It’s impossible to look at the sports car’s evolution over the last 60 years without including the Porsche 911. Despite its recent popularity with wannabe trendy schmucks with money to burn, the early air-cooled 911’s beginnings were anything but that. Pushed along by the drive to win on racetracks and nearly discontinued due to internal company politics, the beloved (and bemoaned) model has had a tumultuous history filled with revisions and reengineering just to stay relevant. There are multi-volume book series devoted to telling the 911 story, but not everyone has time for that, so enjoy this abbreviated explanation and brief history of the air-cooled 911.
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