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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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Tiptronic gearbox
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Porsche
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911
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Carrera
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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Cutaway model of a Tiptronic-gearbox
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Porsche
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911
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Carrera
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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Internal calliper disc brakes
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Porsche
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356
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B
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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Internally ventilated disc brakes on Porsche 911 S 2.0
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Porsche
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911
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S
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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Internally ventilated and perforated disc brakes on Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0
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Porsche
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911
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Carrera RS
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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ABS braking system of Porsche 928 S
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Porsche
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928
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S
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928 I
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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The engineering and development office in KronenstraÃe, Stuttgart
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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The engineering office has been situated in SpitalwaldstraÃe in Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart since 1938
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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The office of Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951) in Gmünd/Kärnten
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Workshop and auto body shop in Gmünd, Austria
Description
Workshop and auto body shop in Gmünd, Austria
The engineering office was moved to Gmünd/Kärnten
from Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart in 1944 due to the
increasingly frequent bombing raids on Stuttgart.
The workshop and the auto body shop were housed in
this baracks and from 1948 the vehicles and engines
for the Porsche 356 were also assembled here. At the
end of 1949, Porsche returned to Zuffenhausen.
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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Plant 2 in Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart, based on a design by Rolf Gutbrod, came into being at the beginning of the 50s
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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The construction of Plant 2 in Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart was based on plans by the architect Rolf Gutbrod
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356
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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Plant 2 in Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart in the mid 50s
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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The 60 metre long production hall in Plant 2 was the first new building at the Zuffenhausen site in Stuttgart
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Porsche
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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The building built at the beginning of the 50s provided office space for administration as well as production
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Porsche
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356
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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Plant 2 in Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart with a Porsche 356 A
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Porsche
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356
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A
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356 A
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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The gate of the vehicle body manufacturing firm Reutter in Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart. Today it is Porsche's main gate at "Porscheplatz 1"
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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View of the inner courtyard of the Porsche Plant 1 in Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart, which had developed into an enclosed square by the beginning of the 70s following several construction phases.
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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Aerial view of the administration and production building, constructed in 1952, the vehicle body manufacturing firm Reutter and Porsche Plant 1 (from right)
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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On 16th October 1961 Ferry Porsche turned the first sod in the construction of the Research and Development Centre in Weissach.
Description
On 16th October 1961 Ferry Porsche turned the first sod
in the construction of the Research and Development Centre
in Weissach.
In 1962 the so-called Skid Pad (above left) for driving dynamics
testing was approved and in July 1969 constuction of the entire
test strip came to a close. Due to expansion restrictions, the
Development Centre with 500 workers moved to Zuffenhausen,
Stuttgart on 1st October 1971.
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