The Porsche 356SL, formally the Porsche type 514, was a purpose-built race car based on the 356/2, its name short for Super Leicht, meaning super light. It was first designed for the 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans after the French distributor Auguste Veuillet suggested entering. Porsche judged it could win the 1100 cc class with a modified aluminum 356/2 and the type 369 engine. Changes included aluminum panels under the body for better aerodynamics, a larger 78 litre fuel tank, and a camshaft designed by Ernst Fuhrmann that lifted the engine from 40 to 46 bhp. Cars were finished at Reutter and Dannenhauer and Stauss, two sold to customers in 1951 became Porsche's first dedicated customer racing cars, and one car won class G at Le Mans that year. The 550 Spyder replaced it.
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Porsche determined that they had a chance of winning the 1100cc class G with a modified version of the aluminum 356/2 car
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It was initially designed for participating in the 1951 Le Mans 24-hour race.
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is a purpose-built race car based on the 356/2
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The type 369 air cooled flat four-cylinder engine was modified with a camshaft designed by Ernst Fuhrmann
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Porsche determined that they had a chance of winning the 1100cc class G with a modified version of the aluminum 356/2 car
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