The original concept for the engine in this car was drawn on a bar napkin by one Mr. Chuck Beck (of replica spyder and 904 fame, among other things). The way he tells it, his fiberglass Beck Spyder was only legal for a certain class of competition if it carried a Porsche-based four cylinder engine, and he figured he could get a lot more power out …
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The First Porsche at Indianapolis
Porsche has a long history with racing, but by 1966, they still had not ventured into the oldest motoring event in the United States, the Indianapolis 500, and would not for another 14 years. One of the most grandiose spectacles of all time, the Indy 500 has been held at the “yard of bricks” since 1911. By the mid-1960s, most of the privateer …
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