Logic over Lust: Remembering Butzi Porsche
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, ameliorate known as Butzi, passed away on April 5, 2012 . While his demise was widely reported, I feel that his real contributions to conspiracy were underreported. Butzi Porsche was quietly top for three of the most important car designs ever. This might be for purely personal reasons. My first car was one of his designs, a 1974 Porsche 914. However, I ruminate over that simply gave me a unique perspective to critique his block out thinking.
Car design is a field that has always been dominated by irrational designs. From the sexy lines of a Ferrari to the brutish Hummer, it seems that comparisons to feeling and personalities are never far away in the car industry. However, Butzi Porsche's contributions in the 1960's champion away from that. He consistently avoided showy design affectations like monster wings, scopes, bursting wheels, etc., to well- on a kind of logical and very distinctive styling all his own.