Anyone 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 …
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A Brief History Of Porsche’s Transaxle Models: Types 924, 928, 944 and 968
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 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Scion Opens World’s Largest Transportation Toyland
The 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 …
Continue to the full articleWatch Porsche Restore The Earliest 911 In Their Collection
When Porsche fist released the video in this post we got caught up in what appears to be a glimpse of the much anticipated Cayman GT4. So much so, that we never really shared the story behind the original intent of the video Let's fix that for you now. You would think if anyone is going to have at least one example of every production model …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsche Museum Is Now Renting Porsches
Renting Porsches isn't a new idea. In fact, for some time now, those interested are able to rent Porsches in the U.S. from select Hertz Locations or in Europe from Avis. Hell, you can even rent a Porsche GT3 on the Nürburgring if you like. Now, visitors to the Porsche Museum can rent cars from the current model line-up for as little as an hour …
Continue to the full articleIntroducing Porsche Project: Secret!
Since 2012 we've slowly been introducing you to Porsche's Museum Secrets as we get information on them. More and more information has surfaced about the special Porsche prototypes stored in Porsche's warehouse culminating in this most recent tour of the warehouse itself. At the time, we said Porsche should just open up their "secret warehouse" to …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Secret Warehouse Not So Secret Anymore. Please Just Open It Up To The Public!
Porsche has more than 500 cars in their collection of which about 80 are present in the museum at any given time. The rest remain stored in a hidden, "secret" warehouse a few blocks away. The problem is it doesn't seem to be much of a "secret" anymore. Back in 2012 Porsche released a video entitled "Porsche Museum Secrets". It gave us our first …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 Secrets: SC East African Safari Rally car
We can thank Vic Elford for getting Porsche involved in Rally races in the 60's. Since then, many of Porsche's more than 20,000 motorsport victories come from Rally Races. The 911 SC "Safari" featured in this video is one of the first 911 to get an off-road treatment. Other Porsche Blog Posts You Should Read This Is The Very First 911 …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsche Museum Rolls On
Not everyone gets a chance to visit the Porsche Museum and even those that do don't get to see these historic beauties in their natural environment: on the road and track. That's where the Porsche "Rolling Museum" comes into play. Practically all of the Porsche museum's exhibits are roadworthy and able to fulfill the original purpose for which …
Continue to the full articleCheck Out These Historic Race Cars On Display During The “24 Hours For Eternity” Exhibit At The Porsche Museum
Porsche's preparations for their return to Le Mans are not only on the track and in the paddock. The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen just opened a comprehensive special exhibition, running to July 13, 2014, that takes a look back at Porsche's history at Le Mans. For the first time, the Porsche 919 Hybrid will be presented to the public at …
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