Porsche 356 C SC (1964 – 1965)
The last revision of the 356 was the 356 C introduced for the 1964 model year. The top version was known as the Porsche 356 SC.
The last revision of the 356 was the 356 C introduced for the 1964 model year. The top version was known as the Porsche 356 SC.
The 130-horsepower Carrera 2000 GS was at the top of Porsche’s product line in 1964.
The last revision of the 356 was the 356 C introduced for the 1964 model year. The base version was known as the 1600 C.
The Carrera trailed a series of impressive 1.6 liter cars known as the 1600GS.
New to the model was the Type 616/7 Super 90 engine which was an indirect replacement for the Carrera de Luxe models.
The 1600 Super sat in the middle of the lineup, below the Super 90 and above the base 1600.
In 1959 Porsche revealed their updated 356, the 356B. Completely revised body that was more suitable for the American market.
Mated the potent four-camshaft engine from the 550 RS Spyder into the 356’s unassuming chassis.
With the 356A came a larger 1582 cc engine that had higher compression to take advantage of the available higher octane fuels.
Released in September of 1955, the 356A/1600 came in cabriolet, coupe and speedster bodies from Reutter.
The 1300 S got more power from its 1.3 Liter 8v Flat 4, at 60 bhp and more torque, now at 65 ft lbs.
44 hp, the naturally aspirated 1.3 Liter 8v Flat 4 gasoline engine
The 356 gets a race inspired 1500 cc four cam motor
The ‘super’ version had more horsepower (70 vs the standard 60) and the powerful ‘type 528 engine’
Max Hoffmann convinced Porsche to built the 356 Speedster. A cheaper and more sporting alternative to the Coupe and Cab.
In 1953, the 1300 S or "Super" was introduced, and the 1,100 cc engine was dropped.
Porsche's competition department reworked the 1500 engine with hotter cams and bigger Carburetors, boosting power to 70 bhp.
The 1500 was Porsche’s newest engine which was quickly fitted with 40 PIBC Solex carburetors
In 1951, a bigger 1.3-litre Type 506 engine was announced. It marked the first significant move away from the original Volkswagen unit.
The first Stuttgart-built 356 have later been called as 356 Pre-A.
Of the 52 cars made in Gmünd, only eight were built up as cabriolets.
With lessons learned from 356 No. 1, Porsche developed the 356/2 as a production-ready version.
The first Porsche, chasssis 356-001, was produced in Gmünd as two-seat roadster using VW parts.
After a long absence of a Carrera model in the 356 model lineup, Porsche made another version with the intro of a 2.0L engine.
Just 49 356 B GS/GTs Produced. Built from lightweight materials and had Porsche’s most powerful racing engine of the time
Sold alongside the Carrera de Luxe, the GT was lightened and prepared for racing.
The fastest street-legal automobile offered by the still-small German automaker in 1957