Porsche · 1963
911 (901)
Manual · RWD · Germany
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£100,000
Half of the 12 sales The Classic Valuer recorded in the last 12 months were between £64,000 and £130,000.
Checked against recent sales on 4 November 2026. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£60,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£100,000
Good usable example
Concours
£150,000
Show standard
Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
Price check
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Buyer’s notes
About the Porsche 911 (901)
The 911 was the product of a family argument: Ferry Porsche commissioned a successor to the 356 with a new flat-six, and his son Butzi designed the body. The early cars used a 2.0-litre engine, 130 PS in the base car and 160 PS in the 911 S, before the move to 2.2 and then 2.4 litres. All 911s to the 1973 model year are the pre-impact-bumper cars the market treats as the pure early 911.
What moves the price
- Specification: the 911 S leads, and the earliest production cars in original specification carry their own premium.
- Matching numbers, with the engine case number agreeing with the factory records; non-matching cars trade at a significant discount.
- Structural condition: the gap between a car that looks right and one that is right is unusually wide.
Before you buy, check
- Corrosion in the sills, floor pans and around the battery tray in the front luggage compartment, on a lift with a torch.
- The engine number against the factory records.
- The timing-chain tensioners, the first item any specialist checks on an early car.
From our research for Porsche 911 · The Air-Cooled Generation, which covers it in full.
Vehicle data
Specifications
From 1963
Performance
Production
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Porsche 911 (901): value questions answered
- How much is a Porsche 911 (901) worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Porsche 911 (901) is worth around £100,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £60,000, and a concours-quality example around £150,000. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one 911 (901) worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the 911 (901) I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
- How many 911 (901) cars were built?
- Around 82,159 were built, by our production records.
- Is there a buyer's guide to the 911 (901)?
- Yes: Porsche 911 · The Air-Cooled Generation, a 40-page collector’s guide. You can read a complete dossier free before you buy it.
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