110+ bhp, 1,498 cc DOHC air-cooled Type 547/1 horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine with twin Solex 40 P11-4 carburettors, a four-speed manual transaxle, four-wheel independent suspension with shock absorbers, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.

Wheelbase: 2,100 mm 110+ bhp, 1,498 cc DOHC air-cooled Type 547/1 horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine with twin Solex 40 P11-4 carburettors, a four-speed manual transaxle, four-wheel independent suspension with shock absorbers, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.

Wheelbase: 2,100 mm Please note this car is a matching numbers 1500 GS Speedster.

Dr Ernst Fuhrman’s Type 547/1 motor was originally conceived in 1952, and it was slated for the famed 550 Spyder race car, as it raised the performance quotient of Porsche’s classic flat-four engine design through the use of twin ignition, two dual-throat carburettors, and four-cam valve actuation rather than single-cam pushrods.

The race-bred engine was finally introduced in production ...