The Porsche 550 is a racing sports car produced by Porsche from 1953 until 1956. In that time only 90 Porsche 550s were produced, and they quickly established...
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included. Porsche 356 (1948–1965) Porsche 550 (1953–1957) Porsche 718 (1957–1962) Porsche 904 (1963–1965) Porsche 911 (1963–present) Porsche 906 (1965–1966)...
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up' to first and second. During 1956, Miles raced John von Neumann's Porsche 550 Spyder at most of the Cal Club and SCCA events. For the 1957 season (in...
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The Porsche 986 is the internal designation for the first generation Boxster, a mid-engine two-seater roadster built by German automobile manufacturer...
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following is lists of piston engines developed/used by German car manufacturer Porsche. 1939 1.1 L (1,100 cc) 40 PS (29 kW; 39 bhp) or 50 PS (37 kW; 49 bhp) air-cooled...
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enveloping bodywork to compete in Formula races.: 27 That year Porsche entered three 550/1500RS Spyders in the German Grand Prix Formula Two (F2) event...
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in Brescia in fourth place overall, followed 15 minutes later by the Porsche 550 RS of Umberto Maglioli. Taruffi reached Brescia after racing for 10 hours...
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The Porsche 356 is a sports car that was first produced by Austrian company Porsche Konstruktionen GesmbH (1948–1949), and then by German company Dr....
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shooting-brake estate EV Porsche Cayman Porsche Boxster Porsche Panamera Porsche Cayenne Porsche Macan Porsche 911 Porsche Taycan 64 360 Cisitalia 550 Spyder 718 787...
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car, but despite good engine performance, it was often inferior to the Porsche 550, which had better driving characteristics. Twelve international records...
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by Porsche in conjunction with Penske to compete in Le Mans Prototype Class 2 (LMP2) racing. The car takes its name from the legendary Porsche 550 Spyder...
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in keeping with Porsche's higher pricing for roadster models. Grant Larson's design, inspired by the 356 Cabriolet, Speedster, and 550 Spyder, stimulated...
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Erwin Komenda (category Porsche people)
first Porsche sports car. He developed the body of the Porsche 356, various following types and the Porsche 550 Spyder. As a responsible Porsche engineer...
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The Porsche Cayenne is a series of automobiles manufactured by the German company Porsche since 2002. It is a luxury crossover SUV and has been described...
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they were again a model of reliability. Porsche had its best finish yet with the trio of 1.5 litre Porsche 550 Spyders finishing fourth, fifth and sixth...
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was designed by Porsche and was also used in the 1948–1965 Porsche 356, 1953–1956 Porsche 550, 1965–1969 Porsche 912 and 1969–1976 Porsche 914. In 1984,...
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Speedster at Competition Motors for a new, more powerful and faster 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder and entered the upcoming Salinas Road Race event scheduled for...
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The Porsche 992 is the eighth and current generation of the Porsche 911 sports car, which was introduced at the Porsche Experience Center, Los Angeles...
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average of 120.8 km/h ahead of his teammate Thiel and Wolfgang Seidel in a Porsche 550. In practice, Barth drove the fastest lap of the sports cars with a displacement...
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The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in German: Neunelf) is a two-door 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car introduced in September 1964...
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Angeles, where the new 550 Spyder racing cars were being distributed. He arrived in April 1955 and met actor James Dean, a Porsche Speedster racer, at the...
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hot rod kit called ″34 Lightning,″ as well as replicas of the Porsche 550 and Porsche 356 Speedster under the company name Thunder Ranch. McBurnie also...
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system for Porsche and Ferrari. May is generally credited with introducing the first manipulated elevated wing onto a racing car - a Porsche 550 Spyder-...
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last moment before the fast train to Rome passed. Driving a very low Porsche 550 Spyder, Herrmann decided it was too late for a brake attempt anyway,...
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Zora Arkus-Duntov (category Porsche Motorsports drivers)
Allard machines. Soon, Duntov was invited to join the Porsche team. He drove an 1100 cc Porsche 550 RS Spyder at Le Mans in 1954 and 1955, taking class...
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In 2021, the transaxle salvaged from the American actor James Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder was added to the museum's collection. In May 2021, Discovery+...
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Helm Glöckler (category Porsche Motorsports drivers)
and won the sports car racing event at the 1953 Eifelrennen with a new Porsche 550. He also won the sports car class Alpine Cup trophy in the 1951 Österreichische...
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Ferrari 550 Maranello, an automobile produced by Ferrari Porsche 550, an automobile produced by Porsche BMW M550d, an automobile produced by BMW 550 Music...
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collection includes Porsche 911s from various years, 10 Porsche Boxsters each painted a different color, and the 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder, the same model...
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(disambiguation) § Transportation Roadster (automobile), a type of car Porsche 550 Spyder, a very successful race-purpose car from the 1950s Chevrolet Corvair...
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