Porsche_US 356_1961

The Porsche is engineered for safety as well as for high performance. The center of gravity is low. Torsion bar suspension keeps wheels on the ground on the tightest curve. Brakes are oversized. Steering and transmission are responsive, acceleration superb The Porsche driver sits within a stressed steel shell, confident that the car will instantly obey each command of hand or foot. No annual model changes force obsolescence of Porsche automobiles.

Principles of aerodynamics do not change; neither does the basic shape of the Porsche. Instead, constant mechanical improvements take place within Dr. Ferdinand Porsche’s original concept of purely functional design 1Porsche bucket seats are as much a demonstration of engineering skill as the Porsche chassis or engine. Because these seats are extra wide and scientifically contoured to fit the body, you ride fully supported, entirely without muscular strain. You enjoy more miles in comfort than you ever thought possible.

Backs recline fully to a sleeping position, seats move individually back and forth on rails. One must fold and twist a bit to get into it. Once in, there’s all the room in the world. The seats are contoured to reach around and hold you gently at the hips and shoulders.” “Driving a Porsche, you can, with small effort, believe that the seat of your trousers is part of the automobile. Available with removable soft or removable hard top Carefully fitted soft top is lined and heavily padded (by hand to provid comfortable driving in any weather. Struts and crossbars are concealed.

1OVERSIZED ALUMINUM BRAKE DRUMS with 123 sq inches of effective braking surface, each drum cooled by 72 axial fins. Big enough for a far heavier car, they do not heat up, fade, or glaze under the most rigorous driving conditions.

2 TORSION BAR SUSPENSION was conceived by Dr. Porsche 30 years ago. Four wheels are individually suspended. No matter how rough the going, no matter how sharp the curve, all four wheels are always on the ground.

3 SYNCHRONIZED SERVOMESH TRANSMISSION per- mits shifting into first as well as into three other forward speeds while car is in motion-a real advantage in climbing or in stop and-go driving. Because of its speed and ruggedness, this trans- mission is built under license from Porsche into some of the world’s fastest and finest racing cars.

4 HAND-ASSEMBLED,ALUMINUM ALLOY ENGINE is air-cooled and has heat-dissipating fins on cylinders. Blast of air from large blower also passes over oil cooler, lowers temperature of oil before it reaches bearings. Automatic by-pass valve prevents dry starts by sending oil directly to lubrication points, without going through cooler, until operating pressure is reached.