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Porsche, Type 356 Gmund, 1949.
COURTESY OF THE INGRAM COLLECTION, PHOTOGRAPH ©2013 MICHAEL FURMAN.

I saw several of these cars two summers ago at [ allure of the automobile ] in Portland. The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh has curated a mother lode of this species of all-animal cars. It opens 12 October 2013 thru 20 January 2014. You may feel the presence of Steve McQueen, James Dean, Janis Joplin, Jim Hensen. [ porsche by design: seducing speed ]



Porsche, Sport Classic Carrerra, 2010.
COURTESY OF THE INGRAM COLLECTION, PHOTOGRAPH ©2013 MICHAEL FURMAN.



Porsche, Type 64 Berlin-Rom Racer, 1938. COLLECTION OF THE AUTOMUSEUM PROTOTYPE, HAMBURG, GERMANY, PHOTOGRAPH ©2013 PHOTOGRAPHERS HAMBURG.



Porsche, Type 550, 1953.
COURTESY OF REVS INSTITUTE FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH, COLLIER COLLECTION, PHOTOGRAPH ©2013 PETER HARHOLDT.



Porsche, Speedster 1600 Super, 1958.
COLLECTION OF CHAD MCQUEEN, PHOTOGRAPH ©2013 PETER HARHOLDT.



Porsche, Type RS60, 1960.
BOWMAN MOTORS, PHOTOGRAPH ©2013 MICHAEL FURMAN.



Porsche, 901 Prototype, 1963.
COURTESY OF DON AND DIANE MELUZIO, PHOTOGRAPH ©2013 MICHAEL FURMAN.



Porsche, Type 904/6, 1965.
PRIVATE COLLECTION OF CAMERON HEALY AND SUSAN SNOW, PHOTOGRAPH ©2013 PETER HARHOLDT.



Porsche, Type 908K, 1968.
PRIVATE COLLECTION OF CAMERON HEALY AND SUSAN SNOW, PHOTOGRAPH ©2013 PETER HARHOLDT.



Porsche, Type 917, 1971.
COURTESY THE REVS INSTITUTE FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH, PHOTOGRAPH ©2013 PETER HARHOLDT.



IROC Porsche, Carrerra RSR, 1974.
COURTESY OF THE WILLIAM E. (CHIP) CONNOR COLLECTION, PHOTOGRAPH ©2013 MICHAEL FURMAN.



Porsche, Type 962C, 1990.
COURTESY OF THE WILLIAM E. (CHIP) CONNOR COLLECTION, PHOTOGRAPH ©2013 MICHAEL FURMAN.



Porsche, Type 959, 1988.
COURTESY OF THE RALPH LAUREN AUTOMOBILE COLLECTION, PHOTOGRAPH ©2013 MICHAEL FURMAN.

Poked around a bit and found the following.



sean connery | porsche type 356 | edinburgh 1964



jim henson | porsche type 356-B T-5 roadster | c1961

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