Returned recently from a 10-day vacation to visit old friends in Stuttgart Germany and take in the Christmas Market in Nuremberg, make a trip to the Neuschwanstein Castle (aka Disney) and return to the Stuttgart outlying area.
During the visit, I made an attempt to join a Porsche 911/718 Factory Tour at the Zuffenhausen facility followed up with a Museum visit. Zuffenhausen remains the only facility where ALL 911/718's and the new Taycan are built.
The day of the next English-speaking tour & without a confirmed slot, I was told to arrive 3 hours early and our intentions would be noted on a standby list for no show/cancellations within the allotted 15 slots.
The wife and I showed up about 3 hours early, made our presence known for standby and spent the time admiring the presentations & cars within the museum. It's immaculate and well laid out -- plenty of room to drop your jaw and read the placards of the cars on display.
As the time approached for the tour, there were 5 slots available and the wife & I were given lanyards, earphones and receiving devices & joined the other 10 tourers.
The factory is immaculate and extremely clean and were taken to every station except for the marriage of chassis and body as the factory was introducing prototypes in that line. The motor build area was interesting in that it takes 5 hours to build a 911/718 in 78 stations. Engines were rolling within a foot of our walkway on robot trollies. Don't touch.
We saw several 911 GT3 RS's being built - a black and a very pretty yellow.
Upon completion of the 2-hour tour, the wife and I revisited the museum and spent another couple hours walking about. I could have spent all day in the museum - it's that interesting.
If you ever make it to the Stuttgart area, the Porsche factory visit (if a slot is available or sign-up years ahead to schedule a tour & definitely visit the museum (same area). A memory & bucket list item for sure.
Enjoy the photos.
Bob
The entrance to the Porsche museum and factory (which is across the street and all over the area really).
Fully equipped 911's with lights that come on at night - notice they are Stuttgart plated. Amazing.
Thought of renting a 911 Carrera S - but decided against it as wasn't too sure of weather conditions -- black ice & snow don't agree with many 911's yet again not much else except for a snow mobile.
A 911 GT1 being serviced (I bet it melt a credit card)
The starting point
That wing is huge
A very rare 1 of 1 yellow on yellow
A Baden Baden plated 911 GT1 on loan to the museum
During the visit, I made an attempt to join a Porsche 911/718 Factory Tour at the Zuffenhausen facility followed up with a Museum visit. Zuffenhausen remains the only facility where ALL 911/718's and the new Taycan are built.
The day of the next English-speaking tour & without a confirmed slot, I was told to arrive 3 hours early and our intentions would be noted on a standby list for no show/cancellations within the allotted 15 slots.
The wife and I showed up about 3 hours early, made our presence known for standby and spent the time admiring the presentations & cars within the museum. It's immaculate and well laid out -- plenty of room to drop your jaw and read the placards of the cars on display.
As the time approached for the tour, there were 5 slots available and the wife & I were given lanyards, earphones and receiving devices & joined the other 10 tourers.
The factory is immaculate and extremely clean and were taken to every station except for the marriage of chassis and body as the factory was introducing prototypes in that line. The motor build area was interesting in that it takes 5 hours to build a 911/718 in 78 stations. Engines were rolling within a foot of our walkway on robot trollies. Don't touch.
We saw several 911 GT3 RS's being built - a black and a very pretty yellow.
Upon completion of the 2-hour tour, the wife and I revisited the museum and spent another couple hours walking about. I could have spent all day in the museum - it's that interesting.
If you ever make it to the Stuttgart area, the Porsche factory visit (if a slot is available or sign-up years ahead to schedule a tour & definitely visit the museum (same area). A memory & bucket list item for sure.
Enjoy the photos.
Bob
The entrance to the Porsche museum and factory (which is across the street and all over the area really).
Fully equipped 911's with lights that come on at night - notice they are Stuttgart plated. Amazing.
Thought of renting a 911 Carrera S - but decided against it as wasn't too sure of weather conditions -- black ice & snow don't agree with many 911's yet again not much else except for a snow mobile.
A 911 GT1 being serviced (I bet it melt a credit card)
The starting point
That wing is huge
A very rare 1 of 1 yellow on yellow
A Baden Baden plated 911 GT1 on loan to the museum
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