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Apr 2, 2014 · Best Known For: Ferdinand Porsche founded the Porsche car company in 1931. In the early 1920s, he oversaw the development of the Mercedes compressor car and later developed the first designs...
Ferdinand Porsche bought it in 1941 as a retreat for himself and his family, and because he wanted to maintain a connection with Austria long after putting down new roots in Stuttgart. His son Ferry, the founder of today’s company and the father of Wolfgang Porsche, had discovered the farmstead back in the 1930s while driving through the ...
In 1948, Ferry Porsche's dream to build his own sports car came true with the Porsche 356. A brand is born. Ferry Porsche subsequently went on to fulfil a dream of his own. On the basis of the Beetle design, the first sports car to bear the Porsche name was created in Austria, in the Malta Valley in Carinthia.
In 1951, Ferdinand Porsche died in Stuttgart, and his son, Ferry Porsche, took over leadership of the small Porsche factory. Production at the time was 140 cars a month, with quality, not quantity being the main goal. Ferry Porsche had been by his fathers side while growing up and knew about automobiles and engineering.
Apr 6, 2012 · Ferdinand Porsche, the company founder, died in 1951. Ferry Porsche died in 1998. Mr. Porsche, the creator of one of the most revered sports cars of the 20th century, was the scion of a...
Jun 11, 2018 · Seventy years ago Friday, June 8, Ferry's car, the first Porsche 356, was registered for the road in Europe. The rest was hysteria. In my humble opinion, Porsche remains one of only five...
Dec 13, 2017 · On October 22, 1964, Ferry Porsche gave the order for the name to be changed. From this day on, the 901 was called the 911. And on this very day – October 22, 1964 – a 901 vehicle was taking shape in the production department that would later hit the road under the new 911 title.
