Porsche Babblers - The Outlaw White Walker Porsche 356B Is A Perfect Mix Of Old-School And New

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Not everyone gets a car right on their first attempt. Making a new machine that’s a culmination of thousands of parts all working in harmony takes time, constant tinkering and a times a few failed attempts till the formula is finally right. For Porsche though, the story was quite different. The Porsche 356, Ferdinand Porsche’s first attempt at bringing a car with his own name to the market was brought to life in the humble beginnings at Gmünd, Austria. It took no time for the 356 to become a hit between enthusiasts in Europe and United States within a couple of years of its release in 1948. Within 3 years from the time when the very first Porsche 356 to hit the roads, the race spec version – PORSCHE 356 SL picked up a class win at the 1951 Le Mans in instantly immortalising the legend of the classic. The engineer’s dream was realised.

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The success of the Porsche 356 at Le Mans in 51′ established Porsche’s identity to the world. It was the machine that, while started as a VW, had grown out to become a name of its own. There’s absolutely no reason to dislike the Porsche 356. It is the bedrock on which not only Porsche, but anyone who wanted to make a lightweight, simple and reliable sports car has based their formulas around. The near perfect formula would be hard to perfect, and if someone thought of tinkering around,

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