GRGR (17): german samples

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pablo
> So perhaps I'm off by a few days. The website says,
> 
> "On June 8, 1948 the first sports car bearing the name Porsche is born." 
> 
> The world famous F. Porsche had built and driven race cars
> previously but none answered to the name as far as I know.

Sorry, no. It is an official Porsche website. There is a picture of a
car (fourth picture down) with the caption "Volkswagen predecessor
Porsche 32". This, I take it, was the name of the sedan -- Porsche 32 --
and I take it also that it was commercially available (the car in the
photograph is on a public street and has a number plate). The timeline
date beside it reads 1933. The Porsche Slothrop lets pass at 380.14 is a
"lean, grey" one, but is not necessarily a sports car.

http://www.us.porsche.com/english/company/history/milestones/years.htm

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