Since the late 1950s, Porsche had primarily focused its factory motor sport programmes on Sports and Prototype racing cars. During this period there had been the odd works foray with enhanced…
Read MoreHaving been appointed Porsche chairman in August 1972, Dr Ernst Fuhrmann immediately decided the 917 programme had become excessively expensive and too detached from the firm’s road car…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche’s competition programme was mainly focused on Sports Protoypes during the mid 1960s, a modest campaign with the newly launched 911 was embarked upon beginning in 1965.
Read MoreWhen Porsche started production of the 911 in August 1964, it was significantly more expensive than the 356 and initially only came as a Coupe. An early prototype had been dispatched to Karmann for…
Read MoreHaving been appointed Porsche Chairman in August 1972, Dr Ernst Fuhrmann quickly decided the company’s racing programme should focus more on the 911 as opposed to purpose-built sports…
Read MoreWhen Porsche introduced the 2.2-litre 911 in September 1969, many felt the model had reached the limit of its potential. Rumours swirled that an entirely new replacement was on the cards; a big…
Read MorePorsche’s first 21 years as an auto manufacturer had seen the firm grow at an exponential rate. From the trickle of hand-built Volkswagen-based 356s that emerged out of a cramped converted sawmill…
Read MoreIn its first three years of production, Porsche sold nearly 13,000 examples of their expensive new 911. The 911 effectively replaced the much-loved 356 and continued Porsche’s inexorable move…
Read MoreAfter 911 production got underway in August 1964, Porsche were keen to garner some extra publicity for their important new car. Given the firm’s long-standing and successful motor sport…
Read MoreDuring a production run that lasted from 1948 to 1965, the 356 helped Porsche become established as arguably the world’s premier manufacturer of small displacement performance cars. The brand…
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