Sunday Porsche Blogging: Porsche Type Numbers – Part 2, Type 115 through Type 356
As the name states this is the second in a series of posts detailing the project numbers that Porsche has used. These project numbers are mostly chronological. As mentioned in Part 1 these project numbers are not to be confused with the somewhat confusing part numbers system.
Type 115
1939
Supercharged Kdf 1.1 liter engine overhead camshafts
Type 116
1938/39
Kdf backed 1.5 liter racing car with Type 114 components
Type 128
1940/41
Kdf based amphibian Schwimmwagen
Type 135
1940/41
130 Watt Wind power Generator
Type 136
1940/41
736 Watt Wind Generator
Type 137
1940/41
4500 Watt Wind Power Generator
Type 138
1940/41
Amphibian Schwimmwagen, alternative design
Type 160
1941
Design for Integral Body/Fraame for Kdf-Wagen
Type 166
1942/45
Kdf-Powered 4x4 Schwimmwagen, final design
Type 170
1942
Marine Sturmboot Engine, version 1
Type 171
1942
Marine Sturmboot Engine, version 2
Type 174
1942
Sturmboot Engine using Normal Kdf Engine
Type 175
1942
Steel Wheeled Military Tractor, the Ostradschlepper
Type 180
1942
Tank Design with Electric Transmission
Type 181
1942
Tank Design with Hydraulic Transmission
Type 205
1942
180 ton Tank, Maus
Type 212
1942
Air-Cooled 16-Cylinder Diesel Tank Engine
Type 245
1942
18-Ton Multi-Purpose Tank
Type 250
1942/43
Turretless Tank with 105 mm Gun
Type 285
1945
3.5 hp experimental Water Turbine
Type 293
1944
Personnel Carrier
Type 300
1944
Jet Engine to Power V-1 flying bomb "vengance weapon"
Type 309
1945
2-Stroke Diesel Engine for VW or Tractor
Type 312
1945
Gasoline Tractor
Type 313
1945
Diesel Tractor
Type 323
1946
11 hp Diesel Tractor
Type 328
1946
28-hp Tractor
Type 352
1946
Passenger car design for von Senger A.G., Switzerland
Type 356
1947
First Porsche Automobile, Open, Mid-Engined two-seater built with the VW as the basis
The link is to a Wikipedia photo of the actual first Porsche car
Source: Porsche Excellence Was Expected - The Complete Story of the Sports and Racing CarsKarl Ludvigsen1st Edition, 1977 pg. 517
2nd Edition, 2003 pg. 1484
The Ludvigsen work is an ongoing labor of love and a must read for any serious student of Porsche history.
Type 115
1939
Supercharged Kdf 1.1 liter engine overhead camshafts
Type 116
1938/39
Kdf backed 1.5 liter racing car with Type 114 components
Type 128
1940/41
Kdf based amphibian Schwimmwagen
Type 135
1940/41
130 Watt Wind power Generator
Type 136
1940/41
736 Watt Wind Generator
Type 137
1940/41
4500 Watt Wind Power Generator
Type 138
1940/41
Amphibian Schwimmwagen, alternative design
Type 160
1941
Design for Integral Body/Fraame for Kdf-Wagen
Type 166
1942/45
Kdf-Powered 4x4 Schwimmwagen, final design
Type 170
1942
Marine Sturmboot Engine, version 1
Type 171
1942
Marine Sturmboot Engine, version 2
Type 174
1942
Sturmboot Engine using Normal Kdf Engine
Type 175
1942
Steel Wheeled Military Tractor, the Ostradschlepper
Type 180
1942
Tank Design with Electric Transmission
Type 181
1942
Tank Design with Hydraulic Transmission
Type 205
1942
180 ton Tank, Maus
Type 212
1942
Air-Cooled 16-Cylinder Diesel Tank Engine
Type 245
1942
18-Ton Multi-Purpose Tank
Type 250
1942/43
Turretless Tank with 105 mm Gun
Type 285
1945
3.5 hp experimental Water Turbine
Type 293
1944
Personnel Carrier
Type 300
1944
Jet Engine to Power V-1 flying bomb "vengance weapon"
Type 309
1945
2-Stroke Diesel Engine for VW or Tractor
Type 312
1945
Gasoline Tractor
Type 313
1945
Diesel Tractor
Type 323
1946
11 hp Diesel Tractor
Type 328
1946
28-hp Tractor
Type 352
1946
Passenger car design for von Senger A.G., Switzerland
Type 356
1947
First Porsche Automobile, Open, Mid-Engined two-seater built with the VW as the basis
The link is to a Wikipedia photo of the actual first Porsche car
Source: Porsche Excellence Was Expected - The Complete Story of the Sports and Racing CarsKarl Ludvigsen1st Edition, 1977 pg. 517
2nd Edition, 2003 pg. 1484
The Ludvigsen work is an ongoing labor of love and a must read for any serious student of Porsche history.
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