"DREAMS" 75 Years Porsche Film

1948 Four years after the move to Gmünd in Austria due to the war, the first sports car with the Porsche name – the 356 “No. 1” Roadster – is developed 1949 Porsche returns to Stuttgart in November 1950 Series production of the 356 kicks off in March at a hall in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen leased by Karosseriewerk Reutter 1951 On January 30, company founder Professor Ferdinand Porsche dies at the age of 75. In their debut appearance at Le Mans, Porsche achieves a class victory in the 356 SL 1952 The first issue of the customer magazine Christophorus is published at the start of the year 1953 In June, two Porsche 550 compete at Le Mans for the first time and take first and second place in the 1.5-liter class 1956 The ten thousandth Porsche sports car is produced in Zuffenhausen on March 16. Porsche wins the Targa Florio endurance race for the first time 1958 Frenchman Jean Behra defeats the established competition in a Porsche 718 RSK in the Formula 2 Coupe Internationale de Vitesse in Reims 1961 Porsche enters Formula 1 with the four-cylinder Monoposto 718/2 1963 Porsche unveils the prototype of the new 901 at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt am Main 1964 The first series model of the 901 rolls off the production line on September 14. The vehicle type is subsequently renamed the 911 1968 Vic Elford and David Stone complete the prestigious Rallye Monte-Carlo and emerge as the overall winners in the 911 T 1969 With the 908/02 developed under the direction of Ferdinand Piëch, the company secures the World Sportscar Championship 1970 Porsche celebrates its historic first overall win at Le Mans with the 917. At the wheel: Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood 1971 The company begins moving the Construction, Testing, and Design departments to the new development center in Weissach in the summer 1972 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche KG is converted into a corporation, at which time the owner families, Porsche and Piëch, make the decision to no longer fill the management positions with family members 1974 At the Paris Motor Show, Porsche surprises the world with the 911 Turbo, which is considered to be the fastest series production vehicle of its time 1976 The 924 is the first front-engine model with transaxle design to celebrate its premiere 1977 The 928 follows as a luxurious, high-performance sports car with light-alloy V8 engine 1982 With the 944, Porsche introduces the third series with the transaxle design. The 911 SC Cabriolet is presented, the first completely open model in 19 years. At Le Mans, Porsche achieves a triple victory with the new 956 1984 The Formula 1 TAG turbo engine developed by Porsche kicks off its winning streak in the McLaren MP4/2, and Niki Lauda is World Champion ahead of Alain Prost. Porsche triumphs at the Paris–Dakar Rally in the all-wheel 911 1985 The 959 super sports car shows off the brand’s technical expertise. Porsche wins the World Sportscar Championship for the fourth time in a row – this time with the 962 1988 To mark the 911’s 25th anniversary, an all-wheel series model of the 911 is offered for the first time 1992 Wendelin Wiedeking is appointed spokesperson of the Executive Board on October 1 1993 The Boxster concept car delights the audience at the Detroit Motor Show. It goes into series production three years later 1994 Porsche introduces the C88 family car, a study developed specifically for the Chinese market, in Beijing 1996 The one millionth Porsche rolls off the production line in Zuffenhausen on July 15 1998 On March 27, Ferry Porsche passes away at the age of 88 in Zell am See 2000 Construction of the new Porsche plant in Leipzig kicks off on February 7 2002 The plant is officially opened. In the same year, the Cayenne goes into production, the brand’s first four-door model 2003 The Carrera GT, also produced in Leipzig, delivers 450 kW (612 PS), making it the most powerful Porsche series sports car of its time 2006 Porsche wins the LMP2 championship of the American Le Mans series with the RS Spyder 2007 Dr. Wolfgang Porsche is elected Chairman of the Porsche AG Supervisory Board on January 26 2009 The spectacular new Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen opens its doors in January. The Panamera is introduced on the 94th floor of the Shanghai World Finance Center on April 19 2012 Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed the 911, dies at the age of 76 on April 5 2013 The 918 Spyder high-performance sports car sets a historic lap record of six minutes and 57 seconds on Nürburgring 2015 Porsche Mission E concept electric 2017 One millionth Porsche 911 2019 Taycan all-electric Porsche 2020 Porsche confirms its return to the top league of endurance sports 2022 Porsche AG heralds a new era with its successful IPO on September 29 SUBSCRIBE #CARJAMTV CARJAM TV : One Of The Top 200 Car Channels In The World On YouTube. CARJAM TV leading Auto YouTube channel, Podcast W1RRP and the music label Carjam Music!

Added 15 Apr 2026