Classic Porsche’s are a dime a dozen nowadays yet they all seem to sell for well into the six-figure range. Pairing that with the fact that there is essentially an entire set of driving rules for cars with the engine hanging out behind the rear wheels can make classic wildly-expensive 911s a hard pill to swallow. However, Kamm Manufaktur, based out of Budapest, Hungary, is at least trying to solve the driving issue with old 911s.

Technically the car they make is not a 911, it is a 912. The difference is that the 912 was originally a Porsche 356, meaning it featured a flat-four rather than a flat-six, but it had the body and interior of a 911. This created something rather fantastic. Unfortunately, production only lasted from 1965 until 1969, so they are quite rare, and not many people know about them.

However, this specific 912, the 912c, is particularly special since Kamm has made quite the overhaul. For starters, the body panels are no longer steel but carbon fiber. There are additional chassis reinforcements and the glass windows are swapped out for sheets of Lexan. All this results in a total curb weight of just 1,653 pounds (750 kilograms).

Then we get to the engine. It is still a flat four, but it does not share much with the original powerplant from the 356 that was only capable of 90 horsepower. It has been enlarged to 2.0-liters, rather than 1.6-liters originally. The new redline is 7,200 RPM and the total power output is 170 horsepower. Technically the engine is made by a separate company called JPS Aircooled. These do not sound like crazy numbers, but they never tell the whole story anyway.

The gearbox is a five-speed dogleg manual that sends power to the rear via a ZF limited slip differential. Pair that with adjustable dampers and sway bars with coil-over suspension, and the 912c will be an absolute riot to drive, especially since there is so much less weight over the rear end due to the smaller engine.

Besides, an original NA Miata could only crank out 116 horsepower at 6,500 RPM and weighed about 2,100 pounds. Nobody in their right mind would call those boring.

The wheels are the first thing to point out, they are center-locking three-piece wheels wrapped in Yokohama AD08RS tires. The body is painted dark green with carbon fiber and orange stripes, along with the large "68" plastered on the front and sides of the body.

The dual exhaust paired with the lowered ride height, a result of tuning done in-house, creates a wonderful stance that pairs nicely with the relatively stock-looking body. On the inside, it looks remarkably like an old Porsche. However, more along the lines of Singer rather than the drab black interiors of the original models.

Kamm Manufaktur is currently taking orders with plans to build customer cars starting January 2023. However, they did not solve the cost problem with classic Porsches. They may have made it worse, as the 912c costs about $323,000 at current exchange rates.