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OK, that is good to know. But about half of the RS's on that lot didn't have the 'car covers' at all. But they had the adhesive white vinyl wrap.
So either these 'naked' 991 gt3 RS are strictly for domestic Germany delivery (which will not need the cover) or perhaps some are waiting for their
'Sonderwünsch' options & will eventually get the 'car cover' after that work is done.
By the way, we just arrived at the Romantik Hotel Zur Schwane in Volkach. Technically, this is part of Bavaria. But the locals called this area Franconia
and feel a bit different from other Bavarians. And it's the home of some of my favorite wine - Franken. This medieval town is on the Main river.
I have been coming to this town since 1981...that is over 34 years! It's a fairly new town for Europe...it was founded in 906 AD. I'll have more to say
about this interesting area in future posts. In fact, the photos above are the ones I took two years ago. Today is too damn hot to take photos...and
the cobblestone street right in front of the hotel is all torn up under repair! So my old photos look much better!
Saludos,
Eduardo
Volkach, Franconia
I knew there was something weird about this last photo. Why are there no leaves on the tree's in the middle of summer?
Here is a 991 gt3 RS going to be delivered to either German or foreigner via Factory Delivery with no foil of any type:
Eduardo, thanks for the report. It's bringing back all the wonderful memories of my ED in the fall of 2013. Looks like this car is parked in the parking lot you park in after taking delivery. It's also used to park the car when dropping your car off on ED for it's return trip home.
Thanks Eduardo, love the detailed reports.
The history bits as well!
Ulm cathedral last month, second talked in Germany :-)
Met up with Peterfirst. Ulm is about half way between our places.
Peter should be picking up his white RS next week..
Ah, ****. Removed it.
Rennlist changed something, looks straight on my I phone and sideways gigantic on PC, apparently it doesn't auto resize anymore with mobile uploads.
This forum was designed and updated when they built that cathedral...
It seems to me that white foil wrap is on every Porsche vehicle that leaves production, whether going by truck or rail to Europe or by ship overseas. But I only saw additional loose wrapping (like a modern synthetic material car cover) on 991 gt3 RS's that seemed to be going by boat to their respective foreign markets.
I know this is a crappy photo, but along the back fence I saw many cars with what looked like hard plastic pieces for protection. Are these cars still in production? They were parked alongside cars with the foil you mention.
...but along the back fence I saw many cars with what looked like hard plastic pieces for protection. Are these cars still in production? They were parked alongside cars with the foil you mention.
Yes, these cars are not considered yet finished. So they are keeping their clear plastic 'armor' to protect the paint when it goes back into the
assembly line after repairs or whatever was needed. See my crappy photo of a similar 991 gt3 RS coming from assembly line on Friday July 17th
and driving to the back parking lot with its protective clear armor gear in place!
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Here is a better image of what that clear protective armor looks like for our readers:
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Also, that is not what they used when a small % of the finished cars go on their brief test drive on public streets & autobahns.
These go with their shipping foil wraps (or even car covers)...but not with the clear plastic 'armor' coats! And these test drives
always have 'special plates' attached to the cars & clearly visible both front and back!
seems also German delivered cars has the total cover...so,i think the one you see without that tipe of dress,are waiting for others some minor works...
Wow, Porsche even numbers their trucks after Porsche model numbers!
....and even more they use trucks with beautiful PTS colours (Riviera ?) Now the question for Eduardo is whether Porsche ever did produce a 959 with Riviera PTS ?
07-19-2015, 01:11 PM
Now the question for Eduardo is whether Porsche ever did produce a 959 with Riviera PTS ? 