You may know that Porsche By Design is the exhibit featuring 22 of the rarest Porsches in the world, now at the NC Museum of Art and extended through February 2nd.
You may not have known that 6 of the 22 cars on display are on loan from the Ingram Collection, which is a stash of about 35 Porsche models located in Durham. Turns out Bob Ingram, who retired in 2002 as President and CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, likes buying Porsches.
That first photo is the first car you see in the exhibit - a 1938 Berlin rom racer. Dr. Porsche was responsible for the Volkswagen Beetle, hence the engine in the back of the Porsche...and imagine how futuristic this car looked in 1938.
This silver beauty was the 8th Albarth Carerra GTL ever produced, purchased by Swedish radio personality Carl-Gunnar Hammarlund. Apparently Swedes pay their DJs quite well.
The one and only Steve McQueen owned the 1958 356 Speedster above.
The museum has been kind enough to put the exhibit's crowning jewel in a wing where you don't need a ticket (it's pretty savvy marketing, actually - a nice teaser for the rest of the cars) - Janis Joplin's 1965 356c Cabriolet.
Janis bought that car for $3,500. "How much is it worth now?", asked my 8 year old son Teddy. "It's priceless", I said. "C'mon, dad.", he replied. "Everything has its price".
Maybe so, but I sure can't afford it. I don't do radio in Sweden.
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