Model In Depth Archives - Page 8 of 8

Porsche 356 B 1600 GS/GT Carrera Coupe (1960 -1961)

Just 49 356 B GS/GTs Produced. Built from lightweight materials and had Porsche’s most powerful racing engine of the time

Porsche 356 B

Porsche 356B 1600 Super 90 GT Coupe (1960 – 1961)

Fourteen Super 90 Coupes were ordered with the lightweight GT package for racing.

Porsche 356 B

Porsche 356B/1600GS Carrera GTL Abarth (1960 – 1961)

In keeping with FIA regulations, Porsche created a new lightweight 356 with help from Abarth

Porsche Concept Cars

Porsche 959 “Gruppe B” Prototype (1983)

The idea for 959 was born as early as 1983 with this Guppe B prototype

Porsche Race Cars

Porsche 718/2-05 Experimental F2 (1960)

The fifth and the last of the 718/2 F2 cars, with chassis number 718/2-05 was an experimental formula racing car

Porsche Concept Cars

Porsche 917 16-Cylinder (1971)

Porsche Race Cars

Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder (1960)

Changes thanks to new regulations and a larger engine gave us the RS60

Porsche Concept Cars

Porsche 916 Concept (1971)

Ferdinand Piëch saw potential for a higher-performance, luxurious version of the 914. The result was the 916.

Porsche Concept Cars

Porsche Tapiro Concept (1970)

Giugiaro's 4th prototype at Italdesign was this radical Tapiro.

Porsche Race Cars

Porsche 718/2 F2 (1959 – 1963)

For 1959, Porsche created a completely new Formula 2 car instead of the Mittellenker-version of the 718 RSK. Became known as the 718/2 or 718 F2.

Porsche 911

Porsche 911 2.0 Bertone (1966)

Southern California Porsche dealer Johnny von Neumann knew what his customers wanted, and a Targa top Targa 911 wasn’t it.

Porsche 356 A

Porsche 356A/1600 Super GT Speedster (1958 – 1959)

Porsche 356

Porsche 356 A 1600 GS Carrera GT (1958 – 1959)

Sold alongside the Carrera de Luxe, the GT was lightened and prepared for racing.

Porsche Race Cars

Porsche 718 RSK Mittellenker (1958)

For 1958, the 718 RSK Spyder was modified to compete in FIA Formula racing events. Gone was the conventional two-seat layout now replaced with a single seat in the middle.

Porsche 356

Porsche 356 A 1500 GS Carrera GT (1957 – 1958)

The fastest street-legal automobile offered by the still-small German automaker in 1957

Porsche 718

Porsche 718 RSK Spyder (1957 – 1959)

The Porsche 718 RSK Spyder was the culmination of years of competition racers by Porsche

Porsche 550

Porsche 550A RS Spyder (1956 – 1957)

The 550A was based on Porsche’s first purpose-built racing car, the mid-engined RS 550 Spyder.

Porsche 550

Porsche 550 RS Spyder (1954 – 1956)

The giant killer

Porsche Race Cars

Porsche 645 Spyder, Solitude 1956, Richard von Frankenburg

Porsche 645 Spyder (1953)

Planned as a successor to the Porsche 550, the car was discontinued in favor of the revised 550A and the Porsche 718. Single example was destroyed in a spectacular crash.

Porsche 550

Porsche 550 Prototype Spyder (1953)

Only 15 prototypes (including coupes) were made until regular production began in 1954 of the Porsche RS Spyder.

Porsche 550

Porsche 550 Prototype Coupé (1953)

The first two Porsche 550s (Chassis #550-01 & #550-02) were coupes

Porsche 356 Pre-A

Porsche-Glöckler 356 Roadster (1952)

Successful VW Dealer and sporstcar racer, Walter Glöckler built this special car for the German Car Championship

Porsche 356 Pre-A

Porsche 356 SL Gmünd Coupe (1951)

In 1950, eleven remaining Gmund chassis were assembled after the factory returned to Germany and converted to SL racing spec

Porsche 356 Pre-A Model In Depth Porsche 356

Porsche 356 SL Roadster (1951)

Before the 1952 races at Torrey Pines, von Neumann had Emil Diedt remove the coupe's roof, creating in effect the first Carrera Speedster.

Porsche Race Cars

Porsche Type 360 Cisitalia (1948 – 1949)

The Cisitalia Grand Prix is a single-seater car for the postwar 1.5-litre supercharged Grand Prix class, built by Italian sports car manufacturer Cisitalia and introduced in 1949.

Porsche Type 64