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Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the man who is responsible for designing the first generation of the Porsche 911, has died at 76 years old in Salzburg, Austria. The cause of death was not released.

Ferdinand Alexander was born on December 11th, 1935. He was the oldest son of Ferry Porsche and Dorothy Porsche, and was nicknamed “Butzi” by his family. His grandfather was Ferdinand Porsche, the man who designed the original Volkswagen Beetle   …  More

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