This may be my imagination, but I feel as if we aren’t seeing the 912 come up for sale quite as often these days. Granted, there were never a ton of them to begin with since they were produced for such a short period, and given their entry-level status many of them were probably driven for a while and then removed from the population. An excellent 912 is a very rare thing, but even driver-quality examples have become somewhat hard to come by. So I was pleased to come across this example from the last year of long-hood 912 production: a 1969 Porsche 912, located in southeast Virginia, with a reported 33,320 miles on it. As with many Porsches from this period it would be nice to have that verified, rather than discovering the odometer has rolled over. The last year for these 912s coincided with the first year Porsche extended the wheelbase of their rear-engined cars, which should make this model an excellent handling machine given the better balance of the 912’s lighter 4-cylinder engine. By modern standards, few Porsches from the ’60s will stun you with their performance, but all remain a pleasure to drive and a long-hood 912 comes at a fraction of the cost of a similar year 911. We’re certainly dealing with differing levels of investment potential between the two, but for driver-quality examples a 912 can make for a very good choice.
