"The first Type 356, designed by Ferdinand Porsche at the age of 72, was constructed in the then home of the Porsche company, an old sawmill in Gmund in Austria, in 1948. This first prototype, which now resides in the Porsche museum in "
Ferdinand’s Children
In the history of Automotive brands there has been none with the length, breadth or depth of Porsche’s influence.
It’s amazing to think that it’s over a century ago that Ferdinand Porsche designed the world’s first petrol-electric hybrid – as well as the first 4 wheel drive racer.
Cars designed by the Porsche family business have been responsible for the best selling high-end production cars, the most winning racers and the most perennial performance icons to grace our roads.
It’s impossible in the confines of this ‘zine to define the importance of Porsche as a brand – but what follows is a tongue tip taster of their breadth of the Porsche appeal.
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