Hemmings Daily: Originality drives price of unrestored Porsche 550 Spyder to record-setting $6.1 million

1956 Porsche 550 Rennsport Spyder, chassis 550-0090. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. Built from 1953 until 1956, Porsche's 550 Rennsport Spyders have always been desirable cars. Most were raced in-period, subjected to the slings and arrows of motorsport fortune, meaning that few survivors can claim a high degree of originality. Chassis 550-0090, a car that never saw competition, is one exception to this rule, and on Saturday, September 10, this particular 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder sold for a fee-inclusive price [View in Browser | Subscribe] [Hemmings Daily] Tuesday, September 13, 2016 [Originality drives price of unrestored Porsche 550 Spyder to record-setting $6.1 million] [Originality drives price of unrestored Porsche 550 Spyder to record-setting $6.1 million] Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1956 Porsche 550 Rennsport Spyder, chassis 550-0090. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. Built from 1953 until 1956, Porsche's 550 Rennsport Spyders have always been desirable cars. 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