The Porsche 550 was a sports car produced by Porsche from 1953-1956. Inspired by the Porsche 356 which was created by Ferry Porsche, and some spyder prototypes built and raced by Walter Glöckler starting in 1951, the factory decided to build a car designed for use in auto racing. The model Porsche 550 Spyder was introduced at the 1953 Paris Auto Show. The 550 was very low to the ground, in order to be efficient for racing. In fact, former German Formula One racer Hans Herrmann drove it under closed railroad crossing gates during the 1954 Mille Miglia. The 550 / 1500RS or Spyder became known as the "Giant Killer", and gave Porsche its first overall win in a major sports car racing event, the 1956 Targa Florio. Its successor from 1957 onwards, the Porsche 718, was even more successful, scoring points in Formula One as late as 1963. A descendant of the Porsche 550 is generally considered to be the Porsche Boxster S 550 Spyder; the Spyder name was effectively resurrected with the RS Spyder Le Mans Prototype. The Porsche 550 "Little Bastard" is best known for being the car in which James Dean was killed on September 30, 1955.

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Carriker & Crowl Motocycles, Orange, California, 1916 In 1916, J. Carriker and L. C. Crowl operated Carriker & Crowl Motocycles at 37 Plaza Square, in Orange, California. Like most early motorcycle dealers, Carriker & Crowl also sold bicycles. The entrance to the Plaza Flats Furnished Rooms, located at 35½ Plaza Square, is to the left of the motorcycle shop. There is a gasoline pump on large wheels in front of the doors. The three motorcycles in the photo are definitely Indians. My guess is that they are the 1916 Indian Powerplus Model F. (Note the springs hanging down under the seats.) These motorcycles would have been painted dark red. 1916 was the first year the Powerplus was made. It had a 61-cubic-inch (998 cc) flat-head, side-valve, v-twin engine. They had three-speed, hand-shifted transmissions with foot-operated clutches (suicide clutch) and were chain driven. (Most motorcycles were belt-driven then.) They had acetylene lighting. (I'm not sure when electric lighting became an option. The headlight housings don't look like other acetylene housings I've seen.) Production ran for 9 years. Trivia Two sisters, Adeline and Augusta Van Buren, bought two of the 1916 Indian Powerplus motorcycles. (Probably not from Carriker & Crowl.) They became the first sisters to complete a transcontinental ride. During their ride, they became the first people—male or female—to climb Pike's Peak (14,100 feet) on a motorized vehicle. U.S. Route 91 used to run through Orange, California. That section of the road is now known as California State Route 91. U.S. Route 101 used to run through Orange too. OrgPL_10511979_a1_1200x838

30 years stored in an underground garage. Only four owners. Believed to be the only example delivered to Belgium. This 1955 Porsche 356 'Pre-A' 1600 Speedster has a great story to go along with its exceptional looks. One of very...

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