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Motor Vehicle Type Type MY Engine numbers Technical data 356 A Carrera GS 547/1 56 P90501>P90959 4 Cyl/1,6L /73/KW 356 A Carrera GT 547/1 56 P90501>P90959 4 Cyl/1,6L /80/KW 356 A Coupe/Cabrio/Speedster 506/2 56 22246>22273 4 Cyl/1,3L /32 KW 356 A Coupe/Cabrio/Speedster 589/2 56 50128>50135 4 Cyl/1,3L /44 KW 356 A Coupe/Cabrio/Speedster 616/1 56 ...
McRae had imported a Porsche 356 Speedster from Vintage Speedsters of California to make the moulds for his production kits. [31] Being a technical perfectionist, McRae's Spyder is an accurate replica of original built by Porsche in 1954 and 1955. [32] Some McRae Spyders are powered by a Subaru engine. [33]
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.
The engine used was the alloy 4.4-litre V8 from the Leyland P76, and the windscreen was the rear screen from the HQ Holden Monaro. [ citation needed ] Production stopped after Donn Ross suffered a debilitating stroke, but his enthusiasm for cars and racing remained with him until his death in the 1990s.
A complete kit with Honda Civic Type-R 9-10G K20C1 achieves 320HP (at request, the engine can be tuned to 400–500HP). Many more engines, such as Honda K24, Toyota 3SGTE are available. Customer projects have included engines such as the VW 1.9 TDI, VW 1.8T, (not specified) 2.0 Subaru engine, 2.5L V6 Ford, 3.0 V6 Jaguar, 3.0 I6 BMW, or 4.2L V8 ...
RCH (Replicar Hellas, formerly Beetlekitcars) was founded in 2007 in Katerini, Greece, by Elias Gaganelis, and produces high-quality replicas, mostly of older Porsche models. [1] [2] [3] These include a variety of types based on the 356 Speedster, as well as the 550 Spyder, while models based on the Volkswagen Beetle have also been produced.
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Porsche determined that they had a chance of winning the 1100cc class G with a modified version of the aluminum 356/2 car with the type 369 1086cc engine. The Porsche 356 cars produced at that time at the Reutter factory in Stuttgart featured a steel body and Volkswagen style floor pan which was heavier and less rigid than the box-section ...