1956 Porsche 356 Super Speedster
- Colour
- Glacier White (factory special-order, code 5713)
A 1956 Porsche 356 Super Speedster in factory-ordered Glacier White, delivered new to a Lancaster, Pennsylvania dealership and sold to a local businessman. The car passed to a second owner in 1967, who kept it for over five decades, accumulating only about 3,000 additional miles and storing it carefully for most of that time. Notable for its exceptional originality — retaining factory paint, rubber trim, and original steel wheels — it claimed a class win at the 1979 PCA Porsche Parade Concours in Reston, Virginia.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$494,500
- 1956 → 1967Private saleManny Smithpartial documentation
Local scrap-metal dealer who drove the car to roughly 32,000 miles before selling it to fund the purchase of a private aircraft.
- 1956-11-26 → 1956Factory deliveryLancaster County Motorspartial documentation
Receiving dealership in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; served as the initial delivery point for this U.S.-specification example.
- 1967 →Private saleRobert Howry Jr.full documentation
Lancaster-based owner who added only around 3,000 miles over more than five decades, keeping the car in dedicated storage and preserving most original components; chrome wheels were fitted in 1969 though the original steel wheels were retained, and the front lid was repainted following minor damage some years before cataloguing.
Competition
- 1979PCA Porsche Parade1979 Porsche ParadeClass winner, PCA Concours
Event held in Reston, Virginia; the car took first place in its concours class during this Porsche Club of America national gathering.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1969Modification
Porsche chrome wheels were fitted, replacing the factory steel wheels, though the original steel wheels were retained alongside the car.
- —MechanicalClassic Auto Restorations
Fuel tank was removed, cleaned, and refinished; the front lid was also repainted after being scratched in the same workshop session.
Carried out by Dave Baker of Classic Auto Restorations, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the owner's long-standing 356 specialist; the front lid repainting occurred approximately a decade before the auction date.
- —ServiceClassic Auto Restorations
Ongoing routine maintenance including regular oil changes, engine upkeep, and annual treatment of original rubber trim with glycerin to preserve its condition.
Performed consistently throughout the second owner's tenure by Dave Baker of Classic Auto Restorations, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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