Design secrets of the Porsche 964, 959 and Speedster: Ben Dimson EXCLUSIVE interview
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
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You asked, and I listened. After the popularity of my in-depth interview with Pinky Lai, designer of the Porsche 996, many viewers asked for similar recorded conversations with other designers and prominent Porsche people from elsewhere in the 911's illustrious history.
From there I set about making contact with Ben Dimson, designer of the 964. The Porsche 964 was released in my birth year and has since gone on to garner a reputation as one of the most universally admired generations of all time.
Ben has stayed out of the public eye and so his Porsche story isn't too well known, yet this is a man who, alongside his achievements with the 964, was project manager of the first 911 Speedster in the 3.2 Carrera, helped design the exterior of THE MIGHTY PORSCHE 959, as well as the 928 S2 and 944 Turbo. Ben's Porsche legacy is simply huge.
Ben joined me via Zoom from his home in Northern California for a fascinating conversation about life at Porsche in the 1980s, discussing what it was like to be involved on the 959 project, before divulging many design secrets of the beautiful 964. As such the video is a little longer than my other videos but, like my interview with Pinky Lai, I'm hoping you'll find it worthy of your time. Enjoy.
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