Ferdinand Porsche & Volkswagen Beetle prototype 1939 – photo photograph

Description

A superb and rare photo of the magnificent
Ferdinand Porsche
as photographed in 1939 while standing next to a 1939 prototype of one of his most famous car designs ever: the
Volkswagen Beetle
, officially called
Volkswagen Type 1
, and in Germany known as the
Volkswagen Käfer
(
VW Bug
in English).
Prof. Dr. Ing. h.c. Ferdinand Porsche
was born on
September 3, 1875
. Hewas an Austro-Hungarian automotive engineer. He is best known for creating the first hybrid vehicle (gasoline-electric), the Volkswagen Beetle, the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, as well as the first of many Porsche automobiles, and for his contributions to advanced German tank designs: Tiger I, Tiger II, and the Elefant. In 1937 Porsche was awarded the German National Prize for Art and Science, one of the rarest decorations in
Germany
. In 1996 Porsche was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and in 1999 posthumously won the award of Car Engineer of the Century. Porsche's son, Ferry Porsche, is the eponym for Porsche automobiles, initially based to a large extent on the Volkswagen Beetle design. Among others, Ferdinand Porsche designed 1923 Benz Tropfenwagen, which was the first race car with mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout.
The
Volkswagen Beetle
, officially known as the type 1, and originally called in German ‘Käfer’, is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003. Although the names "Beetle" and "Bug" were quickly adopted by the public, it was not until August 1967 that VW itself began using the name Beetle in marketing materials in the
US
. In most countries the Beetle is known as either the "Type I" or as the 1100, 1200, 1300, 1500, or 1600 which had been the names under which the vehicle was marketed in
Europe
; the numbers denoted the vehicle's approximate engine size in cubic centimetres. In 1998, many years after the original model had been dropped from the lineup in most of the world (production continued in
Mexico
until 2003), VW introduced the "New Beetle" (built on a Volkswagen Golf Mk4 platform) which bore a cosmetic resemblance to the original. Starting in 1931, Ferdinand Porsche and Zündapp developed the "Auto für Jedermann" (car for the everyman). This was the first time the name "Volkswagen" was used. Porsche already preferred the flat-4 cylinder engine, but Zündapp used a watercooled 5-cylinder radial engine. In 1932, three prototypes were running. All of those cars were lost during the war, the last in a bombing raid over
Stuttgart
in 1945
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This is a very nice and very rare photo that reflects a wonderful era of Volkswagen and Porsche ‘s automotive history in a wonderful way. This is your rare chance to own this photo, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 12" (ca. 20 x
30 cm
).
It makes it perfectly suitable for framing.
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