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Originally Posted by jrcui
I have to correct myself cause I misspoke... I completely forgot about the 550.
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I'm not so sure that the 914 had much in common with the Boxster since it was more Targa than roadster. Also, contrary to what many might believe, the very first Porsche was a mid engine 356 even before the racing oriented 550 came around. For sales reasons they moved the engine to the rear to fit 2 more passengers and that's what they kept on doing with the 356/911.
If you go down to Barnes & Noble the book below has some great racing photos of the 550. The thing that jumps out at you flipping through the book is that when it comes to racing Porsche made its name with mid eninge cars. Kind of ironic since the average person probably associates its racing with 911's.
BARNES & NOBLE | Porsche: A History of Excellence by Randy Leffingwell | Paperback