Porsche 356 Pre A - for sale

55 bhp, 1, 488 cc Type 546 OHV air-cooled horizontally compared four-cylinder motor with two Solex downdraft carburettors, four-speed manual transmission, independent front and rear suspension system, with synchronous trailing arms and a transverse laminated torsion club right in front and swing axles with transverse torsion bars in the back, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 2, 100 mm

• Extremely uncommon Pre-A Coupé
• Solitary family ownership for 50 many years
• Initial German-delivered car provided with its initial colour
• Matching-numbers chassis, engine, and gearbox
• Includes copies of original sales paperwork and factory Kardex

In March 1952, Porsche worked along with Reutter to simplify creation of their particular 356 and make several modifications, including a one-piece, bent windscreen and much more significant bumpers, which suited the budding American market. Through the four-year duration prior to the 356 the, the “Pre-A” had been constantly upgraded, including, dramatically, a synchromesh gearbox in 1952.

The 1953 Porsche 356 supplied right here ended up being delivered not used to Professor Willi Schmidt, a popular theatre, television, and movie director in Germany, through Berlin Volkswagen supplier Eduard Winter, on 29 July 1953. Both factory Kardex while the original acquisition invoice, copies that are included on file, confirm that this vehicle nonetheless keeps its original engine and gearbox. Additionally, it is completed in its original and spectacular colour of Adriablau. Based upon the initial German Kraftfahrzeugbrief (subscription), you can discern that Willi held the vehicle until their moving, of which point the Porsche had been transported to his child, Stefan Schmidt, on 16 November 1995. Incorporated with the vehicle may be the original completed solution guide, which notes information on every solution to 1964, of which point the book ended up being complete. There is a mileage and upkeep logbook, that was fastidiously preserved by Prof Schmidt and consequently their boy. The car’s file also includes a number of wonderful pictures of Willi Schmidt together with his beloved Porsche.

Mr Schmidt held the car for another 13 many years—some 51 years after his parent originally purchased the Porsche! In 2004, the Coupé ended up being obtained by Matthew Wilson, of Leicester, UK. After purchasing the car, Mr Wilson set about a comprehensive restoration. Documenting the renovation are numerous invoices for components and services spanning a long period. Moreover, the file includes correspondence by Karmann Konnection Ltd. from an inspection in 2006, noting that “the floors are changed thin underside is free of charge of rust and has been proofed to make certain it remains like that. Mechanically, all things are in the same way you'd wish find it, plus it shows signs and symptoms of regular maintenance, which is very important to an automobile of the age”.