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As Porsche only had small capacity road and racing cars in the 1950s and 1960s, they scored many wins in their classes, and occasionally also overall victories against bigger cars, most notably winning the Targa Florio in 1956, 1959, 1960, 1964, and every year from 1966 to 1970 in prototypes that lacked horsepower relative to the competition, but which made up for that, with reliability, low ...
The following is a list of Porsche vehicles, ... Street-legal racing models of the 1950s and 1960s are included. 1940s ... 2004–2006. 2005–2010. 2006–2010.
The RS Spyder (Type 9R6) is a racing car designed by Porsche in conjunction with Penske to compete in Le Mans Prototype Class 2 (LMP2) racing. [2] The car takes its name from the legendary Porsche 550 Spyder of the 1950s (combined with Porsche's common "RennSport" (lit.: racing sports) designation). The car marked Porsche's first return to the ...
Discover which cars from the 1950s left a lasting impression on drivers, including the Corvette, Buick Skylark, and Porsche ... the 1953 Hudson Hornet was prominent in NASCAR stock car racing ...
The Porsche type 514, also known as the 356SL ("Súper Leicht", super light) is a purpose-built race car based on the 356/2. It was initially designed for participating in the 1951 Le Mans 24-hour race . [ 1 ]
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 ...
In 1959 Porsche unveiled the prototype of a narrow, open-wheeled car called the Porsche 718/2 that married the 718's mechanicals with a more traditional single-seat Formula body. [8] The unpainted car was entered in the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix, where driver Wolfgang von Trips qualified twelfth, but crashed on the second lap of the race.
In great working order, this car has ties to “James Bond” creator Ian Fleming and is offered for sale by Gullwing Motor Cars, Inc. in Astoria, New York. 1958 Chevrolet Impala Price: $999,999