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> New Porsche Museum Exhibits, i spy 914
dlo914
post Nov 7 2008, 04:35 AM
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As i was browsing through www.carscoop.blogspot.com i came upon this article, and surely i spotted a red 914 lined up in the line of other Porsches ready to be loaded into a transporter.

Actual Link: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/11/first...lay-in-new.html

Here's the article copied over:

First Exhibits go on Display in the New Porsche Museum

As the construction of Porsche's new museum in Stuttgart, Germany comes to an end with only minor work left to be done, the company decided to install the first twelve exhibition vehicles. Porsche said that the relocation of all 80 exhibits that have been safe-kept in an off-premises warehouse in Zwingenberg am Neckar will have been completed by the end of this week. The first exhibits that go on display in the Porsche museum today include, among others, a 356 Cabriolet, an original '11' model and the first prototype of the 924.

"In the last few weeks, we have comprehensively restored all the vehicles and polished them up for their use in the museum," commented Klaus Bischof, head of the 'Rolling Museum'.

Because all of the 80 exhibits will spend some periods on the road, they will be continuously replaced by other vehicles, meaning that visitors will in future be able to discover different automotive rarities each time they pay a visit to the museum.

And the opening image:
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Enjoy!

***If this is a repost i apologize, i havent been frequenting the World as often as i use to back then (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) ***
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GeorgeRud
post Nov 7 2008, 07:02 PM
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You are absolutely right in your assessment, and we can't blame Porsche for wanting to make money and be profitable for their stockholders.

However, the change in direction has made me realize that I will probably never buy one of their new products. I've had two 911s, and presently own two 914-6s, and dearly loved them all. The new cars have better specs, but they have a completely different feel and engineering. They're cheaper to build, and have little appeal for those of us that appreciated the wonderful engineering of the old aircooled cars.

For everyday drivers, stick with Honda or Toyota. For fun, just look at all the wonderfull old Porsches that are available for sale. For a fashion accessory, get a new Porsche. Maybe they can be melted down and recycled after a few years, cause it doesn't look like they can be repaired.

Ferdinand and Ferry must be rolling over in their graves!
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