Beschreibung
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The 356 Speedster is regarded as one of the most fascinating cars in history.
Born from an idea of ??the brilliant American importer Max Hoffman, who in 1950 suggested to Porsche the creation of a car: spider, spartan, light and fast.
The following year the “America Roadster” was born, progenitor of the 356 Speedster. This car represented a success by the public, but a failure from an economic point of view, given that the production costs and consequently the sales costs were very high.
It was therefore decided for a cheaper version, but with the same concepts. To lower costs, they opted for steel bodywork, removable windows with fabric frames, canvas hood without upholstery, smaller windshield, interior reduced to a minimum and two simple lightened seats.
Thus was born the 356 Speedster 1. 500, which saw its debut in America in September 1954, while in Europe it had to wait until the summer of 1955
So light and with a brilliant 1, 500 cc engine, the Speedster showed off a very reactive dynamic behavior and surprising acceleration, which immediately appealed to lovers of sporty driving. The car, in fact, soon took part in races, where it also obtained some victories. such as the famous actor James Dean, who frequently delighted in racing his beloved Speedster
Among the various competitions, the Speedster 1500 also took part in the Mille Miglia in 1954; which makes it by right eligible for the most famous historic car competition in the world.
Over the years the 356 Speedster saw some evolutions until 1958, when it was replaced by the 356 convertible D.
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