Porsche - History Facts
Porsche the beginning It`s hard to say exactly which is the beginning of Porsche story. It could be in 1950, when the famous Max Hoffman introduced the Porsche 356 to the United States. Or in 1948 when the first automobile to bear the name Porsche was introduced. To understand Porsche’s heritage and philosophy we need to go back to 1875, when, in September, at the home of a tinsmith in the Bohemian village of Haffersdorf, a baby was born. The baby name was Ferdinand Porsche. Since his adolescence, Ferdinand Porsche showed glimpses of technical genius: At the age of 18, he wired family's home for electricity in 1893, still, he didn’t show many signs of disciplined engineering skills that will eventually become his trademark. Even if the “Doctor” is usually appended to his name, it is in essence honorary, since his only formal technical training was as a part-time engineering student in Vienna. By the age of 25, the young Ferdinand Porsche had entered the field of automotive design....