1961 Porsche 356 B Super 90

The 356 model is acknowledged as Porsche's first production car and was a lightweight and nimble handling rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive 2-door sports car available in hardtop coupé and open configurations. Design innovations continued during the years of manufacture, contributing to its motorsports success and popularity.

Porsche re-engineered and refined the car with a focus on performance. Today, the Porsche 356 is a highly regarded collector's car with the Super 90 amongst the most desirable 356 models partially due to the model's much-enjoyed success in rallying and its higher capacity engine: The 356 was a fierce competitor in many of the most grueling events of the time, including the 24 hours of Le Mans, the 1000 km Buenos Aires, the Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio, the Carrera Panamericana, as well as many other important motorsport events.

The car on offer today is an original right-hand drive example, delivered to Sweden, which in 1961 was a nation that drove on the left. Boasting just four owners in total, the last for some 40 years, this charming 356 in Aetna Blue with beautifully contrasting and recently retrimmed Red Leatherette and Corduroy interior was the subject of a thorough and total restoration including a bare metal repaint performed over a 3 year period from 1975-78. This work was carried out by a number of Swedish, 356 specialists including Lars Ake Ingston who provided the floor and panels and the paint was by Berga Billackering, both well known to the Porsche fraternity in Sweden.

Before coming to the UK, the car resided amongst a small collection of five classic Porsches, many of them competition specification, belonging to a driver of some repute. Accompanying the car is a personal account from the owner of his happy times with this 356, as well as photos of the bare-metal respray. It has covered a believed genuine 90,000kms (approx. 55,000 miles) on its more powerful 90hp engine, hence the Super 90 designation for this car.

Today the car presents in all round good condition with only one or two very minor paint blemishes and stone chips to note. The interior, in particular, is in very good condition thanks to its recent re-trim in original fabrics making it a fine place to be. On the road, the car performs without fault and has enough "pep' to be comfortable in modern traffic. Mechanically the engine has recently been serviced and was rebuilt albeit some time ago.

The car has a UK MoT and the application for the V5C is underway. We hope to be able to update this listing prior to the sale with the assigned registration number.

We've long felt that the Porsche 356 remains undervalued in comparison to its late sixties 911/912 peers, particularly when you consider its importance in the history of Porsche and how steeped in elegant fifties styling it is. Don't delay. Add a 356 to your garage now before its too late...