Porsche attended the 1955 Paris Auto Show with a small stand consisting of three models of the Porsche 356 and one Porsche 550 Spyder which was aimed at customers who wanted a car to race on weekends then be able to drive it home. Porsche built a Spyder specifically to showcase there with options such

Recently there was a replica 550 for sale in the UK. These sort of cars come up often and depending on the build quality or builder, there are quite a few desirable ‘toys’ you can buy for good value. Unfortunately this is not one of them and although the owner has decided to get creative

In June 1955, one of the weekend sports car races took place in Lawrenceville. While searching through a number of random black and white photos of the event, I came across one of a 550 Spyder with the engine bay open and a mechanic making some adjustments to the quad cam engine. Something was very

Many Porsche 550s were involved in accidents during the racing days of the 50s, some were minor and a few blows with a hammer usually did the trick, but other crashes destroyed the car beyond repair, sometimes taking their driver with them. As a Porsche sometimes cost more to repair locally or send back to

The car show season has begun again for another year, and the InterClassics & TopMobiel exhibition held in Maastricht, Netherlands will get the ball rolling by featuring the link between Porsche and the Mille Miglia – the greatest modern day road race. Over the next few days, from 13-15th January, some the most desirable cars

I have always been fascinated with the small details on each 550 that makes them unique. One detail in particular is found on two early model customer 550s – 550-0016 and 550-0017, but never continued on other builds. It is the appearance of colored rims, where the rims were painted to match the color scheme

I have attended race day many times in Melbourne at the Australian GP and experienced the rivalry between teams and the thrill of the chase. Once I was fortunate enough to get a pit pass which gave me the privilege of walking passed the teams preparing the F1 cars before they went out for their

To celebrate 50 years of motorsport in Belgium, the Auto World Car Museum in Brussels is holding a racing exhibition called ‘Belgian Racing Legends’. Pierre Fathers was assigned the task to create a dramatic backdrop scene to capture the racing atmosphere of a Grand Prix circuit. There are more than 40 historic vehicles from Belgian

For those who want to take their 550 passion to the next level, it is time to update your meals table. Here is a seating area for 4 people carefully designed out of a fiberglass Spyder. If you need the specs to measure up to see if it fits, the total size is approximately 330cm

With an average of 150 hits a day on the type550.com website with around 75% of them being new visitors, I am getting a lot of new information sent to me about 550s. A new discovery of a 550 which I don’t have record of is a great find for me and then for the