{"id":73614,"date":"2021-07-01T09:07:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T09:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=73614"},"modified":"2021-08-03T07:10:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T07:10:06","slug":"automotive-art-30-porsche-356-a-convertible-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/automotive-art-30-porsche-356-a-convertible-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive Art 30 – Porsche 356 A Convertible D"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this issue of Automotive Art, Bill Pack delights us with a lesser-known representative of the 356. Porsche presented the 356 A Convertible D in 1958 as the successor to the legendary Speedster. However, this version was much more suitable for everyday use and more comfortably equipped. It also tells the story of an almost forgotten designer and a German coachbuilding company.

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.<\/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

1959 Porsche 356 A Convertible D – 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 VW 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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was born on April 6, 1904 in Jauern am Semmering. His father was the technical director for the first power station in Semmering and Weyer-Enns, where the family relocated in 1913. Erwin 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 in the Wiener Karosseriefabrik. Between 1920 and 1926 Erwin completed a bodywork design course at the Vienna Technological Museum of Trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. In 1933 Erwin joined forces with Ferdinand Porsche as head of the bodyworks department at the engineering and design company of Porsche. A position he retained until he passed in 1966.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the new generations of the Porsche family started to rise in the company, a continuous change in the relationship between Erwin and the Porsche family developed. This fraction 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you view this example of the 1959 Porsche 356 A Convertible D, get to know and discover Erwin Komenda. The man who drew the famous lines of the 356.<\/p>\n\n\n

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