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Our museum presents over 50 rare sports and race cars with a focus on Porsche designs as well as stories of ingenious designers and racing drivers.

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The Dino marked a turning point for Ferrari, introducing a new dimension to the marque’s identity. Named in honour of Enzo Ferrari’s son, Alfredo „Dino“ Ferrari, it brought the V6 engine concept to the forefront and established a new direction in Ferrari’s sports car heritage.

With its mid-engine layout, distinctive proportions and timeless Pininfarina design, this 246 GTS in our „The Italian Job - Pt. 3“ exhibition represents a defining moment in the evolution of the Prancing Horse.

#ferrari #dino246gts #ferraridino #italiancars #italiancardesign by @automuseum_prototyp

PROTOTYP Throwback Thursday: Christine, meet your match… 🦇🎃

Raymond Loewy’s one-off Cadillac Coupe de Ville with its hood wide open – looking like Dracula getting ready for a midnight ride. 🖤

Fangs out, hood up. Happy Halloween! 🎃🚘

#raymondloewy #cadillaccoupedeville #christine #classiccars #halloweenvibes by @automuseum_prototyp

Welcome to the darker half of the year 🍂

Our Porsche Type 64 / VW Type 60 K10 enjoying a long night in our permanent exhibition 🖤

#porschetype64 #porsche64 #vwtype60k10 #aircooledporsche #aircooledvw by @automuseum_prototyp

PROTOTYP Throwback Thursday: The Stachus in Munich in the late 1930s. Different ways, different speeds, all finding their place in the same moment…

📸 Copyright: Automuseum PROTOTYP Hamburg, Bestand Stavenhagen

#mercedes #tatra #traffic #stachus #munich by @automuseum_prototyp

Moving history! ❤️🏁

Filmed from our Porsche Type 64, the ancestor of all Porsches, witnessing the very first Porsche, the 356/1 “Nummer 1”, carving its way through the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca.

Two prototypes, one passion — reunited on track at Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI in 2018.

Some moments are simply timeless. ✨

🎥 Copyright: Automuseum PROTOTYP Hamburg

#porsche #aircooledporsche #classicporsche #porsche64 #porsche356nummer1 by @automuseum_prototyp

PROTOTYP Throwback Thursday: A very different interpretation of the Citroën 2CV at the 1956 Paris Motor Show (In the picture, we wrote 1957 due to incorrect labeling of the photo - sorry) 🤍

The Dagonet DF Coupé demonstrated just how radically Citroën’s utilitarian car could be transformed. Moving away from the familiar silhouette of the production 2CV, this special-bodied version introduced a much sportier character, combining French ingenuity with the elegance and individuality of a bespoke automobile.

The project was associated with Jean Dagonet, the French specialist renowned for developing lightweight, performance-oriented 2CVs. His approach went far beyond cosmetic modifications: weight reduction, aerodynamic improvements and engine tuning were central to his philosophy of extracting more performance from Citroën’s unconventional air-cooled flat-twin platform.

The Coupé is particularly fascinating because it challenged the very purpose of the original 2CV. Conceived as an affordable, practical car for everyday life, the Citroën became the basis for a much more exclusive and sporting creation.

📸 Copyright: Automuseum PROTOTYP Hamburg, Bestand Wieselmann

#citroen #citroen2cv #aircooled #2cv #dagonetcitroen by @automuseum_prototyp

When sculptural architecture meets the timeless lines of the Porsche 904 Carrera GTS…🩶

📸 Copyright: Markus Heimbach 🙏

#porsche #porsche904 #porscheexperiencecenterleipzig #aircooledporsche #classicporsche by @automuseum_prototyp

Under the lights of the 1953 Paris Motor Show, the Porsche 550 Spyder made its world debut — a tiny sports car with an enormous heart and a racing spirit that would soon capture the imagination of enthusiasts around the world.

Light, purposeful and beautifully uncompromising, the 550 Spyder was more than a car. It was the beginning of a legend.

More than seven decades later, its silhouette still makes the heart beat a little faster. 🏁✨

📸 Copyright: Automuseum PROTOTYP Hamburg, Bestand Wieselmann

#porsche550 #porsche550spyder #porsche #classicporsche #parismotorshow by @automuseum_prototyp

Lightweight, elegant and beautifully simple - the Porsche 356 Gmünd Coupe was more than a sports car. It was the beginning of a dream.

Decades later, standing alone on the runway, its timeless shape still tells the same story: the freedom to go somewhere new, to push a little further, to dream a little bigger... 🩶

#porsche #porsche356 #porsche356gmünd #aircooledporsche #classicporsche by @automuseum_prototyp

PROTOTYP Throwback Thursday: A touch of American-inspired style on the European rally scene.

Walter Hampel and Horst Koblischek beside their Porsche 356 at the 1952 Liège-Rome-Liège Rally — rolled-up jeans, open collars and jackets giving the pair an unmistakably relaxed, almost rebellious elegance.

Sadly, their stylish appearance proved more successful than their rally result: the Porsche did not make it to the finish.

Still, some images outlast the results — and this one captures the spirit of the early 1950s beautifully.

📸 Source: Automuseum PROTOTYP Hamburg, Bestand Hampel

#porsche #aircooledporsche #rockandrollfashion #walterhampel #horstkoblischek by @automuseum_prototyp

First presented at the IAA in Frankfurt in September 1965, the Fuchs wheel was introduced on the Porsche 911 S in 1966.

Designed to reduce unsprung weight while combining strength and lightweight construction, the Fuchs wheel quickly became one of the most recognizable elements of Porsche design.

From the 911 to the 914/6 — six decades later, the iconic five-spoke design still looks right at home.

2026 marks 60 years of Fuchs wheels on Porsche 🧡🤎🤍

#porsche #fuchsfelge #classicporsche #aircooledporsche #fuchswheels by @automuseum_prototyp

PROTOTYP Throwback Thursday: Smile — you’re on camera! Luckily, this wasn’t a mobile speed trap. Just a clever advertising car dressed up as a giant camera. 😎 The only thing getting caught here was attention...

📸 Copyright: Automuseum PROTOTYP Hamburg, Bestand Wieselmann

#advertisingcar #cardesign #mobilecamera #retroadvertising #hamburg by @automuseum_prototyp