🏁 Porsche Race Cars 1953–1974 – 1974 – Original Poster by Ken Rush (Germany)
Thirty years of Porsche competition cars in annotated side profiles
| 102 × 76 cm | Germany
🎬 Introduction
Ken Rush organizes Porsche’s golden competition era into a disciplined grid: thirty race cars, each rendered in crisp side elevation against a clean white field. A vertical PORSCHE logotype anchors the right margin while captions in German specify displacement (ccm), power (DIN PS), weight (kg), and top speed (km/h). Sponsor liveries and race numerals punctuate the array, lending period color without disturbing the technical clarity.
The sequence charts the evolution from early 550 Spyders through landmark GTs and prototypes—the 904 Carrera GTS, 906 Carrera 6, 907/908 long‑tails—culminating in the all‑conquering 917 variants and the turbocharged 911 RSR. Rush’s painterly realism and strict layout give the work the feel of a catalog raisonné: part technical plate, part motorsport chronicle.
✨ Why It Matters
Issued contemporaneously with the final models depicted, this 1974 chart distills two decades of Porsche’s ascent across Le Mans, Daytona, Targa Florio, and more. It’s a rare blend of technical illustration, data visualization, and brand iconography, complete with period sponsor cues (Shell, BP, DieHard; “Porsche + Audi”) that firmly date it to early‑’70s racing. Large-format originals in this 30 × 40 in size are prized by both Porsche collectors and design audiences as authoritative reference and striking wall art.
📐 Poster Details
- Year: 1974
- Country: Germany
- Size: 102.00 × 76.00 cm
- Format: Approx. B1 / 30 × 40 in
- Studio / Publisher:
- Designer: Ken Rush
🔎 Condition
Good vintage condition: clean impression with small handling creases; bright, stable colors and wide margins; presents strongly and frames well.
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsMulti ColorMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationLandscapeArt sizeLargeHeight76 cmWidth102 cm