October 9, 2008
Gmund Roadster, 1948
The first Porsche sportscar was certified for public roads in 1948. It was assembled in a saw-mill in Gmünd, a town in Austria (hence the name). The roadster had a four-cylinder engine from a beetle, but unlike in the beatle it was placed upfront and not in the back.
Porsche tractor, 1948-1963
Porsche 550 RS Spyder, 1954-1959
The legendary actor James Dean had a deathly crash in exactly this make of Porsche.
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, 1964-1966
To scrape up money for the production of this two-liter model, Porsche had to disband its F1 team. As a result 904 and its modifications became forerunners of the racing cars of the “9th series”
Porsche 911, 1964-1973
Rareengined 911 appeared in 1964. This model still comes with a six-cylinder opposed engine located beyond the rear axle. Later the legendary “combat type” versions 2.7 Carrera RS and 2.8 RSR were produced based on 911 first generation.
Porsche 912, 1965-1969
The four-cylinder Porsche 912 was rather fast and cost almost half the price of the six-cylinder 911 and thus did almost twice as good in terms of sales.
Porsche 914, 1969-1976
The Porsche 914 was a mid-engined sports car built and sold collaboratively by Volkswagen and Porsche from 1969 through 1976.
Porsche 924, 1975-1988
The Porsche 924 helped the company out of the crisis, but was not accepted by the general public. A 924 Carrera GT racing model with turbocharching and flared wing arches was later produced based on this model.
Porsche 911 (G-Series), 1973-1989
The first 911 Turbo with an exorbitant for that time 260 engine.
Porsche 944, 1982-1991
Porsche 944 was not just a “charged” version of 924. The engine of a great capacity endowed the car with vigor, and the Turbo version was often spoken of as a better car than even 911. Even today few cars can approximate the almost perfect balance of Porsche 944.
Porsche 959, 1987-1988
Adjustable all-wheel drive, adjustable shock absorbers and ground clearance, Kevlar body…. An engineering legend!
Porsche 911 (964), 1989-1993
A rear-engined all-wheel drive model.
Porsche 928 GTS, 1991-1995
Jacky Stuart, F1 ex-champion, called this model “the best high speed sportscar in the world”. The new 928 GTS cost around $150.000, and today a well preserved car can be obtained for $30.000.
Porsche 968, 1992-1995
The car is remarkable for its high manoeuvrability. The development culmination of the 968 was the crazy Turbo S model of which only 15 cars were produced.
Porsche 911 (993), 1993-1998
The last 911 with air-cooling; 450 capacity GT2 engine.
Porsche Boxter, 1996-…
This model was a return to engine’s rear position. It took an unbelievably short period of time, only four years to move from a concept car to a series automobile production.
Porsche 911 (996), 1998-2004
Engines with water coolers and unusual headlight drove purists mad, but with the production of this model 911 moved to a new level. The car had a new compartment, the wheel base became longer, the track became wider. GT3 version with red stripes on the white body was per se a racing car for public roads.
Porsche Cayenne, 2003-…
This off-road vehicle was designed jointly with Volkswagen. Although purist scorned it, it was this model that saved the company out of the bankruptcy and lead it out from the sports niche into a wider market. That’s when the money came!
Porsche Carrera GT, 2004-2006
The road version of the abortive racer for Le-Man. In city Carrera GT with 5.7 liter V10 could lead the driver crazy because of its carbon ceramic clutch which works in “on/off” principle. Still many consider it the best supercar in the world.
Porsche Cayman, 2005-…
Compartment based on the Boxer, although the company persistently denies the fact…
Porsche Panamera, 2009
The first super sedan makes its debut next year. Its introduction is unlikely to be an easy one. The design and use will most likely cause argument. The hybrid model is expected in 2011.
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October 9th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Porsche = Overpriced balls of rust and wtf is that piece of crap in the last picture? Is porsche ripping ideas from Daewoo or WTF???
October 9th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
A horse and a chicken are playing in a meadow. The horse falls into a mud hole and is sinking. He calls to the chicken to go and get the farmer to help pull him out to safety. The chicken runs to the farm but the farmer can’t be found. So he drives the farmer’s Porsche back to the mud hole and ties some rope around the bumper. He then throws the other end of the rope to his friend, the horse, and drives the car forward saving him from sinking!
A few days later, the chicken and horse were playing in the meadow again and the chicken fell into the mud hole. The chicken yelled to the horse to go and get some help from the farmer. The horse said, “I think I can stand over the hole!” So he stretched over the width of the hole and said, “Grab for my ‘thingy’ and pull yourself up.” And the chicken did and pulled himself to safety.
The moral of the story:
If you are hung like a horse, you don’t need a Porsche to pick up chicks! LOL
October 9th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
A sixteen year-old boy came home with a Porsche and his parents began to yell and scream, “Where did you get that car???!!!”
He calmly told them, “I bought it today.”
“With what money?” demanded his parents. “We know what a Porsche costs.”
“Well,” said the boy, “this one cost me fifteen dollars.”
So the parents began to yell even louder. “Who would sell a car like that for fifteen dollars?” they said.
“It was the lady up the street,” said the boy. “I don’t know her name-they just moved in. She saw me ride past on my bike and asked me if I wanted to buy a cheap Porsche for fifteen dollars.”
“Oh my Goodness,” moaned the mother, “she must be a child abuser. Who knows what she will do next? Frank, you go right up there and see what’s going on.”
So the boy’s father walked up the street to the house where the lady lived and found her out in the yard calmly planting petunias!
He introduced himself as the father of the boy to whom she had sold a Porsche for fifteen dollars and demanded to know why she did it.
“Well,” she said, “this morning I got a phone call from my husband. I thought he was on a business trip, but learned from a friend he has run off to Hawaii with his secretary and really doesn’t intend to come back. He claimed he was stranded and asked me to sell his new Porsche and send him the money. So I did.” (Are women good or what!)
October 9th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Porsche: Proof
Of
Rich
Spoilt
Children
Having
Everthing
October 25th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Hahaha, I like the two jokes, especially the horse one.