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Porsche 550 Spyder  

1954-1955, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
54-55: flat-4/8V 9.5:1 1498cc.(91ci)

110DIN-hp

@7800rpm

73.4 hp/l 2x2bbl 86lb-ft. (117Nm)

@5000rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.5l110hp: 220kph/137mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 5.00-16 // 5.25-16
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 3600 x 1540 x 1050 mm (141.7 x 60.6 x 41.3 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2100 mm - 1290/1250 mm (82.7 in - 50.8/49.2 in)
some calculations: base aera: 5.54 m² (59.6 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.33 m² (~14.3 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 5.82 m³ (205.2 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 550 kg (1213 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 5.0 kg/hp (11.0 lb/hp) 200 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 24,600 DM  
production: just above 100

   

The Porsche 550 Spyder was the first Porsche model developed
for motor sport races. The 550 was based on the Porsche 356. It was called "550"
because it was the 550th construction of Porsche and not because it weighed 550kg.

Pictures taken at the "2010 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany
and at the "2011 Classic Days at Schloss Dyck" in Jüchen (near Mönchengladbach), Germany
 
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Pictures taken at the "2010 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany
and at the "2011 Classic Days at Schloss Dyck" in Jüchen (near Mönchengladbach), Germany
 
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Pictures taken at the "2009 Stadtparkrevival" in Hamburg, Germany
 
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Pictures taken at the "2010 Stadtparkrevival" in Hamburg, Germany
 
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Pictures taken at the "Technoclassica 2008" in Essen, Germany
 
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Pictures taken in 2003 in the Harz, Germany
This car is a replica
 
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Pictures taken at the "2010 Technorama" in Hildesheim, Germany
This car is a replica
 
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Pictures taken at the "2010 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany
 
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