A professionally built replica of the impressive Porsche 718 using 95% new or reconditioned parts and completed to a high standard...

The Porsche 718 RSK Spyder was built primarily as a racing machine between 1957 and 1962.

It was a development of the hugely successful and better known Porsche 550A.

The original cars were known as the ‘Silver Bullets' and were powered by a 1.5 litre quad-cam engine that pushed out around 142bhp, that may not sound much nowadays but the 718 weighed practically nothing so it was mighty quick! These were world beating racing machines and the original cars are now extremely rare and very expensive.

It became an ideal candidate for several manufacturers to produce ‘replicas', since a very smart body could be mated with the chassis and running gear from the relatively humble but plentiful VW Beetle.

The result is a sensibly priced, surprisingly rapid and very nimble little ‘Silver Bullet'! The 1969 718 Replica we have here is an excellent example of a w...