Porsche
Boxster S 550 Spyder 50th Anniversary (986)

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

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Production

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Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

To close out the first-generation Boxster, Porsche offered a 264 hp 550 Spyder 50th Anniversary car for 2004, based on the Boxster S. The 1,953 cars, a number reflecting the year the 550 Spyder was shown at the Paris Motor Show, had GT silver metallic paint, cocoa brown full-leather interiors, a sport exhaust and the M030 suspension package.

Technical specifications

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Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

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Sources

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1. 1
   A look back at the car that saved Porsche: 20 years of the Boxster, Road & Track Level C

   • 1953 Boxster S 550 Spyder 50th Anniversary cars (reflecting 1953, the year the 550 Spyder was shown)

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   A look back at the car that saved Porsche: 20 years of the Boxster Level C Road & Track

   • 264-hp 550 Spyder 50th Anniversary car

   Accessed 2026-11-13