
The new car made its public debut at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show ( German: Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung). The Porsche 911 was developed as a more powerful, larger and a more comfortable replacement for the 356, the company's first model. The 911 traces its roots to sketches drawn by Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche in 1959. The original Porsche 901 on display at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show Now available as an RS (Renn Sport) model only. No cabriolet version has ever been produced to date.
1999 PORSCHE 911 ENGINE FOR SALE SERIES
996 (1999–2004) all-new body and water-cooled enginesĪ series letter is used by Porsche to indicate the revision for production cars, usually on an annual basis.The model series and associated internal codes are as follows:
1999 PORSCHE 911 ENGINE FOR SALE CODE
2.7 930 Turbo and Turbo Carrera 3.0-litre (1975–1977)Īlthough Porsche has used internal code numbers for each series of the 911, all models have been marketed and sold as 911s.The one millionth example was manufactured in May 2017 and is in the company’s permanent collection. It is one of two in the top five that had remained continuously in production (the original Beetle remained in production until 2003). In a 1999 poll to determine the Car of the Century, the 911 was fifth. Porsche won the World Championship for Makes in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979 with 911-derived models. The 911-derived 935 turbo also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979. In the mid-1970s, the naturally aspirated 911 Carrera RSR won world championship races including Targa Florio and the 24 Hours of Daytona. It is among the most successful competition cars. The 911 has been raced extensively by private and factory teams, in a variety of classes. The engines were air-cooled until the introduction of the 996 series in 1998. The car has been continuously enhanced through the years but the basic concept has remained unchanged. It has a rear-mounted flat-six engine and originally a torsion bar suspension. The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in German: Neunelfer) is a two-door 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car introduced in September 1964 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany.
