Porsche 911 718 RSK Grand Prix

Porsche 911 718 RSK Grand Prix 1959 PORSCHE 718 RSK RECREATION An opportunity to acquire one of motorings great legends Porsche built the first model Porsche Spyder 718-RSK in 1957 to compete in the 24hr of Le Mans. The 718 was a development of the successful Porsche 550A with improvements made to the body work and suspension. The car's full name was the 718 RSK, where "RS" stands for RennSport (sports-racing) and the K reflects the shape of the car's revised torsion-bar suspension. It had a mid-engined layout and used the 142 bhp 1.5 litre Type 547/3 quad-cam flat four air-cooled engine introduced in the 550A Spyder. They were raced until 1964 having competed in many different races including Formula 1, winning the European hillclimb championship and Targa Florio