# Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, dead at 76

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dr-ferdinand-porsche-dead-at-76/263290
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [April 5, 2012, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dr-ferdinand-porsche-dead-at-76/263290 "2012-04-05T10:39:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author: ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2012, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dr-ferdinand-porsche-dead-at-76/263290/1 "2012-04-05T10:39:30Z")

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> **[Ferdinand Porsche, legendary 911 sports car creator, dies at 76](https://www.rt.com/news/porsche-911-designer-dead-370/)**
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> Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the man responsible for creating one of the world's most iconic cars, has died in Germany.

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### Author: ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2012, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dr-ferdinand-porsche-dead-at-76/263290/2 "2012-04-05T10:43:56Z")

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Was it. Racial beating ? If not the media won’t care

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### Author: ![daknut93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daknut93/32/6743_2.png) [@daknut93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/daknut93)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dr-ferdinand-porsche-dead-at-76/263290/3 "2012-04-05T10:59:08Z")

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lmao it seems like they dont care about anything that isnt negative

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### Author: ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dr-ferdinand-porsche-dead-at-76/263290/4 "2012-04-05T18:21:45Z")

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isnt death a negative thing?

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### Author: ![HudsonFalcon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hudsonfalcon/32/6460_2.png) [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dr-ferdinand-porsche-dead-at-76/263290/5 "2012-04-05T18:32:09Z")

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Was he killed by the neighborhood watch because he had Skittles?

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### Author: ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dr-ferdinand-porsche-dead-at-76/263290/6 "2012-04-05T20:56:03Z")

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Typical responses I expected from Shift.

Creator of one of the greatest sports cars of all time, posted on an auto forum, and you can’t stop talking about a kid that was shot in Florida.

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### Author: ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dr-ferdinand-porsche-dead-at-76/263290/7 "2012-04-06T03:36:42Z")

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Kid deserved it. Back to Porsche!

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### Author: ![HudsonFalcon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hudsonfalcon/32/6460_2.png) [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dr-ferdinand-porsche-dead-at-76/263290/8 "2012-04-06T04:25:32Z")

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Despite its technology and speed I’m not a fan of a car whose design hasnt changed in what 50 years? I am however a fan of the man and his work on these:

![http://www-d0.fnal.gov/~turcot/Armour/tiger_files/tiger_col1.jpg](http://www-d0.fnal.gov/~turcot/Armour/tiger_files/tiger_col1.jpg)

![http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/Tiger-2-2002-Picz/Tiger2-sSSPzAbt.501-France.1944-02.png](http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/Tiger-2-2002-Picz/Tiger2-sSSPzAbt.501-France.1944-02.png)

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### Author: ![daknut93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daknut93/32/6743_2.png) [@daknut93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/daknut93)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2012, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dr-ferdinand-porsche-dead-at-76/263290/9 "2012-04-07T08:36:26Z")

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> [@Summer START @ Dunnville Review / Pic's / Vid's / Thank You Thread!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/summer-start-dunnville-review-pics-vids-thank-you-thread/49001/223):
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> isnt death a negative thing?

yea but he didnt get like beat to death or anything so they dont really care

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### Author: ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dr-ferdinand-porsche-dead-at-76/263290/10 "2012-04-07T12:23:27Z")

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RIP Dr. Porsche