Ultimate European barn find: first Porsche ever

[bull]

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/01/28/first-porsche-resurfaces-after-112-years/

[Aero426]

Would love to know the back story on the car and how it survived. 

[JB400]

Nice to see it wasn't a casualty of war and time

[Ghoste]

Also impressive is that in over a hundred years, electric cars have doubled their range.

[chargerboy69]

Also impressive is that in over a hundred years, electric cars have doubled their range.

At first, I thought this had better numbers than the Volt.  Now that I know where we were in 1899, I would think a flying Delorean would be no problem in 2014.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

"Officially known as the Egger-Lohner electric vehicle - C.2 Phaeton model, the car was designed and built by Porsche in 1898 when he was just 22 years old."


Phaeton?   


Looks more like a 4 wheel Roman chariot.

[Ghoste]

Or a horse drawn American wagon with a steering wheel on the front.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

It was the radio Flyer of its day.

[Aero426]

With rendering of original body.

[odcics2]

Maybe they can finish it off with a few timely purchases on ebay...   

[Aero426]

Maybe they can finish it off with a few timely purchases on ebay...   

I don't know anyone who has done that.