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Ferdinand Porsche, Creator of 911 Sportscar Icon, Dies at 76
By Chris Reiter and Alex Webb - Apr 6, 2012 1:51 AM GMT+1000 Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the designer of the original version of the iconic 911 sportscar, died today in Salzburg, Austria. He was 76. “As creator of the Porsche 911, he established a design culture that molds our sportscars still today,” Matthias Mueller, chief executive officer of Porsche AG, said in an e- mailed statement. “His philosophy of good design is for us a legacy that we will also honor in the future.” Enlarge image Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the inventor of the 911 sportscar, has died, at 76, Porsche AG said in an e-mailed statement today. Source: Porsche Design via Bloomberg Enlarge image A Porsche 911 Turbo sits on display at the Frankfurt Motor Show on Sept. 16, 2009. Photographer: Adam Berry/Bloomberg Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, who created the original Volkswagen (VOW3) Beetle, designed the first 911 in 1962. He went on to develop racecars for the German automaker until leaving the Stuttgart-based company in 1972 with other family members when Porsche was transformed into a joint stock company. The 911 remains the epitome of the Porsche brand, even as the carmaker, which is jointly owned by the Porsche SE holding company and Volkswagen AG (VOW3), expands beyond sports cars. The Cayenne sport-utility vehicle was the brand’s top seller last year, with triple the deliveries of the 911. The Macan, a compact SUV, is scheduled to start production next year. Porsche unveiled the seventh generation of the $82,100 911 in September. The 350-horsepower sportscar has a top speed of 289 kilometers per hour (179 miles per hour) and surges to 100 kilometers in 4.6 seconds. Porsche Design “He was a very special man, and the company Porsche was his life and what he stood for,” said Guenther Molter, who co- authored his father Ferry Porsche's autobiography. “He carried on the work of his father in his own way. He realized the Porsche 911, which was his idea.” After leaving Porsche, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche founded the Porsche Design Studio, where he devoted himself to developing watches, eyeglasses, writing utensils and other design projects. He was a proponent of clear, austere lines. His credo was “design must be functional and the functionality must be visually implemented without gags that need to be explained,” according to the Porsche statement. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche will be interred among close family members at a ceremony at Zell am See in Austria. A public ceremony will take place at a later date, Porsche said. To contact the reporter on this story: Chris Reiter in Berlin at creiter2@bloomberg.net; Alex Webb in Frankfurt at awebb25@bloomberg.net
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A sad day indeed, he leaves a great legacy that will be remembered for many years too come!
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A true visionary, rest in peace.
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He left an icon
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RIP Ferdi! What an icon you created. Not many people can ever say that they created an icon
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The original 911 a classic from 1963 to 1996
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What a legend!
It's been very hard for porsche to better a car that was already a spectacular vehicle. Rest in peace |
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Pretty sure he died on Saturday or Sunday? Not today.
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But it even goes back further than that, it really is an amazing story and not to many products can say they have remained largely unchanged for so long.
Ill throw some outlaw love in, lets face it a 356 is basically a 911 yeah? ![]() ![]()
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So this thread is really about the 911, something we wouldn't have without Butzi!
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One of best shaped cars in the world, but I am a bit biased.
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RIP Ferdi, thanks for the legend.
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RIP but I could never understand why anybody wanted something whose nearest living species was a vw beetle when they could go out and buy a Lamborghini.
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The build quality of euro performance cars in the 70's-80's was questionable at best. I think the sheer number of classic and modern classic 911's still on the road would go a long way to answering your question.
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Wow ... i shuld venture out into the news sections a bit more.
A sad day no doubt. As Flappist mentioned ... a true visionary indeed. RIP.
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R.I.P. to a legend of the car industry.
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