To say thank you to its customers and fans around the world, Porsche has released a short emotional video featuring people born in the same years in which the brand released some of its most important models. It all started with the first-ever Porsche, the 356 from 1948.
Porsche’s existence actually begins in the 1930s, when Ferdinand Porsche set up a shop in the center of Stuttgart with the name “Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH.” However, the first model from the brand was registered on June 8 in 1948. Given that, it’s probably more accurate to say that Porsche celebrates 70 years since the very first vehicle bearing the Porsche name and logo was registered.
The first 356 was engineered by Porsche’s son, Ferry Porsche, and was a hand-built prototype made of aluminum. It was developed using mostly Volkswagen components and featured a lightweight, hand-beaten aluminum body over a tubular steel chassis. A total of 52 examples of this sports car were crafted over the course of a year in a small garage in the city of Gmund, Austria. Eventually, the company moved to Stuttgart.
Underhood was a 1.3-liter VW-sourced four-cylinder engine, mounted ahead of the rear axle. Ferry Porsche increased the motor’s cylinder bore, raised its compression, and added twin carburetors to boost the power from the factory 25 horsepower (18 kilowatts) to an impressive 40 hp (30 kW).
The celebration was said to have continued in the afternoon at the Porsche Centre showroom after the drivers returned from the exhilarating drive.
A Porsche fan and owner of a 911 Carrera, Patrick Mgbenwelu, cut the anniversary cake, and while congratulating the brand at 70, praised the Porsche Centre Lagos for taking the marque to a deserving height in Nigeria.
Ferry Porsche described the thinking behind the development of the 356 in an interview with a magazine in September 1972 thus: “I had always driven very speedy cars. I had an Alfa Romeo, also a BMW and others. By the end of the war, I had a Volkswagen Cabriolet with a supercharged engine and that was the basic idea. I saw that if you had enough power in a small car it is nicer to drive than if you have a big car which is also overpowered. And it is more fun. On this basic idea we started the first Porsche prototype. To make the car lighter, to have an engine with more horsepower…that was the first two seater that we built in Carinthia (Gmünd).”
Porsche was said to have refined the car with a focus on performance. The first 356s sold primarily in Austria and Germany. It took Porsche two years, starting with the first prototype in 1948, to manufacture the first 50 automobiles.
By the early 1950s the 356 had gained some prominence among enthusiasts on both sides of the Atlantic for its aerodynamics, handling, and excellent build quality.
Increasing success with its racing and road performance brought Porsche orders to over 10,000 units in 1964. And by the time 356 production ended in 1965, about 76,000 had been produced, according to the automaker.
The auto firm stated that the 356 later inspired icons including the Porsche 550 and Porsche 911, and without the 356, there would be no Mission E, the automaker’s latest leap into the future.
The range of sports cars today is said to have illustrated with a Panamera Turbo SE-Hybrid Sport Turismo, which, as the flagship of the model line, demonstrates the possibilities of alternative drive technology in a virtual reality scene.
Giving some features of the first Porsche model, the German sports car manufacturer said under its bonnet was a 1.3-litre VW-sourced four-cylinder engine, mounted ahead of the rear axle.
Ferry Porsche increased the motor’s cylinder bore, raised its compression, and added twin carburetors to boost the power from the factory 25 brake horsepower to an impressive 40bhp.
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