Porsche 550 Spyder

The car made famous by James Dean. Known as the giant killer, Little Bastard s/n 550-0055 has been missing since the 50’s. The transmission sells every now and then to new owners and the engine still resides in a Lotus IX. The car has all but vanished but sadly it’s not the only Spyder missing.

The early Porsche racecars were famous for doing more with less. Lower weight, smaller motors often resulted in better race results. The 550 Spyder evolved into the 550A and then the RS models. There are actually quite a few missing.

One of the 550’s missing is 550-0024. Raced in the 60’s in the NE it would vanish from sight not long after. No record of the owner selling the car was found. He passed in the 80’s and his wife in the early 2000’s. They had no kids and the trail went cold.

If you know of any Porsche racecars sitting around a garage or barn somewhere, please let us know. We’d be interested in buying cars in any condition or even parts from the cars you may have laying around.