 In 1947, in an old sawmill in Gmünd, Austria, Ferdinand Porsche’s son Ferry and Eberan-Eberhorst started work on project 356, which evolved into the famous Porsche 356 sports car.Later, the Italian Piero Dusio decided to build racing cars, bringing in the engineers Dante Giacosa and Giovanni Savonuzzi from Fiat and Piero Taruffi to manage the racing team.When the team decided to enter Grand Prix competition, Carlo Abarth and Robert Eberan-Eberhorst were also recruited.