Porsche 356 C
Highlights
- Includes toolkit with Messko tire gauge, jack, and date coded spare
- Subject of a fastidious 21-year restoration
- Finished in special order Bali Blue (6412) and Fawn interior
1964 PORSCHE 356 C 1600 COUPE for sale!
Chassis No. 129361 – Engine No. 731694
The Porsche 356 was so beloved that when the 911 was introduced in 1965 as a replacement, the Porsche faithful were outraged. ‘A bloated GT’ some said. Others claimed the new 911 was not a real Porsche. Porsche’s clientele in the 1960’s were a particular bunch — scientists, engineers, doctors, and workers in traditional professions where constant experimentation leads to progress. The car they all loved — the Porsche 356 — through all of its progressions, was engineered and constructed very much the same manner in which they themselves were used to operating. Towards the end of 356 production, Porsche was building the most refined 356 since the company first put pen to paper in 1948. Gone were the cable brakes, unsynchronized transmissions, and smaller VW based engines that typified early construction cars. In their place were proper, Porsche engineered parts, which had the benefit of over a decade of gradual refinements and testing in the toughest laboratory in the world — hundreds of thousands of racing miles by professionals and amateurs alike across the globe.
