Doug DeMuro

And partly because they've essentially kept the shape the same since this. Since 1962. So pretty immediately, this car is a big hit.

And partly because they've essentially kept the shape the same since this. Since 1962. So pretty immediately, this car is a big hit.

So they're now 13x in 10 years.

So they're now 13x in 10 years.

It's important to keep in mind, at the time, you didn't know, right? It was just like this thing, this sports car they had come up with. And again, there were a lot of sports cars, and it was whatever. But of course, what has ended up happening is that this car has become symbolic of the sports car.

It's important to keep in mind, at the time, you didn't know, right? It was just like this thing, this sports car they had come up with. And again, there were a lot of sports cars, and it was whatever. But of course, what has ended up happening is that this car has become symbolic of the sports car.

And I think a lot of people would, if you were told to mention a sports car, they would say the 911. It just has become like the car. And it was, like you say here, it was clear, very... early on that it had something special in this great combination of, you know, reliability, comfort, practicality, just like the 356 had been, but just better.

And I think a lot of people would, if you were told to mention a sports car, they would say the 911. It just has become like the car. And it was, like you say here, it was clear, very... early on that it had something special in this great combination of, you know, reliability, comfort, practicality, just like the 356 had been, but just better.

It's not an eight and it's rear mounted. Right. So the 356 had a boxer four. To explain what a boxer engine is, you know, a lot of cars, most cars, well, these days most cars have inline engines where the cylinders are in a line. A lot of other cars in the past have had V engines where the cylinders literally make a V for balance.

It's not an eight and it's rear mounted. Right. So the 356 had a boxer four. To explain what a boxer engine is, you know, a lot of cars, most cars, well, these days most cars have inline engines where the cylinders are in a line. A lot of other cars in the past have had V engines where the cylinders literally make a V for balance.

The boxer engine, the cylinders are literally like across from each other. It's flat. They call it a flat engine or a boxer because the cylinder heads look like they're boxing each other as they go back and forth. And the benefit of the boxer engine was that it's got this great balance to it because it's like literally flat in the car. Yes, it was unusual.

The boxer engine, the cylinders are literally like across from each other. It's flat. They call it a flat engine or a boxer because the cylinder heads look like they're boxing each other as they go back and forth. And the benefit of the boxer engine was that it's got this great balance to it because it's like literally flat in the car. Yes, it was unusual.

I don't think it was necessarily unusual to do a six-cylinder engine, although as time has gone on, it has started to become more unusual, like that the police cars still have six cylinders, even as V8s and V10s became, V12s became more popular. But it was the thing. It was what they did.

I don't think it was necessarily unusual to do a six-cylinder engine, although as time has gone on, it has started to become more unusual, like that the police cars still have six cylinders, even as V8s and V10s became, V12s became more popular. But it was the thing. It was what they did.

And it was part of that ethos of keep it relatively light, relatively simple, and like strip things down to the core essentials of the car.

And it was part of that ethos of keep it relatively light, relatively simple, and like strip things down to the core essentials of the car.

It wasn't crazy fast or anything else. Yep.

It wasn't crazy fast or anything else. Yep.

Volkswagen had made a little sports car called the Karmann Ghia. Yes. Previous to this, like in the 60s. And so the thought was they wanted to replace the Karmann Ghia. Porsche wanted an entry-level car. Let's jointly develop it. Porsche gets the more powerful one, the 914 6, the six-cylinder. And Volkswagen get the four-cylinder. But the decision was made, like you said.

Volkswagen had made a little sports car called the Karmann Ghia. Yes. Previous to this, like in the 60s. And so the thought was they wanted to replace the Karmann Ghia. Porsche wanted an entry-level car. Let's jointly develop it. Porsche gets the more powerful one, the 914 6, the six-cylinder. And Volkswagen get the four-cylinder. But the decision was made, like you said.