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![]() | ![]() | Chassis Num: 718.044 |
![]() | ![]() | View more photos Chassis Num: 718-060 |
![]() | ![]() | View more photos Chassis Num: 718-041 |
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The car is powered by a four-cylinder engine capable of producing 150 horsepower and 130 foot-pounds of torque. It has a Porsche gearbox and an independent suspension in both the front and rear.
![]() | ![]() | View more photos Chassis Num: 718-041 |
The Porsche-Ferrari rivalry at that time was fierce, and because of Ferrari's horsepower advantage journalists often referred to the Porsches as 'giant killers.' By 1960, Ferrari's determined efforts had extended the already considerable horsepower gap. Porsche had been expected to reply with a show of brute strength, but didn't as neither the engine nor transmission was significantly changed in the new RS-60. After all, a Testa Rossa had not been able to interrupt the relatively diminutive Porsche RSK's one-two-three finish the year before.
A second in the Nurbugring 1000 followed this car's Targa win. In addition to racing, this car, 718-041, served the factory as a Porsche test bed for various transmissions and later the 2.0-liter Type 587 engine.
| Targa FlorioThe first of the classic road races was the Targa Florio which began in 1906 and continued off-and-on until 1976. The first course was three laps on a 92-mile course in the Madonie Mountains. As the years progressed, the course was changed due to floods, earthquakes, and some of the roads' poor maintenance. Just prior to the First World War, the course traversed the perimeter of the island. Regardless of the course, the challenges were ever present. Handling and reliability often won out over the higher horsepower entrants as the treacherous mountain courses were better suited to the nimble cars that could negotiate the narrow passageways and sharp, unforgiving turns. |
1960 Porsche 718/RS60 |
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| Year | 1960 |
| Make | Porsche |
| Model | 718/RS60 |
| Engine Location | Mid |
| Drive Type | Rear Wheel |
| Combined MPG | 0.00 |
| Chassis / Engine Numbers Shown | |
| Chassis Number | 718-041 |
| Chassis Number | 718-052 |
| Chassis Number | 718-060 |
| Chassis Number | 718-068 |
| Chassis Number | 718.044 |
| Engine | |
| Engine Configuration | I |
| Cylinders | 4 |
| Aspiration/Induction | Normal |
| Displacement | 1.60 L | 97.6 cu in. | 1599.7 cc. |
| Horsepower | 148.00 HP (108.9 KW) |
| Torque | 130.00 Ft-Lbs (176.3 NM) |
| HP / Liter | 92.5 BHP / Liter |
| Fuel Type | Gasoline - Petrol |
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