Porsche 911 Identification Guide: All Models Since 1964

Porsche 911 Identification Guide:
All Models Since 1964

The Porsche 911, certainly one of the greatest sports cars the world has ever seen, has appeared in many forms since the first car rolled off the production line in 1964. The 911 has been produced for over 40 years now, with changes being made almost every single year. It has been a constantly evolving product and, without straying from its original concept, has never been allowed to fall behind its competitors.

But when is a Porsche 911 not a 911? When it's a Carrera, a GT2, GT3 or a Speedster. Or maybe when it's a 964, 993, 996 or 997. It can be highly confusing, especially when most mainstream 911s since 1984 have been badged "Carrera" and not actually "911."

The Porsche 911 Identification Guide is designed to clarify the situation. It documents clearly and simply the different models of Porsche 911 produced since 1964 with detailed descriptions, notes on specification changes and clear pointers on how to recognize each variant. The author also highlights landmark models that represented a leap forward.

Illustrated with some 250 color and black and white photos drawn from Porsche's own archives and other sources, this book, written by a well-known Porsche journalist, is a must-have for potential 911 buyers, for enthusiasts of this legendary sports car and for owners seeking to place their car in the 911's evolutionary line.

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
2-Liter (O Series) 1964-1967
S (O & A Series) 1966-1968
L (A Series) 1967-1968
T (A &B Series) 1967-1968
E (B Series) 1968-1969
S (B Series) 1968-1969
E, S, and T (C & D Series) 1969-1971
E, S, and T (E Series) 1972
E, S, and T (F Series) 1973
Carrera 2.7 RD 1972-1973
(G, H, I, J Series) 1974-1977
S (G, H, I, J Series) 1974-1977
Carrera (G & H Series) 1974-1975
Carrera 3.0 (I & J Series) 1976-1977
Turbo (3.0-Liter) 1975-1977
Turbo (3.3-Liter) 1978-1983
SC 1978-1983
Turbo (3.3-Liter) 1984-1989
Carrera 3.2 1984-1989
Turbo SE 1986-1989
Carrera 3.2 Club Sport
Speedster 1989
Carrera 4 (964) 1989-1993
Carrera 2 (964) 1990-1993
Turbo (964) 1990-1992
Carrera 2 RS (964) 1991-1992
Turbo S (964) 1992-1993
Carrera 2 Speedster (964)
Turbo 3.6 1993
Carrera RS 3.8 (964) 1993
Carrera (993) 1993-1997
Carrera 4 (993) 1994-1997
Carrera RD (993) 1995-1996
Carrera 4S (993) 1996-1998
Turbo (993) 1996-1998
GT2 (993) 1995-1996
Carrera (996) 1997-2001
Carrera 4 (996) 1998-2001
GT3 1999-2000
Turbo (996) 2000-2005
Carrera 4S 2001-2005
Carrera & Carrera 4 (996) 2001-2004
GT2 (996) 2001-2005
GT3 2003-2005
Turbo S (996) 2004-2005
Carrera (997) 2004-on
Carrera S (997) 2004-on
Carrera 4 (997) 2005-on
Carrera 4S (997) 2005-on
Choosing a 911

About the Author

Philip Raby has been fascinated by Porsches, and in particular 911s. An experienced motoring journalist, he has researched and written numerous magazine articles on 911s in all their forms.