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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 ...
Sep 23, 2018 · Born in Austria in 1905, Komenda attended a state technical school and found his first job in body design at Weiner Karroseriefabriken before going on to Steyr, right around the time that Porsche arrived in its engineering department, packing a new OHC straight-six that Porsche had designed while previously working at Daimler-Benz.
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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 6, 2023 · Above: Erwin Komenda was a lead designer for the 1936 Porsche Type 60 prototype for the German “Volkswagen”. By Ralf Roletschek -GFDL 1.2. Top: Erwin Komenda, left, with Ferry Porsche and Ferdinand Porsche and the first Porsche 356. Early in his career with Porsche, he designed the body of what would become the Volkswagen Beetle.
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 4, 2022 · Good for 130 ps (128 horsepower) and 174 Nm (129 pound-foot), the O-series 911 can hit 210 kilometers per hour (130 miles per hour) with a little bit of patience. 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles ...
Sep 26, 2017 · The dispute ended with the 911 being built closely to his design. Komenda passed away on the 22nd August 1966 after battling a serious illness. Designer Of The Day looks at famous car designers and shines a light on their career. Austrian manufacturer Erwin Komenda is an unsung hero of the automotive industry, learn more.
