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Porsche 901

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Porsche 901 is a manual gearbox from Porsche. The Society has 2 vehicles on file with it, 2 with a source we opened and 0 still leads.

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Vehicle	Years	Shift pattern	Gearbox source	Members
Porsche 911 / 912 901 five-speed 911 and 912 with the 901 five-speed (not the 915) ^[1] Applies to: 911 and 912 (901 five-speed)	1965-1971	5 speed, dogleg	Corroborated
Porsche 914 914 five-speed (901-derived) 914-4 / 914-6 with the five-speed ^[2] Applies to: 914-4 and 914-6	1970-1976	5 speed, dogleg	Corroborated

Caveats and conflicts (2)

Wikipedia. Wikipedia 911 (classic): five-speed manual 'Type 901' transmission; 912 had Typ 901 transmission with a five-speed option. [link]
Wikipedia. Wikipedia 914: engines sat in front of 'a version of the 1969 911's 901 gearbox configured for a mid-engined sports car'. [link]

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