Porsche 550 spyder
 

This car is stunning! It was visiting a neighbors home over the week end (was told he's an antique VW/Porsche enthusiast book author) and I had to stop. I checked the net and found a couple of replica car kit makers and am almost considering building one - wish I had the 3rd garage stall more than ever- If its real anyone know whats it worth?

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Its tiny and couldn't weigh more than 1,500lbs - couldn't take a lot of power to make it a fun car to drive. Its easy to see how James Dean died in one, its about knee high at the door top!

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If Im not mistaken the 550 had one of the fisrt 4 cam engines.
The engine alone is worth 200k or more.
That car (real) Im guessing maybe 1mil. depending on the buyer

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The only thing missing are the red stripes on the top of the quarter panels.
They are a 550 trade mark

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If your going to build one,Its best to find a early 911 or 912 as the doner car. Not a VW.

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I was thinking a complete kit - wiuldn't want a hypo engine or anything

http://www.thunderranch.com/550.html

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I should have never looked :eek: :D

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I built a 356 Replica and a Cobra replica. Fun projects--but one hell of a lot of work and the manuals were pretty marginal. The Cobra was a blast to drive but everytime I drov it I lost 10 pounds--it was just hot as hell in the cockpit. The 356 gets more looks than the Cobra ever did.

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Nice cars -- I think everyone assumes a Cobra is a kit car, pretty much all you see on the road - not so much with the 356