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Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:10 am

mpribanic wrote: Here's some Spyders for Rollo to check out.

These were racing at Rennsport Reunion III in Daytona Beach, Florida today:

=P~

Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:35 am

mpribanic wrote: Rollo Tomasi wrote: Nop! but it will be very helpfull. Thanks!! first I need to look that 550 in the flesh and see if I can aford it. for now I had only saw the engine of it .
001 was here in a warehouse and was sold for like $180.000US to a guy in The US. People here tought that they made a super deal due to the car was not in very good shape, but after a great resto it later was sold for something like 2 millon.

Is this the car?

Correcto ! thats the car 550-01

Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:42 am

Is the red 550 a reproduction? :?

Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:48 pm

53 0val wrote: Is the red 550 a reproduction? :?

Not that I am aware of.

I don't think they would let a kit car 550 spyder on the race track for Rennsport Reunion.

Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:00 pm

I have never seen it before and I have attended the Historics at Monterey for thirty years. It has not shown up at any Porsche Parade I know of and has the "wrong" lights......bumpers, vents, mirrors,and badging. Not that all 550s were raced, but "RED" on a Porsche race car....... ????? They can put anything at the track, but did you see this car actually race? :?

I'm sure the car parked next to it is not a Porsche and didn't race either. :D

Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:40 pm

53 0val wrote: I have never seen it before and I have attended the Historics at Monterey for thirty years. It has not shown up at any Porsche Parade I know of and has the "wrong" lights......bumpers, vents, mirrors,and badging. Not that all 550s were raced, but "RED" on a Porsche race car....... ????? They can put anything at the track, but did you see this car actually race? :?

I'm sure the car parked next to it is not a Porsche and didn't race either. :D

I agree that I have never seen this car.(Not that I've seen everything) However, I did see it race in group 1, the Gmund class. It raced with RSK's, 550's, speedsters, a '51 coupe,...

I'm not saying it isn't a repop, but I did see this race on the track...

I'll look for a pic on track.

Maybe someone can comment on the car? Someone who might have raced against it?

Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:25 pm

Rollo Tomasi wrote: I have some leads to a 550 here, if I score, I will have to sell the 52

It's amazing that they left cars down there back then, only to be used as a chicken coupe. I wonder how many 550's are unaccounted for. Can't be very many. Maybe 002 is still running around down there as a dunn buggy.

Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:51 am

Herrate took 550-02 to Guatemala after 1954 died and his Family preserved the car for many years some said that 550-02 is now in Venezuela.

Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:41 pm

Here's my new baby!

I just drove her from San Diego to Phoenix and will have her delivered the rest of the way to Florida next week. Ran sweet the whole way, getting 20mpg. Has the original engine/trans along with original, dry undercarriage. The paint was done in the late 60s, early 70s, so it shows its age, but I feel comfortable with what's underneath :-)

I need to find some 16s and the original bee hive tail lights were replaced with later teardrops. Other than that and a few other details she's complete. According to the Kardex, the original color was a custom ordered "Dark Brown Metallic ". It's one of the 798 '53 model year coupes manufactured in '54, so it says 1954 on the VIN plate but has all the features of a '53.

Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:38 pm

Congratulations!

Can't wait to see it in person... We have a monthly breakfast on the first Saturday of every month in Jacksonville. You should drive it the 70+ miles to shoot the breeze.

Where did you find this coupe for sale?
Internet? Car trader? 356 Registry? friend of a friend?

Drive 'Em!

Mark

Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:53 pm

mpribanic wrote: Congratulations!

Can't wait to see it in person... We have a monthly breakfast on the first Saturday of every month in Jacksonville. You should drive it the 70+ miles to shoot the breeze.

Where did you find this coupe for sale?
Internet? Car trader? 356 Registry? friend of a friend?

Drive 'Em!

Mark

Thanks! Yeah, that sounds good. Let me know the info and I try to do that.

It was listed by a Registry member.

Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:44 pm

Really nice car, I've seen it in person. It was on the Registry site for a while too.

Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:16 pm

EverettB wrote: Really nice car, I've seen it in person. It was on the Registry site for a while too.

Thank you. Yes, the 356 Registry classifieds is where I saw it.

Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:11 pm

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/3.jpg

Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:55 am

wow those are some nice porsche's

Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:30 pm

Saw this over at the new 356 Registry Forum

Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:58 pm

I noticed that too. Those trim rings look pretty good....

Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:06 pm

jjjjack wrote: I noticed that too. Those trim rings look pretty good....

I noticed the same thing! Have you decided to go with black wheels? Maybe with some chrome trim rings?

Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:56 pm

LOL. Yeah, I'm going with black wheels. Still waffling between blackwalls, whitewalls, and now, trim rings :-)

Got my '53 FL plate a few weeks ago and need to make a run to Tallahassee soon....

Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:32 pm

Were you able to find an Alachua county code tag?

Looking forward to seeing your '53 at a Florida Owners Group event.

Mark