Seducing Speed: Porsche by Design

scott_b · 12-08-2013, 07:50 PM

The North Carolina Museum of Art is currently hosting the automotive exhibit, Seducing Speed: Porsche by Design. I went and checked it out today and am glad that I did. Here are the highlights (Sorry for the poor quality iPhone pics):

1938 Type 64 Berlin-Rom Racer. The first Porsche racing car ever built. Only two of these were ever built and never raced, they were used as a company car to chauffeur visitors, etc. It was unbelievable how narrow the "greenhouse" was. The seats had to be offset in order to allow room for two people.

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1949 356 Gmund Coupe. Aluminum body hand formed over a wooden form.

1953 Type 550 Prototype

1961 Type 356B 1600 Carrera GTL Abarth Coupe

1962 Type 804 Formula 1

1965 Type 904/6 Prototype

scott_b · 12-08-2013, 07:59 PM

1968 Type 908K Prototype

Type 917 16-cylinder Spyder

1971 917K

1975 Type 935 “Baby"

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scott_b Private 8 Rep 80 Posts Drives: 2009 135i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Western North Carolina iTrader: (2)	Seducing Speed: Porsche by Design The North Carolina Museum of Art is currently hosting the automotive exhibit, Seducing Speed: Porsche by Design. I went and checked it out today and am glad that I did. Here are the highlights (Sorry for the poor quality iPhone pics): 1938 Type 64 Berlin-Rom Racer. The first Porsche racing car ever built. Only two of these were ever built and never raced, they were used as a company car to chauffeur visitors, etc. It was unbelievable how narrow the "greenhouse" was. The seats had to be offset in order to allow room for two people. [/IMG] [URL=http://s401.photobucket.com/user/scott_b72/media/8A4F009D-780C-403E-99B6-EFF16A8BF48A.jpg.html] 1949 356 Gmund Coupe. Aluminum body hand formed over a wooden form. 1953 Type 550 Prototype 1961 Type 356B 1600 Carrera GTL Abarth Coupe 1962 Type 804 Formula 1 1965 Type 904/6 Prototype Last edited by scott_b; 12-08-2013 at 08:01 PM..
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scott_b Private 8 Rep 80 Posts Drives: 2009 135i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Western North Carolina iTrader: (2)	Con't 1968 Type 908K Prototype Type 917 16-cylinder Spyder 1971 917K 1975 Type 935 “Baby"
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