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	European Automotive Hall of Fame
		Son of Volkswagen founder Ferdinand Porsche, Ferry started working in his father's engineering bureau in Gmünd, Austria, in 1947.
		The result was the 356, which debuted in 1948, the year now celebrated as the birth of postwar Porsche.
		Ferry stepped down from the company board in 1972 but remained active on the company's advisory board, serving as chairman until 1990.
	www.autonews.com /files/euroauto/inductees/porsche2005.htm (307 words)

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		Familjerna Porsche och Piëch har ett stabilt grepp om sitt företag.
		Nu tar Wolfgang Porsche, son till Ferry Porsche, över ordförandeklubban i Porsches styrelse.
		Ferrys son Wolfgang Porsche tar nu det sista steget upp till den förnämsta posten inom företaget som styrelseordförande i "supervisory board" där han varit medlem sedan 1978.
	www.porscheannonser.se /shownews.php?id=291 (172 words)

	Porsche 928 Driver - Dr. Ferry Porsche
		Ferdinand Anton Ernst "Ferry" Porsche was born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, near Vienna, to Ferdinand and Aloysia Johanna (Kaes) Porsche.
		At the age of 12, Porsche had witnessed a fatal car crash during a race, and while everyone else shielded their eyes from the carnage, he was engrossed in the wreck, not out of a macabre sense, but to analyze the cause of the tragic accident.
		Ferry had shared the dream with his father of building extraordinary cars from ordinary components, but it would be left to Ferry to realize the dream.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /tanjwarrior/Beginnings/FerryPorsche/DrFerryPorsche.html (1829 words)

	Porsche 911 - Modern Racer - Modern Classics
		Various versions of the 356 were the basis for Porsche's early commercial success, but Ferry Porsche was convinced that for his cars to win greater acceptance in the marketplace victories on the racetrack were not just desirable; they were crucial.
		Porsche's early racing efforts were aided immeasurably by Walter Glockler, a Frankfurt-based Volkswagen dealer who built a series of racing machines powered by VW engines.
		To be designed by Butzi Porsche, one of Ferry Porsche's sons, the re-design was to be a two-seater, not a two-plus-two, with the extra space given over to luggage room.
	www.modernracer.com /classics/porsche911.html (1288 words)

	Porsche Parts - Porsche Auto Parts @ Car Parts Wholesale
		Porsche is a German manufacturer of sports cars which is based in Zuffenhausen, a city of Stuttgart.
		It was Ferdinand “Ferry” Porsche, who happens to be the engineer created the first Volkswagen was the intellectual and spiritual “father” of Porsche.
		But the first Porsche was the Porsche 64 that had used many components from the Volkswagen Beetle.
	www.carpartswholesale.com /cpw/porsche-car-parts.html (422 words)

	Ferry Porsche
		Ferry was the father of Porsche cars, and designer of the Speedster 356.
		Ferry Porsche retired to Zell-am-Zee in Switzerland and died there in 1998 at the age of 88.
		Ferry Porsche was considered a quiet, content man and was an uncompromising perfectionist very much like his father.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /speedster356b/FerryPorsche.htm (252 words)

	Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche - Wikicars
		The life of Ferry Porsche was intimately related to his father, Ferdinand Porsche senior, who taught his son all of his technical knowledge since his childhood.
		Ferry remarked later that in fact, "One could say that I was already born with the automobile." For example, on the Christmas Eve of 1920, Ferry Porsche was originally misled by his parents who had first presented as present to him a miniature coach which was pulled by a goat.
		Ferry Porsche took part too in the conception and construction of those racecars, being responsible also of the general organization of the workshop and the testing of the units.
	www.wikicars.org /en/Ferdinand_Anton_Ernst_Porsche (3060 words)

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		Porsche's rivalry with Ferrari is primarily because of both companies' storied racing heritage and the fact that some of their vehicles are of comparable performance, not because of direct competition between some models.
		Porsche started racing with lightweight, tuned derivatives of the 356 road car, but rapidly moved on to campaigning dedicated racing cars, with the 550, 718, RS and RSK models being the backbone of the company's racing programme through to the mid 1960s.
		Porsche scored a couple of unexpected Le Mans wins in 1996-7 - a return to prototype racing in the USA was planned for 1995, with a Tom Walkinshaw Racing chassis formerly used as the Jaguar XJR-14 and the Mazda MXR-01 fitted with a Porsche engine.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Pors.htm (3254 words)

	Porsche celebrates 50 years
		Porsche will mark the jubilee with a reception Friday, followed by a procession of more than 400 Porsche cars through the sleepy southern German city, where it has produced more than one million cars since moving there from Austria in 1950.
		Porsche has much to celebrate about the past five decades, with its transition from being a small post-war provincial enterprise to one of the world's most famous sports car makers.
		Porsche's kinship with VW again played a major role, as it agreed to develop and produce sport utility vehicles jointly with Europe's largest car maker.
	members.tripod.com /~msherman/porsche_50.html (751 words)

	Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ferdinand Porsche junior was born on September 16, 1909, in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
		Ferry remarked later that in fact, "One could say that I was already born with the automobile." For example, on the Christmas Eve of 1920, Ferry Porsche was originally misled by his parents who had first presented as present to him a miniature coach which was pulled by a goat.
		Ferry Porsche took part too in the conception and construction of those racecars, being responsible also of the general organization of the workshop and the testing of the units.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ferry_Porsche (3096 words)

	Ferry Porsche - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
		Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, better known by his nickname "Ferry" (September 19, 1909 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria to March 27, 1998), was an automotive designer and engineer and founder of sports car manufacturer Porsche AG, he was the son of Ferdinand Porsche.
		Ferry had been a a significant contributor to the development of original Volkswagen Beetle and the Auto Union Grand Prix race car of 1932.
		In 1947 he founded the Porsche company in Gmund, Austria and began developing their first sports car, based on the Beetle design, which eventually was called the Type 356.
	www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Ferry_Porsche (113 words)

	F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > People > Ferdinand (Ferry) Porsche
		VW agreed to pay Porsche a royalty on every Volkswagen Beetle that was produced and the family became the sole importer of Volkswagens in Austria.
		The Porsche company moved from Gmund to Stuttgart in March 1950 and work began on the design of a Porsche engine, called the Carrera.
		Ferry Porsche became the chairman of the supervisory board.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/cref-porfry.html (379 words)

	CarPrices.com - Porsche 356
		Given the difficult circumstances of its birth, it is not only surprising that the first car to bear the Porsche name was a breakthrough, it is surprising that it was born at all.
		Professor Porsche eventually would be imprisoned for more than two years and would emerge from his imprisonment a shattered shell of his former self.
		Porsche's long-suffering group of Gmund-based artisans had assembled a running prototype of the little roadster in June 1948, and it was shown off to the gathered press at the Swiss Grand Prix one month later.
	www.carprices.com /articles/porsche356.html (1247 words)

	CarPrices.com - Porsche 911
		Various versions of the 356 were the basis for Porsche's early commercial success, but Ferry Porsche was convinced that for his cars to win greater acceptance in the marketplace victories on the racetrack were not just desirable; they were crucial.
		Porsche's early racing efforts were aided immeasurably by Walter Glockler, a Frankfurt-based Volkswagen dealer who built a series of racing machines powered by VW engines.
		To be designed by Butzi Porsche, one of Ferry Porsche's sons, the redesign was to be a two-seater, not a two-plus-two, with the extra space given over to luggage room.
	www.carprices.com /articles/porsche.html (1236 words)

	Ferry Porsche - Definition, explanation
		Ferry Porsche kam als Sohn des Automobilkonstrukteurs Ferdinand Porsche (Senior) zur Welt.
		WÃ¤hrend seine Schwester Louise (1904-1999) den Wiener Anwalt Anton PiÃ«ch heiratete und in Ã—sterreich blieb, Ã¼bernahm Ferry nach des Vaters Tod das 1931 in Stuttgart gegrÃ¼ndete KonstruktionsbÃ¼ro.
		Ferry Porsche zeichnete den ersten Entwurf einst bei einem Aufenthalt in New York auf eine Serviette.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/f/fe/ferry_porsche.php (310 words)

	Ferdinand Porsche - by Prescott Kelly
		Ferdinand Porsche, was born in 1875 in Mattersdorf, a village close to Reichenberg, in what was then North Bohemia, later Czechoslovakia.
		The young Porsche demonstrated excellent mechanical aptitude and, at age 18, was recommended for a job in Vienna with Bela Egger (later Brown Boveri).
		Porsche then harnessed Daimler's and Panhard's internal combustion engines to power wheel-mounted electric motors in the new "System Mixt." More speed records were won, acclaim followed, and in 1905 Porsche won the Poetting Prize as Austria's outstanding automotive designer.
	www.autohistory.org /feature_6.html (2198 words)

	Dr Ferry Porsche (from PCNA)
		h.c.F Porsche AG was formed on April 25, 1931 as "designers and consultants for land, sea and air vehicles," it was Professor Dr. Ferry Porsche, son of the automotive genius Professor Ferdinand Porsche, who steered the company into becoming one of the world's leading automotive engineering design companies and specialist manufacturer of sports cars.
		Never far away from the automotive work of his father, Ferry Porsche was soon behind the wheel of a car and, by the age of twelve, was even permitted to run in the class winning Targo Florio car, the lightweight Austro-Daimler Sascha.
		Professor Dr. Ferry Porsche was happy and grateful that his father witnessed with approval, shortly before he died on January 30, 1951, the start of Porsche as a specialist sports car manufacturer.
	www.ppbb.com /board/ferry.htm (1797 words)

	F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > People > Ferdinand (Ferry) Porsche
		VW agreed to pay Porsche a royalty on every Volkswagen Beetle that was produced and the family became the sole importer of Volkswagens in Austria.
		The Porsche company moved from Gmund to Stuttgart in March 1950 and work began on the design of a Porsche engine, called the Carrera.
		Ferry Porsche became the chairman of the supervisory board.
	www.insidef1.com /gpe/cref-porfry.html (379 words)

	Official Porsche History
		Porsche's Research and Development Centre in Weissach, 25 kilometres west of Stuttgart, is of equally great significance in the automobile world as Porsche's sports cars from Zuffenhausen.
		During the war Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche (who died on 27 March 1998 at the age of 88) and a handful of his proven, faithful employees had started work on development number 356 in their workshops moved to the town of Gmünd in Kärnten.
		The Porsche 912 is replaced by the two-seater mid-engine VW Porsche 914 available in two versions: as the 914/4 with a four-cylinder Volkswagen engine (1679 cc, 80 bhp/59 kW) and as the 914/6 with a six-cylinder Porsche power unit (1991 cc, 110 bhp/81 kW).
	fischetti.com /porsche_history.html (8893 words)

	Porsche 356 Registry - History of the 356
		Ferry Porsche often took the prototype--sometimes just the rolling chassis without body--up the steep mountain roads surrounding Gmünd and found the car a spright handler and good climber.
		Porsche was homologated by the state government of Kärnten in Austria on 8 June 1948.
		Porsche 356es made prior to 1955 are sometimes called "Pre-A", as the model took on the letter predicate at that time.
	www.356registry.org /History/index.html (1261 words)

	Porsche Lease Specials
		Following is some useful information about Porsche and their development as a leader in high performance automobile class...also some information about their roadside assistance program. When considering your next Lexus Lease, this may prove to be some useful information on which to base your buying/leasing decision.
		Porsche has already scored 400 victories in motor racing. The 1.5 liter 550 Spyder, driven here by Richard von Frankenberg, becomes the "shark in the pool of perch" in major races, where it competed against cars with more horsepower.
		Porsche's Roadside Assistance program is available for the duration of the New Vehicle Warranty, as well as the duration of Porsche's Pre-Owned Vehicle Warranty.
	www.autoleaseamerica.net /index_files/porsche.htm (1230 words)

	Porsche
		During the war Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche (who died on 27 March 1998 at the age of 88) and a handful of his proven, faithful employees had started work on development number 356 in their workshops moved to the town of Gmünd in Kärnten.
		The Porsche 912 is replaced by the two-seater mid-engine VW Porsche 914 available in two versions: as the 914/4 with a four-cylinder Volkswagen engine (1679 cc, 80 bhp/59 kW) and as the 914/6 with a six-cylinder Porsche power unit (1991 cc, 110 bhp/81 kW).
		So Porsche realised around 1954/55 that the only way to solve the problem in the long run was to build an in-house, private test area allowing the engineers and drivers to try out all kinds of situations on the road without the public watching.
	www.ukcar.com /history/Porsche (8929 words)

	CarStuff: Driving Today
		Given the difficult circumstances of its birth, it is not only surprising that the first car to bear the Porsche name was a breakthrough, it is surprising that it was born at all.
		Professor Porsche would eventually be imprisoned for more than two years and would emerge from his imprisonment a shattered shell of his former self.
		Porsche's long-suffering group of Gmund-based artisans had assembled a running prototype of the little roadster in June 1948, and it was shown off to the gathered press at the Swiss Grand Prix one month later.
	www.drivingtoday.com /carstuff/greatest_cars/porsche356/index.html (1250 words)

	Bruce Anderson
		Ferry Porsche was born on Sept. 19, 1909, in Wiener-Neustadt, Austria.
		Ferry was born on a Sunday and his father, Ferdinand, was away driving in a hill climb near Vienna where he won his class with an Austro-Daimler which he had designed.
		Ferry Porsche was awarded and honorary doctorate by the Technical University of Vienna in 1965 and was awarded the honorary title ‘Professor’ in 1984 on his 75th birthday.
	www.911handbook.com /articles/pm_fiftyyears.html (8207 words)

	dB - People - Ferry Porsche (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ferry Porsche was one of those juniors, mostly because he was mistaken for his father all his life.
		Ferry Porsche is often mistaken for his father, Professor Ferdinand Porsche Sr, the most famous designer, constructor and engineer of his time and best remembered for the creation of the Volkswagen Beetle and his larger-than-life ego.
		Although Ferry Porsche was often mistaken for his father, it is obvious that everybody will acknowledge the fact that Ferry Porsche was as talented as his father when it comes to design, engineering and construction.
	8w.forix.com /db/porsche.html (1103 words)

	BBC News \| EUROPE \| "Ferry" Porsche dies at 88
		The creator of the Porsche sportscar, Ferdinand Porsche, has died in Austria at the age of eighty-eight.
		"Ferry" Porsche, as he was known, was born in Vienna, the son of an engineer.
		"Ferry" Porsche began building his own famous sports cars immediately after the Second World War at Gmund in Austria, initially using Volkswagen parts.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/70630.stm (119 words)

	Ferry Porsche - Porsche Tradition - Classic Welt - Porsche Automobil Holding SE
		Porsche GmbH vom Reichsverband der Automobilindustrie (RDA) den Auftrag für den Bau eines Volkswagens (Porsche Typ 60) erhalten hatte, wurde Ferry Porsche bald die Verantwortung für die Durchführung der Versuchsfahrten übertragen.
		Mit der steigenden Bedrohung der Luftangriffe auf Stuttgart wurden unter Ferry Porsches Leitung 1944 wesentliche Teile des Konstruktionsbüros nach Gmünd/Kärnten verlagert, die Zentrale und Ferry Porsche selbst blieben in Stuttgart.
		Ferry Porsche starb am 27.03.1998 in Zell a.S. und liegt an der Seite seiner Eltern und seiner Frau Dorothea in der Grabkapelle des Schüttguts in Zell a.S. begraben.
	www.porsche.com /germany/accessoriesandservices/classic/world/tradition/ferry (789 words)

	January - March - Archive 2004 - Press releases - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
		Porsche AG, Stuttgart, and the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport yesterday honored the 242 winners of the 2003 Ferry Porsche Prize in a ceremony held at the Weissach Research and Development Center.
		The Ferry Porsche Prize was named after the car designer, entrepreneur and founder of Porsche sports-cars, who passed away in 1998.
		As a special highlight of the event, five grants for practical training in the US were again raffled off by Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, the youngest son of Ferry Porsche and a shareholder and Supervisory Board member of Porsche AG.
	www.porsche.com /portugal/aboutporsche/pressreleases/archive2004/quarter1/?pool=international-de&id=press99 (585 words)

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