1955 Porsche 550 Spyder
Wendler · approx 90 built
Authorship
The car
Power110 bhp
Engine1.5L flat-four
Production runapprox 90
The giant-killing lightweight racer, forever tied to James Dean.
Finding one
Typical
£4,000,000
for a good example
Range
£3,200,000 to £6,000,000
Documented period race and works history, four-cam engine originality, and continuous chassis provenance.
For sale now
handful
public listings
rarea couple a year at most (about 90 built) · Last notable sale: A 1955 550 Spyder by Wendler was offered by RM Sotheby's at Monterey 2024; genuine cars sit broadly in the £3.5M to £5M band.
Market figures are indicative, drawn from public auction and listing data; they guide, they do not appraise.
Parts and support
Supportable through a dedicated four-cam specialist circle, though the engine remains the limiting, high-cost item.
SpecialistsWillhoit Auto RestorationPorsche ClassicSportwagen Eckert356 four-cam specialist community
In the network
Concoursio is a living public record. It references formal provenance (chassis, registries, sale history); it does not certify it.