Deep in the bowels of Porsche's PEC Atlanta facility lies a very special room where only very special people can tread. Almost forty of Porsche's greatest engines of the last twenty years line the walls of the so-called engine room, spanning generations of sports cars. These engines are traditionally used as training vehicles for Porsche's …
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Take A Tour Of Porsche Cars North America’s Heritage Collection
Porsche's North American headquarters, known colloquially as One Porsche Drive, has a delightful selection of historically significant cars on display at all times. The cars rotate every couple of months, and there is usually a theme. The last time I was there, it was packed with prototypes and I got to lay eyes on the early-1990s Boxster concept …
Continue to the full articleFlatSixes Goes To Ameila Island: The Brumos Museum
The new Brumos Collection in Jacksonville, Florida has not been open long, but it is already one of our favorites. Obviously that is going to be true, because it's packed to the rafters with some of Porsche's best race cars over the years. Thankfully, while in town for the Amelia Island festivities, Brett Sloan of Sloan Motor Cars got an …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Celebrates 50 Winning Years Of 917 History With A Special Museum Exhibition
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 …
Continue to the full articleVisiting The Porsche Museum In Stuttgart
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 articleThis Is How Porsche Cares For Thousands Of Original Porsche Engineering Drawings
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 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Built A Wonky Full-Sized 911 Turbo Out Of LEGO
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 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Museum Displays Its Oldest 911; 901 no. 057
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. …
Continue to the full articleNow You Can Tour The Porsche Museum From the Comfort of Your Home
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 …
Continue to the full articleGenius on Wheels: Porsche Honors Walter Röhrl at 70.
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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