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PORSCHE MUSEUM - 50th ANNIVERSARY |
9146GUY |
Jun 21 2019, 02:53 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 29-November 15 From: Central Ohio Member No.: 19,420 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I just returned from a trip to Germany and was able to go to the Porsche Museum and look at both the 914 & 917 50th Anniversary displays. I was not impressed with the 914 display. One section of it was on the main floor and there were only a few cars displayed and they were hidden behind a half wall. The other section was in a service/restoration area between the souvenir shop and the open area snack shop. It had 6 or 7 cars on display, but you couldn’t access that area and the cars were very poorly displayed. Pictures had to be taken through the glass wall and the fluorescent lighting left a bit to be desired.
Anyway, I have the description of the cars in one photo and then the pictures of the referenced car follow. The link to my Google album follows: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7DmSqRBcKDZuJRxp6 Enjoy Steve If anyone is interested in the other display, the 917 display was awesome. The cars are obviously well lit and displayed where you can go right up to them and visit. I have the description of the cars in one photo and then the pictures of the referenced car follow. I have added a couple of additional pictures of non 917 cars at the end. The link to my Google 917 album follows: https://photos.app.goo.gl/F3iJspSqjK2q9sVT8 |
Firstcar |
Jun 21 2019, 03:23 PM
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Obsessive amateur mechanic Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 17-March 11 From: MA -South Shore Member No.: 12,831 Region Association: North East States |
Steve,
Thanks for posting - these are great shots particularly considering the limited access. Funny how the museum refers to everything with more than the 911T engine a “914S”! -Scott |
Firstcar |
Jun 21 2019, 03:28 PM
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Obsessive amateur mechanic Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 17-March 11 From: MA -South Shore Member No.: 12,831 Region Association: North East States |
Steve, Thanks for posting - these are great shots particularly considering the limited access. Funny how the museum refers to everything with more than the 911T engine a “914S”! -Scott Just realized they were referring to the two 8 cylinder Piech and Porsche cars as the 914Ss and the basis for the 916. |
ValcoOscar |
Jun 21 2019, 03:41 PM
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Garage Life Group: Members Posts: 2,376 Joined: 19-November 13 From: SoCal Member No.: 16,669 Region Association: Southern California |
On my bucket list to visit one day.
Thanks for sharing. Nice photos. Oscar |
burton73 |
Jun 21 2019, 04:07 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,510 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California |
On my bucket list to visit one day. Thanks for sharing. Nice photos. Oscar Oscar, you really have to go one day. It was one of the best things I have done in my adult life. Steve, the collection of important 914 is superb. More even that was at the Luff show this year in importance of the cars and there were some great ones there. Surprising seeing a 916 and thinking it was a copy car. Yes, they were real! That ¼ wall is a spot that some of the most important cars have been viewed. A bigger surprise to me when they opened was I parked downstairs 25 ft. from the silver 914-8 that was a gift to Ferry Porsche. I was overexcited from that. I was only 60 at the time. Yes Steve, thanks for posting Cheers, Bob B |
914-300Hemi |
Jun 21 2019, 07:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,356 Joined: 7-September 06 From: San Dimas, CA Member No.: 6,794 Region Association: Southern California |
Great photos. Thank you for sharing.
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michael7810 |
Jun 22 2019, 07:14 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,080 Joined: 6-June 11 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 13,164 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Great pics. Thanks
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falcor75 |
Jun 22 2019, 08:36 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,579 Joined: 22-November 12 From: Sweden Member No.: 15,176 Region Association: Scandinavia |
I'll be there in a week and a half, driving down from Sweden with the family. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Unobtanium-inc |
Jun 22 2019, 09:05 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,202 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None |
I love that the Factory is giving the 914 some love. Great shots by the way.
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campbellcj |
Jun 22 2019, 09:48 AM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,542 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California |
Really cool, thanks! I plan/hope to get there later this year during family vaca.
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dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Jun 22 2019, 10:56 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,827 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
Thank you very much for doing this, too bad Porsche still does not care much for the 914. Also surprised that they would display a customer modified car. I guess that they will add a chevy v-8 or suburu powered 914 next? Porsche Atlanta headquarters will have a purer display starting July 14th and running for six months.
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db9146 |
Jun 23 2019, 04:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 953 Joined: 21-December 04 From: Atlanta, GA Member No.: 3,315 Region Association: None |
We were at the Porsche headquarters/Experience Center here in Atlanta back about a month ago. My family had given me a certificate for a Carrera S4 drive (what a blast).
I was really surprised that Porsche didn't have anything 914-related going on in the largest market they had for the 914!!! |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Jun 24 2019, 09:35 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,827 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
We were at the Porsche headquarters/Experience Center here in Atlanta back about a month ago. My family had given me a certificate for a Carrera S4 drive (what a blast). I was really surprised that Porsche didn't have anything 914-related going on in the largest market they had for the 914!!! well they had something there, but July 14th will be the big day for the 914 move in |
914four |
Jul 6 2019, 10:17 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 4-March 07 From: Rainbow City, Alabama Member No.: 7,582 Region Association: South East States |
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Mueller |
Jul 6 2019, 10:40 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
Thank you very much for doing this, too bad Porsche still does not care much for the 914. Also surprised that they would display a customer modified car. I guess that they will add a chevy v-8 or suburu powered 914 next? Porsche Atlanta headquarters will have a purer display starting July 14th and running for six months. Damn George, I didn't know you had such disdain for modified 914s. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) I think it is great they showed a non-factory modified car. Not all your customers have stock 914s. |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Jul 6 2019, 10:59 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,827 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
I tote the line. If there is an historic display at Porsche it should be cars in the stock dress as produced. Let the modifieds show up with the customers who own them OUTSIDE the museum.
We are putting seven cars into the Atlanta Porsche museum next Sunday, and they will all be representatives of what the factory originally produced, except for the wider factory Fuchs wheels on the m-471 and the graphics on the original Motor Trend car of the year. Will be: 916 m-471 matsuda black limited edition white limited edition red 16,000 mile 76 71 motor trend car 5406 mile willow green 71 Also the brumos GT will be in the display I figured the first and the last of the four cylinders, the two colors of the limited edition the racing and non racing gts and the 916 to have a good display of factory cars Steve and William are coming up and down to help detail them this coming week. Should be a good tribute to the 914, I think better than Porsche Germany Thank you very much for doing this, too bad Porsche still does not care much for the 914. Also surprised that they would display a customer modified car. I guess that they will add a chevy v-8 or suburu powered 914 next? Porsche Atlanta headquarters will have a purer display starting July 14th and running for six months. Damn George, I didn't know you had such disdain for modified 914s. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) I think it is great they showed a non-factory modified car. Not all your customers have stock 914s. |
whitetwinturbo |
Jul 8 2019, 10:39 PM
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Honey, does this wing make my ass look fat? Group: Members Posts: 1,391 Joined: 22-October 11 From: Newport Beach/Kalefornya/USA Member No.: 13,704 Region Association: Southern California |
..........what a great experience. Thanks for the photos (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)
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Jacob |
Sep 9 2019, 12:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 131 Joined: 12-February 08 From: Mansfield, Oh Member No.: 8,705 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
How much time did you spend in the museum?
What does it take to get a factory tour? |
P313591 |
Sep 9 2019, 12:52 PM
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The world is 914 Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 26-August 18 From: Germany Member No.: 22,433 Region Association: Germany |
I just returned from a trip to Germany and was able to go to the Porsche Museum and look at both the 914 & 917 50th Anniversary displays. I was not impressed with the 914 display. One section of it was on the main floor and there were only a few cars displayed and they were hidden behind a half wall. The other section was in a service/restoration area between the souvenir shop and the open area snack shop. It had 6 or 7 cars on display, but you couldn’t access that area and the cars were very poorly displayed. Pictures had to be taken through the glass wall and the fluorescent lighting left a bit to be desired. Anyway, I have the description of the cars in one photo and then the pictures of the referenced car follow. The link to my Google album follows: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7DmSqRBcKDZuJRxp6 Enjoy Steve If anyone is interested in the other display, the 917 display was awesome. The cars are obviously well lit and displayed where you can go right up to them and visit. I have the description of the cars in one photo and then the pictures of the referenced car follow. I have added a couple of additional pictures of non 917 cars at the end. The link to my Google 917 album follows: https://photos.app.goo.gl/F3iJspSqjK2q9sVT8 Home home is near to Porsche, spend the whole day there too. Attached thumbnail(s) |
9146GUY |
Sep 9 2019, 01:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 29-November 15 From: Central Ohio Member No.: 19,420 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
We spent about 3 hours there but we have been there before. Plan at least a half day.
Take the headset tour. It's about 7 or 10 Euros and you just push the numbered button and it tells you everything about what you are looking at. It's cheap until you get to the goodie store at the end. We had lunch at the museum and it was just a tad overpriced but quite good food. Dinner could be had (reservations) at Christopherous which is the museum's fancy eatery. Great steaks but $$$ required. Enjoy your visit. |
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