Porsche 356 B 1600 Roadster

The vehicle in detail

HIGHLIGHTS:
WORK DONE BY MARQUE EXPERT GREG DONAHUE CLASSIC CAR RESTORATIONS
JUST RELEASED FROM A PROMINENT PORSCHE COLLECTION
ORIGINAL MATCHING NUMBERS ENGINE AND GEARBOX
FULLY CERTIFIED WITH ITS PORSCHE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
RECENT SERVICE
DRIVES AND PERFORMS FLAWLESSLY
CLASSIC AND DESIRABLE COLOR COMBINATION
ACCOMPANIED WITH ITS KARDEX AND SERVICE RECORDS DATING BACK TO THE 60S
RARE AND DESIRABLE TWO-SEAT ROADSTER BY DRAUZ
LAST INTERPRETATION OF PORSCHE’S TRUE OPEN ROADSTERS
ARGUABLY ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES ON THE MARKET TODAY
TREMENDOUS INVESTMENT POTENTIAL
A DREAM FOR THE PORSCHE COLLECTOR

OPTIONS INCLUDE:
VDO INSTRUMENTATION
SEATBELTS
CHROME 15-INCH VENTILATED STEEL WHEELS WITH HUBCAPS
TINTED GLASS

Porsche’s popular 356 Roadster was introduced for the 1960 model year as a replacement for the one-year-only Convertible D, the Speedster’s more civilized successor. The new T5 Roadster brought several marked changes in appearance: the front fenders and headlamps were raised, as were both the front and rear bumpers to better deal with urban parking. New vertical bumper guards also helped in that respect. Brake-cooling intakes were added to the nose below the front bumper, helping assist the updated cast-aluminum Alfin brake drums with iron liners.

The new Roadster shared many of the comfort attributes of the Convertible D (and more expensive Cabriolets), including roll-up windows, adjustable seats, and a well-constructed convertible top with a tan-painted frame and wraparound plastic rear window. For those with competition in mind, the windshield could be removed fairly easily, a boon given roadsters, like the Speedster and Convertible D before them, remained popular in amateur sports car racing worldwide. Unsurprisingly, the model attracted celebrities like Steve McQueen and Janis Joplin and remains a highly desirable variant of the vaunted 356 to this day.