1950 Porsche Spyder 550 Mounted On The Wall

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1950 porsche spyder 550 mounted on the wall.

Gil who with his father owns one of the world s largest private car collections has a 1950 porsche spyder 550 mounted on the wall of his own home as art. The porsche 550 is a mid engine car with an air cooled four cylinder engine following the precedent of the 1948 porsche 356 1 prototype designed by ferry porsche. Vintage spyders offers three engine options. His successes led to porsche s decision to build the first porsche specifically developed for racing the 550.

Porsche boxster and porsche 550 spyder a 1956. At the start of the 1960s by creating the 718 rs 60 spyder porsche continued to expand the successful concept of the legendary 550 spyder and its successor models lightweight lower center of gravity mid mounted engine great maneuverability and sparked waves of excitement in countless mountain and long distance races. The porsche 550 was a racing sports car produced by porsche from 1953 to 1956. We currently offer three options for our vintage spyder.

The engine was based on the vw beetle flat 4. Type 1 engines type iv 914 engines or water cooled subaru. This vintage motorcars spyder is a replica modeled after the 1955 porsche 550 spyder and finished in silver over a red interior. The porsche 550 spyder a very brief history the porsche 550 spyder was inspired by the original porsche 356.

If you re a porsche fanatic you could opt for posters and model cars but if you ve got the dough why not mount a real porsche on your walls. Dezer 34 had a 1950 porsche spyder 550 mounted to the wall in the living room of his 8 000 square ft sunny isles condo. The car was built by vintage motorcars of hawaiian gardens california in 1998 and acquired by the seller out of indiana in 2015 reportedly from its original owner. Stage 1 kit deluxe kit and turn key less engine and transmission.

From 1951 porsche 356 prototypes were built and raced by walter glockler. In that time only 90 porsche 550s were produced but it quickly established dominance in the 1 1 and 1 5 liter classes. Gil dezer sure did. Porsche 550 spyder a 1956 mid engine 4cylinder air cooled 95 kw 130hp.