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Porsche Type 360 Cisitalia (1948 – 1949)

The Cisitalia Grand Prix is a single-seater car for the postwar 1.5-litre supercharged Grand Prix class, built by Italian sports car manufacturer Cisitalia and introduced in 1949.

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Porsche 550 Prototype Coupé (1953)

The first two Porsche 550s (Chassis #550-01 & #550-02) were coupes

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Porsche 550 Prototype Spyder (1953)

Only 15 prototypes (including coupes) were made until regular production began in 1954 of the Porsche RS Spyder.

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Porsche 645 Spyder, Solitude 1956, Richard von Frankenburg

Porsche 645 Spyder (1953)

Planned as a successor to the Porsche 550, the car was discontinued in favor of the revised 550A and the Porsche 718. Single example was destroyed in a spectacular crash.

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Porsche 550 RS Spyder (1954 – 1956)

The giant killer

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Porsche 550A RS Spyder (1956 – 1957)

The 550A was based on Porsche’s first purpose-built racing car, the mid-engined RS 550 Spyder.

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Porsche 718 RSK Mittellenker (1958)

For 1958, the 718 RSK Spyder was modified to compete in FIA Formula racing events. Gone was the conventional two-seat layout now replaced with a single seat in the middle.

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Porsche 718/2 F2 (1959 – 1963)

For 1959, Porsche created a completely new Formula 2 car instead of the Mittellenker-version of the 718 RSK. Became known as the 718/2 or 718 F2.

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Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder (1960)

Changes thanks to new regulations and a larger engine gave us the RS60

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Porsche 718/2-05 Experimental F2 (1960)

The fifth and the last of the 718/2 F2 cars, with chassis number 718/2-05 was an experimental formula racing car

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Porsche 787 F1 (1961)

For the 1961 F1 season Porsche created a new car called 787.

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Porsche 718 RS 61 Spyder (1961)

The 1961 Porsche RS was one of the last Spyders made by Porsche that used the potent 4-cam engine. It was a successor to the 1960 RS60

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Porsche 718 RS 61 LM Coupé (1961)

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Porsche 804 F1 (1962)

The Porsche 804 competed in Formula One (F1) in 1962. Porsche developed an 8-cylinder engine for it.

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Porsche 718 W-RS Spyder (1962 – 1964)

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Porsche 718 GTR Coupé (1962 – 1963)

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Porsche 904 Carrera GTS (1963 – 1964)

The Porsche 904 debuted late in 1963, for the 1964 racing season. The 1965 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS variant to compete in the FIA-GT class

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Porsche 904/6 Carrera GTS (1964 – 1965)

In 1965, the 904’s second and final production year, some examples received a version of the 911’s 2.0-liter flat-six. This version was dubbed the 904/6.

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Porsche 904/8 Carrera GTS (1964 – 1965)

Three factory 904 race cars were fitted with a flat eight-cylinder power plant derived from the 1962 804 F1 car

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Porsche 904 Bergspyder (1965 – 1966)

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Porsche 906 Spyder (1965)

The 906 Spyder was the first Porsche racing car built under Ferdinand Piëch's orders and there could be only a person as determined as Piëch to use Lotus parts on a Porsche.

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Porsche 906 LH Coupé (1966)

For the 1966 Le Mans 24h race, long-tail LH ("Langheck") versions were made and now the standard 906 were called as 906 K ("Kurz", short in German)

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Porsche 906/8 Coupe (1966)

Another four factory 906s received an air-cooled eight-cylinder boxer engine of the type 771, which was already used in the 904/8.

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (K Coupé) (1966)

Developed for endurance sports car racing, the 906 was a street-legal racing car that raced in the FIA's Group 4 class

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Porsche 906 E Carrera 6 (1967)

Nine factory vehicles received the 2-liter, six-cylinder boxer engine with an injection system

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Porsche 910 Bergspyder (1967 – 1968)

In 1967 and 1968, Porsche's lightweight 910 Bergspyder was a championship-winning machine

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Porsche 910 Targa (1967 – 1968)

Porsche 910 was the evolution of the 906 with Ferdinand Piëch as its main driving force and Hans Mezger

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Porsche 907 K (1967 – 1968)

The 907 was conceived and built as a way to win the 1967 Le Mans race.

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Porsche 907 LH (1967 – 1968)

The First Porsche Ever to Win a 24-Hour Endurance Race.

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Porsche 909 Bergspyder (1968)

The 909 Bergspyder did not win a major event. It ended up being an awesome laboratory of ideas (not all worked).

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Porsche 908/01 LH Coupé (1968 – 1969)

In the late sixties, Ferdinand Piëch wanted Porsche at the top of motor sports and the 908 was his answer.

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Porsche 908/01 K Coupé (1968 – 1969)

In the late sixties, Ferdinand Piëch wanted Porsche at the top of motor sports and the 908 was his answer.

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Porsche 908/02 K Spyder (1969 – 1972)

Notching up over 50 major victories and more than 100 podium results, the 908/02 Spyder is one of the most successful Porsche race cars

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Porsche 908 K Flunder Spyder (1969 – 1975)

The 908/02 K Spyder and 908 K Flunder Spyder were basically the same cars with slightly different bodywork

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Porsche 908 LH Flunder Spyder (1969 – 1975)

There was a belief that longer bodies are more aerodynamic and are therefore better for faster tracks, so a 908 Flunder Spyder with a longer tail was created

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Porsche 908/03 Spyder (1969 – 1971)

This 908 received a completely new tubular frame based on that of the 909 Bergspyder and its three liter engine was moved forward.

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Porsche 917 LH-69 (1969)

For the 1969 racing season the absolutely new Porsche 917 with 4.5-litre 12-cylinder engine was created.

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Porsche 917 K-69 (1969)

The short tail 917 K ("Kurz" in German for short) was raced first. The only engine available in 1969 was the 4.5-litre flat 12.

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Porsche 917 ‘Interserie Spyder’ (1969 – 1970)

Of all the 917 variants, the ‘Interserie Spyder’ was one of the most successful. It won the Interserie championship outright for two years in a row before the model was replaced by the 917/10 of 1972

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Porsche 917 LH-70 (1970)

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Porsche 917 K-70 (1970)

The 917 Kurzheck Coupé (917K) first appeared in 1970. A winner from day one.

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Porsche 917 LH-71 (1971)

Like the 917 LH of 1969 and 1970, the 1971 version was also made for one race only - the 24 hours of Le Mans.

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Porsche 917 K-71 (1971)

For the 1971 Season, the 917 Kurzheck Coupé (917K) was upgraded in several ways

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Porsche 917/20 Le Mans (1971)

The Pink Pig

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Porsche 917/10-71 (1971)

Only two 917/10 were created in 1971.

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Porsche 917/10-72 (1972)

The 1972 917/10 was similar to the 908/03, but had the 12-cylinder engine instead of the 3-litre flat-8.

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Porsche 917/10 Turbo (1972)

The first turbo-Porsche, Can-Am winner 1972, Interserie winner 1972, 1973

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Porsche 917/30 Spyder (1972 – 1973)

The Car That Killed Can-Am

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Porsche 917/20 Turbo (1973 – 1974)

The 917/20 Turbo is a confusing car - its chassis number reads 917/30-001, but it is not the real 917/30

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Porsche 908/03 Spyder Turbo (1975 – 1981)

Porsche decided to end its 20-year history of factory sports car racing and sold the 908/03 cars to customers. In 1975, some 908s were fitted with turbocharged engines.

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Porsche 936/76 (1976)

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Porsche 934 (1976 – 1977)

Using the 930 Turbo as a basis, Porsche built the 934 for Group 4 GT racing.

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Porsche 934/5 (1976 – 1977)

The Porsche 934/5 was effectively a hybrid of the Porsche 934 and 935 built to compete in Group 4 of the IMSA

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Porsche 935/76 (1976)

The Group 4 racer based on the 911 Turbo (930)

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Porsche 936/77 (1977)

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Porsche 935/77 (1977)

The Group 4 racer based on the 911 Turbo (930)

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Porsche 936/78 (1978)

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Porsche 935/78 ‘Moby Dick’ (1978)

The 935/78 was the ultimate expression of the 911 factory race car before Porsche officially withdrew from motor sport.

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Porsche 911 SC Safari (1978)

In 1978 a pair of 911s were entered into the East African Safari Rally.

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Porsche 936/81 (1981)

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Porsche 911 SC “San Reno” (1981)

Röhrl's one-off drive at the 1981 San Remo Rally is regarded as one of the greatest drives ever

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Porsche 956 (1982 – 1983)

Built by Porsche in 1982 for the FIA World Sportscar Championship. In 1983, driven by Stefan Bellof, this car established a record that would stand for 35 year

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Porsche 956B (1984 – 1986)

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Porsche 962 (1984 – 1991)

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Porsche 911 SC RS 3.0 (1984)

Built so that the factory Rothmans Porsche Rally Team could hit the international stage

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Porsche 953 (1984)

The Porsche 953 ranks as one of the finest off-roaders Porsche has ever made.

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Porsche 961 (1986 – 1987)

The Porsche 961 was the racing version of the 959 supercar.

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Porsche 959 Rally (1985 – 1986)

The greatest version of the 959 is, and always will be, the Rothman's liveried Paris-Dakar racing version.

Porsche 2708 Indy

Porsche 2708 Indy (1987 – 1988)

1987 - 1988. Unlucky and Unprepared Porsche CART Race Car

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Porsche 911 Cup 3.8 (993) (1994 – 1998)

Developed at Porsche’s race department using the platform of their new 993 Carrera 2

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Porsche 911 GT2 Race (993) (1995 – 1996)

Combined the RSR’s purity of purpose with a tuned version of the 993 Turbo’s twin-turbo engine

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Porsche 911 Cup 3.8 RSR (993) (1997 – 1998)

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Porsche WSC-95 & Porsche LMP1-98

The Porsche WSC-95 was a Le Mans Prototype originally built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing. It was later upgraded to the Porsche LMP1-98 before being retired. Only two cars were ever built.

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Porsche 9R3 “LMP 2000” (1999)

The Porsche 9R3 was meant to address Audi's Le Mans dominance. Instead, it gave its V10 heart to the Carrera GT.

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Porsche RS Spyder (2005 – 2006)

Porsche created the first prototype racecar it has designed and constructed since the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans winning Porsche 911 GT1 as a commission.

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