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Porsche Celebrates 50 Winning Years Of 917 History With A Special Museum Exhibition

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Starting in mid May, and running through September, the Porsche Museum will host an exhibit to honor the 50th anniversary of the 917. The exhibit will be named "Colours of Speed — 50 Years of the 917". As part of that exhibit, Porsche will be rolling out a never-before-seen 917 concept study (above) to commemorate the history of the Le Mans …

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This Is How Porsche Cares For Thousands Of Original Porsche Engineering Drawings

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A 70-year collection of documents sits in a climate controlled beehive of a room in the basement of Porsche's Weissach Development Center. The windowless room is created so that the fragile documents aren't harmed by natural light. The hexagonal stacks of document roll tubes provide structure to ensure the papers aren't weighing down on each other …

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Porsche Built A Wonky Full-Sized 911 Turbo Out Of LEGO

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Porsche's 911 naming structure has gotten a bit out of hand lately, with things like 911 Targa 4 GTS becoming the norm, but they've stepped up that lengthy name convention with the new LEGO Big Brick 911 Turbo 3.0. LEGO recently introduced a scale model version of Porsche's iconic 3-liter 930, which comes alongside a brand new 911 RSR kit, as part …

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Porsche Museum Displays Its Oldest 911; 901 no. 057

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Before a trademark dispute with Peugeot created one of motoring's most iconic badges, Porsche produced 82 901s. These cars were primarily treated as pre-production cars, and were reportedly not officially sold. Despite this, several have found their way into private hands. Alois Ruf owns number #037, and Ruf restored #018 for a private customer. …

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Now You Can Tour The Porsche Museum From the Comfort of Your Home

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Unfortunately for many of us, the Porsche Museum is simply not well located for a day trip. For most, extensive planning is required just to get there. Dipping out for the afternoon to see some magnificent and historically significant Porsches is just not practical. Thanks to a new real-time audio-visual tour offered through GoInStore, popping in …

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Genius on Wheels: Porsche Honors Walter Röhrl at 70.

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Walter Röhrl began driving with Porsche nearly as soon as he could do so legally. Though not yet a professional driver, young Walter began driving with a Porsche 356B 1600 making just 75 horsepower- after he sourced an engine. This engineless 356 was just the beginning of Röhrl's remarkable career. To honor the man Niki Lauda called a "Genius on …

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The Logistics of Managing a Collection of More Than 600 Porsches

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At any given time there are about 80 different cars on display at the Porsche museum in Stuttgart. That might sound like a lot, but it's just a small fraction of the more than 600 vehicles in their overall collection. In addition to the cars on display, the team at the Porsche Museum handles the deployment of over 200 vehicles to more than 30 …

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A Brief History Of Porsche’s Transaxle Models: Types 924, 928, 944 and 968

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In 1976, Porsche introduced their first transaxle powertrain with the type 924 and embarked into new = and some might say murky - waters. Unlike the venerable 911, the 924's engine is mounted in front, but the transmission is at the rear axle, thus the "transaxle" designation. All told, between 1976 and 1995, Porsche built a generation of sports …

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