From a Design Firm to the 911: How Porsche Became a Sports-Car Name
In short: How Ferdinand Porsche's 1931 design firm, the first Porsche-named car in 1948, the 911 in 1963 and a first overall Le Mans win in 1970 carried the Porsche name from the drawing board to the racetrack.
A 2:06 short film in the series “The Story Behind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Porsche AG (Porsche International / Porsche Classic), “Model 356 | Porsche International”; Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (porsche.com), “The history of the Porsche 911”; Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Porsche's official website, porsche.com stories), “Why is the Porsche 911 engine in the rear?”; Classic Cars Arena (classiccarsarena.com magazine), “Porsche 917 Le Mans History: The 1970 Win”; RennDriver, “Porsche Le Mans: All 19 Overall Wins and the Cars Explained”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Ferdinand Porsche | Automotive Designer, Inventor, Innovator”; Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Kids / Britannica School, Students edition), “Ferdinand Porsche”; Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Porsche Newsroom), “Porsche 356 „No.1“ Roadster”; Porsche AG (Porsche Newsroom, corporate press site; article dated 03/06/2020, which notes its content may since have become outdated), “Porsche achieved the first overall victory at Le Mans 50 years ago”.
Sources used in this film
- Porsche AG (Porsche International / Porsche Classic) — Model 356 | Porsche International · View →
- Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (porsche.com) — The history of the Porsche 911 · View →
- Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Porsche's official website, porsche.com stories) — Why is the Porsche 911 engine in the rear? · View →
- Classic Cars Arena (classiccarsarena.com magazine) — Porsche 917 Le Mans History: The 1970 Win · View →
- RennDriver — Porsche Le Mans: All 19 Overall Wins and the Cars Explained · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Ferdinand Porsche | Automotive Designer, Inventor, Innovator · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Kids / Britannica School, Students edition) — Ferdinand Porsche · View →
- Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Porsche Newsroom) — Porsche 356 „No.1“ Roadster · View →
- Porsche AG (Porsche Newsroom, corporate press site; article dated 03/06/2020, which notes its content may since have become outdated) — Porsche achieved the first overall victory at Le Mans 50 years ago · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Porsche AG (Porsche International / Porsche Classic): Model 356 | Porsche International
- Also: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (porsche.com): The history of the Porsche 911
- Also: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Porsche's official website, porsche.com stories): Why is the Porsche 911 engine in the rear?
- Also: Classic Cars Arena (classiccarsarena.com magazine): Porsche 917 Le Mans History: The 1970 Win
- Also: RennDriver: Porsche Le Mans: All 19 Overall Wins and the Cars Explained
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Ferdinand Porsche | Automotive Designer, Inventor, Innovator
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Kids / Britannica School, Students edition): Ferdinand Porsche
- Also: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Porsche Newsroom): Porsche 356 „No.1“ Roadster
- Also: Porsche AG (Porsche Newsroom, corporate press site; article dated 03/06/2020, which notes its content may since have bec: Porsche achieved the first overall victory at Le Mans 50 years ago
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