Spyder 550 550A

[neilbardsley]

I'm never noticed before the coil is further away from the engine than a 356 so cooler? Howwever, this looks like an early 4 cam there is dizzy ther on the heads so prone to problems?

[356]

[Type550]

I miss the banter with Steve - there are so many questions that need answers, like who and what is this which came up when searching for Milivoj Bozic and 550A-0137..?

[Carrera GT]

Thanks for your mention about Steve.

Yes .. Steve Heinrichs is truly missed. What a unique and passionate Porsche collector, historian, and author he was. He was willing to help so many people. Looking back, I am very pleased to have been associated with him in the Carrera Book. And he was a very great friend to me as well.

Michael Doyle

[356]

I long for those sessions as well Andrew. He is sorely missed.
~Vance

[356]

[Type550]

[356]

[Type550]

The body is complete on this one, now comes the paint and assembly

[356]

[356]

[Type550]

[Porschinelle]

Hi Andrew
Have you an idea where and when was taken the below pic you posted this morning ?


If I am right car race number 1 in the middle of the pic is 550-082 belonging at that time to the Ecurie Nationale Belge
This car was raced to the 7th place overall in the 1956 Sweden GP (18/08/1956) by the famous Belgium female pilot Gilberte Thirion teamping with another famous non-professionnal (he was working for the Petrol company BP) Belgium pilot Claude Dubois

[Porschinelle]

Above yellow 550 race number 22 should be that same 550-082 always at the Sweden GP but one year later in August 1957 that time driven by Georges Hacquin/Yves Tassin with a 8th overall

Is it that same 550-082 who raced the 1957 Le Mans in tghe hands of that same Georges Hacquin teaming with Claude Dubois ?




If so have do you an idea why they fit this funny windscreen ?

[Porschinelle]

A last pic of 550-082 at the 1957 La Roche (Belgium) hill climb driven by Claude Dubois


and to conclude the pic of 550-082 at the 1956 Sweden GP who should have post below Gilberte Thirion at the wheel