The first Porsche branded design was the Type 356 in the year 1948, but the very first vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche dates back to 1898 with the “Egger-Lohner electric vehicle, C.2 Phaeton model”, known as the “P1” for short. After 115 years, the original and unrestored “P1” has been recovered from a warehouse and untouched since 1902. It …
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Porsche Sound Nacht 2013 – Listen To The Roar!
Every year, the Porsche museum has an event unlike any other. Sound Nacht. On this special night they actually start the museum cars, let them run, and rev them for those in attendance to hear. Porsche knows that their cars, more than most, incorporate an aural quality to the experience, and they are more than happy to show that …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Museum to Host Anniversary Exhibition Celebrating “50 Years of 911”
The Porsche Museum is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 911 with one of the most extensive special exhibitions since its opening: Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, and Matthias Müller, President of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, opened the “50 Years of 911” anniversary exhibition …
Continue to the full articleListen to History during Porsche Sound Night
Earlier this month, on October 13th, more than 1000 people gathered at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart for "Porsche Sound Night 2012". This is a unique opportunity to listen to the engines of some of the most iconic Porsche cars ever in person. The video above showcases last year's event. On hand for this year's symphony were even more …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Porsche Showcases a “Bulletproof” 996 and a Convertible 928 in Museum Secrets Part 2
Porsche's Museum Secrets series is quickly turning into one of my favorite video sets on the Porsche YouTube channel. Earlier this week we showed you Porsche Museum Secrets Part 1 featuring the museum's newest storage facility housing Porsche's vast collection of more than 500 cars. Today's video give us a glimpse at some of the unique Porsches …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Porsche Museum Secrets
The new Porsche Museum exhibits about 80 Porsches at any given time. That's just a tiny fraction of the 505 porsches in their collection. So, where do all those other Porsches reside when they are not on display? Well, some are on loan, some are being repaired, others are part of the the "Museum on Wheels". The remainder? Watch the video below …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s New “911 Identity” Exhibit is Open at the Museum
When Porsche launched the "911 Identity" campaign last month, they did so with a new micro-site and the Porsche Identity Video. Today, they announced that the The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart has unveiled its new “911 Identity” Exhibit, a major “family” retrospective of all seven generations of the legendary Porsche 911, each showcased against the …
Continue to the full articleHave You Found Your Picture on the New Facebook Porsche
Porsche first introduced the new Facebook Porsche last week in their email newsletter. At the time, the link in the email didn't work, but we were able to see a thumbnail picture of the new Porsche Exclusive Cayman S (that we posted on our Facebook page) with the adapted livery that was decided on in a Facebook Vote. Our first impression... Wow! …
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