Porsche Engineering at GM?

[silverc4s]

I am sure many here have read about Porsche's Engineering group assisting Studebaker in the late 50's or early 60's - has anyone ever heard of any Porsche involvement in some of the more "creative" vehicles to come out of GM in the 60's?

Specifically I am thinking of the Corvair, a vehicle TOTALLY out of left field for GM of that day...seems there almost HAD to be some outside influence at work there? Is there any historic information available, that one can point to? Inquiring minds want to know???

[tryan]

not historic, but they did the v rod for harleyd. and my coffee maker of course. she's fast

[ChrisBennet]

Originally posted by tryan
not historic, but they did the v rod for harleyd. and my coffee maker of course. she's fast

Porsche Design, a different company, does the coffee makers, pens, glasses and such.
-Chris

[zuffenhausen]

Originally posted by tryan
not historic, but they did the v rod for harleyd.

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Porsche didn't "did" the VSCRA V-Rod. They did not design the bike. They did not design the engine. Harley-Davidson did. Porsche was simply consulted to help transition the engine design from a racing mill to a production engine.

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Have a nice day.

-zuff

[k9handler]

the vrod's exhaust, Porsche designed it...this is fact!

[island911]

Zuff, who dun didn't did do da design diddly do-rod. . .davidson?

[zuffenhausen]

Originally posted by k9handler
the vrod's exhaust, Porsche designed it...this is fact!

Agreed. Again, part of turning a race engine into a production engine. Sounds darn good too, I understand. Haven't heard one in person yet, though.

Originally posted by island911
Zuff, who dun didn't did do da design diddly do-rod. . .davidson?

Yup, they done did.

-zuff

[Rouxzy]

Ive heard one and also have riden one. Better hold on because the bike will dump you off the back in a heart beat if you're not holding on tight. The bike has power.

[JMPRO]

If Porsche didn't design any of the v-rod engine , then why does Harley- D have to have a special license agreement with Porsche to manufacture it.
Jerry

[tryan]

the vrod special said porche did the race to street development. sorry for the mis info. my coffee pot is still faster.

[silverc4s]

Yeah, one of the things that companies like H-D pay Engineering firms like Porsche the big bucks for, is the ability to take credit for all the work...

Years ago, I worked for a Japan-based electronics company that provided some of the core technology for all Cray Supercomputers...but you would never hear anyone say that - Seymour Cray (RIP) did it all in his own shop...

So -all of the above is why I originally wondered about a possible GM / Porsche connection. Guess IF there ever was one no one here is aware of it..

[82SC]

porsche has also been consultant to mercedes harley and even hyundai...woo hoo

go korea...

I think they designed a suspension for hyundai...hahaha

awesome

MJ