7 JUN 2026 · GERMANY

Stuttgart.

The afternoon after the Nordschleife, spent at the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen.

Me behind the wheel of a silver 718 Spyder on the museum floor — The 718 Spyder. Hands on the wheel, going nowhere.

Me leaning out of the open door of the silver Spyder — Door open, one foot out. The Porsche Museum lets you sit in this one.

Me standing at a white balustrade above the museum hall, race cars below — Above the main hall. The race cars laid out on the white floor below.

White Porsche 917 race car in Martini stripes, number 22, on the museum floor — A 917 in Martini colours, number 22.

The pink Porsche 917/20, number 23, with butcher’s cuts marked on the body in dashed lines — The pink 917/20, the cuts of meat marked on its body in dashed red lines.

The white Porsche 935/78 in Martini stripes, number 43, under the museum lights — The 935/78, long-tailed, in Martini white.

Rear three-quarter view of a Porsche 959 in blue and white Rothmans rally livery — A 959 in Rothmans colours, dressed for the Paris–Dakar.

The drive in. The museum hangs over the junction on its three legs.

Outside. A black 911 rolled in under the overhang while we stood there.

Inside. A slow walk along the early road cars.