This took a bit of negotiation. Porsche told my rep that they could not produce the car in time as the even was three days after the factory opened from the August shutdown. My rep worked tirelessly to get the car moved up, and Porsche actually wanted to see the invite to the Zell am See event before they moved on it. Luckily it was sorted so I could do a factory pickup two a day after reopening.
Arriving in Stuttgart for a couple of days to relax , I went over to the Mercedes Museum which has a lot more history than Porsche. I had been there before, but of course there is a Porsche connection since Ferdinand Porsche was the Chief Engineer there after Daimler and Benz merged and designed the legendary 7.1 litre SS, SSK and SSKL cars that were very successful racers in the twenties.
The car on the right here is a Porsche design.
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The two cars that were built remained with the company until a year or so ago when they sold one. $135million was the price, highest ever paid for a car and required to be exhibited periodically and serviced at the factory. The remaining car is still at the museum.
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It was strange to see my 997RS there as a museum piece as well as the GTR Hybrid I wrote about in my last post when I saw it racing at the N24.
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