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Was this the new Porsche or the next one? Erwin Komenda’s 1952 proposal for the Typ 530 started the conversations, discussions, and disagreements that led to the Typ 901 a decade later. Porsche Archiv
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Norman Hamilton, in the passenger seat at right, purchased one of the first right-hand-drive Cabriolets in early September 1951, in Melbourne, Australia. Friend and driver Ken Harper, and mechanic Ken McConville, prepare for another drive. Porsche Archiv
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Porscheâs American distributor Max Hoffman was a Viennese native, but he understood his U.S. racing customers well. It was for them that he proposed a stripped and lightened roadster, and Ferry responded with the 1952â1953 America Roadster. Porsche Archiv
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The Typ 534 was not the most proportionally pleasing concept when it emerged from the design studio over the winter of 1953 and 1954. While wheelbase specifications are difficult to find, putting it in scale to the men holding the background, the car appeared to be Volkswagen Beetle length. Porsche Archiv
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Porsche introduced the Typ 540 Speedster in 1954, carrying over the designation from the earlier America Roadster. This 1958 Carrera presented buyers the best combination of a lightweight and high-performance car. Porsche Archiv
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The Neuester Sportwagen Typ 550 Spyder was one of Erwin Komenda’s finest collaborations with modeler Heinrich Klie. This early model was photographed outside Wendler Karosserie, Reutlingen, before its first speed test. Porsche Archiv
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Komenda and Klie developed a number of front-end models for the Typ 644 during 1954. Many of these utilized the 356A rounded-front deck lid in between a pair of concepts for headlight treatments. Porsche Archiv
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The Typ 656 on a 2,400-millimeter wheelbase provided comfortable rear seat room with two-thirds of a meter from seat back to seat back. This 1:10-scale seat measurement sketch appeared July 2, 1954. Porsche Archiv
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Erwin Komenda’s design team, with Heinrich Klie as his chief modeler, offered this full-scale proposal in 1955. This was the Typ 656. Porsche Archiv
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Through January 1956, Heinrich Klie experimented with new front-end ideas. This 1:1-scale clay was an early concept on the 695 platform. Porsche Archiv
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