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Porsche sued into renaming its own car
Porsche debuted the car at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show as the 901. Peugeot objected, holding a trademark on three-digit names with a zero in the middle in several European markets. Porsche renamed it the 911 before sales began in 1964.
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The designer went on to shape Bentley and Rolls-Royce
The 911's body was designed by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche — Ferry Porsche's son. After leaving the family firm he founded the Porsche Design studio in 1972. He later designed products for Bentley and other luxury marques under that brand.
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The flat-six engine was a last-minute engineering pivot
Ferry Porsche originally wanted to keep an air-cooled flat-four as in the 356, but engineer Hans Tomala pushed for a new flat-six to meet performance targets. The 2.0-litre unit produced 130 PS in its original form, giving the 911 a genuine top speed of around 210 km/h.
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The same basic architecture has survived over 60 years
Porsche has continuously built and sold the 911 since 1964 — longer than any other sports car from a major manufacturer in continuous production. The rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout that engineers debated dropping in the 1990s remains in every 911 sold today.
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Early buyers included the French army — not sports car fans
Among the first fleet customers for the 911 was the French Gendarmerie, who ordered a batch of cars for highway patrol use. The car's combination of reliability and performance made it practical enough for police work long before it became a status symbol.
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Porsche built a car. Peugeot's lawyers renamed it.

The 911 debuted at Frankfurt in 1963 as the 901. Clean, simple, logical. Then Peugeot pointed out they held a trademark on three-digit names with a zero in the middle across several European markets. Porsche quietly swapped the badge before the first customer car shipped.

The man who drew the body was Ferdinand Alexander Porsche — the founder's grandson. He left the company and started Porsche Design in 1972. The shape he sketched in the early sixties still determines what every 911 looks like today.

Under the rear lid sat a new flat-six that almost didn't happen. Ferry Porsche wanted to stick with a four-cylinder. His engineers talked him out of it. The resulting 2.0-litre unit made 130 PS and pushed the car past 210 km/h.

Porsche has been selling this car, with that engine in that position, for over sixty years. Every generation of management has considered moving it. None of them did.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Alexander_Porsche

Photos: Lothar Spurzem · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · via Wikimedia Commons · David Villarreal Fernández · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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