1955 Porsche 550 Spyder
When the United States opened a container on a hill in Orange County, California, a Porsche 550 Spyder came out of it.
The person who discovered this is said to be "the discovery of the century for me", so it seems that it was the result of opening it without knowing what was in the container.
It seems that the owner of this Porsche 550 Spyder was Les Gunnerson, who has already died leaving a huge collection of motorcycles.
However, this owner said that there was a time when he was addicted to Porsche from the 1960s to the 1970s, and in 1963 during that period he got this Porsche 550 Spyder at the price of 2,000 dollars at that time. ..
And although he restored the Porsche in the early 1980s, did he become fascinated by motorcycles and the Porsche fever cooled down? The restored Porsche 550 Spyder has been in this container for 35 years.
There is such a thing, isn't it?
And I was surprised that it was in a pretty good condition even if it was left in the container for 35 years.
However, according to past records, this car has been to Hawaii before, and it was recorded that it was newly registered in California in 1994, so this car is It was not that the existence was completely forgotten and left unattended.
Still, even in 1994, it was already 27 years ago, so considering that, I think it is in very good condition.
By the way, this Porsche 550 Spyder is a car equipped with a serial #550-0069 4-cam, horizontally-opposed 4-cylinder engine (engine number 0575).
The first owner is Mr. Albert Hosking of Pasadena, and it seems that the Porsche 550 he ordered was completed on October 14, 1955.
The car, which was white at the time of its first order, was painted red during the period owned by Albert.
The first race of this car was held at Nassau Speed Week in December 1955, when it finished 3rd, and after that it participated in various races and was on the podium many times. It was said that there was.
Anyway, the Porsche 550 Spyder is a rare model among the rare, and it is said that the car discovered this time will be priced considerably if it is to be put up for sale in this era.
This time, a short video of 2:30 about the encounter with the Porsche 550 Spyder that came out of this container is released.
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I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).
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