Porsche prototype photo gallery

Every photo filed in the archive, mounted with its record. All images come from Wikimedia Commons under open licenses; the credit under each one links to its source and license.

History Ferdinand Alexander Porsche: the designer of the 911

The Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, one of Butzi Porsche’s designs.

Photo: Jaeger-Meister from Deutschland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
History Ferdinand Porsche and Hitler: what the historical record shows

Ferdinand Porsche’s NSDAP membership registration card, held by the German Federal Archives.

Photo: Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
History Ferdinand Porsche: the engineer behind the Beetle and the Porsche name

An early Lohner-Porsche, Ferdinand Porsche’s first famous design, around 1900.

Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
History Porsche and Dieselgate: the police raids, arrests and fine

White Porsche Cayenne 3.0 Diesel

Photo: order_242 from Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
History Porsche Sonderwunsch: the special wishes program from 1955 to today

A 1988 Porsche 930 Turbo cabriolet with the genuine M505 slant-nose option.

Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
History The first Porsche 911s: chassis 300001 to 300235 explained

Blue 1965 Porsche 911 coupé on display in the Porsche Museum

Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
History Who designed the Porsche 911? Butzi Porsche, Erwin Komenda and the lawsuit

A Porsche 901, the car whose design authorship is still argued in court.

Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
History Why is it called the Porsche 911?

Yellow 1964 Porsche 911 coupé

Photo: Pat Durkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Prototypes Porsche 356 No. 1: the first car to carry the Porsche name

The 356 “No. 1” as displayed by Porsche, shown in its 1948 configuration.

Photo: HReuter, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Prototypes Porsche 901 prototype chassis numbers: every car from 13321

901 prototype 13326 “Quickblau” at Pebble Beach, 2023.

Photo: Prova MO, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Prototypes Porsche 901: the car that became the 911

Red 1964 Porsche 901 coupé

Photo: MrWalkr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Prototypes Porsche 902: the four-cylinder 901 that became the 912

Beige Porsche 912 coupé, front three-quarter view

Photo: Lothar Spurzem, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons
Prototypes Porsche 959 prototypes: from the 1983 Gruppe B to Paris-Dakar

Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar rally car in Rothmans livery

Photo: Nicolas Völcker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Prototypes Porsche Flachbau RS: the 2026 slant-nose one-off on a 911 GT2 RS

The 935/78 “Moby Dick”, the race car that inspired the Flachbau RS.

Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Prototypes Porsche Le Mans prototypes: every overall winner and the 963

Porsche 956 low-drag Le Mans car in Rothmans livery, Porsche Museum

Photo: Micap, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Prototypes Porsche slant nose: the Flachbau 930, its generations and production numbers

Red Porsche 930 Turbo Flachbau with pop-up headlights

Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Prototypes Porsche Type 114: the 1938 V10 sports car that was never built

Cream Porsche 356/2 Gmünd cabriolet in the Porsche Museum

Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Prototypes Porsche Type 64: the 1939 Berlin–Rome race car and its survivor

A Porsche Type 64 Berlin–Rome car on display.

Photo: MartinHansV, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Prototypes Porsche Type 754 T7: the 1959 prototype that shaped the 911

Green Porsche 754 T7 prototype in the Porsche Museum

Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Provenance Factory Porsche slant nose vs conversion: how to tell them apart

A 1979 930 Turbo cabriolet with slant-nose bodywork. Factory slant noses began around 1981, so a car like this needs documents.

Photo: Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Provenance Porsche 901 transmission: types, years and gear codes explained

A cutaway Type 901/01 engine in the Porsche Museum. The 901 gearbox shares its type number.

Photo: Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Provenance Porsche 911T: specs, model years and how to identify one

Brown 1971 Porsche 911 T coupé

Photo: Charles from Port Chester, New York, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Provenance Porsche Certificate of Authenticity: what replaced it and how to order

Porsche Museum building in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen

Photo: Giftzwerg 88, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Provenance Porsche engine numbers: decoding classic 911 engine types and serials

Engine bay of a 1971 Porsche 911 T with its air-cooled flat-six

Photo: TTTNIS, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Provenance Porsche M491: the Turbo Look 911 Carrera 3.2 explained

Black Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Turbo Look cabriolet

Photo: Charles from Port Chester, New York, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Provenance Porsche option codes: how M-codes work and what classic codes mean

Mint green 1992 Porsche 911 America Roadster

Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Provenance Porsche research sources: registries, archives and books

Historic Porsche racing cars on display in the Porsche Museum

Photo: Iain Cameron from Ellon, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Provenance Porsche type numbers: the type list explained, from Type 7 to 992

Porsche Museum exhibition hall with historic Porsche cars

Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Provenance The $21 million Porsche “911 T prototype”: claim versus record

A 1971 Porsche 911 T, the model chassis 9111120162 describes. This is not the car from the eBay listing.

Photo: Charles from Port Chester, New York, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons