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The classic 911 was introduced in the autumn of 1963 and was offered with the body Targa (Vintage 1966) and Fuchs rims (1967), a slightly lengthened wheelbase and injection (1969). It was introduced as a substitute for the Porsche 356. Despite being very small, the car had two back seats. The first editions used an air-cooled flat-6 engine with a boxer configuration and produced 130hp. In 1966 Porsche launched the 911S, a more powerfull version with 160hp that would be successful at the Sebring 12 Hours, Targa Florio, Daytona 6 Hours and the 1000km Nürburgring.
The Carrera RS was introduced in 1973, RS meaning Racing Sport. The Carrera name came from the 356 Carrera that was named after the car's success at the Carrera Panamericana in the 1950's. It had a larger engine with 2687cc and a power output of 210hp.
The Turbo version from 1974 which already offered 260hp was the first production 911 with a turbocharger.
The 200.000th 911 was produced in 1981. Throughout this generation other variants would be introduced, namely the cabriolet (1983), the 959 four-wheel drive (1986) and the Speedster (1989).
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Porsche’s founder, the Austrian Ferdinand Porsche started out in the automobile business by working in the Lohner company as a car engineer. While still young, F. Porsche captivated the industry’s attention as the Lohner-Porsche electric car debuted in the 1900 World Fair in Paris, for he created the wheel hub engines. Later in that same year, he built up both a four-wheel drive race-car and the world’s fi... more
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