Back in 2020, a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder once owned by Picasso’s son made headlines when it was listed for sale. A similar version just sold for $4,185,000 on Amelia Island. Arguably one of the most ...

Having owned heavy musclecars and underpowered sports cars, you would think it would be refreshing to find a light, agile, and powerful street car that you could also occasionally take out to the ...

Mid-engined sports cars have been a pretty common sight on the automotive landscape in the past few years. Everything from the much-maligned Pontiac Fiero to a Toyota MR2 has the engine in the middle ...

Apart from being nearly a decade older, mid-engine with a flat-four, and made of aluminum instead of steel and fiberglass, the Porsche 550 Spyder is just like an original Lotus Elan in spirit. As ...

I'm behind the wheel of one of the rarest and most desired Porsches ever made, the 550 Spyder. The sensuous curves of the tiny two-seat convertible are unmistakable as the model driven by James Dean ...

Powered by a mid-mounted flat-four, and almost half as small as an American sedan of the era, the 550 looked more like a toy than an actual racecar. However, from its track debut onwards, it became ...

This early roadster from Porsche history was famed for two things: performance on the track and the death of James Dean. But it was the 90-units limited production that made it such a desired vehicle ...

When legendary Hollywood star James Dean wasn’t acting, he was behind the wheel of something fast. After all, his passion in life wasn’t appearing on the silver screen; it was, and always had been ...

A nocturnal writer since his first newspaper column, Reyan enjoys penning down ideas from intelligent to idiotic. He has written on variety of topics including technology, space, business, and ...