Mystery spyder of the week
June 9th, 2011
This particular 550 spyder was featured at this year’s Techno Classica on display amongst 550-0016 and other restored classics on the Hackenberg stand. I am not sure if it has been recently sold, but it previously was owned and historically raced by Norbert and Sylvia Wollner in events such as the 2004-2006 ‘Le mitiche sport
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June 3rd, 2011
In November 1955, the Porsche factory sent a team across to the Venezualan GP, which was known as ‘Operation Caracas‘, with the head of the racing department Huschke von Hanstein as the car’s driver. The spyder was up against the bigger engine Ferraris and Maseratis, where Fangio won the race outright in his Marerati 300
Pump up the price…
May 31st, 2011
To give that original look to a 550, it is important to add accessories which are period correct. The 550 was fitted with a pair of Autopulse fuel pumps which were located in the driver’s side footwell so they could be adjusted or fixed easily if there was a fuel blockage. Recently on eBay a
The gathering of Spyders at Carlisle
May 29th, 2011
The build up to the 2011 Carlisle Import & Kit Nationals has come and gone for another year. Once again the 8th annual Speedsters Meet Spyders weekend was seen as the highlight of the event held between May 19-22 in (not so sunny, with a touch of rain) Pennsylvania. This is truly a unique and
Schuco 550 finally released
May 29th, 2011
Following the launch by SCHUCO of the “Edition 1:18 Exclusive” range at the 62nd International Toy Fair in Nuremberg earlier this year, a number of the models displayed, including the one-off prototype of the blue 550 spyder, has finally gone into full production and released to the public. With great anticipation, this true-to-life detail model
In the pits with 550-0036
May 24th, 2011
Today many 550s are restored to pristine condition and paraded in concourses around the world. But we must remember these machines were designed to race and a young German driver – Peter Nöcker started his racing career in 1956 in a Porsche 550 spyder. His debut was in the Prix de Paris followed by round
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