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Porsche at Daimler, the War, and the Road to Independence

Photorealistic historical mural tracing Porsche’s 1931 engineering office through Auto Union, Volkswagen, wartime production, forced labor, postwar imprisonment, and the Cisitalia Type 360.

A Name Without a Car On April 25, 1931, the Porsche name officially entered the automobile business. It did not enter as a badge affixed to the hood of a sports car. There was no factory assembling Porsche automobiles, no dealer network waiting to receive them, and no production line...

Porsche Type 64

The Type 64: Bridge Over Troubled Waters

It was created by Dr. Ing. h.c. Ferdinand Porsche and a handful of his close associates in 1937-38 and, despite the hideous wartime destruction, is still alive and well today, a distinguished septuagenarian. Yet important though it is, not much has been seen or heard of the Type 64 or,...

People & Profiles

Dedicated Airhead—The Chuck Forge Story

We have partnered with Sports Car Digest to republish some of their Porsche-centric mcontent on Stuttcars for our members to enjoy. This piece was originally published on May 11, 2021 on Sports Car Digest. In many circles, the term airhead applies to someone who is silly or lacking in intelligence....

Porsche at Daimler, the War, and the Road to Independence

The Type 64: Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Dedicated Airhead—The Chuck Forge Story

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