Fitti-Porsche

[ribatejo69]

by Fittipaldi brothers, Wilson and Emerson #1

[ribatejo69]

by Fittipaldi brothers, Wilson and Emerson #2

[faksta]

Cool! Thanks.
But what's in front of Porsche on the 6th pic? With two 'periscopes'...

[go.pawel]

Cool! Thanks.
But what's in front of Porsche on the 6th pic? With two 'periscopes'...

Lotus type 47, a racing version of the Europa.

[henk4]

wonder what this is. A 906 chassis with a narrow body? And if so what chassis was used for this and does the car still exist?

[faksta]

Lotus type 47, a racing version of the Europa.

Thanks. Never saw this.

[go.pawel]

wonder what this is. A 906 chassis with a narrow body? And if so what chassis was used for this and does the car still exist?

It was built on a tubular steel frame chassis of Porsche 550 Spyder that was raced in Brazil (and crashed) by Christian Heins. The engine used was a 4-cylinder 2,4-litre unit from Porsche 904. It was very fast and a regular pole position scorer in Brazilian races, but it lacked reliabilty and usually wasn't able to finish. It is not known if the car still exists. Wilson Fittipaldi recently tried to find it, but he lost the trace. Most probably the car was scrapped or resides in poor condition somewhere in Brazil.

[henk4]

It was built on a tubular steel frame chassis of Porsche 550 Spyder that was raced in Brazil (and crashed) by Christian Heins. The engine used was a 4-cylinder 2,4-litre unit from Porsche 904. It was very fast and a regular pole position scorer in Brazilian races, but it lacked reliabilty and usually wasn't able to finish. It is not known if the car still exists. Wilson Fittipaldi recently tried to find it, but he lost the trace. Most probably the car was scrapped or resides in poor condition somewhere in Brazil.

Thanks, very interesting, unfortunately Brasil is big....

[ribatejo69]

It was built on a tubular steel frame chassis of Porsche 550 Spyder that was raced in Brazil (and crashed) by Christian Heins. The engine used was a 4-cylinder 2,4-litre unit from Porsche 904. It was very fast and a regular pole position scorer in Brazilian races, but it lacked reliabilty and usually wasn't able to finish. It is not known if the car still exists. Wilson Fittipaldi recently tried to find it, but he lost the trace. Most probably the car was scrapped or resides in poor condition somewhere in Brazil.

thanks for the complet description. I was going do the research but you maked it in first and more explain like I will do! thank you!

[ribatejo69]

It was built on a tubular steel frame chassis of Porsche 550 Spyder that was raced in Brazil (and crashed) by Christian Heins. The engine used was a 4-cylinder 2,4-litre unit from Porsche 904. It was very fast and a regular pole position scorer in Brazilian races, but it lacked reliabilty and usually wasn't able to finish. It is not known if the car still exists. Wilson Fittipaldi recently tried to find it, but he lost the trace. Most probably the car was scrapped or resides in poor condition somewhere in Brazil.

to do

[ribatejo69]

thanks for the complet description. I was going do the research but you maked it in first and more explain like I will do! thank you!

to do

[gotowo]

I know this is a really old thread, but I research Porsche 550s and interested if anyone knows what original 550 this car was created from. I am trying to track down all 90 550s and this could be a helpful lead

Many thanks

Andrew
Porsche Type 550 Spyder

[henk4]

I know this is a really old thread, but I research Porsche 550s and interested if anyone knows what original 550 this car was created from. I am trying to track down all 90 550s and this could be a helpful lead

Many thanks

Andrew
Porsche Type 550 Spyder

Welcome, that is a very interesting list you have assembled there. I'll compare data with the cars that I have seen so far.