The history of the Porsche company began long before Ferdinand Porsche thought of starting his own auto manufacturing business. As a young engineer, he designed the first electric/gasoline hybrid -- in 1900. Over his career, he worked with Daimler, Mercedes, Daimler-Benz, Volkswagen, Auto Union, and others for nearly 50 years. His independent design firm was even responsible for the creation of the Volkswagen Beetle in 1931. The Son: Ferry Porsche: It seems appropriate that F

Fact 1 The Lohner-Porsche Elektromobil that debuted in 1898 was the first car in the entire world to have brakes on all its four wheels. Fact 2 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was chauffeured by Prof Ferdinand Porsche in 1902 in a Lohner-Porsche. Fact 3 It was in the late 1950’s that max Hoffman the U.S importer who had a showroom in New York City, put the first Porches on display. Fact 4 The Porsche 356 was test-driven along Park Avenue by Hoffman. To date, this accomplishment is a