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The Porsche 944 Story

The natural evolution of the 924 would be to equip it with a real Porsche engine. The base for the 944 engine design came from the aluminium V8 of the 928.

Porsche’s Grand Prix Austro Daimlers

Ferdinand Porsche designed and built his first Grand Prix racing cars when he was managing director of Austria’s Austro Daimler in the early 1920s. They were advanced machines that had few chances in period to flaunt their capabilities.