OK all you experts. What is the relationship between Porsche and Aston Martin?
Going back 60 years or so...
And Frank Barrett is not allowed to post re this.
OK all you experts. What is the relationship between Porsche and Aston Martin?
Going back 60 years or so...
And Frank Barrett is not allowed to post re this.
My choice would be John Wyer, ran both race teams, Aston and Porsche
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Good choice, but not who I had in mind.
think back further...
Just think, you'll be responsible for me lying awake all night trying to answer your damn question
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They both started off building tractors in the 1930's (in the case of Aston Martin it was David Brown before he bought AM).
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The connection I was thinking of was Professor Robert Eberan Eberhorst. He worked with Professor Porsche designing the Auto Union Grand Prix cars in the thirties and took over when Porsche's contract expired. Following WW2 he and Porsche again united to design the Project 356. He moved to England to work and by 1950 was Chief Engineer at Aston Martin-he was John Wyers boss. He was acknowledged as a brilliant engineer who designed and worked through engineering problems thoroughly before committing to construction. This was at odds with the British "Suck it and see" attitude. He returned to Auto Union after a few years in England.
The main connection is that Aston Martin cars of the fifties have front suspension that is almost identical to the Porsche 356/Auto Union/VW Beetle but use coil springs instead of torsion bars. FYI.
What? Before Wyer? Maybe he doesn't know the answer, either!Originally Posted by davidbir
OK all you experts. What is the relationship between Porsche and Aston Martin?
Going back 60 years or so...
And Frank Barrett is not allowed to post re this.
One thing to consider was that AM may have used the Porsche synchromesh system, though I would also have to look at Porsche's project list to see if they worked on any projects for Aston Martin. The files here do have a copy of a hand-made sales brochure that Porsche created to sell their synchromesh gear (pun intended); the brochure once belonged to Hardy-Spicer.
Porsche did have commonalities with Frazer Nash, though...
Now you've got my brain overheated...
Frank, both Eberhorst and Wyer joined AM in 1950-Wyer first...
Pedant, moi?
Wow David ! you dug deep for that oneI had heard of the Eberhorst name, but never knew the rest of the story. I sure hope you're grading on a curve!
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