1957 Porsche 356A Speedster
- Engine
- 1.6L air-cooled flat-four, 60 bhp
- Colour
- Ruby red
A matching-numbers 1958 Porsche 356A Speedster bodied by Reutter, completed at the factory on 16 December 1957 and originally dispatched to Max Hoffman's New York dealership in Ruby Red over brown leatherette. One of 4,822 Speedsters produced between 1954 and 1958, it retains its original colour scheme and has been comprehensively restored, including a full engine rebuild, by Porsche Zentrum Bern in 2018 at a documented cost of CHF 41,738.
Ownership
- 2019-09-29Auction saleEstimate CHF 250,000 – CHF 350,000
- 1957-12-16 →Factory deliveryMax Hoffmanpartial documentation
New York importer who took delivery of the car finished in Ruby Red with brown leatherette trim; served as the US importer for Porsche at the time.
- Date unknownPrevious US-based ownernone documentation
Car was held in the United States before being exported to Switzerland; identity and tenure dates unknown.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownZurich-based previous ownerpartial documentation
Imported the car from the USA and subsequently sold it to the current vendor in Zurich.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent vendorfull documentation
Acquired the car approximately two years before the auction sale in Zurich; commissioned a thorough restoration including full engine rebuild by Porsche Zentrum Bern, with documented costs exceeding CHF 41,000.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2018RestorationPorsche Zentrum Bern
Full comprehensive restoration carried out, encompassing a complete engine rebuild alongside wider mechanical and cosmetic work to bring the car to a high standard.
Detailed invoices for this work totalling CHF 41,738 are retained in the car's history file.
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