fRiends?..

the new porsche museum in germany looks interesting..

“the winning design – out of 170 entrants – was by vienna’s delugan meissl, best known for their angular, fluid extensions and dramatic new apartment buildings.”
- *wallpaper

very futuristic looking…
it almost feels like it is floating…
although chunky on top…
but it seemed to feel light with the minimal structure below to keep it “afloat”…

the exhibition space is phenomenal…
the closest i have ever come across personally..
is the prada store in tokyo…
where it feels like a fashion exhibition more than a retail store…
i love it when it feels like art form has somewhat being weaved into a consumer experience…
(can i say quite unknowingly?)…
but then…it is retail afterall…
it is commercialism afterall…

yeah….that’s actually a row of engines on display…
interesting..

it was also interesting to see that there were other cars inside…
i thought it will be purely a museum for porsche…
the cliche of first porsche to the last until today…

the austro-daimler ads r ’sasha’, 1922
“lightweight and powerful, the ’sasha’ was named for its sponsor, the industrialist count alexander ’sasha’ kolowrat. built by austro-daimler, it was hugely successful on the track.”

all time classic…
the beetle…
it reminds me of the movie dick tracy…(yeah!! starring madonna…)
in which the police cars still look something like this..

volkswagen käfer (‘beetle’)
“perhaps the most iconic automotive silhouette of all, porsche’s ‘people’s car’ blossomed into a global best seller after ww2. designed by porsche in the mid 1930s and intended to be the state-subsidised mass transit system of the third reich, over 21.5 million were ultimately sold.”

yes!!..the first porsche??…
looks very bullet proof somewhat…
being in the showroom just looks so perfect & such a “timeless” feel…

porsche 356 no.1 roadster, 1948
“the first sports car to bear the name Porsche, this priceless exhibit is the origin of all that followed. developed from the vw beetle, with the vw’s tiny 35hp engine, the open body is an exercise in weight saving, giving the car great performance and handling.”

porsche 356/2 coupe, 1948
“the original car is developed further into this neat coupe, hand-built in austria in limited numbers in 1948. a perfectly proportioned two-seater, the 356 is also successful on the track.”