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Hermann Kugelstadt was born on 16 February 1912 in Limburg an der Lahn, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Heimatglocken (1952), Die Mühle im Schwarzwäldertal (1953) and Das Kreuz am Jägersteig (1954). He died on 9 March 2001 in Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria.

After the First World War, Ferdinand Porsche and his family settled in Stuttgart. His father worked as an engineer for Daimler-Benz. After graduating from school, Ferdinand Porsche completed an apprenticeship at Robert Bosch GmbH. In 1930, at the age of 21, he began working in his father's design office, which was founded in the same year. Orders for Daimler Benz and Auto Union were fulfilled there. In 1935, Porsche married Dorothea Reitz. This union resulted in a total of four children. Meanwhile, Ferry Porsche, together with his father, designed the KdF car, which later became the legendary Volkswagen. A Porsche based on the KdF car was also planned, which would be used in the Berlin-Rome-Berlin race. Three prototypes had already been assembled, but the outbreak of World War II prevented the sports cars from taking off. The company received military orders and Porsche designed technical equipment for the war for Adolf Hitler. Among other things, Porsche was working on the development of an armored car.

After the Second World War, Ferdinand Porsche and his son Ferry continued the development of a Porsche sports car, initially in Gmünd, Austria. There Ferry Porsche designed the first sports car with his own name. In 1948 the model 356, the original Porsche, was constructed. It had 40 horsepower. The compact sports car was a success; the first examples were made by hand in a time-consuming process. Due to a lack of raw materials, production had to be relocated from Gmünd to Stuttgart in 1950. The Model 356 was then assembled in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. Parts of the VW Beetle developed by Ferdinand Porsche were used. In the modern factory, the car was assembled using assembly line work. In March 1951, the 500th Porsche 356 left the factory. In August of the same year it was already the 1,000th copy. The sports car was intended for the target group of the wealthy and wealthy. In 1951 his father Ferdinand Porsche died. While his sister Louise (1904-1999) married the Viennese lawyer Anton Piëch and stayed in Austria, Ferry took over the design office after his father's death. The company's shares were divided equally between both children.

In 1959, Ferdinand Porsche was honored with the Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1963 there was a model change with the 911 model. The design for this type was created by "Ferry" Porsche's son Ferdinand-Alexander, who was born in 1935 and who also developed the shape of the Porsche 904 in his own design company. With this exterior skin design, the company created a classic, which the following sports cars basically followed. The 911 from 1963 had a 130 hp rear engine. In 1972 the company became a stock corporation. Ferry Porsche was managing director of Dr. until the Porsche family withdrew from operational management in 1972. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche KG. He then headed the supervisory board; most recently as honorary chairman of the supervisory board. In 1984 the company went public. Together with his sister Louise, he was also the owner of the Porsche Holding in Salzburg, whose main business was trading in Volkswagen and Audi vehicles and their subsidiaries. Porsche was honored by the University of Vienna with an honorary diploma for his services to automotive technology.

The fast sports cars also successfully competed in international racing events. The Porsche company also had to go through economic downturns caused by its strong dependence on the US sales market and incorrect model policy. Nevertheless, the company was able to maintain its independence. In 1988, Porsche celebrated its 50th anniversary. This year, the sports car manufacturer also celebrated a double victory with the Porsche 911 GT 1 in the Le Mans race. In 1993, Wendelin Wiedeking became chairman of the board of Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG. Under his leadership, Porsche temporarily became the most profitable car manufacturer in the world.

Ferdinand "Ferry" Anton Ernst Porsche died on March 27, 1998 at the age of eighty-eight.