Ferdinand Alexander Porsche – A Teamspeed Top Ten Tribute to ‘Butzi’

With the automotive world mourning the loss of Ferdinand Alexander ‘Butzi’ Porsche who passed away over the Easter weekend aged 76, we thought we’d nominate our ten favorite 911s from the last 49 years.

I admit a personal bias in that I have had the great pleasure of driving every car on the list. Notables that failed to make this cut, but could easily be justified for inclusion by others, include, but are not limited to, the 1974 RS 3.0, the 993 GT2, 996 GT2 and Turbo S, 997 GTS, Speedster and Sport Classic. As it stands, the list is made up of three 901 series cars, two G-Models, one 964, two 993s and two 997s. Not a single 996 makes the cuts, nor have I included anything from the recently released 991 range. I remain impressed by the 991 Carrera and Carrera S but suspect that the great 991s are yet to come. Perhaps there’ll be a Butzi special edition.

In an attempt to lessen the arguments, the list is not presented in order of importance but is a simple chronology of great 911s. Discuss.