One of the groups of Porsche I wanted to see at RR4 were the Spyders. I had never seen a real 550 or any 718 so I was glad to see several RSKs. The 550s were not racing, however. I went into the big tent and found several nice examples of the Spyder lineage, some with that beautiful unpainted, hand-worked Aluminum skin. I noticed one of the 718s (RS61?) looked special as it had an oil cooler scoop along the driver side rocker. I also noticed when reviewing the photos that one 550 Spyder had a sort of flattened nose like a 910 almost. The other example (with the Blaupunkt livery) had the traditional rounded nose that Beck replicates. Was that a 550A and the pointed nose one a normal 550? Were they both 550 RS Spyders, but one was a 550A RS?

Can anyone share their knowledge of these wonderful cars with me?


Porsche RennSport 4 Monterey_ 434 by Max_911S_fahrer, on Flickr

Porsche RennSport 4 Monterey_ 642 by Max_911S_fahrer, on Flickr

Porsche RennSport 4 Monterey_ 719 by Max_911S_fahrer, on Flickr

Porsche RennSport 4 Monterey_ 922 by Max_911S_fahrer, on Flickr

Thanks in advance.