"Is this the First-Ever Batmobile?" Topic
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| Tango01 | 15 Jun 2020 10:56 p.m. PST |
"Tom reckons the model reminds him of an early Batmobile. That's an interesting thought, though reality is just as fascinating, and is fact rather than fiction. The Romfell Panzerwagen was a 1915 Austro-Hungarian armoured car, which had an unusual inward-sloping body, designed to deflect enemy fire downwards. It was designed by Hauptmann Romanic and Oberleutnant Fellner, who combined their surnames to create the Romfell brand name. Their creation had an air-cooled machine gun in a pillbox-style turret. Overall, the Romfell seems like an excellent design, even if it's likely that only one was ever made…"
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Shagnasty  | 16 Jun 2020 6:30 a.m. PST |
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| Extrabio1947 | 16 Jun 2020 6:52 a.m. PST |
I really do love pictures of early armor, a nice blend of history and Jules Verne. Thanks, Tango. |
| Tango01 | 16 Jun 2020 12:10 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile)
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