Ferdinand anton ernst porsche biography

Austrian Automobile Designer

The family name of Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche long ago became a household word, even if very few households could afford to have a Porsche in the garage.

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Less well-known is Porsche's role in creating a far more popular car—perhaps the most popular vehicle in history—the Volkswagen Beetle.

Born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, Porsche was the son of Ferdinand and Aloysia Kaes Porsche. His father was an automobile designer who worked for the Austro-Daimler company, destined to become Daimler-Benz.

In the year prior to his son's birth, the elder Ferdinand designed a car that traveled at 85 mi ( km) an hour—a speed almost unbelievable in By , when the family moved to Stuttgart, Germany, the Porsche's father was a board member with Daimler-Benz, and in he opened his own shop to build race cars.

When he was just 11 years old, young Ferdinand was given a two-seater car that his father had built, and later he helped his fath Ferry Porsche (1909-1998) - The Full Story - Stuttcars XYNIK