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550 SPYDER AND 356 SPEEDSTER
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2000
During the winter, the development of the Speedster Scale
1:2.3 begins in our design studio near Hanover, Germany, with
preliminary sketches, drawings and construction plans. Photos
and construction drawings of original vehicles as well as
existing models between 1:87 and 1:18 scale are used as templates. |
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2001
By the summer, the body is built of high-resistance foam.
The conversion of the typical Speedster proportions to those
suitable for a small electric car proves to be the greatest
challenge to the designer. Simple reduction of the original
to a scale between 1:2 and 1:3; results in a vehicle which
is much too flat, with an entrance opening in which no person
would fit. |
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However, our design of a Jaguar XK 120 pedal
car in 1999 providedus with enough experience to give the
small Porsche the typical appearance and still implement the
planned function. In autumn and winter, the chassis, drive,
and all necessary parts and fittings are constructed. |
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2002
In the spring of 2002, almost 50 years after Porsche began
to develop the original Speedster, the first test- drives
of the electric Speedster take place. Serial production, limited
to 550 vehicles, begins. |
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Manufactured with the approval of Dr. Ing.
h.c. F. Porsche AG.
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