Porsche 718 RSK Archives

Germany’s Quart and a Half Brigade

Porsche’s Spyders stole the limelight, but in the 1950s they had serious rivals in both BMW and EMW, who produced serious 1½-liter machinery. Their battles on both sides of the Iron Curtain were the stuff of legend. A liter and a half—more or less a quart and a half—isn’t much...

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Porsche 718 RSK Spyder – Pictures & Gallery

Porsche 718 RSK Spyder Pictures Not only is the 718 RSK Spyder one of most successful sports racers of it’s era, winning at Le Mans, Sebring and the Targa Florio in Italy, but it is also one of the most gorgeous race car designs ever. As you can see in...

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Porsche 718 RSK Spyder (1957 – 1959)

The 718 was a development of the successful Porsche 550A with improvements made to the body work and suspension. The car's full name is 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 horsepower (106 kW) 1.5-litre Type 547/3 quad-cam engine introduced in the 550A. There were several variations, including the RSK Mittellenker.

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Porsche 718 RSK

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Porsche 718 RSK Spyder – Pictures & Gallery

Porsche 718 RSK Spyder (1957 – 1959)

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Opening the 911 Top with the Porsche Targa

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Porsche 718 RSK Spyder – Pictures & Gallery

Porsche 718 RSK Spyder (1957 – 1959)

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