1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Classic Car With High Price

1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Front Left

Porsche 356 Speedster is a car that will not actually be manufactured by Porsche. The usual 356 is pretty good in America, so an importer named Max Hoffman asked for a Speedster model and it's a bit cheaper then it will sell in America and will compete with other UK speedster cars.

1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Front

Actually this concept is not new for Porsche. A disreibutor named John Von Neumann who lives in West Cost has made a barebone from a 1940 porsche car to be a lightweight competition car. John von has fully understood the culture of the car.

1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Gasoline Tank & Spare Tire

The habits of Americans who travel on a Saturday night enjoy the view and the sunset with arms above the door so girls can see it. Newmann's explanation of course leads to the speedster classic car model that first appeared in America in 1954 that sold in the dealer Max Hoffman.

1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Headlights

So on the advice of Max Hoffman Porsche is willing to produce it but in the first year of failure, finally created a new body with its own design made of aluminum which is done by Heuer-Glaser. The classic car is beautiful but the production cost is still too high with the cost of production of BMW 507 roadster car so the project is determined and only made 17 units.

1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Interior 01

The 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster classic car that was photographed was one of 800 cars that had been produced in 1958 and is the latest model, the car is also one of 200 S models made in 1957 and 1958 with a 1600cc super engine specs power up to 75HP while the usual models only 60HP.

1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Interior 02

The car was shipped to Hoffmann dealership in New York, with car color Ivory white, while Tan's interior was fitted with a sealed beam headlight, tachometer and bumper for the American model, in 2003 the car had been restored by an expert Mr. Scrogham from G & W Motorwerkers Ltd in Virginia who spent a $ 60,000 restoration fee.

1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Rear Hood

The original engine was replaced with a 1600 SC engine with a power of 110HP at an auction on Bonhams on 21 May 2017 at Spa Classic car sale, with an interpretation price of 300,000 to 400,000 euros.

1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Rear Left

1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Side

1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Speedometer

1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Steering Wheel

Speedster Emblem

1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Engine

1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible Engine