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1960 Porsche 356 B Super 90 Cabriolet

153828roadGermany
Engine
Flat-four, 9.1:1 compression, twin 40mm Solex carburetors, 90 bhp at 5,500 rpm
Colour
Ivory

A 1960 Porsche 356 B Cabriolet finished in original Ivory, powered by its matching Super 90 engine with the Type 616/7 specification. Factory records confirm delivery via Rossel in Wiesbaden on 26 July 1960, before export to an original customer in Fort Worth, Texas. The car has since undergone a bare-metal restoration with a blue leather interior retrim, and is accompanied by a copy of the original Kardex and a Porsche Production Specification certificate.

Ownership

  1. Auction sale
  2. 1960 →Private sale
    C.M. Lee, Fort Worth, Texas
    full documentation

    First retail owner; took delivery after export from the Wiesbaden dealer. Original Kardex documents this recipient.

  3. 1960-07-26 →Factory delivery
    Rossel dealership, Wiesbaden
    full documentation

    Delivered from the factory to this German dealer on 26 July 1960; car was subsequently exported to a Texas buyer.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. Restoration

    Comprehensive bare-metal restoration carried out at an undetermined date; interior was refurbished with blue leather upholstery.

    Evidence of this work appears in prior sale records; no date or workshop is specified in the catalogue.

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