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The great thing about classic cars is that, ironically, they never get old. Well, they do, physically, and at times age shows, but that isn’t stopping people from paying entire fortunes for a classic, even in a beat-down state.
Porsches of old are among the most sought after vehicles. We’ve seen that over the past few weeks. Using our Porsche Month coverage as an excuse, autoevolution has brought you a very long list of German machines changing hands for big bucks on sales websites and at auction across the U.S. But we’re not nearly done with that, and the more we look, the more exciting Porsches we dig up.
Like this one here: an unassuming 356A in Speedster guise that at the moment of press has no less than $265,000 pledged to its name on an auction website, with less than 10 hours left in the process.
356s going for six-digit sums are not new in the collector world, but it seems not only the shiny, original, or restored, ones manage to do so.
Sporting crazing and areas of corrosion here and there, the 356A now selling does look quite noble. And that appearance was recognized at the 356 Club’s Southern California Concours in San Clemente, California last year, when it was named winner of the People’s Choice Unrestored category.
The car was originally one of about 140 356s to roll out the factory doors in black. It was owned for 40 years by a single family, but exchanged two more owners since 2016.
Some work has been done to it, as the interior comes in a modified form, and the 1.6-liter flat-four was refurbished not long ago, as did the four-speed transmission – both are the original, matching numbers hardware.
The car sells complete with a copy of its Kardex, invoices for service over the last four years, and a clean Tennessee title. We’ll be on the lookout for it in the future, as we’re sure it’s going to pop up for sale once more, and we're curious to see if the quarter of a million investment paid off.
Like this one here: an unassuming 356A in Speedster guise that at the moment of press has no less than $265,000 pledged to its name on an auction website, with less than 10 hours left in the process.
356s going for six-digit sums are not new in the collector world, but it seems not only the shiny, original, or restored, ones manage to do so.
Sporting crazing and areas of corrosion here and there, the 356A now selling does look quite noble. And that appearance was recognized at the 356 Club’s Southern California Concours in San Clemente, California last year, when it was named winner of the People’s Choice Unrestored category.
The car was originally one of about 140 356s to roll out the factory doors in black. It was owned for 40 years by a single family, but exchanged two more owners since 2016.
Some work has been done to it, as the interior comes in a modified form, and the 1.6-liter flat-four was refurbished not long ago, as did the four-speed transmission – both are the original, matching numbers hardware.
The car sells complete with a copy of its Kardex, invoices for service over the last four years, and a clean Tennessee title. We’ll be on the lookout for it in the future, as we’re sure it’s going to pop up for sale once more, and we're curious to see if the quarter of a million investment paid off.
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