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It could be one of the crashed chassis like 356/2-053 but is more likely chassis number 356/2-051 [12] as the crashed cars show significant damage to the body and chassis. The car has two chassis numbers as it also features the smaller style chassis plate which was introduced in March 1953 with number 356/2-058, so this is also not an original ...
The 356 was created by Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche (son of Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the German company), who founded the Austrian company with his sister, Louise.Like its cousin, the Volkswagen Beetle (which Ferdinand Porsche Sr. had designed), the 356 is a four-cylinder, air-cooled, rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive car with unitized pan and body construction.
Ruf Automobile GmbH (stylized as RUF) is a German car manufacturer. Formerly using Porsche bodies in white to build cars, today they build vehicles on their own bodies and chassis. They also manufacture performance parts for various Porsche models, including the 911, Boxster, and Cayman.
In early 1954 Rometsch manufactured a light alloy body for a racing car, following the shape of Porsche 550 Spyder, again utilising the Beetle chassis. The gearbox and the 1.1-litre, 68 PS (50 kW) engine which were made by Porsche, gave a topspeed of 190 to 200 km/h (118 to 124 mph).
356: 1950–1955 Steel-bodied Porsche 356 produced in Stuttgart, now referred to as Pre-A 356A: 1955–1959: Improved production Porsche, 15-inch wheels, 1,600 cc engines 356B: 1959–1963: Improved production Porsche, T-5 body 356C: 1963–1966: Improved production Porsche, T-6 body, disc brakes 356 SL: 1951: Racing version of Type 356/2 coupe 358
718 BOXSTER/CAYMAN: 718: 1996 2016 – Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive roadster (Boxster) and fastback coupe (Cayman). 911: 911: 1964 2019 2024 Rear-engine, rear-wheel/all-wheel drive sports coupe, targa top and convertible. CAYENNE: Cayenne: 2002 2018 (E3) 2023 Mid-size luxury crossover SUV. MACAN: Macan: 2014 2024 -
The Porsche 550 is a mid-engine car with an air-cooled four-cylinder engine, following the precedent of the 1948 Porsche 356/1 prototype designed by Ferry Porsche. The mid-engine racing design was further developed with Porsche's 718 model; its advantages led to it becoming the dominant design for top-level racing cars by the mid-1960s.
The prototype car was shown to German auto dealers, and when pre-orders reached a set threshold, production (with aluminum body) was begun by Porsche Konstruktionen GesmbH, founded by Ferry and Louise. Many regard the 356 as the first Porsche simply because it was the first model sold by the fledgling company.