£32,900
1957 PORSCHE 356A 1600 SUPER CABRIOLET
Christies • UK • 4 Dec 2001
Market Position:
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£32,900
1957 PORSCHE 356A 1600 SUPER CABRIOLET
UK • 4 Dec 2001
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1957 Porsche 356A 1600 Super Cabriolet is a rare, right-hand drive model, believed to be one of only 72 built in 1956. It features a matching numbers engine, has been immaculately restored and maintained, and is presented in its original color scheme. The car is EU registered and duty paid, making it ready for UK registration.
Condition
8
The car is described as being an excellent driver, immaculately restored, and in outstanding presentation in all respects. It has been maintained and serviced regularly, and the current owner purchased it in 1988 as part of a high-quality private collection. The listing mentions the car would be an admired entrant in Porsche UK club events, whether on the concours field or outings. Thus, the car appears to be in excellent condition.
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Manual
RHD
United Kingdom
61483
1957
Auction
£32,900
1957 PORSCHE 356A 1600 SUPER CABRIOLET
Christies • UK • 4 Dec 2001
Market Position:
Lowest Price
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Description
1957 PORSCHE 356A 1600 SUPER CABRIOLET
Not UK registered
Chassis No.
61483
Engine No.
63926
Silver with red interior and black soft top.
Engine: flat four, air cooled, two twin Zenith carburetors, 1,582cc, 60bhp at 4,500rpm; Gearbox: four speed manual; Suspension: front, independent with trailing arms, shock absorbers, torsion bars, rear, compensating leaf spring, torsion bars; Brakes: drums all round.
Right hand drive.
When the Porsche 356A was introduced at the Frankfurt Auto Show in the autumn of 1955, the motoring press responded to it with a strong and positive reaction.
In a 1955 article on the sporty new cars published in Autocar the writers raved, 'to drive a Porsche is to experience a new form of motoring, so refreshingly different is it from the usual run of vehicles.' The reaction was consistent across the board and the little cars gained themselves a loyal crowd of followers.
Over the course of the next several years Porsche altered the body designs only minimall...
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