberg for a very special event. The ultimate toy fair: Over 2,800 exhibitors from 60 countries will present more than one million products and novelties. Over 70,000 participants from around the world are visiting the fair every year. Of course the unique […]

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The whole town goes by Bus

With the Industrial Revolution, the population exploded in the metropolitan areas. The existing means of transportation with horse-drawn carriages could no longer cope with the large volumes of passengers and the cities soon began to look for ways that appeared more contemporary and practical. In Vienna, the public bus service started on 23 March 1907, […]