£45,920
1960 Porsche 356B T5 Super Cabriolet
Historics • UK • 24 Nov 2012
Market Position:
Lowest 20% of Past Sales
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£45,920
1960 Porsche 356B T5 Super Cabriolet
UK • 24 Nov 2012 • Lot 234
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1959-1963 Porsche 356 B Series Super Cabriolet, originally supplied to Brumos Porsche Car Corporation in Jacksonville, Florida. It underwent a full bare-metal restoration and engine rebuild between 1999 and 2001 and presents in very good order throughout.
Condition
7
The car presents in very good order throughout, with a restoration that has matured well. The engine bay has a light working patina, and the interior is trimmed in the correct carpet weave, giving an overall effect of an entirely original car.
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22,000 miles
SSL 871
1960
Auction
154335
RHD
United Kingdom
£45,920
1960 Porsche 356B T5 Super Cabriolet
Historics • UK • 24 Nov 2012
Market Position:
Lowest 20% of Past Sales
Track live values and receive listing alerts
Description
Although few would have realised it at the time, the 1948 launch of the Porsche 356 was a significant milestone in automotive history.
It marked the commercial birth of what has become one of the world's greatest car manufacturers; a company that has many times won Le Mans on Sunday and inspired the rich of the road on Monday.
Its achievements are unique.
The 356 was a collaboration between `Ferry' Porsche, the son of the company's founder, and its chief body engineer Erwin Komenda.
The first examples of the 356 were handcrafted from aluminium in Gmund, Austria.
And, with parts in short supply following the war, the model initially employed the engine, transmission and suspension from the Volkswagen Beetle (the car famously designed by Porsche Senior).
However, within two years the car had been considerably re-engineered and was less reliant on stock Volkswagen parts, while production had moved to Zuffenhausen in Germany with bodies now made of steel.
Thanks to efficient aerodyn...
Price Analysis vs Other 356 B Cabriolet Supers
£61,776
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£113,200
Median Price (Since 2020)
£183,221
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 14th Jun 2013
Latest MOT mileage:
21,915 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 15th Jun 2012, 21,915 miles
Passed
On 6th Jun 2011, 21,806 miles
Passed
On 4th May 2010, 21,644 miles
Passed
On 1st Jun 2009, 21,526 miles
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