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The 356 was created by Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche (son of Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the German company), who founded the Austrian company with his sister, Louise.Like its cousin, the Volkswagen Beetle (which Ferdinand Porsche Sr. had designed), the 356 is a four-cylinder, air-cooled, rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive car with unitized pan and body construction.
The Porsche 356/1 in the Porsche Museum The aluminum roadster body of the 356/1 was designed by Porsche employee Erwin Komenda in April 1948 at Gmünd and completed only a month later. Smooth and low, the 356/1 set the pattern for later 356s with one fundamental difference; the engine of the production cars was moved behind the rear axle (to ...
The Porsche 356/2, produced in Gmünd, Austria, was the first iteration of the Porsche 356 sports car. Produced between 1948 and 1951, the Porsche 356/2 was the first series production aluminum bodied sports car of Porsche after the creation of the 356-001 one-off prototype in Gmund Austria. [ 1 ]
Porsche 356 Porsche 550 Porsche 718 Porsche 904 Porsche 906 Porsche 912 ... Porsche 911 Speedster (991.2) Porsche Vision 357; 2015. 2018. 2018. 2023. Historical models.
Dean purchased his first Porsche, a 356 Super Speedster, in 1955. After competing in three California races, he bought a second Porsche, a 550 Spyder, later that year. Sadly, he would die behind ...
356-001 Two-seater mid-engined open roadster, first car produced under the Porsche brand name 356/2: 1947–1948: Rear-engined aluminum bodied Porsche sports car, built in Gmünd, Carinthia: 356: 1950–1955 Steel-bodied Porsche 356 produced in Stuttgart, now referred to as Pre-A 356A: 1955–1959: Improved production Porsche, 15-inch wheels ...
Intermeccanica today manufactures the Roadster, a replica of the 1959 Porsche 356 convertible, as well as offering a replica of the 1940 World War 2 Volkswagen Kubelwagen "Type 82". Other products include a 1958 Speedster and "turbo look" versions of both the Roadster and Speedster.
356/2-056(063) 356SL in the Peterson Museum Los Angeles May 2024. 356/2-056 is one of the four type 514 cars prepared for the 1951 Le Mans race. [6] Final assembly was performed at Reutter. The history of this particular car is extensively documented [6] and well deserved because it is the 1951 Le Mans class G winner (20th overall) with entry ...