1,498cc OHV Flat 4-Cylinder Engine Dual Carburetors 70bhp at 5,000rpm 4-Speed Manual Transaxle 4-Wheel Independent Suspension 4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes *Special piece of early Porsche production history *Desirable 'bent windshield' Pre-A specification *One of only 130 cabriolets from the second full year of German Porsche production THE PORSCHE 356 Although Ferdinand Porsche had established his independent automotive design consultancy in the early 1930s, his name would not appear on a car until 1949.

When it did, it graced one of the all-time great sports cars: the Porsche 356.

The work of Ferry Porsche, the Type 356 was based on the Volkswagen designed by his father, Ferdinand, and like the immortal 'Beetle' employed a platform-type chassis with rear-mounted air-cooled engine and all-independent torsion bar suspension.

Having commenced manufacture with a short run of aluminum-bodied cars built at the Gmünd, Austria-based old sawmill, Porsche began volume production of the stee...