So, Butzi didn't design the 911?

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11/07/2013 at 14:47 • Filed to: None

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A sidebar in the latest (EDIT: Excellence, not Panorama) states that Butzi Porsche, the guy for the last 50 years has been credited with designing the 911, totally didn't actually do it. I'm sure I can't scan / post it because copyright but I'll paraphrase.

The 911 was designed by a team, mostly by the designer of convertible top mechanisms.

Butzi barely did more than make the team's coffee.

Supposedly he was tasked with making a small clay model based on the drawings. After laboring a bit, supposedly he thew the lump on the ground and siad the equivalent of "Screw it, do this shit yourself." But in German, of course.

Since he was the son of Ferry, he got the credit.

This story has been corroborated by several people who worked at Porsche at the time.

Pretty crazy stuff to be reading, especially in the pages of (EDIT: Excellence, not Panorama.) They usually take the stance of Porsche is the bestest ever and they can do no wrong.

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DISCUSSION (20)


Kinja'd!!! Party-vi > burglar can't heart click anything
11/07/2013 at 14:49

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Did the story state anything about the 904?


Kinja'd!!! PS9 > burglar can't heart click anything
11/07/2013 at 14:51

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So Motorweek, but only for one manufacturer instead of all of them?


Kinja'd!!! burglar can't heart click anything > Party-vi
11/07/2013 at 14:53

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I don't believe it did. Fak the 904 is gorgeous.

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Kinja'd!!! Raphael Orlove > burglar can't heart click anything
11/07/2013 at 15:13

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I would love to see those scans, that's for sure.


Kinja'd!!! burglar can't heart click anything > Raphael Orlove
11/07/2013 at 15:20

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I'll see if I can grab it when I get home.


Kinja'd!!! burglar can't heart click anything > PS9
11/07/2013 at 15:35

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Totally.


Kinja'd!!! OneFastPuertoRican > burglar can't heart click anything
11/07/2013 at 16:17

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How about a spoiler alert for those of us who haven't got the Panorama yet? Jerkface!

/totes kidding


Kinja'd!!! saxgod > burglar can't heart click anything
11/07/2013 at 17:06

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For a minute there I thought I was re-reading the story about how a guy is claiming he co-created twitter but really was taken off the team and never really had any part of it lol.


Kinja'd!!! Darren McLellan > burglar can't heart click anything
11/07/2013 at 17:11

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I love it when people speak so highly of a dead man...


Kinja'd!!! burglar can't heart click anything > Raphael Orlove
11/07/2013 at 18:13

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I fucked up, it's Excellence, not Panorama. Ugh.

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Kinja'd!!! burglar can't heart click anything > Party-vi
11/07/2013 at 18:17

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I take that back. The story does say the same team did the 904. See my reply to Raffi.


Kinja'd!!! burglar can't heart click anything > OneFastPuertoRican
11/07/2013 at 18:18

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I screwed up, it's Excellence , not Panorama .


Kinja'd!!! burglar can't heart click anything > Darren McLellan
11/07/2013 at 18:38

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That's why I couldn't believe the article when I read it.


Kinja'd!!! Porschop > Raphael Orlove
11/09/2013 at 13:58

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I just went to the 50 years of the Porsche 911 exhibition at the museum. I took some pics (not the best pics) but there are some pictures (of pictures) of prototypes of the 911. At the exhibition it made it seem like porsche wasn't happy with the designs and did it himself. Go figure. Either way the car design is beautiful. Can i post pics? well here's the link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9490547…


Kinja'd!!! Shanghai61 > burglar can't heart click anything
11/10/2013 at 00:06

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Put him in the ring with Goetz and let them fight it out for 'most over-credited German car designer'.


Kinja'd!!! Boris Fohrman > burglar can't heart click anything
11/10/2013 at 12:33

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The story is nothing special ,if you ever worked in that kind of place chief always takes credit for everything that is good but if it fails he did not do it thrust me I was present in more corporate meetings than I wanted


Kinja'd!!! cuvauto > burglar can't heart click anything
11/12/2013 at 18:18

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I see you need to fill the position of proof-reader at oppo/jalopnik.

This is my application.


Kinja'd!!! DasWauto > burglar can't heart click anything
11/12/2013 at 19:58

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Did this get featured on Jalopnik at some point? Or did it get these views from the sidebar of a Jalop writer (Raph?) because of their recommendation?

Wondering for the Best of Oppo.


Kinja'd!!! burglar can't heart click anything > DasWauto
11/13/2013 at 05:46

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Don't know if you should post it for best of oppo, as the content is from a current publication. It's not my research or anything.


Kinja'd!!! DasWauto > burglar can't heart click anything
11/13/2013 at 09:20

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Ok, I'll put it in the #tips section and the Jalop authors can choose to do something with it if they like.