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Minimalist Wallet - 2001 Porsche 911
Minimalist Wallet - 2001 Porsche 911
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From a 2001 996 Carrera — the first water-cooled 911. The model that almost broke the brand and almost saved the company at the same time.
This is a minimalist wallet made from the original interior of a 2001 Porsche 911. It serves also as a cardholder.
* 2 credit card pockets
* Size: 10 cm x 7 (4 inch x 2" 3/4)
Each ZEITWORKS wallet is a unique creation, carrying the history and character of the car of the vehicle it once belonged to, making every design impossible to replicate.
Handmade in Canada - Enjoy the Ride!
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The Car Behind This Bag
2001 · 3.4L water-cooled flat-six · Zuffenhausen · 996 chassis · the first water-cooled 911
The 996 was the most controversial 911 Porsche ever built. Launched in 1997 as the replacement for the air-cooled 993, it was the first water-cooled 911 — a generational change forced on Porsche by tightening noise and emissions regulations and by the company's near-bankruptcy in the early 1990s. The 3.4-litre flat-six was an entirely new engine, the M96, and the body shared its front end with the entry-level Boxster. Enthusiasts noticed.
For a long stretch — roughly 1999 through 2015 — the 996 was the unwanted 911. Its "fried-egg" headlights were mocked. The intermediate-shaft bearing failure issue acquired its own acronym, IMS, and a thriving aftermarket. By the late 2010s the cars had begun to be reassessed: faster than any 993, more usable as daily drivers, and increasingly recognized as the model that financially saved Porsche and made the Cayenne — and everything since — possible.
Porsche built 175,262 996s from 1997 through 2005, more than any previous 911 platform. The interiors, trimmed in the period's standard Zuffenhausen leather over a centre console that had clearly absorbed lessons from the Boxster, are now the cabin signature of the early water-cooled era and a serious bargain in the collector market.