Sportscar ace Jack McAfee was well-versed in racing powerful, if temperamental, Ferraris for team owner John Edgar. Recognizing the superior...
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The Porsche 550 was Porsche’s first production racing car. The car was completely street legal, so it could be driven...
Porsche’s Spyders stole the limelight, but in the 1950s they had serious rivals in both BMW and EMW, who produced...
Porsche 550A RS Spyder Pictures Appearing at the end of 1956, the 550A differed from its predecessor by use of...
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Sir Stirling sits back and relaxes at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed after being interviewed by the author It...
© Porsche Spyders 1956-1964: Type 550A, RSK and 718 With just 125 pages in total, this book is not a...
A rare and iconic ex-Le Mans Porsche 550A Spyder will come under the hammer at Bonhams’ Scottsdale sale on 19...
The 550A was based on Porsche’s first purpose-built racing car, the mid-engined RS 550 Spyder. Appearing at the end of 1956, the 550A differed from its predecessor by use of a full tube spaceframe with several rear supportive cross-members, rather than the heavier welded-up sheet steel internal structure of the 550. The rear swing axles of the 550 were replaced by a new low-pivot arrangement that made handling much more predictable.
