" In 1970, I was able to tour and photograph the 'production line' for Porsches in Zuffenhausen, near Stuttgart. In reality, there was no production line in the modern sense. It was a complete contrast to the VW factory at Wolfsburg which was a state of the art facility mass producing the Beetle and other models (see another of my Albums).
At Porsche, the bodies were assembled by hand and then, mounted on trollies, wheeled around the factory from station to station for the next stage in assembly. The Porsche was truly 'hand made' in 1970."
These amazing pics were taken by Bruce Thomas that documented the production line for Porsches in Zuffenhausen in 1970.
At Porsche, the bodies were assembled by hand and then, mounted on trollies, wheeled around the factory from station to station for the next stage in assembly. The Porsche was truly 'hand made' in 1970."
These amazing pics were taken by Bruce Thomas that documented the production line for Porsches in Zuffenhausen in 1970.
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| Fitting the roll bar to a Targa model |
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| Smoothing a few rough edges with an angle grinder |
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| Traditional lead filling |
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| Porsche 911 bodies ready for assembly, a Targa model in the foreground |
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| Front suspension assembly |
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| Fuel injected engines for the USA market |
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| Carburettors, lots of them |
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| The 'production line' at Porsche. Bodies are simply wheeled along on trollies to the next station |
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| Headlining is hand fitted |
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| The fuel tank evidently comes later! |
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| Nearing completion |
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| The 914/6 model was assembled at Zuffenhausen but not the mass market VW Porsche 914 |
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| Final assembly of 914/6 model. Not much evidence of German efficiency though |
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| Porsche 911s ready for their new owners |
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