Vehicle Description
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at Auctions America's Fort
Lauderdale event, March 31-2, 2017.
Chassis No.
6419571
Estimate:
$ 30,000 - $ 40,000 US
In 1957 Porsche released the successor to the 550A, the 718 RSK.
The car made its racing debut at the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans,
where it unfortunately failed to finish due to an accident. Porsche
returned to Le Mans in 1958 with an RSK driven by Jean Behra and
Hans Herrmann taking first in its class and third overall. A year
later, Edgar Barth and Wolfgang Seidel successfully piloted an RSK
to an overall victory at the Targa Florio. The RSK's impressive
resume and stunning looks have led many to recreate a car of which
few actual factory examples were produced.
This 1958 Porsche RSK Spyder Tribute shows very nicely. It is
powered by a four-cylinder engine which is paired to a four-speed
manual transmission. The interior is completed in red, featuring a
Nardi steering wheel, VDO instrumentation and a Gallenkamp
dash-mounted stopwatch. Adding to this car's collectability was its
role in the film "Death Becomes Her," where it was driven by actor
Bruce Willis.
