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Saab automobile, 1165–1166
Sabine, Thierry, 1025
Sachs clutch, 1143
Sadler, Phil, 248
St. Antoine, Arthur, 1088
St. Valentin, Austria, 15–16
Salvadori, Roy, 186, 243, 283
Salzburg, Austria, 43
Sandown Park (1984), 907
San Marino Grand Prix (1991), 1242
Sauber, Peter, 916, 1085
Sauber-Mercedes, 921, 1085
Sauerwein, Rudolph, 62
Sauter, Heinrich, 73
Sauter, Rudi, 936
SAVE project, 1206
Savonuzzi, Giovanni, 24
Sbarro, Franco, 523
Scace, Bill, 184
Scaglione, Franco, 167
Scania Vabis, 36, 42
Scarfiotti, Ludovico, 302–303, 328, 330, 362, 370, 401–402, 418–419, 421
Scarlatti, Giorgio, 195
SCCA (Sports Car Club of America), 85–86, 108–109, 164–166, 171, 371, 514, 848–850, 961. See also Thompson Raceway; United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC)
Class A, 843
Class B, 166, 518
Class C, 166, 391, 395, 513
Class D, 390
Class E, 198, 295, 528–529
Class F, 86, 91, 129–131, 164–165, 184, 196, 198
Class G, 122
Formula Libre Championship, 248
Showroom Stock category, 843
Trans-American Championship
(1969), 541
Unlimited class, 129
World Challenge, 1304
Schafer, Carl, 659
Schδffer, Valentin, 623–624, 627, 629, 690, 807–809, 815, 892, 902–903, 911, 1026, 1178, 1180
Schekter, Jody, 635, 639
Schell, Harry, 195
Schempp, Ulrich, 1085
Schenken, Tim, 635, 657
Schibler, Hugo, 624
Schick and Crane, 850
Schickentanz, Clemens, 650, 652
Schild, Curt, 797
Schiller, Heinz, 259, 324
Schimpke, Michael, 1422, 1430
Schlesser, Jo, 416, 419
Schlόter, Walter, 72, 84
Schmid, Bill, Jr., 529
Schmid, Gerd, 902–903, 909
Schmid, Helmut, 902–903, 920, 1313
Schmid, Leopold F., 79, 81, 137, 150,177, 266, 271, 908
Schmidt, Karl, GmbH, 105, 668, 772
Schmidt, Konrad, 861
Schmidt, Lars, 392, 758, 783, 950
Schmidt, Oliver, 307–308
Schmidt, Walter, 137, 165, 167, 324
Schmirler, Reinhold, 879
Schmitz, Herbert, 562–563
Schmόcker, Toni, 531, 759
Schneider, Bernd, 1238
Schneider, Helmut, 421
Schneider, Klaus, 498, 748
Scholl, Dieter, 1032
Schornstein, Dieter, 743
Schremmp, Jόrgen, 1428–1429
Schrφder, Ing., 296, 320
Schruf, Werner, 692–693
Schόbel team, 1315
Schuhmann, Gerhard, 1237–1238
Schuller (race driver), 395, 539
Schuppan, Vern, 744, 899–900, 906, 914, 919, 921–922
Schurti, Manfred, 690, 709, 712–713, 718–719, 742, 788, 798, 858–859, 862
Schutz, Peter, 824, 886, 931, 941, 1079, 1127, 1152, 1166, 1206, 1215, 1217, 1353
American distrubution system, changes in, 879–881, 883
appointment as Porsche chairman of, 822–824
dismissal of, 326, 1035, 1107–1109, 1135
Formula One, 1040
Gruppe B auto, development of, 1006
Indianapolis 500 project and, 1066
Le Mans entries and, 813–815, 858, 864, 887
McLaren Formula One project,role in, 1045
Porsche company finances and, 833, 874, 883, 1095–1096
Speedster revival, role in, 836
Type 924S, development of, 851, 853
Type 928, development of, 1022, 1072
Type 944, development of, 949–950, 954–955, 960, 965, 1105, 1110
Type 959, development of, 1021,1032, 1035
Type 2708/80, development of, 1176–1177, 1181–1182, 1185, 1188–1190
Schόtz, Udo, 237, 325, 375, 406–407, 426, 441, 443
Schwab, Frederick J., 1168, 1442
Schwan, Heinz Peter, 1104
Schwantz, Kevin, 1143
Schwartz, Gόnther, 516
Schwarzenthal, Dietmar, 1416
Sciaky company, 1074
Scott, Skip, 310
Sears Point (1976), 659
Seat automobile, 1212
Sebring
1954, 103
1955, 109, 122, 126
1957, 184
1958, 161, 194–195
1959, 197–198
1960, 290, 292–293
1961, 296
1962, 173, 295
1963, 173, 217
1964, 218, 306, 322–323
1965, 327
1966, 370–371
1967, 375, 391, 405
1968, 418–419, 564
1969, 435, 439–440, 588
1970, 425, 445, 596
1971, 518, 604–605, 736
1973, 650
1975, 657, 659
1976, 660
1981, 793, 861
1987, 1189–1190
1994, 1298
1997, 1318
2001, 1412
2002, 1260
Segura, Fernando, 102–103, 113, 121
Seidel, Wolfgang, 122, 197–198, 244, 249, 259, 294
Seidler, Edouard, 498, 762
Seifert, Gerd, 1417–1418
Seiffert, Reinhard, 349, 950, 1035
Seinfeld, Jerry, 1292–1293
Sellar, Dawson, 781
Senna, Ayrton, 1066–1067, 1242
SERA, 596–597, 599, 607, 635–636
Sesslar, Don, 198
Setright, L. J. K, 1093
Sharp, Hap, 309
Sharp, Scott, 1459
Sharp, Tim, 843
Shelby, Carroll, 128
Sherman, Don, 926, 1030–1031, 1077
Shin-Gijutsu, 1282
Sholar, William J., 89–90
Shorman, Harry, 213
Sibley, Ken, 1244
Sierre-Montana-Crans
1964, 307
1966, 402
Siffert, Jo, 440, 561
1966 races or tests, 374–375, 405
1967 races or tests, 393, 406–407, 410–411
1968 races or tests, 431, 433
1969 races or tests, 434, 439, 441, 443–445, 579–580, 584–585, 589, 594, 616, 618–619
1970 races or tests, 448, 595–598, 601–602, 604
1971 races or tests, 603, 606–609, 619, 624, 736
death of, 624–625
Sigla glass, 138
Sihler, Helmut, 1283
Silk Cut team, 916
Silverstone
1972, 634
1976, 712
1977, 788
1978, 730, 798–799, 807
1979, 804
1981, 1038
1982, 897
1983, 903–904, 1071
1984, 907, 1070
1985, 907, 914
1986, 919
1987, 920
1991, 1243
1997, 1317
Simanaitis, Dennis, 961, 1030
Simpson, Ron, 523
Sindel, Eberhard, 709
Singer, Norbert, 613, 885, 888–889, 1449
Carrera GT, development of, 1455
Carrera GTP, development of, 857
Carrera RS, development of, 645
Carrera RSR, development of, 649, 651
Formula One, 1239–1240
GT1, development of, 1309, 1312–1313, 1317–1318, 1320–1321, 1323, 1403
GT3, development of, 1411
Turbo, development of, 688, 690
Type 928, development of, 839
Type 935, development of, 711–712, 788, 797
Type 936, development of, 803
Type 956, development of, 887, 890–892, 894–895, 898, 900, 902–903, 905, 907, 910, 912
Type 962, development of, 916, 919–923
Type 2708/80, development of, 1176–1177, 1181, 1183–1184, 1187, 1190–1191, 1193–1196
WSC95, work on, 1306–1308
Siracusa
1959, 244
1960, 250
1961, 253–254
Skinner, Sandy, 126
SKV-Styling, 1104
Sleds, 1460
Slobodynskyj, Roman, 808–809
Sloniger, Jerry, 304, 505, 684, 965, 1085–1086
Smith, Kevin, 1283–1284
Smith, Margie, 843
Smith, Paul, 874
Smith, Richard, 166, 248
Smith, Steven Cole, 1367
Snetterton (1983), 1070
Sneva, Tom, 806
Snodgrass, Bob, 1458
Soderberg, Dick, 448, 756, 1006, 1129
Soderstrom, Bengt, 91
Sφffge, Friedhelm, 1277
Soleil-Cannes Rally (1955), 126
Solex carburetor, 69, 72, 78, 101–102, 112, 116, 125, 129, 137, 156, 159, 162, 173, 206, 214, 221, 326, 339, 343, 351, 382, 528, 553–554
Solitude, 89
1950, 94–95
1956, 185–186
1959, 205
1960, 252
1961, 257–258, 261
1962, 281
1963, 320–321
1965, 330
Sommer, Raymond, 24
Sonauto, 59, 252, 516, 541, 1390–1391
Souan, Dick, 248
South Africa.See also specific races and circuits
1960, 253
1961, 259
1969, 585
Southgate, Tony, 914
Spa
1959, 198
1962, 260
1963, 260
1964, 324
1966, 374
1967, 405
1968, 419, 431, 435
1969, 442, 541, 578–579
1970, 597–598
1971, 606–607
1973, 651
1974, 656, 690
1975, 694
1982, 743, 745, 900–901
1983, 903, 906
1984, 907, 1070
1985, 916
1986, 916, 920
1993, 1298
1996, 1315
1997, 1318
Spain, 1212, 1390
Spannagel, Volker, 823, 1119
Spartan Speedster, 89–92
Spear, Bill, 70
Speedline wheels, 1162
Speedster. See Type Numbers:Type 356, Type 911, Type 964
Speedster D. See Convertible D
Speer, Albert, 16–17
Spencer, Lew, 307
Spoerry, Dieter, 393–394, 397, 407,419, 600
Sportomatic, 388–390, 494, 501, 537, 540, 544, 672, 675, 696, 1139–1140
Sports Car Club of America. See SCCA (Sports Car Club of America)
Sprenger, Rolf, 786, 791, 794, 872, 1149, 1160, 1169
Springer, Alwin, 913, 963, 1161, 1306, 1412
Springler, Fritz, 440, 902–903
Spychiger, Tommy, 294
Spyder
Bergspyder, 235, 411–413, 420–421, 433
Ollon-Villars Spyder, 362–363, 399–401
Type 550/1500RS, 111, 122–129,177, 229
Type 550A /1500RS, 175–192, 207, 233, 242
Type 645 (Mickey Mouse Spyder), 185–189
Type 718 W-RS Spyder, 233, 288–289, 296–307
Type 908/2, 437
Srock, Ranier, 1333, 1382
Stadler, Matthias, 1304
Stahlschmitt company, 777
Stanek, Hans, 59, 99
Stanzani, Paolo, 1247
Starkey, John, 786, 874
Stasse, Paul, 118
Staudenmeier, Herbert, 562
Steckkφnig, Gόnther, 517, 539, 645, 651, 1022, 1029
Steinemann, Gianrico (Rico),393, 407, 419, 426, 440, 498,516–517, 545, 557, 561
Can-Am racing and, 617–618, 624
resignation from Porsche, 612
Type 917 development, role in, 579–581, 585, 588, 600
Stenzel, Reinhard, 709
Stewart, Jackie, 561, 600, 623
Steyr company, 5, 15
Steyr-Daimler-Puch company, 15
Stickel, Walter, 1313
Stoddard, Chuck, 184, 501, 1459
Stola, Karosserie, 1372
Stommelen, Rolf, 239, 325, 373, 398–399, 406, 411–413, 419, 421–422, 431, 440, 442, 578, 581–583, 712–713, 716–719, 788, 790, 798
Stone, David, 392, 394
Stoop, Dick, 171
Storez, Claude, 117, 160
Storz, Achim, 1359
Strδhle, Paul, 154–155, 160–161,168–170, 173, 184, 236
Strenger, Erich, 63
Stroh, William, 513
Stropus, Judy, 1189
Strosek company, 878
Stuck, Hans, 108, 112–113, 657, 907, 965
Stuck, Hans-Joachim, 901, 907, 914–915, 919–921, 1161–1163, 1173, 1296, 1306, 1314–1315, 1317
Studebaker automobile and company, 76
Stuttgart, Germany, 5, 10, 14, 16, 36, 46–47, 66, 76. See also Zuffenhausen, Germany, Porsche plant
Sugarman, Stanley, 196
Surtees, John, 252
Suzuka
1993, 1298
1994, 1296
1998, 1323
Swan, Tony, 1425
Sweden, exports to, 153
Swedish Rally of the Midnight Sun
1950, 62–63
1951, 63
Swiss Grand Prix
1948, 35
1953, 99
1954, 99, 121
Switkes, Bernie, 166
Switzerland
early Porsche autos, Swiss role in, 34–36, 42
exports to, 58–59, 153
Syfert, Greg, 626, 638
Syncromesh transmission, 907–908
Szodfridt, Imre, 917–918, 1194, 1210, 1231

T

TAG (Techniques d'Avant Garde), 1043–1045
TAGtronic equipment, 1303–1305, 1312
TAG Turbo Engines (TTE), 1045, 1229
TAG V-6, 1178, 1180–1181, 1229–1230, 1256–1257
development of, 1037–1051
racing with, 1052–1067
Taisan team, 1410, 1412
Talladega (1975), 658
Tanks. See Military vehicles
Tapiro Porsche, 520–521
Targa Florio
1956, 175–177, 182
1958, 161, 195
1959, 173, 198
1960, 168, 292
1961, 173, 214, 216, 297
1962, 169, 173, 301–302
1963, 217, 304
1964, 218, 306, 323, 325
1965, 327–328
1966, 372, 374, 376
1967, 405–406
1968, 373, 394, 419
1969, 239, 397, 441
1970, 445, 448, 597
1971, 449
1973, 651
Targa Porsche, 354–357, 382, 385, 387–388, 536, 539, 547, 556, 558, 665, 671–672, 676, 679–680, 721, 729, 832, 851, 876–877, 1072, 1138, 1147, 1253, 1288–1289, 1400–1401
Taruffi, Piero, 24, 176
Tatra company, 36
Taylor, Simon, 595
TechArt, 1395
Teldix system, 612–613, 920
Telefunken company, 109, 612
Teufel, Erwin, 1289
Teves company. See Ate (Alfred Teves)
Texas International Speedway(1969), 619
Thermodynamically Optimized Porsche (TOP), 1073, 1212
Thiel (race driver), 120
Thieme, David, 804, 1232
Thiriar, Michael, 837
Thirion, Gilberte, 72, 129
Thompson, Richard, 86
Thompson Raceway, 109
1952, 74, 98
1955, 122
Thorszelius, Hans, 820
Thull, Wolfram, 1313
Thunderbird Racing, 913
Thyssen company, 675
Tiger (P) tank, 15
Tinnin, David B., 823
Tiptronic transmission, 1115, 1141–1143, 1151, 1275, 1285, 1396, 1418–1420, 1432, 1436, 1459
Tiptronic S, 1285, 1349, 1361, 1366, 1417–1419, 1436
Tiriac, Ion, 1032
Titus, Jerry, 208, 390–391
Toivonen, Pauli, 325, 380, 397, 541
Toleman-Hart automobile, 1038
Tomala, Hans, 217, 262, 271, 276, 295, 315–317, 319, 325, 327, 339, 366
Torrey Pines
1952, 72, 98
1954, 91
1956, 129–130
Tour de France
1954, 117
1957, 160
1964, 322
1969, 394
1970, 394
1971, 331
Tourist Trophy
1955, 128
1959, 199, 249
Tourol, Raymond, 552
Townes, Stan, 550
Townsend, Randy, 739
Toyota automobile, 623, 908, 1281
Tractors, 16, 19, 26, 134
Trans-American Championship,656, 963–964.See also specific races and circuits
1968, 394–395
1973, 650
1976, 659–660, 709, 786
1977, 785
1981, 863
1982, 863
1984, 863
Transmission. See Automatictransmission; Type Numbers
Travemόnde Rally (1951), 63
Trego, Ed, 71, 98
Trenkel, Richard, 99–100
Trento-Bondone
1965, 329–330
1966, 401, 404
Trimmer, Tony, 960
Trintignant, Maurice, 294
Triumph automobile, 944
Troesch, Max, 31, 60
Trostmann, Bruno, 156, 173, 295
Troutman-Barnes company, 381, 408, 1217
TRW steering gear, 1335
Tubbs, D. B., 40–41
Turbocharging and Turbo engines/automobiles, 622–624, 671–673, 675–676, 681–719, 722–723, 725, 741, 1003, 1180, 1256. See also KKK (Kόhnle, Kopp & Kausch AG)
McLaren-TAG/Porsche project, 1037–1051
Turbomotor, 627–632
Type 911, 685, 740, 830–832, 876–877, 1154–1161, 1252, 1259A
Bi-Turbo, 1296
SE model, 875–876
S model, 1161–1163
X33 model, 1160

Type 924, 723, 843–851, 855–856
Turbo S (Sport Group), 848
Type 930, 695–700, 866–879, 1154–1155
Sportkit, 1155, 1164
Type 933 GT2, 1256
Type 934, 786
Type 935, 788
Type 936, 804
Type 944, 725, 942–943, 954–967, 1257
S2 model, 1110, 1115
S model, 965–967
Type 962, 910–916, 1257
Type 962/70 (engine), 910–911
Type 962C, 914–915, 919–920
Type 962CR, 922
Type 962LM, 1257A
Type 964, 1155–1161, 1252
Turbo Look models, 1144, 1148–1149
Type 965, 1128
Type 968 turbo S, 1121–1123
Type 993, 1289, 1292, 1298–1302
Cabrio, 1303
GT2, 1303–1305
GT2 Evo, 1306, 1309
S model, 1300–1301
Type 996, 1412–1425
Carrera 4S, 1398, 1402–1403
Turbo Cup, 1142
1986, 962, 1257
1987, 962–963
1988, 963
Turin Automobile Show
1951, 59
1970, 518–521
Turner, Betty Jo, 717, 1185
Turner, Philip, 437, 578, 582, 607
Turner, Stuart, 518
TWR team, 914, 920, 1258A, 1306
Type Numbers, 340–341See also Appendix 2, pp. 1484–1489
Type 7 (Wanderer), 5–6, 13, 341
Type 60 (KdF-Wagen, VW), 6, 9, 13–14, 27
Type 60K10, 18
Type 60K10 (VW), 3, 14–15, 27–28, 32
Type 62 (VW), 7
Type 64 (VW), 7–9, 14
Type 66 (VW), 7
Type 67 (VW), 7
Type 82 (Kόbelwagen, VW), 7–8, 134–135
Type 87 (VW), 7
Type 100 (tank), 9, 15
Type 101 (Tiger (P) tank), 15
Type 103 (tank), 15
Type 110 (tractor), 16
Type 111 (tractor), 16
Type 112 (tractor), 16
Type 113 (tractor), 16
Type 114 (F-Wagen, VW), 9–14, 26, 28
Type 114K1, 12
Type 116 (VW), 11, 266
Type 135 (wind power generator), 16
Type 136 (wind power generator), 16
Type 137 (wind power generator), 16
Type 166 (VW), 7
Type 175 (military tractor), 16
Type 180 (tank), 15
Type 181 (tank), 15
Type 205 (Maus tank), 4, 15–16, 18, 79
Type 212 (tank engine), 15
Type 245 (tank), 16
Type 250 (tank), 16
Type 285 (water turbine), 24
Type 293 (personnel carrier), 16
Type 309 (tractor, VW engine), 19
Type 312 (tractor), 19
Type 313 (tractor), 19
Type 323 (tractor), 19, 24
Type 328 (tractor), 19
Type 356, 26–32, 49–63, 68–71, 75–76, 80, 84–85, 88, 95, 121, 124, 191, 227, 335–336
Type 356/2, 32–43, 46, 54, 227
Type 356/1300, 228
Type 356/1500, 228
Type 356/1500S, 229
Type 356A (Speedster), 132–133, 137–141, 156, 201, 230–231, 529 (See also Carrera)
Type 356A/1500GS, 230
Type 356A/1600, 231
Type 356A/1600S, 230
Type 356B, 153, 165, 167, 171, 201–213, 231, 233A, 233, 236
Type 356B/1600S, 231
Type 356B/1600S-90, 231
Type 356B/2000GS, 214, 232
Type 356C, 200–201, 218–224, 232
Type 356 SL, 61, 71
Type 356 Speedster, 550
Type 360 (Cisitalia Grand Prix), 20–25, 32, 79, 95, 104, 266
Type 369 (engine), 48, 53–54, 92
Type 370, 24–25
Type 383 (gearbox), 79
Type 384 (gearbox), 79
Type 502 (engine), 66–69, 78, 97–98
Type 506 (engine), 54–56, 66
Type 506/2, 83, 92
Type 519 (transmission), 65, 79–81, 124, 128, 141
Type 522 (suspension), 88–89
Type 524 (fuel injection), 56
Type 527 (engine), 69–71, 75–76, 78
Type 528 (1500S) (engine), 72–74, 77–78, 85, 87–88, 91, 101, 117, 129
Type 528/2, 92
Type 530, 75–76, 335
Type 540, 75, 90
Type 542, 76
Type 546 (1500 Normal) (engine), 78–79, 85, 88, 91
Type 546/2, 92
Type 547 (engine), 100, 103–108, 112, 116, 118–119, 121, 124–125, 131, 156, 177, 180, 185, 213, 276, 285, 295, 319
Type 547/1, 156–157
Type 547/3, 193, 245, 260–262, 270, 274–275
Type 547/4, 184–185
Type 547/5, 185, 295, 307
Type 547/6, 295
Type 550, 100–103, 107–128, 233
chassis numbers:
550-000 series, 121
550-01, 95
550-02, 235A
550-03, 107–109, 112
550-04, 108–109, 112
550-05, 111–112
550-06, 112–113, 121
550-07, 115
550-08, 117
Type 550/1500RS (Spyder), 111, 122–129, 177, 229
Type 550A /1500RS (Spyder), 175–192, 207, 233, 242
Type 550A RSK, 189–198, 207, 242–244, 246–247
Type 587, 207, 213–214, 319
Type 587/1, 214, 336
Type 587/2, 216–217, 319
Type 587/3, 319, 324–325
Type 589 (1300 Super) (engine), 85
Type 589/2, 92
Type 597 (military/utility vehicle), 134–136, 141, 143, 1428
Type 616 (engine), 142, 206–207, 336
Type 616/1 (Normal), 143–145,148, 205
Type 616/2 (Super), 143–145, 148, 205
Type 616/3, 151
Type 616/7 (Super 90), 205–208, 212
Type 616/12, 212
Type 616/15 (Super 75), 221
Type 616/16, 221
Type 616/36, 351–352
Type 644 (transmission), 141–142,150, 204
Type 645 (Mickey Mouse Spyder), 185–189
Type 678 (aircraft engine), 151–152
Type 678/0, 151
Type 678/1, 151
Type 678/3, 151–152
Type 678/4, 151
Type 690 (transmission), 179, 193
Type 692 (engine), 162, 172, 214
Type 692/0, 162, 164–165
Type 692/1, 162, 165
Type 692/2, 163
Type 692/3, 163–164, 166
Type 692/3a, 163, 169, 171–173, 214
Type 695, 334–336, 339
Type 695 (disc brake), 215–216
Type 716 (transmission), 150–151,162, 164
Type 718, 192, 234A, 296–297, 304–305
Type 718/2, 237
Type 718/2 Formula Two, 234, 245, 250, 252–255, 258–260, 295
Type 718 DKS, 315–316
Type 718 RS 60, 233A, 289–295, 1329
Type 718 RS 61, 295–296
Type 718 RS 61L, 295
Type 718 RSK, 233A
Type 718 W-RS Spyder, 234, 288–289, 296–307
Type 729 (marine engine), 152
Type 741 (transmission), 204, 209
Type 745, 337–339, 341, 351
Type 753 (engine), 266–271, 275–277, 284–286, 337
Type 771, 268, 299–305, 307–308, 325, 328, 337, 362, 375–377, 405, 411, 413–414, 420–421
Type 787, 255–257, 260–261, 263, 300–301
Type 801, 351
Type 802, 351
Type 804 (Grand Prix), 185, 234, 270–287
chassis numbers:
804-01, 274
804-02, 274–275
804-01, 277–283
804-02, 277–283
804-03, 281–283
Type 821, 341–345
Type 901, 319, 328, 333, 340–349, 623, 1283 (See also Type 911)
Type 901/01, 366, 368
Type 901/06, 385
Type 901/20, 366, 368
Type 901/21, 374–375, 410
Type 901/22, 393
Type 903, 1139
Type 904, 218, 234A, 236, 307,348, 400, 1329
Carrera GTS, 312–331
Type 904/6, 326–328
Type 904/8, 325–330
Type 905, 388
Type 906 (Carrera 6),234A, 358–377, 400, 432
Type 906/8, 376
Type 906E, 375
Type 907, 400, 407–411, 413–420, 429–430
Type 907L, 409–411, 415–419
Type 907LH, 235, 375
Type 908, 400, 419, 424–449, 794, 1139
Type 908/01, 441, 443
Type 908/01L, 441
Type 908/2, 239
Type 908/02, 425, 440–445, 449
Type 908/2 (Spyder), 235A, 437
Type 908/03, 235A, 445–449, 682–683
Type 908/80, 805
Type 908K, 431, 433, 436
Type 908L, 238, 431, 433–435, 438
Type 909, 400, 421–423
Type 910, 235, 237, 375, 397–400, 402–408
Berg, 400
Bergspyder, 235, 411–413,420–421, 433
Type 910/6, 405–408
Type 910/8, 406–407
Type 910/8B, 412, 420
Type 910/21, 405
Type 911, 232–232A, 319, 326, 332–333, 340, 348–352, 380, 382, 385–387, 390–392, 517–518, 533–559, 643–645, 662–681, 722, 725, 728, 740, 816–837, 944, 961, 1009, 1142, 1217–1218, 1254, 1283, 1354–1355 (See also Carrera; Type 901;Type 964; Type 993)
Bi-Turbo, 1296
Cabrio, 824–825, 832–833, 876–877, 1255, 1375
Carrera, 830–835, 874, 1251, 1254–1255, 1283–1284, 1325(See also Type 966)
Carrera 4, 1253
Carrera Club Sport, 835
Carrera RSR 3.8, 1297–1298
Cup 3.8, 1258
G-series, 662–670
GT1/96, 1258, 1259
GT1/98, 1258A, 1259A, 1261
GT2, 1258
GT3 Cup, 1258A
GT3R, 1260
Speedster, 835–837, 1254
Turbo, 685, 741, 876–877, 1154–1161, 1252, 1259A
Turbo S, 1161–1163
Turbo SE, 875–876
Turbo X33, 1160
Type 911/00, 545
Type 911/01, 544–545
Type 911/02, 544–545
Type 911/03, 544–545
Type 911 3.6, 1169–1172
Type 911/06, 544–545
Type 911/07, 544–545
Type 911/08, 544–545
Type 911/20, 551
Type 911/80, 545
Type 911/83, 646
Type 911/84, 545
Type 911-B, 536–538
Type 911CS, 1147–1148
Type 911E, 379, 534–541, 544–547, 553–556, 558, 670, 721
Type 911L, 386–387, 389–390, 392
Type 911 PFM 3200 (aircraft engine), 825–827
Type 911R, 390, 392–395, 397, 551
Type 911S, 232A, 378–379, 382–387, 389, 391–392, 534–541, 544–547, 550, 553–558, 665–666, 669–671, 675–676, 1217
Type 911SC, 646, 722, 725, 728, 818–825
Type 911SC/RS, 826–828, 1004
Type 911S LM, 1172–1173, 1296
Type 911S Silver Anniversary model, 671
Type 911T, 379–380, 386–387, 389, 392, 394, 506, 534, 536–537, 544–545, 553–556, 558–559, 667–668, 670
Type 911TE, 554, 559
Type 911TV, 554
Type 912, 232A, 351–354, 382, 385–386, 391, 534, 544, 605–606, 619, 628, 634
Type 912E, 676–678
Type 912 (engine), 565–573, 592–593, 616, 619–620
Type 914, 484–523, 721, 759
Carrera GTS, 860–861
Limited Edition, 530
Type 914 2.0 (Type 914SC or 914S), 527–530
Type 914/6, 494–496, 499–500, 506–507, 513–523
Type 914/6 GT, 514–518, 727
Type 914/8, 510–511, 523
Type 914/12, 527
Type 915, 1218
Type 916, 395–397, 436, 510, 523–526, 551, 721
Type 917, 268, 400, 441, 560–613,736, 815
Type 917/10 (Can-Am Porsche), 621–627, 630–636, 727, 736
Type 917/10K, 739
Type 917/20, 607–608
Type 917/30, 635–641, 690,728–729, 738
Type 917K, 590–591, 594–598, 600–613, 620, 726
Type 917L, 598–601, 607, 609, 736
Type 917LH, 239, 727
Type 917PA, 589, 616–622
Type 918, 553
Type 919 (transmission), 917
Type 921, 1206
Type 923, 746–763
Type 924, 645, 723, 730, 740, 742, 824, 838–853, 965, 1153, 1218, 1327
Carrera, 854–855
Carrera GT, 856–860
Carrera GTP, 857–859
Carrera GTR, 861–865
Championship Edition, 763
EA425 engine, 753–755, 758
EA831 engine, 750–753, 850
GTP, 865, 1097
GTR, 731
GTS, 724
Turbo, 723, 843–851, 855–856
Turbo S (Sport Group), 848
Type 924S, 726, 851–853, 965, 1110–1111, 1327
Type 924S2, 853
Type 928, 446, 645, 723, 732–733, 764–783, 794, 824, 840, 925–931,944, 1068–1093, 1096, 1153, 1178–1179
Type 928-4, 1072–1073
Type 928 Club Sport, 1085–1086
Type 928GT, 1086–1090
Type 928 GTS, 1068–1069, 1253
Type 928GTS, 1090–1093
Type 928 S, 724, 924, 931–941
Type 928S, 1069–1070
Type 928S4, 1080, 1251
Type 928S 32, 1075–1079, 1084–1085
Type 930, 675, 703–706, 722, 738,795, 874
Turbo, 695–700, 866–879, 1154–1155
Turbo Sportkit, 1155, 1164
Type 931, 843–851
Type 933
Cabrio, 1278–1279
Carrera 4, 1278–1282
Turbo GT2, 1256
Type 934, 657, 706–710, 745, 786
Type 934K, 792
Type 935, 702–703, 710–713, 738, 743, 784–799
K3, 730, 792–793
K4, 793
Type 935/2.0, 729, 788–790, 1040
Type 935/71, 795
Type 935/72, 808–809
Type 935/76, 814–815
Type 935/76 (engine), 910–911
Type 935/77, 785–791
Type 935/78, 730, 797–799
Type 935/79, 909
Type 935/82 (engine), 916
Type 936, 713–719, 729, 800–805
Type 936/78, 803–805
Type 936/81, 731, 743, 814–815
Type 943 (transaxle), 1140–1142
Type 944, 724, 863–865, 943–954, 967, 1094–1118, 1142
Cabrio, 1104–1107, 1116
GTR, 963–964
Lux, 954
Turbo, 725, 942–943, 954–967, 1257
Turbo S, 965–967
Type 944S, 1097–1103, 1110–1112
Type 944S2, 1094–1095, 1102–1103, 1109–1110, 1251
Type 944S2 Cabrio, 1252
Type 944S3, 1112
Type 946, 851
Type 947, 851
Type 949, 863–864
Type 949 (transaxle), 908
Type 953, 829–830, 1004, 1256A
Type 954, 1004 (See also Type 911SC/RS)
Type 956, 731, 744–745, 884–910,1009, 1053–1054
Type 959 (Gruppe B), 1002–1013, 1020–1025, 1030–1035, 1128, 1133, 1250, 1252, 1256A
Type 959/50, 1013–1018
Type 960, 1073–1074
Type 960 (transmission), 939
Type 961, 1025–1029, 1257
Type 961/70, 1026
Type 962, 910–916, 1257
Type 962/70 (engine), 910–911
Type 962C, 914–915, 919–920
Type 962CR, 922
Type 962LM, 1257A
Type 964, 836, 1124–1149,1265–1266, 1431
Cabrio, 1138, 1144
Carrera 2, 1138–1139, 1142, 1144, 1146, 1156–1158, 1169
Carrera 4, 1136–1138, 1144, 1148 (See also Panamericana)
Carrera 4 Lightweight, 1146–1147
Carrera RS, 1144–1146
Carrera RS 3.8, 1296–1298
Speedster, 1148–1149
Turbo, 1155–1161, 1252
Type 965, 1128, 1152–1155
Type 966, 1374–1401
Type 968, 1110–1123, 1166, 1253
Club Sport, 1169
Turbo S, 1121–1123
Type 968CS, 1120–1121
Type 969, 1151–1153
Type 984, 1327–1328, 1330
Type 986, 1329
Type 989, 1112, 1154, 1218–1223, 1327
Type 993, 1217, 1222, 1259A, 1265–1293
Carrera 4, 1284–1285, 1291
Carrera 4S, 1289
Carrera (rear-wheel-drive), 1285
Carrera RS, 1286–1287
Carrera RS Club Sport, 1287
Carrera S rear-wheel drive, 1289
Cup Carrera, 1286–1287, 1296
GT1, 1404
GT1/96, 1294–1295, 1309–1319
GT1/97, 1317–1319
GT1/98, 1318–1323
GT2, 1404
GT3, 1263
Turbo, 1289, 1292, 1298–1302
Turbo Cabrio, 1303
Turbo GT2, 1303–1305
Turbo GT2 Evo, 1306, 1309
Turbo S, 1300–1301
Type 993BTR, 1298
Type 996, 1402–1403
Cabrio, 1393–1395
Carrera 4, 1395–1397
Carrera 4S, 1397–1401
GT2, 1422–1425
GT3, 1407–1410
GT3 Clubsport, 1409
GT3 Cup, 1404–1410
GT3R, 1410–1412
Turbo, 1412–1425
Type 1834 (VW), 1209
Type 1866 (VW), 1209
Type 1872 (VW), 1209
Type 1966, 766
Type 1966 (VW), 1209–1211
Type 1997 (VW), 1210
Type 2502, 1211
Type 2508, 1211
Type 2584 V-4, 1213
Type 2590 (electric car), 1210
Type 2696 (PEP), 1215–1217
Type 2708/80 V-8, 1089, 1112, 1153, 1174–1203, 1219–1220, 1231, 1257A
Type 3512, 1229–1230, 1236–1241
Type M48 V-8, 1433–1436
Type M64/04, 1297
Type M64/50, 1170
Type M64/60, 1298–1300
Type M9680, 1312

U

Ugolini, Nello, 304
Underwood, Lake, 159, 161, 323, 371
Unfair Advantage, The, 656
Unger, Wolf-Hendrich, 1024
Uniroyal tires, 678–679
United States, exports to, 59–61, 70–75, 85–87, 89–91, 129, 147–148, 153, 161, 173, 184, 197, 203–205, 216, 295, 303–305, 307–311, 321–322, 369, 381, 386, 547–548, 558, 674, 677, 698–699, 704–706, 752, 760–762, 768, 833, 835, 848, 863, 868, 871–872, 874, 909, 948 , 950, 967, 1034–1035, 1095–1096, 1107, 1110, 1128, 1137–1138, 1152, 1156–1158, 1162, 1168, 1182, 1283, 1412.See also CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy); Porsche+AudiDivision; Porsche Cars NorthAmerica (PCNA)
Cayenne SUV, 1436, 1439, 1442–1443
dealers, Porsche disagreement with, 879–883
emissions standards, 525–527, 534–535, 544, 552, 672, 674, 760, 768, 820, 868, 871–872, 1110
United States Grand Prix
1959, 244
1989, 1233
United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC)
1963, 295, 309
1964, 310
1965, 330
1966, 358–359, 370
1967, 375
Unser, Al, Jr., 1199–1200
Unser, Al, Sr., 1187–1189
Unser, Bobby, 655
USAC, 303, 810–813
USRRC. See United States RoadRacing Championship (USRRC)

V

Vaccarella, Nino, 259, 302, 376
Vallelunga (1978), 798
Valmet conglomerate, 1362–1363
Vandervell bearings, 162, 277
van Lennep, Gijs, 372–373, 393, 552, 600, 603–605, 608, 610–612, 649, 651–652, 692–694, 718, 737
Vanoli, Marco, 786
van Osten, Dick, 70
van Rossem, Jean-Pierre, 1232–1234
Van Veen OCR motorcycle, 671
VarioCam, 1112–114, 1263, 1346, 1370–1372, 1385, 1409, 1433, 1455
VarioCam Plus, 1416–1418, 1422, 1459
Varioram, 1288
VDM wheel, 77
VDO company, 675
Vel's Parnelli Jones, 807
Venturi company, 1296
Vero Beach (1952), 71, 98
Vetter, Fred C., 109
Veuillet, Auguste, 55, 59, 61–62, 118, 120, 127, 252, 449, 516, 1391
Veyder-Malberg, Hans Baron, 18
Viscodrive, 1279
Vivian, David, 960
Vogel, Ernie, 126
Vφgele, Charles, 393
Voith VM1, 388
Vφlker, Bernhard, 117
Volkspflug plow, 16
Volkswagen automobile and company, 3–15, 19, 21, 27–30, 59, 65, 79–80, 83, 530. See also Audi automobiles and company; VW-Porsche Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH (VW-Porsche Sales Corporation, VG)
Golf/Rabbit, 747, 755, 757, 1071
Karmann Ghia, 488
Porsche+Audi Division(See Porsche+Audi Division)
Porsche engines in, 150–151
Porsche-Volkswagen (Type 914)(See Type Numbers: Type 914)
post-World War II, 42–43
race cars, 13–15, 65, 97, 241–242, 266
rotary engine, use of, 523
Scirocco, 755–756, 758
Super Beetle, 754
Transporter, VW, 447–449
Type Numbers, 341
E1 (SUV), 1430–1440
EA266 (Type 1966), 766
Type 1, 488, 1207–1208
Type 2, 488
Type 3 (VW 1500), 270
Type 60 (KdF-Wagen), 6, 9, 13–14, 27
Type 60K10, 3, 14–15, 27–28, 32
Type 62, 7
Type 64, 7–9, 14
Type 66, 7
Type 67, 7
Type 82 (Kόbelwagen), 7–8, 134–135
Type 87, 7
Type 116, 11, 266
Type 309 (engine), 19
Type 411, 488, 492–493
Type 411E, 493
Type 924(See Type Numbers: Type 924)
Type EA266, 497
Type EC engine, 529, 531
Type GA engine, 526–527
Type K70, 755
Volkswagen of America, 879–881
Volkswindkraftwerk, 16
Vollmer, Gottfried, 65
Volpi, Giovanni, 259, 302
Volvo company, 944, 1214
von der Mόhle, Count, 67
von Dφry, Anton, 292
von Eberhorst, Robert Eberan, 29
von Frankenberg, Richard, 40, 61, 63, 67–68, 84, 89, 101–102, 115, 118, 120–122, 126, 128–129, 160, 177, 181, 184–189, 192, 198, 242
von Guilleaume, Paul, 61, 67, 182
von Hanstein, Huschke, 59, 62, 67–68, 100–101, 108–109, 115, 117, 120–121, 126, 128, 156, 160–161, 163, 166, 173, 314, 347, 349–350, 372, 380, 384, 406, 416, 653
Carrera, development of, 213, 217–218
company, role in, 361, 498
death of, 1295
design, role in, 325
Ferry Porsche, relationship with, 63, 266, 279, 308
FIA and, 289–290, 423, 427, 546
Formula Two racing and, 243, 246, 249, 253, 257
ice racing by, 242
public relations by, 283–284, 323, 348, 366, 370, 383, 399–400, 498, 502, 561–562, 633, 782
retirement of, 423
RS 60, development of, 296
RSK Spyder, development of, 191–192
Type 550A, development of, 175–176, 180, 182, 184–185
Type 904, development of, 328, 331
Type 911R, development of, 393–394
W-RS, development of, 303–304, 307
von Hoesch (race driver), 84
von Hohenzollern, Prince, 517
von Karajan, Herbert, 648, 791, 934, 1032
von Neumann, John, 71–72, 74, 86, 90–91, 99, 109, 121–122, 127, 129, 131, 158, 226, 381–382, 616
von Neumann, Josie, 74
von Rόcker, Klaus, 136–137, 161, 167, 177, 201, 207, 215, 219, 245–246, 266, 271, 335–336, 339
von Senger, Rupprecht, 35
von Trips, Wolfgang, 149, 180–181, 183–184, 186, 193, 195–196, 198–199, 244, 246–247, 249, 252–253, 261
von Tschirnhaus, Goetz, 743
von Wendt, Karl, 438, 584
VW automobile and company. SeeVolkswagen automobile and company
VW-Porsche automobile (Type 914).See Type Numbers: Type 914
VW-Porsche Vertriebsgesellchaft GmbH (VW-Porsche Sales Corporation, VG), 497–498, 507, 511–512, 517, 530–531, 544, 549, 564, 748, 758

W

WABCO Westinghouse, 1011
Wachowski (race driver), 395
Wagenhofer, Frank, 160
Wagner, Arnold, 913, 1032
Wagner, Cort, 1410
Wagner, Harald, 355
Wald, Kurt, 1169
Waldegaard, Bjφrn, 517–518, 541, 551–552, 645, 653, 656–657, 820
Waldmann, R., 542
Walker, Derrick, 1195–1197, 1202–1203
Walker, Howard, 1242
Walker, Rob, 249–251
Walkinshaw, Tom, 914, 1306
Wallace, Charles, 184
Walter, Hans, 161, 169, 197, 218
Walter, Heini, 122, 198, 217, 259, 294, 302–303, 306–307
Walters, Phil, 74
Walton, Jeremy, 888, 900, 1145
Wanderer (Type 7), 5–6, 13
Wankel engine, 522–523
Wasserboxer, 1154
Water-cooling system, 924, 751
Water turbine (Type 285), 24
Watkins Glen
1950, 60
1954, 91
1961, 258–259
1962, 283, 303
1963, 260
1964, 309
1968, 373, 431–433
1969, 444–445, 619
1970, 238, 602–603
1971, 612, 624
1972, 633
1973, 634, 639, 652–653
1974, 656, 692
1975, 693
1976, 712–713, 738
1977, 785, 788
1978, 791
1984, 913
Watson, John, 918, 1039, 1042, 1046, 1054, 1056, 1058
Watt linkage, 193
Webasto, 1166, 1289
Weber, Friedrich, 41, 276
Weber, Julius, 700, 844
Weber, Michel, 325, 435, 621
Weber, Rόdiger, 1141
Weber carburetors, 116–117, 129, 156, 159, 161, 163, 166, 177, 193, 217, 254, 270, 292, 300, 319, 327, 373, 382, 393
Wehinger, H., 537
Weidenhausen, C.H., company, 98–99, 101
Weinsberg, Karosseriebau, 108, 111, 1072–1073, 1105–1106
Weiss, Sam, 196
Weissach, Germany, Porsche plant, 210–211, 496, 626, 1125–1126, 1225, 1377, 1430
track at, 615–616

Weitmann, Julius, 379–380, 409, 778
Wellendorf, Christoph, 1359
Welti, Max, 923, 1237–1238, 1240–1241, 1245–1246, 1248–1249, 1295–1296
Wendler, 123, 127, 167, 184, 197, 291, 296
Wendlinger, Karl, 1314
Werlin, Jakob, 6, 14
Werner, Helmut, 1164, 1428
Westbury, Peter, 307
Wester, Don, 370
Westrup, Klaus, 1392
Wetanson, Herb, 371
Wheatcroft, Bernard, 287
Whiteman, Paul, 88
Whitmore, Coby, 60
Whittington, Don, 792
Whittington, Bill, 792
Whitworth, Ben, 1421
Wickham, John, 1236, 1241
Wicky, Andrλ, 407
Wiedeking, Wendelin, 1126–1128, 1135–1136, 1225, 1286, 1290–1292, 1318, 1325, 1331–1332, 1362–1363, 1376, 1449–1450, 1460–1461, 1463
appointment as Porsche chairman of, 1168–1169
appointment to Porsche board of, 1280–1282
Boxster, development of, 1353–1356, 1362–1363
Harley-Davidson project and, 1214
Mercedes alliance possibility, role in, 1428–1430
Type 968, development of, 1119–1120
Type 989, development of, 1221, 1223
Type 993, development of, 1265, 1298
Type 996, development of, 1390
VW-Porsche SUV project, role in, 1430–1432, 1439–1442
WSC95, development of, 1310
Wiedmer, Hans, 635
Wieselmann, Heinz-Ulrich, 70, 88, 141, 155, 158–159, 169, 173, 176, 208, 212, 214–216, 249
Wihuri, Antti Arnio, 621, 626
Wilander, Mats, 1032
Wild, Karl Heinz, 1057
Wilder, Stephen F., 148, 160
Williams, Barrie, 960
Williams, Frank, 1044
Williams, Jonathan, 445
Williams, Ken, 850
Williams Engineering Team, 1038–1039, 1044, 1063–1064, 1231
Willment, John, 588
Willrett, Elmar, 791
Wimpffen, Jαnos, 1308
Windblown Systems, 844
Windhund (Type 356), 49, 80
Wind power plant, 16
Winkelhock, Joachim, 962, 1257
Winkelhock, Manfred, 916
Wintersteen, George, 310
Wizeman company, 1083
Wφhler, Hans Jόrgen, 1369
Wφhr, Kurt, 961
Wolf, Walter, 793
Wollek, Bob, 613, 709, 792, 804, 903, 914, 1306, 1314–1315, 1318, 1323, 1412, 1450, 1457
Wolpert, Klaus-Gerhard, 1430, 1432, 1438
Woodard, John, 626–627, 634, 636, 638
Woolfe, John, 582
World Drivers' Championship,1053, 1256A
World Endurance Trophy.See Challenge Mondial de Vitesseet d'Endurance
World Manufacturer's Championship, 563, 588, 714
1968, 416
1969, 426, 439, 583
1970, 602, 611
1971, 603–612
1972, 612
1973, 650, 653
1975, 693
1976, 711–712, 717
1984, 1256
World Sports Car Championship(1976), 694
Woron, Wolf, 91
Wright, Tim, 1065
WSC95 Porsche, 1306–1310, 1314, 1318
Wuesthoff, Bill, 295, 309–310, 323
Wurz, Alexander, 1307
Wόst, Rainer, 917–919
Wόtherich, Rolf, 80, 322, 325, 380
Wyer, John, 588–590, 594, 597–598,606, 625, 653
Wyss, Edi, 624

Y

Yates, Brock, 927
Yokohama tires, 1170
Yorke, David, 606

Z

Zagato, 167–168
Zahradnick, Josef, 6
Zakowski, Erich, 1313
Zakowski, Peter, 1313, 1318
Zakspeed, 1313, 1318
Zandvoort. See Dutch Grand Prix
Zarges, Holger, 394
Zasada, Sobieslav, 392, 395, 552, 557, 653
Zbinden, Peter, 695, 1069
Zell Am See, Austria, 16, 18–19, 31 50, 242
Zeltweg
1960, 253
1961, 259
1968, 433
1969, 445, 583–585, 611–612
1970, 602, 604
1976, 712
Zenith carburetor, 145, 148, 206, 221
Zesiger, Sue, 1421
Zetsche, Dieter, 1428
ZF company, 101, 124, 146–148, 162,178, 255, 271–272, 317, 319, 345, 403, 490, 494, 538, 573, 652, 776, 1115,1140, 1144, 1157.See also Tiptronic transmission
Zickwolf, Peter, 1133, 1272, 1416–1417
Zimmer, Jack, 408
Zimmerman, Ekkehard, 922
“Zipp” automobile, 56–57
Zipper, Otto, 197, 307, 321, 370–371
Zitro Racing, 608–609
Zucker, Udo, 1051
Zuffenhausen, Germany, Porsche plant, 5–6, 8, 11, 13, 16–19, 43, 57–58, 61, 133–134, 541–544, 1124–1126
expansion of facilities, 76–77
return of Porsche to, 44–48
Type 356 production at, 50–53
Weissach land purchase,1960, 210–211
Werk I, 133–134, 139, 184, 1225
Werk II, 133, 138–139, 210
Zόgel, Walther, 1141, 1164, 1168
Zuhaο
1993, 1296
1996, 1315

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Karl Ludvigsen
Karl Ludvigsen

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