It is the first legendary Porsche built, using components and engine Volkswagen, in the wooden shacks of Gmünd in Carinthia (Austria) in 1948. On 11 July 1948, when it first appeared in a race, the Porsche n. 1 earned its class victory with Herbert Kaes, Porsche's cousin, in the "Rund um den Hofgarten" in Innsbruck. There's only a car left, now housed at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. The MINICHAMPS model is a promotional for sale in Porsche showrooms and is part of the set "HERITAGE SET n. 1" (WAP 433066133 SET 1).
Actual Production Year:
1948
Start of Production Year:
1996