CAR: 1956 Porsche 550rs Serial Number 550-087
Motor: 567/3
Carburetors: Twin Weber 40 DCM
Fuel: Racing Petrol
Transmission: Porsche ZF 4 Speed
Below is the Known History of this car.
Joaquim Filipe Nogueira
Joaquim is the original ownership of 0087. Joaquim Filipe Nogueira purchased this car in 1956 from Porsche through Soc. Com. Guerin in Lisboa Portugal.
The car was painted silver with red tail stripes on the rear fenders. Joaquim was an accomplished Portuguese race car driver. One of many who purchased 550rs Spyders to race in 1956.
Here is a list of races Joaquim raced at in 1956 in this Spyder. The car is also referred to car "LC-23-99" based on it's license plate.
June 16 1956, 7° Circuito Internacional do Porto
Joaquim Filipe Nogueira
Race:
Finishing Position 2nd (listed in other sources as 1st, Roy Salvadori (Works Cooper) confirmed he won this race)
July 1956, 3rd GP de Barajos
Joaquim Filipe Nogueira
Race:
Finishing Position 1st
September 30th 1956, Gran Premio Shell d'Imola
Prior to race.
Practice
Race
In the pits
Joaquim Filipe Nogueir and Antonio Borges Barreto
Race:
Finishing Position 10th car #38
Joaquim Correia de Oliveira
Joaquim Correia de Oliveira purchased this car in 1957 from Joaquim Felipe Nogueira. Joaquim was a promising young Portuguese race car driver.
1957 Angola GP Circuito de Luanda
The Grid for the first Angola GP, Joaquim in car 8 (photo courtesy of Ricardo Duarte kadypress)
Chassis 87 (car #8) in the race
Chassis 87 (car #8) in the lead
Taking the checkered flag Angola GP
The first GP of Angola, run through the streets of Angola:
Race:
Finishing Position 1st(overall) Joaquim Correia de Oliveira Car #8
Results Angola GP
Shell Oil advertisement for Angola GP winners.
June 1957 Circuito Internacional de Lisboa VI Grande Prémio de Portugal
1957 Grand Prix of Portugal,the track ran under this configuration:
Image from the grid.
Image from the race.
During the race, chasing down a 750 Monza.
Qualifying:
Grid 11 car #4 Joaquim Correia de Oliveira 2.35.73
Race:
Finishing Position 10th car #4 Joaquim Correia de Oliveira 2.33.89
Results.
July 1958 Pista Iternacional De Vila Real Portugal
Image of Grid
Image of the Car during the race
Qualifying:
Grid 8th car #32 Joaquim Correia de Oliveira
Race:
Finishing Position 8th car #32 Joaquim Correia de Oliveira 1:50:31
1959 VIII Grande Prémio de Portugal VIII Grand Prix of Portugal
Image of the Car at the start
Close Up
Race image.
Race image, chasing down a 300sl.
Qualifying:
Grid 2 car #2 Joaquim Correia de Oliveira
Race:
Finishing Position 5th DNF car #2 Joaquim Correia de Oliveira
III Grande Prémio de Angola 20 September 1959 - Nova Lisboa: 300.365 km
Race:
Finishing Position 4th Joaquim Correia de Oliveira #16
Flávio Santos
IV Grande Prémio de Angola, Nova Lisboa 1960
Driver- Flávio Santos #4 DNF
(photos from Sousa)
? Jose Varela dos Reis The car has a dash plaque with this name and "Republica dos PAXAS"
1986 to present
We acquired the car through Jim Wellington's Rennsport Werke in 1986 - Images of the car prior to our restoration. The car was very original. The car was damaged in shipping from Switzerland. The car came with the original motor and transmission.
Images for the car as purchased in Switzerland
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