By now, I'm sure most of you are aware of Sir Stirling Moss's "lift incident" where he stepped into the elevator (made out of Carbon Fiber no less) in his home only to find himself suddenly and surprisingly falling three floors to the bottom after the lift itself decided to stop on the floor above. As gracious and in good humor as ever, Sir Moss wrote a letter to all his friends and fans …
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Porsche AG’s first fully purpose-built racing car came in 1953 in the form of the 550 Spyder. The first major win for the 550 came at the 1956 Targa Florio, driven by Umberto Maglioli. The 550 was further developed into the 718 RSK, another successful winning racer.
These wins by the light, small-displacement Porsche race cars against large-displacement 12-cylinder racers, such as Ferrari, gave …
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