1963 Porsche 356 B T-6 Carrera 2 GS Sunroof Coupé
- Engine
- 2.0L flat-four quad-cam, Type 587/2 competition unit, ~160 bhp
- Colour
- Ruby Red
A 1963 Porsche 356 B Carrera 2 GS 'Sunroof' Coupe, one of approximately 310 GS examples built and among a small number with an electric sunroof. Completed in July 1963 and delivered new in Munich, the car was later exported to California and underwent a comprehensive bare-metal rotisserie restoration by 356 specialists. It is now fitted with a rare Type 587/2 competition engine (one of only 27 built), sourced from a Swiss Porsche restoration facility and traced to Works GT chassis history by historian Jürgen Barth.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$428,500
- 1963-07-17 →Factory deliveryMunich physicianfull documentation
Original recipient, took delivery through the MAHAG distributor network in Munich. Factory Kardex documentation covers use through roughly 15,500 km by late 1964.
- Date unknownCalifornia-based ownerpartial documentation
Based in California after export from Germany; commissioned a multi-year rotisserie restoration by 356 specialists including bare-metal repaint and interior retrim. The competition GT engine was sourced and fitted during this period.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Multi-year rotisserie restoration conducted in California by 356 specialists; the car was stripped to bare metal, refinished in its original Ruby Red colour, and reupholstered in correct-pattern black leatherette with black corduroy inserts.
Work was carried out to a very high standard; the correct steel body panels, headrests, antenna, and chrome wheels were all retained.
- —ModificationRaceline Feustel
Original GS-spec engine replaced with a rare Type 587/2 competition GT engine (number 98001), sourced and fitted by Porsche restoration facility Raceline Feustel.
The engine was sourced from Raceline Feustel in Neunkirch, Switzerland. Jürgen Barth traced it to Works Carrera 2 GT chassis 123451 and later spare Works chassis 13336.
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