Bill W.

On this and other sites I see references to "Early 911" and "911 SC", but no other 911's, what years are these models? I have an '88 911 but don't think it fits in either of these catagories. I know it doesn't fit in the C2/C4 (3.6) catagory. Is there some super secret conspiracy to disavow us or are we just disenfranchised (I feel a discrimination lawsuit coming on).

Seriously, what years are covered by the differant designations?

Bill W.

Mark Wilson..

65-73 early car
74-77 middle year
78-83 SC
84-88/89 Carrera
89-? C2,C4

I think these are the cut off years. Someone correct if wrong.
Mark

Jay H

Just to reinforce Mark's post above... The 964 series ran from the 1989 C4/1990 C2 to the model year 1994 (in the US). The 993's first model year in the US was 1995 and ended in 1998.

JonSeigel

I always thought it was: early cars '65-'73, middle cars '74-'89, and late cars '90 on (with the '89 C4 exception). So, I'm saying the same thing as Mark, except I didn't think Scs and Carreras were separated out from "middle cars."

Bob's flat-six

Good question Bill, I have thought of my car as early when maybe I shouldn't? Actually I never gave it much thought. Being an 80 model it seems to me that there's been a 22 years of production since it was made, and only 15 years prior.
If you figured on a curve maybe it would fall in the mid years but nobody seems to use that term much.
When a new 996 passes on the freeway I'm feeling pretty historic though. And definately like a classic.
Maybe the board can get this straight?
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Mark Wilson..

To add,

I don't think the "early" or "mid" designations are at all official. Just that over the years on the bbs's and in groups, those terms have evolved and have caught on with certain groups.
Mark

ked

The early Original cars are short wheelbase 2.0L models, from '65-'68.

The next cars are from '69-'73, long wheeelbase, engines grow to 2.2 & 2.4L. These are considered the Classic 911's - evolved, but light (pre-safety & major emissions regs) & well-sorted.

The next group '74-'77 are kinda the Lost Years of the 911 - problems w/ adjusting to the US regs, problems (self-inflicted) w/ the 2.7 engines.

Starting in '78 we have perhaps the Golden Age; first the 3.0 SCs to '83, then the 3.2 Carreras to '89.

After that, the 964 & finally the 993, completing the air/oil cooled 911 line.

and yes, there is a conspiracy, we are trying to get the really nice cars away from the unworthy and into our own garages.