Porsche 356 B 1600 Super 90

The vehicle in detail

In 1962, Porsche refined the 356 yet again with the debut of the T-6 body type. To not overwhelm Drauz, and to clear production lines for the upcoming 356 C, which would no longer feature a Roadster, Porsche commissioned the Belgium coachbuilder D’Ieteren to complete the T-6 Roadsters. Easily distinguishable by their squared hood, right front fender fuel filler, and engine lids with twin ventilation grilles, this final Roadster ranks among the rarest Porsches ever made at approximately 250 total examples, with a mere 60 or so of those few believed to have been equipped with the uprated Super 90 engine.
Per a copy of its Kardex build record on file, this 356 “Twin Grille” Roadster, chassis 89750, was completed in Zuffenhausen on 9 February 1962 finished as it presents today in the elegant livery of Osloblau (6203 D) over Grau trim. Factory-equipped with the robust Super 90 engine, this Roadster was shipped to John von Neumann’s pivotal sports car dealership, Competition Motors in Hollywood, California, where it was sold to its first owner, John F. Bryan of Beverly Hills, on 5 June 1962.
Now displaying the hallmarks of a full restoration, and refinished in its charming factory livery, this Roadster sports the ever-important distinction of retaining its matching-numbers engine and gearbox, and as well as its twin-grille engine lid. Owing to its superb finishes and numbers matching-drivetrain components, this highly practical derivative of the 356 Speedster wants nothing except its next passionate caretaker.