Did Grandpa Ever Meet Ferdinand? .... [PIC}

Rich Sufficool · 2025-08-29T14:48:37Z

My grandfather was in the Imperial Guard in Vienna, Austro-Hungary at the turn of the century. He later worked as an accountant/bookkeeper there and with grandma came to America before WWl. Around the time he served, Porsche was the driver, mechanic and Zeppelin pilot for Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination sparked the World War in 1914. By that time, fortunately, Porsche had moved on to the position of Chief Designer for Austro-Daimler in 1906 where he designed both gas and even electric cars for the company. Kaiser Wilhelm ll's brother Heinrich of Prussia was an auto racing enthusiast and patron of Imperial Automobile Club which held rallies and this Porsche designed "Prinz Heinrich" was initially built for him. It featured a 5.7 liter OHC 4 cylinder engine that produced a whopping 95 HP. Production continued offering a less powerful version of that engine. Here's Grandpa Albert Weiss: And here's the Prinz Heinrich:

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Topic starter 01/09/2025 9:04 pm

@marty-johnson Yeah, there's stories on both sides that are quite noteworthy. My father and uncle's WWll stories could fill a book (and my father barely talked about it. Confirmed by their war record and the research done my my cousin once removed. From the Little Big Horn to Pearl Harbor and beyond, I probably should pass it on to my daughters.

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