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Automotive Lifestyle
VINTAGE: Porsche 911’s 50th Anniversary
Amelia Island Concours to celebrate a half century of the iconic rear-engine sports car during the March 2013 event.
The Porsche Carrera driven by Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood that won Daytona in 1973. (Photo: Bill Warner)
The 50th anniversary of iconic Porsche 911 will be celebrated at the 18th Annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on the weekend of March 10, 2013.
Introduced in the autumn of 1963 at the Frankfurt Auto Salon, Porsche’s 911 has become a touchstone design and the car that propelled Porsche to commercial and competition success.
Designed by Ferdinand Alexander “Butzi” Porsche, the grandson of Dr. Ferdinand Porsche who died earlier this year, the 911 broke new technological ground with a horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine that became the foundation of generations of Porsche sports and racing cars.
“The profile of Porsche’s 911 is instantly recognizable,” said Bill Warner, founder and Chairman of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. “The 911’s shape has remained fresh, contemporary and essentially unchanged since the day the first 911 was built a half century ago. That must be the best and purist definition of a truly great design.”
Originally named the “Type 7” during its prototype stage, the new Porsche was assigned model number 901. Copyright complications compelled Porsche to rename the new six-cylinder grand touring coupe. The new designation, 911, was a logical, practical and inspired choice.
The 911 remains an enduring success in showroom and on roads and race courses worldwide. From its first entry, Porsche’s new 911 won its category in all the classic sports-car endurance races. Class wins in the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans were followed by outright victory in the rugged Monte Carlo Rally in 1968.
In 1973, the Brumos Porsche 911 RS driven by Jacksonville’s Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood won a legendary upset victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona, defeating an international field of pure prototypes. The same year brought Porsche’s 911 overall victories in the punishing 12 Hours of Sebring and the World Championship Targa Florio on the rugged mountain roads of Sicily.
In a half-century, the engine displacement of the 911 has doubled. The 911 has also been turbocharged making it one of the fastest and strongest accelerating cars for highway use. On February 4, 2012, Porsche introduced the latest version of the 911, the 991.
The 2013 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance will be held March 8-10 at the Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach adjacent to The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. The show’s Foundation has donated nearly $1.8 million to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc. and other charities on Florida’s First Coast since its inception in 1996.
Introduced in the autumn of 1963 at the Frankfurt Auto Salon, Porsche’s 911 has become a touchstone design and the car that propelled Porsche to commercial and competition success.
Designed by Ferdinand Alexander “Butzi” Porsche, the grandson of Dr. Ferdinand Porsche who died earlier this year, the 911 broke new technological ground with a horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine that became the foundation of generations of Porsche sports and racing cars.
“The profile of Porsche’s 911 is instantly recognizable,” said Bill Warner, founder and Chairman of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. “The 911’s shape has remained fresh, contemporary and essentially unchanged since the day the first 911 was built a half century ago. That must be the best and purist definition of a truly great design.”
Originally named the “Type 7” during its prototype stage, the new Porsche was assigned model number 901. Copyright complications compelled Porsche to rename the new six-cylinder grand touring coupe. The new designation, 911, was a logical, practical and inspired choice.
The 911 remains an enduring success in showroom and on roads and race courses worldwide. From its first entry, Porsche’s new 911 won its category in all the classic sports-car endurance races. Class wins in the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans were followed by outright victory in the rugged Monte Carlo Rally in 1968.
In 1973, the Brumos Porsche 911 RS driven by Jacksonville’s Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood won a legendary upset victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona, defeating an international field of pure prototypes. The same year brought Porsche’s 911 overall victories in the punishing 12 Hours of Sebring and the World Championship Targa Florio on the rugged mountain roads of Sicily.
In a half-century, the engine displacement of the 911 has doubled. The 911 has also been turbocharged making it one of the fastest and strongest accelerating cars for highway use. On February 4, 2012, Porsche introduced the latest version of the 911, the 991.
The 2013 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance will be held March 8-10 at the Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach adjacent to The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. The show’s Foundation has donated nearly $1.8 million to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc. and other charities on Florida’s First Coast since its inception in 1996.
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