Vintech 550 Tribute to Debut At Pebble Beach

French company Vintech will debut its homage to the Porsche 550 Spyder at the annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance event this weekend.

Porsche's delicious 550 Spyder has been a fan favourite for many years and was of course mythologised by ill-fated actor James Dean and his "Little Bastard."

The Vintech 550 Tribute's looks are closely based on the less-famous Coupe, a car built for endurance racing.

Vintech claims the engine delivers just over 200kW and is mated to a five-speed transmission.

The Vintech 550 Tribute features a spaceframe chassis said to come in at a featherweight 550kg.

Helping to keep weight  down is a liberal use of carbon fibre, also ensuring the 3.0 litre flat-four isn't worked too hard.

The Vintech blog has a sizeable collection of photos detailing the build of the 550 Tribute, with renderings, diagrams and component pictures, including the carbon floor and the carbon-clothed spaceframe.