Original Porsche

Porsche – An Automobile Like No Other

The original Porsche company, started by Professor Ferdinand Porsche in 1931, didn’t even design or develop cars under it’s own name. They were purely a consultancy and development company. In fact, not many people know that it was the Porsche corporation that originally designed what became the Volkswagen Beetle!

It was until 1939 that Porsche released a car under it’s own name: the Porsche 64.

Somewhat unsurprisingly, the war meant that luxury cars were put to one side and, when Germany fell, Professor Porsche was arrested, though never charged, for war crimes. At this point, his son, Ferry, was put in charge of the company and it was under his management that the iconic Porsche 356 was developed.

Over the subsequent 50 years Porsche have remained at the forefront of luxury car production, with a succession of classic autos, such as the Porsche 911 and the Cayenne. Sleek and beautifully designed and engineered, these are not cars for taking the kids to and from school.

In fact, these are super cars for the super rich. It is telling that in a May 2006 survey, Porsche was awarded the title of the most prestigious automobile brand by Luxury Institute, New York. The survey only questioned more than 500 households with a gross annual income of at least US $200,000 and a net worth of at least US $720,000.

Considering that the 2010 Porsche 911 costs around £90,000 new, it is unlikely that most of us will ever be able to afford to own one. Luckily, with the advent of gift experience companies, we can now get to drive one – if only for a few hours. Still we can dream about what it would be like to do that all the time and a Porsche 911 is definitely at the top of my wishlist of all time great birthday gifts.

About the Author

Matt Greene is part of www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk, the unique and unusual online gifts store, with over 2,000 great gift ideas.

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