Comments on: Porsche Factory Tour c. 1972 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/12/02/porsche-factory-tour-c-1972/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:23:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: жека http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/12/02/porsche-factory-tour-c-1972/#comment-24828 жека Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:41:57 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12952#comment-24828 Прикольная тачка товарищи.... Прикольная тачка товарищи….

]]> By: Online Guitar Tuition http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/12/02/porsche-factory-tour-c-1972/#comment-24759 Online Guitar Tuition Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:10:12 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12952#comment-24759 It's amazing how many of those cars are still on the road. It’s amazing how many of those cars are still on the road.

]]> By: SeaUrchin http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/12/02/porsche-factory-tour-c-1972/#comment-24277 SeaUrchin Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:36:37 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12952#comment-24277 I have a 73 911T coupe and it was probably made within months of these photos! Would've loved being at the factory back in the day but this is the next best thing. Thanks for the post. These are really great cars to drive and tinker with. They also cost less to purchase than the average Civic these days so it's not as impossible as most people think. They will cost more to run of course but the enjoyment more than makes up for the difference. I have a 73 911T coupe and it was probably made within months of these photos! Would’ve loved being at the factory back in the day but this is the next best thing. Thanks for the post.

These are really great cars to drive and tinker with. They also cost less to purchase than the average Civic these days so it’s not as impossible as most people think. They will cost more to run of course but the enjoyment more than makes up for the difference.

]]> By: SK http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/12/02/porsche-factory-tour-c-1972/#comment-24147 SK Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:56:52 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12952#comment-24147 Great shots. This is what makes Porsche special. No other car company has this much pedigree and heritage. True sports cars for true enthusiasts. And the new ones do a fantastic job of carrying on the tradition. Great shots. This is what makes Porsche special. No other car company has this much pedigree and heritage. True sports cars for true enthusiasts. And the new ones do a fantastic job of carrying on the tradition.

]]> By: dr. gailleton http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/12/02/porsche-factory-tour-c-1972/#comment-24059 dr. gailleton Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:51:21 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12952#comment-24059 Great! During my studies, I worked part-time on the production line from 2002 to 2004. The whole area has changed a lot in the 30 years in between. (For example in the last picture, now on the left there is the new museum, there are more factory-buildings on the right side, etc) The factory is still cramped, but as today the whole supply-chain-management has changed, only the parts needed for the actual car arrive just-in-time. Each engine is still built by one person from scratch (even the ones for the stupid Cayenne). Off course the 911s from 1972 were much more beautiful ( only model with the oil-hatch on the right side of the trunk compartment. Small interesting details also: The posters in the fourth picture, today you only have monitors showing how many cars still had flaws and the guy smoking on the fifth picture - we just could smoke on a staircase. Great find, cheered me up a lot! Great! During my studies, I worked part-time on the production line from 2002 to 2004.
The whole area has changed a lot in the 30 years in between.
(For example in the last picture, now on the left there is the new museum, there are more factory-buildings on the right side, etc)

The factory is still cramped, but as today the whole supply-chain-management has changed, only the parts needed for the actual car arrive just-in-time.
Each engine is still built by one person from scratch (even the ones for the stupid Cayenne).

Off course the 911s from 1972 were much more beautiful ( only model with the oil-hatch on the right side of the trunk compartment.

Small interesting details also: The posters in the fourth picture, today you only have monitors showing how many cars still had flaws and the guy smoking on the fifth picture – we just could smoke on a staircase.

Great find, cheered me up a lot!

]]> By: Jeff Burck http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/12/02/porsche-factory-tour-c-1972/#comment-24055 Jeff Burck Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:06:17 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12952#comment-24055 DePeeWee, your comment that Porsche stopped being a serious and “consistent” sports car company the day they built a SUV would be true, if they did not build the GT3. Since they do, you are wrong! Incidentally, GT3 engines and gear boxes are still hand built very similar to the photos depicted circa 1972. DePeeWee, your comment that Porsche stopped being a serious and “consistent” sports car company the day they built a SUV would
be true, if they did not build the GT3.
Since they do, you are wrong!
Incidentally, GT3 engines and gear boxes are still hand built very
similar to the photos depicted circa 1972.

]]> By: karlusmagnus http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/12/02/porsche-factory-tour-c-1972/#comment-23800 karlusmagnus Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:45:29 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12952#comment-23800 i did a NY to West coast and back, in a 1973 911E Targa. Beige Grey. Went out with my little brother. Great time, great memories. Left it there for the winter. Drove back last May with my wife, via Rt 50 NV (loneliest highway) UT WY Badlands, Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial and then last stop at Falling Water. Great time, great drive, 4200 miles out, and 4800 miles back. Car was flawless. Great cars ... i did a NY to West coast and back, in a 1973 911E Targa. Beige Grey. Went out with my little brother. Great time, great memories. Left it there for the winter. Drove back last May with my wife, via Rt 50 NV (loneliest highway) UT WY Badlands, Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial and then last stop at Falling Water.
Great time, great drive, 4200 miles out, and 4800 miles back. Car was flawless. Great cars …

]]> By: Frederick http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/12/02/porsche-factory-tour-c-1972/#comment-23769 Frederick Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:59:54 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12952#comment-23769 Looks amazingly like the Corvvette plant of... 2009? ;-) Looks amazingly like the Corvvette plant of… 2009? ;-)

]]> By: Paradigma http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/12/02/porsche-factory-tour-c-1972/#comment-23747 Paradigma Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:24:20 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12952#comment-23747 Thanks mate! Thanks mate!

]]> By: Jim V. http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/12/02/porsche-factory-tour-c-1972/#comment-23734 Jim V. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:22:08 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12952#comment-23734 Great photos. Had I bought the white ST shown in two images, I could have greatly enhanced my 401K. And yes, these cars look great in the period "Safety Colors". The Signal Orange car with blue Fuchs is a prime example. Great photos. Had I bought the white ST shown in two images, I could have greatly enhanced my 401K. And yes, these cars look great in the period “Safety Colors”. The Signal Orange car with blue Fuchs is a prime example.

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