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The list of remaining 1964 911's worldwide
Not suffering from conversions, # 300018 at least died in style. This might be the most original of all known '64 911's.
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In the early
days, rust prevention was no issue in the Porsche factory.
Rust is the number one enemy of these
early cars, followed by later owners (!), the lack of maintenance and... conversion! Who could imagine in
the seventies and the eighties that these skinny, obsolete early 911's would become such an icon? A good
example is my #300170, a pristine, rust and damage free disassembled (!) car, that had been resting in a
Californian barn for 20 years, with 179.000 km on the odometer. I bought it in 1993 for an incredible $ 9.500.
Even in the early nineties everybody was only hunting for 356's. And early 911's? Completely overlooked...
1964
The first 232 cars were produced in 1964. Watch the sequence. #300241 was finished before #300198
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"The production of the early 911 was very difficult, especially the
construction of the body. Therefore, the cars that arrived at the Porsche
assembly did not line in numerical order. The cars had 2 numbers (actually 3)
Many cars had to be sent back for adjustments of the body or put on hold
because of missing option parts. In early November 1964 it was decided by
the board that from "today" on the cars must be called and designated
"911". So, every car that had already left the production with the ID plate
reading 901 was and is a 901 and all cars produced and/or finished after
that specific date were a 911. The stamping of the ID plate is the only
difference, there are no specific technical differences between 901 and
911 cars. The factory record books show clearly the line from 901 to 911.
For example Nr. 080 is a 901 and 070 is a 911. The ID plate was mounted
during assembly and not during body production. I checked a few cars that
are 15 nrs. before the change date and 15 nrs. after that date and I found
that they do match the records with 901 or 911 ID plates. There are many
technical differences between the first 200 to 300 cars. Every day the car
was improved, sort of learning by doing process. There are some documents
that show some of the changes but the production managers could not keep
up with the recording of all the small details that were improved. Nr. 079 was
the last 901 but not the highest number, then 049 comes next as first 911.
This was certainly more of a coincidence than planning."
Marco Marinello, Elevenparts AG.
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300011 AZ, USA. Condition unknown.
300012 The car was located in Germany and rumours say that it has been sold to a collector in Nevada (The Auto Collections, housed at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino Las Vegas?) recently.
Click on frames for full size pictures300013 Turku, Finland. Being restored
300018 Crawfordville, FL. Very, very rusty remains. Offered on Ebay in 2005 for the 'buy it now' price of $ 65.000.
Initially purchased by Eade Hopkinson, but sold to a friend who will restore it.
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300020 CA, USA. An awesome story! click here
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300024 Canada. Adam Richardson
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300025 Rochester, US. Pete Schwamberger. He sold the car in March 2008, after offering it for 80.000 $. It will undergo a very professional restoration by an expert, says Pete. And that expert appears to be RUF. I spotted the car at Techno Classica Essen 2010. Asking price is 300.000 Euro.
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300027 Pfaffenhausen, Germany, Mr. Alois Ruf. The restoration has been finished now.
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300030 MN, USA. Being restored
300032 NV, USA, mr. Dean Watts. Click here for the interesting history of this car. Thank you Dean!
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300033 Western US. Condition unknown.
300037 Pfaffenhausen, Germany, Mr. Alois Ruf
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300039 CA, USA. Condition unknown.
300040 Denver, CO. Being restored
300043 Hamburg, Germany, Mr. Thomas König. Being restored.
Thomas König is the co-founder of an awesome museum in Hamburg.
Their website is a real piece of art: Prototyp Hamburg.
Recently, in 2003, the remains of # 300043 have been discovered under a thick layer
of dust in a German workshop. Gongratulations Thomas, with this genuine 901. It will
need a lot of attention, but I guess that the restoration of this piece of history will pay
off.
300049 USA, Jerry Seinfeld. Number 49 was the first car to leave the factory with 911 designation. But there are serious doubts about the authenticity of Seinfelds car.
Left pictures are made at sellers workshop, Ron Roland in Michigan. At right the grounds of Pebble Beach.
Following pictures have been taken in 2007 by 'Shaun 84 Targa' from Cambridge MA, in front of Jerry Seinfelds PET HAUS in Manhattan.
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300059 CA, USA. Condition unknown.
300064 SC, USA. Condition unknown.
300067 TX, USA. Condition unknown.
300073 Stockholm, Sweden. Being restored
300089 Germany. Condition unknown.
300096 Wiesbaden, Germany, Mr. Christian Seewaldt
Click on frames for full size pictures300100 England. Condition unknown.
300103 Destroyed.
300116 Münster, Germany, Mr. Michael Rauh
300120 Canada. Condition unknown.
300121 Destroyed. Engine #900258 survives in Seattle, USA
300122 UK, under restoration.
300125 Recent find Initial location Leobersdorf, Österreich (July 2010). The car was offered on Ebay. Auction resulted in 15.900 Euro
300127 Reno, USA
The car appears to be in good condition for its age, some rust in one rocker panel and below a torsion bar but not very bad. The car is and was originally black with tan leather interior. It was located in California and recently sold.
300128 OH, USA. Condition unknown.
300129 Germany.
Would you expect to find a '64 911 in the devastated streets of Beirut? Mark W., a German who is employed in Dubai scored this car in January 2007. He has brought it back home to Germany in the spring of 2008 when he finished his tour of duty.
300131 Kitzbühl, Austria, Mr. Joseph Salvenmoser. Sold by Mirbach Germany in July 2008. Asking price was 140.000 Euro and Mirbach are not known for their flexibility in negotiation... This car looks very nice. The fuel tubing over the cooling fan is absent and unfortunatly, the Solex carburators are replaced by Webers, so is the air intake filter housing.
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300132 Dave Eskestrand, Denver Colorado, USA.
The following pictures have been taken in March 2007, when Dave rolled out his car after 9 years storage. And it started, like you would expect of a Porsche!
Latest news from July 2007: The car was offered on Ebay and sold within a day (!) for $33.500 to mr. Kevin Jeannette from Gunnar Racing in West Palm Beach Florida. .
300133 Germany, offered on MOBILE.DE for 165.000 Euro, heavily overpriced in this condition
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300134 CA, USA. Recently offered for sale for 125.000$ (87.500 Euro).
300138 CA, USA. Condition unknown.
300149 MN, USA, mr. Bob Fleming
300152 Destroyed in 1978
300155 Offered for sale in South France for 55.000 Euro in 2010. Purchased by mr. Bart Speck, Belgium.
300156 The Netherlands.
Click on frames for full size pictures300161 Sold via Ebay Germany in November 2007 to Engeland, via mr. John Hearne to Tom Pead, who plans to build a historic racer. The car is coming along well, the body has been promised for January 2009. A lot of the car has been cleaned checked over painted or plated. When the car gets back from the body shop it will be an assembly job, in addition to converting the car for racing. The car had been returned to Stuttgart through out it's life and "updated" the car will be returned to it's original delivered condition. Updates and pictures will follow.
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300170 The Netherlands, Mark Wegh, porschecentrumgelderland/. For more full size pictures click here.
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300174 Another new one! Los Angeles, Magnus Walker
300177 CA, USA. Condition unknown. See the Belgian purchase invoice from January 1965
300176 Another new one! Location Italy, Zanetti Gianpaolo
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300177 CA, USA. Condition unknown. See the Belgian purchase invoice from January 1965
300180 Another new one! Location Allgäu, South Germany, Uwe Kießlich
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300181 VA, USA. Condition unknown.
300182 VA, USA. Keith Martin NEW!
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300184 MN, USA. Condition unknown.
300187 NY, USA. Condition unknown.
300189 CA, USA. Hibernating till restoration.
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300190 NV, USA.
300191 Recent find.
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Also look at http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/539892-i-think-i-found-64-911-my-backyard.html
300215 USA, Costa Mesa. In October 2009 this car has been purchased by carparc usa, a company owned by the Dutchman Henk Baars. A footage of the restoration process can be seen here.
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300221 CA, USA. Eade Hopkinson. This car was auctioned on 12 March 2011. Look at RM Auctions
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300226 Austria. Condition unknown.
300241 UK, offered for sale by Historika.com
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In March 2008 the German precision model manufacturer CMC presented a
model of my car. The most detailed 1:18 model of a 911 ever, priced at 319 $.
CMC have made an awesome 3-D presentation of this model: Click here
Did you spot a '64 911? Or are you an owner and do you want to submit
your name, information, stories and/or pictures of your '64 911? Mail me
Click here for my complete Vintage Porsche website
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