Despite looking outwardly similar to the preceding models, Porsche thoroughly updated their 356 line in 1956 and called their new model the 356A. At the core, this included a larger 1600 cc engine, but also a curved-glass windshield and a thoroughly revised suspension. At the 1955 Frankfurt Motor Show in September of 1955, Porsche released the 356A/1600 to the world with cabriolet, coupe and speedster bodies from Reutter. Produced in 1959 only, the Porsche 356 Convertible D was the replacement for the 356 A Speedster, which was discontinued after 1958.
1956 – 1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Cabriolet Technical Specifications Production Years 1956 – 1958 Released At 1955 Frankfurt Motor Show Built...
1956 – 1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Cabriolet Pictures & Gallery...
Of all the Carreras, the 1959 de Luxe was best suited for the road. Not only was it the most luxurious 356, but it was also was the only year to get the large 1600cc 4-cam engine. The Type 692/2 engine was a much different engine than the 1500cc unit it replaced. The newer unit used plain main bearings instead of roller bearings. Furthermore, the distributors were moved to the end of the crankshaft and the engine shroud was better attached to the 356A body. With twin Solex carburetors, the somewhat detuned version offered 105 bhp @ 6500 rpm.
1959 Porsche 356A/1600GS Carrera Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Coachbuilder Reutter Karosserie Engineers Klaus von Rücker Engine Type 692/2...
1959 Porsche 356A/1600GS Carrera de Luxe Cabriolet Pictures & Gallery...
1959 Porsche 356A/1600GS Carrera de Luxe Coupé Pictures & Gallery...
1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Convertible D Pictures & Gallery...
1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Convertible D Technical Specifications Model Year 1959 Built At Stuttgart, Germany Body Stylist Erwin Komenda Coachbuilder Drauz...
1956 – 1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Coupe Pictures & Gallery...
1956 – 1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Coupe Technical Specifications Production Years 1956 – 1958 Released At 1955 Frankfurt Motor Show Built...
Following the Pre-A prototypes and a run of quad-cams with the 1500cc engine, the 1600 Carrera GT was a performance 356 that used a larger version of the Porsche 550 Spyder's potent engine. As early as 1958, some Carreras were fitted with a larger engine known as the Type 692. The new unit featured a larger displacement which was better suited for the 1600cc class. Furthermore, it was improved considerably adopting plain bearings and new ignition system.
Despite looking outwardly similar to the preceding models, Porsche thoroughly updated their 356 line in 1956 and called their new model the 356A. At the core, this included a larger 1600 cc engine, but also a curved-glass windshield and a thoroughly revised suspension. At the 1955 Frankfurt Motor Show in September of 1955, Porsche released the 356A/1600 to the world with cabriolet, coupe and speedster bodies from Reutter. The 356A/1600 was a great performer, good for a sprint to 60 mph in 13.5 seconds and hit a top speed of 109 mph.
1956 – 1958 Porsche 356A/1600 Speedster Pictures & Gallery ...
1956 – 1958 Porsche 356A/1600 Speedster Technical Specifications Production Years 1956 – 1958 Released At 1955 Frankfurt Motor Show Built...
1956 – 1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Super Cabriolet Pictures & Gallery ...
1956 – 1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Super Cabriolet Technical Specifications Model Year 1956 – 1959 Built At Stuttgart, Germany Body Stylist...
1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Super Convertible D Pictures & Gallery...
1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Super Speedster Technical Specifications Model Year 1956 – 1958 Built At Stuttgart, Germany Body Stylist Erwin Komenda...
1956 – 1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Super Coupe Pictures & Gallery ...
1956 – 1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Super Coupe Technical Specifications Model Year 1956 – 1959 Built At Stuttgart, Germany Body Stylist...
1956 – 1958 Porsche 356A/1600 Super Speedster Technical Specifications Model Year 1956 – 1958 Built At Stuttgart, Germany Body Stylist...
1956 – 1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Super Speedster Pictures & Gallery...
The original Porsche Carrera Zagato Speedster, the first Zagato bodied Porsche of the brand’s history, was built in 1958 for French gentleman driver and expert Porsche pilot Claude Storez, one of the best French pilots of that time. He started his career in early 50s and became soon a skilled pilot. In late ’57 he was looking for the “ultimate” 356 for the 1958 races season. He put an order to Porsche AG for a 356 A Speedster (the lightest version available) with a Carrera engine and GS specs (the most powerful at that time).
The 356 B T5 Coupe was the direct replacement of the Porsche 356 A Coupe. The T5 Coupe bodies were produced by German coachbuilder company Reutter. The 356 B T5 Coupe played a huge role in the growth seen by Porsche in the early 1960s. Like the Cabriolet, Roadster, and Notchback Coupe siblings, the Coupe was offered with 1600, 1600S, S90, and Carrera engine options paired to a four-speed synchromesh 741 transmission. In late 1961, Porsche introduced the T6 body and updates, which built on the success of its very popular predecessor.
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Cabriolet Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1959 – 1963 Built At Stuttgart,...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Cabriolet Pictures & Gallery...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Coupe Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1959 – 1963 Built At Stuttgart,...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Coupe Pictures & Gallery...
While all 356 Carreras are rare and desirable cars, the 1961 B Carrera GT is a very special animal indeed. Built from lightweight materials and sporting Porsche’s most powerful racing engine of the time, they were in a different league to the most highly specified road car that the Stuttgart factory then produced. Porsche produced only 49 of the 356B Carrera versions for 1960/61 and all were coupes. Many were painted Silver.
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Notchback Coupe Pictures & Gallery...
1961 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Notchback Coupe Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1961 – 1963 Built At...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Roadster Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1959 – 1963 Built At Stuttgart,...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Roadster Gallery Porsche 356 B 1600 Roadster (T5) – Pictures & Gallery Porsche 356 B...
In September of 1959 Porsche revealed their fully updated 356 known as the 356B. This had a completely revised body that was more suitable for the American market. The 1600 Super was also known as the 1600 S and that is what we are covering on this page. The 1600 Super sat in the middle of the lineup, below the Super 90 and above the base 1600. There were several variants with the base 1600 S engine, including the Coupe, Cabriolet, Notchback Coupe and Roadster, across both the T5 generation and T6 generation.
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 S Cabriolet Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1959 – 1963 Built At...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 S Cabriolet Pictures & Gallery ...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 S Coupe Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1959 – 1963 Built At...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 S Coupe Pictures & Gallery...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 S Notchback Coupe Pictures & Gallery...
1961 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 S Notchback Coupe Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1959 – 1963 Built...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 S Roadster Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1959 – 1963 Built At...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 S Roadster Pictures & Gallery...
In September of 1959 Porsche revealed their fully updated 356 known as the 356B. This had a completely revised body that was more suitable for the American market. New to the model was the Type 616/7 Super 90 engine which was an indirect replacement for the Carrera de Luxe models. The engine was fully revised with a new intake manifold, a larger Solex 40 PII-4 carburetor and the Carrera air filters.
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Super 90 Cabriolet Pictures & Gallery ...
1961 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Super 90 Cabriolet Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1959 – 1963 Built...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Super 90 Coupe Pictures & Gallery ...
1961 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Super 90 Coupe Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1959 – 1963 Built...
1960 – 1961 Porsche 356B/1600 Super 90 GT Coupe Pictures & Gallery...
1961 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Super 90 Notchback Coupe Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1961 – 1963...
1961 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Super 90 Notchback Coupe Pictures & Gallery...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Super 90 Roadster Pictures & Gallery...
1961 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Super 90 Roadster Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1959 – 1963 Built...
As with the earlier versions, the Carrera was offered both in a Carrera GT Deluxe version for the road and the Carrera GT for racetrack duties. Unlike these earlier models, the new car benefited from the 2.0 liter engine introduced as the Carrera 2 was unveiled in September 1962. The 2.0 Carrera used a variant of the Type 547 engine with a larger bore and stoke, having 1966cc.
After a considerable absence of a Carrera model in the 356 model lineup, Porsche finally made another version with the introduction of a 2.0-liter engine. As with the earlier versions, the Carrera was offered both in a Carrera GT Deluxe version for the road and the Carrera GT for racetrack duties. Unlike these earlier models, the new car benefited from the 2.0 liter engine introduced as the Carrera 2 in September 1962.
1962 – 1963 Porsche 356B/2000GS Carrera 2 Pictures & Gallery...
1962 – 1963 Porsche 356B/2000GS Carrera 2 Cabriolet Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Built At Germany Engine Type 548...
1962 – 1963 Porsche 356B/2000GS Carrera 2 Coupe Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Built At Germany Engine Type 548...
One of the most confused of all Porsche is this DKS or Dreikantschaber. It might appear like a mid-engine RS61 Coupe, but it is a rebodied 356B with a rear-mounted engine. Unlike the earlier 356s, this one featured fared-in driving lights and cut-off greenhouse reminiscent of of the RS61 coupe. Porsche didn't give this new a car a name since it was homologated and considered a Carrera 2 by the FIA. It was nicknamed Dreikantschaber.
1963 Porsche 356B/2000GS Carrera 2 GT Dreikantschaber Pictures & Gallery...
Introduced in 1963 for the 1964 model year, the base model Porsche 356 1600C Coupe was presented as the entry-level version of the last generation of the Porsche 356 Coupes. After offering standard/base model versions for the 356 A and 356 B with 60 HP engines, Porsche dropped the standard version as its base model and introduced the successor of the former mid-level 1600 Super engine variant with 75 HP, as the entry-level engine option for the 356 C generation. As with previous generations, it was also offered with the 356 C Cabriolet cars.
Amongst Porsche 356 enthusiasts, perhaps no model is more coveted than a C-Series Carrera 2. The Carrera 2 represents the culmination of Porsche’s racing technology fitted into a road car package and the ultimate performance-first sports car in the 356 model lineup. The 1,966-cubic centimeter, mechanically complex four-cam Type 587/1 engine was the most powerful unit that Porsche had ever created for a production car, developing 130 brake horsepower at 6,200 rpm.
1964 Porsche 356C/2000GS Carrera 2 Cabriolet Technical Specifications Model Years 1964 Built At Stuttgart, Germany Engine 2.0 L Aircooled Flat...
1964 Porsche 356C/2000GS Carrera 2 Coupe Technical Specifications Model Years 1964 Built At Stuttgart, Germany Engine 2.0 L Aircooled Flat...
The Porsche 356 SC, was the top-of-the-line variant in terms of performance for the 356 C Generation, sporting the highest specific output pushrod 4-cylinder engine ever available from Porsche with 107 HP. The SC engine produced 107 bhp at 5200 rpm and featured a stouter counter-weighted crankshaft, short skirt pistons, a more radical camshaft configuration, and large Solex carburetors. The SC was the natural successor of the previous generation Super 90 and represented the top-of-the-line variant for the final evolution of the Porsche 356.
1964 – 1965 Porsche 356 SC Cabriolet Pictures & Gallery ...
1964 – 1965 Porsche 356 SC Cabriolet Technical Specifications Model Years 1964 – 1965 Built At Stuttgart, Germany Engine Flat-4...
1964 – 1965 Porsche 356 SC Coupe Pictures & Gallery ...
1964 – 1965 Porsche 356 SC Coupe Technical Specifications Model Years 1964 – 1965 Built At Stuttgart, Germany Engine Flat-4...
Porsche 356 Engine Codes There are several important numbers to identify a 356 engine. The first, and most obvious one,...
Electrogenic, a UK firm is responsible for the conversion of this classic 1963 Porsche 356 into a full-blown EV. The...
Kim Copperthite watches the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo during its record run at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI, Laguna Seca,...
Porsche 356 Production & Chassis Numbers (1950 – 1965) The evolution of the 356 was constant throughout its production history....
Porsche 356 SL bodies lined up in the Reutter workshop (Werk 2) in 1951. This facility was used as the...
In 1950, eleven remaining Gmund chassis were assembled after the factory returned to Germany and converted to SL (Sport Leicht) racing specification. They received 1,086-cc engines, enlarged fuel tanks, louvered quarter-window covers, wheel spats, streamlined aluminum belly fairings, and a pedestal-mounted shifter. Three Type 356/2 cars raced at Le Mans in 1951; two crashed, but 356/2-063 performed flawlessly, winning the 1,100-cc class.
1951 Porsche 356 SL Gmünd Coupe Pictures & Gallery...
When Porsche went to Le Mans, they reverted to aluminum shells made at their first factory in Gmünd, Austria. Three of these coupes, called 356 SL, raced Le Mans. All three Le Mans cars were shipped to America by Max Hoffman and sold to Fritz Kosler, Ed Trego and John von Neumann for SCCA racing. Before the 1952 races at Torrey Pines, von Neumann had Emil Diedt remove the coupe's roof, creating in effect the first Carrera Speedster.
Porsche 356 – Made by Reutter: by Frank Jung © Delius Klasing Verlag When the second edition of this fine...
Porsche 356/1 Pictures Today we call the first mid-engined Porsche roadster as 356/1 (or 356 no. 1) to distinguish it...
Porsche 356/1 Gmünd Coupé Specifications type Concept / Prototype Car built at Austria production 1 engine Air Cooled flat-4 displacement...
The Porsche 356/1 was the first real car created by Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche. This prototype car was a two-seater open roadster with a mid-mounted, air-cooled flat-4 engine of 1,131 cc displacement. While the body was an original design, most of the mechanicals were from the Volkswagen Beetle. Only one 356/1 was made.
1954 – 1955 Porsche 356/1500 Speedster Pictures & Gallery...
Of the 52 cars made in Gmünd, only eight were built up as cabriolets. Each was outsourced for its body and interior construction. Six cars were sent to Beutler who constructed them with a slightly different shape than the factory coupes. Included was a kicked-up rear fender line which was used on several of the Buetler cabriolets.
With lessons learned from 356 No. 1, Porsche developed the 356/2 as a production-ready version. The biggest concession to useability was repositioning the engine back behind the rear wheels as the original VW design. Like 356 No. 1, 356/2 was built as two-seat roadster using VW parts.
Porsche 356/2 Gmünd Cabriolet Pictures Of the 50 cars made in Gmünd, only eight were built up as cabriolets. Each...
Porsche 356/2 Gmünd Cabriolet Specifications type Series Production Car production years 1948 – 1951 built at Austria production 41 price...
Porsche 356/2 Gmünd Coupé Pictures The rare 356/2 aluminum bodied Porsche Gmünd Coupes are some of the most stunning Porsche case ever...
Porsche 356/2 Gmünd Coupé Specifications type Series Production Car production years 1948 – 1951 built at Austria production 41 price...
A handful of push-rod 356As were delivered from the factory with a lightweight package that was usually reserved for the Carrera race cars. Called GTs, these got the stripped out interior, aluminum doors, a large fuel tank and Porsche ATE disc brakes. As few as four Speedsters came equipped this way. Since the four-cam was only a marginal improvement in power, the regular 1600 Super was more than enough for the small car.
1958 – 1959 Porsche 356A/1600 Super GT Speedster Pictures & Gallery...
Around 20 Super 90 Coupes were ordered with the lightweight GT package for racing. They used aluminum panels, a lightweight interior and plexiglas windows to shed over 200 lbs off the standard production coupe. Inside the car came equipped with a roll bar, leather-strap window lifts and speedster seats. Aluminum exterior panels included the doors, hood, rear deck lid.
In keeping with FIA regulations, Porsche created a new lightweight 356 with help from Abarth. After Porsche had considered numerous Italian companies to manufacture a lightweight 356 body, they settled on Abarth. Franco Scaglione penned the first initial drawings which attempted to reduce frontal area, overall height. Included was an adjustable scoop on the rear deck lid. Made entirely of aluminum, Abarth's body was smaller than the Reutter 356.
1960 – 1961 Porsche Abarth 356B Carrera GTL Pictures & Gallery...
1963 Porsche 356B/2000GS Carrera 2 GT Dreikantschaber Specifications type Racing Car production 2 engine Type 587, Boxer-4 fuel feed Twin...
1962 – 1963 Porsche 356B/2000GS Carrera GT Pictures & Gallery ...
1964 Porsche 356C/2000GS Carrera 2 Pictures & Gallery...
1964 – 1965 Porsche 356 C 1600C Cabriolet Technical Specifications Model Years 1964 – 1965 Built At Stuttgart, Germany Engine...
1964 – 1965 Porsche 356 C 1600C Cabriolet Pictures & Gallery...
1964 – 1965 Porsche 356 C 1600C Coupe Pictures & Gallery...
1964 – 1965 Porsche 356 C 1600C Coupe Technical Specifications Model Years 1964 – 1965 Built At Stuttgart, Germany Engine...