1960 Porsche 356 B Super 90 Roadster

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Engine: 1.6L flat-four, dual Solex carburetors, ~90 bhp (type 616/7 Super 90)
Colour: Black (respray; originally Silver Metallic)

A genuine Porsche 356 B Super 90 Roadster completed on 27 September 1960, finished originally in Silver Metallic over red leatherette and dispatched new to Porsche Car Pacific in San Francisco. Powered by a type-616/7 Super 90 flat-four, it retains the Speedster-derived minimalist interior and three-gauge cluster. The car's history includes a first California owner and a 2023 bare-metal respray and mechanical refresh by a Portland specialist.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$148,400
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1960 →Factory delivery
Harold Cole
partial documentation
First registered owner, based in Woodleaf, California; took delivery via Porsche Car Pacific in San Francisco per factory Kardex record.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2023Restoration
Tom Black's Garage
Comprehensive refresh costing approximately $35,000, encompassing a full bare-metal repaint in black, minor sheet-metal correction, re-plating of brightwork, new windshield, and replacement rubber body seals.
Workshop located in Portland, Oregon.
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Modification
Original engine was substituted with a different but period-correct type-616/7 Super 90 unit, which remains installed.
Date of engine swap is unknown; the replacement engine is the same specification as the original.

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