Porsche 901

Porsche 901 was the name originally intended for the Porsche 911. By the early 1960s, Porsche project design numbers had reached into the 800s. For instance, Porsche's 1962 F1 model was called Porsche 804. Also, other Porsche models were affected, which were primarily intended for racing but also sold as road legal cars. Here, Porsche kept the internal part number of 90x, but sold the car with a name, like * Porsche 904 as Carrera GTS * Porsche 906 as Carrera 6 Porsche enthusiasts continue to refer to these cars by their three digit design numbers.

Porsche 901

Porsche 901 was the name originally intended for the Porsche 911. By the early 1960s, Porsche project design numbers had reached into the 800s. For instance, Porsche's 1962 F1 model was called Porsche 804. Also, other Porsche models were affected, which were primarily intended for racing but also sold as road legal cars. Here, Porsche kept the internal part number of 90x, but sold the car with a name, like * Porsche 904 as Carrera GTS * Porsche 906 as Carrera 6 Porsche enthusiasts continue to refer to these cars by their three digit design numbers.