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Porsche 911 type 901 Coupé 1964 Irish green 1/18 CMC M067B

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Porsche 911 type 901 coupé 1964

Colour : Irish green

Scale : 1/18

Manufacturer : CMC

Article ID : M067B

Limited edition - 5.000 pieces

- Hand-assembled metalprecision model composed of 971 parts

- Precisely-scaled car body with superb paintwork

- Front/rear bumpers of solid metal, with bumper guards chromed to a gloss finish

- Hinged engine and trunk hoods

- Highly detailed 6-cylinder boxer engine, complete with piping and cables

- Engine ventilation louver and grid made in precise replication

- Expertly-crafted metal wheels with a detachable five-nut connection

- Removable hub caps (magnetic stick) and dismountable wheels

- Authentically-replicated metal wipers, fitted with wiper blades of rubber

- Seats upholstered in a combination of leather and textile

- True-to-the-original interior and dashboard of instruments and control gadgets

- Detachable tank cap

- Foldaway antenna

- Removable spare wheel in the trunk

- Exact replication of the underbody with an embossed zinc-alloy plate

- Functional front and rear single wheel-suspension, mounted on transverse control arms/longitudinal control arms. Both made of metal

- Exact-detailed trunk interior with finely-replicated fuel tank

- Removable carpet-inlet in the trunk

By the end of the 50s, Porsche had started the development of a successor to the Type 356. The goal was to create a sports car that was superior in all aspects but held on to the typical Porsche design.

Porsche's son Ferdinand Alexander (also referred to as "Butzi") was responsible for most of the development endeavour, and his idea eventually revailed. As a result, the new Type 901 was born. This elegant sports coupé was bigger than the Type 356. The window was extended to allow for much wider circumfereential visibility, as well.

The interior was modified to cater to the taste of the 60s. Beside the various benefits of modern engineering, the six-cylinder boxer engine was the most significant feature of this new type. The two-litre engine created an output of 96 kw/130 hp at 6,100 rmp. The air-cooling engine with dry-sump lubrication had a deep-throttling voice that would become typical of all the forthcoming "nine elevens" during the next decades.

On the 12th of September in 1963, Porsche introduced the Type 901 as the successor of the Porsche 356 at the IAA in Frankfurt. Just one year later, with the 901 poised to go into series-production, it was presented to the public eye again at the Parisian Autosalon.

Peugeot intervened, because they owned the copyright for all 3-digit model designations with a “0” in the middle. But before Porsche was able to make the amends, production of the Type 901 had already got off the ground on September 14, 1964, and a total of 82 units were delivered by the factory. All of them carried the type designation “901”. Subsequently, the 901 became the 911, a legendary 3-digit designation that still raises the heartbeat of every sports car enthusiast.

Product Details

Reference :
93100365

Type :
Road

Scale :
1/18