Porsche went on to build 125 first year (1964) 901 cars. 911s before the 1967 model year had the '911' designation diagonally across the lower right corner of the engine cover and the PORSCHE script in one piece (well, actually it was two pieces, but it looked like one) on the bottom. Until 1971, non-S models had silver painted slotted steel wheels S models had Fuchs alloy wheels. Other accoutrements of the SWB cars are: glass lens covered headlights, exterior door handles that opened via an exposed push-button (rather than the flying-buttress protection or trigger of later years), no side marker reflectors, Hella 128 fog lights mounted through the bottom half of the front bumper, a vertical structural strip running under the rear engine grille, sunroof models during these years had a drain slot above the rain gutter above the back side windows, And, in the interior: chrome instrument bezels with green lettering, ceiling-mounted rear-view mirror (1968 was as well, but it was break-away type) a one piece under-dash knee guard,pleated door pockets, and push-buttons to open the doors from the inside. More specific differences are given in table 1, below.ġ968 and earlier cars have a shorter wheelbase than the 911s built in 1969 and after (recognition hint: the torsion bar tubes are right next to the SWB cars' rear wheel well - there's a gap in the LWB cars). Much of the research for this document has been clouded by research materials not specifying whether they discussed calendar year or model year. The model years start in August or September of the previous year (example 1972 model year starts in September of 1971). These cars have the one-piece, all body color bumpers and the engine cover that raises at 50 MPH to form a wing. Like the 911SC, but with a 3.2 liter engine and Motronic fuel injection.ġ989-1994 964 (original 911 Carrera 2/4). These 3.0 liter SCs are powerful, luxurious, and nearly bullet-proof.ġ984-1989 Motronic Carreras. This is the beginning of the crash bumpers (with the accordion sections at the edges) and K-Jetronic fuel injection.ġ978-1983 911SC. These cars had the 2.7 liter engines that had a notoriously short life span.
These 2.0, 2.2, and 2.4 liter 911s (my personal favorites) saw either mechanical fuel injection or carburetors (actually, in 73.5, the 911 T was electronically fuel injected).ġ974-1977 middle-year 911s. In contrast, the long wheel base (LWB) is 2268 mm long.ġ968-1973 early power. Major Eras Include (the names are, partly, my own):ġ964-1968 short wheel base (SWB, 2211 mm to be exact). And, finally, there are the various changes over the different model years. These cars are always rare and expensive. The one-year replacement for the 911S in the US. Rare models: 911RS Homologation (20 made in 1973) and a Euro model in 1976. This was the standard car (there was also the turbo for some of theses years) between 19. After 1983, the Carrera was the standard customer car. For the earlier cars, this was the quickest standard customer car. The early years (the latest any of these were produced was 1977) cars in touring, injected and super (also fuel injected) states of tune. A version of convertible, but with a short windshield and a fiberglass tonneau (the 356 speedster was different, but we're talking about 911s here). The earlier targas had soft rear windows, but the later ones had glass. Like a coupe, but with a roll bar and a removable top. 4 seats (well, 2 and a couple postage stamps) and a hard roof. A boxer engine has not only a 180 degree layout, but has a flat crankshaft arranged so that the matching pistons are at top-dead-center at the same time (so that the pistons move, alternately, toward or away from each other). The body of the car was designed by Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche (Ferry's son) while the engine was designed by Ferdinand Piech (Dr. The cylinders bolt onto the crankcase such that displacement increases are often achieved by replacing the pistons and cylinders. The 911 engine is an air cooled (or oil cooled) six cylinder opposed design (%). The 911 has gone on to become, arguably, the most popular car ever produced by Porsche. The car was renamed 911 because Peugeot had a copyright on all 3-digit car model numbers with a zero in the middle. Okay, in 1963 Porsche announced the 901, a car based on the venerable 356 model. Why did the early 911s have two batteries? What should the VIN or engine number look like for my car? But, Porsches are known for performance how do the models differ? Okay, so how do I tell the difference between them? What are the differences between the various 911s?