The car made its final public appearance at the 2003 Rennsport Reunion, following its late ’90s detail, before being carefully stowed away in a climate-controlled facility. 1191093 in Motorweek, 1981-2022 1421321 in Tatort - Berliner Brchen, 2001 22494 in The Fast and the Furious, 1955 28457 in Checkpoint, 1956 106192 in. completed a more comprehensive restoration that started in 1998 and finished in 2003, according to Bonhams. The 550 RS Spyder, introduced at the Paris Auto Show in late 1953, was their first model designed specifically for racing. Over a decade later, Porsche experts at Willison Werkstatt of Lake Park, Fla. In early 1980s, the model had bodywork done at the Northeast Body & Paint Shoppe Inc. It is one of the original early production, hand-laid fiberglass cars built by Beck Development of upland California. This model has had three other owners-acclaimed Le Mans racer Theo Helfrich, Ludwig Fisher who showcased the car throughout Europe and an American military man. The Beck 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder offered here is car number 071 from Beck. (Notably, the series’ original engines already achieved a top speed of 137 mph and accelerated from zero to 60 in under 10 seconds-no small feat for the time.) The resulting 1,498cc mill is the same size as the original but offers 25 more brake horsepower, with 135bhp at 7,200rpm. Billy Doyle was then commissioned to source and rebuild its engine, no. A Porsche aficionado, the unknown owner bought it in 1972 when it was nearly complete but missing an engine. reference weights: base curb weight: 685 kg / 1510 lbs, gross weight GVWR: 900 kg / 1984 lbs.
#1955 porsche 550 spyder manual#
RWD (rear- wheel drive), manual 4-speed gearbox. Michael Furmans Gicle prints (or people also refer to these prints as archival pigment prints) were produced on an Epson 9000 using Ultrachrome archival. The auctioned model was given to Bonhams by its custodian of 50 years. 4), of 1955, version for Europe North America racing/rallye.
The vintage photograph of the car outside of Wendler Karosserie.