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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.
It could be one of the crashed chassis like 356/2-053 but is more likely chassis number 356/2-051 [12] as the crashed cars show significant damage to the body and chassis. The car has two chassis numbers as it also features the smaller style chassis plate which was introduced in March 1953 with number 356/2-058, so this is also not an original ...
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
718 BOXSTER/CAYMAN: 718: 1996 2016 – Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive roadster (Boxster) and fastback coupe (Cayman). 911: 911: 1964 2019 2024 Rear-engine, rear-wheel/all-wheel drive sports coupe, targa top and convertible. CAYENNE: Cayenne: 2002 2018 (E3) 2023 Mid-size luxury crossover SUV. MACAN: Macan: 2014 2024 -
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 ...
Ruf Automobile GmbH (stylized as RUF) is a German car manufacturer. Formerly using Porsche bodies in white to build cars, today they build vehicles on their own bodies and chassis. They also manufacture performance parts for various Porsche models, including the 911, Boxster, and Cayman.
Motor Vehicle Type Type MY Engine numbers Technical data 356 A Carrera GS 547/1 56 P90501>P90959 4 Cyl/1,6L /73/KW 356 A Carrera GT 547/1 56 P90501>P90959 4 Cyl/1,6L /80/KW 356 A Coupe/Cabrio/Speedster 506/2 56 22246>22273 4 Cyl/1,3L /32 KW 356 A Coupe/Cabrio/Speedster 589/2 56 50128>50135 4 Cyl/1,3L /44 KW 356 A Coupe/Cabrio/Speedster 616/1 56 ...
The majority of sports cars throughout Porsche's history are powered by flat engines, beginning with its first car; the 1948-1965 Porsche 356 used an air-cooled boxer-four engine. Also using boxer-four engines were the 1969-1976 Porsche 914 , the 1965-1969 Porsche 912 and the 2016-present Porsche Boxster/Cayman (982) .