THE 159TH SPEEDSTER Like many of the most successful post-war European sports cars, the Porsche 356 Speedster had its origins in the vision of powerful North American importer Max Hoffman.

Hoffman was a superb judge of his clientele, and he encouraged Porsche to build a lower-cost open model of the 356, stripped of virtually any and all amenities, with an emphasis on performance.

The 356 Speedster, with its barely-there fabric top, low removable windshield, and spartan cabin, proved an immense hit, as well as highly successful on the track.

The first production Speedsters were built in 1954, and just 200 were produced.

According to its Porsche Certificate of Authenticity on file, the Speedster offered here, the 159th of the 200 original cars, was built on 15 December 1954, and finished as it appears today in US specification in White with Red leatherette interior.

The car was acquired by the present family of owners in 1992, and father and son, both longtime, avid Porsche enthusia...