Chassis No.

301709


Engine No.

901811


Transmission No.

101745



There are certain cars that make an immediate impression on those who understand them, revealing greater depth the longer they're observed.

While historic motorsport Porsches are not explicitly covered in Malcolm Gladwell's Blink, 1965 Porsche 911 chassis number 301709 is exactly the type of living, breathing object described therein whose initial impact is immediate and powerful, yet grows more nuanced and compelling under informed, critical examination.



Dr.

Harold Williamson and 1965 Porsche 911 Chassis No.

301709



The Kardex warranty card for chassis 301709 captures a moment when Porsche's Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen works believed they had finished just another street-going 911 destined for the United States that July, several years before the model would attract any formal attention from the Competition Department.

Finished in Signal Red over a Black upholstered interior, this first year 911 was optioned ...