Concours d'Excellence: Second-oldest Porsche in the parade
RARITY At tomorrow Saturday's ACS Concours d'Excellence International at the Museum of Transport in Lucerne, a rarity will be on display in the form of Porsche 003. It is the second oldest Porsche model still in existence.
On Saturday, September 10, 2022, on the occasion of the ACS Concours d'Excellence International at the Museum of Transport in LucerneN (see gallery), a very special car will be on display. Restored down to the smallest detail, Porsche 003 is the second oldest model of the Stuttgart sports car brand still in existence.
From Egypt back to Switzerland
The history of the 356/2-003 is documented in detail. The vehicle was completed in June 1949. Already on June 12 of the same year, the Bordeaux red car owned by Bernhard Blank won 1st prize at the Concours d'Élégance in Lucerne.
On this occasion, Prince Mohammed Taher Pasha, nephew of the then Egyptian King Faruk, is said to have fallen in love with the vehicle. But before the prince, who was also president of the Egyptian Automobile Club, received the car, Bernhard Blank registered the two-seater with the license plate ZH 312.
Everything about the program on the Internet
In November 1949, the Porsche 356 made the journey via Genoa to Egypt by ship. On May 20, 1952, it was imported back into Switzerland. The program of the ACS Concours d'Excellence International can be viewed on the Internet at www.verkehrshaus.ch/autoconcours.
