On This Day June 8

Ferdinand Porsche was a member of the Nazi party and was arrested by the French authorities at the end of World War II. He spent two years in prison, during which his son Ferry Porsche ran their company. Aided by the postwar Volkswagen enterprise, Ferry Porsche created the first high-end cars that are uniquely associated with the company. A hand-built aluminium prototype labelled "No. 1″ was the first Porsche sports vehicle ever built on June 8, 1948.

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