By the autumn of 1951 Porsche’s fortunes had been transformed. When 356 production began in 1949, it did so at a converted Austrian sawmill because the firm’s Zuffenhausen plant in Stuttgart…
Read MoreHaving been used in the firm’s 550 racing cars since 1953, Porsche began to offer the 356 A with an Ernst Fuhrmann-designed dual overhead cam Carrera engine during the second half of 1955.
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Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in October 1950, Porsche management held a meeting with American car dealer, Max Hoffman. Hoffman was already the Volkswagen and Jaguar distributor for North America…
Read MoreFaced with relentless Allied bombing raids, Porsche moved from Zuffenhausen in Stuttgart to the remote Austrian town of Gmund during 1944. However, the extremely cramped facility (an old…
Read MoreFerry Porsche’s first chassis drawings for the 356 were laid down in July 1947. At this point, his father, Ferdinand, and brother-in-law, Anton Piech, were still imprisoned for war crimes. In…
Read MoreWhen Ferdinand Porsche established his own engineering office in April 1931, he was already a renowned designer following spells at Austro-Daimler and Steyr. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche GmbH…
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