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550 drivers, 550 history : 550 spyder, Lawrenceville, Lou Fageol, Porsche
Supercharged 550 | Type 550

The coupe was a unique design with two Porsche 1500cc engines fitted – one in the front driving the front wheels and one in the rear driving the rear wheels, becoming a quad engine racer, which made it extremely difficult when turning into corners. Fageol developed a method of supercharging the engines using PEPCO blowers powered by chainsaw engines.

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Lou Fageol had a fixation with twin-engined vehicles. At one point he owned a Porsche dealership and a company that sold Pepco superchargers for VWs and Porsches. This car has two 356 Porsche engines in it – one in the front and one in the back, transmitting power through two separate gearboxes.

The car also has two small chainsaw engines powering two superchargers. Here you can see how the chainsaw engine driven supercharger is mounted behind the rear 356 engine.

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The twin 911 engined 1966 Indy car above is also attributed to Lou Fageol.