Is this an old pic of 02 as well?
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Andrew, in the above photo Jack Staggs believes that might be James Dean in his Speedster but its up against a 550A. Was he killed before these began competing? By the way I recognize it as such due only to your tutelage.
~Vance
Is this 550-03 here in 1953?
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Hi Vance - you are correct that it is a 550A which was released in 1956, so after the death of Dean. Jean Pierre Kunstle always raced under #118, but after his 550-0069, he bought the red 550A-0104. It is thought that he raced that car until the end of the '58 season, but he also drove the silver 550A-0133 which was entered into the 1958 12 h Sebring #45 with Ken Miles.
The following race at Palm Springs you can still see the Sebring number under the #118
The cowl had a Swiss flag sticker on it which indicates that it was Kunstle's car.
The race with the white 356 #24 I believe was at Pomona in October 1957 and the 356 was raced by Ed Baker who finished 9th. Kunstle finished 2nd
Driving the road to discovery - www.type550.com
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55O-05 was displayed at the Paris Carshow in October 1953 with a 4 cams Fuhrmann
idem for 550-06 at New York in October 1953
Questions early spiders had huge body modifications were at the same time their push rod engine replaced by 4 cams ? and if so when ?
Do you know if original 550 push rod engine delivering 98 HP still exist to day and if so where ?
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