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Looks real to me. But yeah, delete that luggage rack!
Luggage rack… delete the pink hair and beard! It is a safety issue and will distract other drivers
The make aluminum recreations now so who knows.
From website-
The 550 Spyder hand-crafted tribute car.
Exact aluminum-bodied replica of Porsche's 550-0090 — the last 550 Spyder ever built.Hand-crafted chassis and hand-hammered all-aluminum body
Built using only original or specifically reproduced parts
Weighs 550 kg, exactly the same as the originals
Fitted with restored original Porsche drivetrains, choice of push-rod or 4-CAM engine
Track and road tested for optimum performance and reliability
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@LeadPedal posted:Luggage rack… delete the pink hair and beard! It is a safety issue and will distract other drivers
Oh Lawd! I didn't even notice
@americanworkmule posted:Oh Lawd! I didn't even notice
Neither did I 
@Stan Galat, it looks like you're planning to visit maybe Chris and Cory on the way home?
If two people are going to tour in a real 550 Spyder they need a luggage rack. There's no place in the car for luggage.
Def. real and the rack is proof it's being driven. Two enthusiastic thumbs up!
The Mille meatballs would be enough to lead me to believe it’s real. But I did have reservations about that.
Just based on the photos, the proportions appear to be more stretched than that of the real 550. And it appears much lower. Now that can be attributed to (2) people being in the car, and it’s set up…..but all the real ones I’ve seen (even with two people) tend to have a higher stance.
The rear clam appears more accurate than the replicas. Aligning with that of real 550’s.
@Kevin - Bay Area posted:The Mille meatballs would be enough to lead me to believe it’s real. But I did have reservations about that.
Just based on the photos, the proportions appear to be more stretched than that of the real 550. And it appears much lower. Now that can be attributed to (2) people being in the car, and it’s set up…..but all the real ones I’ve seen (even with two people) tend to have a higher stance.
The rear clam appears more accurate than the replicas. Aligning with that of real 550’s.
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That white one looks like a throw back to the 1970’s air shocks look. Better gas mileage, always rolling down hill! 
@LI-Rick posted:That white one looks like a throw back to the 1970’s air shocks look. Better gas mileage, always rolling down hill!
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@americanworkmule posted:
Ah, my misspent youth. M50s on 10" Cragar SSs. Header mufflers with blown glass-packs and no tail-pipes. Jenson cassette deck with Foghat, Zeplin, and Van Halen cranked up through 6x9 coaxials. No A/C. Giant single-plane manifold. Holly double pumper. Traction bars in the back.
We were the kings of the street... until we came across somebody who really knew what they were doing. I learned the power of a well executed combo when I watched a 4-dr Ventura with bench seats and a nicely built 400/T400 pull my friend's 6.6 Trans Am equipped with headers, a cam, and a T10 4-sp.
Tim Dresde had a nose trending SW/NE, and a jaw listing due west from the rest of his face (the result of being a white racist in a predominately black HS in St. Louis) - but he could build an engine, and that was a fact.
Astounding it was.