Porsche 356 A Super Cabriolet, 1958
Porsche 356 II (A)
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Chassis No.: 150396
- Exterior: Red
- Interior: Black
- Body: Cabriolet
- Reutter coachwork
- 1,600cc 4-cylinder engine
- 4-speed manual transmission
- Finished in Red with color-matched wheels and bumpers
- Bright bumper guards and spinner hubs
- Black interior and top
- Wood-rimmed steering wheel
- Chrome driver’s mirror
- Blaupunkt pushbutton radio
- VDO gauges
- Dunlop radial tires
- Spare in trunk
- Factory Rudge wheels
This 1958 Porsche 356 A Super Cabriolet is an elusive find, one of just 1,382 built that model year, as cited by Lothar Boschen and Jurgen Barth in “The Porsche Book: A Definitive Illustrated History.” Moreover, it is one of just a few units fitted across the entire 1958 Porsche 356 model production output fitted with Rudge wheels, a special road-wheel mounted to the brake drum on a splined locating receiver and secured with a twin-prong wing nut/knock-off. This was offered as an expensive option on the Porsche 356 and the Mercedes-Benz 300SL. Equipped with the Super engine, this was the highest-output pushrod engine of its generation with 75 HP.
The interior features black leather seats, German squareweave carpet, the optional VDM wood-rimmed steering wheel and a Blaupunkt pushbutton radio. Finished in period-correct red with a black cabriolet top, the extremely rare Rudge wheels are color-keyed to the body and highlighted with chrome-center knock-offs. The 1958 model year featured the Type 2 series of Porsche. By 1958, some subtle yet significant styling changes had been applied to the 356. The tail lights were now teardrop shaped—as opposed to the predecessor twin-beehive style—and the rear illumination light bar was located underneath rather than above the license plate.
Mechanical changes included the twin exhaust pipes exiting through the rear bumper guards—rather than beneath the rear bumper—adding greater ground clearance and a less cluttered rear-end appearance. From a mechanical perspective, the steering box was upgraded to a ZF worm-and-roller unit, and the floor pan was locally reinforced to accommodate seat belts. The 1958 Porsche 356 A Super Cabriolet is an iconic design conceived by three of the greatest automotive engineers/designers of all time: Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, Ferry Porsche and Erwin Komenda.
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