PFAFFENHAUSEN SPEED SHOP THE RUF GALLERY
In 1939, Alois Ruf Sr. founded AUTO RUF, a general service garage located in the Bavarian town of Pfaffenhausen, Germany. The industrious Ruf Sr. repaired every vehicle imaginable, even building his own bus from scratch. One day, while driving his bus, a Porsche 356 crashed in front of him and Ruf Sr. came to the rescue of the driver and the car, saving both and returning the little red Porsche to the road some time later. It was then that his love affair with Porsche began; a love which was passed on to his son, Alois Ruf Jr. When Ruf Jr. assumed directorship of the company in 1974, he vowed to continue the pursuit of this passion, and just one year later, they released the first RUF-enhanced Porsche. This exhibition celebrates that passion and is the the inaugural exhibit to launch in the Petersen’s new Legends of the Vault gallery. Eight vehicles, curated by Patrick Long and Jeff Zwart tell the story of the legendary brand.