1953 Porsche 356 Coupé
- Engine
- Air-cooled flat-four, available in 1.1L, 1.3L, or 1.5L displacements; 40–70 hp depending on tune
- Colour
- Pascha Red
A 1953 Porsche 356 coupe that left the factory on 16 June 1953, finished in Pascha Red with tan leatherette upholstery and fitted with US-market specification equipment. Notably, the car retains its original engine and transmission — a rarity among early examples of the model. It received a full restoration at some point, with the body repainted to the original factory colour and the interior retrimmed in tan leather with corduroy seat inserts. The odometer showed 85,219 miles at time of cataloguing.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$224,000
- 1953-06-16 →Factory deliveryUnnamed ownerfull documentation
Vehicle departed the factory on 16 June 1953 configured with US-market specification equipment. A Certificate of Authenticity accompanies the car and documents original factory details.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Comprehensive restoration carried out, returning the car to its original factory colour and replacing the interior with tan leather upholstery featuring matching tan corduroy seat inserts.
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