Who know this car ,for 1 point ?
Experts ?
Rather natty! Is there a VW beneath?
Not a VW !
from France?
Not from France !
Porsche base?
Yes !
Locked for you !
would that be a 718 formula 2?
No !
please unlock as i cannot find a clue
Unlocked ! :)
It looks very similar to the 1963 DKW-Porsche TM Special. Any relationship ?
No relationship !
based on a Porsche 356?
Not a Porsche 356 !
Is it a 904GTS converted to Spyder spec ?
Not a 904GTS !
Porsche 718/2 based.
Not 718 !
Porsche 550
Yes !
Is it a single seater with central driving position?
Yes !
Pros !
Your photo of the stripped chassis keeps making me think of Jean Behra's special he built for Formula 2 racing, although I think that was based on an RSK. Did the engineers who made that, also make this ?
... and my version:
Porsche 550 Durlite Special by Bob Webb, driven by Juan Perez.
Very fast car on the photo (from famous French forum ;))
Yes , Porsche 550 Durlite Special by Bob Webb !
1 point for you !
The Durlite was one of two specials built using Porsche components by Webb, who hailed from Indianapolis and was a skilled machinist and fabricator. The car was built between 1956 and 1958 and used a tube frame of Webb's own design, along with Porsche suspension and 4-cylinder engine. Webb raced the car in 1957 before selling it to Jim Ray, who raced the car in 1958, replacing the original engine with a Carrera 4-cylinder engine. The car showed great promise, but was destroyed in a crash at the Road America track in June 1958.
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