Just in case: Porsche Type 547/1 engine

Porsche enthusiasts also know this type of engine with the name “Fuhrmann”, after the brilliant engineer (who later became CEO) of the Stuttgart factory who designed it. Porsche owes a lot to this engine that allowed it to reap an impressive number of podiums in the 1950s. Power and lightness: this is the secret of… Read More Just in case: Porsche Type 547/1 engine

June 9, 2020June 10, 2020 ClassicvirusLeave a comment

Less cams: 1956 Porsche 356A Carrera 1500 GS Coupé

This model, the Carrera 1500 GS, is the Holy Grail of the 356A Coupé family, but unfortunately it lacks something. And, unfortunately, that something that is missing is also the thing that differentiates it from the other “common” 356A: the “Fuhrmann” engine, equipped with double overhead camshafts and dual ignition which, in the 1956 version,… Read More Less cams: 1956 Porsche 356A Carrera 1500 GS Coupé

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 ClassicvirusLeave a comment