Wintertime is museum time - a visit to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
When roads are covered in snow, road salt is spread and the nights are long and the days are short, most classic car owners leave their cars in the warm garage. But that is no reason to neglect the classic car hobby. Because now is museum time. There are many great car museums to visit, offering inspiration and bringing back memories.
For example, the new Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen near Stutgart, which is currently showing a special exhibition on the subject of "60 years of Porsche America".
The Porsche Museum is housed in its own modern building and impressively presents the history of the Porsche company. The special thing about it is that visitors can get very close to the cars and that most of the cars are drivable and are also regularly driven at historic events. This can be felt not least in the exhibits, which are not dried out but smell of petrol and engine oil.
Of course, you can see the most important stages of Porsche history, but there are also rare and unexpected exhibits.
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 "Monza" racing car, which shone with technical innovations as early as 1923/1924, 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 car 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.
Technology fans will also find plenty to interest them, as they can view the design and production stations and examine 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, such as "nobody needs a Porsche, but everyone wants one".
You can find a more detailed report on the Porsche Museum with lots of pictures here.
