A Porsche abandoned for 30 years is sold for 2.3 million euros

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It was three years in the market and its production it was limited Y exclusive: only made 90 copies. Maybe that’s why he Porsche 550 Spyder keeps intact the mysticism and the desire. Two-seater and without a roof, with aerodynamic lines very striking for the decade of the fifties of the last century, caused so much sensation that even the actor james dean put an eye on that legendary racing car. he paid for one $7,000 and named it ‘Little bastard‘. She did not last long: with him she crashed and he killed himself in 1955. But not only that sports it has a story. The following story may not be from the movies, but it is amazing: this Saturday in London, a Porsche 550 was auctioned that had been abandoned in a shed during 30 years. It was sold unrestored, in the same condition as its owner, who did not want to reveal his identity neither him place of discovery, found it. It is normal that he wants to remain anonymous: he has pocketed €2.3 million.

Little is known about this Porsche. spotless of factorywith the serial number 550-0079, delivered to you in 1956 to the Swiss pilot Heinz Schiller. His career on the slopes was more than discreet. Nor did he value having one in the garage. jewel available to very few: two years later, he sold it to his colleague and compatriot Edward Margairaz.

a well-thumbed jewel

The racing car, which was originally from bright red color with white plaid Y beige vinyl, It kept getting out of hand. It was also conducted by the expert in drag racing Jo Siffert and the first official registration of the vehicle in a competition was in Monza with a stranger at the wheel, Werner Brandli. From mid-1958 to 1973, nothing was heard of the car. So, in the German town of EssenI buy Heribert Kukea specialist in the luxury sports car brand.

Interior of the 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder auctioned by Gooding & Company on September 3, 2022.

/ Gooding & Company

the auction house Gooding & Company, in charge of selling the vehicle, explained that the last owner inherited the 550-0079. A relative, who was also a private collector based in the UK, had bought it from Küke in 1982.

The last time he hit the slopes was in August 1989 in the demanding circuit of Nurburgringin Germany. After more than three decades of action, someone, no one knows who put it away in a shed. Over time, he abandoned himself, as if he were a hidden treasure.

Change of engine and aesthetics, but it does not start (yet)

The car is no longer red, but silver. In fact, at first glance no one would say that it is a 550 Spyder because part of the bodywork is from a porsche rs60 of the sixties of the last century. Besides aesthetic changesHe doesn’t roar with him either. original engine: the 1.5-liter, 110 hp, four-speed was replaced by a 1.7 four-cylinder, double-overhead-cam. For all this, Gooding & Company he estimated the value of the car between €1.5 and 2.1 million.

The Porsche 550 Spyder with serial number 0079

/ Gooding & Company

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Something will have the number 79 because a Porsche 550 Spyder in perfect condition is easily sold for over 4.5 million euros. There is another what: the buga does not start. Not now. As it has been auctioned as found, it has no fuel tank neither carburetors.

The new owner will have to invest more money if you want to bring the beast out of the dark or, on the contrary, hide it for another 30 years. Be that as it may, it’s not just Dean’s 0055 ‘Little Bastard’ that has a story. The time capsule 0079 has been opened and the car has a story beyond having cost 2.3 million euros to not press the accelerator or make it roar.

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