1964 Porsche 356 SC Cabriolet

161138roadGermany

Engine: 1.6L air-cooled flat-four, 95 bhp (replacement unit, Type 616/15)
Colour: Schiefergrau (slate grey)

A late-production 1964 Porsche 356C SC Cabriolet with Reutter coachwork, chassis 161138, delivered new through Hamburg dealer Raffay in September 1964 as a 1965 model-year car. Finished in the uncommon Schiefergrau over red leather, it carries the top-specification 95 bhp SC engine and four-wheel disc brakes. Fewer than 600 cabriolets were built for the 1965 model year, making this European-delivery example particularly scarce. A professional restoration was carried out at an undetermined point, and the car has been maintained by a long-term owner.

Ownership

2024-06-18Auction sale
Sold €118,500 (≈ $130K)
Bonhams catalogue lot →
1964-09-01 →Factory delivery
Raffay (Porsche dealer, Hamburg)
full documentation
New delivery point for the car; dealer also performed an engine swap in August 1966 at around 72,653 km, as recorded in the Porsche Kardex.
Date unknown
Current Belgian owner
partial documentation
Has held the car for over a decade, maintaining it regularly; car is registered in Belgium and accompanied by a 2022 valuation report.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

1966Engine rebuild
Raffay
Original engine (no. 821388) was swapped out at 72,653 km and replaced with a Porsche replacement unit, type 616/15, engine number KD-P 820097, which remains installed today.
This engine change is recorded on the Porsche Kardex. The gearbox was also replaced with an original-type unit at an unspecified point.
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Modification
Gearbox replaced with an original-specification unit, number 83612; date of replacement not documented.
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Restoration
A professional full restoration was carried out at an undetermined date; the work is described as older but still presenting well, with a clean engine bay and good overall condition.

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