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THE PORSCHE
GMÜND BROCHURE
There
are 2 known editions of the Gmünd brochure, both of them very
rare
and collectable. So far there's nothing known about number of copies
printed of these brochures, but seen the very short time Porsche was
established in Gmünd (Austria) and the very small number of
Porsche Gmünd cars, it is not very likely there are many
brochures
printed. I once heard a number of 500 per edition. I just don't know if
this is true or not, it is a rumour , so please don't take this number
for being the truth until further research has been done.
I have both German editions in my collection. However they
do exist in English too. I once heard of a French edition too, but I
've never seen evidence of the existence.
I am still looking
to buy the 2 editions in English (and French) , so if you know an
original for sale, please let me know.
This brochure
probably is one of the most sought-after items for collectors of
Porsche literature and memorabilia.
In all known
literature on Porsche brochures, there's only pictures of just 1 of the
editions.
The last edition of the Merrit &
Miller Porsche Sales literature book shows the english 1st edition.
In the previous release of the same book, the german 2nd edition is
shown.
There will be some more details about these
brochures in the future, but there's still lots of research to be done.
Differences
between the 2 versions of the brochure are shown here with clear scans
of both brochures of my collection.
As
can be seen on the 2 pictures below, there's no real difference between
the frontcovers of the 2 editions. Ofcourse due to age, there's a
slight difference in
colors between both, and the 2nd one has some slight cracks. Besides
that, no difference at all between both.
Front
Cover of the 1st edition

Front
Cover of the 2nd edition

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