Many Porsche icons have graced this page in past issues, but there’s no question Herbert Linge right up there with the best of them. Joining the company from the age of 15, Linge is still no stranger to the odd Porsche event even at the age of 92, helping the company in the intervening years to grow both on the road and on the race track.
Linge’s formative years at Porsche (both during and after the Second World War) were spent on production of the 356, participating in the build of the company’s very first in 1948. By 1952, Linge was sent by Ferry Porsche to North America, where a decisive contribution was made in creating and evolving the Porsche brand Stateside. That contribution is still felt today, with the US a regular destination and key territory for Porsche’s sports cars.