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Do you know Erwin Komenda? He designed classics like the Porsche 356 and will be introduced to us this time by Bill Pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome back to a new part of our monthly Automotive Art section with photographer and light artisan Bill Pack. He puts a special spotlight onto the design of classic and vintage cars and explains his interpretation of the styling ideas with some interesting pictures he took in his own style. The November issue features the Porsche 356 that kickstarted the sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart Zuffenhausen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Into The Mind Of The Designer – by Bill Pack<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

It is easy to learn lots of facts and information about any automotive designer. We learn what great shops they worked for, what model of cars they designed and the innovations they have brought to the industry. We know about them, but we do not know them. With my imagery I attempted to get into the soul and spirit of the designer. By concentrating on specific parts of the car and using my lighting technique, I attempt to highlight the emotional lines of the designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Porsche 356 – Designed by Erwin Komenda<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

’20 Feet From Stardom’, this phrase describes the life of Erwin Komenda who developed the body of the Volkswagen Beetle and the most important three number sets in history: 356, 550, 901 and the lightweight fiberglass body of the 904. Yet history doesn’t readily reflect this information. Why?

Erwin was born on April 6, 1904 in Jauern am Semmering, Austria. His father was the technical director for the first power station in Semmering and Weyer – Enns, where the family relocated in 1913.

He studied at the higher technical institute for iron processing in Steyr from 1916 to 1920. He made a switch in direction in 1920 and worked as an automotive designer at Wiener Karosseriefabrik. Between 1920 and 1926 Erwin completed a bodywork design course at the Vienna Technological Museum of Trade.

In 1926 Ferdinand Porsche came to Steyr as Technical Director after leaving the Daimler-Benz AG. It was here that Erwin and Ferdinand first met. In 1929 Erwin became the chief designer of the experimental and body development department of Daimler-Benz AG in Sindelfingen, Germany.

Erwin joined forces with Ferdinand Porsche in 1933 as head of the bodyworks department. A position he retained until he passed in 1966. As the new generations of the Porsche family started to rise in the company, a continuously splitting relationship developed between Erwin and the Porsche family. This division was most evident in the development of the 901. Erwin wanted to hold to the lines of the 356 while Butzi Porsche wanted more sporty modern lines. In the end it became a blending of ideas that gave birth to the most famous lines in the automotive world, the 911.

This fraction between Erwin and the Porsche family calumniated with the Porsche PR machine erasing Erwin from famous photographs with Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche. The PR machine has reduced his name from the credit in which he is due from much of Porsche history.

As you view this example of a 1962 Porsche 356 Carrera 2000\/GS, get to know and discover Erwin Komenda. The man who drew the famous lines of the 356 and some more Porsche models afterwards.
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