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Ferry Porsche
and Prof. Eberan van Eberhorst started project 356 in the year 1947 in
an old sawmill in Gmünd. Ferry's father Ferdinand Porsche was still
imprisoned in France under suspicion of war crimes so did not witness
the start of the project. In August 1947 Ferdinand Porsche was found not
guilty and was released from prison. In march 1948 the first prototype
was finished; the356-001.
The Porsche 356-001 was build upon a tubular framework and mechanically
based upon Volkswagen technology. The 356-001 fitted with a center
mounted engine, located in front of the rear axle.
After testing the car was developed further in order to get it ready for
production. The center mounted engine was moved behind the rear axle to
obtain more interior space. The body was redesigned by Edwin Komenda.
Until 1948 approximately 50 Porsche 356 models with aluminium body were
built. These cars are currently known as the "Gmünd-models".
Porsche had planned a small production of the 356 but the old sawmill in
Gmünd was soon too small to produce the increasing amount of cars
requested by the customers. In the year 1948 Porsche moved to Stuttgart
in Germany. Porsche rented space next-door the old pre-war Porsche
factory and additional space at coachbuilder Reutter.
Reutter was also asked to built the Porsche 356 coupe body's and the
company of Gläser was asked to built the 356 convertible body's. All
356 body's were made of steel from that moment.
In the year 1949 the Porsche 356 was presented at a car show for the
first time in Geneva Switzerland.
The Porsche
356 shows a long evolution. The 356 was built from 1948 until 1965 in
the following model stages:
Gmünd models 1948 - 1951, the pre-A models 1950 - 1955, the 356 A 1955
- 1959, the 356 B 1959 - 1963,
the 356 C 1963 - 1965.
Between the years 1955 and 1965 Porsche also built a special 356 model;
the Porsche 356 Carrera with four overhead camshafts. Between the years
1954 and 1964 Porsche built special convertible models like the America
Roadster (16 built), the Speedster (4847 built) and the Convertible D.
Technical
data
Four cylinder
boxer engine
cylinder capacity: 1582 cc.
carburettors: 2 x Zenith 32 NDIX
capacity: 75 bhp. at 5200 rpm.
torque: 123 Nm. at 3600 rpm.
gearbox: 4- speed, manual
brakes: disc brakes all round
top-speed: 175 km/h.
weight: 955 kg.
Information
Porsche 356 C
cabriolet, year 1964. Colour blue with a grey leather interior. Blue
mohair soft top. This beautiful Porsche 356 cabriolet was extensively
restored a few years ago. The automobile was regularly driven by a
cautious enthusiast owner. The automobile drives absolutely delightful
and this 356 cabriolet is in excellent condition with only slight signs
of use. This is a sought after classic Porsche. The 'C' is the last and
most evolved 356 with disc brakes all round and improved rear
suspension. This Porsche 356 shows all original details and is complete
with a German instruction manual. The car is fitted with a chrome
luggage rack and a correct classic radio. A delightful classic Porsche, a
fantastic and reliable companion on those beautiful sunny days!
This
classic car was sold to Belgium
by Lex Classics.
E-mail: info@lexclassics.nl
Lex Classics
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