Hans Mezger Passes

[l_turn9]

Don't know if this has been posted yet, didn't get any hits from a search but Hans Mezger, engineer designer of some of the most famous, popular and successful Porsche engines ever made, passed away last Wednesday.

A genius was in our midst for far too short of a time.

LarryT
74 911

[Eclectic911]

An Engineering genius, indeed. His work will be remembered for years.
My condolences to his family.
Mel

[svandamme]

I met him in 2018, at the Museum.
We were there for Sound Night, and when it was over were talking downstairs in the museum cafe.
I noticed him on the table next to us, on his own..

Had a little chat, quizzed him if he by any chance remembred Grady Clay.. Which he didn't.
I can imagine he having met many people and if at all he met Grady it would have been very briefly. Discussed some of the Porsches I had owned, and that I enjoy the Cayman 2.7 and how i felt it was very comparable to my 73S, in the fun department.. but that I do miss the rawness of the MFI.. all that in my broken german...

In any case, he didn't look his age at all, and was very friendly..
RIP