When the Porsche factory finally gave up production of the chunky little 356 series of cars, the new and very changed 900 series was well into production, and since that time variations on the theme have increased both in the road car 911 series and the racing 900 series.

The old 356 Porsches were developed from a very basic vehicle designed around Volkswagen parts, and until the mid-fifties much of the Porsche and Volkswagen were interchangeable, but gradually Porsche designed and manufactured everything for the car, until it was only in appearance that the mechanical parts resembled VW.

When the new 911 appeared all traces of VW ancestry had gone, apart from air-cooling and rear-mounted engine, and Porsche took on a new lease of life. With its horizontally-opposed 6-cylinder 2-litre engine, very sophisticated suspension and steering and completely ‘new look’ body/chassis, Porsche set out to establish a new image in the motoring world.