Category: Cars
1. Porsche 550 – Wikipedia
“Porsche Spyder” redirects here. For the RS Spyder, see Porsche RS Spyder. The Porsche 550 was a racing sports car produced by Porsche from 1953 to 1956. In Engine: 1.5L (1,498 cc) DOHC Flat four engineProduction: 1953-1956 (90 produced)Curb weight: approximately 550 kg (1,212 lbs)Wheelbase: 2100 mm (82.7 in)Engine and transmission · History · Racing history · James Dean’s 550(1)…
Jan 28, 2016 — Nevertheless, the 550 Spyder enjoyed a storied career, with 90 examples being built. Of those 90 cars, 43 of them were built as non-race, “ (2)…
According to TopSpeed, around 90 Porsche 550 Spyder examples left the factory in total. Owners of these cars bought and raced them successfully Apr 18, 2021 · Uploaded by VW00794(3)…
2. History – Type 550
The 550 was created in 1953 with the first 15 builds exclusively for Porsche KG to test and race. 550-01 and 550-02 were built as coupe with a removable (4)…
As Porsche produced around ninety 550 spyders, each one has its own distinct history. It was my intention to publish both a race history and a concise (5)…
Only 90 of the 1200-pound aluminum-bodied cars were built. They rarely make their way to the market, and when they do, they sell for big money.Mar 29, 2021 · Uploaded by VW00794(6)…
3. The Porsche 550 Spyder Is a Lot More Than Just James …
It had a spaceframe chassis made more rigid by tricks such as a As Porsche now explains, there are at least twice as many 550 Spyders Feb 2, 2021 · Uploaded by Porsche(7)…
Vitally, just 90 of the vehicles were made, so coming across one today is obviously rare.Apr 2, 2021 · Uploaded by VW00794(8)…
4. 1955 Porsche RS 500 Spyder | Hemmings Motor News
In March, when Jerry Seinfeld’s 1955 Porsche RS 550 Spyder sold for $5335000 at Gooding’s Amelia Island sale, it set a world record price at auction for the (9)…
1954 Porsche 550 Spyder specs, 0-60, quarter mile, top speed, engine specifications Road legal 917 cars were created by Porsche I think it should count.(10)…
Mar 31, 2021 — Produced from 1953 to 1956 in just 90 units, the 550 Spyder is one of the rarest Porsches out there. Much more so since many of them were (11)…
Apr 29, 2011 — Porsche built 90 550 Spyders, and the one in the Ralph Lauren collection—chassis No. 5500061—was the 61st assembled.(12)…
The Porsche Typ 550 Spyder made its motor show debut at the Paris Salon in October 1953. While early works cars were raced with the 356’s pushrod engine, (13)…
5. 1955 Porsche Type 550 Spyder Sports-Racing Two-Seater
The Spyders were fitted with Wendler-made aluminium bodies, on which the oil tank filler caps were exposed on the right-rear quarter instead of being hidden (14)…
Jul 12, 2019 — They were not particularly beautiful — but they were devastatingly effective. These Porsches pestered — and often defeated — much larger and (15)…
Jun 25, 2007 — Read about this Porsche 550-S Spyder – Kit Car Magazine. In total, Porsche produced 90 550 Spyder RS models, 78 of which were for the (16)…
6. 10 Things Every Porsche Fan Should Know About The 550 …
Jun 18, 2021 — The Porsche 550 Spyder’s biggest claim to fame is the accident cars were raced at some point, so out of the original 90 made, many did (17)…
Apr 30, 2021 — Green says he made one phone call and found the car’s eventual buyer, a collector from Holland. Although there were some bumps along the way—for (18)…
Oct 31, 2016 — Many Porsches were designed for races and. In 1953, the third Porsche 550 Spyder prototype was the first car of its model to enter a (19)…
Aug 11, 2021 — Even as Porsche was ramping up production of its rear-engine 356 road car in the early 1950s, the budding carmaker’s engineers were starting a (20)…
7. 1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder | Uncrate
Only 90 550 RS Spyders were made over three years, and one unnamed collector has decided to part with theirs, giving someone the opportunity of a lifetime.(21)…
Many chapters of motorsports history have been written on the legendary Twenty-two private teams enter six Porsche 550 A Spyders, sixteen Porsche 356s, (22)…
Nov 17, 2020 — It was in production until 1956 and only 90 units were produced from this small competition car, the first time it took part in a competition in (23)…
8. 1958 Porsche 550A – Revs Institute
The 1956 Porsche 550A Spyder is powered by a flat-four, air-cooled engine, with a wheelbase of the 550A had a space frame, which made a huge difference.(24)…
Jun 8, 2018 — This has made Spyder #0055 perhaps the most famous “pre-A” Porsche 550 ever (only 90 were built) and even now, more than sixty years after (25)…
Only 90 550 RS Spyders were made over three years, and now an unnamed collector has decided to part ways with his 1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder, giving someone (26)…
9. 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder | Vintage Motor Sports
Own the “Giant Killer” that vaunted Porsche. Inspired by the Porsche 356 which was created by Ferry Porsche, and some Spyder prototypes built and raced by (27)…
Indeed, by the end of 1954, class victories had been achieved in no lesser events than Le Mans, the Mille Miglia, and the Carrera Panamericana—not to mention Missing: made | Must include: made(28)…
10. 1958 Porsche 550A Spyder – Bonhams
This in turn made the suspension, complete with a newly designed low pivot swing axle in back, work much more efficiently now that the mounting points were rock (29)…
Feb 2, 2018 — The Porsche 550 Spyder is one of the marque’s most iconic models next to Less than 90 original 550s were ever produced, 14 of which were (30)…
Feb 15, 2016 — Select vehicles from Jerry Seinfeld’s Auto Collection. View All. 1 of 18. 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder — Estimated Price- $6,000,000 (31)…
Apr 29, 2020 — Of the 52 “356” factory cars produced by Porsche over two years in an old when he was killed, the Porsche 550 Spyder is a special car.(32)…
I definitely don’t stand behind all of the aesthetic choices that have been made, but luckily it isn’t my car. I do appreciate how much this car Apr 24, 2020 · Uploaded by Hoonigan AutoFocus(33)…
Hand made all aluminum spyder 550 recreation for sale.(34)…
5 days ago — Based on the V.W Beetle, this kit car uses many of its original parts. You could make a 550 Spyder, 356 Speedster, or 356 Super 90, (35)…
Feb 27, 2020 — For motor vehicles, there are few time periods where more impressive machines were produced than the 1950s and, as if to prove this point, (36)…
Porsche 356 Carrera GT Speedster (1954-1959) false Porsche 550 Spyder many 550 Spyders were sold to American sports-car racers, including actor James (37)…
May 9, 2004 — Does that make this 2004 model the 51st anniversary edition? No, says Porsche. 1954 was the year the car made its racing debut, taking first in (38)…
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(1). Porsche 550 – Wikipedia
(2). 1955 – 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder | Top Speed
(3). Ultra-Rare $6 Porsche 550 Spyder Discovered In Shipping …
(4). History – Type 550
(5). Chassis numbers – Type 550
(6). Rare 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder uncovered in California …
(7). The Porsche 550 Spyder Is a Lot More Than Just James …
(8). 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder Emerges from California Storage …
(9). 1955 Porsche RS 500 Spyder | Hemmings Motor News
(10). Porsche 550 Spyder specs, 0-60, quarter mile – FastestLaps.com
(11). 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder Found in Shipping Container Has …
(12). 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder – Art of the Automobile – Road & Track
(13). 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder – Kidston – devoted to the world’s …
(14). 1955 Porsche Type 550 Spyder Sports-Racing Two-Seater
(15). 1957 Porsche 550A Spyder by Wendler – Sports Car Market
(16). 550-S Vintage Spyder – Purpose Built Porsche – MotorTrend
(17). 10 Things Every Porsche Fan Should Know About The 550 …
(18). Porsche 550 Spyder: Unpacking the History Behind a Thrilling …
(19). 5 of the Rarest Classic Porsche Models Ever Made – duPont …
(20). Model Masterpiece: Porsche 550 Spyder – Premier Financial …
(21). 1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder | Uncrate
(22). Porsche Where legends are made
(23). The history of the Porsche 550 Spyder and the incredible …
(24). 1958 Porsche 550A – Revs Institute
(25). 70 years of Porsche: Mystery of the rare, killer Spyder ‘buried …
(26). 2004 Beck 550 RS Spyder – Cars – Pinterest
(27). 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder | Vintage Motor Sports
(28). 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder | Monterey 2021 | RM Sotheby’s
(29). 1958 Porsche 550A Spyder – Bonhams
(30). What it’s like to drive a Porsche 550 Spyder, the car that killed …
(31). 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder — Estimated Price- $6,000,000
(32). Jerry Seinfeld’s Porsche collection is phenomenal | British GQ
(33). This Subaru-Powered 550 Spyder Replica Is Sketchy Fast
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(36). 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder | The Coolector
(37). 1 2 The Most Desirable Porsches The Most Desirable …
(38). 2004 Porsche Boxster S Special Edition: 50 years of the Spyder
