75 hp, ‘Super’ 1,582 cc rear-mounted opposed air-cooled four-cylinder engine, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with torsion bars, anti-roll bar, trailing arms and telescopic shock absorbers, independent swing axle rear suspension with torsion bars and telescopic shock absorbers, and four-wheel drum brakes.

Wheelbase: 82.7 in.

• Rare right-hand drive example • Porsche Certificate of Authenticity • Unusual factory-correct original colour of Meissen Blue Porsche introduced its first car, ultimately referred to as the 356, in March 1948.

VW-supplied running gear, suspension, brakes, steering, and gearbox underpinned the car, while Porsche modified the engine with redesigned heads and a Solex carburettor above each bank of cylinders on twin-port manifolds.

About 50 hand-built coupés and cabriolets were produced between 1948 and 1951, with the company quickly in need of better facilities in order to grow and prosper.

Production began in March 1950.

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