Chassis No.: 109957

€62 000 | Sold

Period French registration document crossed out as part of a previous sale 8 June 1948, the German government approved production of the first Porsche. Ferdinand Porsche’s 356th project, it took the name 356. With its flat-4 engine in rear overhang, air-cooled and a streamlined and fluid body, the car pleased. Production would quickly organise to meet demand and progressively abandon hand manufacturing.

Competition victories came to reinforce the model’s success. When the 356 A entered production in 1955, nearly 8,000 examples had already been manufactured. The range was then available as a coupé, cabriolet, Speedster but also in a prestigious series with sporting destination called Carrera. It was at the end of 1959 that Porsche offered the B. Evolving to meet safety standards, it was distinguished by raised bumpers front and rear, shell-shaped indicators, wider door handles, headlights positioned higher. On the engine side, the 1300 disappeared, giving way to the 1600 in three versions: 60, Super 75 and Super 90.

The car illustrated on these pages is a 356 B (T5) coupé from 1959, in 1600 Super 75 version. Logically bodied by Reutter, it still displays its matching numbers body plate.

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Exhumed after more than 40 years of slumber at the back of a commercial premises in the Poitiers region, it is now a car to be completely restored, whose engine is moreover absent. It would be appropriate before any bidding to rigorously inspect the car in order to inventory the missing parts in particular.

It is probable that this car raced, under the guidance of Robert Buchet, charismatic local driver and preparer. The front impact is moreover very certainly linked to a racing incident. It will be up to its future owner to trace the history of this car, and to carry out the complete restoration that is required.

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