Porsche Trivia

[dewolf]

Originally Posted by Targa Me

Why does Porsche put the ignition switch on the left side of the steering wheel?

Both my 928 and 944T have the ignition on the right of the steering wheel. They are of course both RHD.

[oldE]

Regardless of engine type or location, every Porsche automobile built before the Cayenne had this design feature in common:














The transaxle was mounted between the rear wheels.

Les

[Jim Bremner]

Originally Posted by m21sniper

Porsche designed the single most immobile and overweight armored vehicle of WWII.

panamera?

[m21sniper]

Hahahahaha!

[Exotic118]

The very first Porsche prototype, the 1931 Porsche type 12



Ferdinand Porsche received a contract from Hitler to build three prototypes from designs Porsche already had, such as Porsche's 1931 Type 12 car and the Volkswagen Beetle.

[monoflo]

Or Ferdinad -- slaughtered at Kursk do to lack of light anti infantry weapons.
Great 88mm main gun though.

Slow and handled bad.

Mflo

[ODDJOB UNO]

dr ferdinand ATE SAUERKRAUT !

[Z-man]

From a trivia contest I ran for NNJR-PCA a few years ago:

Enjoy!

Q: What was the 4 wheel drive forumla race car designed by Porsche which aided in Ferdinand Porsche’s release from jail?
A: The Cisitalia

Q: Where does the name “Targa” come from?
A: From the famous road race, the “Targa Florio” held on the island of Sicily

Q: What was the first sports car to offer airbags for both driver and passenger?
A: The Porsche 944 Turbo

Q: In what year did Porsche return its base of operations to Germany?
A: 1950

Q: In the middle of the Porsche crest is the rampant horse, the coast of arms of what German city?
A: Stuttgart

Q: In what year did Porsche cars first bear their own emblem?
A: 1953

Q: What two significant events occurred to Prof. Ferdinand Porsche in 1909?
A: His son, Ferdinand was born, and he won his class in the Semmering Hill Climb in a car he developed

Q: After WW II, what body shop did Porsche set up in?
A: Reutter Body Shop

Q: In what year was the 10,000th Porsche built?
A: 1956

Q: Who proposed the concept of the 911 RS-America to Porsche?
A: Vic Elford

Q: What was the first year the 911 was available with power brakes?
A: 1977

Q: What was the last year that the 911 had points on the ignition?
A: 1976

Q: The 911 RS America had only 4 factory options available. Name them.
A: LSD, radio, AC, sunroof

Q: In what year did Porsche start making a ‘long wheelbase’ 911?
A: 1969

Q: In what year did the 911 have a front fender mounted oil filler door?
A: 1972

Q: What as the internal designation of 924 Turbo?
A: 931

Q: What is eleventh digit in the VIN of all Boxsters that were built in Finalnd?
A: U (for Uusikaupunki, Finland)

Q: In what year did the 911 Turbo first come with a five-speed manual transmission?
A: 1989

Q: What company built the 3-speed automatic transmission for the early 928?
A: Mercedes-Benz

Q: Where did the “K” in the Type RSK come from?
A: The K referred to a new front suspension that looked like that letter

Q: Where did the “K” in the 917/10K come from?
A: The K stood for Kompressor, aka turbocharged

Q: What does the “E” in the 912E model stand for?
A: Einspritzung (injection, as in fuel injection)

Q: What was the first year a Porsche won its class at LeMans?
A: 1951 – The car: an aluminum bodied Gmund coupe, The driver: Auguste Veuillet

Q: How many wins did Porsche score in 1.5 Liter Grand Prix Formula 1 racing in 1962?
A: 2 – one World Championship win, one non-championship win

Q: In what year did Porsche first win the Monte Carlo Rally?
A: 1968 – The car: 911S, the drivers: Vic Elford and David Stone

Q: In what year did Porsche first score a victory in a race?
A: July 11, 1948 – Innsbruck, Austria, Herbert Kaes driving a 356/2.

Q: In 1979, what Porsche won an outright victory at LeMans?
A: 935

Q: In 1986, what car did Al Holbert drive at Bonneville to 171.11 mph in the flying mile to produce a world record for normally aspirated cars?
A: 928S4

Q: In August, 1975, a Porsche was driven to a new closed-course speed record of 221.160mph. What was the car and who was the driver?
A: A 917/30 driven by Mark Donohue

Q: The venerable 917 came in two body versions: kurz and lang. Which one was designed for high-speed circuits like LeMans?
A: Lang, or “long tail” versions

Q: Which version of the 917, the 917 LH or short-tail 917 won the LeMans race of 1970?
A: The short-tail Porsche-Salzburg entry

Q: In what year did a Porsche 914/6 GT score a class victory at LeMans?
A: 1970, Driven by Guy Chasseuil and Claude Ballot-Lena of France

Q: Why does the 962 have a 100mm (3.94 in) longer wheelbase than the 956?
A: To satisfy an IMSA rule that a driver’s feet remain behind the front-wheel centerline.

Q: Which of the 924/944/968 series cars have a cam chain tensioner?
A: 944S, 944S2, 968

Q: Regarding the VIN, what is the world manufacturer’s code for Porsche?
A: WPO

Q: How did the 1900 Lohner Porsche propel itself?
A: A Daimler engine propelled a dynamo which supplied power to 2 electric motors located at the hubs of each front wheel.

Q: How many lug nuts are there on a stock 1971 914/4?
A: 16 – Four per wheel

Q: What was unique about the Porsche 356 #1 engine layout compared to all other 356’s?
A: It was the only mid-engined 356.

[ODDJOB UNO]

WHAT BRAND sauerkraut did dr. ferdinand eat?

[Zeke]

"Q: In what year did the 911 have a front fender mounted oil filler door?
A: 1972

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnggggg!

[Zeke]

This is from the Shasta Reagion of the PCA website:

Did you know the Porsche crest originated in the USA? Ferry Porsche, son of Ferdinand Porsche, originally designed the trademark Porsche crest, which consists of the coat of arms of Wurttemberg and Stuttgart and the signature “Porsche” above. He envisioned it while visiting New York, drawing it down onto a napkin.

They fail to mention why Ferry was in NY and why he did draw the design. In a meeting, the East Coast Porsche distributor Max Hoffman told Ferry that the car needed a crest because other sports cars had them and Porsche needed to have the marketing necessities.

Hoffman was also the father of the 356 Speedster.

[Porschedr.]

[QUOTE=Targa Me;5405997]Why does Porsche put the ignition switch on the left side of the steering wheel?

This placement dates back to the early days of Le Mans racing when drivers were required to make a running start, hop into their cars, start them and begin the race. The placement of the ignition enabled the driver to start the car with his left hand and put it in gear with his right. (Wikipedia)/QUOTE]

It's actually because it saves a 1/10th of a second when starting. That's from Porsche.

[Geronimo '74]

Originally Posted by Targa Me

Why does Porsche put the ignition switch on the left side of the steering wheel?

This placement dates back to the early days of Le Mans racing when drivers were required to make a running start, hop into their cars, start them and begin the race. The placement of the ignition enabled the driver to start the car with his left hand and put it in gear with his right. (Wikipedia)

Originally Posted by Geno911

It's actually because it saves a 1/10th of a second when starting. That's from Porsche.

It actually saves one tenth of a second BECAUSE drivers could turn the ignition (left) and put the car in gear at the same time (right)...

[ODDJOB UNO]

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

It actually saves one tenth of a second BECAUSE drivers could turn the ignition (left) and put the car in gear at the same time (right)...

it allowed the ignition to be turned on w/left hand while eating sauerkraut w/right hand!

[Head416]

Originally Posted by Z-man

Q: Regarding the VIN, what is the world manufacturer’s code for Porsche?
A: WPO

I thought it was WP0 (zero). I'm pretty sure that's what it says on my title, but I don't have it with me.

[speeder]

Then your title has a zero where it's supposed to have an "O".

[Head416]

That doesn't surprise me. I had some issues when I bought it, insurance saying it was an invalid VIN. At the time I thought it was because of the ZZZ part (RoW), now I'm wondering....

[Won]

Originally Posted by speeder

Then your title has a zero where it's supposed to have an "O".

Actually it's the other way around:

Since 1981, VINs consist of 17 characters which do not include the letters I (i), O (o), or Q (q) (to avoid confusion with numerals 1 and 0). (wikipedia). WP0 is correct.

[tcar]

Originally Posted by Z-man

Q: In what year did the 911 have a front fender mounted oil filler door?
A: 1972

A: Trick question? NONE! The 1972 of course had it on the right REAR fender... not front...