Spyder 550 550A

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Thank you Andrew. Returned to its former glory, how wonderful to see.
~Vance

[Henk Vasmel]

Obviously TT '55. A have 550-0046 as chassis number. In the column Alt-chassis, there is 550-15. So at least another source has shown that number. Now looking carefully at the pictures here and on www.type550.com, I consider it possible that the above car maybe 550-15.But that number is listed for start number 29. So I am still confused. And could 550-0047 also play a role here?

[Type550]

Here it is today.

Bill - in my files I have a name - Bill Bencker - do you know who he is?

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Andrew, are there any photos of this car as it sits today?

[Type550]

[Type550]

Thanks for the details Bill - much appreciated

[Bill Brown]

Lynn Larson here in Lincoln owned 5500083. I helped put the car back together after we got it back from Jo Stafford`s shop in Mass. Don Bell ran 0083 at the 1982 Monterey Historics with the Devin body....listed as "Porsche Special" in the catalog. I built a pushrod engine for it when running the Colorado Grand.....ran at Mille Miglia ca. 1990 with its orig engine 90087. Now lives in Colorado.

[Type550]

Why would they change the race number decals for the actual race??

[Type550]

I think Bill was just involved in changing the Devin back into a 550 body, but he didn't do the bodywork on it Justin. Yes Vance, I wish Steve was still around too. I constantly find discrepancies in the Carrera book, but there is no one to bounce it off - this last week was one of those weeks that the history of four 550/550A spyders were in question - still none the wiser!

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I sure wish Steve H. was still around to discuss. ~Vance

[JTR70]

Hey Andrew, Bill Brown owned this car or just restored it?

[Type550]

Just doing some research on 550-0083 which was rebodied into a Devin Spyder. From memory Bill Brown did the restoration on it. Lynn owned it at the time (does anyone know his surname?) Recently came across this photo of it in full flight when Gene Cates raced it in 1960. Does anyone else have some info on this car..?

[Type550]

Great photo of 550-10 after it returned from Holland for the 1954 German GP at Avus

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