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World War II and Beyond The year 1938 saw Porsche relocate his company to new facilities in Zu ! enhausen, just outside of Stuttgart. As the war broke out, the company moved from designing tractors to engines for the feared “Tiger” tanks that filled the Panzer divisions. At war’s end, Porsche was finally freed of distractions from his central dreams. Work on the “people’s car” continued under a separate company, largely directed by British personnel. As for Porsche’s own company, his son, Ferry, and daughter, Louise Piech, were by then involved with his plans for a sports car based on the Volkswagen design.

A Tiger I tank is loaded on a special rail transporter. Porsche designed engines for the tanks.

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Porsche: The Ultimate Speed Machine