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Sep 22, 2022 · The family of former chief designer Erwin Komenda would like a word. This Porsche 901, from 1963, eventually became the iconic 911 when it hit the market. The Porsche 911 is an automotive icon that has actually earned that overused honorific. The German sports car — which debuted as a prototype in 1963, hit the market a year later and has ...
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Sep 23, 2018 · As an engineer and metallurgist, Komenda reached deep into the creation of any number of hugely important 20th century automobiles, and his legacy of design remains formidable close to a half-century after his passing. In essence, Komenda was Porsche's chief engineer in charge of body structure design, a personal alliance that presented ...
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Sep 21, 2022 · Porsche. Komenda was still employed by Porsche as a designer when the 911 was designed, but the 911's design has historically been credited to Ferdinand Porsche Sr.'s grandson, Butzi. Komenda died ...
Erwin Komenda (6 April 1904 - 22 August 1966) was an Austrian automobile designer and Porsche employee, and a lead contributor to the design of the bodies for the VW Beetle and various Porsche sports cars . Erwin Komenda was born on 6 April 1904 in Jauern am Semmering. His father, Franz Komenda, was the technical director of the first power ...
Komenda, Erwin (1904–66) (1904–66)Austrian car body designer Komenda worked for Ferdinand Porsche and was responsible for the appearance of the original Volkswagen and many Porsche sports car designs from the late 1940s onwards. Komenda began work as a car body designer in 1926 at the Steyrer factories, meeting Ferdinand Porsche when the ...
Apr 19, 2018 · A gifted engineer who played a key role in the creation of the Porsche empire but was airbrushed from history. Gone but not forgotten Porsche designer Erwin Komenda. Words Delwyn Mallett. Erwin Komenda There’s a wonderful Academy Award-winning documentary called 20 Feet From Stardom that focuses on those forever anonymous voices that form the backing […]
Dec 9, 2021 · What is your favorite Porsche vehicle design? The iconic Type 356, laid down by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche and Erwin Komenda in the late 1940s? The immortal 901/911? The lithe and sensual 904 GTS? The world-beating 917? Or maybe something newer, such as the sleek four-door Taycan?
