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[porsche930dude]

Corvair Testudo

[Heel n Toe]

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[astrochex]

More Amelia Island
Most of the 935s on display
Shadow Mk 1 Prototype. One of every Shadow was on display.
Shadow Mk 3 (I think)
Third car Porsche made on its way to an award
The stunning 1938 Hispano-Suiza H6B Dubonnet Xenia

[Joe Bob]

Porsche #1



The Porsche 356/1 was the first real car created by Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche. This prototype car was a two-seater open roadster with a mid-mounted, air-cooled flat-4 engine of 1,131 cc displacement that produced 40 horsepower (30 kW). While the body was an original design, most of the mechanicals (including engine and suspension) were derived from the Volkswagen Beetle which Ferry's father, Ferdinand Porsche, had designed.

The aluminum roadster body of the 356/1 was designed by Porsche employee Erwin Komenda in April 1948 at Gmünd and completed only a month later. Smooth and low, the 356/1 set the pattern for later 356s with one fundamental difference; the engine of the production cars was moved behind the rear axle (to reduce costs and make room for two additional seats). The car was registered by the state of Carinthia (Kärnten) with the license plate K45-286 and made its maiden voyage on June 8, 1948.


https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2018/05/29/porsche-museum-builds-a-second-no-1-356-prototype-more-accurate-than-the-existing-no-1

[astrochex]

No description needed. Oddly, not too many folks were interested in the 904.


My jaw dropped when this CLK rolled into the garage.

[astrochex]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Porsche #1

I saw that at Monterey Historics the first time they honored Porsche. The car was sitting there with nothing guarding it. It was surreal to be that close.

[URY914]

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[porsche930dude]

Suzuki 50cc racer .The RK67 motor was a two-stroke, water-cooled parallel twin, and the Japanese factory managed to squeeze a remarkable 17.5hp out of it, with a redline of 17,300rpm. To keep the bike in its extremely narrow power band, Suzuki fitted the bike with a 14-speed gearbox.
The RK67 also sported an aluminum frame, and tipped the scales at a skinny 58kg (128lbs): in the hands of Suzuki’s three factory riders, top speed was a healthy 176kph (109mph).

[Heel n Toe]

Originally Posted by astrochex

No description needed. Oddly, not too many folks were interested in the 904.

If I were there, I'd sit on the grass and look at it from several angles for 10-15 minutes. One of my all time favorite vintage cars.







Porsche 917k nº15 - Pedro Rodriguez-Leo Kinnunen-Jo Siffert - J.W.A.E - (4º) - Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider nº69 - Paul Spruel-Wilbur Pickett - Sc Spruel - (dnf=electrics) - Sebring 1970

[bkreigsr]

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

stupid question time..
,,so, where are the rescuers supposed to actually cut? On the lines, or above/below the lines to avoid the reinforcements?

[ckissick]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Porsche #1



The Porsche 356/1 was the first real car created by Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche. This prototype car was a two-seater open roadster with a mid-mounted, air-cooled flat-4 engine of 1,131 cc displacement that produced 40 horsepower (30 kW). While the body was an original design, most of the mechanicals (including engine and suspension) were derived from the Volkswagen Beetle which Ferry's father, Ferdinand Porsche, had designed.

The aluminum roadster body of the 356/1 was designed by Porsche employee Erwin Komenda in April 1948 at Gmünd and completed only a month later. Smooth and low, the 356/1 set the pattern for later 356s with one fundamental difference; the engine of the production cars was moved behind the rear axle (to reduce costs and make room for two additional seats). The car was registered by the state of Carinthia (Kärnten) with the license plate K45-286 and made its maiden voyage on June 8, 1948.


https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2018/05/29/porsche-museum-builds-a-second-no-1-356-prototype-more-accurate-than-the-existing-no-1

I had a Beck Spyder for a few years and would love it if a line of replicas of this car were available. I wonder if Porsche would allow it.

[Racerbvd]

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[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Odd that they put B/C turn signal lights on it.

[URY914]

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Odd that they put B/C turn signal lights on it.

Those are evidently on loan from Porsche Classic or whatever the Porsche restoration arm is now called.

[Heel n Toe]