1960 Porsche 356 B Super 90 Cabriolet
- Engine
- Pushrod flat-four, 90 DIN hp at 5,500 rpm, twin 40mm dual-choke Solex carburetors, higher compression and enlarged intake valves
- Colour
- Royal Blue
A 1960 Porsche 356 B Super 90 cabriolet bodied by Reutter, finished in rare Royal Blue over black leather and delivered new through Brumos Porsche in Jacksonville, Florida to a buyer in Greenville, South Carolina. One of relatively few 356 B convertibles optioned with the high-performance Super 90 pushrod engine, the car was subsequently exported to Italy and later to Finland. It retains its original colour under a respray and carries a correct-type Super 90 engine with a restamped number.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €110,000 – €140,000
- 1960-05-06 →Factory deliveryIndividual resident in Greenville, South Carolinapartial documentation
Took new delivery via Brumos Porsche in Jacksonville, Florida. Car was later exported to Italy at some point during the ownership chain.
- → 2011Acquisition unknownItalian owner prior to consignorpartial documentation
Car was held in Italy and during this period received a respray in the original color, red leather interior reupholstery, period-correct carpet, and a blue folding top.
- 2011 →Private saleConsignorpartial documentation
Acquired the car in Brescia and subsequently exported it to Finland the same year.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Bodywork
Exterior repainted in the car's factory original colour, Royal Blue; interior retrimmed in red leather with correct square-weave carpet; folding hood and boot cover replaced in blue canvas.
Work carried out prior to the consignor's purchase in 2011, presumably while the car was in Italian ownership.
- —Mechanical
Fitted with a correct-type Super 90 engine bearing a restamped number and a replacement gearbox of the correct specification.
Timing of engine and gearbox substitution is not stated in the catalogue.
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