1,720cc Type 616/1 OHV Flat 4-Cylinder Engine (see text) 2 Solex PBIC Carburetors 75bhp at 4,500rpm (see text) 4-Speed Manual Transaxle 4-Wheel Independent Suspension 4-Wheel Drum Brakes * The archetypal, unfiltered 1950s sports car * Subject of a ground-up restoration * Fitted with a correct-type, uprated motor * Eligible for countless tours and events THE PORSCHE 356 SPEEDSTER The Speedster's inspiration was often credited to John von Neumann, Porsche's West Coast distributor, who had chopped down a Gmünd-built Coupe in the late 1940s to create a lightweight competition car.

Explaining such a car's appeal Neumann once said: 'Guys want to go on a Saturday night in June, down Sunset Boulevard with their elbow over the door and the girls can see them in the car.' Plus ça change...

Instantly recognizable by its low, wraparound windscreen, smaller disappearing top, lower door waistline and twin bucket seats, the Speedster was, in effect, an 'economy' model intended to compete with less-...