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Thilo Koslowski with his colleague Thorsten Hayer (r.)
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This drawing, completed February 14, 1995, was labeled “Simplified Representation.” It did very much simplify the labors of stylists and modelers and engineers who worked for years to create the Typ 993. Porsche Archiv
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This drawing examined interior space and accommodations of the 695 body on the 754 undercarriage using a 2,300-millimeter wheelbase. Completed on December 17, 1960, it was labeled “final state 754 = T7.” Porsche Archiv
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This February 6, 1957, plan of the Typ 644 put the car on the 2,250-millimeter wheelbase. This 1:5 drawing designated the car as a hardtop. Porsche Archiv
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This front deck lid graphic, known as safety stripes, was optional on domestic and export 911s for 1974 models. Porsche Archiv
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This fully equipped Carrera S interior boasted not only the Porsche communication navigation system, but also the Sport Chrono Plus option, visible through the steering wheel on the dashboard. Porsche’s active stability management, PASM, also fitted to this model, was another 997 introduction. Porsche Archiv
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This new carbon wing weighs approximately 2.8 kilos less than the former wing and is available as an option also on the road version.
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This Porsche 911 Carrera S was brought out in a limited edition of 50 units exclusively for American Club members.
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This prototype still showed short bumper guards, and the Carrera RS logo was in the center of the ducktail. On production cars, the guards grew longer, and the Typ moved down and to the far right. Porsche Archiv
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This single-seater concept had tremendous appeal and many hoped the flip-up tonneau cover was an option when the production Speedster appeared in 1989. However, it was much easier for engineers to fabricate a top system for the two-seat version. Porsche Archiv–Photo by Jens Torner
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This technical drawing, completed July 14, 1959, did not identify wheelbase or overall dimensions. Instead, this plan, described as “Body measurements for Traffic equipment Typ 644 on T5 Program (695),” addressed in detail placement of lights and reflectors. Porsche Archiv
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This Typ 644 coupe followed rooflines Komenda favored as they experimented with further Typ 356 forms. This full-four seater, drawn in 1:7.5-scale on August 6, 1957, used a 2,250-millimeter wheelbase. Porsche Archiv
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This unsigned 1957 sketch of ideas for the 695 appeared to overlay a perspective view of the driver’s front fender with the profile of the door. The covered headlight was a popular idea in those days, but the elliptical rear window suggests this may be a concept from F. A. Porsche. Porsche Archiv
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This was one of the first of the Flachtbau turbos, of which Sonderwunsch manufactured just seven or eight. These early versions appeared through 1982, when two round headlights replaced the four rectangular lamps. Porsche Archiv
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This was perhaps the most highly visible of all the early 911s as sales director Dieter Lenz took the car on a 50,000-kilometer sales tour around Europe. This fifthbuilt prototype ended its life when Porsche engineers dropped it from a crane to test its front-end crash strength. Porsche Archiv
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This was Porsche’s 911 GT2 Rennversion that utilized a much taller wing than earlier versions starting in 1995. By 1998, this car offered racers 485 horsepower from its 3.6-liter RSR engine in a car weighing 2,464 pounds ready to race. Porsche Archiv
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This 1967 base 911 model probably was one of very few ever used to tow a caravan mobile home. The fender mirrors were likely aftermarket accessories. Porsche Archiv
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Thomas Bubendorfer, extreme climber
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Thomas Bubendorfer, extreme climber
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Thomas Bubendorfer, extreme climber, Côte d'Azur