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Porsche Museum
Noice. EJ25 already posted some pics but most were different IIRC. I want to go there so bad.
Good god - thanks man!
STOP THE PRESSES. XLR8NMR2 that is the OLD museum.
This is the NEW one. (Grand Opening is January 31 2009)
What's already inside....
I got more
*changes underwear*
baller.
He posted pics of both. lolOriginally Posted by EJ25RUN
I just noticed that. When i opened the thread, only the pics of the old museum showed up on mine. dunno why.
I have to visit there soon
nice thread.
:idb:
where is it at? i would love to go.... looks badazz!
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^Wow thats a nice car!
I am going there this summer!!!
Porsche museum opens in Stuttgart
By ALEXIS KUNSAK – 1 day ago
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — The art of the sports car takes center stage at the new Porsche museum in Stuttgart.
Set to open to the public Saturday at the automaker's headquarters in the city's Zuffenhausen district, the museum is a sprawling monument to 60 years of German engineering.
Engines, interactive displays, Porsche memorabilia and 80 cars — including prototypes and icons like the 911, all polished to a mirror-sheen — are parked on two floors of pristine, white galleries.
The collection includes a 550 Spyder — the model James Dean was driving when he died in a collision with a Studebaker in 1955.
Other models, like the 917 type Hollywood star Steve McQueen made famous in "Le Mans" and the 928 version Tom Cruise's character in "Risky Business" used to elude trouble, are parked bumper-to-bumper under dazzling spotlights.
Three dramatic concrete pillars support the museum building, designed by the Viennese architecture firm Delugan Meissl, which seems to float above its industrial surroundings.
A handcrafted aluminum recreation of the very first Porsche, a Type 64 'VW Aerocoupe,' shines in the center of the first floor.
On the top floor five generations of 911 turbos rotate in tandem, showing off the dainty differences to their styling cues.
Other cars stand out for their oddity, such as the 1957 "Jagdwagen" or hunting car, an amphibious vehicle ready for road and pond — whose unique design brought back memories for invited guests at this week's official opening of the museum.
"Oh, would you look at that," exclaimed a white-haired visitor to an elderly friend, as he came around the corner face-to-face with the Jagdwagen. "That thing was the best in the Black Forest and in the lake. But it was so expensive."
Each car is described with signs in English and German, and visitors can get up-close-and-personal with the vehicles, with no barriers keeping them at a distance.
Another favorite is the 917/20 race car nicknamed the "Pink Pig." The extra-wide car was painted pink and labeled with the names of different cuts of meat after a designer complained about its shape.
Prototypes on display include a 928 model almost long enough for four doors, a 1989 "Panamericana" with odd, frog-like curves and the darling of the museum staff: the 1992 Boxster prototype that won Best in Show at the 1993 Detroit Auto Show.
"I love it. It's my favorite," said museum guide Liron Koll. "It's so much more beautiful than the production model."
Porsche owns more than 400 classic race and sports cars.
Many of those in display still race in events around the world and almost every car in the museum is road ready — leaving the building perfumed with the smell of fresh grease and motor oil.
When models are taken out of the museum on the road, Porsche plans to rotate in others to take their place.
Behind a glass wall opposite the main entrance, visitors can watch mechanics working on the museum's collection.
Porsche hopes to lure 200,000 visitors a year to the museum — competition for the rival Mercedes museum, located a half-hour away in Untertuerkheim, a Stuttgart suburb.
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is euro8 ($10.5 dollars) for adults. Children under 14 enter for free when accompanied by an adult
$10.50!!! Thats awesome price considering its a Museum. I wonder why they are only anticipating 200,000 visitors a year. That seems really low to me? Anyways, nice coverage. I would love to go to this
$10.50!!! Thats awesome price considering its a Museum. I wonder why they are only anticipating 200,000 visitors a year. That seems really low to me? Anyways, nice coverage. I would love to go to this
I think I just soiled myself.
If I ever get there I will go there in a heartbeat.
Soooo badass!
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I must go there.
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