An overview of Porsche history from 1875 to 2023.
Porsche Decades is an introduction to Porsche history written and designed for new Porsche owners, new Porsche club members, or those new to learning about the brand. Each chapter touches on the major events and projects important to Porsche’s history from 1875 to the present. The main topics are meant to spark further interest and provide a jumping-off point for further exploration of this fascinating automotive and engineering history. Plentiful sidebars add general knowledge and more than three hundred images from the Porsche AG Corporate Archive enrich the narrative for new and experienced Porsche enthusiasts alike.
Porsche Decades is an introduction to Porsche history written and designed for new Porsche owners, new Porsche club members, or those new to learning about the brand. Each chapter touches on the major events and projects important to Porsche’s history from 1875 to the present. The main topics are meant to spark further interest and provide a jumping-off point for further exploration of this fascinating automotive and engineering history. Plentiful sidebars add general knowledge and more than three hundred images from the Porsche AG Corporate Archive enrich the narrative for new and experienced Porsche enthusiasts alike.
356 pages | 226 color plates, 86 halftones | 9.06 x 11.02 | © 2024
History: European History, History of Technology
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Chapter One: 1875 to 1919
Ferdinand Porsche’s Early Life and Education
Lohner
Austro-Daimler
Emil Jellinek
Birth of Louise & Ferry Porsche
Prince Henry Competition
World War I
Ferry Porsche’s Childhood and Education
Ferdinand Porsche Managing Director, 1917 Honorary Degree
Chapter Two: 1920s
Austro-Daimler Sascha
1922 Targa Florio
Daimler Motoren AG
1924 Targa Florio
History of the Targa Florio
History of the Nürburgring
Mercedes S-Series
Daimler and Benz
Steyr
Chapter Three: 1930s
Porsche Design Office
Small Car Projects
The Russia Project
Torsion Bar
Volkswagen Influencers
Volkswagen Project Beginnings
Auto Union Grand Prix
Edmund Rumpler
Hans & Hans-Joachim Stuck
Porsche Visits to America
KdF-Wagen
Mercedes T80 Land Speed Record Design
Volkswagen 60K10
Chapter Four: 1940s
Volkswagen Factory at War
Kübelwagen
Schwimmwagen
Porsches Father and Son
Porsche Versus Speer
Porsche Tank Designs
Move to Austria
Porsches Detained
Piero Dusio
Cisitalia
Porsche Synchromesh
Porsche 356/1
Erwin Komenda
Porsche 356/2
Chapter Five: 1950s
Return to Stuttgart
Le Mans 1951
History of Le Mans
Max Hoffman
Porsche 356 Development
International Business
Anton and Louise Piëch
Porsche 550
Ernst Fuhrmann
James Dean
Porsche Speedster
Porsche 356A
Porsche Tractors
Porsche 550A
Porsche 718
Porsche 356B
Chapter Six: 1960s
Porsche-Abarth-Carrera
Porsche RS60/61
Open-Wheel Racers
Reutter and Recaro
Porsche 356 Development
Porsche 901
Weissach
Porsche 904
F.A. ‘Butzi’ Porsche
Plastic Porsche Racers: 906/910/907/908
Ferdinand Piëch
Targa Top 911
Porsche 911 Development
Porsche 911 in Competition
Porsche 917
Chapter Seven: 1970s
Porsche 914
Porsche 911 Development
Porsche 917
Le Mans
908/03
Hans Mezger
Porsche Family Business
Porsche 917 Can-Am
Porsche 911 RS/RSR Carreras
Impact Bumper 911
Anatole Lapine
Porsche 911 Turbo
Porsche 934/935
Porsche 924
Porsche 936
Le Mans 1977
Porsche 928
Porsche 911 SC
Chapter Eight: 1980s
911 Developments and Cabriolet
High-Performance 924s
Peter Schutz
1981 Le Mans
Porsche 956
Porsche 944
Porsche 944 Turbo
Porsche 924S
TAG Turbo F1 Engine
Helmuth Bott
Porsche 959
Porsche 962
Peter Falk
PDK Transmission
Special Wishes
Porsche 928 in the Eighties
Porsche Tuners
Porsche Indy/CART Program
Porsche 989
Chapter Nine: 1990s
Porsche 964
Porsche 968
Porsche 928 in the Nineties
Mercedes & Audi Outsourcing
Le Mans 1994
Porsche 993
Kaizen
C88
Porsche WSC 95
Porsche Engineering Services
Porsche Boxster
Porsche 911 GT1
Wendelin Wiedeking
Porsche 996
Chapter Ten: 2000s
Porsche Cayenne
Rennsport Reunion
Porsche 996 in the 2000s
Porsche Carrera GT
Porsche Boxster in the 2000s
M96/M97 Engine Issues
Porsche Cayman
Norbert Singer Sidebar
Porsche RS Spyder
Porsche 997
Porsche 997.2
Porsche Panamera
Porsche vs. Volkswagen
New Porsche Museum
Chapter Eleven: 2010s
Super 911s
2010 Daytona 24 Hour Race
Porsche 987.2, Boxster Spyder and Cayman R
Boxster E
Porsche Cayenne E2 and E22
Diesels and Hybrids
Dieselgate
Porsche 991
Porsche 981
Porsche Macan
Porsche 918
Porsche 919
Passing of Butzi Porsche and Ferdinand Piëch
Porsche Customs
Porsche 718 Boxster/Cayman
Four-Door Fortitude (Cayenne, Macan and Panamera Updates)
Special 911s
Porsche 992
Porsche Taycan
Chapter Twelve: 2020s
Early 2020s Events
End matter
Afterword
Appendix 1: Family Tree
Appendix 2: Porsche on the Big Screen
Appendix 3: Project/Type Numbers Reference
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Preface
Chapter One: 1875 to 1919
Ferdinand Porsche’s Early Life and Education
Lohner
Austro-Daimler
Emil Jellinek
Birth of Louise & Ferry Porsche
Prince Henry Competition
World War I
Ferry Porsche’s Childhood and Education
Ferdinand Porsche Managing Director, 1917 Honorary Degree
Chapter Two: 1920s
Austro-Daimler Sascha
1922 Targa Florio
Daimler Motoren AG
1924 Targa Florio
History of the Targa Florio
History of the Nürburgring
Mercedes S-Series
Daimler and Benz
Steyr
Chapter Three: 1930s
Porsche Design Office
Small Car Projects
The Russia Project
Torsion Bar
Volkswagen Influencers
Volkswagen Project Beginnings
Auto Union Grand Prix
Edmund Rumpler
Hans & Hans-Joachim Stuck
Porsche Visits to America
KdF-Wagen
Mercedes T80 Land Speed Record Design
Volkswagen 60K10
Chapter Four: 1940s
Volkswagen Factory at War
Kübelwagen
Schwimmwagen
Porsches Father and Son
Porsche Versus Speer
Porsche Tank Designs
Move to Austria
Porsches Detained
Piero Dusio
Cisitalia
Porsche Synchromesh
Porsche 356/1
Erwin Komenda
Porsche 356/2
Chapter Five: 1950s
Return to Stuttgart
Le Mans 1951
History of Le Mans
Max Hoffman
Porsche 356 Development
International Business
Anton and Louise Piëch
Porsche 550
Ernst Fuhrmann
James Dean
Porsche Speedster
Porsche 356A
Porsche Tractors
Porsche 550A
Porsche 718
Porsche 356B
Chapter Six: 1960s
Porsche-Abarth-Carrera
Porsche RS60/61
Open-Wheel Racers
Reutter and Recaro
Porsche 356 Development
Porsche 901
Weissach
Porsche 904
F.A. ‘Butzi’ Porsche
Plastic Porsche Racers: 906/910/907/908
Ferdinand Piëch
Targa Top 911
Porsche 911 Development
Porsche 911 in Competition
Porsche 917
Chapter Seven: 1970s
Porsche 914
Porsche 911 Development
Porsche 917
Le Mans
908/03
Hans Mezger
Porsche Family Business
Porsche 917 Can-Am
Porsche 911 RS/RSR Carreras
Impact Bumper 911
Anatole Lapine
Porsche 911 Turbo
Porsche 934/935
Porsche 924
Porsche 936
Le Mans 1977
Porsche 928
Porsche 911 SC
Chapter Eight: 1980s
911 Developments and Cabriolet
High-Performance 924s
Peter Schutz
1981 Le Mans
Porsche 956
Porsche 944
Porsche 944 Turbo
Porsche 924S
TAG Turbo F1 Engine
Helmuth Bott
Porsche 959
Porsche 962
Peter Falk
PDK Transmission
Special Wishes
Porsche 928 in the Eighties
Porsche Tuners
Porsche Indy/CART Program
Porsche 989
Chapter Nine: 1990s
Porsche 964
Porsche 968
Porsche 928 in the Nineties
Mercedes & Audi Outsourcing
Le Mans 1994
Porsche 993
Kaizen
C88
Porsche WSC 95
Porsche Engineering Services
Porsche Boxster
Porsche 911 GT1
Wendelin Wiedeking
Porsche 996
Chapter Ten: 2000s
Porsche Cayenne
Rennsport Reunion
Porsche 996 in the 2000s
Porsche Carrera GT
Porsche Boxster in the 2000s
M96/M97 Engine Issues
Porsche Cayman
Norbert Singer Sidebar
Porsche RS Spyder
Porsche 997
Porsche 997.2
Porsche Panamera
Porsche vs. Volkswagen
New Porsche Museum
Chapter Eleven: 2010s
Super 911s
2010 Daytona 24 Hour Race
Porsche 987.2, Boxster Spyder and Cayman R
Boxster E
Porsche Cayenne E2 and E22
Diesels and Hybrids
Dieselgate
Porsche 991
Porsche 981
Porsche Macan
Porsche 918
Porsche 919
Passing of Butzi Porsche and Ferdinand Piëch
Porsche Customs
Porsche 718 Boxster/Cayman
Four-Door Fortitude (Cayenne, Macan and Panamera Updates)
Special 911s
Porsche 992
Porsche Taycan
Chapter Twelve: 2020s
Early 2020s Events
End matter
Afterword
Appendix 1: Family Tree
Appendix 2: Porsche on the Big Screen
Appendix 3: Project/Type Numbers Reference
Acknowledgments
Bibliography