Porsche 356B Super 90 Coupe, 1962
Chassis No.: 210245 Auction: Monterey 2024 Auction date: August 17, 2024 Lot No.: F88 $226,600 | Sold • Odometer: 62,875 miles • Engine: Other • Transmission: Manual • Exterior: Gray • Interior: Green • Body: Coupe • Comprehensive no-expense-spared nut-and-bolt restoration by Porsche 356 marque specialist Thomas Drummond • Original nomenclature restored hardware used throughout restoration • Karmann body • Southern California car • Delivered new from Competition Motors of Hollywood, California • Matching numbers rebuilt 1582cc Super 90 Flat 4-cylinder engine • Counterbalanced crankshaft • New bearings • Lightened flywheel • Connecting rods sized and bushed • New camshaft, cam and crank gears • New big bore piston and cylinders machined to .040 over • Machined heads with new valves • Powder coated shrouds • Restored factory hardware • Rebuilt 4-speed manual transmission • Rebuilt shift mechanism, shift coupler and throttle linkage • Heron Grey exterior • Color sanded and polished paint • Concours-quality paint by a 356 marque body and paint specialist • Entire car bagged and taped prior to undercoating • Undercoated underbody, hood, engine compartment and interior floor pans • Green leather interior • Dashboard underside painted correct Black • Green German square weave carpets • Optional wood steering wheel with Deluxe horn button • Restored Blaupunkt Radio installed • Replacing radio delete plate that is pictured • Restored original headlamps utilizing period Cluteroche H4s • Original speaker grilles • New speakers • New chrome throughout including door handle buttons keyed to the ignition switch and seat hinges • Curved factory window cranks • Dome lights with A pillar contacts • Original jamb plates • Original tags reinstalled • New glove box and liner fitted with glycerin bottle instructions and spare fuse box • Restored dash knob switches and bezels • Restored fresh air vent and fresh air canisters • New body ducting rubber • Restored seat pans, levers, hinges, mounts and rails • Restored ash tray • Restored wiper motor • New tachometer cable • New speedometer cable • Restored shifter reverse lock with functioning key • New heater control wiring • New heater vents • Original floors • New glass all-around with appropriate manufacturer bugs etched in and shift pattern decal affixed • Kardex build sheet • Correct Green Reuter key fob • Restored 1962 tool bag • Tire pressure gauge • Restored jack • 1962 owner’s manual with Red Porsche cover • Competition Motors Hollywood license plate frame Porsche’s 356B marked a major evolution of the company’s foundational model line, featuring a myriad of updates and refinements, most notably the new T-6 “twin grille” body style. The 1600cc Super 90 engine specification heightened performance and drivability to match. This 1962 Porsche 356B Super 90 is a fabulous example of one of the most desirable Porsche models of the early 1960s with a comprehensive, no-expense-spared, nut-and-bolt restoration by Porsche 356 marque specialist Thomas Drummond. Featuring a Karmann-built body, this Southern California car was delivered new at Competition Motors of Hollywood, California. Original nomenclature restored hardware was used throughout the restoration, and the 356 is powered by a rebuilt, matching-numbers 1582cc Super 90 flat 4-cylinder engine and rebuilt 4-speed manual gearbox/rear transaxle including a rebuilt shift mechanism, shift coupler and throttle linkage. The Heron Grey exterior paint was applied by a Porsche 356 body and paint specialist to concours-quality standards, color-sanded and polished. Part of the top-quality work included bagging and taping of the entire car prior to undercoating being applied to the underbody, hood, engine compartment and interior floor pans. The green leather interior features the correct black underside finish to the dashboard, green German square-weave carpets, an optional wood steering wheel with Deluxe horn button, and a restored Blaupunkt radio in place of the original radio-delete plate. Restoration of the body, interior, suspension and mechanical systems was exceptionally thorough and detailed, yielding an outstanding finished vehicle with far too many details to list in full here, including a large selection of original, restored and new pieces. Documents and accompanying items are many, including the Porsche factory-issued Kardex build sheet, a correct green Reutter key fob, restored 1962 Porsche tool bag, a tire pressure gauge and a restored jack. The 1962 owner’s manual features a red Porsche cover. Rounding out the many highlights of this exactingly restored 1962 Porsche 356B Super 90 Coupe is a license plate frame from Competition Motors, where the vehicle was sold new in Hollywood. https://www.mecum.com/lots/1124493/1962-porsche-356b-super-90-coupe/
