Admittedly, I don’t have a great deal of experience driving pre-1990 cars, and one of this selection would indeed become the oldest car I’ve ever driven. Throughout this week, I’ll be sharing what it was like to drive each of them. Now, I wasn’t so lucky as to have my pick of the litter, but instead, Porsche’s team responsible for the 718 Spyder RS press launch put together a tasting menu, so to speak, of past Porsches that were similarly firsts of their kind or special, highly-focused performance models. This time, I’d be doing a lot more than that: I’d be driving several of those noteworthy four-wheeled pieces of history. Last time, I took the photos in the above gallery. This is now the second time I’ve been lucky enough to visit, with a genuine emphasis on lucky. While many find their way into Porsche’s grand, open-to-the-public museum in nearby Zuffenhausen, there’s no way it could all fit there. Everything is special for one reason or another: rare special editions, unique configurations, winning race cars, examples of significant advances, concept cars, test mules and even cars built by different companies that Porsche had a hand in developing. This is basically where Porsche keeps all its greatest hits, rarest treasures and noteworthy four-wheeled pieces of history. Porsche Per Day: Retro reviews of five classic Porsches from 356 to 959 We'll be driving a different classic Porsche (including the 959!) each day this week
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