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RIP Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche

Hmmmm,

was waiting for something that is important enough to increase my number of posts from 986 to 987, so I guess this one is:
Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche, the "father" of the 911 (901) and 904 passed away today.
Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche dies at 76 - Sympatico.ca Autos

904 Was a masterpiece. What a car.

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Originally Posted by ChrisZang (Post 285261)

Until I read this, I did not realize that this was "Butzi" Porsche. I know I saw a photo identifying Butzi as a young man in overalls with a prototype of the 914 saying that he was on that design team. I figured the 911 was designed before his time.