Where What When of Porsche Milestones
www.porscheroadandrace.com Where What When of Porsche milestones Published: 12th January 2017 By: Glen Smale Online version: https://www.porscheroadandrace.com/where-what-when-of-porsche-milestones/ Porsche 1997 model year: (back row L-R) 911 Carrera 3.6 Coupé, 911 Carrera 3.6 Cabrio, 911 Turbo 3.6; (front row L-R) 911 Targa 3.6, 911 Carrera S 3.6, 986 Boxster 2.5 Roadster We spend increasing chunks of our daily activities surfing the World Wide Web, or ‘www,’ as it known. Well, we have put our own spin on the ‘www’ and come up with the Where What When of Porsche milestones. This is a brief look at some of the significant milestones in Porsche’s history, because if we had to get really serious about it, we could fill a book. You may have forgotten about some of these milestones, or maybe you didn’t know about them at all, but at the end of the day we hope that you enjoy travelling back in time and www.porscheroadandrace.com rediscovering what we have found. So, read on to find out more of what ‘www’ means in the world of Porsche! 1931 On 25 April, the company ‘Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Konstruktion und Beratung für Motoren- und Fahrzeugbau’ (Design and Consultancy Company for Engine and Vehicle Construction) was registered in Stuttgart by Ferdinand Porsche. Executive partners included Dr. Anton Piëch and Adolf Rosenberger. The famous 356 Roadster ‘Number One’ – the car that started it all 1948 Design drawings for Porsche Type 356 ‘Number One’ were completed on 6 January 1948.
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