duPont REGISTRY October 2023

Some automakers tout they have the longest-lasting cars on the road, but few back up that claim with the facilities, service, and parts to ensure even their oldest vehicles – the classics – will stay running forever. Porsche, however, has the receipts in the form of its Porsche Classic business, and it’s the only automaker to have opened a dedicated classic center in North America.Our cover story (page 12) focuses on this special division of Porsche, in particular the Porsche Classic Center that opened in 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia on the same campus as the Porsche Experience Center and the new West Track. It’s a modern building, clean with straight lines, an aesthetic contradiction to the sometimes dirty work that goes on inside.  While a significant part of the Porsche Classic Center’s mission is to restore and repair original models, there is so much more happening behind the doors. The Sonderwunsch (Special Wishes) program lets the owner of any Porsche take what came from the factory