70 years later, appreciating the genius of Ferry Porsche

The Porsche 356 pictured in a 1952 review by the U.S. magazine "Mechanix Illustrated."

Richard Johnson

June 15, 2018 05:00 AM

Even the well-versed in automotive history sometimes fail to grasp that Porsche, the sports car manufacturer, was not the handiwork of VW Beetle creator Ferdinand Porsche but rather his son, Ferry.

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