Description
Porsche 356 Pre-A 1500, coupé bodied by Reutter. Production completed 20 August 1953. Chassis 51088, engine P31883, gearbox 1991. Type 546 engine, 55 bhp, twin Solex 32 PBI carburettors. Knickscheibe windscreen.
The Porsche certificate of authenticity is on file. Recorded on the factory kardex, it documents the chassis, engine, gearbox, original colour Ivory code R504 and Tan Leatherette trim with Tan Corduroy inserts. It left the factory in standard US specification. The Ersatz-Exemplar issued by Porsche at Ludwigsburg.
The engine number P31883 on the factory certificate is the one the restorer recorded on the car in 2014, which he noted by hand on his workshop records.
It has been repainted red. Its factory colour is Ivory R504.
It holds an FIA historical technical passport, issued by the ACCUS under USA form 5821. Competition GT Car, period E from 1946 to 1961, class GTS 1. The passport certifies that the bodywork is original to this chassis, that the engine conforms to period specifications, and that the rear suspension does likewise: swing axle, torsion bars, telescopic dampers. It is therefore eligible for FIA-homologated historic events, including Tour Auto and Le Mans Classic.
Its history is fully documented. Delivered new to the United States, it carries a Certificate of Title from the State of California. Imported to France in 2012, with a certificate from the Fédération Française des Véhicules d'Époque filed on 27 April 2012. French collector registration document since 15 July 2016.
Restored in 2014 at Classic Parts France, 356 specialist, workshop entry 21 March. Work records are on file, itemised and numbered: electrics, clutch, windscreen wipers, front and rear axles, fuel tank, wheels, linkages, steering wheel. Four invoices from April to July 2014 accompany them.
Collector registration document: MOT every five years, registration at half rate for the buyer, access to low-emission zones.
Physical file of 43 documents available for inspection.
Price: €220, 000
