Hertel was actually American (USA), the car was imported into Australia on 8 November 1897, so it's claim was that it was the first petrol-driven car in Australia.
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September 1964 Modern Motor |
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September 1964 Modern Motor |
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Brass Notes |
This web-site presents the Ivan Hoffmann Collection of research materials about Australian Automobiles - clippings, brochures, diagrams, photos, articles etc., from early days until more recent. It qualifies as Australian if one or more components - body/engine/chassis were either prototype, designed, built, assembled, manufactured or made for use, only in Australia, (we also adopted a few New Zealand cars as Australian!). THIS SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION - SO COME AGAIN SOON.