Since 1975, the “Turbo” has been the biggest attraction in the world’s most admired 911 series. The Porsche 911 Turbo 964 model generation is, in quality terms, one of the most prestigious the sports car sector has to offer. It is excellently finished down to the smallest detail and is known to be very reliable….
The legendary 356 Speedster had helped Porsche achieve a breakthrough in the American market in the mid-1950s. For many American Porsche enthusiasts, the 356 Speedster marked the beginning of a lifelong passion for the fascinating sports cars from Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. No wonder Porsche has repeatedly considered reviving the exciting Speedster concept. The first modern-era Porsche Speedster…
The second event organised by Berlin Motor Books to mark the launch of the book *60 Years of the 911 F Model* took place at Boxermotor in Dotternhausen. Christoph Schlagenhauf, head of Boxermotor, showcased a fascinating collection of rare models spanning over 70 years of Porsche history at his venue. Among them were a 356…
One of the greatest rarities of the 964 generation came on the market in 1993. As the 964 RS had sold very well in Europe, it didn’t seem right for the Americans to come away empty-handed. Porsche remembered that the twentieth anniversary of the birth of the 911 Carrera RS in 1973 was just around…
The first stage of the book presentation “60 Years of the 911 F Model” took place at Motorlegenden on Lake Ammersee near Munich. Michael Schnabl welcomed the guests and presented many Porsche highlights from the model years 1965 to 1973 in his showroom loft. The guest of honour for the evening was Alois Ruf, who…
As the star guest of our themed evening, ‘60 Years of the Porsche 911 F Model,’ we will be presenting Alois Ruf and his 901 prototype Quickblau next Saturday. Alois Ruf made history with his manufactory for high-performance automobiles. “Yellowbird” is just one of the keywords: 29 examples of the car were built from 1987…
As the successor to the Porsche 356, the 911 went into series production in the 1965 model year. The so-called F model will therefore celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2025.
It has become common practice to refer to the first generation of the Porsche 911, which rolled off the production line in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen between 1965 and 1973, as the F model or F series. The second generation, produced between 1974 and 1989, is referred to as the G model or G series.
The Porsche 993 Carrera was available from model years 1994 to 1998 and was first listed in the price list 8-1993 with a price of 125,760 DM. The 993 Carrera Coupé became one of the most beautiful and harmonious 911s ever. While there were still 18 different colours (6 solid colours and 12 metallic paints)…
As part of the legendary Musketeers, Hans Springmann modeled the Porsche 911, which was created in the studio under the direction of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. He has now passed away at the age of 88. Hans Springmann had been in contact with the Porsche family since his earliest days, as his mother had already worked…
Copyright Porsche Archive The first Porsche 901 rolled off the assembly line on 14 September 1964: it was the car with chassis number 300.007. The first vehicles were either temporarily retained by the factory or used as exhibition vehicles. Interestingly, the nine-eleven with chassis number 300.001, a 911 Coupé in signal red, was not completed…
