Austro Daimler

[Ifson]

Dear collegues,
I am looking for all information regarding early Austrian Daimler automobiles also raced in Great Britain btwn 1912 - 1914, esp. 80HP cars. races like 1913 Cambridge University Hill-climb, 1913 Porthcawl Speed Trials, etc.
Looking for pictures, will also exchange.
I am looking also for after I. war Austro Daimler info 1918 - 1934.
Will buy or exchange all period materials.

Thank you !
Ifson

[John Turner]

Welcome, Ifson. Now there's a challenging first post. It will be interesting to see whether any of our members can come up with something!

[Mekola]

Well, an Austro-Daimler 3.4 l won the first street Grand Prix in L'viv, Ukraine (Lwow, Poland at that time) in 1930.

The Austro-Daimler Company (1899-1936) had Paul Daimler (son of Gottlieb Daimler) in Bad Cannstatt near Stuttgart as director until 1905, when Ferdinand Porsche took over. After the war Porsche was responsible for the ADM I before he left in 1923, when he moved to Daimler near Stuttgart.

The first Austro-Daimler racecar was built in 1901, identical to the 24 hp Cannstatt-Daimlers. The 1904 90hp racecars were identical to the German Cannstatt-Daimler design and were produced for the 1904 Gordon Bennett race on the Taunus Circuit near Bad Homburg.

The 1912 -1914 Austro-Daimler cars were designed under Porsche’s direction. In 1909 Austro-Daimler produced the 22/80 hp model for the Prinz Heinrich-Fahrt, where three of these 6.5-liter chain-driven cars were entered. In 1910 Porsche entered 5.7-liter ohc 4-cyl 86 hp at 2300 rpm cars, winning with Porsche, Fischer and Boos-Waldeck. For 1911 other cars were designed for the Austrian Alpine Trial but now with shaft-drive. Other variants were designed like the 16/18 hp and 16/25 hp. In 1912 the 3.6-liter 14/32 hp models were entered, for 1914 the 20/30 hp and 35/60 hp models.

The Austro-Daimler 1.5-liter and 2-liter Sascha-Gordinis were entered during 1922 and 23 and gained success in these small classes. Their race cars became quite successful in the hands of Hans Stuck during 1927-1930, achieving many great victories at international hill climbs and enabling Stuck to be called the Bergkönig - King of the Mountains.