Beck 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder Replica 1.9L Turbocharged
Vehicle Details
- Year: 1955
- Make: Porsche
- Model: 550 Spyder Replica
- VIN: MVIN3777641ND
- Mileage Shown: 26,322km (5-digit odometer)
- Transmission: Manual
- Title Status: Clean
- Color: Silver Metallic
- Seller Type: Private Party
- Location: Rochester, IN 46975
- Lot #: V-0028843
Paying tribute to one of Porsche’s most renowned and historic race cars, this 550 Spyder replica was built in 1989 by Chuck Beck for the previous owner, Bob Tomlinson, founder of CB Performance in California. With a claimed 10.5 second quarter mile time at 138 MPH, this example was showcased on the February 1994 cover of Auto Week boasting an estimated 275 HP output from its turbocharged four-cylinder engine. A powerful tribute to one of Porsche’s most legendary designs, this custom 550 Spyder replica is now being offered for auction out of Indiana.
Hand-laid over a tubular steel chassis, the fiberglass bodywork is finished in Silver Metallic with gold Porsche lettering and Spyder badges. Equipment includes an aerodynamic driver-side mirror, leather bonnet straps, twin-engine grilles, and a central hood-mounted fuel filler. The 15” stock slotted steel wheels come dressed in 2-year-old Yokohama tires. A set of Porsche hubcaps are also included in the sale. The seller notes a line is present in the paint on the rear clamshell.
The cockpit is lined with grey square weave carpeting and features red leather upholstery on the bucket seats. Accessories include an ivory-rimmed three-spoke steering wheel, lap belts, an ivory gear knob, Coco floor mats, and classic 356-style instrumentation with green markings and silver-capped pivot pins.
This 550 Spyder replica is powered by a hand-built Volkswagen 1955cc Gen-4 EFI turbocharged engine said to produce up to 275 HP. The rear wheels are driven by way of a ZF 4-speed manual transmission and limited-slip differential while stopping power is derived from 4-wheel disc brakes. The seller reports an oil change has been recently completed.
This sale will include a clean title.
The seller would like you to know: "This is a very special car with a great story and history. This is the fastest 550 Spyder ever produced and it has been a joy to own and drive I wish all the best to the bidders, This is a once-in-a-lifetime car I don't think another will ever be built to this spec..."
Auction Results
- Sold for: $56,500
- Auction End: Apr 21, 2023 07:50:00PM UTC
- Number of Bids: 16
Comments (55)
@lyntech cheers!!! We’ll be in touch. :)
Sold for $56,500
Congratulations thepigein you won my auction thanks to all the bidders
Bid in the amount of $56,500
Bid in the amount of $56,250
@ricm Ca may be very difficult to get this registered!
@2mAn the title says
Year
1955
If this registered as a 1955 Porsche there is no smog whatsoever ...
@ricm not sure about that I’m in Indiana
Will this pass Calif smog?
This was THE Spyder to beat all through the 1990s in our industry. I watched Pat (Downs) blow the doors off of everything else notable at the time (Storming' Norman and his Cobra were the high mark of that day). This was the first Spyder I ever rode in at 15 years old, and 30+ years later I later I was fortunate enough to work on it and drive it. Talk about full circle... The current owner is local to us here at the Beck factory and has joined our caravans to a few local car shows. It has always performed flawlessly and is a huge hit everywhere it goes...
-Carey @ Beck
@JJW007 It ran mid 10s at Run n Gun, documented in several of the specialty car magazines at the time. I recall Pat turning a 9.90 at one point, but that is a 30 year old memory told many times over beers and those tend to get faster as time goes on...
-Carey @ Beck
what is the top speed of this? Any recorded 1/4 mile times
Bid in the amount of $56,000
Bid in the amount of $55,750
Bid in the amount of $55,000
@AtLast there are a bunch of videos posted but here is another
https://youtube.com/shorts/42i4Q4vDJcw?feature=share
Need some video of the car in motion so we can hear that engine getting angry.
@Chupee in this video I get up to 90mph and remove my hands from the wheel it tracks perfectly straight as an arrow no shakes no pull its extremely stable no issues look at video below
https://youtu.be/LX62kWODUW0
@lyntech How stable is it at highway speeds? thx
Quote From Carey Hines owner of Beck/Special editions :
“ For anyone not familiar, this is THE turbo car that Pat Downs drove at Run n Gun in the 90s. Ate everyone’s lunch!!! It’s a beast and one of the most well known and documented Beck Spyders ever built”
Bid in the amount of $50,000
I like rounded numbers
Bid in the amount of $49,000
Bid in the amount of $42,000
I know what I want to spend tops
But I’ll keep pumping it up
Let’s bid!!!!!!!
Bid in the amount of $40,000
Bid in the amount of $35,000
Bid in the amount of $30,000
Bid in the amount of $28,000
@Kraayzizou Guess you missed Hoovies give away!
@Chupee behind passenger I point it out on walk around video
https://youtu.be/n4HZo-kPxIE
Just spent the morning watching a well loved Beck 550 go for $60,500… this looks pristine; I’ll be stalking but can’t imagine where it’ll end up. Good luck!
@tcmiami305 sorry here is the walk around video
https://youtu.be/n4HZo-kPxIE
@tcmiami305 it’s a very small surface crack on the top of the engine deck behind passenger if you watch the walk around video I posted I point it out it’s just surface not through
Where are the cracks what part of the body ?
Bid in the amount of $25,000
What is the line you are referring to on the back? I see the scratch but where is that located? thx alot
https://youtu.be/LX62kWODUW0
https://youtu.be/07upAZdnEbQ
https://youtu.be/yykZjCIBC60
https://youtu.be/FhyWfJ6tHGw
https://youtu.be/US8LMLkIgRQ
https://youtu.be/GczbXyRm3MY
Bid in the amount of $22,500
Another thing to add the front air dam is functional with oil cooler mounted this was a nice add on that Chuck added most other Reps the dams are faux non functional. A lot of attention to detail on this one. Car also has a soft top that will be included.
@BestCAR it is titled as a 1955 beck spyder Indiana title
Bid in the amount of $21,911
GREAT car...! :-0 How is it titled? :-)
Bid in the amount of $20,000
Will be adding driving videos soon
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