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Saw the Porsche Factory!
Was in Stuttgart last week and took my son to the Porsche Factory. We saw the small museum (they are building a new bigger one too!) and went on the factory tour.
 1948 356 "No. 1"  The main assembly building  A happy dad and his son Interesting fact: Each engine is made by one assembler. The engine goes along an assembly line (instead of duplicating tools, fixtures, etc. for each assembler, the engine moves along to each station) and the person building the motor walks along with it it. How long to build a new engine? 2 hours. A few more pics here
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07-23-2006, 09:49 PM
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Awesome pix of your trip. The Austrian cow did not look amused!
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07-23-2006, 10:26 PM
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great pix...thanks!
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Awesome pics. The orange CGT is just the most amazing Porsche ever !!!!!
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what is the deal with this GT? Not the standard body as it has a vented area below the hood?
 just wondering if you asked about it.
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07-24-2006, 01:46 AM
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did not notice that before. prob a custom one, has silver calipers as well
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07-24-2006, 03:40 AM
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Very cool, thanks for sharing!
The castles and scenery are amazing too.
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Great pictures. Thanks for sharing!
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Great photos! I think we took many of the same photos last month. I could live in Bavaria in a heartbeat. And can't wait to see the new museum open next year! Thumbs up on the "cow shots"...
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Don! More pictures please! Nice......
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07-24-2006, 07:56 AM
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Did you take any pictures of the new museum construction? |
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07-24-2006, 08:11 AM
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Great pic's Don!! Reminds me of when I went over last year for Oktoberfest. I've been dying to get back there ever since. Such a beautiful country. One day while driving through the Black Forest, the local Porsche Club must have been out for a drive. I must have seen 50+ Porsche's in a row all drive past me going the other direction. I'll see if I can locate some pics.
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07-24-2006, 08:19 AM
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Thanks for sharing the pics.
Triumph TR..? 3,4 or stag?
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Yep TR-4A! Nice catch.
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07-24-2006, 09:10 AM
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07-24-2006, 04:54 PM
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Great pics Don. When my daughter is of an age to appreciate it, I'll take her there too.
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07-24-2006, 05:27 PM
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Wow! What a trip!
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Next factoid: Cars are still painted by hand. This helps with the "Special Wishes" program so you can order any color you want.
Factoid 3: Aside from the welding robots, in the assembly area there is only one robot. It installs the front and rear glass. Otherwise, all other parts are installed by hand. It is a mixed assembly line. You can see a fully optioned 997 cabrio next to a GT3. The visual differences in suspension, brakes were great.
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