Ok, well maybe not Porsche alone, but they did take part in a silver medal winning run during the 2002 Olympics. You see, Porsche helped design the sled, seen below, alongside professional sportsman Georg Hackl. It was with this model that Hackl won the Olympic silver medal in 2002. 80 Years of Porsche Engineering The sled above, along …
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Just what do all the initials in Porsche’s Corporate Names Mean Anyway?
While writing a story about the the 80th anniversary of Porsche Engineering I got to wondering about the alphabet soup that makes up all the various Porsche corporate entities (we all know that Porsche Acronyms are used readily in their marketing). I'm sure, that for a German business person it's probably second nature and they don't even give …
Continue to the full articleJust How Old is the Porsche Company Anyway?
Most Porschephiles know that the first production Porsche was designed and built by Ferdinand Porsche's son "Ferry" in a small sawmill located in Gmund Austria and marketed as the type 356. However, not everyone realizes that Ferdinand Porsche founded the company we've come to know today as Porsche AG on April 25, 1931 under the name of "Dr. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Factoid: A Heavily Modified Porsche 935 Was Used in an Attempt to set the World Record for the Highest Speed Achieved on a Bicycle
When I first spotted the picture below on Jalopnik I thought to myself "I need to know the story behind this picture." As it turns out, there's some interesting history and I learned about a sport that's new to me, motor-pacing. Will you look at the size of that front sprocket? 150 mph is fast, in any car, Porsche or not. Imagine how …
Continue to the full articleWhen Porsches Were “Made by Hand”
Here's an interesting Porsche Factoid. William Scholar, the founder of the Porsche Club of America, is reported to have directed one of the first Porsche factory tour videos showcasing just how the Porsche 356 was put together titled "Made by Hand" and showcased below. It doesn't matter if you're a 356 owner/fan or not. This is a much watch …
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This month's Porsche Factoid came to me in a round about sort of way. Even better and as an added benefit is inclusive of a book review. Henry Carraro, a FlatSixes.com subscriber and retired business executive living in Central Arkansas is interested in all facets of Porsche, past and present. Henry was nice enough to copy me on an email in his …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Factoid Part 3
It’s time once again for this month’s Porsche Factoid. For those of you unfamiliar with the Porsche Factoid segment on FlatSixes.com, each post is a unique, and hopefully interesting, fact exclusive to Porsche and various Porsche models. For a few of you Porchephiles in the audience some of this information may be as familiar to you as the build …
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