Porsche celebrates founding of first Porsche club in Germany 70 years ago

Porsche is celebrating 70 years of Porsche Clubs this year, the automaker announced, and some might be surprised that the oldest one is not Porsche Club of America. On May 26, 1952, Westfälischer Porsche Club Hohensyburg was formed near Essen, Germany. The chapter is now known as Porsche Club Westfalen.

It was the first Porsche Club in a network that spread next to Belgium and is now more than 700 strong, including the Porsche Club of America (which, by the way, was started in September 1955). Porsche Clubs worldwide have membership totaling more than 240,000 in 86 countries, with about five independent clubs added per year, Porsche says.

Each Porsche Club is an autonomous, independent, registered associations run by volunteers. Just as in PCA, they put on numerous events throughout the year — car shows, concours, and drives on both road and track. Many Porsche Clubs even have multi-day Porsche Parade-like events, a type of event which PCA pioneered with its first in 1956.

Through the years the Porsche family have enjoyed the company of members from various Porsche Clubs. Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, Peter Porsche, their respective families, and Porsche executives continue the tradition set by Ferry Porsche of attending events like PCA’s Porsche Parade.

To celebrate Porsche Clubs worldwide, Porsche says, it is “planning a worldwide campaign with a variety of communications and events under the banner of “Enduring Passion.” In addition to traditional Porsche-branded media materials, this includes a central content hub, on which the Porsche Club members can publish their personal club stories. The company is also supporting Porsche Club events such as the 356 Meeting in the Netherlands in May, the Porsche Parade USA and Le Mans Classic.”

24 May 2022