1965 911 SWB by Sports Purpose. Is this £350,000 Porsche the purest driving 911 of them all? 

“You’re so engaged in the driving, you’re not chasing speed” distilled into one sentence, the essence that’s missing from far too many modern cars! Another winner of a video Harry!

That aircooled engine has one of the most lovely soundtracks.

I love hearing the impressions of car enthusiasts who are not familiar with, or do not spend a lot of time with, these early Porsche 911's. It's very refreshing to hear your enthusiasm, your wonder, your sheer delight with the car. And they are, indeed, very delightful cars. I've had the pleasure (and privilege) of owning and driving my 1972 911 for some 20 years, and am now near to completing my second hundred thousand miles behind the wheel of this delightful little car. Sometimes I feel as though I might be getting a little jaded, and that it is in danger of becoming "just another car" to me, but then I run across something like this video. Harry, you have done a wonderful job of capturing the sheer joy of these little cars. "Driving fast slowly" really is the ethos and attraction of these cars. And I'm in love with mine all over again... thank you...

Your reading at college made me smile. In 80s we had to choose a book to be presented to us as our O level prize; I selected the history of Porsche; my mother and father weren't too impressed!

I could happily drive that all day. Driving a car of any maker that puts a smile on your face, is one of life’s little pleasures. I’ve had a few, it makes the whole experience of driving very different.

Oh, the Silver Shadow is back in the garage...

What a beautiful Porsche 911. Absolutely stunning! The sound , the looks, the history,incomparable.To me, the coolest car in the world.

The Arctic Rolls is back home in the Garage! I am looking forward to seeing an update from Harry regarding everything he had done to it.

I'm now disabled and can't drive..... generally I've accepted it...... but with cars like this I miss driving so much. Modern cars don't grab me...... apart from hearing that V12 in the T.50 mule.

In my opinion there are only a very few RU-vid channels that really capture the thrill of motoring. Petrolicious, Carfection, and Harry’s Garage. Thank you for the experience Harry!

Having recently completed a 1300+ kms road trip with my 7 years old daughter in my 79 911sc, I cannot agree more about the joy of driving fast but not in high speed feel. It is so much fun to bond with these old aircooled cars in a longer road trip.

Great vid. Harry nails it at the end. Two thirds of my garage is now tuned 1960s cars. It was a golden era. You feel so connected, no electronics, the noise and you actually drive the things. Wonderful. No hybrids or EV's here.

It's a gorgeous 911. I have fond memories of driving early 911s as part of Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed 😁

It wonderful to see how much joy Harry is getting out of this driving experience. Thanks Harry for making by far the best car review videos online. You really show us the car inside and out and take us with you on a driving experience. Much better than most of the other nonsense videos of people trying to take every car sideways and barely showing the actual car.

17:20 I love the fact you let that engine do the talking. That noise as it accelerated away is just beautiful.

Always reminds me of that iconic introduction to the film , Le Mans withe Steve McQueen driving that early 911S , poss a 2.4 . Great stuff!

it sounds just magnificent !!!! a lot better than some modern age equivalent... just pure raw sound :) brilliant engineering :)

"The heater on a Porsche and VW, was actually very good!" That took me flying back to my first ever car - a 1972 vintage Beetle which whilst the same colour and a left hooker, sadly had little else in common! My Beetle only did 70mph flat out if I was lucky but felt much quicker, teaching you how to read the road ahead to keep momentum and to avoid having to use the useless brakes! Who does not love the sound of an air-cooled flat-six?

There is NOTHING like air-cooled flat sixes. The sound, the light weight, the low CG are a magical mix. Thanks for reminding me, Harry.

"Pure very early car" is generally a euphemism for "riddled with design faults & way too expensive to build in production numbers ". Bit like the "Very late, last of line" which reads as "Whatever we have left with all the big issues sorted"! Nice vid as ever.

Sounds like a Le Mans race car. It just needs some yellow covers on the lights. One of the best sounding engines you have ever tested.

The part where he is supposed to be studying agriculture and instead is reading Porsche 911 Story by Paul Frere lol, good on you Mr. Metcalfe.

The prices of 911s are simply absurd. Good video.

Thank you Harry. I remember this sound. I drove one in 1967 that belonged to a friend of mine. He wanted to drive my Mk1 Lotus Cortina. I have to say that this car goes around corners much better than the original 911. I was happy to get my Lotus back. He ended up buying a Lotus too. But the sound, oh boy the sound of that flat 6 has stayed with me for 54 years. Bloody hell, 54 years! It seems like yesterday.

OMG I love that instead of studying tractors in Agricultural College, Harry was secretly reading a book about 911’s - and he still has the book!

I just love that colour , stunning ❤️

The sound, the shape, the style, the colour. Fabulous!

I love the way how Mr. Harry drives in his reviews. The cars are being driven in a way that one would simply not see in most other car journalists, especially on RU-vid, and with this level of quality in the cars' selection. Simply phenomenal how the cars are being driven the way they always should be!

Old enough to remember dreaming of these in my teens. Dainty yet visceral. Wonderful Sunday evening entertainment thank you.

Another stunning summary of a great car. Harry does it justice. Interesting to hear about how unstable the early 911 was = add lead

Already the best ever Harrys Garage ever before it's even started. This is heaven. Thank you Harry .

Mr.Harry, you made my day with this lovely 911. Thank you, Sir.

That Porsche fits in nicely & Looks like its in its element on those lean roads 👍

I'm not at all a 911 fan, but I so enjoyed that one. That engine sound and the slight transmission whine whilst pressing on... just glorious.

"They had issues so we say" 😂 That's one of the most british, extremely diplomatic understatements I've heard here since I follow Mr Metcalfe's Garage-videos ....

I love the early 911's and this era of sports cars in general, this video brought a tear to my eye. That car is so simple and raw yet beautiful, and that noise!! This is the essence of what a real sports car is, I would take one of these over a new car any day. Absolutely stunning.

Epic sound track, music to my ears. What a great car, the essence of driving. I love the old car reviews they have so much more character than the modern cyber cars. Good work Harry.

What a great video. My favorite videos from Harry is when you can see and hear how enthusiastic he is about a car. This video confirms that it’s better to drive a slow car fast, rather than a fast car slow!

Love the way the video doesn’t cut when the car is out of sight. Another 10 seconds of just that glorious sound.

What a car, what a sound, what a review!

You are the man Harry. Thanks for bringing this bit of history. Sensory delight. Flaws = character. Today, most of the character has been engineered out.

Was through Burford last week that squirt up the hill isn't the same in a 1. 6 focus great car great vid as always thanks harry

I used to own a Lotus Europa twin cam, that had probably one of the worst gear changes, however I would never have admitted it and no car I have owned since has made me smile like that car. I think the same could be said of this, you probably would love it in your collection - smiles per mile and forgive all the shortcomings, what a gem.

I don't think I've ever seen a more desirable car! Speechless!

I don’t think I’ve seen Harry enjoy a car as much as this! And yes the induction sound is far better than exhaust sound… Alfa nord engine in a good state of tune the best example of induction roar

Brilliant car and great review, Harry! You should seriously consider doing one on your watch collection! 🤓👍

This car was the exact same colour of an early 911 I used to see parked in a road in my neighbourhood back in the mid 1990s as a university undergraduate. I fell in love with it and used it as my inspiration to own one. Something I managed to achieve by 2001, when I purchased a 1973 911 T E. A deceptively fast car as a few Golf GTI's and Supras found out when I raced off the lights.

I have an 87 and the engine acceleration sound hasn't changed. Thanks, Harry.

Woah, 90 grand just for the engine?! Hot damn. Having said that, if I had the money I would genuinely be tempted. It sounds amazing, and I think the power to weight ratio, road holding and handling is all probably more relevant today than it’s ever been. What a car.

Harry, this has to be one of your best reviews yet. I was nodding in agreement in several parts. 'Driving fast, slowly', completely agree with you. Cars are fast enough, what matters for driving enjoyment is a manual transmission, induction bark, and exhaust sound, along with the unpasteurized feel from the wild steering and slight whiff of engine fluids. Fantastic review, appreciated all the technical details. Could you give us some more engine details?

If you blindfolded an E46 M3 CSL owner and put them in this 911 , they’d swear they were listening to the BMW CSL straight six induction and tinny(nice titanium exhaust)) sound from 3000 to 7700 rpm of the CSL , especially from inside both cars (not so much outside) . Perhaps the BMW CSL developers grandads had early flat six Porches, and they knew the exact sound they were looking for from their subconscious childhood. Great visceral video Harry , some achievement by you, to get an almost impossible “feeling of a an experience “ across to viewers, who thanks to your technical ability and editing, are really riding in the car with you.

When i was about 14 i remember waiting at a bus stop on a Sunday morning to go to my weekend job, it was late august and the leaves had fallen and i was the only person at the bus stop at that ungodly hour of the morning in the seventies me and i heard this noise in the distance coming towards me and i was presented with a very powerful red Porsche maby early seventies whizz past me. That's when my love affair began with these beautiful cars. Never owned one but now I'm in my late 50's who knows. Children have flown the nest and we both have disposable income. Maby i should just keep the memory as this video has done for me.Thank you for your experience of driving this beautiful car.

Lovely 😁 I know exactly what you mean by “driving fast slowly”. It’s the same with motorcycles. The moden ones got so much power and handles so well that in reality you just can’t use it the way it’s ment to be. An old 60’s or 70’s motorcycle of “the proper kind” handles so well and got just the right amount of horsepower to make you feel that it’s you who’s in controll of the bike and not the other way around. I’m thinking 900 SS Ducati or 850 Guzzi. Just enough power and the handling to please. And then the sound. 🥰 With the 911 you can enjoy the induction roar while we can enjoy the exhaust sound from the outside. Pleasing both worlds. 😊👌

Brings back memories of the '73 2.4 litre "T" targa I bought from Munich for £2000. Used it with the roof folded almost all the time, engine taking on that chainsaw buzz at high revs. Delightful! I understand they are dearer now... 🙄

Many of the reviewed cars I couldn't care about less, but the way Harry does this keeps sucking me in. The passion and knowledge. Lovely.

Another amazing automotive moment via Harry's videos! Always makes me feel like I'm right there enjoying the ride! Thank you again!!

OMG! I felt intoxicated watching this vid Harry! 😍 (And that was before I had a nice glass of vin rouge!) wonderful car, just gorgeous...the SOUND! 👍🏻 Please drive more of these classics...suits you Sir! 👏🏻

These videos are a highlight of my Sunday. Love this car, just perfect (not too sure about the driver’s seat, though). Even the colour is just right. There is no need to deliver it I am quite happy to come and collect it! I recognise the F40 in the background, I remember the car from my past, it was owned by a gentleman in East Lothian in Scotland.

I own a 1971 Targa with a similar engine. To take it out for a ride on a Sundays is still throwing chills down my spine.

Superb. A thoroughbred, with a laser focus on performance, unburdened by anything that doesn’t absolutely have to be there. And that sound…

Love the car and a great enthusiastic video. Harry seems to get more excited about this and tha Fulvia Zagato than some of the really fast stuff and I’m totally with him there. You can so easily end up doing highly illegal speeds in silly places in moderns That sound is fabulous -seriously thinking about converting my 76 car to carbs and keep the 350k extra for now:)

I’m sitting alone eating my evening meal listening to the video and enjoying every minute 👍🏻

Harry…another superb video and a real window on a time when a “Sports car” was very different from cars driven daily. This is a special experience and when I was young, my favourite driver was Bjorn Waldegard in his orange 911S in 1966. It was an impossible dream then and at £400.000 still is now! I smiled at your reflections on the heater…we also had a Volkswagen in 1956 (it was a 1942 build!) so grew up with oily but warm heater fumes when you pulled the Luft button on the transmission tunnel. Combined with a leaky oil cooler, it was heady stuff..literally! The mechanical sound, the utter involvement, the feel, the memories…this is a car to remember and when my big lottery win comes, I shall have to get one!! Stay safe, Richard.😃😃😃😃😃😃

Effortlessly heel toeing into a bend as he commentates eloquently about this car. Harry the master! 👏

I love these older 911s from the start of production to around the late 90s. It was after 2000 that I started losing interest in them. That air cooled flat 6 just has such a distinctive sound that you never grow tired of.

Harry, did we miss your video on the Silver Shadow? It’s peeking out in the back of your garage. Would love an update on it.

Beautiful car and the sound is even better , what a car !!👍🏻

I was lucky enough to do my apprenticeship at Roger Clark Cars at Narborough between 1971& 1976 . He was a Lotus ,Porsche, Alfa ,Jensen & Ford RS dealer . I was trusted enough to pick up 911s from AFN at 17 years old! Roger had an RS lightweight as a demo . I swear you could see daylight under one front wheel when he took off up the road . LOL . I only left because I was homesick for Gloucestershire!

That F40 in the back !!! Is that a future review? :D

Worth every penny just for the noise alone 🤤👌🏻

Brave photographer standing on the outside of a corner as a SWB 911 roars by!😉

That driver's seat......I couldn't handle that.

It's a lot of money, you could get an Aston Martin V8 or a Jensen FF for that with extra cash to spend on fuel. It's still nice though, just not £400k nice.

Great video Harry I see the artic rolls in background are you going to do a video on its completion Absolutely love your channell

That is Porsche design purity at its finest. Fantastic.

That soundtrack...oh its glorious. What a beauty and, by some margin, the best video you've produced Harry.

Harry, now you`ve tried a very expensive resto modded 911.- Glorious soundtrack by the way- are you going to try the Alfaholics 105 Alfa coupe? They were in their day at the advent of the 911 head on competitors.

I'd like to see a review of a Nick Swift Mini.

Wow , Thanks Harry , that video was the best I have ever seen , driving with style, vigor, , and best of all , done by someone who makes a lot of sense! Well Done . I am lucky enough to own a 1969 911E , 2litre , 5 speed manual , for 40 years , with a total mileage of 220,000 miles . I love it , my job , requires me to drive , new / used BMW , dai 25:21 ly . But, guess what ? At the end of the day , , out comes the 911 , and the total hands on experience starts ( my wife thinks I am mad) , and off I go , lost in a complete trance, of engine sound , handling , satisfaction !! Ps , open the back side windows , and really enjoy the 2 litres, flat 6 !! Thanks

the world of Porsche is amazing. Thanks for exploring.

Hmmm, back in the days: Just imagine you can buy a 4.2 litre E-Type 2 seater (not the ugly LWB!) for 2117 gbp. Or a tiny air cooled 911 2.0 for 3228 gbp (and not the tuned one, Harry showed in this video, just a production car). Make your choice. My choice is done.

A ray of light in a sea of electric dreariness

What a car! That sound is amazing!

WHAT an engine! Perfect size, light weight, this is a jewel of a thing. One for the dream garage.

Good lord, it's so beautiful, thanks Harry. Twin spark head, never knew that....but each plug ran individually from the distributer cap?... so the "other spark" is delayed slightly?... can anybody tell me where the plugs are situated in the combustion chamber? Not trying to be a smart arse, just very interested in this mad little car. Cheers me dears !

Have you ever included such a long "sound only" extended clip when a car has vanished from view after driving through that S-bend/Hollow? 👍👍👍

The sound of that engine is intoxicating!

That is pure driving joy. Magnificent. Thank you Harry.

That is quite a bit of power , especially for the weight.

It is very pretty but they price is insane.

Music for the ears, gentleman's magazines for the eyes. Incredible.

That's one of the best-soundings cars I've ever heard. Thanks for the glorious showcase, Harry.

I'd take that over any modern 911. Love that no-nonsens, pure driving focus the air-cooled cars had. When they started to get more bloated and full of luxury gadgets, the soul of the 911 was somhow lost.

It’s very nice… but the price is “Ambitious”, to say the least. So many trying to ride the Singer bandwagon. At this price, it will never be enjoyed - just kept in a heated garage and sold for a positive ROIC. There’s no reason why this can’t be ~100,000GBP, other than greed.

Professor…one of your best presentations! I owned a SWB Porsche and …… .at 100MPH YOU CAN REMOVE YOUR HAND FROM THE WHEEL AND APPLY MAXIMUM BRAKING AND THE CAR WOULD STOP IN A PERFECT STRAIGHT LINE IN WHAT FELT LIKE 200 FEET. PORSCHE OFFERED THE MOST::: SATISFACTION, AMAZING BRAKING AND HANDLING OF ANY AUTOMOBILE IVE OWNED OVER 50 YEARS.

Fabulous car and what an amazing sound! Another great video from Harry’s Garage, thank you.

Stunning Car real class but that Driver’s Seat is totally Hideous and looks so wrong. No taste.

its absolutely absurd what people will pay for these early porsches , they were so flawed there is so much out there that will give you so much more and the prices for parts 90k for a 4 cylinder engine rebuild you paid less for a espada v12 rebuild , its crazy

🏁Thanks for the thorough introduction into the basics of the early Porsche drive !

Mine has 326000 miles on the clock, its the last of this shape 1990 and used alll year round every day they are bullet proof and so addictive, great video, cheers :)