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The 356 was created by Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche (son of Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the German company), who founded the Austrian company with his sister, Louise.Like its cousin, the Volkswagen Beetle (which Ferdinand Porsche Sr. had designed), the 356 is a four-cylinder, air-cooled, rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive car with unitized pan and body construction.
356: 1950–1955 Steel-bodied Porsche 356 produced in Stuttgart, now referred to as Pre-A 356A: 1955–1959: Improved production Porsche, 15-inch wheels, 1,600 cc engines 356B: 1959–1963: Improved production Porsche, T-5 body 356C: 1963–1966: Improved production Porsche, T-6 body, disc brakes 356 SL: 1951: Racing version of Type 356/2 coupe 358
356/2-056(063) 356SL in the Peterson Museum Los Angeles May 2024. 356/2-056 is one of the four type 514 cars prepared for the 1951 Le Mans race. [8] Final assembly was performed at Reutter. The history of this particular car is extensively documented [8] and well deserved because it is the 1951 Le Mans class G winner (20th overall) with entry ...
The Porsche 356/1 in the Porsche Museum The aluminum roadster body of the 356/1 was designed by Porsche employee Erwin Komenda in April 1948 at Gmünd and completed only a month later. Smooth and low, the 356/1 set the pattern for later 356s with one fundamental difference; the engine of the production cars was moved behind the rear axle (to ...
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The Porsche 356/2, produced in Gmünd, Austria, was the first iteration of the Porsche 356 sports car. Produced between 1948 and 1951, the Porsche 356/2 was the first series production aluminum bodied sports car of Porsche after the creation of the 356-001 one-off prototype in Gmund Austria. [ 1 ]
Porsche's 2002 introduction of the Cayenne also marked the unveiling of a new production facility in Leipzig, Saxony, which once accounted for nearly half of Porsche's annual output. In 2004, production of the 456 kilowatts (620 PS; 612 bhp) Carrera GT commenced in Leipzig, and at EUR 450,000 ($440,000 in the United States) it was the most ...
Motor Vehicle Type Type MY Engine numbers Technical data 356 Coupe/Cabrio 369 50 00101>00411 4 Cyl/1,1L /29 KW 356 Coupe/Cabrio 369 51 00412>00999 4 Cyl/1,1L /29 KW 10001>10137 356 Coupe/Cabrio 506 51 01001>01099 4 Cyl/1,3L /32 KW 20001>20821 356 Coupe/Cabrio 527 52 30001>30737 4 Cyl/1,5L /44 KW 356 Cabrio 369 52 10138>10151 4 Cyl/1,1L /29 KW ...