This is not a place where the car had a race victory; it's where actor James Dean died in his 550 Spyder. It's unfair. We should remember the 550 Spyder as Porsche's first pure racecar ...

Prior to the 550 Spyder, Porsche had stuck to building road cars like the 356 that were adapted for racing. The Spyder was its first foray into purpose-built racing cars. Dean was killed in a car ...

Dean owned his Porsche 550 Spyder for nine days. Regardless of his untimely misfortune, Porsche’s lightweight special remains a masterpiece of minimalist car design. As a fan of old cars ...

Originally introduced as the Boxster Spyder, the 718 Spyder debuted for 2020 and gets its name from legendary Porsche racing roadsters that include the 550 Spyder ... driver's car and shares ...

Originally introduced as the Boxster Spyder, the 718 Spyder debuted for 2020 and gets its name from legendary Porsche racing roadsters that include the 550 Spyder ... driver's car and shares ...

The 550-model designation represented the car's weight in kilograms ... I'd keep my real Spyder in the Porsche museum, or maybe the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, as it's a bit ...

For 2010, Porsche has unveiled an all-new flagship coupe concept, named the 918 Spyder (paying homage to the original Porsche 550 Spyder of the 1950s). The 2-door sports car boasts a powertrain-a very ...

it is no wonder that the Porsche 550 Spyder… is the car to beat.” Today, this car is perhaps more of a museum piece but by all means, it is still completely usable. Because of its incredibly ...

Media types attending the Boxster Spyder launch near Monterey, California, got rides in an original 1950s Porsche 550 Spyder—until ... 19-inch rims—the car’s center of gravity falling ...

So on our maiden voyage with Porsche’s newest, lightweight 2011 Boxster Spyder—said to be a successor to the 550 Spyder ... 6.5 pounds over the regular car’s rear trunk and half-tonneau.