For 40 years, the entry-level Porsche 911 has been called ‘Carrera’. Back in 1984, a 911 3.2 Carrera developed 231hp, accelerated to 62mph in 5.6 seconds and cost £31,950. For comparison ...

Yet it wasn’t always this way. The first roadgoing Rennsport was the 911 2.7 Carrera RS of 1973. Porsche had to build 500 examples to homologate the car for FIA Group 4 racing, but huge demand ...