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Memories of the film pioneer, racing driver and bon vivant Count Alexander Kolowrat

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Created on April 21, 2016

Reading time 3min

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Dr. Jiri W. Pollak

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Laurin und Klement Typ F (1909)

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Graf Kolowrat studiert in seiner Film-Fabrik einen Filmstreifen

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Graf Sascha Kolowrat

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Kolowrat mit seinem jüngeren Bruder

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Graf Kolowrat - wie er wegen seiner Energie auch genannt wurde

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Vor dem Firmenstand am Prager Autosalon 1914, mit Generaldirektor Vaclav Klement (links) und Landsammann Graf von Lobkowicz. Alexander Kolowrat (rechts), war als Mitglied des Verwaltungsrates, ein würdiger Vertreter des L&K Unternehmens.

Bild von Partner Porsche AMAG November Foto-Galerie 2025

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Laurin und Klement Typ FC (1908)

Summary

Racing, movies and fun were inseparable in his life. Count Sascha Kolowrat shot films with the same enthusiasm as he raced and mastered the heavy cars like almost no other. This article tells the story of racing driver Alexander von Kolowrat, who was once supposed to learn "kuhmelken" in Switzerland, but who preferred to race in secret.

This article contains the following chapters

A passion for food and fast cars
Always up for a bit of fun
Master of the heavy wagons
Racing, movie and fun
Loyal to film work

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The film pioneer, racing driver and bon vivant Count Alexander Kolowrat was born 130 years ago. To be precise, on January 29, 1886, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. His full name was Alexander Joseph Count Kolowrat-Krakowsky, but he was better known as Count Sascha Kolowrat or Count Kilowatt, as he was also known because of his energy. Sascha fell in love with motorized bicycles long before he turned 18. His father forbade him from taking part in races, but Sascha continued to compete under a pseudonym. Later, he even won several races. He was sent to Switzerland so that he could get away from racing and later manage his father's large estates. However, his stay did not go as planned, even if nobody at home noticed. Sascha had postcards written by himself and sent from Switzerland while he was racing...

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