A Short Porsche History1900: The Lohner-Porsche Electric Car at the Paris Expo. The wheel hub motors devised by Ferdinand Porsche, then a young engineer and test driver, made the name Porsche famous worldwide. 1928: As Daimler Technical Director and Board member, among other things, F. Porsche developed the now legendary Mercedes SS and SSK supercharged sports car. 1931: Ferdinand Porsche founded the Porsche Engineering Office in Stuttgart. He thus laid the foundations for Dr.Ing.h.c. F. Porsche AG today. 1933: Commissioned by NSU, the Type 32 was designed, a predecessor of the Volkswagen. 1936: In spring, extensive test runs are carried out with the first VW prototypes. Starting from a backyard garage of Porsche's villa in Stuttgart. 1948: Under the direction of Ferry Porsche, a sports car is built in Gmünd based on Volkswagen parts: the 356. On June 8, 1948 the first sports car bearing the name Porsche is born. A roadster of light metal. |
