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Fortunately the +Ford Motor Company Mustang has also had equally passionate people to keep it alive through many trying times.
How an American saved the Porsche 911 from extinction
Peter Schutz was the first American to hold the CEO title at Porsche. He’s also the reason the 911 still exists today. Read the incredible story of how he saved Porsche from making a mistake that would have haunted the company forever.
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Growing up as a childhood friend of Jeff Zwart is a good way to get started. I've been lucky enough to get to know a lot of fascinating people in the auto business over the past 23 years and I've interviewed Thomas twice.
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/12/freeman-thomas-ford-never-planned-to-build-the-interceptor/
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/23/beijing-2010-ford-start-concept/
Where passion meets profession: Designing the Porsche 911
Freeman Thomas is an American car designer who worked for both Porsche and Ford and also co-founded R-Gruppe. Here, he discusses work with the Porsche 911, and the effect it had on shaping his life.
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Jeff Zwart was very fortunate when it came to his parent's taste in cars. To my parents, a car was simply an appliance.
Learning to drive in the 35th Porsche 911 ever built
Pikes Peak record holder and professional filmmaker Jeff Zwart talks about the profound effect that learning to drive in a Porsche 901 had on him.
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