1964 Porsche 911 Pre-production [901]

1964 Porsche 911 [901] in James May's Cars of the People, Non-fiction TV, 2014-2016 Ep. 2.03

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2016-02-14 14:19	James says it's a 911 as he drives round in it, but given the plate I wonder if it's really a 912 [902]??
Gamer ◊ 2016-02-14 14:21	Well, if he drives round in it, there must be an interior view. The amount of instruments are a (and to my knowledge my only) clue.
dsl ◊ 2016-02-15 01:19	Stand down - it is a 911 with 5 instruments instead of the 3 in earliest 912. And there are other slight clues.... .... but a very very early one with silver 911 rear script instead of gold and what looks like a round filler on front wing instead of oval. Might even be one of final pre-production cars?? -- Last edit: 2016-02-15 02:30:55
dsl ◊ 2016-02-15 02:29	Update - James says it's a 1964 car at the end of the sequence.
tore-40 ◊ 2016-02-15 03:35	The oldest known Porsche® 912 Versuchwagen (research car) still in existence is chassis number 13 394, a four-cylinder constructed in the winter of 1964