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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.
356/2-056(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 ...
Model Calendar year introduced Current model Vehicle description Introduction Update/facelift 718 BOXSTER/CAYMAN: 718: 1996 2016 () Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive roadster (Boxster) and fastback coupe (Cayman).
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG Headquarters in Stuttgart Company type Public Traded as FWB: P911 DAX component ISIN Industry Automotive Founded 1931 ; 94 years ago (1931) in Stuttgart, Germany Founder Ferdinand Porsche Headquarters Stuttgart, Germany Area served Worldwide Key people Wolfgang Porsche (chairman) Oliver Blume (CEO) Products Automobiles Production output 321,321 vehicles (2022 ...
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 ...
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 ]
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 first Porsche car, the Porsche 64 of 1938, used many components from the Volkswagen Beetle. The 1948 Porsche 356 continued using many Volkswagen components, including a tuned engine, gearbox and suspension. The two companies continued their collaboration in 1969 to make the VW-Porsche 914 and Porsche 914-6. (The 914-6 had a 6-cylinder ...