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Porsche Type 540 America Roadster

Hagerty Documentary: Porsche’s Type 540 America Roadster

Rare Porsche Inducted into the National Historic Vehicle Register

Background

Porsche’s America Roadster (Type 540) was a limited-run open-top sports car built in the early 1950s for the U.S. market at the urging of importer Max Hoffman and West Coast racer/dealer John von Neumann. Only 17 were made​. The America Roadster featured a lightweight aluminum body hand-built by coachbuilder Gläser, along with a removable windshield and minimal trim to save weight​. Powered by an air-cooled 1.5-liter flat-four producing 70 horsepower, it weighed around 1350 pounds and could exceed 110 mph​.

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