1960 Porsche 356 Carrera Zagato Speedster Sanction Lost

French professional racing driver who commissioned Zagato to rebody his Porsche 356 Carrera Speedster; the car was returned via Stuttgart for mechanical preparation before delivery. Storez died in a rally crash in early 1959 and the original car was never recovered.

American collector who commissioned Zagato to recreate the Storez Porsche-Zagato; the resulting car is described as the sole Porsche 356 Carrera Zagato Speedster 'Sanction Lost'. Zagato had previously completed a separate coachbuilt project for his wife Olga.

Storez raced with race number 139; he is believed to have finished behind Olivier Gendebien driving a Ferrari 250 GT TdF. Period photographic evidence exists of the car on track.

Storez crashed and died during the event; the wrecked car was subsequently removed from the scene and never located again.

Zagato fabricated a bespoke aerodynamic lightweight body for the original Porsche 356 Carrera Speedster at their Milan workshop, incorporating a one-piece curved windscreen and distinctive red longitudinal tailfins on the rear wings.

Original commission for Claude Storez; car was subsequently returned to Stuttgart for mechanical preparation by Porsche before delivery.

As part of the Sanction Lost programme, the original Porsche 356 B bodyshell was removed and replaced with a newly constructed Zagato Speedster coachbuilt body, with the form derived from photometric scanning of period photographs and original drawings. A Carrera engine was installed in place of the standard unit.

Carrera engine supplied by specialist Peter Iversen. Interior trimmed in red leather seating with a rubber floor mat. Finished in Bianco Gardenia with red tailfin highlights to replicate Storez's original livery.