Surviving Le Mans champ and the only one of its kind left, the 1956 Porsche Racer is hitting the auction block at Monterey Car Week. 🏎️🏁
, which have tended to be spiders, it has a hard top. The two-door’s curvy alloy body is finished in a brilliant coat of silver and it has sports racing gumballs with the number 25 on the hood, sides and rear. It’s powered by a Type 547 1.5-liter engine that could generate 110 horses. The 550A, like many race cars, has taken some punishment over the years, but underwent a thorough restoration last decade that brought it back to its original appearance and specification.
It then went on to have a very successful privateer history before being retired from competition in 1968. Despite being the sole surviving example of its type, the car has only been exhibited on rare occasions in the decades since, like at the 2015 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, 2018 Rennsport Reunion VI and as part of the Le Mans Centenary display at last year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Races.
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