page_title: NW Rennzweier
section_title: Predecessor racers
hierarchical_section_title: NW Rennzweier / Predecessor racers
caption_attribution_description: English: NW Rennzweier - veteran racing car manufactured by Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft A.G. (today Tatra, a.s.) in 1900 in Kopřivnice, Moravia.
context_page_description: Rennzweier is a veteran automobile manufactured by Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft A.G. in 1900. It is sometimes also called First racing, 12 HP or Rennwagen. It was commissioned by baron Theodor von Liebig. Hans Ledwinka, the man behind the famous rear-engined Tatras, and at the time only 20 years old, took part in constructing the car. The car was manufactured on May 5, 1900, and the manufacturing process took only 5 weeks.
context_section_description: In 1899, the NW-cars Wien and Nesselsdorf (descendant models after the Präsident), achieved their first significant racing success on the trotter course in Vienna Prater. It was the first ever race under the Austrian monarchy  - starting on October 23, 1899. The driver of the winning NW-car Wien was baron Theodor von Liebig. The other NW-car Nesselsdorf was the second one before all competitors consisting of four Benz-cars and four Dietrich-Bolleé cars. Later, in March 1900, Liebig raced the triangle 192 km track Nizza - Draguignan - Nizza, where he won the second stage outright. Four days later he won the class of four-seaters up to 1000 kg in famous hill climb race Nizza - La Turbié. Based on this achievements, baron Liebig ordered the construction of a new automobile. While the previous cars Liebig used in races were built as common cars, the one he ordered was to be designed as a pure race car.
caption: Front view
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