Post by afx on Oct 8, 2018 6:34:19 GMT -8
To help differentiate the various versions (series) of the 911, Porsche assigned internal code numbers. If anyone has other information please let me know and I will correct the list.
** It originally was designated as the "Porsche 901" (901 being its internal project number). A total of 82 cars were built as 901s. However, Peugeot protested on the grounds that in France it had exclusive rights to car names formed by three numbers with a zero in the middle. Instead of selling the new model with a different name in France, Porsche changed the name to 911. Internally, the cars' part numbers carried on the prefix 901 for years. Production began in September 1964, with the first 911s marketed to the US in February 1965.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_type_numbers
- 901 (1963) Porsche's original designation for the car **
- 911 (1964–1989)
- 930 (1975-1989) a turbocharged version of the original 911
- 934 (1975-1976) Group 4 racing version of the Type 930 Turbo
- 935 (1976) Group 5 racing version of the Type 930 Turbo
- 953 (1984) 4x4 version of 911 Carrera for Paris/Dakar Rally
- 954 (1983) 911SC/RS Group B evolution of 911SC
- 959 (1987) All-Wheel-Drive limited production sports car
- 961 (1986) racing version of the 959
- 964 (1989–1994)
- 993 (1995-1998)
- 996 (1999-2004) all-new body and water-cooled engines
- 997.1 (2004-2008), Porsche 997.2 (2008-2012)
- 991.1 (2012-2016), Porsche 991.2 (2017-2018)
- Porsche 992 (2019-)
** It originally was designated as the "Porsche 901" (901 being its internal project number). A total of 82 cars were built as 901s. However, Peugeot protested on the grounds that in France it had exclusive rights to car names formed by three numbers with a zero in the middle. Instead of selling the new model with a different name in France, Porsche changed the name to 911. Internally, the cars' part numbers carried on the prefix 901 for years. Production began in September 1964, with the first 911s marketed to the US in February 1965.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_type_numbers
