They obviously didn’t think of that when they began the project!įinally Volkswagen helped Porsche produce his people’s car. Unfortunately it failed as well, as NSU had an agreement with Fiat that stopped it from producing cars. His next rear-engine influence was on a NSU car. Zündapp unfortunately pulled out of the project, but the idea had taken shape in Ferdinand Porsche’s mind. Rear-engine, air-cooledįerdinand Porsche first used the unusual rear-engine, air-cooled set-up not in the Beetle, but in a Zündapp. He was a highly influential man in the automotive world.īoth the Porsche 911 and Volkswagen Beetle were designed by the same man: Ferdinand Porsche. The Porsche 911 and Volkswagen Beetle had similarities in their design, both were both rear-engine and air-cooled. Similaritiesįerdinand Porsche was a genius who designed all manner of machines for many other companies, such as Volkswagen, but also Mercedes-Benz, Zündapp, NSU, Wanderer, Austro-Daimler, Steyr, Wanderer, Auto Union and Cistalia. That was the beginning of one of the most iconic sports car models in history. One year later production of the model 901 began and it was renamed the 911 shortly thereafter (three-digit numbers with zero in the middle had been taken by Peugeot). In September 1963, Porsche presented the Porsche 901 in Germany as a successor to the Porsche 356. This is a particularly special Beetle because it was one of the first Beetles to come into the country, as 1954 was the first year that Volkswagen exported Beetles to New Zealand. If you pop into Bill Richardson Transport World’s foyer in September you will be treated to a gorgeous 1954 Volkswagen Beetle we have kindly been loaned. Ferdinand Porsche produced a strategy and design for a ‘volksauto’ and the rest is history. Volkswagens were designed in 1938 to meet a brief for a 'people’s car' – a compact, affordable vehicle for the people to use on the new autobahn. Meanwhile, the Porsche is a sleek fun sports car for people with pockets that are a bit deeper than the everyday person’s. The Beetle is a compact town car that’s made for the people. The iconic Beetle was designed by the same man who started the Porsche company.Īt first glance, they are poles apart. But surprisingly, it also means the Volkswagen Beetle. Of course that means beautiful Porsche sports cars, which we will have on display in September.
Bill Richardson Transport World is gearing up to host a pop-up exhibit, which celebrates Ferdinand Porsche's 142nd birthday and all that he gave the automotive industry.
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