Hans Mezger was an engineer who worked for Porsche from the time he graduated from the Stuttgart Technical University in 1956 until his retirement from the company in 1994. He designed numerous Porsche engines during his tenure there, including the original air-cooled flat-six that graced the first 911 and the 914/6 and all of the air-cooled evolutions of that engine for the remainder of the 20th Century. He was also behind the air-cooled flat-12 that powered the Porsche 917 to Le
…
Read more