Page 4 - Porsche 356:2 SL 063-The Road to Le Mans

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researching material to include in 46: The Birth of Porsche Motorsport, Porsche Corporate
ve provided the itinerary that the factory took in 1951. It was soon decided that we should retrace
ute down the roads and through the villages that SL 063 travelled 72 years ago.
eam working on the book obtained a 1951 map of Europe and was able to plot the primary city- y route that Porsche used. Other than a short detour to Molsheim, France the road trip stayed o the original route.
he assistance of Peter Albrecht (German translation), David Hustache (French translation), and llis (Design) “Hero Cards” were created to handout during the trip.