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911 Cabriolet (Hebmüller)

1965Cabriolet

Porsche's own soft-top Cabriolet did not arrive until 1982, so the very few genuine open 911s of this era were coachbuilt conversions. The best known is the 1965 911 Cabriolet bodied by Karosseriewerk Hebmüller of Wülfrath — the firm that built the Volkswagen Hebmüller Cabriolet — as a commission under the works option M472, using 911 mechanicals with a full folding hood and a proper windscreen instead of the Targa's removable roof and roll bar. It is a road car, not a racing special, and it predates the Targa by two years. Beyond its 1965 build year and its coachbuilder, no factory specification, price or production tally could be confirmed from the sources consulted, so nothing further is claimed here.

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Numbers as published

Every figure below is quoted from the sources listed at the foot of the page. A dash means the number was never published — it is never estimated.

Engine

1,991 cc

2.0 L) air-cooled flat-six (as per standard 1965 911 — not independently verified for this coachbuilt body)

Power

130 PS

0–100 km/h

—

Not published: Weight, 0–100 km/h and top speed — no published figures found

Top speed

—

Not published: PRODUCTION COUNT UNVERIFIED — no Porsche, auction-house or registry source for the Hebmüller 911 Cabriolet total was found in this session; the frequently quoted "130" figure could not be confirmed and must not be published

Weight

—

Not published: Engine/drivetrain specification for the Hebmüller-bodied cars specifically — assumed to be the standard 1965 2.0 drivetrain, not independently verified

Drivetrain

Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive

Transmission

5-speed manual (Typ 901)

Production

—

Not published: Hood mechanism, chassis modifications and price — unverified

Body styles

Cabriolet

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911 Cabriolet (Hebmüller)

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3 films on the Cabriolet (Hebmüller)

Variant-specific films first, then the curated set for the generation. Every player is an embed that loads on click.

  • Generation · The Wheel Network

    Porsche Historic Footage – Porsche 911 Prototype and Premiere at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show

    archival footage of the 901 Frankfurt debut that created the 911

  • Generation · 9WERKS TV

    Porsche 901 prototype: the second-oldest surviving 911 of all time!

    factory-original 901 prototype, the car Peugeot nearly stopped

  • Generation · Petrolicious

    This 1968 Porsche 911L Was Just A Dream

    series-two longhood 911L, the best of the very early 911s

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Set it against its neighbours

Porsche 9121965–1969Same roofline, near in time911 2.01964–1967Same roofline, near in time911 Targa1966–1973Same roofline, near in time
Compact specification comparison between the 911 Cabriolet (Hebmüller) and Porsche 912, 911 2.0, 911 Targa
Spec911 Cabriolet (Hebmüller)1965Porsche 9121965–1969911 2.01964–1967911 Targa1966–1973
Years19651965–19691964–19671966–1973
Engine1,991 cc (2.0 L) air-cooled flat-six (as per standard 1965 911 — not independently verified for this coachbuilt body)1,582 cc (1.6 L) air-cooled pushrod flat-four, Typ 616/36, detuned 356 SC unit1,991 cc (2.0 L) air-cooled SOHC flat-six, dry-sump, Typ 901/01 (Solex 40 PI carburettors, Typ 901/05 with Weber 40 IDA3C from mid-1966)As per model: 1,991 / 2,195 / 2,341 cc air-cooled flat-six
Power130 PS90 PS130 PS190 PS
0–100 km/h—0–100 km/h 13.5 s (porsche.com)0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) 8.3 s — Porsche factory figure quoted by stuttcars; no official 0–100 km/h figure existsAs per model — see the individual T, E and S entries
Top speed—183 km/h210 km/h≈204–232 km/h (127–144 mph) depending on version
Weight——1,030 kgRoughly 50 kg more than the equivalent coupé (911evolution, 2.2 era)
Drivetrain — identical across all carsRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel drive
Transmission5-speed manual (Typ 901)4-speed manual, 5-speed optional5-speed manual (Typ 901), optional 4-speed Sportomatic semi-automatic from 1967/68As per model: 4- or 5-speed manual, optional 4-speed Sportomatic
Body stylesCabrioletCoupé · TargaCoupé · TargaTarga
Production—More than 32,000 built April 1965 – July 1969 (Wikipedia); porsche.com states around 30,74582 cars built as 901 before the rename; 4,636 coupés and 986 Targas built as short-wheelbase 2.0 (stuttcars)986 short-wheelbase 2.0 Targas (stuttcars); per-model counts on the 2.2 and 2.4 entries
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Sources (3)

  1. G1 research note — docs/research.md (project research) (opens in a new tab)
  2. Porsche 911 — Wikipedia (full lineage, first 911 Cabriolet only from 1982) (opens in a new tab)
  3. Hebmüller — Wikipedia (coachbuilder history) (opens in a new tab)

What the sources do not settle (4)

  • PRODUCTION COUNT UNVERIFIED — no Porsche, auction-house or registry source for the Hebmüller 911 Cabriolet total was found in this session; the frequently quoted "130" figure could not be confirmed and must not be published
  • Weight, 0–100 km/h and top speed — no published figures found
  • Engine/drivetrain specification for the Hebmüller-bodied cars specifically — assumed to be the standard 1965 2.0 drivetrain, not independently verified
  • Hood mechanism, chassis modifications and price — unverified

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