the haunted car of arch duke of austria

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In 1902, the thrpartnership with Josef Stiftorigins in the bicycle businautomobiles for a prestigio

Graf & Stift were members

In 1914, ArchdSerajevo in a brand-new G

cylinder engine and front-rendezvous with history.

e Graf brothers - Karl, Franz ano form a company. The Graf & Sss, but in 1914 they were buildis clientele. Among the famous p

f the Austrian Imperial Court.

ke Franz Ferdinand and his wifeaf & Stift phaeton, a large red li

heel drive. This sleek automobil

Heinrich formed aift company had itsg luxuryople who bought a

Sophie came toousine with a four

would have a


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When the heir tto the Bosnian city of Sarajerevolting - anarchists, Serbempire.

Archduke Franzopen touring car, Graf & Sthis wife, who rarely accom

then pregnant Sophie. Thethe Austrian army, as wellcorner of Rudolph Street, sBoth Franz Ferdinand andsurvived the attack unscath

the Austro-Hungarian throne, Fvo, On June 28th, 1914, all sortsan nationalists,etc in the great A

Ferdinand visited the city in hisft. On this particular event, Ferdanied on these visits. It was an a

river of the car also chauffeures three other dignitaries. As theots were fired by Gavrilo Principis wife Sophie were killed, but ted. With this event world war I

ranz Ferdinand cameof people werestro-Hungarian

rand-new six seat,nand brought alongnniversary gift to the

General Potiorek ofar approached the, a student anarchist.e Graf & Stiftnfolded.


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Some of the horGraf & Stift, because all whwere injured. In the next downed by fifteen private paof thirteen people. The AusGraf & Stift and after his demore disgrace, began havi

We dont knowan army captain who died iwas killed together with thof him. The captain tried to

the Graf & Stift got off the r

The governor ofDuring the time he ownedarm in the last one. He conSikris, did not believe a car

car overturned and doctor

or of that moment seems to haveowned the car thereafter had t

zen years, the automobile of Frarties, was involved in six accidenrian general Potiorek, for instancfeat at the Battle of Valjevo and ag mental problems and died insa

he name of the next owner, butn a crash nine days after buyingtwo peasants who had walked oavoid them by swerving the car,

oad and hit a tree.

Yugoslavia bought the automobihe Graf & Stift, he was in four acluded the Graf & Stift was bad lcould be cursed. He bought it an

ikris was crushed to death.

remained alive in theeir lives cut short orz Ferdinand was

ts and took the livese, who bought thetrip to Vienna fore in an asylum.

e do know he wasthe cursed car. Hento the road in frontbut they were hit and

e of Franz Ferdinand.cidents and lost hisck. His friend, doctor

six months later the


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The next ownerhim came a Swiss racing dr

car, over the wall, and diedgetting the ignition to workThe automobile fell on him

Tiber Hirshfeldhaunted Graf & Stift too. Hifriends. While overtaking dcontrol. Tibert was killed i

This happened iin the War History Museunobody dares drive the Gra

was a diamond dealer. He commiver. He crashed into a wall, was

on the spot. A Serbian farmer ha. He decided to tow the Graf & Stand he died too.

as a garage owner, and the verrshfeld was on his way to a wedangerously, the cursed car mystethe crash, together with four of

Romania, in 1926. The Machinof Vienna, where it may still be& Stift anymore

tted suicide. Afterthrown out of the

d some troubleft with his wagon.

last owner of theing with five closeriously spun out ofis passengers.

of Death ended upseen. However,

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