Porsche Museum Part 2

Pictures taken at Porsche Museum in Stuttgart on our Summer Holiday 2010. This section contains prototypes, one of a kinds and race cars.
Porsche 356 Nr 1 "Roadster" The Porsche 356/1 was the first real Porsche car created by Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche. This prototype car was a two-seater open roadster with a mid-mounted, air-cooled flat-4 engine of 1,131 cc displacement that produced 40 horsepower (30 kW). While the body was an original design, most of the mechanicals (including engine and suspension) were derived from the Volkswagen Beetle which Ferry's father, Ferdinand Porsche, had designed. The aluminum roadster body of the 356/1 was designed by Porsche employee Erwin Komenda in April 1948 at Gmünd and completed only a month later. Smooth and low, the 356/1 set the pattern for later 356s with one fundamental difference; the engine of the production cars was moved behind the rear axle (to reduce costs and make room for two additional seats). The car was registered by the state of Carinthia (Kärnten) with the license plate K45-286 and made its maiden voyage on June 8, 1948. Only one 356/1 was made. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 356 Nr 1 "Roadster" The Porsche 356/1 was the first real Porsche car created by Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche. This prototype car was a two-seater open roadster with a mid-mounted, air-cooled flat-4 engine of 1,131 cc displacement that produced 40 horsepower (30 kW). While the body was an original design, most of the mechanicals (including engine and suspension) were derived from the Volkswagen Beetle which Ferry's father, Ferdinand Porsche, had designed. The aluminum roadster body of the 356/1 was designed by Porsche employee Erwin Komenda in April 1948 at Gmünd and completed only a month later. Smooth and low, the 356/1 set the pattern for later 356s with one fundamental difference; the engine of the production cars was moved behind the rear axle (to reduce costs and make room for two additional seats). The car was registered by the state of Carinthia (Kärnten) with the license plate K45-286 and made its maiden voyage on June 8, 1948. Only one 356/1 was made. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 356 Nr 1 "Roadster" The Porsche 356/1 was the first real Porsche car created by Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche. This prototype car was a two-seater open roadster with a mid-mounted, air-cooled flat-4 engine of 1,131 cc displacement that produced 40 horsepower (30 kW). While the body was an original design, most of the mechanicals (including engine and suspension) were derived from the Volkswagen Beetle which Ferry's father, Ferdinand Porsche, had designed. The aluminum roadster body of the 356/1 was designed by Porsche employee Erwin Komenda in April 1948 at Gmünd and completed only a month later. Smooth and low, the 356/1 set the pattern for later 356s with one fundamental difference; the engine of the production cars was moved behind the rear axle (to reduce costs and make room for two additional seats). The car was registered by the state of Carinthia (Kärnten) with the license plate K45-286 and made its maiden voyage on June 8, 1948. Only one 356/1 was made. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche Typ 754 "T7" 1959 Porsche Typ 754 "T7". The idea of the 911 starts taking shape with the T7, designed by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche and becomes a milestone towards the path to the 911. But because company head Ferry Porsche is opposed to a full-fledged four-seater, the T7 never goes into production. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche Typ 754 "T7" 1959 Porsche Typ 754 "T7". The idea of the 911 starts taking shape with the T7, designed by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche and becomes a milestone towards the path to the 911. But because company head Ferry Porsche is opposed to a full-fledged four-seater, the T7 never goes into production. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Panamericana The Porsche Panamericana was intended to be only a concept car, and although Lagaay hoped that his creation would be produced at least in small series in 1992, the growing financial crisis at Porsche put an end to his wishes. However the car had an influence in the development of the 911 Targa and Boxster. The Panamericana was shown at Frankfurt Car Exhibition, after a development period of only six months. It was built on the basis of the 911 Carrera 4. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Panamericana The Porsche Panamericana was intended to be only a concept car, and although Lagaay hoped that his creation would be produced at least in small series in 1992, the growing financial crisis at Porsche put an end to his wishes. However the car had an influence in the development of the 911 Targa and Boxster. The Panamericana was shown at Frankfurt Car Exhibition, after a development period of only six months. It was built on the basis of the 911 Carrera 4. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 928 Studie H50 In 1987, the lengthened 928 that had been presented to the company's founder on his 75th birthday turned up as a "Feasibility Study", now with a second (rather narrow) set of doors, apparently opening in the same way as the doors on the later Mazda RX-8 : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche Boxster prototype The Porsche Boxster prototype, designed by Grant Larson, was first introduced at the 1993 Detroit Auto Show. Based on the enthusiastic public response, Porsche immediately set to work on the real roadster. The Porsche Boxster, designed by Harm Lagaay based on the original Boxster concept, was first introduced in late 1996 in Europe and on January 4th 1997 at the L.A. Auto Show. It was an immediate hit. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche Boxster prototype The Porsche Boxster prototype, designed by Grant Larson, was first introduced at the 1993 Detroit Auto Show. Based on the enthusiastic public response, Porsche immediately set to work on the real roadster. The Porsche Boxster, designed by Harm Lagaay based on the original Boxster concept, was first introduced in late 1996 in Europe and on January 4th 1997 at the L.A. Auto Show. It was an immediate hit. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Biggibilla 911 Carrera 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe painted by the famous Aboriginal artist Biggibilla. : 2010, Biggibilla, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, art, auto, car, historia, history, loma, taide Biggibilla 911 Carrera 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe painted by the famous Aboriginal artist Biggibilla. : 2010, Biggibilla, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, art, auto, car, historia, history, loma, taide
Austro-Daimler Sascha The Austro-Daimler Sascha (also called Sascha or Sascha Porsche) is a car from 1922. It was designed by the German automaker Ferdinand Porsche. In that period, Porsche still worked for the Austrian Austro-Daimler and designed a small, lightweight sports car of 1100 cc that was revolutionary for its time. He had a cylinder engine with overhead valves and a bevel-driven overhead camshaft, like the later Fuhrmann engine in some Porsche 356 Carrera models. The car was named by Ferdinand Porsche after Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky, a friend who had encouraged him greatly to build a small, lightweight sports car. The engine of the Sascha had a capacity of 1100 cc and produced 50 horsepower : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Austro-Daimler Sascha The Austro-Daimler Sascha (also called Sascha or Sascha Porsche) is a car from 1922. It was designed by the German automaker Ferdinand Porsche. In that period, Porsche still worked for the Austrian Austro-Daimler and designed a small, lightweight sports car of 1100 cc that was revolutionary for its time. He had a cylinder engine with overhead valves and a bevel-driven overhead camshaft, like the later Fuhrmann engine in some Porsche 356 Carrera models. The car was named by Ferdinand Porsche after Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky, a friend who had encouraged him greatly to build a small, lightweight sports car. The engine of the Sascha had a capacity of 1100 cc and produced 50 horsepower : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Mercedes "Monza" 1924 Mercedes-Benz 2-Litre 8-Cylinder Race Car "Monza", designed by Ferdinand Porsche : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Mercedes "Monza" 1924 Mercedes-Benz 2-Litre 8-Cylinder Race Car "Monza", designed by Ferdinand Porsche : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche Typ 360 Cisitalia 1947 porsche type 360 cisitalia. In 1946, Italian entrepreneur and racing enthusiast Piero Dusio engages the services of Porsche engineering for his new Cisitalia Brand. This single-seater not only dazzles with its gleaming light-alloy body, but is technically far ahead of its time in many respects. Power form the 1.5 litre, supercharged twelve-cylinder engine is transmitted via driver-engaged four-wheel drive. Despite the difficult and often improvised conditions of the post-war era in the small town of Gmünd, deep in the Austrian Alps. the car is completed, but it never makes it beyond the test stage due to financial problems : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche Typ 360 Cisitalia 1947 porsche type 360 cisitalia. In 1946, Italian entrepreneur and racing enthusiast Piero Dusio engages the services of Porsche engineering for his new Cisitalia Brand. This single-seater not only dazzles with its gleaming light-alloy body, but is technically far ahead of its time in many respects. Power form the 1.5 litre, supercharged twelve-cylinder engine is transmitted via driver-engaged four-wheel drive. Despite the difficult and often improvised conditions of the post-war era in the small town of Gmünd, deep in the Austrian Alps. the car is completed, but it never makes it beyond the test stage due to financial problems : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 804 F1 The flat-8 air-cooled engine powered car developed 180 hp at 9,200 rpm gave Porsche its only F1 wins as a chassis maker, at the 1962 French Grand Prix, and at the (non-WC) Solituderennen at Castle Solitude in Stuttgart, both by Dan Gurney. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 356 SL Coupe 1950 Porsche 356 SL Coupe, 4-cylinder 1.1 l boxer with 46 ps. Only 51 units of the 1950 Porsche 356 SL Coupe was made. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche 356 SL Coupe 1950 Porsche 356 SL Coupe, 4-cylinder 1.1 l boxer with 46 ps. Only 51 units of the 1950 Porsche 356 SL Coupe was made. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 908/02 Spyder For 1969, the Group 6 prototype rules were changed, and Porsche lowered the weight of the Porsche 908/02 Spyder by 100 kg, removing the roof and the long tails. Aluminium tube frames were used, with air pressure gauges to check them. The 1969 24 Hours of Daytona were a disaster for Porsche, as all three 908/02 failed, and a Lola T70 won. At the 12 Hours of Sebring, a Ford GT40 defeated a trio of factory-entered 908/2s. At that time, the more powerful Porsche 917 was introduced in Geneva, and it seemed that the career of the 908 would be over. But with the larger car having arrived, the 908 started to succeed. The next race was the BOAC 500 at Brands Hatch, where the 908 was finally successful, finishing 1-2-3 ahead of a Ferrari 312P. With additional wins at the 1000km Monza, the Targa Florio, the 1000km Spa and an overwhelming 1-2-3-4-5 at the 1000 km Nürburgring, the 1969 International Championship for Makes was secured for Porsche by the 908/02, while the Porsche 917 suffered teething problems. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma A line of race cars The all-white 1969 Porsche 917 PA Spyder built for Can-Am Series with a 16-cylinder naturally aspirated engine. It was never used though as 12-cylinder turbo proved to be better. Two Gulf-917K Porsches of John Wyer Automotive from 1970 are also visible. These took part in 1970 Le Mans but didn't finish. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 917/20 Coupe 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupe, "Pink Pig". The Porsche 917/20 takes a special place among the various 917 versions. It remains a unique one-off. Porsche engineers together with the French company SERA undertook the attempt to combine the advantages of the short and long tail 917. Its body was extremely wide and it had extremely rounded wheel cut-outs. As the track width remained unchanged, the wheels were hidden deeply in the wheel housings. The nose was equally low and flat like that of the new long-tail coupé, but shorter. But the best part was the fanciful paintwork which let the 917/20 go down in Porsche history as the "Pink Pig", "Big Berta" or even "Truffle Hunter". Porsche designer Anatole Lapine decided in favour of the pink body colour and labelled each of the body parts according to the butcher-style cuts. Porsche caused a sensation at Le Mans 1971 with the Pink Pig. It was the fastest car during the pre-race qualification session, although it was totally untested. But during the main race, the 917/20 running in fifth position dropped out shortly before the end due to an accident. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Pink Pig, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Le Mans A queue of Le Mans Porsches, Porsche 911 GT1-98 closest. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 GT1-98 Porsche 911 GT1-98, winner of the Le Mans 1998 24 hour race. Driven by Laurent Aïello, Allan McNish and Stéphane Ortelli : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 GT1-98 Porsche 911 GT1-98, winner of the Le Mans 1998 24 hour race. Driven by Laurent Aïello, Allan McNish and Stéphane Ortelli : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR, 6-cylinder 3 l boxer producing 330 hp. Herbert Müller and Gijs van Lennep won Targa Florio overall in 1973 with a 911 Carrera RSR number 8. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR, 6-cylinder 3 l boxer producing 330 hp. Herbert Müller and Gijs van Lennep won Targa Florio overall in 1973 with a 911 Carrera RSR number 8. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 935/78 "Moby Dick" For 1978, a third and final version of the 935 was developed, the 935/78, intended only for Le Mans. Due to the head gasket failures of the 1977 biturbo, Porsche parted with their air cooling tradition and introduced water-cooled cylinder heads in the 1978 engine, and equipped them with four valves too. The capacity was enlarged to 3.2 L, increasing its output to typically 750 hp. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 935 "Baby" 1977 Porsche 935 "Baby" with only 1.4 engine it was nevertheless competetive in German Racing Championships at 2 l category. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 SC "Safari" 1978 Porsche 911 SC "Safari". This one got raised suspension, some off-road tyres, a set of extra headlights, some body protection and a roll-cage, but apart from that it was all standard, road-going Porsche 911. Everything was going swimmingly in 1978, the car leading the race until a few hours before the finish. It hit a rock while crossing a river, damaging the rear suspension, which forced it to finish in only second place. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche 961 Porsche's 959 supercar included a racing program with this spectacular 961 which placed 7th overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was one of the few cars to race the event in 4WD and the only 959 that raced on track. In 1987, the car made its second appearance at Le Mans in classic Rothman's livery. Wider tires were fitted and power was up to 650 bhp. In the hands of Kees Nierop it suffered an accident and it's rear-end was extensively burned. This is the same car restored. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche RS Spyder (Type 9R6) This is 2006 Penske Racing version. The RS Spyder made its debut in the final event of the 2005 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) at Laguna Seca winning its class. Since then the RS Spyder has won the ALMS LMP2 Championship in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and took class honours at Le Mans in 2008 and 2009. The outright victory at the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring was the first major victory for Porsche in endurance racing for five years and it was also the first time in 24 years that the non-premier class won the 12 Hours of Sebring overall. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche Schlepper Standard 218 1959 Porsche Schlepper Standard 218. This tractor was produced under licence at Porsche Diesel-Motorenbau GmBH in Friedrichshafen. 120 000 were built by 1963. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Austro-Daimler Motorspritze 1912 Austro-Daimler Motorspritze fire truck. For the first time, a personnel transport, a water pumper and water hose are combined in a motor vehicle. This truck designed by Ferdinand Porsche served total of 56 years, first 20 at the factory and then 36 as a communal fire truck. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche 911 GT 3 RS A visitor has showed up in a really nice Porsche 911 GT 3 RS Type 997, model 2006-2009. It produced 415 PS and 1909 were built. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Strange parking place A Porsche Boxster Spyder found an unique parking place at the museum. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma