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Longtime Porsche engineer Hans Mezger passes away
Hans Mezger, longtime Porsche engineer responsible for the engine found in the Porsche 911 as well as the development of the Porsche 917, has passed away at the age of 90. Mezger, born in 1929 on the outskirts of Stuttgart, joined Porsche in 1956 after graduating from the Technical University in the same city. He was initially offered a job in diesel engine development but after expressing a desire to work on sports cars, Mezger joined Porsche's calculations department. After working on Porsche's first Formula One program, Mezger then developed the air-cooled flat six engine for the 901 and 911 which would become known as the ‘Mezger engine', named after its creator. In 1965, the...
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