Porsche 550 Spyder Replica, 1955
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Chassis No.: 550051B
- Exterior: Silver
- Interior: Blue
- Body: Replica
- Professional ground-up build
- Estimated $725,000 invested in build
- Chassis and hand-hammered aluminum body built by Alloy Cars of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Engine sourced by renowned Porsche 4-cam expert Paul Willison of Willison Westerkat in Lake Park, Florida
- Final assembly and sorting completed by the Wilson Collection in Jupiter, Florida
- Built from original parts procured over many years of searching including a correct original wiring harness, 60mm front brakes, 40mm rear brakes and correct wheels
- Early period correct split-case transaxle
- Period correct tires
- Offered on Florida title
The Porsche 550 Spyder is an unquestioned icon of the automotive industry, known for its incredible record of success on race tracks around the world, as well as being an incredibly fun-to-drive car on the street. As Porsche’s first purpose-built race car, it made an indelible stamp on the international motorsports by winning its class at Le Mans in 1955 and scoring the overall win at the 1956 Targa Florio. The 550 Spyder regularly defeated cars that raced in higher classifications and were armed with significantly more engine displacement.
The 550 Spyder’s signature piece was its racy 4-cam engine, and its legend only grew as famous owners like James Dean competed regularly in this little Porsche. This Porsche 550 Spyder Replica was built from the ground up for the Wilson Collection in Jupiter, Florida. The chassis and hand-hammered, all-aluminum body were built by Alloy Cars of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the engine was sourced through and rebuilt by renowned Porsche 4-cam expert Paul Willison of Willison Werkstat in Lake Park, Florida. Final assembly of the recreation and sorting was completed in-house by the Wilson Collection.
The recreation was built from original parts procured over many years of searching, with those parts including (but not limited to) the correct, original wiring harness, 60mm front brakes, 40mm rear brakes and correct, original wheels. The recreation also features an early period-correct split-case transaxle and period-correct tires. The vehicle will be sold with a Florida title, meaning its lucky new owner will be able to enjoy this exciting car on either the track or the street.
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