Porsche

Porsche
PORSCHE 356A SPEEDSTER

2-seater roadster.

The lovely, if stark, one, with shallow barchetta-style screen that all the replicar-merchants reproduce on stock VW floorpans. The real McCoy is hard to find, as it was really a US-market special. On all 356s, watch for rust inside the front wings, and remember that not all Porsche owners knew how to cope: an awful lot of them will have been rolled.

Technical Specifications
Engine
1582cc (HO4 OHV)
Configuration
Rear engine, rear-wheel drive
Production dates
1955 to 1958
Number produced
see 356A
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