1955 Porsche 550 Spyder

VIN: 5500060

$5,335,000

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    Gooding & Company

  • Location

    Amelia Island, FL; US

  • Event date

    Mar 11, 2016

  • Lot

    34

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    5500060

  • Body style

    Roadster

  • Transmission type

    Standard

  • Engine Type

    H4

  • Horsepower

    110

  • Induction

    2x2 bbl

  • Interior Color

    Tan

  • Exterior Color

    Blue

  • Generation

    1953-1958 Porsche 550, 550A Spyder

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

Passenger's hard tonneau cover, white rim banjo spoke steering wheel, driver's windscreen.

Condition

#2 Excellent

Could win a regional car show. Drives like new.

About Hagerty’s condition ratingsClose

No known early racing history. Sound repaint and good interior. Paint chipped in right front wheel well and cracked over the rear fender accents. Clean, orderly engine compartment. Many areas of paint peeling off the inside of the body. Driver's door front edge chipped and touched up. It looks something of a mess, but it is original except for the repaint, has its original engine and transaxle, 10,337 original miles on its odometer and three owners from new who have maintained it meticulously. Jerry Seinfeld collection.

Market commentary

It isn't a beauty, cosmetically, but its history is beautiful and the new owner should be proud to own it, even at this magnanimous price. One of the first of Porsche's little giant killers, its history and provenance make it worthy to stand beside 550 Spyder race/class winners.

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