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2022/10/11 | Stuttgart | Company | Porsche Heritage and Museum | Stuttgart site | Press Release

Design by Ferdinand Porsche / Restoration honours the past

Austro-Daimler ADS R ‘Sascha’ celebrates centenary of its class victory at the Targa Florio

On the skidpad in Weissach, the Austro-Daimler ADS R turns its first laps.

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Stuttgart. At Porsche, there has always been a tradition of building small, lightweight sports cars with innovative technology. Another common thread that weaves through the company’s history is the sports car manufacturer’s custom of proving its innovations in motor racing before they go into series production. It was exactly one hundred years ago that Ferdinand Porsche, then Head of Development and Production at Austro-Daimler, used the extreme demands of motorsport to demonstrate his ideas. And with success: the Austro-Daimler ADS R won the Targa Florio on 2 April 1922 against strong competition in the smallest displacement class, taking class victory in the mountains of Sicily. With the Austro-Daimler ADS R, the then 46-year-old Ferdinand Porsche placed his faith in the principle of the power-to-weight ratio, to this day a defining feature of all sports cars from Zuffenhausen. A century later, a team from the Porsche Heritage and Museum department undertook the restoration of this historic car.

Sascha was ahead of its time when it was developed more than a hundred years ago. The detailed text on the origins and history of the Austro-Daimler ADS R Sascha and on the restoration of the oldest vehicle in the Porsche Museum handed over to its youngest employee can be found in the Porsche Newsroom.

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2022/10/11

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Austro-Daimler ADS R ‘Sascha’ celebrates centenary of its class victory at the Targa Florio

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S22_3836: A video of around ten minutes provides an insight into the history and restauration of the Austro-Daimler ADS R.
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A video of around ten minutes provides an insight into the history and restauration of the Austro-Daimler ADS R.

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S22_3805: 100 years ago: The Austro-Daimler ADS R won the Targa Florio on 2 April 1922 against strong competition in the smallest displacement class, taking class victory.
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100 years ago: The Austro-Daimler ADS R won the Targa Florio on 2 April 1922 against strong competition in the smallest displacement class, taking class victory.

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S22_3807: On the skidpad in Weissach, the Austro-Daimler ADS R turns its first laps.
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On the skidpad in Weissach, the Austro-Daimler ADS R turns its first laps.

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S22_3809: In the future, the Porsche Heritage and Museum department will also be able to present the "Sascha" dynamically at events.
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In the future, the Porsche Heritage and Museum department will also be able to present the "Sascha" dynamically at events.

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S22_3808: At the rollout, after more than six months of work, Jan Heidak was finally sitting behind the large wooden steering wheel.
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At the rollout, after more than six months of work, Jan Heidak was finally sitting behind the large wooden steering wheel.

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S22_3810: The first test laps in Weissach.
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The first test laps in Weissach.

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S22_3806: A century of contemporary history on four wheels.
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A century of contemporary history on four wheels.

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S22_3819: For half a year, the team of Porsche Heritage and Museum dedicated its attention to its restauration.
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For half a year, the team of Porsche Heritage and Museum dedicated its attention to its restauration.

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S22_3818: Jan Heidak, as the youngest employee, took care of the restoration of the oldest original vehicle in the company's collection.
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Jan Heidak, as the youngest employee, took care of the restoration of the oldest original vehicle in the company's collection.

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S22_3817: In its quest to keep historical technology alive, the Porsche Museum sees it as its special duty to ensure the transfer of knowledge to the next generation.
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In its quest to keep historical technology alive, the Porsche Museum sees it as its special duty to ensure the transfer of knowledge to the next generation.

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S22_3816: The memory bank of Porsche: In the corporate archive, the sports car manufacturer keeps important documents that were very helpful as historical evidence during the work on "Sascha".
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The memory bank of Porsche: In the corporate archive, the sports car manufacturer keeps important documents that were very helpful as historical evidence during the work on "Sascha".

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S22_3804: Austro-Daimler proved to be a springboard for Ferdinand Porsche.
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Austro-Daimler proved to be a springboard for Ferdinand Porsche.

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S22_3803: The origin: At Porsche, developments has been testing in motorsport from the very beginning.
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The origin: At Porsche, developments has been testing in motorsport from the very beginning.

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S22_3801: View into the engine of the Austro-Daimler ADS R.
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View into the engine of the Austro-Daimler ADS R.

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S22_3800: The "Sascha" will be on display again at the Porsche Museum later this year.
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The "Sascha" will be on display again at the Porsche Museum later this year.

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S22_3815: 1922, car race (Riesrennen) in Graz/Styria. To the left of the Sascha: the passionate car sportsman Count Kolowrat.
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1922, car race (Riesrennen) in Graz/Styria. To the left of the Sascha: the passionate car sportsman Count Kolowrat.

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S22_3820: The 13th Targa Florio race on April 2, 1922: At the wheel of the car with starting number 1 Count Alexander "Sascha" Kolowrat, behind the "1" Ferdinand Porsche.
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The 13th Targa Florio race on April 2, 1922: At the wheel of the car with starting number 1 Count Alexander "Sascha" Kolowrat, behind the "1" Ferdinand Porsche.

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S22_3813: The 13th Targa Florio race on April 2, 1922: Fritz Kuhn with car number 3 at the start of the Targa Florio.
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The 13th Targa Florio race on April 2, 1922: Fritz Kuhn with car number 3 at the start of the Targa Florio.

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S22_3812: The 13th Targa Florio race on April 2, 1922: Report in the Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung on the success of the Austro-Daimler-Sascha racing cars at the 1922 Targa Florio.
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The 13th Targa Florio race on April 2, 1922: Report in the Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung on the success of the Austro-Daimler-Sascha racing cars at the 1922 Targa Florio.

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S22_3814: 21.5.1922, Spain, Armangué Trophy Tarragona. At the wheel of the Sasha Alfred Neubauer.
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21.5.1922, Spain, Armangué Trophy Tarragona. At the wheel of the Sasha Alfred Neubauer.

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S22_3811: 11.6.1922, Lower Austria, Riederberg race. At the wheel of the 1.5 liter Austro-Daimler Sascha type ADSR-I with the starting number 11 Count Alexander "Sascha" Kolowrat in training.
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11.6.1922, Lower Austria, Riederberg race. At the wheel of the 1.5 liter Austro-Daimler Sascha type ADSR-I with the starting number 11 Count Alexander "Sascha" Kolowrat in training.

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