In this episode of ISSIMI Drives Derek Tam-Scott drives a 1965 911. One of the most enduring car models of all time, the 911 was actually somewhat controversial when it came out. Up to that point, Porsche had built a legion of loyal fans by building variations on a theme: a rear-mounted flat-4 placed in a torsion bar suspended car whose roots traced back to the Volkswagen Beetle. The Porsche company’s first production car model, the 356, earned a reputation for being a giant killer, outperforming cars with two or three times the displacement both on the race track and on the street. Diehard enthusiasts of the brand greeted the all-new 911 (originally called the 901) with some skepticism because it represented a significant departure from what had come before.

Only Porsche’s second all-new street car, the 911 was quite a bit more sophisticated than the 356. It had six cylinder and overhead cams for the first time (aside from the Carrera racing engine), paired with a 5-speed dogleg gearbox, pushing the car away somewhat from the little car that could position in the sports car market. As the decades have passed, the 911 has grown enormously, both in terms of variants and in capability. The early cars are particularly sought after for their purity: both mechanical and cosmetic. Initially, there was just one car available: the 911. Available as a coupe only with no forced induction or other engine upgrades, and no transmission or driven wheel choices, you got an elemental sports car that was deceptively swift and rewarded the experienced and passionate sports car enthusiast.

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