Meanwhile, with pacesetters O’Shea and Carroll Shelby eliminated in a first lap accident, Donner drove intelligently to finish 3rd in the feature race later that same day behind Dick Thompson’s Corvette and the similar 550 Spyder of John Max Wolf. 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder - A Serious Web Spinner Vintage Spyders 550-S Tested Eric Geisert photographer D.Brian Smith writer See all 1 photos Those genuine Porsche 550 Spyders, worth. Find this Beck Spyder here on eBay in Lyon Mountain, New York with a BIN of 22,500.
This said, from mid-season onwards some big names started to arrive his valiant 5th place in the preliminary race at Eagle Mountain, Texas, behind the likes of Paul O’Shea’s Mercedes 300 SLS and Jim Hall’s Ferrari 750 Monza, and ahead of Jack Hinkle’s Maserati 300S and Loyal Katskee’s similar Monza, bearing testament to this. His 1957 season started strongly with a string of four outright wins at Coffeyville, Kansas and La Junta, Colorado, although the opposition-at least at the start of the season-was somewhat lower-key than had hitherto been the case in California. Bonhams has just announced that its rare 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder with coachwork by Wendler has just sold for an impressive 4,185,000 USD at Amelia Island. At the end of 1956, Donner, accompanied by 0054, moved back to his native Colorado, thereafter focusing primarily on SCCA-organized events in the Midwest.
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