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"No. 1" 911 Turbo Weekender - McLaughlan Tartan
"No. 1" 911 Turbo Weekender - McLaughlan Tartan
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The McLaughlan tartan from Porsche's No. 1 — the very first 911 Turbo ever built, gifted to Louise Piëch on her 70th birthday in August 1974.
In August 1974, the world of sports cars changed forever. For her 70th birthday, Louise Piëch was gifted the very first Porsche 911 Turbo prototype—Chassis "No. 1". This legendary narrow-body 911 was famously specified with a striking brick-red leather interior paired with a bold red and blue tartan fabric. It is the genesis of the Turbo era.
This weekender is crafted using new-production, historically accurate McLaughlan Tartan, woven to match the exact factory weight and sett of the 1974 Porsche 911 Turbo "No. 1" interior.
We have paired this iconic textile with premium, rich burgundy leather, contrasting black leather straps, and solid brass-toned hardware.
* Zippered interior pocket and multiple compartments
* Zippered exterior pocket
* Adjustable and detachable strap
* Hand polished zippers
* Size: 22 inch / 7 / 13
* Height drop: 5 inch
* Detachable strap length: 20 inch
Each ZEITWORKS bag 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
A Note on Brand Transparency: ZEITWORKS is an independent design company passionate about automotive history. We source and upcycle authentic vintage materials, but we are not affiliated with, authorized, maintained, sponsored, or endorsed by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), General Motors LLC (including Cadillac), or any other original automotive manufacturers. Our products are independent creations made to celebrate the legacy of these iconic designs.
About the Tartan
factory option · Porsche 911 Turbo era · ca. 1976-1989 · woven wool · period color: blue, black, white over-check
McLaughlan was the second of the two factory tartan patterns Porsche offered through the 930 Turbo and 911 Turbo years — paired with Mackenzie as a pair of woven-wool sett options that Porsche developed in collaboration with European textile mills in the late 1970s. The McLaughlan sett carried a cooler ground than its companion, with deeper blues and a tighter over-check, intended for buyers who wanted a quieter cabin tone than Mackenzie's red-on-green warmth.
The pattern entered Porsche showrooms at the same moment the 911 Turbo became the supercar of the late 1970s — Steve McQueen quietly driving 911 SCs and Turbos in his final years, the European new rich filing through Geneva and Frankfurt dealerships specifying tartan-and-leather cabins as the visual marker of having arrived. By the mid-1980s the textile had become an unofficial signature of Porsche's most confident era, recognizable in period brochures and in Auto Motor und Sport road tests of the day.
McLaughlan was discontinued at the end of the 930 production run in 1989 and, like Mackenzie, has never been reissued by Porsche. Surviving original-fitment McLaughlan tartan from the period exists only in dwindling stock and is increasingly recognized by Porsche restorers as one of the more distinctive material specifications the factory ever produced.