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Fifty years of the Porsche 911

  • <p>Interior of the 1964 Porsche 911</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    Interior of the 1964 Porsche 911

  • <p>The 1964 Porsche 911 side-by-side with the 2013 edition</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    The 1964 Porsche 911 side-by-side with the 2013 edition

  • <p>Interior of the 1964 Porsche 911</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    Interior of the 1964 Porsche 911

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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

  • <p>2-liter, six-cylinder boxer engine from the 1964 Porsche 911</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    2-liter, six-cylinder boxer engine from the 1964 Porsche 911

  • <p>1974 Porsche 1911</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    1974 Porsche 1911

  • <p>3.8-liter six-cylinder boxer engine from the 2013 Porsche 911</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    3.8-liter six-cylinder boxer engine from the 2013 Porsche 911

  • <p>The 1964 Porsche 911 side-by-side with the 2013 edition</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    The 1964 Porsche 911 side-by-side with the 2013 edition

  • <p>Rear of the 1964 Porsche 911</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    Rear of the 1964 Porsche 911

  • <p>1985 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe 3.3</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    1985 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe 3.3

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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

  • <p>Interior of the 2013 Porsche 911</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    Interior of the 2013 Porsche 911

  • <p>2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S 3.8</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S 3.8

  • <p>1998 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4 Coupe</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    1998 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4 Coupe

  • <p>2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S 3.8</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S 3.8

  • <p>1964 Porsche 911 Prototype 901-1</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    1964 Porsche 911 Prototype 901-1

  • <p>Interior of the 2013 Porsche 911</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    Interior of the 2013 Porsche 911

  • <p>Rear of the 1964 Porsche 911</p>
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    Fifty years of the Porsche 911

    Rear of the 1964 Porsche 911

<p>Interior of the 1964 Porsche 911</p>
<p>The 1964 Porsche 911 side-by-side with the 2013 edition</p>
<p>Interior of the 1964 Porsche 911</p>
<p>2-liter, six-cylinder boxer engine from the 1964 Porsche 911</p>
<p>1974 Porsche 1911</p>
<p>3.8-liter six-cylinder boxer engine from the 2013 Porsche 911</p>
<p>The 1964 Porsche 911 side-by-side with the 2013 edition</p>
<p>Rear of the 1964 Porsche 911</p>
<p>1985 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe 3.3</p>
<p>Interior of the 2013 Porsche 911</p>
<p>2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S 3.8</p>
<p>1998 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4 Coupe</p>
<p>2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S 3.8</p>
<p>1964 Porsche 911 Prototype 901-1</p>
<p>Interior of the 2013 Porsche 911</p>
<p>Rear of the 1964 Porsche 911</p>

In the fall of 1963, a small group of Porsche employees arrived at the International Auto Show in Frankfurt to present the company’s vision for the future. Due to replace the Volkswagen-derived four-cylinder 356 was a new model called the 901, which featured both a refined version of the 356’s bathtub silhouette as well as two more cylinders. Initially, the biggest controversy was over the model’s name; Peugeot pressed its rights to three-digit appellations where the middle number was zero. So the 901 became the 911, and Porsche became Porsche.