When my wife came to me a few months ago with an inexpensive flight package to Europe and a gleam in her eye, I couldn't say no to a week long vacation to the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. I only had one stipulation, that I was able to visit the Porsche museum in Stuttgart. After a few days in Amsterdam ambling through art museums and checking …
Continue to the full articleA 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 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche'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 …
Continue to the full articleBefore 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. …
Continue to the full articleUnfortunately 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 …
Continue to the full articleWalter 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 …
Continue to the full articleAt 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 …
Continue to the full articleAnyone that's been to the Porsche Museum knows that exhibits and displays change frequently. For years we only speculated on where Porsche hid these treasures of the marques history. In fact, it wasn't until 2012 that Porsche officially acknowledged the existence of a "Secret Museum Warehouse" with the the video below. Since, then, various …
Continue to the full articleIn 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 …
Continue to the full articleThe new Hanz-Peter Porsche TraumWerk museum in the Berchtesgaden area of Bavaria truly is, as its name implies, a "dream" world for those who still see the world with a child's eye. Stuffed full of Porsche's personal collection of toys including cars, ships, planes and any other mode of transportation you can think of, the museum is a nod to …
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