1955 Porsche 356 Pre-A Speedster
- Engine
- 1.582cc flat-four, type 616/1
- Colour
- Silver over dark green
A rare transitional Porsche 356 Speedster, chassis 80994, delivered new to New York on 28 October 1955 and thought to be among only 200–250 examples combining a Pre-A chassis with a 356 A-specification 1,582 cc flat-four engine. Originally finished in white over red vinyl, the car spent decades in the United States before a comprehensive restoration by marque specialist Andy Anderson between 1999 and 2001 changed its livery to silver over dark green. It retains its original matching-numbers engine.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €286,250 (≈ $315K)
- 1955-10-28 →Factory deliveryOriginal New York delivery recipientpartial documentation
Car delivered to New York on 28 October 1955; configured in white with red vinyl interior and sealed-beam headlights per Kardex records.
- → 1998West coast American owner(s)none documentation
Car is believed to have been based on the US west coast until around mid-1998; no specific owner identified.
- 1998 → 2001Acquisition unknownAndy Andersonpartial documentation
Marque specialist who carried out a restoration from 1999 to 2001, retaining many factory-original components and repainting the car in silver with a dark green interior.
- 2001 → 2009Private saleTom Duffypartial documentation
Based in Los Gatos; acquired the car directly from restorer Andy Anderson and kept it in the United States until 2009.
- 2009 → 2017-02-01Acquisition unknownUK-based intermediate ownerpartial documentation
Car was exported from the US to the United Kingdom in 2009; identity of UK owner not specified in the prose.
- 2017-02-01 →Acquisition unknownFrance-based consignorpartial documentation
Current consigning owner acquired the car in February 2017 and is based in France.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1999RestorationAndy Anderson
Comprehensive restoration carried out over approximately two years by California-based Porsche specialist Andy Anderson; many original components were preserved and the colour scheme was changed from white over red to silver over dark green.
Work completed around 2001.
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