Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster

Cool speedster with a 75 hp engine, runs fantastically and is enormous fun to drive. The Speedster is exactly the kind of Porsche we dream of today. The lightweight Speedster – weighing just 770 kg when empty – is considered the Porsche icon par excellence. The version with the awkward name 356 A 1500 GS Carrera is unrivalled. Its vertical shaft engine rocks the rear swing axles with a full 100 hp. Anyone who wants to get it up to speed should know what they are doing. It is a miracle how Porsche managed to get even the basic Speedster with its 55 hp (from 1955: 60 hp) to run. Not really fast. But it felt very fast, especially in corners, which the ambitious driver would cut through. Not a single meter could be covered without adjusting the steering wheel, only minimally, but necessary: turn in a little more, back off a touch, and press again lightly, too much, so counteract it a little – and then really go for it again. As a 356 races through the curve, it likes to swipe its rear end outwards with gusto. There's a lot of life in it, thanks to the rear engine and the still quite stubborn chassis.

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