Chassis 02 was one of the two 550s with which Porsche began its first sports car racing programme. Built to 550/1 specification, this brace of cars (01 and 02) both received a chassis and body…
Read MoreChassis 01 was the first 550 assembled by Porsche and one of two examples completed to 550/1 specification. This pair (01 and 02) both received a chassis and body fabricated by Weidenhausen in…
Read MoreChassis 0036 was the 550 purchased new by Frankfurt racing driver, Theo Helfrich. Between 1949 and 1953, Helfrich mostly campaigned Veritas cars in a mixture of sports and monoposto events.
Read MoreChassis 0141 was one of the last Porsche 550s built. It was completed in March 1958 and dispatched to the Austrian distributor, Porsche Salzburg. The 550 was purchased by Austrian composer, pianist…
Read MoreChassis 0031 was completed on March 12th 1955. It was painted silver with red accents. The buyer was Walter Ringgenberg, a hotelier and restaurateur from Bern. Ringgenberg was a personal…
Read MorePorsche 550 chassis 0055 was famously acquired new by the American actor, James Dean. On September 18th 1955, Dean’s friend and fellow Porsche 356 Speedster owner, Lew Bracker, had…
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