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Originally Posted by KevinH1990
Remember that Porsche started out as a very low volume manufacturer. I'm willing to wager that a larger proportion of Porsches have been produced in the most recent twenty years (1986-2006) than in the first 38 years (1948-1986).
While the the "60% of Porsches still on the road" includes many 40 and 50-year old cars, most of that 60% is probably composed of cars 20-years old and newer. This is still impressive, but not as impressive as it first appears.
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Dead right.
I don't know what the early car (356 model) total production figures were without looking it up, but they are pretty low. The total production of the Speedster ('55-'59) was something like 4,500 cars, for example.
Nevertheless, the build quality of the air cooled cars was extraordinary. The last couple years of 356 production ('63-'64) is reputed to have had an average warranty cost of $8 per car.