1981 Porsche 911: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

35 builds left the factory as a 1981 911, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.

  • 1 main configurations
  • 159 vehicles built
  • 7 for sale right now

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Safety, in plain English

What WP0AA091-B means

WP0 AA091 · B
WP0
the World Manufacturer Identifier Porsche registered — assembled in Germany
AA091
together encode the 911 line — Coupe, 6cyl, Rear-wheel drive — as Porsche filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
B
in position 10 — model year 1981
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run WP0AA091 0BS121292
34 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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