Porsche 356 CoupeCoordinates 45.7913461,3.0831396
Picture dated July 2014
The Porsche 356 is a sports car first produced by the Austrian Porsche company (1948-1949), and then by the German Porsche company (1950-1965). It was Porsche's first production car.
Earlier cars designed by the Austrian company includes Cisitalia Grand Prix race car, and the Volkswagen Beetle, with which it shares its rear mounted flat 4 engine, rear wheel drive layout. A variety of models in both coupé and convertible forms were produced from 1948 through 1965.
Now known as the “preA” and introduced with an 1100 cc engine in 1948, in 1951 1300 and 1500 cc engines with considerably more power were introduced. By late 1952 the divided windscreen was gone, replaced by a V-shaped unit which fit into the same opening. In 1953, the 1300 S or "Super" was introduced, and the 1100 cc engine was dropped
In late 1955, with numerous small but significant changes, the 356A was introduced. In early 1957 a second revision of the 356A was produced. The four-cam "Carrera" engine, initially available only in the Spyder race cars, became an available option starting with the 356A.
In late 1959 significant changes gave rise to the 356B, then more changes in mid-1962, both including changes to bodywork and introducing a 2 litre engine. A hardtop version was also introduced.
The last revision of the 356 was the 356C introduced in 1964. It featured disc brakes all round, as well as an option for the most powerful pushrod engine Porsche had ever produced.
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