Porsche photos from REVS Institute

[megerian]

I was vacationing with my family in Naples and decided to visit the REVS Institute since I read that they had some cool Porsches on display.

I was completely blown away but what they had. It was not like a typical museum, since each car had an illustrious race history, with photos and background stories. Another cool thing is that every car is road worthy, and the docent said that each car is taken out on the road at least once a year.

Enjoy the pics, and if you're in the area, its worth the 17 bucks

[megerian]

There was much more than Porsche cars on display, but I am only including the Porsche photos I took:

[megerian]

Last batch




The last photo shows a trio of a Porsche, Ferrari (?), and Abarth

[91133]

Fantastic - I visited there 20+ years ago when it was still the Collier Collection and open for viewing....great memories.

[tctnd]

That "Ferrari" is an ALFA.

[JohnJL]

Nice, thanks for sharing.

[71T]

You beat me to it. I was just there in early March. It's an amazing collection for sure!




The first 911 to win a race.





Twin cam, slide valve, twin plug, MFI. Yes please! I think this would look great in mine.

[71T]

It's nice to be married to a professional photographer...



Lots of other machinery there too. Like, oh, the first Ferrari in the U.S...

[Retro]

I just sold a very rare Ferdinand document to them. Got a back stage pass. The BIG bare metal car was Hitlers personal bomb proof Mercedes

[URY914]

I was a docent there with it first opened in about 1988. I still have my name tag.

[megerian]

The docents were very friendly and helpful, even the one that admitted it was his first day :-)

[Mark Salvetti]

They usually show up at the Lime Rock Vintage Festival every year with at least a couple spectacular cars. Cars are completely accessible when in the paddock, and the staff love to talk about them.

Here is the RS-60 at speed:



Stirling Moss (and his wife) in the O.S.C.A he raced to a win at Sebring in 1954:



This one is really special. A 1939 W154 Mercedes Silver Arrow:



Cutaway bodywork on the W154:



Mark

[72doug2,2S]

Mrs. Doug and I are only 30 minutes from this place. Not sure why it took 6 years to go.

[72doug2,2S]

Ferarri GTO 250

[ian c2]

Nice knock-offs …

[72doug2,2S]

Porsche hand pounded small aluminum sheets on the wooden model and welded them together.

If you look closely, you can see the weld seam.

[72doug2,2S]

[72doug2,2S]

This museum is the private collection of Collier. His mother bought him his first car 356 blue Porsche for his high school graduation. He ordered the car badge delete, and the closest blue he could find that matched the Yale colors, his chosen college. Since he was driving north to go to school he also added the gas heater.

[72doug2,2S]

[72doug2,2S]