Crossing Africa by car

  • Date
    1 May 1909
  • Description

    German Paul Graetz completes the first crossing of Africa by car, arriving at Swakopmund, German South West Africa. His specially-designed 35 hp car is constructed at Süddeutsche Automobilfabrik Gaggenau GmbH and features a special body built by the Neuss coachworks in Berlin. The 9,500-km journey began in Dar-es-Salaam, German East Africa, on 10 August 1907.

Dar es Salaam (German East Africa) - Swakopmund (German Southwest Africa) trek, 1909. In Swakopmund the German Paul Graetz completed the first crossing of Africa in an automobile.
35 hp special car from Süddeutsche Automobilfabrik Gaggenau GmbH
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35 hp special car from Süddeutsche Automobilfabrik Gaggenau GmbH
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