The First Porsche 356 And Its Ancient Wood Framework

JAKARTA - Porsche 356 is a legendary car that has existed since 1948. This car is considered the beginning of Porsche's success as a well-known sports car manufacturer to date. However, this car will never exist without this very important ancient wooden frame.

This wooden range is currently in Porsche Automuseum in Gm\"und, Austria. And during the first year of production of 356, each handmade body panel was compared and adjusted to this wood ragka before touching the true framework.

In the release of Porsche, April 8, it was explained that at that time steel chassis could be produced quickly but the external bodywork process proved difficult, because aluminum sheets had to be formed using hammers and then repeatedly pasted to wooden frames for comparison. Hence, it takes a specialist who works at least 90 hours to form a perfect 356 outer skin. Only then is it ready to be pinned, and poured into the inner structure.

A total of 52 Type 356 (44 Coupe and 8 Cabriolet vehicles) were produced using 356 wooden frames, and eight to 10 superlight models were completed a few years later.

This story shows that inspiration can come from anywhere, even from a wooden frame from an ancient warehouse that became a source of inspiration in creating legendary sports cars.

Until now, Porsche is still one of the best sports car manufacturers in the world with a long history and brilliant achievements. The story of ancient wood that inspired Porsche 356 of course adds an interesting story about the legendary Porsche history.