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Re: SAC#461 :
« Reply #25 on: June 13, 2013, 05:58:08 AM »
Your photo of the stripped chassis keeps making me think of Jean Behra's special he built for Formula 2 racing, although I think that was based on an RSK.  Did the engineers who made that, also make this ?
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Re: SAC#461 :
« Reply #26 on: June 13, 2013, 06:00:19 AM »
... and my version:
Porsche 550 Durlite Special by Bob Webb, driven by Juan Perez.
Very fast car on the photo (from famous French forum  ;))
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Re: SAC#461 :
« Reply #27 on: June 13, 2013, 07:25:49 AM »
Yes , Porsche 550 Durlite Special by Bob Webb !
1 point for you !
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Re: SAC#461 : Porsche 550 Durlite Special by Bob Webb
« Reply #28 on: January 08, 2014, 04:47:54 AM »
The Durlite was one of two specials built using Porsche components by Webb, who hailed from Indianapolis and was a skilled machinist and fabricator. The car was built between 1956 and 1958 and used a tube frame of Webb's own design, along with Porsche suspension and 4-cylinder engine. Webb raced the car in 1957 before selling it to Jim Ray, who raced the car in 1958, replacing the original engine with a Carrera 4-cylinder engine. The car showed great promise, but was destroyed in a crash at the Road America track in June 1958.
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Re: SAC#461 : Porsche 550 Durlite Special by Bob Webb
« Reply #29 on: January 05, 2016, 05:57:34 AM »
Another picture and info:

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