1959 Porsche 356 A Carrera 1600 GT Coupé
- Engine
- 1.6L (1,587 cc) four-cam Type 692/3, plain-bearing crank, dry-sump, ~141 bhp at 6,500 rpm
- Colour
- Silver Metallic
Chassis 107265 is a 1959 Porsche 356 A Carrera 1600 GT Coupé, one of the most demanding road-going variants Porsche produced up to that time, powered by the Type 692/3 four-cam engine and fitted with lightweight aluminium body components. Delivered new to Dr. Giorgio Acutis in Turin, the car was actively campaigned in Italian hillclimb events, with documented class victories at the 1959 Pontedecimo-Giovi and Aosta-Pila hillclimbs. Its history between the early 1960s and the early 2000s is not fully documented, after which it passed through Italian and then German ownership and underwent a restoration assessed by FIVA in 2016.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €353,750 (≈ $389K)
- 1959-05-30 →Factory deliveryDr. Giorgio Acutisfull documentation
Initial recipient of the car in Turin; used it actively in Italian hillclimb competition. Factory build record (Kardex) confirms delivery date and original Silver Metallic finish.
- 2003 →Resident of Bolognapartial documentation
A registration document places the car with this individual as of 2003; ownership history between Dr. Acutis and this person is not documented.
- 2015 →Private saleGerman ownerpartial documentation
Car was transferred to Germany in 2015. A FIVA assessment from 2016 and a 2021 recommissioning by Tom Fischer are associated with this ownership period.
Competition
- 19591959 Pontedecimo-Giovi HillclimbDriver: Giorgio Acutis1st in class
One of two hillclimb class victories recorded for Dr. Acutis in 1959; period photographs confirm the car's participation bearing Turin registration plates.
- 19591959 Aosta-Pila HillclimbDriver: Giorgio Acutis1st in class
Second class victory documented for Dr. Acutis in the 1959 season; confirmed by additional documentation on file.
- 19601960 Varese Campo de Fiori HillclimbDriver: Giorgio Acutis
- 19601960 Garessio HillclimbDriver: Giorgio Acutis
- 19601960 Sassi-Superga HillclimbDriver: Giorgio Acutis
Maintenance & restoration
- 2016Inspection
A formal FIVA identity and condition assessment was conducted, confirming the car's excellent mechanical and cosmetic state and verifying conformity of most components to original specification.
FIVA assessment book issued in 2016 is included with the car.
- 2021ServiceTom Fischer
The car was recommissioned, with workshop charges totalling just over €7,000.
Invoice on file valued at €7,067.53.
- —Restoration
A comprehensive restoration was carried out at some point prior to the 2016 FIVA assessment, bringing the car to an excellent mechanical and cosmetic standard. The FIVA document noted that most components conform to original specification, though the original engine had been replaced by a correct-type spare unit sourced from Porsche's racing department.
The replacement engine bears the correct type designation 692/3. Exact date of restoration not stated in the documentation.
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