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911 designer Ferdinand Porsche has died
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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the designer of the legendary Porsche 911, died yesterday in Salzburg at the age of 76.
Butzi, as he was nicknamed, was the son of Ferry Porsche and was a member of the Porsche board before handing over to his son, Ferdinand Oliver Porsche, in 2005.
After designing the 911, Ferdinand went on to set up Porsche Design, which offered stylish Porsche memorabilia that included watches and bags.
Matthias Mueller, CEO of Porsche AG, said in a statement: "We mourn the death of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. As creator of the Porsche 911 he founded a design company in our culture that shapes our sports cars today. His philosophy of good design is for us a legacy that we will continue to do with honour."
The Porsche 911 is one of the world's best-selling sportscars and still looks familiar to Ferdinand's original design from nearly 50 years ago.
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11Comments
09/04/2012 17:11
Dennis Ponti,
I drive a RHD 911 daily, and I can assure you there is no need to be a contortionist to drive it.
06/04/2012 00:25
...and they made pretty good gun turrets for Tiger tanks too - but you won't see those in the design pages at HQ!
06/04/2012 08:16
Nice car, one very serious fault........
When they made RHD one's, they NEVER put the petrol tank on the left hand side but kept it on the right.
So that to drive one for any length of time, you either had to have 4 knees, or developed cramp from trying to sit with legs curved to the right so that you could reach the pedals!!!!!!!!!!!
08/04/2012 11:35
what a great shame of this loss. all my life ive dreamed of haveing a 911.
06/04/2012 13:15
A name that ranks with Daimler, Benz, Bentley, Ferrari, etc, etc.,
Thank you for what you gave to us.
06/04/2012 13:36
Big respect to him.
06/04/2012 13:16
Another name that will not be forgotten!
06/04/2012 10:05
r.i.p.made your mark on the world.
06/04/2012 09:46
PAUL . BMW made some nice engines for Messerschmidt...does not stop people buying BMW cars...grow up and get over it....it was over 60 years ago
06/04/2012 07:48
A stunning car from the word go was the 911 and the Porsches generally were and are geniuses really. The 911 has won thousands of races and the racing heritage and initial racing-biased dna feeds through to the driving feel. If you haven't driven one and you are a keen driver, it's worth a try!
06/04/2012 08:27
Thumbs up in memory of him
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