One of 34 examples made, the Porsche 718 RSK available through Mecum was campaigned extensively during motorsport's golden age.
Adding an early Porsche competition car to one’s stable is an uncommon opportunity, as many—or most—were ravaged by time and attrition in their early race careers, long before they became the multimillion dollar treasures they are today. Chassis No. 718-028 was built in 1959 with a center-seat cockpit and delivered new to its first owner, Christian Goethals of Belgium, who raced it for one season and took first place overall at the 1959 Leopoldville Grand Prix in the Belgian Congo.
Introduced in 1957 and produced through 1962, the 718 RSK features a spaceframe chassis and Porsche’s Type 547 roller-crankshaft engine used in its predecessor, the 550 Spyder. In comparison with the flat-four, pushrod engines used in contemporary production Porsches and Volkswagens, Porsche’s Type 547/3, a 1,587 cc, DOHC flat-four, which developed about 142 hp, was a notoriously complicated and high-strung design.
The 718 RSK features a spaceframe chassis and Porsche’s Type 547 roller-crankshaft engine making roughly 142 hp.Of the approximately 34 examples of the 718 RSK constructed, six were produced with the center-seat setup and only four came from the factory with the ability to convert between center and offset steering, thus allowing for a left-hand drive, two-seater configuration for F2 and sports car racing, a swap that could be accomplished within a few hours.
Of the approximately 34 examples of the 718 RSK constructed, six were produced with the center-seat setup and four left the factory with the ability to convert.Chassis No. 718-028 is rare in retaining most of its original aluminum bodywork by Wendler. The complicated Type 547/3 engine , dual Weber 46 IDM1 carburetors and five-speed transmission were rebuilt by Bill Doyle at Rennwagen Motor Company in Costa Mesa, Calif.
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