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Apr 6, 2012

PORSCHE Designer Died, Apr 06, 2012


Porsche 911 designer dead at 76
New York Daily News
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the man who designed the iconicPorsche 911 sports car, has died at the age of 76, the luxury automaker said. Named after his grandfather and company founder Ferdinand Porsche, “FA” - as he was known by colleagues - dreamed ...
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New York Daily News
Ferdinand Porsche, designer of 911, dies at age 76
CBS News
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche died Thursday in Salzburg, Austria at age 76, Porsche AG said. No cause was provided. Porsche, known as FA to his colleagues, was head of the Porsche design studio in the early 1960s when the company developed the 911 model ...
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CBS News
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche dies at 76; Porsche 911 designer
Los Angeles Times
(Porsche / EPA) By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed the first 911 sports car and went on to found a consumer products design firm that also carried the Porsche name, died Thursday in Salzburg, Austria.
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Los Angeles Times
FA Porsche, Auto Designer, Dies at 76
TIME
"The creator of the Porsche 911 has founded a culture of design in our company that distinguishes our sports cars even today," Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller said. Porsche was the son of former Porsche Chairman Ferry Porsche, who died in 1998, ...
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Ferdinand Porsche, 911 sports car designer, dies
BusinessWeek
Its creator, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, grandson of the automaker's founder, is dead at age 76. Porsche died Thursday in Salzburg, Austria, Porsche AG said Thursday. No cause was provided. Known as FA to his colleagues, Porsche headed the company's ...
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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, designer of iconic Porsche 911, dies
CNN International
(CNN) -- Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed and unveiled to the world the first Porsche 911, has died in Salzburg, Austria, a spokesman said. He was 76. The death was announced Thursday by Matthias Muller, president of Porsche AG, who credited ...
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Ferdinand A. Porsche, Designer of the 911, Dies at 76
New York Times
Ferdinand A. Porsche, who designed the original Porsche 911, the snazzy, powerful sports car that became the lasting signature of the German automobile company founded by his grandfather and later run by his father, died on Thursday in Salzburg, ...
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New York Times
Ferdinand Porsche, sports car designer, dies
BusinessWeek
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the design chief credited with the classic 911 sports car and grandson of the automaker's founder, has died at age 76. Carmaker Porsche AG said Porsche died Thursday in Salzburg, Austria. No cause was provided.
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Is the Porsche 911 the Best Design Ever? Its Creator, Ferdinand Porsche, is ...
Forbes
With all apologies to the Spork, you could make a very strong case for thePorsche 911, designed by the great Ferdinand Porsche who died at age 76. When it debuted almost a half century ago in 1963, the 911 was a radical piece of automotive design.
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Porsche, designer of Porsche 911, dead
UPI.com
UPI/Phil McCarten SALZBURG, Austria, April 6 (UPI) -- Ferdinand A. Porsche, the designer of the Porsche 911, has died in Salzburg, Austria, Porsche AG announced. He was 76. No cause of death was given. Porsche, the grandson of the founder of the...
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Porsche 911 creator Ferdinand Alexander Porsche dies at 76
Today's THV
UNDATED (CNN) -- Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed and unveiled to the world the first Porsche 911, died in Salzburg, Austria this Friday. He's remembered as the designer who established a "design that is a legacy.
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Ferdinand Porsche, designer of classic Porsche 911, dead at 76
Gant Daily
Salzburg, Austria (AHN) – Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, designer of the classic 911 in the 1960s that has come to define the shape of seven generations of Porsche's signature sports cars, died Friday in Austria at the age of 76, the company reported.
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'Butzi' Dies, But Lives On
RacinToday.com
The grandson of Porsche founder Ferdinand Porsche, Butzidied in Austria at age 76. The Porsche marque was founded by grandad, who designed the Volkswagen “beetle” for the Nazi regime in Germany. After the war, Ferdinad Porsche was jailed for being a ...
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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, designer of Porsche 911, dies age 76
GlobalPost
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, designer of the first 911 sports car, diedThursday in Salzburg, Austria aged 76. The Porsche 911, declared the 2012 Performance Car of the Year, in on display during the second day of press previews at the New York ...
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AUTOS: F.A. Porsche Dies at 76
SPEEDtv.com
(Photo: Porsche AG) Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed Porsche'sclassic 911 sports car and cemented his grandfather's name into the modern psyche, died Thursday in Salzburg, Austria, at age 76, according to PorscheAG. No cause was provided.
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Porsche's creator of the 911 dies at 76
San Angelo Standard Times
By David McHugh AP Ferdinand Alexander Porsche was head of the Porsche design studio in the early 1960s when the company developed the Porsche 911 model. Porsche died Thursday in Austria. In this publicly released 1990 file photo provided by Porsche AG ...
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Ferdinand Porsche, designer of 911, dies
Tucson Citizen
by USA TODAY feed on Apr. 05, 2012, under USA TODAY News Ferdinand Alexander Porsche — who designed the classic 911 in the 1960s that has defined the shape of seven generations of Porsche's signature 911 sports cars since then — died today in Austria ...
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Ferdinand Porsche, creator of 911 sportscar icon, dies at 76
TODAYonline
SALZBURG (Austria) - Mr Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the designer of the original version of the iconic 911 sportscar, died yesterday in Salzburg, Austria. He was 76. "As creator of the Porsche 911, he established a design culture that moulds our ...
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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, designer of the 911 model, dies at 76
The Guardian
The Porsche 911, with its sloping roof line, long hood and powerful rear engine, has been a sports car-lover's fantasy since its 1963 introduction. Its creator, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, grandson of the car firm's founder, has died at the age of 76.
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The Guardian
FA Porsche, designer of iconic 911 sports car, dies
BBC News
The designer of the iconic Porsche 911 sports car, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, has died at the age of 76. FA Porsche first designed the model in the early 1960s. The 911 first appeared in 1963, and the elegance and simplicity of its shape quickly made ...
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BBC News
Porsche 911 designer dies at 76
Alexandria Town Talk
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche designed the 911 in the 1960s that has defined the shape of seven generations of Porsche road cars since then. He diedThursday in Austria, the company said. / Porsche / Via AP Ferdinand Alexander Porsche is seen in 1990 ...
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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche dies at 76
On Cars India
The creative mind behind the design of the iconic Porsche 911 sportscar diesat the age of 76. The legendary, Porsche 911 rear-engined coupe that went on to become one of the most important cars that the automotive industry has ever produced was signed ...
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Ferdinand Porsche, Creator of 911 Dies
Live Trading News
The first Porsche to appear at the New York Auto Show was in 1954 and was called “a snappy Porsche roadster.” Ferdinand Alexander Porsche ,76 anni, the designer of the original version of the iconic 911 Sports Car, died today in Salzburg, Austria.
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PORSCHE AUTOMOBIL HOLDING SE : Ferdinand Alexander Porsche dies
4-traders
Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. The Honorary President of the Supervisory Board died on 5 April 2012 in Salzburg, aged 76. Matthias Müller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Porsche AG, paid tribute to Ferdinand Alexander Porsche's ...
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Reuters People News Summary
Chicago Tribune
Creator of Porsche 911 sports car dies aged 76 FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the creator of Porsche's 911 sports car, hasdied at age 76, Porsche said on Thursday. A grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, who founded the Stuttgart-based ...
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Ferdinand Porsche Dead: Designer Of The Classic 911 Sports Car ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
FRANKFURT, Germany -- He designed Porsche's classic 911 sports car – the sleek model that evokes power, wealth and envy among aficionados – cementing his grandfather's name into the modern psyche Ferdinand Alexander Porsche ...
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ferdinand alexander porsche dies at 76
'a product that is coherent in form requires no adornment. it is enhanced by the purity of its form. good design should be honest.' - ferdinand alexanderporsche.
Designboom - Weblog
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche Dies Aged 76
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche has died at the age of 76. Designer of the 911, the 904 and founder of Porsche Design, he died in Austria.
GTSPIRIT
Ferdinand Porsche, designer of classic Porsche 911, dead at 76 ...
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, designer of the classic 911 in the 1960s that has come to define the shape of seven generations of Porsche's signature sports cars, died Friday in Austria at the age of 76, the company reported.
Wall-Street.com
F. A. Porsche, creator of the 911, dies | Hemmings Blog: Classic and ...
By Jim Donnelly
The Porsche scion credited with creating its most storied car, the 911, has passed on. Porsche AG in Stuttgart announced on Thursday that Ferdinand Alexander Porsche died in Salzburg, Austria, at the age of 76. Known simply as F.A., he was ...
Hemmings Blog: Classic and collectibl...
Car Designer Ferdinand Porsche Dead at 76
By Dusten Carlson
Legendary sports car designer Ferdinand Porsche (yes, that Porschediedtoday at the age of 76 in Salzburg, Austria. Ferdinand (nicknamed Butzi)
The Inquisitr
Designer Of Iconic Porsche 911 Dies - Automotive News Story ...
(CNN) -- Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed and unveiled to the world the first Porsche 911, has died in Salzburg, Austria, a spokesman said. He was 76. ... Friday, April 6, 2012.
TurnTo23.com - National News Headlines
Sports car designer Porsche, 76 | Tempo - News in a Flash
By Online
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the design chief credited with the classic 911 sports car and grandson of the automaker's founder, has died at age 76. Carmaker Porsche AG said Porsche diedThursday in ...
Tempo - News in a Flash
Legendary sports car designer Ferdinand Porsche is dead at 76 ...
LOS ANGELES — Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed the first 911 sports car and went on to found a consumer products design firm that also carried the Porsche name, died Thursday in Salzburg, Austria. He was 76.
MailTribune.com Headlines: Business
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche dies at the age of 76 | The Wheel Deal
By Thomas Falkiner
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the design chief credited with the classic 911 sports car and grandson of the automaker's founder, has died. CarmakerPorsche.
The Wheel Deal
Ferdinand A. Porsche, 76, Dies - Designed Celebrated 911 ...
Mr. Porsche, the creator of one of the most revered sports cars of the 20th century , was the scion of a German automaking family.
www.nytimes.com/.../ferdinand-a-porsche-76-dies-designed-c...
Ferdinand Porsche, designer of the classic 911, dies
Shaped the simple, classic 911 in the 1960s that has defined Porsche'ssignature sports cars ever since.
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Porsche 911 designer, Ferdinand Porsche, dead at 76 | Fox News
Creation cemented grandfather's name into the modern psyche.
www.foxnews.com/.../porsche-11-designer-ferdinand-porsche...
Ferdinand Porsche, 911 sports car designer, dies - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: The Porsche 911, with its sloping roof line, long hood and powerful rear engine, has been a sports car-lover's fantasy for the half century...
news.yahoo.com/ferdinand-porsche-911-sports-car-designer-d...
Ferdinand Porsche, Creator of 911 Sportscar Icon, Dies at 76 ...
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the designer of the original version of the iconic 911 sportscar, died today in Salzburg, Austria. He was 76.
www.bloomberg.com/.../ferdinand-porsche-creator-of-911-sp...
911 Designer Butzi Porsche Dead at 76
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, better known as Butzi, died in Salzburg, Austria, at age 76.
www.insideline.com/.../911-designer-butzi-porsche-dead-at-76...
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche - designer of the 911 - dies at age 76
Porsche has announced that Ferdinand Alexander Porsche – grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, son of Ferry Porsche and designer of the iconic 911 –
www.autoblog.com/.../ferdinand-alexander-porsche-designer-...
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, designer of iconic Porsche 911, dies ...
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed and unveiled to the world the firstPorsche 911, has died in Salzburg, Austria, a spokesman said. He was 76.
www.cnn.com/2012/04/06/world/europe/obit.../index.html
Ferdinand Porsche dies aged 76 - BBC Top Gear
Ferdinand Porsche dies aged 76. Porsche confirms that the designer of the original 911 has died. Posted by: TopGear.com, 05 April 2012. Back to Car News ...
www.topgear.com/uk/.../porsche-911-designer-dies-2012-04-...
Ferdinand Porsche, legendary 911 sports car creator, dies at 76 — RT
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the man responsible for creating one of the world's most iconic cars, has died in Germany.
rt.com/news/porsche-911-designer-dead-370/
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