Lucky enough Stuttgart would be hard NOT to pass through during my journeys. Better yet, a beautiful, large museum opened less than a year ago. Encompassing 5600 square meters and 80 exhibits and housed in an architectural gem that only touches the ground at three points and appears to be floating.
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I grabbed a cappuccino and lox on a roll and then headed on up to the exhibits.
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The car I lusted after as a ten year old:
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And an example of a car from my modern fantasy garage:
A lineup of all versions of the 911 Turbo shows the evolution of the design, while still retaining key 911 DNA:
Okay, let's move on to the prototypes and race cars, shall we? Look to the left for some of the protos:
One very ungainly prototype from the early 90s:
And one that's still beautiful 15 years after it was first shown - the Boxter prototype:
Porsche has had racing in it's blood since day 1. Here's a composite body from the 1960s, weighing in at 130kg (286 lb):
And a stunning 908:
The legendary 917 absolutely dominated endurance and Can-Am racing in the 1970s. Many developed over 1,100 HP in racing tune and over 1,500 for qualifying. Here's a lineup of notable 917s:
The 956 was reported to produce enough downforce, that at 321.4 km/h, it could theoretically drive inverted.
Plenty more Porsche racers were on display, but this one's my favorite - a 959 that was entered in the brutal 1984 Paris-Dakar:
As I mentioned earlier, the space itself is a modern architectural masterpiece. For example:
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Hey, what's that little red thing there in the upper left corner ^ ?
Why it's a Porsche tractor. Porsche made tractors for about 30 years, from the mid-30s thru the mid-60s. This would make a great addition to Keith's Double Drumlin farm...
And with that I grabbed a quick lunch in the Porsche cafe...
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...and headed over to the gift shop and then across the street to the Stuttgart Porsche dealer. But that's enough Porsche for one day. I'll post some dealer pix later.
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Why it's a Porsche tractor. Porsche made tractors for about 30 years, from the mid-30s thru the mid-60s. This would make a great addition to Keith's Double Drumlin farm...
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