EditPorsche Carrera GT
EditPorsche Carrera GT
Doctor Ferdinand Porsche based his car on his earlier Volkswagen design. Many people considered this type of design and layout to be unsatisfactory. After many years of perseverance however, he finally achieved success in competitions, international rallies. sports car and Grand Prix races.
The successes have been phenomenal: The French Grand Prix 1962, the Targa Florio 1964 and a second place in the '65 Targa with the 8-cylinder prototype. Their performance is quite incredible when one considers that the Porsche engines are under 2-litres while the competition has been using engines of 3. 4 and 7-litres I The original Carrera design of 1959, has been steadily improved year by year and is acclaimed throughout the world as a truly high performance car.