1952 Porsche 356 Pre-A Gläser Cabriolet
- Engine
- 1.3L flat-four, Type 506
- Colour
- Dark blue ('Azurblau') with black fabric soft top
Chassis 10436 is among the earliest Gläser-bodied Porsche 356 Pre-A cabriolets of 1952, the fourth example constructed by the Weiden coachbuilder that year. Delivered new in January 1952 to a Hamburg dealer and first registered to a Hamburg publishing company, the car passed through several German owners before being acquired by a German collector by the early 2010s. It retains a period-correct 1,300 cc Type 506 engine, its original registration document, and distinctive early features including a split rear window and unadorned coachwork.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €500,000 – €600,000
- 1952 →Factory deliveryRaffay & Cofull documentation
Authorised Porsche dealer in Hamburg who took delivery of the car; confirmed by a period Kardex document specifying the original colour and trim specification.
- → 1965Acquisition unknownSuccessive Hamburg-area ownerspartial documentation
The car passed through a series of owners all based in the Hamburg region; the original period registration booklet remained with the vehicle throughout.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownConstanze-Verlag GmbHpartial documentation
Hamburg-based publishing company recorded as the first registered owner of the vehicle after its delivery.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownGerman collectorpartial documentation
Ownership by this collector is confirmed by a DEKRA Automobil appraisal conducted in Münster in 2011; the car had been restored and fitted with a period-correct 1,300 cc engine.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2011InspectionDEKRA Automobil
Formal appraisal of the vehicle conducted by DEKRA Automobil GmbH in Münster, documenting the car's condition at that time.
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