1,488cc OHV Flat 4-Cylinder Engine 2 Twin-choke Carburetors 70bhp at 5,000rpm 4-Speed Manual Transaxle 4-Wheel Independent Suspension 4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes *Subject of an exhaustively detailed, high-end restoration *Matching-numbers engine per COA *One of only 1,234 Pre-A Speedsters made *Believed to be fifth-from-last Pre-A Speedster built *True early Speedster royalty THE 356 SPEEDSTER Distinguished by their severely chopped windshields, stripped-out interiors, and emergency-only rain tops, 356 Speedsters were special, limited production machines, even by the vaunted standards of early Porsche sports cars.

Targeted directly at America's warm west coast, only 3,676 Speedsters were made during a brief 1955-1958 run, a figure representing just a small fraction of total 356 production during the time.

Low production figures were a result of the labor-intensive, hand-built nature of Speedsters, and demand for the car–particularly among the glamorous sunbelt set–was high.

The ac...