Professor Dr Ing Eberan-Eberhorst
Thursday 23rd October 1902 Born on this day, Professor Dr Ing Eberan-Eberhorst, an engineer who in 1933 Dr Ferdinand Porsche persuaded him to join Auto Union as Head of Experimental Work in the racing department.
The Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland sponsored an electric car endurance trial that began 3 days earlier ended
Friday 9th November 1900 The Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland sponsored an electric car endurance trial that began 3 days earlier ended. The 4 wheel drive Lohner-Porsche was among the entrants but it was won by a Louis-Kreiger car named ‘Powerful’. It achieved an impressive 59 miles at an average speed of 10mph.
Adolf Rosenberger
Sunday 8th April 1900 Born on this day, Adolf Rosenberger, who in 1931 founded the Porsche GmbH together with Ferdinand Porsche and Dr. Anton Piëch. Rosenberger was also instrumental in the creation of the Auto Union concern, being credited with influencing Porsche’s choice of a mid-engined design for the Auto Union racing cars. Despite Rosenberger’s…
Piero Dusio,
Friday 13th October 1899 Born on this day, Piero Dusio, an Italian soccer player (Juevntus), businessman and racing driver. He raced in the Mille Miglia (1929–38), was sixth in 1936 Italian Grand Prix, winning a class victory (50th overall) in Mille Miglia in a Siata 500cc (1937), and formed the Scuderia Torino (1939). He commissioned…
Born on this day, Tazio Nuvolari, an Italian motorcycle and racecar driver, known as Il Mantovano Volante (The Flying Mantuan) or Nivola
Wednesday 16th November 1892 Born on this day, Tazio Nuvolari, an Italian motorcycle and racecar driver, known as Il Mantovano Volante (The Flying Mantuan) or Nivola. Dr Ferdinand Porsche called Nuvolari “The greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future.” First he raced motorcycles and then he concentrated on sports cars and single-seaters.…
Born on this day, Alfred Neubauer, racing manager of the Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix team from 1926 to 1955
Sunday 29th March 1891 Born on this day, Alfred Neubauer, racing manager of the Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix team from 1926 to 1955. He served with the Austrian army in World War I and in 1922 he joined the Austro-Daimler car company in Wienerneustadt as a driver of the Ferdinand Porsche-designed Sascha model. His only major…
Benz & Company Rheinische Gasmotoren-Fabrik, usually referred to as, Benz & Cie, was founded by Karl Benz, FriedrichWilhelm Esslinger and Heinrich Kleyer in in Mannheim, Germany
Monday 1st October 1883 Benz & Company Rheinische Gasmotoren-Fabrik, usually referred to as, Benz & Cie, was founded by Karl Benz, FriedrichWilhelm Esslinger and Heinrich Kleyer in in Mannheim, Germany. The company gave Benz the opportunity to indulge in his old passion of designing a horseless carriage. Based on his experience with, and fondness for,…
Edmund Rumpler
Thursday 4th January 1872 Born on this day, Edmund Rumpler, Austrian automobile and aircraft designer. He collaborated with Hans Ledwinka on the first Tatra car, designed the first German engine to have engine and gearbox as a unit at Adler and patented a swing axle rear suspension system. By age 30, in 1902,he had quit…
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