Porsche Panamericana
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Porsche Panamericana in the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart |
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| Panamericana | |
| Presentation year: | 1989 |
| Vehicle fair: | IAA |
| Class : | Sports car |
| Body shape : | Coupe |
| Engine: |
Petrol engine : 3.6 liters (184 kW) |
| Length: | 4201 mm |
| Width: | 1859 mm |
| Height: | 1300 mm |
| Wheelbase: | 2268 mm |
| Empty weight: | 1474 kg |
| Production model: | none |
The Porsche Panamericana is a study by Porsche . It was presented in 1989 at the IAA in Frankfurt am Main . The basis was the Porsche 911 Carrera 4 . The car was designed under the direction of Technical Director Ulrich Bez. The shape was designed by Harm Lagaay , chief designer at the time , and the name comes from the Mexican endurance race Carrera Panamericana .
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The study is based on the Porsche 911 (type 964 ) with all-wheel drive , but is designed as a two-seater roadster and suitable for the road. The body was manufactured using a plastic sandwich construction. The top layers consisted of synthetic resin reinforced with glass and carbon fibers. The front and side windows include a roll bar to which the fabric hood is attached with a zip . The hood can be rolled up and stowed in the trunk.
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The futuristic design, especially the concept of the horizontal roof structure, influenced the further development of the Porsche 993 and the Porsche Boxster .
Only two copies of the Panamericana were built. Ferry Porsche received one of these as a present from the entire workforce on his 80th birthday.
As a souvenir, each employee was given a 1:43 scale model on a brass plate. In the years that followed, this model became a coveted collector's item and then achieved prices of over DM 500.
A copy of the Panamericana can be seen in the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart - Zuffenhausen . The Porsche crest is carved into the tread of Goodyear tires .
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literature
- Tobias Aichele: Porsche rarities , Munich. ISBN 978-3-7654-7693-8
- The Cars , Porsche Museum Guide, ISBN 978-3-9812816-0-6
