• Year of manufacture 
    1956
  • Car type 
    Other
  • Lot number 
    r0038
  • Reference number 
    MU24_r0038
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Location
    Germany
  • Exterior colour 
    Other

Description

To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Munich event, 23 November 2024.

  • One of approximately 3,000 examples of the 356 A Speedster built between 1955 and 1959
  • Powered by an air-cooled, 1,571-cc, four-cylinder Type 616/12 boxer engine
  • Presented in red over a black leather interior; complemented by tonneau top, spare wheel, and tool roll
  • Benefits from restoration work performed largely to original specification
  • A contender for renewed restoration or to be enjoyed in its current form

Correspondence with Porsche shows that this US-specification 356 A Speedster was built in June 1956. Originally finished in white over a red interior and equipped with a 1600 S air-cooled, flat-four engine numbered 61934 (according to a copy of the Kardex) it was imported to New York via Max Hoffmann’s famed distributor.

After a stint in Jacksonville, Florida, the repainted car was advertised for sale in the 21 July 1986 edition of Antique, Custom & Sportscar Trader. Described as having had a “complete professional restoration, original and correct, red lacquer, black interior”, the asking price was $21,000. It was purchased by The Aumann Collection, who smartly negotiated the price down to $19,000, before enjoying the Speedster in Sarasota. Chassis 82351 was then shipped from Miami to Bremerhaven, Germany in May 1994.

Complemented by a history file, tool roll, tonneau cover, and spare wheel, this 356 further benefits from long-term custodianship and is ready to be driven in its current form or is a contender for renewed restoration. To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/auctions/mu24/.


RM Sotheby's
5 Heron Square
Richmond
TW9 1EL
United Kingdom
Contact Person Kontaktperson
Title 
Mr
First name 
Augustin
Last name 
Sabatie-Garat

Phone 
+44-2078517070