Happy 60th Birthday Porsche
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Five of the best Porsches of all time
This week we celebrate Porsche's 60th anniversary.
On June 8 it will be exactly 60 years since the first prototype for Porsche received its official homologation for road use. Back then it's unlikely anyone would have any idea of the impact the German car would have in the motoring world. Porsche is so powerful today that it is the biggest single shareholder in Volkswagen, truly a case of David taking on Goliath. The sports cars it has produced in the sixty years of its existence are all special - some more than others though. Here we highlight our five of the best.
Purity
Porsche 356
Porsche's first car remains one of the most alluring and pure visions of Porsche engineering.
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Notorious
Porsche 550 Spyder
Stunning sports car debuted in Paris and famous for all the wrong reasons.
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The favourite
Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS
There have been many important and brilliant 911s, but none more so than the 2.7 RS.
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Opinion dividing
Porsche Boxster
Mid-engined roadster rejuvenated Porsche, bringing relative affordability to the range.
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The ultimate
Porsche 959
The ultimate 911 in many people's eyes, the 959 was and remains a technological marvel.
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