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    Building a Legend by hand ( Zuffenhausen history)

    Enjoy a rare piece of automotive history!

    These Photos were taken by Dan L (rennteam member and 997 owner) and are being posted with his permission. He took these on a tour of the Porsche factory in 1977 when he went to pick up another porsche model.

    They capture in great quality and candidly the production of the Porsche 928 from start to finish. From the painted mostly aluminum bodies gleaming in the sunlight to the finest production Porsche being driven off the line and engine and transaxle assembly stations all documented.

    For an owner of a 928 like myself these photo's are really special but all porsche fans and car enthusiasts in general should be able to appreciate such a piece of history. The story behind the development of the 928 model is long and impressive and these pictures demonstrate the care and quality that went onto the actual production. Thanks to Dan L for sharing these photo's with us.

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    I personally can attest to the quality of the thought that went into the design and the care with which these cars were assembled. You need to drive a well cared for example sometime in your life. Thanks again to Dan L who owns these photo's and I hope everyone enjoys the trip back in Porsche history.

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    Great pics. Amazed that they allowed pics back then as I wish they still did as of today. Did the 928 and 911 share assembly lines or used two different ones?

    My first Porsche almost was a '88 928S4.

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    harrY,

    I believe this horeshoe shaped production line was the 928 section of the factory, as you can see it is a handbuilt vehicle and the cars are on dedicated trolleys and pushed along as they have one task after another completed.

    Not an automated line. Dan L will hopefully chime in as to his personal experience when he took these photo's

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    Thanks racerx! These pictures are awesome

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    Captivating. Awesome!

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    Wow, very special pictures... you should have put a copyright tag on it,for sure they'll turn up everywhere on the net soon.
    It is so nice to see the dedication and the history in this... thanks a lot for posting!
    -Joost-

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    THANKS racerx

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    Joost said:
    Wow, very special pictures... you should have put a copyright tag on it,for sure they'll turn up everywhere on the net soon.



    What's the problem with that? Racerx is obviously very fond of his 928 (a definitely gorgeous and underrated car). The more people spread those excellent and informative pictures, the better.

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    The Groom said:
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    Joost said:
    Wow, very special pictures... you should have put a copyright tag on it,for sure they'll turn up everywhere on the net soon.



    What's the problem with that? Racerx is obviously very fond of his 928 (a definitely gorgeous and underrated car). The more people spread those excellent and informative pictures, the better.



    Don't forget the pics were taken by and are owned by rennteamer Dan L.

    I posted them in order for the effect of seeing the production process. Like the groom says I hope to have everyone enjoy them and spread knowledge about the 928 which is underrated by all except most owners. I believe Dan just wants to share his great photo's with everyone and copyright law protects his commercial interest regardless of mark.

    The other special aspect of these photo's is that they are from the very first year of production.

    Not only is it cool to see so many new parts in these pics but things like all the craftsmen wearing farmer type overalls stamped with porsche, most likely to prevent belt buckles from scratching the fresh paint.

     
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