Independent enthusiast archive

Two icons.
One garage.

Stories, restoration knowledge and trusted resources for the 911 & 944 community.

01

Rear engine
Evolution

02

Front engine
Balance

001 / Manifesto

Different layouts.
The same obsession.

One evolved by refusing to stand still. The other proved that perfect balance could become a cult of its own. 911944 documents the machines, the people and the knowledge that keep both stories moving.

911

The constant evolution

Rear-engined.
Forever forward.

From air-cooled purity to the cars that made every backroad feel like a circuit. A living lineage built through thoughtful evolution.

Explore 911 stories
Introduced
1963
Layout
Rear-engine
Character
Evolution
944

The perfect balance

Front-engined.
Driver-centred.

A transaxle, near-even weight distribution and a shape that defined an era. Accessible, usable and deeply rewarding to preserve.

Explore 944 resources
Introduced
1982
Layout
Transaxle
Character
Balance

002 / Field notes

Knowledge belongs
on the road.

Practical guides and considered stories for owners, restorers and the merely obsessed.

Owner's guide 944

The honest 944 buyer’s checklist

Belts, water pumps, service history and the small signs that separate a rewarding project from a costly rescue.

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Workshop notes 01

Timing belts, without the folklore

A calm introduction to the service that every new transaxle owner hears about first.

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Heritage 911

Before buying an air-cooled 911

The questions, records and inspection points worth understanding before emotion takes over.

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003 / Trusted directory

Find the right hands
and the right parts.

A curated starting point for hard-to-find components, considered upgrades and specialist knowledge. Listings are editorial, not endorsements.

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004 / Community garage

Every car carries
a story.

Original survivors, sympathetic restorations and builds with a point of view. The garage is open to both icons.

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Owner no. 001

Your car,
your story.

Registry
1982—1991

Transaxle
stories.

Archive
1963—Today

A lineage
in motion.

005 / Join the registry

Keep the story
moving.

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