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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Porsche's original Boxster sports car was presaged by the silver 1993 Boxster concept car that carried a strong whiff of the original 1955-56 550 Spyder. You know, the car that actor and cool-guy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The overwhelming majority (47 percent) saw the 550 Spyder as an appealing car that would bring rear-drive fun to the masses. Given Porsche’s recent ‘do no wrong’ image, this isn’t really a ...

This car serves as the final installment of Porsche’s tribute trilogy, inspired by its iconic 550 Spyder and crafted through the exclusive Sonderwunsch personalization program. This tribute vehi ...

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.