Spyder 550 550A

[Porschinelle]

I have also found a tchecoslovaquian Porsche site where I found the answer to my questions :
Jaroslav Juhan picture and a spyder number 56 was taken during the 1954 Carrera Panamericana he finished 4th behind Hans Hermann number 55

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ermann or Jaroslav Juhan behind a 356
ahead of 2 off Borgward (German company now part of Audi) who in the 50's were a strong competitor por Porsche

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Last precision Jaroslav Juhan driving a spyder number 34 was taken during the 1955 Buenos Aires 1000 kilometers race he won as seen on the pic where he receive is winner cup

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Jaroslav Juhan died in 2011 at the age of 90
In 2010 he visited the Paris Retromobile car show (similar to the Essen carshow in smaller)
Its during the 2014 edition of this carshow, to be held early Feb this year that RM auction are going to auctione

er the Dickie Stoop 904

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A 550 spyder at the start of the 1955 Agadir (Maroco) Grand prix
Question for Steve or Andrew : How many 550 with Rudge type wheels as this one ?

[Steve Heinrichs]

Beats the hell out of me.

Steve Heinrichs

[Type550]

only 05 and 07 (both cars look very similar, but 05 had a lid for the engine bay and 07 had the whole rear clam open like the customer cars - see the panel join behind the driver's door)