are 993's hand made?
05-16-2007, 04:54 PM
#47
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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
Well, when I last toured the factory about 3 yrs. ago, they were making 997's by then. The only robots I saw were for installing the windshields. Oh, and there were the amazing little R2D2-like droids running around the factory floor delivering engine parts to the guys who assembled them. All the engine assembly was certainly done by hand. I saw it. I saw pallets of trannies too. And the Recaro seats were preloaded to arrive at the front of the stack when the car they belonged in got to that part of the assembly line. So, I'd imagine there was plenty less automation back when 993's were still in production.
Modern 911's are made by this huge robotized building that eats steel and plastic then poops out a car 8 hrs later. No humans involved. Duh!
05-16-2007, 04:59 PM
#50
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Originally Posted by RallyJon
What part of the car were they working on?
At least that's what our guide said, before he realized he wasn't supposed to say that.
05-16-2007, 05:13 PM
#51
Drifting
Originally Posted by JC in NY
The last handmade 911 was in 1973. And only the "S" models.
05-16-2007, 05:52 PM
#54
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Originally Posted by RallyJon
What part of the car were they working on?
My friend tells me the transvestites tend to be quite artistic, so they have them working on the interior design, choosing fabrics and color schemes, etc.
05-16-2007, 07:21 PM
#55
Ironman 140.6
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Last year Riad gave a good description of the 996 manufacturing process. I'm sure the process was quite similar for the 993...... 
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.
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.
05-16-2007, 07:35 PM
#56
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Originally Posted by Leander
My friend tells me the transvestites tend to be quite artistic, so they have them working on the interior design, choosing fabrics and color schemes, etc.
05-16-2007, 07:41 PM
#57
Race Car
Originally Posted by TheOtherEric
That tour was a sham. Totally fake. Those were like plastic replica engines.
05-16-2007, 07:44 PM
#58
Nordschleife Master
Originally Posted by zicoramone
How that would be possible ? remember that was the 993 line production that save Porsche financially...so...perhaps the term "Japanese made" it's more appropriate
05-16-2007, 10:58 PM
#60
Weathergirl
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Originally Posted by Leander
My friend tells me the transvestites tend to be quite artistic, so they have them working on the interior design, choosing fabrics and color schemes, etc.
Originally Posted by jdistefa
Yes, but only at Gemballa...