The Porsche 901 is a legend. That’s because it was the forerunner of the 911. In the autumn of 1963, Porsche presented the 901 as a show car at the IAA.
One year later, Porsche unveiled a production-ready vehicle — but within just a few weeks, the coupe had to be renamed as a result of a trademark dispute with Peugeot. From then on, it was known as the 911. All of the customer vehicles produced up to that point were manufactured as 901 vehicles, but sold as 911 vehicles. For 50 years, the Porsche factory collection had lacked one of these rarities — until August 5, 2014, when a single phone call changed everything.
