The 911 is obviously the perfect successor to the 356. However, what today seems like such a given, such a natural evolution was, in actual fact, an extremely hard fought battle. For around six years, Porsche wrestled with every nuance of form and with every detail of a completely new technology. They produced countless design studies and more prototypes than 911 fans could ever imagine. But the link between the 356 and the 911 is the legendary 901, which was officially never sold. Peugeot - allegedly - entered an objection to the designation; a myth that remains unproven to this day. This is the true story of the 82 Porsche 901s that were built, and of their predecessors, which answered to names like T7, T8 and T9 and that took their first steps as "Zitronenfalter" (Brimstone butterfly) and "Barbarossa".

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