The vehicle went to the US-based Dyson Racing team which with Porsche support will field two of the Weissach-developed and built high-tech sports prototypes against strong competition in the 2007 American Le Mans Series. It can be recalled that Porsche has swept the class competition with the RS Spyder winning all championship titles in the LMP2 category last season.

The RS Spyder will be undergoing further improvements over the winter and will be equipped with high performance Porsche parts. But right now its revving 500 horsepower is prepared to take on the challenges of its upcoming tests in Le Castellet and Sebring.

The delivery of the RS Spyder at Dyson Racing headquarter exemplifies Porsche commitment to customer racing. The RS Spyder was produced at the manufacturer facility of the new Porsche Motorsport Center in Weissach and was loaded for transport across the Atlantic. The other hand-built sports prototype will be delivered to Dyson’s headquarters in New York State in early February.

The American Le Mans Series takes off on March 17 with the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. To take on the challenge of the upcoming series are two RS Spyders which is Porsche’s supported Penske Motorsports team who won team championship last season.

And before the American Le Mans Series in March, the traditional winter test takes place on the Florida airfield circuit from January 22 to January 24. Dyson Racing together with the Penske Motosports will take part in the said public test both will be using Porsche RS Spyders courtesy of Porsche engineers from Weissach.

About Porsche RS Spyder

Porsche has developed and built the open RS Spyders in accordance to the rules and regulations of the French Automobile Club de’l Ouest (A.C.O) racing organization under the designation “Le Mans Prototyopes 2.” This means that this racing car may be entered, inter alia, in the American Le mans Series or ALM, the European Le Mans Series (LMS), and the 24 hours of Le Mans.

Porsche has chosen the second-highest of the four A.C.O. racing categories where it can compete at the highest level of technology and at the same time can limit the cost of racing the car with a view to future entry of the RS Spyder by customers.

Back in the late 1930’s and early 1940’s, Germany’s Volkswagen was hoping to make an impression in the world automobile market. They couldn’t make any in-roads until World War II ended due to material availability and the fact that their factory was busy with military orders. One of their first attempts after the war used its small car design with Porsche engineering and they marketed the mid-engine 914. An excellent first antique car for a new collector.

Some collectors fear the often-daunting task of rebuilding an antique car, especially those from the early 1900’s. The Ford Model T was an excellent vehicle for its time and antique car collectors are willing to pay for one not requiring a lot of work, especially if it doesn’t need a lot of almost impossible to find parts.

Some Classic Cars are Antiques

A 1957 Chevy, while in age it is considered an antique car, is better known as a classic because that is a car that people remember with fondness from previous days. A 1964 or 1965 Ford Mustang, while not on the original muscle car list, is often coveted as a classic by those who owned one in the late 1960’s or 1970’s.

So beloved are some of the antique cars that car companies are beginning to bring back the name and the basic design, although with modifications. The Volkswagen Beetle, made in 1938, one of the longest-running models in automotive history, was brought back in 1998. Built on the frame of another VW model, the Golf, it is larger than the original bug but has a great similarity in its shape.

The Ford Mustang also made a comeback as few years ago, but not as the small unintimidating antique car from 40 years ago. It’s a spruced-up version with minor body modifications and a much more powerful power plant.

The Dodge Charger, long known as one of the better muscle cars and now sought after as an antique car, is making resurgence, still as a muscle car with a power engine and a slightly modified style.

Some people may view these cars as an antique car simply desired for a collection; others see them as classic cars; there for the memories.