Porsche 550 RS Spyder 1500 - 1955

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Porsche 550 RS Spyder 1500 - 1955 sent on July 25, 2021 (22:04) by LucianoSerra.d. 8 comments, 120 views.

at 50mm, 1/500 f/8.0, ISO 500, hand held.

La Porsche 550 Spyder (che poi in realtà è una Barchetta non avendo alcun tipo di protezione dell'abitacolo) fu costruita dal 1953 al 1957 in circa 90 esemplari. Dal 1954 vennero approntate la versione più tranquilla denominata 550 A (70 cavalli di potenza massima) e la versione 550 S un po' più performante nelle prestazioni. Della versione 550 RS... qui visibile in fotografia... furono costruite 15 vetture. Tutte le 550 Spyder erano dotate di un motore boxer di 1498 cm3 con 4 cilindri raffreddati ad aria e con doppio albero a camme in testa posizionato posteriormente. Nella versione RS (Rometsch Spyder) il propulsore erogava quasi 180 cavalli di potenza facendo raggiungere alla vettura i 220 chilometri orari di velocità massima. Per la sua maneggevolezza nelle competizioni la vettura si prese l'appellativo di "Giant Killer" mentre la sua sigla 550 rappresentava il 550° progetto uscito dallo Studio di Ferdinand Porsche. Il 20 settembre 1955... mentre era alla guida della sua 550 Spyder... a seguito di un'incidente stradale perse la vita il famoso attore James Dean.

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Werner

sent on July 31, 2021 (12:27) | This comment has been translated

Great shot!

Claudio Cozzani

sent on July 31, 2021 (12:34) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

other pearl

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on July 31, 2021 (15:37) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Mythical. Great shot.
A salute
Annamaria

Oleg Tsapko

sent on July 31, 2021 (16:09) | This comment has been translated

Nice!

Carlo Alfonso

sent on July 31, 2021 (16:24) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Mythical car, beautiful photo :-)
Hello Carlo

LucianoSerra.d

sent on July 31, 2021 (17:51) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks Werner... thanks Claudio... thanks AnnaMaria... thanks Oleg... and thanks Carlo... for your welcome comments... 8-)
Good weekend... 8-)

Mariogs

sent on August 04, 2021 (6:27) | This comment has been translated

Beautiful!

LucianoSerra.d

sent on August 04, 2021 (18:20) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks Mariogs for your appreciation... Cool

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