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Porsche ' s most recognized involvement in car races began at 24 Hours of Le Mans, on June 1951, when an improved version of the 356 debuted on this track and won in its category. On successive years, Porsche ' s winning contribution to Le Mans is regarded as fundamental for the own existence of the circuit.
- Dorothea Reitz (1935–1985)
The Porsche name has become synonymous with sports cars and racecars because that is what company founders Ferdinand Porsche and his son Ferdinand ("Ferry") set out to build when they first set up shop with 200 workers in 1948.
When Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche GmbH was commissioned by the Imperial Federation of the Automobile Industry (Reichsverband der Automobilindustrie (RDA)) in 1934 to build a Volkswagen (Porsche model 60), Ferry Porsche was placed in charge of the test drives very soon afterwards.
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Ferry Porsche. Following a dream made Porsche the brand it is today At 37, Ferry Porsche was no stranger to designing automobiles. He had been working in the engineering office since 1931, with a particular focus on the Type 360 Grand Prix race car for Cisitalia.
Sep 18, 2023 · The first real car with the Porsche name was the Porsche 356, made in 1948. It was designed by Ferry Porsche. The first Porsche 356/1 roadster had a mid-mounted, air-cooled flat-four engine.
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 ...
Jan 26, 2023 · In 1948, Ferry Porsche realised his dream of a sports car: with his team, he produced the Porsche 356 ‘No. 1’ Roadster. It marked the birth of a legendary brand and laid the foundation for an exemplary success story, for the Porsche legend.
