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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.
The Porsche 356 is a sports car that was first produced by Austrian company Porsche Konstruktionen GesmbH (1948–1949), and then by German company Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH (1950–1965). It was Porsche's first production automobile.
- 771–1,041 kg (1,700–2,296 lb)
- Sports car
- 1948–1965
The history of the Porsche automobile brand began in 1948 with the Type 356, but the groundwork for the company was laid in the design office of Professor Ferdinand Porsche. The first order book in 1930 recorded the start-up phase of a legend in the making.
The following is a list of Porsche vehicles, including past and present production models, as well as concept vehicles.
At a basic list price of less than DM 12,000, the VW-Porsche 914 soon became a best-seller. 12,312 units of the four-cylinder, 1.7-liter engine version were sold in 1970 alone. Priced at DM 19,980, the premium-positioned Porsche 914/6 was powered by the Porsche 911 T’s 2-liter, six-cylinder engine, giving it impressive road performance.
The first Porsche was built on the 8th of June 1948. Today the Porsche brand is one of the best-known cars in the world and they are among the most prized sports cars in the world. The car was built by the Austrian engineer Ferdinand Porsche who had been working on the car for many years.
May 18, 2019 · The Type 64 – the first Porsche ever built is heading for auction with the price set to exceed £20m. The early history of Porsche is less straightforward than that of many other car manufacturers. The reason is simple: although Porsche was founded in the 1930s, and its creator had started work in the motor industry around the turn of the ...
