Porsche 911 RSR 6-cylinder-Boxermotor 4,2, 515 HP, year of 2022. One of several sports Porsche models taking part in races such as: 24 Hours of Le Mans, IMSA SportCar Championship and several others from FIA World Endurance Championship series. The first RSR racing model was designed and produced by the Porsche racing department in Weissach in 1973 and it was the Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8. The RSR abbreviation means “RennSport Rennwagen” - a literal translation means “racing sport car” because Porsche had always focused on racing.
Porsche 911 2.0 Targa. Rollover bar - this what Porsche needed to make Targa model. Since 1965 with pause from 993 to 997 version, the rollover bar is still used in production of the Targa model. The name Targa comes from Targa Florio - road race in Sicily where Porsche achived many successes in 60s.
Porsche 911 Targa 4S
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS (Gran Turismo Sport) designed by F. A. Porsche (or simply Butzi) was the first Porsche car with a glass-reinforced plastic body. The bodywork was developed in cooperation with aircraft manufacturer Heinkel Flugzeugbau. A total of 106 units were produced between 1963 and 1964, with a four-cylinder engine, but of course „air-cooled”. These models were both road-legal and racing-ready. The photo shows one of the only six produced 904 Carrera GTS models from 1963, with a 6-cylinder 160 HP engine from the 911 S 2.0 model. Additionally, another six 904 Carrera GTS models were created also with 6-cylinder engine, but with a power of 210 HP only for racing use, and three models with an 8-cylinder engine and 240 HP, of which two of them took: first and second place in the Targa Florio race in 1964.
Porsche 911 GT2 (997) is (probably) one of the greatest sports car the world has ever seen. At its world premiere in September 2007 at the IAA (62nd edition) in Frankfurt am Main, it was the most powerful and the fastest Porsche model approved for road traffic at that time. It had a 6-cylinder boxer engine with a power of 530 HP and a torque of 505 Nm, rear-wheel drive, was available only with a 6-speed manual gearbox, and its weight was only 1,440 kg. Although it could accelerate up to 329 km/h, it was slower than the Turbo S model by 0.1 second in acceleration from 0-100 km/h and accelerated in 3.6 seconds. This model was developed - like most sports models - in the Porsche racing department in Weissach. The first GT2 model was created in 1995 (version 993). The model in the photo is from 2008 (version 997).
Porsche 908-02 Spyder – first title in the Manufacturers World Championship in 1969. 50 wons and over 100 podium places in 4 years of racing - this is one of the Porsche racing car that successively won, among others, in such races as: Targa Florio, Vila Real 6H, Brands Hatch 6H, and Nurburgring 1000 km. The Porsche 908/02 Spyder premiered at the Hockenheimring in Germany on January 8, 1969. The car has an 8-cylinder air-cooled boxer engine with a capacity of 3 liters, power of 350 HP and torque of 319 Nm, 5-speed manual gearbox, rear-wheel drive and a top speed of 280 km/h. For the first time, Porsche used to construction the 908/02 Spyder a solution of using aluminum tubular frames, which were under pressure and had air pressure gauges to detect possible frame damage during racing. Only 22 of this model were built between 1969 and 1975. The model in the photo is from 1969.
Porsche 935 "Baby". The „Baby” version, called it due to reduction in engine displacement - 1.425 litre. The 935 was built to prove that Porsche could enter the sub-2-litre racing class in the DRM Championship (Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft), which was dominated by BMW and Ford. Apart from its 911-like bodywork, the 935 was the first step towards to create a new image for Porsche racing cars. The model had a unique body kit with two „clever”, aerodynamically efficient solutions: - the first one was a rear spoiler with integrated air intakes in the C-pillar - the second one is the rear-view mirrors integrated with the front fenders The car, although it had an engine with a capacity of only 1.4 liter, of course a 6-cylinder boxer with turbocharging, generated power of up to 380 HP, accelerated to 270 km/h, and its weight was only 710 kg! Although the premiere of the Porsche 935 at the Norisring in Germany turned out to be a failure, during the second start at the Hockenheimring In 1977 the 935 „Baby” - as Dieter Landenberger wrote - crushed its rivals and a racing driver Jacky Ickx was at the finish line with an advantage of over a minute (and that’s a lot). Thus, Porsche proved to BMW that they can beat them even in DRM races in the sub-2 liter class. From there, „Baby” went straight to the Porsche Museum and the photos show exactly the 1977 model described above.
Porsche 914 S was presented at the IAA in Frankfurt am Main in 1969. Initially, the 914 model had a 4-cylinder Volkswagen engine with a capacity of 1.7 liters and a power of 80 HP. The 914/6 version already had a Porsche 6-cylinder engine with a capacity of two liters and a power of 110 HP. Both engines were air-cooled boxer engines. In total, approximately 120,000 units were sold until 1976, when production of the 914 ended. The Porsche 914 is an original, but also quite controversial model, which was simply called a Volkswagen by many (mainly by Porsche enthusiasts). It definitely began to enjoy greater recognition only after many years, when it was appreciated simply for being how it is - original styling, easy of driving and definitely cheaper to maintain than other Porsche models. The model 914 S - only two created in this version. It was equipped with an engine (used in racing) from the Porsche 908, i.e. an 8-cylinder air-cooled boxer, but it was placed centrally like in the classic 914. The first copy - the model in the photos - was created for Ferry Porsche for his 60th birthday and had power 300 HP. The second copy was created for Ferdinand Piëch - the then head of Porsche development, designer of the 917 model (described above) and it had power of 350 HP. The external appearance of the S version, or otherwise 914-8, differs little from the basic 914 variants.
Porsche Carrera GT - initially designed as a racing car for 24h Le Mans and presented in 2000 in Paris as a prototype, ultimately produced in a street version in an amount of only 1,270 units. A car that pushed technological boundaries beyond any supercar of those time. It was officially presented as a production version at the International Motor Show in Geneva in 2003. It is made of fiberglass, has three radiators, the surface of which is five times larger than the radiator of the then Porsche 911 Turbo, this is because the Carrera GT, which has a centrally located V10 engine with a capacity of 5,7 liters, generates power of over 600 HP and accelerates (officially) up to 330 km/h - simply - unlikely to overheat. The model was only available with a 6-speed manual transmission. The car was not easy to control, as admitted by, among others, Jeremy Clarkson testing them on Top Gear program. There is also a sad story associated with this car, because it was in the Carrera GT that Paul Walker, who was a passenger, died in 2013. Today it is a true classic sports car that is unlike any other. Production of the Carrera GT, which took place at the Porsche factory in Leipzig, officially ended in 2006. Today, the Carrera GT type 980 belongs to the Porsche Classic family. The model in the photo is from 2003.
Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 Convertible. The Turbo 3.3 (930) model introduced to the market was the most refined supercar model at that time, also suitable for everyday use. It boldly kept pace with both Lamborghini and Ferrari. The Turbo 3.3 was a modernized version of the first Turbo model from 1975, still as the G Series from 1973. The engine was still a 6-cylinder boxer, but with a capacity of 3.3 liters, and the power increased to 300 HP. The car was equipped like the first Turbo model with a 4-speed manual gearbox. The Turbo 3.3 was created in three versions: Coupe, Targa and Convertible. A total of over 18,000 Turbo 3.3 units were sold around the world between 1978 and 1989, where Porsche initially expected sales about of 400 units. The model in the photo comes from the last year of production (J Series), 1989, which already has a 5-speed manual gearbox.
Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 and the ducktail, the purpose of which was to press the car to the road. And it is precisely through this spoiler that you can quickly recognize the first model of the Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 or through the characteristic Carrera inscription in the color of the car's paint on the painted stripe at the bottom of both the driver's and passenger's doors. It is also worth mentioning that the RS 2.7 is the first Porsche 911 with the Carrera suffix produced since 1973. The name Carrera refers to the classic road race Carrera Panamericana - "The Mexican Road Race", and the abbreviation RS is nothing else than "Rennsport", i.e. racing. The model in the photo is a 1973 model, a 6-cylinder 2.7 boxer engine with 210 HP.
Porsche T7 (4-cylinder 2.0 air-cooled boxer with 120 HP of power, 4-speed transmission). In 1959 the only copy of the car was created - a prototype - Porsche T7 or in its full name Porsche 754 T7, which 4 years later initiated the birth of a legend i.e. the Porsche 901 - later 911 (the issue of changing the designation 901 to 911 is a story for another time). And that was my intention to present this particular model at the end, because if it wasn't for this - the only one ever created - the green T seven - a model that can still be admired in the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, there wouldn't be other versions of the 911 like: Targa, GT2, Turbo or Convertible and many racing versions such as: R, S, SC Safari or a wide collection of RS and RSR. That's why the Porsche 911 is my favorite car, because the development of the 911, which is still ongoing is truly incredible. Anyone who would like to learn more about the history of this model I recommend "Porsche 911 - 50 years" Randy Leffingwell - an extensive book which in addition to beautiful images also contains excerpts from interviews among others with Mr. Butzi Porsche (Ferdynand Porsche's son), Erwin Komenda and many other figures significant in the development of the 911 model. The book is really like an automotive time travel and even though it’s written in english (my native language is polish) it can really draw you in and don't just because of the pictures.
