Oldest Australian delivered 912?

[Ed Holly]

Hi all, I have chassis 350502 and have seen one or two other low number Aussie delivered cars, does anyone know what the earliest one might be ?

Pic of this car, (yellow) and 119100117

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[Geoff_M]

Hi Ed,
My Aus delivered 912 is 350190 delivered by Porsche Centre Melbourne August 1965. I'm about the fifth owner. It doesn't have the original engine. Engine is from a 1966 USA delivered car.

[Geoff_M]

I asked Porsche Melbourne for details on early 912 deliveries and this was their response:
"Unfortunately, despite checking all the available systems, I am unable to find the answers to your questions. However, it looks like our first deliveries dated back to 1965 (no exact delivery dates available) and we imported a total of 23 over the years. "

Information from the previous owner of my car (source unknown) is that it is the 149th 912 out of 6,200 built and was the 24th RHD car made in 1965



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[jason]

Wife took a photo of this today. Can't be too many SWT 912 in Australia.

[9er]

Australia did not get any SWT and that is the first year of production in your picture.
Only LHD.
I think they are very cool.

[Nevada51]

I asked Porsche Melbourne for details on early 912 deliveries and this was their response:
"Unfortunately, despite checking all the available systems, I am unable to find the answers to your questions. However, it looks like our first deliveries dated back to 1965 (no exact delivery dates available) and we imported a total of 23 over the years. "

Information from the previous owner of my car (source unknown) is that it is the 149th 912 out of 6,200 built and was the 24th RHD car made in 1965



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There's some discussion in this thread about numbers of 912's in Australia.

[mrar]

23 912's total Aus del, that's a lot less than I would of guessed.

[Cairns888]

23 912's total Aus del, that's a lot less than I would of guessed.

Wow

[reedminor]

No way, far too few - I'd have thought 30-50 per year.

I know there were quotas and Porsche would not have been selling heaps of cars - but 23 over 4 years?

Justin

[9er]

No way, far too few - I'd have thought 30-50 per year.

I know there were quotas and Porsche would not have been selling heaps of cars - but 23 over 4 years?

Justin

not even close to those numbers Justin.

The previous mentioned low numbers align with the information I have found in the last 8 years or so.

[Merv]

Interesting given that the 912 outsold the 911 in the early years. Probably a reflection of the Australian economy and import tarrifs at the time. Certainly was the case for the last of the 356 models. For the price of the car you could buy a house.

[reedminor]

23 over 4 or 5 years?

To quote Darryl Kerrigan .....They're dreaming. I'm sorry.

The 356C sold for approximately $6000. The 911 was 10+.

Anecdotally 50-60% of Porsche sales 1966-68 /9 were 912's.

In light of that fact 23 units over 5 years does not compute.

My late father lived through the period, and came very close to trading the 356 on a 912 more than once. 912's were more plentiful. Many were converted to 911's.

Go to any PC event in the late 60's and there were more 912's in attendance than 911's .

JR

[green gauge]

Probably a reflection of the Australian economy and import tarrifs at the time. Certainly was the case for the last of the 356 models. For the price of the car you could buy a house. [/QUOTE]

Nothing much has really changed.

[mrar]

I found these pics
Glass guide 67, 912 (if 12 spec'd up would get closer) not that far behind the base 911.
Expensive cars.
I love these numbers threads.
As an example took years trying to find out that 148 rhd 75>77 3lt turbo's were produced.

[9er]

People relate those 912 selling statistics from Europe and USA, they don't bear true here.
In the short time I have watched the market, Aussie 911 cars coming up for sale would outnumber 912 by a factor of 10.
But to be honest I don't give a **** either way, I am impressed by GeoffMs early build number though, good enough to get him on page 1 of the 912 database, and I note that it is already registered there.