The legendary German brand, Porsche, would not be the same without all the

achieved by Ferry Porsche, the son of the founder Ferdinand

Porsche, which was made from an engineering office where he worked
father, the brand of sportswear (and others not so much) that
we know today.

The story begins when in 1948, Ferry went out to search for the
the car he had always dreamed of, he did not find it and decided
build it. Ferry presents himself as a restless man,
visionary and an impressive entrepreneur. Thus, under his leadership
the foundations were laid for what would become one of the factories
of the most exclusive automobiles in history.

The first sports car to come out of this still small company is
the Porsche 356, followed by the Porsche 911. For five decades
Ferry successfully led this German factory, under a
standards and design and technology details, applicable today
to any of its models, making it the main one
manufacturer of sports vehicles in the world.

But let's go back a little in time...

The story of the founder: the first

years
Ferry Porsche was born in Austria on September 19, 1909, and
since he did it, his life and destiny were marked by the
automobile; the day his father was born,Ferdinand Porscheistaba
driving at the wheel of his racing Austro-Daimler built
for himself, winning in his category, in the race
from the ascent to Semmering.

He grew up in the bosom of a wealthy family in which

everything revolved around the car, young Ferry loved it
spending time in the factory where his father worked as
engineer, wishing since the age of 10 to create his own
car. At Christmas of 1919, his father gave him a
small two-seater with 6 horsepower, air-cooled, with which
was circulating on public roads.

Although the small vehicle did not even have plates

registration and the driver clearly had no type of
driving license, Ferry Porsche himself would later say
thanks to my father's position, the police in Wiener
Neustadt tended to look the other way when they saw me
to approach me by the road.

At only 12 years old, the opportunity to drive the vehicle of

"Sascha" races, built by Austro-Daimler on the circuit.
of tests in Wiener Neustadt in 1922. I was so excited
with this winner of the Targa Florio, with 45 hp of power, capable
to reach a maximum speed of 144 km/h, which soon
he decided to build his own racing machine. But this
moment when his father changed companies, he couldn't
carry out.

The founder's story: his youth

Upon moving to Stuttgart, Ferry Porsche began a new phase
of his life. He attended middle school making new
friends, some of whom would remain so for life.
One of the closest would later become Director.
Porsche's general. Ferry was a person who made a mark.
trends, infecting their school friends with styling of
long hair and modern pants that he himself wore.

Father Ferdinand continued to involve him in his new job

in Stuttgart. With a special permit, Ferry Porsche was able to
drive a motor vehicle upon turning 16 years old, and
all the prototypes that his father brought from the factory of
Daimler. He accompanied his father on testing days.
through the Black Forest, impressing passersby, to the
steering wheel of those powerful Mercedes models with
compressors.

At just 18 years old, Ferry Porsche received a driver's license.

officially, he was able to take his own motorcycle, a 500 cc BMW.
In September 1927, he fell in love with Dorothea Reitz, a young woman.
lady from Stuttgart, with whom he married in 1935. Here ends his
youth stage. The marriage lived happily until death
from her in 1985 after having four children, who are still within the
company currently.

Ferry Porsche attended a private school in Vienna, although very

I would soon start spending more time in the office and workshop of
father's engineering. In 1930, father Ferdinand begins to
work independently in your own business as
constructor, his son decided to join for his practical learning, in
instead of studying at a university.

The beginning of the Company

In April 1933, with a team of twelve
specialists, Porsche developed a new midsize sedan with
a five-cylinder air-cooled radial engine,
developed for use in trucks. They registered the patent of
the suspension by torsion bars, moving to be incorporated
cutting-edge technology in automobile manufacturing
internationally for many decades.

At 21 years old, he works independently on his own

projects, such as the improvement of the Wanderer direction of 2
liters, which began to be used in the Auto-Union racing cars and in
Volkswagen. Ferry Porsche was involved in all the projects.
and, since 1932, along with his father, maintaining relationships with
the company's clients.
In 1934, the Porsche Engineering Office received a commission
to develop a 16-cylinder inline racing vehicle,
with the rules of the new Formula races of 750 kg. To
competing with the new racing car and Ferry at the wheel, their
spectacular 'hands' force her father to prohibit her from continuing that.
road: "I have many race drivers, but son, only one."

Still, Ferry Porsche lived his sporting ambitions in rallies,

driving a Wanderer, competing in the German Rally
the 2,000 km, against the best drivers of the time.

The Volkswagen project

In 1934, Ferdinand Porsche presented his 'Study for the
"Construction of the German People's Car" as a concept of
a robust, compact, and low-cost car for the driver
"normal". Despite many complications, the small Office of
Porsche Engineering and the Automobile Industry Association
of the German Reich, signed a contract for the construction of
a Volkswagen prototype.

The most complicated aspect would be maintaining the selling price at

999 reichsmarks (German marks); it was built without brakes
hydraulic, and they took as the distance between axles the one that
four adults would be needed to enjoy a space
comfortable. Furthermore, it was as tight as it could be, so that the
could circulate on field tracks and narrow roads.

Manufactured within a period of 10 months and with limited funds, the

engineers were forced to begin constructing and assembling the
first test vehicles in the garage of the Porsche Mansion
in Stuttgart. The firstVolkswagenwith codenameV1(V
Test vehicle) was completed just a
year later.
On July 3, 1935, Ferdinand Porsche presented his new
tourism to the RDA committee, and the journey began on December 22
inaugural of the second test vehicle, a convertible with
codename V2. In February of '36, the first two models
Volkswagen debuted in Berlin.

In 1937, father and son travel to the United States to study the
more advanced mass production processes, in Detroit and
receiving advice from industry specialists
American automotive. Upon their return, they chose the land.
where the first mass production factory would be located, which would be the
first in the history of the current Porsche.

In 1938, the famous Beetle (Käfer) was born and

both Porsche create their first and own sports car, based on the
Volkswagen. But the ban on manufacturing engines, with the
transformation of the automotive industry into the armament industry,
due to World War II, it prevents this from going forward
project. Still, they manufacture a 1.5-liter sports car.
called Type 114.

The Second World War

In this era, factories transform to
develop military vehicles, the engineering offices
They move out of Stuttgart, dedicating themselves to machinery until 1946.
Agricultural. Father and son are detained by the secret services
French in Baden-Baden.

After having released only Ferry, he continues to dedicate himself to the

agricultural machinery, the war has ended but the outlook
European is insane. In 1946, without having set aside his
illusion of building race cars, Ferry is commissioned
the creation of the Gran Premio Type 360 car and the two-seater of
central motor Type 370.
This is ahead of its time, with a supercharged engine.
of 1.5 liters and twelve cylinders, which transmitted power to the ground
through an on-demand all-wheel drive system. With this
money, Ferry pays the bail for his father who is released in 47.
The Type 360 is beginning to take shape, which Ferdinand approves of.
plans.

The first sports car from Porsche

In 1947, Ferry Porsche first expressed his idea of
to manufacture a sports car using components from Volkswagen that,
initially designated by the code 'VW-Sport', received the number
of manufacturing356.

In 1948, Europe was experiencing great struggles and the demand

of the market was for practical and affordable cars. In this
Ferry Porsche decided to fulfill his dream of creating his
sports property, to find that so many other fans of
they shared that dream with him. Then his
father

The Porsche 356 was equipped with a four-cylinder engine.

opposites, a new gearbox, suspension, springs and
Volkswagen origin address. Weighing only 585.
kg, this mid-engine roadster with 35 hp developed a
maximum speed of 135 km/h.

Source:
https://www.motorpasion.com/porsche/story-of-porsche-part-1