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Curb weight. 771–1,041 kg (1,700–2,296 lb) Chronology. Successor. Porsche 911 / 912. The Porsche 356 is a sports car that was first produced by Austrian company Porsche Konstruktionen GesmbH (1948–1949), and then by German company Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH (1950–1965). It was Porsche's first production automobile.
To make the car lighter, to have an engine with more horsepower: that was the first two-seater that we made in Carinthia. The archetypal Porsche, 356-001, a unique tube-framed aluminum roadster was introduced to journalists gathered at the Swiss Grand Prix in July 1948. It is the progenitor of every Porsche since.
The Porsche 356 Story Porsche engineering company had designed cars for other companies for a long time, but it was finally in 1948 that a first “Porsche” was made under the leadership of Ferdinand Anton Ernst “Ferry” Porsche, the son of Ferdinand Porsche. At that time Porsche company was located in Gmünd, Austria. Today we call the first mid-engined Porsche roadster as 356/1 (or 356 ...
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Extremely rare and desirable ‘Four-Cam’ GS/GT Speedster; Equipped with matching-numbers 1500 GT engine; Delivered new through US distributor Max Hoffman; Fully restored to the highest level; includes rare, steel Speedster hardtop; Accompanied by a copy of its Kardex, Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, and extensive history file
Year of production: 1960. Engine: flat-four. Displacement: 1,966 cc. Power output: 175 HP (129 kW) Top speed: 220 km/h (137 mph) The 356 acquired not only a new look, but also innovative technology. The aluminium moving body components were just one example.
Sep 30, 2020 · 1. An original 1950 Porsche 356 seen at the 2018 Concours on the Avenue in Carmel, California | Bob Golfen photo. The success of Porsche sports cars in the United States seemed fairly unlikely 70 years ago, when New York City import-car dealer Max Hoffman introduced the small, simple yet expensive 356 to these shores.
