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Porsche has always been a brand that I've had in my 'One fine day, I shall buy one' list. There are other cars too but the Porsche sticks out. Part of my Mid-life-Crisis routine, I have been looking closely at many of them since long. Drove a few in the past and it's not just a Poster love affair.

My daughter has been taking a keenness to cars and, for some reason, she likes Porsches too. I May / May not have played a role. Came close to buying a Porsche Restored 928 GTS as well but I missed the deal. Given that Porsche's have always been Father-daughter conversations, we just had to go to the Museum and that day came around when we took our Summer holiday driving across Czech, Austria, Switzerland and Germany.

This a Breakout thread from the Travelogue since it deserves its own thread.





Reached the Museum quite early and quickly started the day at the coffee shop which had these cute looking Chocolates.





Quickly collected our Audio Guides and on we went to the main floor.

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1947 Porsche Typ 360





1922 Austro-Daimler. A Porsche Designed racing car.





1903 Lohner-Porsche



1898 Egger-Lohner C2 Phaeton. Porsche Designed Electric car.



1948 Porsche 356 Nr 1. Porsches 1st Car ever.



1948 Porsche 356/2 Coupe



The very car Porsche Employees presented to Ferdinand Porsche for his 75th Birthday. This is the 1st car to be built in Zuffenhausen. Up untill then, these cars were manufactured in Austria.



1960 Porsche 718 RS 60. The Ancestor to the modern day Boxster.





1954 Porsche 50 Spyder. The first Porsche that was built for racing.







1960 Porsche Diesel Super L Tractor.



1954 Porsche 356 Speedster. Made for US with a rather unusual Built for a Target price of $ 3000.





1963 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS







1964 Porsche 356 C Police Car



1959 Porsche Typ 754 T7. This is considered to be the Predecessor of the Porsche 911.





The 1964 Gen 1 Porsche 911. The one that started it all.





1967 Porsche 911 2.0 Targa.





1969 Porsche 908/02 Spyder

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1969 Porsche 914 S. This one came with the 8 cylinder engine from the 908





1969 Porsche 917







1970 Porsche 917 LH. This is one of the fastest cars Le Mans as ever seen. This is basically the Long Tail version of the 1969 917









1973 Porsche 99 Carrera RS 2.7.







1972 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR.









1971 Porsche 917/20. A Cross between the short and Long Tail 917 of prior years. The livery is made to resemble a fat pig which is what it was said to look like. It was one of the most photographed racing cars.






1974 Porsche 911 Carrera Carrera RSR 3.0







And now, one of my favorite of the many favorites - 1977 Porsche 935











1972 Porsche 917/30 Spyder.





1974 Porsche 911 Turbo Nr 1. The first 911 Turbo.

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1982 Porsche 956. If one is wondering about it being upside down and the number 321.4, here goes the Theory. According to calculations, the downforce on the 956 is such that at the speed of 321.4 kmph, it can literally drive on tunnel ceilings. Not that anybody did.



1986 Porsche 959. Porsche entry into Group B rally.









1986 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar.





1981 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3



1986 McLaren TAG Porsche Formula 1





..and it's Engine.



1985 Porsche 944 Turbo Drivetrain.





1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup.





1997 Porsche 911 GT1 EVO.





1993 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6







Porsche 911 Carrera Police car



1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion.











1996 Porsche 911 Targa



1996 Porsche 911 GT2



What a View.

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1993 Porsche Boxster Concept.







Cut-away of a 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 to give a visual of the inner workings of the car.





1994 Porsche 968 CS (Clubsport)







1987 Porsche 928 S4. This was a study for a 4 Door Porsche 928. Glad it didn't make it to production. The classic timeless design of the 928 Coupe would have been marred for good.









1988 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup.



2000 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet.



Sally Porsches from the animated movie -Cars



2006 Porsche Carrera GT. Legendary Stuff this.





2008 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.







2008 Porsche Cayman S Sport



2007 Porsche Cayenne S Jagdwagen.





Gen 1 Porsche Panamera.



2010 Porsxche 911 GT3R Hybrid





2016 Porsche 911R. The back to Purity Stick shift Holy Grail...when it was sold.






Took a break to soak in the view.

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2010 Porsche 918 Spyder Concept.







2014 Porsche 919 Hybrid





Porsche 99X Electric. Porsche's car for Formula E.





2022 Porsche 911.





2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series



2022 Porsche 911 GT3.



2019 Porsche 911 GT3R



2011 Porsche 918 RSR





2023 Porsche 911 Dakar.





Porsche Gran Turismo Vision GT.





2013 Porsche 918 Safety Car





Concept Cars perched up.







Another View to soak in before ending our tour.

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All in all, it was an absolutely awesome experience. Loved the time spent here and I could certainly come back here again. Even if all the exhibits are still the same. There are some legendary cars one can spend hours oogling at.
The premise is extremely well designed and the Audio Guides are an awesome aid.
There are activities throughout the venue for kids to keep them engaged.

having said so, I certainly missed many models. the timeless 928 was missing as were the awesome concept cars of recent times including the Mission X and the 2018 935. I really love the design's coming out of Porsche in recent time and I'd have loved to have seen them all.

Seeing this JWW video of the museum, I can clearly spot many examples that were not there when we went.

https://youtu.be/9tyXsYl8FMk?si=qrdF493PAz17FPgp

Also, it is said that there is a exclusive vault in another part of the same premise which is closed off for commoners like us. I did try to ask around but I was pushed table to table in an obvious attempt to dodge until the manager told me that it is very exclusive to Porsche R&D and outsiders are allowed on invite-only.

Furthermore, the glass-walled garaged adjoining the cafe has a lot of Skunkworks cars which JWW has covered. Mere Mortals don't have access to this as well.

https://youtu.be/8o8gTYT2qlg?si=hz4oTH8afKbVOBYQ

What is accessible is an option to rent a 911 or 718 which @shankar.balan did. Unfortunately I had a time-constraint and I could not do it. just had enough time to purchase some Merch which is all the Porsche I can afford anyway.

As much as I did enjoy seeing the cars and the stories behind them, somewhere through the show, there were some traces of the Dark Truth- Porsche's involvement in WW, friendship with Hitler and how he profited from War. The video below details it out very nicely.

https://youtu.be/bj-OSopGYQc

Regardless, It sure doesn't take away the shine it has today.

I will still strive to buy a Porsche one fine day.

They say, Patek Philip watches are merely taken care of for the next generation.
I can't afford a Patek Philip. Hopefully I buy a Porsche, take care of it and pass it on to my daughter on her 18th Birthday. got 10 more years to see this come through.

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Thanks for the effort to put up an amazing thread. Honestly I'd be super in awe and also kicking myself that I can't afford these cars, yet but if I ever visit such a facility it also motivates me to no end.

The one thing I noticed was that how timeless these designs are. I'm not a HUGE car guy or a Porsche fanboy and if someone told me that the '97 911 was a 2020 model, I'd actually believe them hehe

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Originally Posted by CARSFASCINATEME

The one thing I noticed was that how timeless these designs are. I'm not a HUGE car guy or a Porsche fanboy and if someone told me that the '97 911 was a 2020 model, I'd actually believe them hehe

you're not alone. Porsche's have always been evolutionary design. Last time they tried to go radical was when the 928 came out. It was supposed to replace the 911 but that is not what happened and hence we will see future models too that will still have the same shape overall.

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Originally Posted by 14000rpm

Last time they tried to go radical was when the 928 came out. It was supposed to replace the 911..

Just googled the 928. Saw a Daewoo Matiz sedan. Lol. What were Porsche designers thinking?

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Originally Posted by 14000rpm

...Came close to buying a Porsche Restored 928 GTS as well but I missed the deal. ..

Originally Posted by CARSFASCINATEME

Just googled the 928. Saw a Daewoo Matiz sedan. Lol. What were Porsche designers thinking?

This is precisely the occasion for which the phrase 'to each his own' was made.

I've literally started this thread stating my missed opportunity to buy a 928 GTS. That is still the car I look forward to buy someday. It's a V8 grand tourer.

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Originally Posted by 14000rpm

This is precisely the occasion for which the phrase 'to each his own' was made.

You're Right. I mean no disrespect when I said what I did, I hope you don't take it otherwise.

Originally Posted by 14000rpm

I've literally started this thread stating my missed opportunity to buy a 928 GTS.

After all the nice pictures, this statement slipped my mind. Apologies.
Also, wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

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Originally Posted by CARSFASCINATEME

You're Right. I mean no disrespect when I said what I did, I hope you don't take it otherwise.


After all the nice pictures, this statement slipped my mind. Apologies.
Also, wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

Hey, no offence taken whatsoever. Chill. the 928 is not what springs to mind when you think Porsche. I give you that.

Merry Christmas to you too.

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Some great stuff lies in Porsches "undisclosed" storage as captured by Larry Chen from Hagerty.

https://youtu.be/v_vdaTCFHkQ?si=aHWPMGBT6lD8z7PS