Spyder 550 550A

[neilbardsley]

Here is another one. I haven't seen a 550 with the two air vents behind the seats before. Often they have leather straps there. Here I think that they almost drive it own a large step!

550

[Steve Heinrichs]

VERY COOL.

Achim and Dieter.

Steve Heinrichs

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[neilbardsley]

Can someone tell me about the head rests on the 550s? Where they put on/off for certain races or just certain one? Did they improve the aerodynamcis?

[Type550]

They were mainly fitted to comply with the 1957 FIA safety standards where all cars needed to be fitted with a roll bar. The roll bar was under the cowl. The cowl was stock on the 550A, but not a factory option on the RS550

[neilbardsley]

I was going to download one of your excellent poster but then on fb you delay me because you were working on a new one which looked good?

[neilbardsley]

I was going to download one of your excellent posters but then on fb you delay me because you were working on a new one which looked good?

[Type550]

The new posters will be worth the wait Neil. A good friend of mine and ex employee is an amazing designer and although he is not redesigning them, he is using his skills to make them more period, which I am wrapped about. We are in the final stages of completing them. I am also looking at doing some limited edition screenprints which will be 1000mm x 750mm (39" x 30") which will have a beautiful flat layered 50s feel - very similar to the original designs of the time. Although it is a large outlay just to print 100, I believe they will be highly sought after.

Here are the updated posters so far...

[neilbardsley]

Nice. So the idea with these one if that you print and post? I like the idea of printing locally but I guess you have found a good printer and you want to ensure quality. Your guess on price?

[Type550]

With the 550A design with the cowl, this is the roll bar it is covering...

[Type550]

With the screenprinted posters, there is a lot of set up costs as they will be 6-8 colours each. I see them around the $250 mark each, which is pretty good value for a limited edition original

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