Porsche is celebrating the 70th anniversary of their iconic sports car range. Rahul Ghosh gives you a low down on some of the iconic Porsches which are not everyday cars. Read on.
Say Porsche and the first thing which springs to your mind is a low slung sports car. Possibly the iconic 911. But let us tell you that the car which started it all was the Type 356 Roadster way back in 1948. The car not just launched the brand but also showcased the prowess of one Ferdinand Porsche who was also responsible for the Volkswagen Beetle. Now in 2018 after cementing its position in the world of sports cars, Porsche is celebrating its 70th birthday. So we thought of bringing to you a few Porsches which have become icons of the motoring world and some which you had no idea of.
It'll be a sin to talk of Porsche and not include the legendary 356. After all it is the one which is responsible for the world having Porsches in the first place. The 356 sports a design which is best described as timeless. Beautiful flowing lines and those large bug eye headlamps to this day are symbolic to Porsche sports cars. The two-seater car featured an air cooled engine which was comfortably nestled at the back and sent power to the rear wheels. Light nimble and fast, the 356 was nothing short of being a rockstar itself back in 1948! You will also be surprised to know that the first 356 prototype ever built had to be sold off to fund production of this iconic sports car range. Now though the company has acquired that very car back and it holds pride of place at the Porsche museum in Stuttgart, Germany.
This story is from the July 2018 edition of Auto Today.
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