Porsche 911 718 RSK Grand Prix 1959 PORSCHE 718 RSK RECREATION An opportunity to acquire one of motorings great legends Porsche built the first model Porsche Spyder 718-RSK in 1957 to compete in the 24hr of Le Mans. The 718 was a development of the successful Porsche 550A with improvements made to the body work and suspension. The car's full name was the 718 RSK, where "RS" stands for RennSport (sports-racing) and the K reflects the shape of the car's revised torsion-bar suspension. It had a mid-engined layout and used the 142 bhp 1.5 litre Type 547/3 quad-cam flat four air-cooled engine introduced in the 550A Spyder. They were raced until 1964 having competed in many different races including Formula 1, winning the European hillclimb championship and Targa Florio