1968 Porsche 912 for sale $54,500

912 (1965–1969)
As production of the 356 model concluded in 1965and#44; on April 5and#44; 1965 Porsche officially began production of the 912 coupé. Stylingand#44; performanceand#44; quality constructionand#44; reliabilityand#44; and price made the 912 a very attractive buy to both new and old customersand#44; and it substantially outsold the 911 during the first few years of production. Porsche produced nearly 30and#44;000 912 coupé units and about 2500 912 Targa body style units (Porsches patented variation of a cabriolet) during a five-year manufacturing run. Production of the Targaand#44; complete with removable roof and heavy transparent plastic rear windows openable with a zipper (later called Version I by Porsche and the Soft-Window Targa by enthusiasts)and#44; commenced in December 1966 as a 1967 model. In January 1968and#44; Porsche also made available a Targa Version II option (hard window Targa) with fixed glass rear windowand#44; transforming the Targa into a coupé with removable roof.

The Type 912 was also made in a special version for the German autobahn police (polizei); the 100and#44;000th Porsche car was a 912 Targa for the police of Baden-Württembergand#44; the home state of Porsche. In the April 1967 editionand#44; the Porsche factorys Christophorus Magazine noted: On 21 December 1966and#44; Porsche celebrated a particularly proud anniversary. The 100and#44;000th Porscheand#44; a 912 Targa outfitted for the policeand#44; was delivered.