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The "short" first "S" - Porsche 911 S

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Created on April 8, 2020

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - classic original 911

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - a car in a class of its own, as it was called back then

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - this picture could also be from that time, as it shows a 912, a 911 S and a 911 Targa from the sixties

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - still with the short wheelbase

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - Orange suits the car perfectly

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - the classic 911 shape

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - an extremely compact coupé

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - only 161 cm wide

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - you can hear it roar even without sound

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - with additional bumper horns

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - classic Porsche cockpit, dashboard partially covered with artificial leather

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - five round instruments, revs and speed always in direct view

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - red speed range only from 7200 rpm upwards

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - Leatherette seat covers

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - the air-cooled boxer six-cylinder engine delivers 160 hp at 6600 rpm

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - Weber triple carburetor per cylinder bank

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - no Porsche badge affixed

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - with the slanted headlights

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - clearly labeled

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - not everything is matt black yet

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Porsche 901 (1964) - an early test car

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Porsche 901 (1963) - here it was still called 901, later Peugeot was to intervene

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Porsche 901 (1963) - the new Type 901

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - a success right from the start

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Porsche 911 S (1966) - a shape for decades

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Porsche 911 S (1966) - Rear view of the most powerful model

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Porsche 911 S (1966) - during test drives

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Porsche 911 S (1969) - Steering wheel and dashboard

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Porsche 911 S (1966) - Steering wheel and dashboard

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Porsche 911 S (1967) - with an output of 80 DIN hp per liter, 160 DIN hp as peak performance - Geneva Motor Show 1967

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Porsche 911 S (1966) - 160 hp from 1977 cm3 with carburetors

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Porsche 911 S (1969) - until 1972 with front bumper horns

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Summary

Even the first Porsche 911 (originally called the 901) with 130 hp was not weak, but in the summer of 1966 the Zuffenhausen-based company presented the S model with 160 hp at 6600 rpm. "From racing to the road" could be taken literally here, but the 911 S was by no means averse to everyday use. This vehicle report looks back at the history of the early 911 S and shows it in historical and current pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Presentation in the summer of 1966
Extensive improvements
In the top league
For the convinced sports driver
Not without disadvantages
Only two years in this form
Rarity
It went even faster
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When the Porsche 901 was introduced in 1963 , it was certainly not a slow car, as 130 hp was quite a house number at the time, especially as the weight was low and the silhouette compact. Nevertheless, some Porsche drivers wanted more power and the company in Zuffenhausen drew on its racing experience. The new variant was called "S", which stood for Super or, presumably, Sport. The 911 S was presented in July 1966 at the start of the 1967 model year. While hardly anything had changed in the bodywork, an extensively modified boxer engine was running at the rear. From the outside, the "S" could be recognized by the standard Fuchs rims in silver.

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