Porsche 550 spyder

J. Dean porsche 550 spyder "little bastard"

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I ordered a Spyder this week from Vintage Motorcars (Vintage Spyders) because I like their body's and frames and I also think Greg is a good guy. I'm looking forward to seeing my beautiful new machine months from now but am stuck with some decision...

The Porsche 550 Spyder was introduced in 1953 at the Paris Motor Show. The 550 became known as Spyder or RS, and gave Porsche its first overall win in a major sports car racing event, the 1956 Targa Florio. The 550 was probably best known as the car of choice for cultural icon James Dean. It was also the car he died in.

James Dean drives his Porsche 550 Spyder, ‘The Little Bastard’ ~ Los Angeles, Sept 1955

The Porsche 550 was a sports car produced by Porsche from 1953-1956. Inspired by the Porsche 356 which was created by Ferry Porsche, and some spyder prototypes built and raced by Walter Glöckler starting in 1951, the factory decided to build a car designed for use in auto racing. The model Porsche 550 Spyder was introduced at the 1953 Paris Auto Show. The 550 was very low to the ground, in order to be efficient for racing. In fact, former German Formula One racer Hans Herrmann drove it under…

“James Dean and Lil Bastard, his Porsche 550 Spyder.”

Custom Aluminum Skinned Body!Porsche 2.7L Engine with Webers 190HP!Porsche 5-Speed with Limited SlipStunning Porsche Silver with Tan LeatherThis 550 Spyder is all aluminum with a Porsche silver painted fiberglass skin. All the aluminum work was done by Mr. Greg Bates in California who has restored several of Jerry Seinfelds real 550s and RSKs. Mr. Bates, has expert knowledge of the Porsche Spyders and is a master metal fabricator. It took him over two y...

Dean's 550 was customized by George Barris, who would go on to design the Batmobile. Dean's Porsche was numbered 130 at the front, side and back. The car had a tartan on the seating and two red stripes at the rear of its wheelwell. The car was given the nickname 'Little Bastard' by Bill Hickman, his language coach on Giant. Dean asked custom car painter and pin striper Dean Jeffries to paint Little Bastard on the car.When Dean introduced himself to Alec Guinness outside a restaurant, he…

Dean's 550 was customized by George Barris, who would go on to design the Batmobile. Dean's Porsche was numbered 130 at the front, side and back. The car had a tartan on the seating and two red stripes at the rear of its wheelwell. The car was given the nickname 'Little Bastard' by Bill Hickman, his language coach on Giant. Dean asked custom car painter and pin striper Dean Jeffries to paint Little Bastard on the car.When Dean introduced himself to Alec Guinness outside a restaurant, he…

Geinspireerd door de Porsche 356 en een aantal spyder prototypes die door Walter Glöckler waren gebouwd en waarin hij zelf ook racete besloot Porsche in...

The Porsche 550 A came out in 1956 as a successor to Porsche's first racing car, the 550 Spyder. Differing in construction, the 550 A had a full tube spaceframe

Porsche’s brilliant ‘giant killer’, the 550 Spyder, earned a special place in the annals of international motor racing history. The fledgling automaker’s first product specifically designed for competition, it was inspired by several successful Porsche-powered, privateer-built ‘specials’ in the early 1950s. Quick to succeed, the open-topped, mid-engined Spyders dominated their inaugural outing at the Nürburgring in May 1953 in preparation for Le Mans a month later, where they would claim 1st…