1965 Porsche 911 Introduction Ad

1965 Porsche 911 Introduction Ad

Magnus Walker 40 Years Of Porsche 911 Turbo

Magnus Walker 40 Years Of Porsche 911 Turbo

Chris Harris Corvette C7 v. Porsche 991 Carrera S

Chris Harris Corvette C7 v. Porsche 991 Carrera S

Porsche Announces All-New 911 Targa

Porsche Announces All-New 911 Targa 4S

Wow!?!?! Talk about retro-coolness, Porsche just brought back the original iconic Porsche 911 Targa, and it is not only an amazing design, but technically incredible and an instant classic. Porsche introduced the all new 911 Targa today at the Detroit Motor Show.

1968 Porsche 911 Targa

F. A. Porsche is pictured below in front of his 1968 Porsche 911 S Targa model, which is a scaled model.

F.A. Porsche is pictured below (center) with a scale model of the 1969 Porsche 911 Targa S.

Just to put things in perspective, I thought I would post some images of vintage Porsche 911 Targa ads. This first one is from 1968, and shows the Porsche 911 Targa with the convertible clear plastic rear window, which could be let down. Obviously the original design intent of the Porsche Targa was to offer a safer alternative to a standard cabriolet convertible soft-top, since the Targa has the built-in roll bar. Porsche launched the original 911 Targa in 1965.

1969 Porsche 911 Targa

The next photo below shows a 1969 Porsche 911 Targa with the convertible clear plastic window in the lowered position, as apposed to the photo above where it is in the up closed position.

The image below shows a 1969 Porsche 911 Targa with the fixed glass rear window. It strikes me that Porsche decided to eliminate the soft plastic rear window since it probably did not make that much of a difference, and of course glass is more durable and has better rear visibility.

The next image shows a Porsche 911 Carrera Targa, which I believe was introduced in 1975, and it has a much more modern look as witnessed by the updated bumpers.

The photo below shows the standard Porsche 911 in a hardtop, Targa, and convertible. I believe Porsche made the first convertible 911 in 1983, and eventually in the 1990s discontinued the 911 Targa.

The Return Of The King Of Targa

I would say the all-new Porsche 911 Targa 4s, is a magnificently cool sports car!!! With standard four-wheel-drive, it is ready to go anywhere, and it doesn't matter wether it's snowing or sunny...the new Targa is read, and what a handsome looking piece of serious German engineering...

50th Anniversary Porsche 911

50th Anniversary Porsche 911

Customized Porsche 911 Documentary...

Watch This!!!
Urban Outlaw is an amazing 30 minute documentary about a Rock n' Roller dude who lives in L.A. and restores and customizes vintage Porsche 911's. The Sound and Film Quality is unbelievable, and the dude absolutely fascinating...

Chris Harris Explores All You Ever Wanted To Know About The Singer 911

Chris Harris Explores

All You Ever Wanted To Know About The Singer 911

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche Founder of Porsche Design Belongs To The Ages

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche

Founder of Porsche Design

Belongs To The Ages

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, better known as F.A. Porsche passed away yesterday at the age of 76. He was the grandson of the founder of Porsche, Ferdinand Porsche. F.A. Porsche was a revolutionary German industrial designer, and among other things he designed the original Porsche 911. His father Ferry Porsche was responsible for designing its predecessor, the Porsche 356.

F.A. Porsches is pictured above with his 911 Targa design, and with his Porsche 911 which he designed in 1962 , and presented at the Frankfurt Auto show in 1963, as a 1964 model.

F.A. Porsche is pictured below with his Porsche 911 design team in Germany. F.A. Porsche was only 25 years old when he designed the Porsche 911.

F.A. Porsche is pictured above inspecting the rear mounted, water cooled engine in his Porsche 911 creation. He is pictured below in his design studio working on the original design of the Porsche 911, which to this day, remains one of the most classic sport cars.

Timeless Classic 1969 Porsche 911...

Perfectly Timeless Classics

Everything considered classic was once considered to be modern. Few things have stood the test of time like a Porsche 911.