The inner body panels and scuttle hoop are painted to match the exterior color, and the floorpans are exposed aluminum. The cockpit houses two aluminum-framed bucket seats trimmed in tan “barber-pole” textured vinyl. Brake cooling is assisted by vented backing plates with air deflectors. The braking system incorporates aluminum drums and duplex actuation up front. Lemmerz 16” pressed-steel wheels are painted blue and wear Michelin X tires, and a matching spare is secured with leather straps aft of the engine, under the rear clamshell. The seller notes that the driver-side rear wheel well has a rub mark caused by a towing strap, and that the passenger-side rear wheel well has a tire rub mark. Design features include a Perspex windscreen for the the driver, an aluminum tonneau panel for the passenger side, a Monza-style fuel cap, and a fared-in sideview mirror. The livery was inspired by a 550 Spyder that raced at Le Mans in 1955. The body is finished in Ivory, a 1950s Porsche color, and features blue spears on the rear fenders. The frame is constructed from welded, cold-drawn steel tubing and has been powder coated black. Assembly of the car was then completed by 502 in Kentucky. A coachbuilder in the UK hand formed the aluminum bodywork for this re-creation using bucks and jigs provided by 502 Motorworks. Just 90 examples of the original 550 Spyder model were produced between 19, including cars allocated both to customers and Porsche works racing teams. It is now offered by the builder with an FIA Historic Technical Passport, photos from the build, and a clean Kentucky title that describes the car as a 1955 Special. Following completion in 2017, this 550 Spyder re-creation received certification from the FIA for participation in historic racing. The exterior is finished in ivory with blue rear-fender spears, and the interior features a banjo steering wheel, period-look VDO instrumentation, and bucket seats upholstered in tan vinyl. Power is provided by a mid-mounted 1.5L flat-four sourced from a 356, and additional features include a Type 519 transaxle, Solex carburetors, twin Bendix fuel pumps, alloy brake drums, adjustable torsion bars, and 16” Lemmerz wide-five wheels.
PORSCHE 550 SPYDER FREE
Here, we can run free and share our passion, that's what we do.This Porsche 550 Spyder re-creation was built by 502 Motorworks and features hand-formed aluminum bodywork over a tubular ladder frame. So we decided to build us a home on the Internet. We’ve spent our lives in love with performance classic cars and we know you have too. It exists to celebrate classic sports motoring culture, and to showcase the passion and ingenuity of so many hearts, minds and souls who made the motoring world what it is. SpeedHolics is a modern editorial platform, made by sport cars lovers, for sport cars lovers. Because these little roadsters were ostensibly required to be street driven, they were fitted with a token canvas tonneau that met the letter of the rulebook but were otherwise better left folded away in the garage.” In a chassis that weighed barely 590 kilograms, 550s were capable of top speeds approaching 210 km/h (140 mph), dependent on gearing. With compression of 9.5:1 and breathing through a pair 2-barrel Solex PJJ downdraft carburetors, this engine produced a strong 110 brake horsepower.
It featured dry-sump lubrication and two spark plugs per cylinder. Cam timing took dozens of man-hours to properly establish, but once all the clearances were correctly set, the high- revving motor was very reliable.
PORSCHE 550 SPYDER SERIES
Its camshafts were driven off the Hirth-patent built-up roller-bearing crankshaft by a series of shafts and crown wheels. This marvellous but complex engine, called the ‘Drawer motor’ because its engineering drawings were quickly hidden in Fuhrmann’s desk whenever Dr Porsche walked into his office, was an all-alloy unit displacing 1,498 cubic centimetres.
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