Title:
Porsche 901
Description:
Porsche 901 was the name originally intended for the Porsche 911. At the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (Frankfurt Motor Show) in Frankfurt in September 1963, Porsche presented its successor to the Porsche 356 as the 901. It took several more months until the cars were manufactured for sale to customers. Between 14 September and 16 November 1964, 82 cars were built[1] and the 901 was presented in October at the 1964 Paris Auto Salon. There, French car maker Peugeot objected to Porsche using any three digit number where the middle number was 0, asserting ownership of the naming rights in key markets, and having already sold many models with that scheme.So, Porsche simply replaced the middle 0 with a 1, and called the car Porsche 911. Officially the 901s already constructed were used for testing and for exhibitions, and Porsche sold none to private customers.[1] Nevertheless, several of the cars retained by Porsche at that time appear to have made it to private ownership subsequently: in 1988 number 20 was discovered and completely restored by Kurt Schneider and his wife, Lori.[2] Then in 2010 it was reported that car number 37 was owned by a Porsche specialist named Alois Ruf.
Year:
1963
Model:
901
Color:
Gris
Series:
1991 cc
Type of Vehicle:
Luxury Sports Car
Collector Number:
115
Scale:
1:43
Country:
Germany
Date Added:
2018-06-08 16:49:54
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-05-13
Date Added:
2018-06-08 16:49:54
