Ortner, M. Christian/Ilming, Thomas Das Auto von Sarajevo. Der geschichtsträchtigste Oldtimer der Welt

It is one of the most important objects in the Museum of Military History in the Vienna Arsenal. The Gräf & Stift passenger car, built in 1910, 4 cylinders, 28/32 hp. To the left of the windscreen is the small Archduke's standard. This car is not just any car, but the one in which the heir to the throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Duchess of Hohenberg sat and were assassinated on 28 June 1914 during their visit to Sarajevo.

The book by M. Christian Ortner and Thomas Ilming tells the story of this car on the one hand and on the other hand offers a precise (also technical) documentation of the car in many up-to-date detailed photos. M. Christian Ortner describes the prehistory and the events of 28 June 1914, tells the further history of the car until today. Thomas Ilming devotes himself in detail to the documentation of the car. The car remained in custody after the assassination in Sarajevo. The owner, Franz Count Harrach, dedicated it to Emperor Franz Joseph, who ordered its transfer to the Imperial and Royal Army Museum. Army Museum. From 1914 to 1944 the carriage was exhibited in the Feldherrenhalle. Towards the end of the Second World War it was damaged, and since 1957 it has been restored to its present location.