The original Porsche 911 was a luxury sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany.
At the Frankfurt Motor Show (1963), Porsche presented its successor to the Porsche 356 as the 901.
French car maker Peugeot objected to Porsche using any three digit number where the middle number was 0, Porsche simply replaced the middle 0 with a 1, and called the car Porsche 911.
The earliest edition of the 911 had a 130 metric horsepower (96 kW; 128 hp) Type 901/01 flat-6 engine, air-cooled and rear-mounted, The car had four seats although the rear seats were small, thus the car is usually called a 2+2. It was mated to a four or five-speed manual "Type 901" transmission. The styling was largely by Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche.
The famous, distinctive, and durable design was introduced in autumn 1963 and built through 1989. It was succeeded by a modified version, internally referred to as Porsche 964 but still sold as Porsche 911, as are current models.
Porsche 901 Sportcoupe (1964) - CMC - 1/18
Limited Edition - 3178/5000
At the Frankfurt Motor Show (1963), Porsche presented its successor to the Porsche 356 as the 901.
French car maker Peugeot objected to Porsche using any three digit number where the middle number was 0, Porsche simply replaced the middle 0 with a 1, and called the car Porsche 911.
The earliest edition of the 911 had a 130 metric horsepower (96 kW; 128 hp) Type 901/01 flat-6 engine, air-cooled and rear-mounted, The car had four seats although the rear seats were small, thus the car is usually called a 2+2. It was mated to a four or five-speed manual "Type 901" transmission. The styling was largely by Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche.
The famous, distinctive, and durable design was introduced in autumn 1963 and built through 1989. It was succeeded by a modified version, internally referred to as Porsche 964 but still sold as Porsche 911, as are current models.
Porsche 901 Sportcoupe (1964) - CMC - 1/18
Limited Edition - 3178/5000