Spyder 550 550A

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[JTR70]

That is epic Andrew!! Congratulations!

[Type550]

it will be epic! I am catching up with the owner when I am in Paris in September to go through the details

[356]

An amazing Opportunity Andrew and cannot wait to see photos and tales of your adventure.
~Vance

This will look great on you.

[Type550]

[Trevor]

[Jbrooks]

I thought I posted these Saturday but they did not stick. This car is amazing

[neilbardsley]

You lucky man!

[Type550]

Best in class at Goodwood - my ride in next year's Mille Miglia - 550-0020!

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[Blechquäler]

Well, indeed, that firewall might tell us a roll over story....

[Type550]

The car was in a serious roll over accident and was repaired with the front of an RSK! This would probably explain the poor coach work in the restoration!

[Blechquäler]

Not excluded that it is an original car but if, something strange must have happened.
Please look at the firewall, it looks very dented.
(Interesting bulb behind the wall - for a bigger engine?)
Any bigger accident recorded with 013 being involved?

[Type550]

You are right - the front hood is very narrow!

At this point I have put it down to a process of elimination. That style spyder was one of the LeMans Werks cars, so either 550-10, 550-11, 550-12 or 550-13 (550-14 was a special design Spyder)

Here is 550-10



550-11 was burnt to the ground - the only thing that survived is the door which I have



550-12 is in the Porsche collection



So that only leaves 550-13, but as I have never seen the number restored, this might not be an original!

[Blechquäler]

Hi Andrew,
how come that you believe this is 550-013?
Is it only because of two additional lights?
If it's the same car, it must have underwent some bigger operations.
For example:
The front hood in the first photo is way smaller than in the next photo
-about 10cm in width and length.
The additional lights are sitting not on but in the body.
Different filler neck and mirror housing e.c.
Do you have other photos of a repaired or modified 013?
It might be the same car but those are things that I see on the first view, probably cause it's my job to do sheet metal work every day...