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Frög
05-26-2008, 08:25 AM
Little late, but as promised:

Every Christmas, I visit my family in France. The Family is spread out through France and my uncle's family lives in Alsace which borders Germany. Well since I was so close to Stuttgart, might as well right? I was pretty pissed to find out that I couldn't visit the Factory until this summer, so I will be going back this year when they finish the new museum (http://www.automotoportal.com/media/images/vijesti/060921001.2.jpg) to visit both. I also have pics from the stealership, where I made an indispensable purchase from the parts department since it is not sold in the US; A OEM European front plate holder for my car :D. I have a whole bunch of pics, but here are a few (lol). Shall we?



Arriving at Stuttgart:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0858.jpg

German Pork:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0866.jpg

Porsche Factory and the dealership on the left:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0864.jpg

Enough with the BS, here are the cars... and um.. a tractor:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0865.jpg

959, my favorite, my dream:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0892.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0869.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0868.jpg

Sex, driven by what seems to be gay men :ninja::
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0872.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0871.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0870.jpg

More prettiness (for the roof rack lovers):
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0873.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0874.jpg

804?:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0875.jpg

Speedster:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0878.jpg

356:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0900.jpg

Love the fat ass:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0876.jpg

Cut outs of Cayman and Cayenne:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0881.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0883.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0905.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0903.jpg

Cutout of air-cooled 991sc(?) engine and 996 turbo engine:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0886.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0887.jpg

Ehh everyone see a Carrera GT but here:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0885.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0889.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0899.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0898.jpg

Probably tied for all time favorite with the 959, GT1:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0897.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0877.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0879.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0884.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0902.jpg
Street GT1 is the sickest porsche.. link! (http://dhost.info/thesupercars/supercars/porsche/gt1/97gt1.html)

At the dealership:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0917.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0910.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0909.jpg
996 GT3RS!!!!!
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0911.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0912.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0914.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0915.jpg

Nice 997 turbo parked outside:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0906.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0908.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0907.jpg
EJ25RUN
05-26-2008, 08:29 AM
Balsa wood FTW!

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0899.jpg
mr.koupe
05-26-2008, 08:33 AM
very nice porshe's that gt1 :leghump: repped
The Youngn
05-26-2008, 09:08 AM
fawking sweet shizzle dude. My front plate was a gift from a friend that had another friend in Germany actually take it off their car and ship over here for me. They had to cut the seals in order to do that so I ordered some replica seals
blacknightteg
05-26-2008, 09:11 AM
beautiful picturs man. i remember seeing the GT1 flip at road atl one year. that **** was crazy
r0bb86
05-26-2008, 09:18 AM
Nice pix!
Is it just me or does some of the cars appear dirty?
The Carrera GT looks dirty, the tires and wheel wells appear dirty - kinda odd for a museum.
Frög
05-26-2008, 09:25 AM
fawking sweet shizzle dude. My front plate was a gift from a friend that had another friend in Germany actually take it off their car and ship over here for me. They had to cut the seals in order to do that so I ordered some replica seals

Nice! i always wandered what you plate meant.. lol

But we aren't talking about the same thing, im talking about the thing that hold the german plate, pics:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Random/IMG_1367.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Random/IMG_1369.jpg
Frög
05-26-2008, 09:28 AM
Nice pix!
Is it just me or does some of the cars appear dirty?
The Carrera GT looks dirty, the tires and wheel wells appear dirty - kinda odd for a museum.

Didn't notice that, but yeah they look dirty.. I know its what they call a "moving," the cars are frequently switched around, but thats no excuse..
NevrNufTorq
05-26-2008, 09:35 AM
ty man!!! :goodjob: very cool to see :D
nreggie454
05-26-2008, 09:45 AM
I am very envious. The next time you are around there, keep your eyes peeled for a 718. Those are sick and I haven't seen many good pictures of those.
81911SC
05-26-2008, 10:13 AM
Any 917 or 962 shots?
Awesome man, I can't wait to go.
Frög
05-26-2008, 10:35 AM
Any 917 or 962 shots?
Awesome man, I can't wait to go.

I wish, they didn't have them when I went :(..

Yeah man, I can't wait to see the new museum!!

http://www.porsche.com/uk/aboutporsche/porschemuseum/
81911SC
05-26-2008, 10:47 AM
In a couple of years we need to get together and go to Rennfest. That will fix any cars you've missed. :goodjob:
speedminded
05-26-2008, 11:17 AM
Balsa wood FTW!

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0899.jpgbalsa? :thinking:
speedminded
05-26-2008, 11:23 AM
I am very envious. The next time you are around there, keep your eyes peeled for a 718. Those are sick and I haven't seen many good pictures of those.Mmm...Formula 1 or street car?

1st car is a 718 RSK Spyder and the 2nd is a 718 F1...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Porsche_718_RSK_Spyder.jpg/800px-Porsche_718_RSK_Spyder.jpg
speedminded
05-26-2008, 11:30 AM
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0902.jpg

Please tell me that's a '74 Martini Carrera RSR Turbo next to the GT1...and you have pics of iit!
nreggie454
05-26-2008, 11:34 AM
Mmm...Formula 1 or street car?

1st car is a 718 RSK Spyder and the 2nd is a 718 F1...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Porsche_718_RSK_Spyder.jpg/800px-Porsche_718_RSK_Spyder.jpg

The one in the foreground. IMO a beautiful car that influenced the CGT heavily.
81911SC
05-26-2008, 11:37 AM
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0902.jpg

Please tell me that's a '74 Martini Carrera RSR Turbo next to the GT1...and you have pics of iit!
I know for sure it is and you better have pics of it. :ninja:
My absolute favorite of all time.
Frög
05-26-2008, 11:48 AM
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0902.jpg

Please tell me that's a '74 Martini Carrera RSR Turbo next to the GT1...and you have pics of iit!

lol it sure is! I was looking everywhere the pics i took of it!!!!!! :rant:

I think they didn't transfer from my camera, I need to check.. I love that car too, I have a magazine on it and I took a poster from the museum of it but I forgot it in France.. :no:
EJ25RUN
05-26-2008, 11:53 AM
Nice pix!
Is it just me or does some of the cars appear dirty?
The Carrera GT looks dirty, the tires and wheel wells appear dirty - kinda odd for a museum.

It is motor racing tradition that a car that won either Le Mans or anyother important race not be washed afterwerd, its almost like battle scars from the event.


balsa? :thinking:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balsa

Starting with the Bergspyder cars of the mid to late 60's when Porsche began studying every form of light weight material to use in their race cars, they began to use balsa wood in the shift knobs.

That's why the Carrera GT knob is balsa wood instead of tacky carbon fiber.

It's tradition, something Porsche knows a little about.

http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-pqr/Porsche-Carrera-GT-Interior-Console.jpg
speedminded
05-26-2008, 12:06 PM
It is motor racing tradition that a car that won either Le Mans or anyother important race not be washed afterwerd, its almost like battle scars from the event.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balsa

Starting with the Bergspyder cars of the mid to late 60's when Porsche began studying every form of light weight material to use in their race cars, they began to use balsa wood in the shift knobs.

That's why the Carrera GT knob is balsa wood instead of tacky carbon fiber.

It's tradition, something Porsche knows a little about.

http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-pqr/Porsche-Carrera-GT-Interior-Console.jpgThat Carrera GT knob is laminated layers of birch and ash (light and dark) made "to remind drivers of the balsa wood shift knob in the 1970 Le Mans-winning Porsche 917".
EJ25RUN
05-26-2008, 12:09 PM
That Carrera GT knob is laminated layers of birch and ash (light and dark) made "to remind drivers of the balsa wood shift knob in the 1970 Le Mans-winning Porsche 917".

well damn, even the balsa wood didn't get a comeback. Im sad now.
The Viceroy
05-26-2008, 12:10 PM
coool. museum of a bunch of slow cars. Thanks for wasting my time froggy. JK hope it was fun, you gotta tell me about it when we see each other next, maybe at work
speedminded
05-26-2008, 12:38 PM
well damn, even the balsa wood didn't get a comeback. Im sad now.nah, I can't imagine balsa being durable or strong enough for something constantly being used...even with a hard lacquer finish. For a true manual transmission you don't want a lightweight shift knob anyways, it needs to be weighted & balanced for precise shifts. :2cents:
JEY$JDM
05-26-2008, 01:01 PM
sick.
The Youngn
05-26-2008, 08:18 PM
Nice! i always wandered what you plate meant.. lol

But we aren't talking about the same thing, im talking about the thing that hold the german plate, pics:


yea i know...i was just saying since you got something really from Germany. I got my frame off of ebay:yes:
Frög
05-26-2008, 09:08 PM
yea i know...i was just saying since you got something really from Germany. I got my frame off of ebay:yes:

oh gotcha!
csmiths
05-26-2008, 09:14 PM
speedster and gt3rs with blue wheels are just awesome.
Z33_kid
05-26-2008, 09:17 PM
very nice
LS2ner
05-26-2008, 11:01 PM
i saw a GT3 in Chattanooga a few months back.. I think i was on the phone with QD. I saw what looked like the GT3 RS a awhile back, but it was on the opposite side of the road. By far my favorite is still the Carrera GT. The 998 turbo is nice tho :)


Good ****
81911SC
05-26-2008, 11:16 PM
i saw a GT3 in Chattanooga a few months back.. I think i was on the phone with QD. I saw what looked like the GT3 RS a awhile back, but it was on the opposite side of the road. By far my favorite is still the Carrera GT. The 998 turbo is nice tho :)


Good ****
Yea, future cars are always nice. :D
d_day87
05-26-2008, 11:27 PM
nice pics, looks like it was a good trip :goodjob:
K20Z1
05-26-2008, 11:34 PM
man take me next time when u go to france again!
Frög
05-27-2008, 11:27 PM
ok, idk where all the pics went, but here is one i dug up of the 74 Martini Carrera RSR Turbo..

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/ll_shprelude_ll/Stuttgart/IMG_0896.jpg

i need to find my pop's camera..
Frög
05-27-2008, 11:29 PM
here is one i found online: