Vintage 356 Historic Race & Rally event shots

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[Porschinelle]

To day Porsches at the 1953 edition of the Carrer Panamericana







Not less than 11 Porsches enter this edition
6 off 356 and 5 off 550
By growing race number

Race number 151 the 356 pre A of Salvador Lopez Chavez who was DNF

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Jose Herrarte 550-002 finish the race 32nd

Race number 153 the 356 GT chassis number 356/2-062 of Alfonso Sur






This car was DNF consecutively to a serious road accident

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Car race number 154 was another 550 spyder chassis number 550-001 driven by Jaroslav Juhan





another DNF

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Two last pics of Jaroslav Juhan 550-001




Then we move to car race number 199 another 356 GT 356/02 054 driven by Castillo de la Fuente











Interesting to note that this car who did not finish the race is the same car that our favorite lady driver Jacqueline Evans raced in the 1954 Carrera Panamericana with car race number 100

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As you know already Jacqueline was also DNF

[Porschinelle]

I realise that I have forgotten 4 cars with race ,numbers below 199
To start with race number 158 a standard 356 PRE A who finish the race 33rd but for which I have not found any pic
Car race number 159 was a 550 spyder chassis number 550-03 driven by Karl Kling




car DNF

Car race number 160 was another 550 spyder chassis number 550-04 for Hans Hermann also DNF

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Car race number 162 was a 356 Super driven by Manfredo Lipin

This car has survived until to day
First in the hands of a Mexican car collector

and to day in England

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and to concude in beauty the last Porsche in this 1953 Carrera Panamericana was our already famous friend Jacqueline Evans with a 356 PRE A car race number 200
Eva Peron tribute


byt you know all that of course

[Stormin]

The Spyder 160 and the one in front of it seem to have pushrod engines.
Did I miss commentary about that?

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Hi Norm

Sorry had some problems posting pics registred under an uncorrect forma
The text is valid of course
Below 1 correct pics showing he push rod engines in car 550-03 to sart with
I will try to post all the other ones missing

[Porschinelle]

I have not succeed to recover all the pics I wanted to post, anyway some others to illustrate what I write
Below Karl Kling engine on 550-03 (car race number 159)



550-01 and 550-02 at le Mans 24 hours race 1953

The 4 Porsche pilots
Helm Glockler, Hans Herman, Paul Frere, Richard von Frankenberg

Push rod engine on a scale model of 550-01 race, number 45 at le Mans 1953

[Porschinelle]

Please amend above 550-01 was car race number 44

Car race number 45 was 550-02


550-02 push rod engine

[Stormin]

550-02 doesn't appear to have your grandfather's transaxle. Was this special with the pushrod engines?

[Type550]

You are correct that the early prototypes raced with the push rod engines. Here is 550-01 at its first race at the Ring in May 1953



550-02 was also fitted with one



Along with 550-03



and 550-04