The Porsche 356 is nothing less than the first model produced by the German brand exactly seventy years ago. It was conceived during the Second World War by Ferry Porsche on the mechanical basis of the Volkswagen Beetle for the sake of economy and designed by Erwin Komenda, both expatriates in Gmünd, Austria. It is in this city that the first prototype and a first series of 356 is manufactured in 1948. Then, the entire production moved to Stuttgart in 1950. Named Pre-A, the first series was an immediate commercial success in the United States. In particular with the actors of Hollywood.
The Porsche 356 presented here was put on the road for the first time in September 1964.
It is of color Email Blue of reference 6403 and the interior is in beige leather. This car has been entirely restored by the Porsche center of Montpellier in a rare concern of authenticity and details. According to the Porsche data card and the certificate of authenticity provided by the brand with the serial numbers the car is well matched numbers and respects its factory configuration. The work that has been done is documented by pictures and invoices of parts: the car was stripped down to bare metal, the interior completely redone with high quality leather, the wiring harness refurbished and the mechanics redone preserving the original elements of the 1600 type 616/6. Since the restoration, the car has covered barely 3,000 km and is ready to cover much more at the discretion of the next collector.
