70 years of Porsche Sportscar Ceremony
  • 6 years ago
Porsche’s anniversary year is about to reach its high point: Today, Friday (June 8th) the Porsche Museum will hold the opening ceremony for the “70 years of the Porsche sports car” special exhibition together with invited guests. Attending the ceremony will be the Minister President of the state of Baden-Württemberg, Winfried Kretschmann, the Lord Mayor of Stuttgart, Fritz Kuhn, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Steffen Bilger, as well as numerous representatives from the fields of politics, business and community. Dr Wolfgang Porsche, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG, Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG and Uwe Hück, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG, will look back together on the birth of the Porsche brand. On this very day–June 8–in 1948, the Porsche 356 “No. 1” Roadster received its general operating permit. Since then, the company had produced much more than just sports cars: Porsche is a synoym for a sporty driving experience and way of thinking; for automotive innovation, design and functionality.