Other Porsches coming to Raleigh include the handcrafted 356 Gmund of 1949; the Type 550, the company's first true
race car; a 1958 Speedster 1600 Super that was
raced by Steve McQueen and now belongs to his son Chad; Janis Joplin's psychedelic Porsche Type 356C (which was painted by her roadie Dave Richards and is housed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame); the 901 Prototype,
model for the beloved 911, from 1963; and an ever - faster series of
race cars that incorporate
fiberglass, titanium, and the aerodynamic qualities of ground effect.