Gooding describes the car as being delivered to the auction in “as found” condition, and has placed an estimate of £1.2m to £1.75m on it. In that time only 90 Porsche 550s were produced, but it quickly. Each spyder was designed and customized to be raced. The Porsche 550 Spyder was a racing sports car produced by Porsche from 1953 to 1956.
The 550 spyder usually finished in the top three in its class. It came to the UK in 1982 to form part of an extensive collection, but aside from two appearances at the Oldtimer Grand Prix and a historic race at Zolder, it hasn’t been seen for 35 years. The Porsche 550 has a solid racing history the first race it entered, the Nurburgring Eifel Race in May 1953, it won.
These changes included a factory engine and RS60 bodywork.Īccording to paperwork with the car, Swiss F1 winner Jo Siffert owned the car for some time, and it was also in the hands of Herbert Kuke for a while, too. Beck Model Spyder Mileage 302557 Title Status Clean (KS) Location Wichita, KS 67230 Seller HooviesGarage Engine 2. Raced by successful long-term Porsche privateer Bob Donner in SCCA events from 19561959 subsequently owned by Porsche Club America luminary Laurie Leva. Delivered new West Coast Porsche agent Competition Motors of North Hollywood, California. In the 1960s, 550-079 was upgraded with factory ‘werks’ components to boost the car to then-current specifications. One of just 90 550 Spyders constructed between 19.
It was then sold to another racing driver, Edouard Margairaz, who used it to tackle Swiss hillclimb events.
PORSCHE 550 SPYDER DRIVER
After a brief time with the car, she passed it onto fellow Swiss driver Heinz Schiller, who raced the car across Europe, most notably at Monza and Avus. Nuts about any form of classic motorsport and muscle cars, Ciprian's currently working on a time machine that would take him back to the 1960s for a long vacation alongside Dan Gurney and Jim Hall.WORDS: NATHAN CHADWICK | PHOTOGRAPHY: MATHIEU HEURTAULTĪ barn-find 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder is due to be auctioned at Gooding & Co’s Hampton Court Concours of Elegance sale in London in September 2022.Ĭhassis 550-079 was first sold to Swiss racing driver Rita Rampinelli in red with white darts. Don’t let his grumpiness fool you though he’s more than excited to provide the latest news and reviews on the most interesting cars in the industry. Building a replica of the 550 Spyder is hardly a new idea because of the car's purity of design, its scarcity (90 were built) and its great success as Porsche's first purpose-built race car, the Spyder has often been copied. Additionally, he can give you several reasons why there’s still no replacement for displacement. Chassis 550-0090, a car that never saw competition, is one exception to this rule, and on Saturday, September 10, this particular 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder sold for a fee-inclusive price of 4. Nothing annoys him more than car electronics, and he just hates it when performance cars lack a third pedal. After three years of fruitless efforts to sell the car, fate intervened: A customer and friend, Joel Horvitz, realized his longtime dream of buying a genuine 550 Spyder, chassis number 60 ('Giant Killer,' HS&EC 18, February. A group of guys at one company in particular is especially passionate about recreating truly vintage automotive machinery: 502 Motorworks. The Porsche came with a partially completed aluminum body to replace the original, which had been destroyed in a fire. Ask him to choose between a BMW M4 and an Audi RS5, and he’ll gladly trade both for a beat-up ’Cuda. Fast-forward to today, and the beloved 550 Spyder lives on in replica form. He's a proud member of the TopSpeed team since early 2014.Īlthough he's into just about any type of vehicle, Ciprian is not your typical car enthusiast. 550 Spyder by Chamonix First Steer View 62 images View 62 images Almost identical to the legendary Porsche 550 Spyder, but with a 2. His automotive adventure started reporting on various motorsport events as a sports writer before moving onto a full-time auto career with various sites, including This Week In Motors and Autoevolution.
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