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Old 06-08-2006, 04:02 PM
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Gents, My son asked me and I really do not know ?
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As far as I know they are made by hand on a small mountain top in Germany. After each one is built they ring a giant bell on top of the mountain and pull it down by donkey to the local village where they celebrate all through the night with dance, song and plenty o' stein filled with hops.

After the festivities a local priest blesses each one on its journey to it's new home, and it's loaded into a giant sheepskin lined case and sent to America for a new start.

I believe this whole process takes about a year for each car... I'm trying to verify this.
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Originally Posted by riad
As far as I know they are made by hand on a small mountain top in Germany. After each one is built they ring a giant bell on top of the mountain and pull it down by donkey to the local village where they celebrate all through the night with dance, song and plenty o' stein filled with hops.

After the festivities a local priest blesses each one on its journey to it's new home, and it's loaded into a giant sheepskin lined case and sent to America for a new start.

I believe this whole process takes about a year for each car... I'm trying to verify this.


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Old 06-08-2006, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by riad
As far as I know they are made by hand on a small mountain top in Germany. After each one is built they ring a giant bell on top of the mountain and pull it down by donkey to the local village where they celebrate all through the night with dance, song and plenty o' stein filled with hops.

After the festivities a local priest blesses each one on its journey to it's new home, and it's loaded into a giant sheepskin lined case and sent to America for a new start.

I believe this whole process takes about a year for each car... I'm trying to verify this.

Riad you just made my day... Boy did I get a great laugh on this one. I'll keep it in mind for when my son asks me the same question

Old 06-08-2006, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by riad
As far as I know they are made by hand on a small mountain top in Germany. After each one is built they ring a giant bell on top of the mountain and pull it down by donkey to the local village where they celebrate all through the night with dance, song and plenty o' stein filled with hops.

After the festivities a local priest blesses each one on its journey to it's new home, and it's loaded into a giant sheepskin lined case and sent to America for a new start.

I believe this whole process takes about a year for each car... I'm trying to verify this.

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Old 06-08-2006, 09:32 PM
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Really glad you guys have a sense of humor, it keeps us sane!!
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Hope that answered your question RJ.
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You forgot the part about the Lady of the Lake anointing each new Porsche by laying the shining blade of Excalibur upon its hood crest.
Old 07-08-2011, 02:38 PM
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According to the air cooled owners...about 17 minutes for each water cooled Porsche.
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If you watch the Ultimate factories show on National Geographic where they went throught the Stuttgart facility, they may have mentioned it on the program.
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Originally Posted by soverystout
If you watch the Ultimate factories show on National Geographic where they went throught the Stuttgart facility, they may have mentioned it on the program.
I think they LA dissemblers can take it apart in about 10 minutes, so I'd guess to put it together might take maybe 30 minutes or so.
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Originally Posted by soverystout
If you watch the Ultimate factories show on National Geographic where they went throught the Stuttgart facility, they may have mentioned it on the program.
That was an awesome program.
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After each one is built they ring a giant bell on top of the mountain and pull it down by donkey to the local village where they celebrate all through the night with dance
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I like Riad's version better. Need to add in elves though.


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