A Porsche Werks car outside of the main Le Mans team, 550-0030 was a silver Spyder with red darts and beige interior, fitted with engine #P90020. Missed for the 1955 Mille Miglia, it debuted as a Werks entry at the May Eifel Race at the Nürburgring, where Karl Busch and Richard von Frankenberg finished 11th in class. Notably, the car received cut-in front nose air intakes for brake cooling, a modification that wouldn’t become standard until the second production run.

The Werks car’s standout outing came at the Caracas Sports Car Grand Prix, dubbed “Operation Caracas”, where a Spyder was flown to a race for the first time, with Huschke von Hanstein taking class victory.

Chassis #550-0030 has a documented race and ownership history that has been researched and verified through primary sources. Accurate provenance information for this car is available upon enquiry through the contact page.