Porsche 356 B 1600 Super 90 Roadster

Road Scholars purchased this car in 2012 from Gordy Goltz, who helped his best friend Ron Gilbertson purchase the car in 1976. A 2017 article written by Greg Ellis, a mutual friend of Ron and Gordy’s, recounts their search for a 356 B Roadster for Ron to purchase and their adventure through a Midwestern blizzard while transporting the Super 90 Roadster 350 miles back to Minneapolis after purchasing the car.

Shortly after arriving on our campus, chassis 89305 was treated to a no-expense-spared Concours restoration. It was completely disassembled and scrutinized, and its body was stripped to bare metal to address any areas that needed repair before being primed and repainted in its original Signal Red paintwork. The original driveline was also disassembled and rebuilt to factory-fresh standards. Every component throughout the restoration was replaced with new-old-stock original components or originals that were refinished to a Concours level.  Every detail from the original tool kit to date stamped parts are present throughout the restoration.

After a painstaking, 10-year-long restoration, the finished result is nothing short of exceptional. As one would expect, chassis 89305 is in impeccable condition throughout and is as close as one could get to obtaining a factory-fresh 356 B Super 90 Roadster today. It would perform just as well on the Concours circuit as it would through the corners of winding country roads as Ron Gilbertson had done throughout his years of ownership.

Highlights:

• Numbers-matching engine and gearbox
• Original body
• No expense spared, bare-metal Concours restoration performed by Road Scholars between 2012 and 2022
• Restored in its original color scheme of Signal Red with Black interior
• Correct date-stamped parts and new-old-stock components throughout
• Tool Kit