The 550 Spyder usually finished in the top three in its class. Each Spyder was designed and customized to be raced. A 1958 Porsche 550A Spyder sold at auction in 2018 by Bonhams for …

View the 1958 Porsche 550A Spyder for sale at Monterey 2018 in Monterey, California as S91.

The 1.5-liter Spyder won the Targa Florio outright, defeating a trio of 3.5 Ferraris, three 300SL Mercedes and a gaggle of Maseratis. “The greatest long-distance racer in the world” was Ken …

The definitive resource for everything Porsche type 550 spyder. From the design and production to racing days and spyders today both original and replica.

The 550 Spyder was the first sports car specially designed by Porsche with racing in mind, and its successes through the years provided a foundation on which the frame of the Porsche marque …

A completed Porsche 550A Spyder for an eager customer was a handsome machine with forward-folding headrest, shrouded rear-view mirror and token passenger seat.

Nov 13, 2017 · In 1956, Porsche replaced the 550 Spyder with the 550A, which used the brand’s first space-frame chassis to shed weight – as much as 95 pounds – while adding stiffness.

Porsche 550A RS Spyder (1956 – 1957) The 1956 version of the Porsche 550 was known as the 550A. It had a lighter and more rigid spaceframe chassis, and gave Porsche its first overall win …

Derived from Porsche’s initial purpose-built racing car, the mid-engined RS 550 Spyder, the 550A made its debut at the close of 1956. Distinguishing itself from its precursor, the 550A …

1956 Porsche 550A RS Spyder On June 10, 1956, 50 years ago, the company now known as Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, celebrated one of its biggest and most important racing …