1965 Porsche 911 901 SWB chassis 302

HISTORY It was 1963, at the Frankfurt Motor Show the world would welcome one of the most iconic vehicles ever made. There were still several months before the cars were produced for sale to customers. Between 14 September and 16 November 1964, 82 cars were built and the 901 was unveiled in October at the 1964 Paris Motor Show. Officially, the 901s already built were used for tests and exhibitions and Porsche did not sell any of them to private customers. However, many of the cars kept by Porsche at the time appear to have subsequently become private property: in 1988, number 20 was discovered and completely restored by Kurt Schneider and his wife Lori. In 2010, it was reported that car number 37 was owned by a Porsche specialist named Alois Ruf. Porsche responded by simply replacing the middle 0 with a 1, calling the car Porsche 911. This also affected other Porsche models, which were mainly intended for racing but also sold as road-legal cars. In those cases, Porsche kept the inner part number of 90x, but used a unique name for marketing purposes, selling the Porsche 904 as the Carrera GTS and the Porsche 906 as the Carrera 6. Porsche enthusiasts still refer to these cars by their three-digit. design numbers.

The 901 was renamed after French carmaker Peugeot objected to Porsche using any three-digit number where the middle number was 0, claiming ownership of the naming rights in key markets and having already sold many models under that scheme. The first cars from 1964 production showed chassis numbers starting with 300, and the 1965 cars showed chassis 301 and 302 of which only about 40 cars survive today.

OUR CAR Our car is a rare chassis 302 from 1965. The car has matching numbers, beautiful original interior, extremely rare original Solex carburettors, original heating, original bodywork without replaced panels and meticulously restored by a renowned Porsche specialist with a very extensive file. One of the rarest early 911s, in stunning original condition, which should be part of any serious Porsche collection.

German booklet Available from Veloce Classic Italia Srl Price: 192, 000 €