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Old Feb 2, 2016 | 05:54 PM
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So I was watching How It's Made: Dream Cars and I was wondering, is there any footage from the assembly line of 964s or even 993s. This is what I could find for the 964:
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Old Feb 2, 2016 | 06:13 PM
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coupes targes and cabs all represented in that line. pretty cool. wonder why year it was taken
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Old Feb 2, 2016 | 06:25 PM
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Based on the round rear latch hole and the rear strut mounting, it's 1989 or 1990.
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Old Feb 2, 2016 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by kokolyia
So I was watching How It's Made: Dream Cars and I was wondering, is there any footage from the assembly line of 964s or even 993s. This is what I could find for the 964:
So that is a picture is from Carrera 4 Porsche Allrad 1900-1990. It is a very cool book.
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Old Feb 2, 2016 | 07:02 PM
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Those aren't 964s, the trunk latch sheet metal is straight across, it doesn't have the notch for the ac compressor. And the coupes pictured still have the vents above the rear windows.
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Old Feb 2, 2016 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by jpar
Those aren't 964s, the trunk latch sheet metal is straight across, it doesn't have the notch for the ac compressor. And the coupes pictured still have the vents above the rear windows.
You're right...I didn't look at the vents. I just assumed it was 964's properly identified in the original picture
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Old Feb 2, 2016 | 07:26 PM
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I wonder why they did away with the vents, I really like that fearure on the older cars.
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Old Feb 2, 2016 | 07:30 PM
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I haven't found any 964 pictures or video but here is a video of 993 and 986's at the factory.

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Old Feb 2, 2016 | 08:18 PM
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So that is a picture is from Carrera 4 Porsche Allrad 1900-1990. It is a very cool book.
what book?
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Old Feb 3, 2016 | 05:32 AM
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http://www.abebooks.com/Carrera-Pors...e/200523023/bd

Discussed here

https://rennlist.com/forums/964-foru...rrera-4-a.html
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Old Feb 3, 2016 | 07:26 AM
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The 964 too was very much hand assembled, and with all the tech and high engineering stuffed in there it was Porsche's worst 911 profit/cost ratio - to much finger wagging from the board. The 993 switched to the cheaper simpler 4-wheel drive and for some processes automation had already started to creep in on the production line. The 964 very much the last fully hand assembled production 911 I beleive (ignoring the later specialist sports/GT and custom orders).
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