Thanks to Paula Golus the Registry's 912 Bulletin Board (912BBS), originally created by the late Dave Hillman, has been improved with new software and features.  Check it out!

Click here to view a large collection of photos by Paula Golus of the 2011 912 Rendezvous!

912 Registry Newsletter -  Registry Members, Editor Charlie and Co-Editor Carol look forward to your feedback and    WELCOME YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE REGISTRY MAGAZINE!!!! Please feel free to submit your story ideas and pictures.  Some of the stories and possible regular features we are thinking about in upcoming issues are: “ Basket Cases “, “ Original Owners “, “ Road Trips “ , travelogues, tech articles,….and of course always great restoration stories with pictures. Even just great images and picture stories on your 912 are always welcome!   Please submit any ideas or send queries to: editor@912registry.org or coeditor@912registry.org

912 social media delivered to your smartphone!  The 912 Registry Facebook group page is nearly 500 members  in the new groups format, which makes it easier for members to connect and share.  Members can post and comment on updates, chat with everyone at once, schedule group events, create shared docs, and more. To view, log in to your account, and click the link here.

Many 912 Registry owners are also Porsche Club of America members.  We already have joint activities; for example the 2010 Rendezvous Autocross, and the PCA-GPX / 912 Registry Concours.  Hopefully there will be more such opportunities regionally in the future.  View the PCA 912 & 912E Register Facebook page. and PCA 912 Register webpage .

Click to download the latest free 912 Registry calendar and other graphics submitted by other 912 owners.  Use them for your computer background!  Submit a photo of your 912 for posting on the Photos page, and possible calendar use!

Check out the latest YouTube(TM) 912 videos by clicking here, or on the image to the left.  And if you have a high-speed connection, select the 720p HD option, expand the image to full screen, crank up the sound, and enjoy!

How about we start a writing campaign now supporting a new 912 Turbo® Porsche® ?  In light of environmental considerations, high fuel costs, and new technology (i.e. USA requiring a fleet average of 35.5 mpg by 2016), the Factory could produce a next-generation 912 with new-technology alternative engine.  
A November 2010 report from Car and Driver's Jens Meiners indicates Porsche® is developing "a turbocharged flat-four derived from the current Boxster flat-six" and along with the 2012 911, internally being called the 991; and C&D says " If the market demands a fuel-economy champ—or one is needed—Porsche® also could install a turbocharged flat-four essentially identical to the one soon to be found in the Boxster. (If such a model happened, would it be called the 912?) ".
Then in January 2011 Automobile Magazine reported two prototype engines, the first "1.9 liters, a turbocharger, and 210 horsepower with 215 pound-feet of torque" and the second "turbocharged 2.5-liter flat-four (presumably water-cooled) is good for around 360 horsepower."
Also in January 2011, Toby Hagon of Austrailia's The Age reported that outgoing Porsche research and development boss Wolfgang Durheimer confirmed a horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine was in development, the four-cylinder would use between 8 and 12 per cent less fuel than the current six-cylinder models, and although the four-cylinder was not yet slated for use in the iconic 911 but he didn’t rule it out.  Durheimer was quoted “I think four-cylinder boxer engine in a Porsche sports car is viable as long as the performance level does not suffer. If you are talking about performance you need a turbo,” he says.   
Car and Driver's Jens Meiners reported in March 2011 "As usual, the next [2013] 911 line will spawn spin-offs like few other cars on the road......... Porsche® will offer a hybrid and might even add a turbocharged four-cylinder engine to the portfolio."
Perhaps we'll be seeing a new 912 Turbo (AKA 992?) with more HP than the original 930?

Tom Drummond has a 1965 912 prototype! Originally Ivory, with Engine No. 821653 (KD 831024), it is currently orange and he is now restoring it.  Interests: events, touring, technical, restoration, show See Website

Aric Gless and Barwaut Verhoeven have done fantastic work for the 912 community.  Aric and Barwaut are finding 912s from multiple sources, including smog testing records, for sales information such as eBay, even dismantling yards.  For example, Aric has accounted over 1200 912Es so far.  And Barwaut has automated the process for realtime updates. 912registry.org has always logged in 912s when owners join on their own.  This is why the owners' names appear.  After 13 years, this amounts to about 3000 owners from all years.  Of this total, about 500 cars are 912Es, while Aric has found 1200 on his own! At the 912 Registry we regularly receive inquiries from people looking for their old car or the history of their current car.  So the search also includes previous owners, and opportunities for past and present owners to communicate. What would also be fantastic is if 912 fans who are especially interested in a specialized 912 information join in the hunt.  For example a particular year ('65, '66, '67, '68, '69, '76) or style (sunroof coupe, soft window Targa, race car, etc.) or special order (custom colors, accessories, etc. ). Who's interested in volunteering to search and add to the database?

912Es makes the February 2011 Men's Journal - Read Erik Hedegaard's article The Quest for the Perfect Porsche and How It Ruined My Life about his pursuit to find a great 912E "quickly devolved into an all-consuming odyssey." Click to learn more and FB/Tweet.

Congratulations to 912 Registry Member Steve Torkelsen of Wilton, Connecticut!   As part of the 60 Years in America Celebration, Porsche® encouraged owners of cars spanning 12 model ranges to enter their cars for a shot at earning the ‘oldest’ designation originally delivered to America for their respective car model. Steve's was found to be the earliest known 912 delivered to America.  Steve writes "In early 1965, my uncle ordered a 356.  When 356 production ended, he was asked to switch the order to a 912.  So this early 912 has a 3-gauge, yellow-painted dashboard in the 356 tradition.  He took delivery during an extended family tour of Europe (June 1965).  I was there too, aged 2-1/2."  A photo gallery of the Steve's and other model Porsches® and car details can be viewed at Porsche.com

Congratulations to Registry Member Jay Aldeguer "Just wanted to let you know that Esquire did feature my orange 912.  I'd like to say "thank you" for including my 912 together with the bunch of photos you sent to the magazine.  Getting featured on their annual Black Book [Fall 2010] is a great deal for me and my family.  Thanks much. Please extend my appreciation to the rest of the members and directors of the 912 club.   I've attached a scanned copy of the feature.   Best Regards, Jay"

Max Levell from Revival Cars in the UK completed an eighteen-country September-November 2010 drive from London to Saigon in a 1966 912 raising donations for the Mines Advisory Group charity (MAG was co-laureate of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize).  You can also follow them on Facebook. 

RUF Automobile GmbH has created their all new 2011 Roadster, a tribute to the 1967 soft-window Targa.  View it here.

The Registry "Estimated Value" page has been updated, click here>

View nearly 1000 photos from the August 2010 912 Rendezvous in the California Wine Country by Paula Golus and 5 other photographers - click here!     Click here to view photos from other Events.

We have a new companion page to the existing VIN Table, that provides quick links to the Owners Pages by 912/912E model year, body style, & assembly factory.  Concurrently, we are splitting the legacy Owners Pages to clarify the VIN sequences and reduce page sizes.     Give it a test drive by clicking this button. 

Also updated is the Vehicle Identification Number page which shows both model year and calendar year splits.  Now included are approximate VIN sequence splits for 1966 model Karmann and Porsche® coupes constructed in 1965.  These splits are based on the earliest 912 Registry-listed cars having 1966 paint codes.  (Note that some 1966 and later model year cars exist with 1964/65 paint codes, as the earlier 356/911/912 colors could be special ordered for later cars.) 

The Paint Code page has been updated, but there's still a ways to go finding and displaying all the special color cars '65-'76. If you have a 912 with a rare original exterior color that is not yet pictured, please send a photo!

Has your contact information changed?  If so please send us an update when you get an opportunity.

Congratulation to Brett Mohr for winning first in class and overall winner in a major show, the 2010 PCA Grand Prix Region Concours!  Click to learn more>

Classics Monthly magazine published an article about the 912 in their June 2010 issue.

Rick Horvath's 912E "Fudge" was featured in the May 2010 of Classic & Sports Car Magazine, in a comparison with a Lancia Monte Carlo.  C&S and the editor, Martin Buckley, was rather impressed with his 912E!

The May 2010 (Issue 61) of Total 911 magazine includes an article: "Complete Guide to the 912 – the car that was a 911 in all but its engine and is now a sought-after classic."

The New York Times has taken note of 912s in their Collector Cars List , making reference to a concours 912 SWT sold at auction for $39,500.   Click to view page>

To download and view Porsche® Factory original parts PDF catalog, click here

Kevin Young's electric 912 featured in the Summer 2009 issue of the 912 Registry Newsletter is also the subject of an Associated Press Video: "Super-charged Porsche?  Electric Porsche Outruns High Gas Prices."  Kevin Young of Arizona converted his 1966 912 into a battery-operated electric vehicle because he is fed up with paying high gas prices View the video from YouTube/Associated Press.

View Darryl Deppe's four year restoration of his 1966 912 at Darryl's Garage 

On the road in a 912: Michael Newlon has recently written U.S. Route 395: Travel the "Three Flags Highway" in a Classic Sports Car, and U.S. Route 99: Travel America's "Golden Highway" ,  highway adventures in his classic 1969 Porsche® 912 - the full 1,305 mile length of historic U.S. Route 395 - southbound from the Canadian border at Laurier, Washington to near Hesperia, California. You'll see the spectacular scenery, history, architecture, high mountain passes, huge lakes, dry deserts and towns large and small that make America's "Three Flags Highway" so special.  Major sections of former U.S. Route 99 are still very much with us in California, Oregon and Washington.  Put on a heavy jacket, hop in, buckle up, and let's go!