Porsche History

The elite Porsche’s official name is Dr. ING h.c Porsche AG or just Porsche Ag is a German sports car that was first founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche from Austria he was also the engineer who created the first Volkswagen. The Porsche Company is located in Zuffenhausen. The first Porsche was the Porsche 64 first produced in 1938 and it was the first car that was actually made from parts of the Volkswagen Beetle. The second Porsche model was released to the public in 1948 and it was the Porsche 356 sports car. The factory was located in Austria but the factory was evacuated during the war after building only 49 cars. The company then relocated to Zuffenhausen.

Many car enthusiasts hold the 356 model as the first Porsche because it was the first model that was actually sold by the new company. The 356 had the engine, gearbox and suspension from the Volkswagen. In addition to those parts it did have many different stages of A, B and C while the car was in production .Eventually the cars that had the Volkswagen parts were replaced by official Porsche parts.

The last few 356 cars were actually powered all Porsche designed engines. The new slender and sporty body work were designed by a man named Erwin Komenda, he was the same designer who designed the body of the Beetle. The first CEO of Porsche was Dr Ernst Furhmann he had previously worked in the Porsche’s development department. He was the one whose claim to fame was the Fuhrmann engine that was used in the 356 Carrera and the 550 Spyder.

Porsche today in an understanding with the Toyota car company to learn from Japanese production methods and are currently working on a Porsche Hybrid. Porsche sure has come a long way.