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Porsche Museum lets visitors see, feel and smell automotive history

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Created on December 26, 2010

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Bruno von Rotz

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Porsche-Museum - Impressionen - die Anfänge von Porsche

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Porsche-Museum - Impressionen - Leichtbauteile des Porsche 956

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Porsche-Museum - Impressionen - Porsche 906 (Carrera 6) und Porsche 356

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Porsche-Museum - Impressionen - Porsche 908 und 356

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Porsche-Museum - Impressionen - Porsche Motoren mit Aussicht

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Porsche-Museum - Impressionen - Porsche Rennwagen für die Targa Florio

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Porsche-Museum - Impressionen - Porsche Sonderausstellung 60 Jahre Porsche Amerika

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Porsche-Museum - Impressionen - Porsche-Fahrzeuge für die Targa Florio

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Porsche-Museum - Impressionen - Porsche-Fahrzeuge für die Targa Florio

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 356 1500 Coupé (1954) - deutlich sichtbar die Knickscheibe

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 356 Speedster (1955) - Export-Schlager auf Bestellung

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 908 (1968) - glasfaserverstärkte Karosserie des Rennsportwagens

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 908 () - glasfaserverstärkte Karosserie des Rennsportwagens

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 908 (1968) - glasfaserverstärkte Karosserie des Rennsportwagens

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 909 Bergspyder (1968) - extremer Leichtbau auf einzelne Bergfahrten optimiert

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Porsche-Museum: Porsche 917 KH 1970 (Kurzheck, Coupé) - Siegerwagen Le Mans 1970 von Hans Herrmann und Richard Attwood

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 917 (1970) - der Sieger beim 1000-km-Rennen von Spa 1971

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 917 LH (1971) - schnelles aber nicht erfolgreiches 917-Derivat

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Porsche-Museum: Porsche 917/20 KH 1971 (Kurzheck, Coupé) - auch bekannt als Pink Pig oder die Sau

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Porsche-Museum: Porsche 917/20 KH 1971 (Kurzheck, Coupé) - Schinken und Ohrlappen der Sau - Heck-Ansicht

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Porsche-Museum: Porsche 917/30 Spyder 1973 - Der stärkste Rennwagen mit 1580 PS im Qualifying Setup

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Porsche-Museum: Porsche 917/30 Spyder 1973 - Der stärkste Rennwagen mit 1580 PS im Qualifying Setup

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Porsche-Museum: Porsche 936/77 Spyder 1977 - Le Mans 1977 Sieger mit Jacky Ickx, Jürgen Barth und Hurley Haywood

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 917 (1971) - Porsche 917 Parade mit dem 917:30 im Vordergrund

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche Typ 360 Cisitalia (1947) - Heckansicht

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche Typ 360 Cisitalia (1947) - HeckansichtPorsche

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Porsche-Museum - Impressionen - eine fachmännische Führung ist auf jeden Fall zu empfehlen

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Porsche-Museum - Impressionen - Porsche Traktor

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Porsche-Museum - Impressionen - Porsche-917-Rahmen in Leichtbauweise

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche Typ 64 (1939) - Front

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche Typ 64 (1939) - Heck

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Porsche-Museum - Impressionen - der erste Porsche Typ 64 vor den legendären Targa-Florio-Siegerfahrzeugen

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche Typ 64 (1939) - Aerodynamik und Leichtbau waren von Anfang an Kernkompetenzen für Porsche

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche Typ 64 (1939) - für das Langstreckenrennen Berlin-Rom entworfener Ur-Porsche mit Stromlinienkarosserie in Alu (nachgebaut)

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Porsche-Museum - VW Käfer (1950) - Porsche-Entwicklung eines günstigen Fahrzeugs für die Massenmotorisierung

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Porsche-Museum - VW Käfer (1950) - Porsche-Entwicklungsarbeit - bereits 1950 in über 100'000 Exemplaren gebaut

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Porsche-Museum - Austro Daimler ADS R Sascha (1922) - Porsche-Entwicklungsarbeit mit Erfolg bei der Targa Florio

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Porsche-Museum - Mercedes 2-Liter-Rennwagen Monza (1924) - Eleganz und Effizienz bereits in den Genen

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Porsche-Museum - Mercedes 2-Liter-Rennwagen Monza (1924) - Porsche-Entwicklungsarbeit mit innovativen Ansätzen

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 356 1500 Coupé (1954) - eines der letzten Fahrzeuge ohne Porsche-Wappen

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 908:3 (1970) - mit Jo Siffert und Brian Redman erfolgreich bei der Targa Florio 1970

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 909 Bergspyder (1968) - Nur 384 kg leichter Bergrennwagen - der Museumsspezialist erklärt die Details

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 917 (1971) - Parade der 917-Rennwagen vom 917:30 bis zum siegreichen Kurzheck-Typen

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 917 (1971) - trotz Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 387 km:h auf der Mulsanne-Geraden sieglos geblieben

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Porsche-Museum - in der Werkstatt der Porsche 959 Paris Dakar (1986) - Doppelerfolg für Porsche bei der härtesten Rallye der Welt

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche 962 (1987) - Ab 321.4 km:h kann das Fahrzeug an der Tunneloberwand fahren

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Porsche-Museum - Porsche Typ 360 Cisitalia (1947) - für Pierro Dusio entwickelter GP-Rennwagen mit 1.5-Liter-12-Zylindermotor, Kompressoraufladung und zuschaltbarem Vierradantrieb

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In July 2004, Porsche decided to build a new museum, and the result was presented to the public on January 31, 2009.

The Porsche Museum is housed in its own modern building, which has caused quite a stir, not least because of its unusual design: a dynamically shaped, monolithic body is supported by just three concrete cores and appears to float above the ground and first floor level. This appearance seems unusual to the observer, but is particularly appealing because the building visibly translates the dynamism of the Porsche brand into architecture. The new museum is a place where consistency, a sense of tradition and the joy of innovation are clearly visible and tangible. The building has an integrated elevator that can be used to transport vehicles up to the top floor. This and the generally open architecture allow the exhibition to be constantly adapted and bring the museum to life.

The exhibition impressively shows the history of Porsche. The special thing about it is that visitors can get very close to the cars, most of which can be driven, and that they are and will continue to be driven at historic events. This can be felt not least in the racing cars on display, which are not dried out but smell of petrol and engine oil.

Only some of the vehicles are visible in the museum and there is space for special exhibitions in the attic, such as the current exhibition "60 years of Porsche in America".

The exhibition covers the history of Porsche, but also provides interesting insights into the history of racing cars and into production and development. In addition to the expected classic Porsche models (356, 911, 924, 928, etc.) , rare and special vehicles will also be on display. For example, in addition to the Porsche Type 64, which is, so to speak, an ancestor of the later Porsche 356, you can also see the Mercedes 2-liter racing car "Monza", which already shone in 1923/1924 with technical innovations, even if the use of bronze for central engine parts did not prove successful.

A highlight of the exhibition is of course the various Porsche 917 variants, including several Le Mans-winning cars. The Martini vehicle, in which Marko and Lennep won Le Mans in 1971, covering 5,335.16 kilometers in 24 hours (average speed 222.3 km/h), is one of the few exhibits that is no longer usable today due to its magnesium frame.
And the technology fan also gets a chance to see the design and production stages and inspect engines of various designs and eras.

A guided tour by one of the specialists is definitely recommended, as there are many anecdotes and quotes to be heard and specific questions can also be answered. A modern audio accompaniment system is also available.

In addition to the actual museum area, the museum also includes a workshop, a historical archive, a cafeteria and a museum store.

Our gallery shows many vehicles and also provides an insight into the workshop.

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