Porsche 911
Six cylinders lying flat, and a silhouette that became a legend.
1967 Porsche 911 (16505021220).jpg · Jeremy from Sydney, Australia · CC BY 2.0
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More than a set of wheels.
Porsche showed its new sports car as the 901 before it became the 911. Production began in 1964. A six-cylinder engine replaced the four-cylinder design of its predecessor, the 356. Many versions followed, but the early car established the familiar shape.
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The earliest 911 was called the 901. Porsche changed the name shortly after production started.
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A surviving 1964 reference
Porsche’s museum preserves chassis number 57, a signal-red 1964 car built as a 901 and delivered as a 911. Its specification gives the engine’s exact displacement as 1,991 cc. The museum restored its body, engine, transmission and interior over three years. That documented early car is a stronger reference for the first production model than a later 911 carrying the same familiar silhouette.
Source: Porsche Museum · 911 (901 No. 57) ↗Small cabin details can date a car
During the museum restoration, an unusual ashtray mattered: its rectangular cigar opening belonged to the 1964 design and disappeared the following year. Craftspeople reconstructed missing parts using surviving pieces as references. This illustrates why a broad “classic 911” cabin photograph is useful but cannot prove every detail of a 1964 interior. The gallery’s later-year photographs retain their own labels.
Source: Porsche · restoration of Number 57 ↗Where these facts come from
- Porsche · First-generation 911
- Porsche Museum · 1964 911 (901 No. 57)
- Porsche · restoration of Number 57
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed 2026-10-01.