Press Release August 01, 2013

The Archive presents its hidden treasures

The index cards of

Stuttgart. Porsche has been a leading manufacturer The countless slightly faded index cards are packed of sporty premium vehicles since 1948, but the history closely together but are immaculately arranged in behind the goes back much further in time. When alphabetical order. The addresses and telephone num- he built the legendary Type 356 in 1948, bers of racing legends such as , Rudolf and his engineers were able to draw on a wealth of Caracciola and are among the details comprehensive technical experience. After all, Professor recorded. Mercedes racing manager Fer-dinand Porsche had already established a design also features, along with automotive suppliers Bosch, office in on April 25, 1931, called “Dr. Ing. h.c. Behr, Mahle and Pierburg. The contact details of the F. Porsche Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Kon- management teams at major automotive manufactur- struktion und Beratung für Motoren- und Fahrzeugbau” ers such as , , Daimler, and (“Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Ltd., Design and Consultancy Steyr are carefully stored one after the other and refer Company for Engine and Vehicle Production”). to joint projects and business relationships. Numerous hotel addresses from all over also make an A special artefact from this era of the appearance, documenting the extraordinary travels of office is now included in the collection looked after by Ferdinand Porsche, who constantly travelled in order to the Porsche AG Historical Archive: the personal index acquire new projects or monitor their progress. It‘s no cards belonging to Professor Ferdinand Porsche. A wonder that his wife Aloisia Porsche once said that his quick glance is enough to reveal that the owner was not bed should have had wheels given how often he was on only a brilliant engineer, but also a networker in all areas the road. of the .