Gmünd. Here's how we connect the dots between our next event at Ganahl Lumber Company and an interesting facet of Porsche's history - as it turns out there's a surprising connection between lumber and the carmaker's early history. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Read the whole story at the link in our bio and learn some of the context for the next chapter in the Luftgekühlt story. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ History buffs will be aware that the initial series of aluminum-bodied 356 models were constructed at an old sawmill in Gmünd, Austria - colloquially known as "Gmünd 356es" - and to this day the exact number of cars in the series remains a point of contention among Porsche fans. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There is much, much more to the story - including Allied bombings, the US Army paying rent to Porsche for their facilities in Zuffenhausen, the Porsche family villa, a re-claimed wooden barracks and the introduction of famed Volkswagen importer Max Hoffman. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Read the whole story at the link in our bio and learn some of the con...