Sometimes, when I am driving my single cam, pushrod, 1200cc '64 bug around, I pretend it's a Spyder. 40hp baby!! That is a beautiful Spyder you have built. Cheers!
This is absolutely gorgeous! Hope the historic racing thing works out so no 60 year old aluminum will get bent in the future. Get hold of Jay Leno for some publicity.
I just looked up the price $320,000 USD these people are nuts!! I rather buy a Porsche 911 4s and Condo downtown!!! You can buy a nice kit car 550 sypder for $35k forget this car , keep it buddy!!
I am in the preliminary stages of figuring out the best fit 550, I want to begin with a "STOCK-ish" set up then I think mod it into something with an STi engine, AWD, 5 speed clutch tranny. I see this and I am also in the state of Florida like ALLOY, and always had a negative thing for fiberglass, etc. Is the car painted? available without paint? T)
Even though I'd LOVE to own a car like that because I loved James Dean's car R.I.P. Jimmy, I'm sorry but for 4 mill I'd much rather pay off my bills, help other poor people including fam and buy my own dream home as well as a brand new sports car. But that much just for ONE car? Nah! It's only for the MEGA rich! I think James Dean's Porsche was only $7,000 in '55! And now look how much one costs today! Unreal!! Jimmy would freak out if he knew that now days! :) Such a cute sexy little car!
100% с тобой согласен брат, мы хот роддеры - кастомайзеры России лучше поможем нуждающимся людям на Домбассе (Donbas), который каждый день обстреливают из американских - нато пушках.
I'd like to see an all aluminum vintage styled fiat 500 with the modern fiat 500 I2 engine. I imagine it would probably weigh in less than the 1100LB original stock weight, even with the larger engine. The mileage should be phenomenal, unfortunately I don't think the modern I2 is available in the US. It would probably perform good as well.
Sam - are you concerned about the electrical (galvanic?) interaction between dissimilar metals, and the potential/inevitable corrosion if the two are not properly insulated? Very interesting! Inquiring minds want to know!
Believe me no one will bring his/her original spyder 550 to challenge your replica. We are not millionaires to give that kind of money on replica. Make the prices reasonable so we can them
I am a former owner of the original 1956 550-1500 RS Porsche Spyder # 90....recently being offered for auction on the www. The only change that I can see and that I don't agree with is the color of the rear fender striping. It is Blue, not red, on the original. My mate, Fred Sebald, also built a Beck's fiberglass replica car using all our original photos of the original # 90. Check out the recent auction pages for the sale of the 550 #90, of Vijay Mallya's collection for yourself and for more history. Gail Patricia Bauderer-Sebald......
Hi Gail: Many thanks for your input. So great to hear from a name I've seen written in the historical Spyder record for years. Our family used to own 550-0053, some 20 years ago, as well. We have used 0090 as our chosen model for the SHAPE of our cars. We do agree that (yours) and Mr. Mallya's 550-0090 does indeed have blue spears on the clamshell fenders. Our re-creation decisions were laser-focused on the actual BUILD differences on later cars (high-rail 550's from 0076 thru your car) vs. early low-rail cars (0016-0075) but not the so-called prototypes 01-15. Many spyder experts deal with the minor to major differences from build to build. We were forced to include all of this information when building our cars. Yes, our cars are made from a 3D model and then a buck of Vijay's 0090. So our shape is as close to exact as we could muster. (The 3D model even shows minor blemishes on this still- unrestored stunner of a Spyder.) When it comes to fitment of mechanicals we offer original 4CAM engines, as 0090 has, plus a 356 push rod alternative. Similarly we offer many color choices. Our HOPE is to remain within the original 4 Porsche 550 Spyder body-color options but original cars had many choices for spear color, red, blue, white, black, none! with or without the gold leaf hand applied pinstripe border. If you would like to chat more, send me an email directly rob@550spyder.net I would be pleased to speak with you. Rob Edwards
Thanks for the reply. The choice of the Red color on the clam shell rear fenders...and the # 130 on your very special "Tribute 550 RS S pyder" remind me of a photo that I have of James Dean at a L.A. gas station stop...before he was accidentally killed in his car. Some of my own photos are being shared on the www for the "Bonhams Goodwood Revival Sale.....to take place on Sept. 11, 2016.....The 9-11 date is also my mate, Fred's, date of birth...and 911 is still my favorite model of the Porsche car owned by our family. My Best to You...beautiful work!
allergic to fibreglass?????? Guess I don't want a Porsche 904 GTS Carrera...or a Porsche 906,907,908,910,917,917/10,917/30...all made of fibreglass. You make a nice car...but a little more respect would do you well. Chuck Beck does a very nice car...most still on the road and youre kinda saying Porsche didn't know what they were doing with glassfibre. All of these Porsches I mentioned made of fibreglass were all winners.
you say its a handful?? lol.. Try running a 550 with a SharkWerks stroked 1986 3.4 930 Turbo with a G50 Transaxle whixh dynod at SW at 627BHP AND 561LBS/TRQ.. NOW let me ask... since I have a 1980 LP400S AND 1986 LP5000 QUATTROVALVOLE COUNTACH along with a pair of 08 Porsche GT3 RS & GT2 RS Manual 6 speeds.. along with my daily driver which is SUPERFORMANCE CONTINUATION STEEL TUB 1966 REGISTERED RHD GT40 MKII with a ROUSH SBF 427 and ZF QUAIFE RH SILL SHIFT 5 SPEED MOODY OWNED /Hutcherson driven Le Mans liivery #5. 3rd place var im Gold and Coral Pink trim exactly like chassis 23 except the weight and Hp are much more efficient than the Y block 427 and weighes over 350lbs less than the original and in the stand TX 2k17 ran 231.536mph...through 6 piston Brembo Brakes both front and rear..WHY spend such an indaane amount for a repkics.. its NOT. a continuation build as the GT40 CARROLL SHELBY SUPPORTED THE BUILD.. ITS 98% INTERCHANGEABLE WITH THE ORIGINAL...SOMETHING THAT THE '3D' PRINTED!!??? CAR YOU ARE BUILDING CAN NOT DO. BTW..HOW MUCH IS A 800 ORIGINAL KILOMETER 4 CAM 1.5L THAT WAS FRESHENED UP BY THE PORSCHE Dream shop in Stuttgart 7 months ago. If thecprice is right.. ill sell it. whats your emai?? I send u copies of the Paperwork from Porsche and historic provenance the whole drive train carries..I have the matching # Transaxle and entire totalled car...if u want tge chassis # and info as well as the cars i have..let me know. i have 16 930 Turbos my pop bought new starting in 1976 along with 1980 to 85 Euro cars being my dad and I were back living in the U.k.over that time period. we are obviously both British and STILL have Resident Alien Green Cards.. We own a small Vintage/Exotic manual transmission focused Dealership and mutivehicle certified repair shop here in Vail Colorado.. We also have a large collection of 1950s Jaguar Race cars in the warehouse. its up to u if ur interested..Take care.CB
I love these, I just made a review of one myself. Take a look if you want more Porsche 550 Spyder action: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4PWec_VKUYA.html. Thanks!
Yeah, it's nice, but the attention to details...not that nice. It's the panel gaps that show the true craftmanship.. at 4:22 I wasn't impressed anymore.
Oh come on! Really? You don't like the hood? You don't like the door? It is, after all, the second evolution of a hand made object. Me thinks the lady doth protest too much! Do you dislike Van Gogh for those annoying brushmarks? Or despise Picasso for his childishness? And Jackson Pollock for being too abstract? Who are we to judge the art and thus the artist? What great works have we brought forward? Dies ist ein bemerkenswertes Kunstwerk. Das ist der Hammer!!!
Probably wouldn't be interested in the original thing then. ALL hand made aluminum bodies have uneven panel gaps. The cold working of the aluminum is inconsistent due to the panels being hand hammered over a wooden buck and welded/riveted together As the metal expands and contracts with the weather the gaps spread and shrink unevenly. If you want it even you have to stamp the panels out and bold it together. The 356 is the same way and perfect originals look pretty rough.
