Austrian automotive engineer and son of Ferdinand Porsche who designed the Porsche 356 — the first car to bear the Porsche name — while his father was imprisoned post-WWII, founding Porsche AG as a sports car manufacturer rather than just an engineering consultancy.
Designed and built the Porsche 356 from VW Beetle components in a Gmünd sawmill while his father was in French custody — creating the first production Porsche and establishing the rear-engine sports car formula that the 911 would perfect.
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