ArtNeun 3: Porsche Spectrum

If you’re a Porsche enthusiast, especially of the air-cooled variety, you would have heard of Luftgekult, a Porsche themed car show based in Los Angeles, with heavy art gallery vibes and a focus on unique locations.  

Across its many gatherings, the show has also travelled across the USA and even overseas with a European tour.  Keeping up with what the Luftgekult team were doing made myself and I’m sure many others wish there was a Porsche-centric show in Australia.  Instead of dreaming however, the crew at ArtNeun went and made it happen, and boy did they do a great job.

​I first heard of ArtNeun during the building of RWB #9 in Australia but was unable to make the first show.  The following year, I was instead at Mount Panorama for the Bathurst International, thus missing the second rendition too.  So, third time’s the charm, I guess.

Some of the most notable car shows I’ve attended are ones where the featured vehicles are chosen and curated by the organisers, just like how an art gallery has a consistent quality and theme, and ArtNeun is no different.

The location for ArtNeun 3 would be at Morris Moor, with the various styles of Porsche positioned methodically around the environment, perfect for photos.  The Luftgerkult influence is strong, with special cars on wooden platforms and the overall photogenic positioning of cars.

Wherever I looked and around every corner, there was a Porsche seemingly staring me down with its bug eyes.

Some personal highlights from the show include the Wiedegeboren, an Australian made million-dollar Porsche 911 restomod​​, with every detail meticulously perfected, that had been revealed to the public only five days earlier.  Second was a replica Porsche 917k and although it was only a rolling chassis, it garnered plenty of attention, in Gulf colours and possessing the #20, just like Steve McQueen's 917k in the movie 'Le Mans'.  My favourite generation of 911 has to be the 964, and this yellow Carrera 3.8 RS is what I would have picked to drive home in if I could.  There was also a surprising number of RUF's with this blue RUF BTR2, the first turbocharged 993 ever produced, standing out among the rest.

One takeaway I had from the show is that although I can distinguish what's a 911 and other Porsche sports cars, most generational numbers (i.e 996,997,991) and all the different versions escape me.  So, looks like I've got some nerding out to do.

Over the past two years, ArtNeun and its popularity has noticeable grown, and for good reason.  I was seriously impressed with the range of flavours, colours and of course the overall presentation of each art piece, perfectly scattered around the grounds of Morris Moor.  ArtNeun should be a must-see event for any Porsche enthusiast.

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