A Gallery Showcasing the 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Available Through Mecum Auctions
The 1959 Porsche RSK race car being offered through Mecum Auctions on January 7, 2023.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Available Through Mecum Auctions
Image Credit: Mecum Auctions This 1959 Porsche 718 RSK was delivered new to its first owner, Christian Goethals of Belgium, who raced it for one season, during which it took first place overall at the 1959 Leopoldville Grand Prix in the Belgian Congo.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Available Through Mecum Auctions
Image Credit: Mecum Auctions Of the approximately 34 examples of the 718 RSK constructed, six were produced with the center-seat setup and four left the factory with the ability to convert.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Available Through Mecum Auctions
Image Credit: Mecum Auctions The 718 RSK features a spaceframe chassis and Porsche’s Type 547 roller-crankshaft engine making roughly 142 hp.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Available Through Mecum Auctions
Image Credit: Mecum Auctions The complicated Type 547/3 engine (No. 90220), dual Weber 46 IDM1 carburetors and five-speed transmission were rebuilt by Bill Doyle at Rennwagen Motor Company in Costa Mesa, Calif.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Available Through Mecum Auctions
Image Credit: Mecum Auctions Chassis No. 718-028 is rare in retaining most of its original aluminum bodywork.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Available Through Mecum Auctions
Image Credit: Mecum Auctions Nimble and light, the model was a “giant killer” in the hands of great drivers on the right circuit, like the 718 RSK that finished third overall at Le Mans in 1958.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Available Through Mecum Auctions
Image Credit: Mecum Auctions Fewer than a half-dozen examples of the Porsche 718 RSK have sold at auction over the past three years, and this one is estimated to fetch as much as $4 million.