Porsche 356 A 1958 Coppa Gutturnio 2008 in Italy

Porsche 356
Historic cars race by:
Associazione Culturale
ValVezzeno Old Motocycles and Cars
www.saysoon.net/vvomc

Coppa del Gutturnio
Oct 2008 in Gropparello Piacenza Italy

info car by:
http://www.conceptcarz.com
Ferdinand Porsche had envisioned a sports car while he was still working on the vehicle that became the Volkswagen Beetle. World War II set back his plans by a few years but work continued on the project and in 1950, the car was introduced. The Porsche sports car (of which the 356 was the first model) introduced the motoring public to a new standard in sports cars. Driving no longer meant choosing between comfort and performance. Porsche attached a smooth, quiet, well-spring, comfortable package to a powerful engine and agile steering. The 356 had a wind-cheating body with a compact - but not confining - interior layout.

Over time the air-cooled engine was modified to a higher bore and stroke and a greater displacement, but the original Porsche design remained the same. Porsches became well known for their racing prowess, with both individual and factory cars participating in races like the LeMans 24-Hour Race and the Targa Florio in Sicily. But by 1965, the 356 had been in production with only minor changes for over ten years. Porsche had introduced the Carreras in the late 1950's and by the mid-1960's they decided to end production of the 356. It was replaced by models well known in the US, the 911 and 912.

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