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Porsche 911 (901)

1964–1973

Cluster: Analog dials: cars with this instrument cluster

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Porsche 911 (901), photo 1Cockpit · “Porsche 911S Classic Targa 1968 (interior)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Ethan Llamas · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
Porsche 911 (901), photo 2Cockpit · “Porsche911 Targa Cockpit” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: KarleHorn · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons

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Porsche 911 (901)Cockpit · “Porsche 911S Classic Targa 1968 (interior)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Ethan Llamas · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
Porsche 911 (G‑Series)Cockpit · “Porsche 911 G-Serie 2.7 IAA 2019 JM 0859” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Johannes Maximilian · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
Porsche 911 (964)Cockpit · “1993 Porsche 911 964 30 Jahre” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: The Car Spy · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
Porsche 911 (993)Cockpit · “1995 Porsche 911 GT2 Interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
Porsche 911 (996)Cockpit · “2005 Porsche 911 GT3 - Flickr - The Car Spy (3)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: The Car Spy · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
Porsche 911 (997)Cockpit · “P911 Speedster Cockpit” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: KarleHorn · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
Porsche 911 (991)Cockpit · “Geneva MotorShow 2013 - Porsche 911 Carrera 4 stearing wheel” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Clément Bucco-Lechat · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
Porsche 911 (992)Cockpit · “GIMS 2019, Le Grand-Saconnex (GIMS0973)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons

Summary

The first 911 set the cockpit every later 911 refers back to: five round instruments in a row, with the rev counter in the middle.

Specifications

Years: 1964–19731960s: cars launched in the 1960s
Chassis code: 901
Instrument cluster: Analog dials: cars with this instrument cluster
Input: Physical buttons
Climate: Physical controls
Successor: Porsche 911 (G‑Series), 1973–1989

Cockpit

Instrument cluster

Widely spaced dials, each ringed in silver, behind a thin wooden steering wheel.

Controls

Mechanical switches, knobs and levers throughout, with no electronic displays.

Facts

Porsche's earlier 550 and 356 had three round instruments.[1]
The four-cylinder 902, sold as the 912, came with a three-dial cluster, with the 911's five dials as an option.[3]
The original car debuted as the type 901 at the 1963 IAA in Frankfurt; production began on 14 September 1964 and Porsche renamed it 911 shortly afterwards.[2]

Sources

[1]Porsche Newsroom (Christophorus 417). Racing DNA: The centrally positioned tachometer (opens in a new tab). newsroom.porsche.com
[2]Porsche Newsroom. 1st Generation Porsche 911 (original 911), 1963–1973 (opens in a new tab). newsroom.porsche.com
[3]Wikipedia. Porsche 911 (classic) (opens in a new tab). en.wikipedia.org
[4]Jalopnik. How The Porsche 911's Interior And Iconic Five-Gauge Cluster Have Evolved Over Time (opens in a new tab). jalopnik.com

Record

Record: porsche/911/901
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