Spyder 550 550A

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Interesting jack for 550-03

[Type550]

Gaisbergrennen is Vogel in the red spyder - 550-0040 and Mont Ventoux is Heini Walter in 550-0016

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ex-Heini Walter Sauter-Porsche mystery

Justin wrote

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Justin I believe Andrew to be the best to tell you the truth

What I know for sure

In 1955/1956 Heini W

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What I know for sure :
At the time this car was built by Kurt Sauter (end 1955/early 1956) Heini Walter was not yet a close friend of the Porsche family which he became when he bought his first 550 in 1957 (Justin say this 550 to be 550-016 when a Swiss site dedicated to Heini Walter say it was 550-010)
Here a pic of Heinin W

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Justin I have the same problem that yesterday with text posting without notice
Anyway I continue
Heini Walter became friend with the Porsche family only in the course of 1957 when after some successes with 550-010 or 016 he was given a factory 550 to drive

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On the above pic
First left x
2nd left : Hushke Von Hanstein
3rd left : Ferry Porsche
4th left I am not sure but may be Hans Hermann
Right : Heini Walter

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In another hand Kurt Sauter, as many Swiss, Austrian or German coachbuilder had good contact with Porsche Stuttgart as prooved by his 356 roadster pic taken in the Stuttgart Porsche factory yard

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Regarding the ex-Heini Walter Sauter Porsche ther is no evidence that this car was built starting from a 550 chassis
What is certain that the good Sauter/porsche relation helped him to obtain an ex-factory Fuhrmann 547 engine (90022)
The car who exist to day has nothing to do with the original car who was destroyed by Heini Walter early 1957 (some historian say during the Avus Sport cars race other say during the Usanne/Les Rangiers hillclimb race
Another view of this car with the beam open when they are hidden in the first one shown



The car existing today his a tribute car with a plastic body on a tubular chassis more or less a Beck replica modified

So Andrew and Steve if you have any info please let us know

[Steve Heinrichs]

Re Sauter KS-11:

Yes, this Sauter built car---not from a 550---was 1956 Sauter Bergspyder KS-11, utilizing motor 90022 directly from factory (meaning 90022 went into no other car first). See motor list in book.

See me in LA.

Steve Heinrichs

[JG]

[55Speedster]

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Hi John

Thanks for these superb Sauter pics
Have you an idea where and when they were taken ?
Two things worry me if this car is the same than Heini Walter one pictured at the St Ursanne Les Rangiers hillclimb race (same face with retractable beams) the wheels are not the same and the pilot is not Heini Walter

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Since yesterday I have done sope more search and found the in facr Kurt Sauter has buiilt 3 off Sauter Porsche
One foe Heini Walter
one for Peter Nebel
and one for Werner Brandle
Apparently had the face with retractable beams
one with the apparent beam as the red car as say it was a fake
Now this car was presented at the 2009 Goodwood festival as the Heini Walter Sauter Porsche
So Steve some more questions
Were the original Sauter Porsche aluminium or plastic body ?
Is the red car original or fake

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On the above pic the one on the trolley behind the VW is Heini Walter car (same wheels) the other one is the car on nJohn pics (VW type wheels)
I have discovered many intersting things on Kurt Sauter cars but no pore disgressions on this topic dedicated to 550
More to be posted on the dedicated topic the X---Porsche cars