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Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (19 September 1909 – 27 March 1998), [1] mainly known as Ferry Porsche, was an Austrian-German technical automobile designer and automaker - entrepreneur. He operated Porsche AG in Stuttgart, Germany. His father, Ferdinand Porsche Sr. was also a renowned automobile engineer and founder of Volkswagen and Porsche.
- Dorothea Reitz (1935–1985)
1909 – 1998. Born on September 19, 1909, of Austrian descent, Ferry Porsche kept the Porsche flame alive when his father was imprisoned in France. Ferry Porsche was one of the first employees to work in his father’s design engineering office, but it is his mark on the company while his father was away that made a huge difference.
The legacy of a big dream Back in 1948, Ferry Porsche presented his vision of a sports car to the world. The 356 ‘No 1’ Roadster wasn't just a passing fancy, but the final answer to a dream he never let go. It was a dream born the moment he realized he would never be able to find a car that matched his vision of what a sports car should be.
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In 1949 the small but high-caliber development team led by Wolfgang’s father, Ferdinand “Ferry” Porsche, returned to the German city of Stuttgart from wartime exile in the Austrian town of Gmünd in Carinthia. The throng of children slowly began to leave Schüttgut. The Porsche s moved to Zuffenhausen and Feuerbach, and the Piëchs to ...
Ferry Porsche dies at age 88. Porsche introduces the first 100-percent all-new 911 model since the first one in 1964. The new car breaks with 911 tradition by using a liquid-cooled engine — though it’s still a horizontally opposed six. The all-wheel drive Carrera 4 introduces the Porsche Stability Management system.
Learn how Ferry Porsche and his sister Louise Piëch founded the Porsche brand in 1948, using the Beetle design as the basis for their first sports car, the Porsche 356. The siblings also established the Porsche Konstruktionen GesmbH in Gmünd, Austria, to protect their father's legacy and prevent a confiscation by the occupying forces.
Apr 6, 2012 · Ferry Porsche died in 1998. A version of this article appears in print on , Section B , Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: Ferdinand A. Porsche, Designer of the 911, Dies at 76 .
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