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Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft Rennzweier | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft today Tatra |
Production | 1900 |
Assembly | Nesselsdorf, Margraviate of Moravia, Cisleithania |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Race car |
Body style | Runabout |
Layout | MR layout |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 4,250 cc (259 cu in) 130 mm × 160 mm (5.1 in × 6.3 in) bore/stroke[1] water-cooled flat-twin Benz[2] |
Power output | 12 hp (8.9 kW) at 650 rpm[3] |
Transmission | 4-speed[4] |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 1,850 mm (73 in) |
Width | 1,375 mm (54.1 in) |
Curb weight | 975 kg (2,150 lb) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Präsident |
The Double Racer (German: Rennzweier) is a race car manufactured by the Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriksgesellschaft (NW), now Tatra, in 1900. It is sometimes also called First Racing, 12 HP, or Race Car (German: Rennwagen). It was commissioned by Baron Theodor von Liebieg . Hans Ledwinka, the man behind the famous rear-engined Tatras, and at the time only 20 years old, helped in the production of the car. The car was designed and built in a five week period in April and May 1900. The Rennzweier was the first car designed specifically for racing to be built in Central Europe.[2]
In 1994, a 2 Kč commemorative stamp featuring the Rennzweier, designed by Bedřich Housa , was issued.[5][6][7][8]
Czech Republic, 1994: 1900 NW ('Rennzweier') [Scott, Czechoslovakia 2932]