1955 Porsche 356

VIN: 60870

$313,500

Sold

1955 Porsche 356

Seller details

  • Auction

    Gooding & Company

  • Location

    Amelia Island, FL; US

  • Event date

    Mar 13, 2015

  • Lot

    41

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    60870

  • Body style

    Cabriolet

  • Engine Type

    H4

  • Horsepower

    60

  • Induction

    2x1 bbl

  • Interior Color

    Black

  • Exterior Color

    Silver

  • Generation

    1948-1955 Porsche 356 pre-A

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

Steel wheels with chrome hub caps, Michelin tires, driving lights, locking glove box, banjo steering wheel, dark blue cloth top boot.

Condition

#2 Excellent

Could win a regional car show. Drives like new.

About Hagerty’s condition ratingsClose

The Continental was a model for the American market. All it gave buyers were badges that said "Continental", and that was it. At the insistence of Ford (which claimed dibs on the Continental nameplate), Porsche discontinued it after only one year, 1955. This car wears a 2008 restoration with a later 1600 engine and 12 volt electrical system and is very sound with a tidy engine bay and undercarriage, very lightly worn interior and very good paint and chrome.

Market commentary

Comes with a Porsche Certificate of [in]Authenticity, but a bent-window Porsche will always attract favorable interest, including here where it brought a superior price.

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