Porsche 356 A 1600

The restoration was led by Porsche expert Bruce Baker Enterprises Inc. of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, who then contracted several other specialists, including Vic Skirmants for the rebuild of the car’s period-correct type-519 transaxle, and Eric Wills of Wills Werks in Alexandria, Virginia, for the rebuild of the car’s engine. The car was then fitted with a new wiring harness, painted, reupholstered, and reassembled. Copies of factory photos showing an early 1956 model of the 356 A Cabriolet were used to instill authenticity into the restoration, including attention to such small details as a single chromed-tip exhaust pipe, full circle horn ring, top design details, and correct SWF wipers. A period-correct new old stock Hirschmann red-tip antenna was even sourced directly from Germany.

Since the restoration was completed, the car has been driven sparingly, and shown only at the New York invitational concours The Bridge, as well as the Sunday in the Park, the Lime Rock Concours. Commensurate with its outstanding condition and fastidious attention to correctness, the 356 also comes with an original driver’s manual, sales brochure, restoration records, copy of Kardex, Porsche COA, and tool kit with rare two-tone vinyl pouch. Finished in its exceptional original color of Aquamarine Blue, and retaining its matching-numbers engine per its Porsche COA, this stunning 356 A Cabriolet is an ideal candidate for concours display and worthy of a place in the most discerning Porsche collections.