1964 Porsche 911

There were 232 examples of the Porsche 911 built in 1964, and just 45 are known to exist in modern times.

Sketches of the 911 were drawn by Ferdinand 'Butzi' Porsche in 1959 and conceived as a powerful, larger and more comfortable vehicle to Porsche's first model, the 356. It would take a special vehicle to replace the popular and iconic 356, and Porsche met that challenge with their 911. Cousin Ferdinand Piech developed the six-cylinder engine while Ferdinand Porsche focused on the chassis and body. The result was a vehicle that had a slightly longer wheelbase and an aerodynamic body shape. The new car was introduced at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 1963 as the Porsche 901. The name lasted for just a short time, as Peugeot raised objections to the name, claiming rights to all three-digit cars named with a zero in the middle. Thus, the 911 was born.

Production of the 911 began in September of 1964. The first 82 received the 901 designation and the other 150 produced in 1964 were labeled as 911s.

by Daniel Vaughan | Mar 2020