#PORSCHE 550 SPYDER FULL#
However, there was no soft top or full windscreen. This gave customers the choice between racing it or using it as a sports car in good weather. Since the car had a full registration, it was allowed to participate in public road traffic. In this way, Porsche financed the development costs retrospectively.
#PORSCHE 550 SPYDER DRIVERS#
In addition to the factory team, private teams and drivers from all over the world could also order a 550. These cars were visually distinguished from the earlier examples by different headlights and a modified rear end. In 1955, the order for body construction of the car, which was now only available as a Spyder, was shifted to Wendler in Reutlingen. Porsche commissioned both Spyders and a few Coupés there. The bodies of the first examples came from Karosseriewerke Weinsberg. A box frame welded together from tubes formed the flat base for the 550. To prevent spinning wheels in tight corners, a limited-slip differential from ZF was used. The clutch followed behind the engine and a fully synchronized four-speed gearbox behind the rear axle. Initially, 81 kW/110 hp and 121 Nm of torque were available.
Ernst Fuhrmann developed the 1.5-liter light-alloy engine. 1.5-liter mid-engineĪs with the very first 356, Porsche engineers designed a mid-engine vehicle. In Zuffenhausen, an in-house design was created in 1953, which was given the design number 550. A total of seven of these one-offs were built, known today as the Glöckler-Porsches. The technicians used components from VW and Porsche, but moved the four-cylinder boxer engines to the center directly behind the driver. In his spare time, however, he took trips to race tracks from 1950 onwards and had his own designs built in his workshop for this purpose. He actually sold Volkswagen and Porsche cars in Frankfurt, Germany. In retrospect, Walter Glöckler is considered to have given the idea. The company from Zuffenhausen made its first racing appearances with the 356, but it quickly became clear that a thoroughbred race car would be more suitable. But this success story once began small and with little power. Whether it’s the 917, 936, 956, 962 or 919 Hybrid, they’ve all taken overall victories at Le Mans. These 4CAM engines have increased in value over 50% in the last few years! This is what makes our cars closer to the real deal it’s an investment that you can drive and the visceral driving experience is exactly like an original aluminum Porsche 550 Spyder!Ĭontact me (email or phone) to chat about Spyders, our build process or to test drive your next investment on wheels.Racing sports cars from the Porsche brand are known worldwide for their motorsport successes. A Spyder Creation 550 is an exact replica, in aluminum, and includes an original Porsche 4CAM engine the engine alone is currently selling for $270,000. Originals are selling at auction for over $4.5 million.įiberglass replicas sell for $30,000 - $50,000 and they are fun cars, but they aren’t quite the real deal. 60 years later, it is still one of the most coveted sports cars of all time. Porsche built only 90 550 Spyders from 1953-1956. Yes, we are using original engines from 1955 in these cars! And we fit the car with original transmissions, engines, suspension parts – every part is either an original (NOS) or made from an original part.
We used Chassis 550-0086 as a template to build our chassis. We built molds (called bucks) upon which we hand-hammer the panels. But, we have succeeded! We began by scanning 550-0090 (the last one ever built) into a functional 3D model.
Three and a half years reverse engineering every chassis tube, body line, every discrete part. We have re-created the venerable 550 Spyder with the same soul and essence as the original. There is no fiberglass on this work of art. The 550 Spyder is THE car and shape that put Ferdinand Porsche on the map and it is usually classified as the most iconic and, arguably, the most beautiful sports car ever produced.
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