Porsche 356
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A German psychiatrist by the name of Ottomar Domnick was the first to take advantage of Porsche's factory collection service.
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1958 Porsche 356A Speedster shows up on Bring A Trailer
The 356 is the sports car that put Porsche on the map, and the 356 Speedster is the one that made the brand a hit in the United States. Now, an early example, a 1958 356A Speedster, can be yours as the car is up for sale on Bring A Trailer. Located in Portland, Oregon, the has been with its current...
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Ruf started because of a crashed Porsche 356
Ruf has released a video documenting its history going back to the days before its founding in 1939.
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This well-worn Porsche 356A can be yours, cleaned up or not
Encouraging patina on a newer car was a fashionable trend in the tuning scene for several years, but when it comes to true classics, there's just nothing like the real thing. Well, that's not entirely true. Patina may have its fans, and authenticity is nothing to be scoffed at, but sometimes a full...
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Collector discovers his Porsche 356 was brand's first Le Mans-winning car
Cameron Healey, one of many Porsche 356 fans across the globe, stumbled upon a rather lovely example in 2009. The car, converted to a Spyder and painted red, had only a single owner since 1957. Although professionals knew this particular Porsche 356 was a very early model, nothing prepared Healey...
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Jerry Seinfeld sued for allegedly selling fake Porsche
Jerry Seinfeld is famous for his affinity for Porsches, but it seems even he may have been caught out by a less-than-authentic example—if a lawsuit filed against him proves genuine. Seinfeld was sued on Friday by a company based in the Channel Islands called Fica Frio, which at a 2016 auction...
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Porsche has had a long and complicated history, and the first true Porsche is quite a hard thing to pin down—for some, it's the earliest cars designed by Ferdinand Porsche in the early 20th century. For others, it might be the striking pre-war Type 64 race car, and for others still—including Porsche itself—it was the 356. There's one particular 356 that exists not simply as a part of Porsche history but serves as the starting point for its history, at least as far as sports cars are concerned. Porsche 356/1, also called No 1, is the first car created by Ferry Porsche...
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Wolfgang Porsche shares his top 5 favorite Porsches
Dr. Wolfgang Porsche is the grandson of Porsche found Ferdinand Porsche. His older brother Butzi designed the 911. Wolfgang is a competent metalworker in his own right, but he's not getting his hands dirty these days. Dr. Porsche (how cool would that look on a business card?) helps run the good...
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Porsche marks 70 years of iconic sports cars
In 1948, the first road-going sports car from Porsche was registered: the 356. Now, 70 years later, the storied German automaker has looked back on its history and announced plans for numerous celebrations across the globe. Although Ferry Porsche turned the Porsche sports car into a reality...
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Jay Leno takes a look at a Porsche 356-Boxster mashup
Not just beloved among Porsche fans, the 356 remains an automotive icon to anyone who enjoys the automobile in any small way. It's a time capsule on wheels that captures the imagine of those who look upon it as it rolls past. You picture yourself, an open roof, and a curving coastal road winding...
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Subaru-powered Porsche 356 visits Jay Leno’s Garage
Before you pull your hair out over the thought of someone ruining a Porsche 356 by swapping in a Subaru engine, note that this is a replica we’re talking about. The car belongs to Tom Murtaugh, and it’s a replica of a 1957 356 Speedster. He’s an enthusiast who’s always...
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Meet the grand daddy of all Porsche race cars, the 1951 356 SL Gmünd Coupe
Priceless is a word thrown around a lot these days when describing classic cars, but for this 1951 Porsche 356 SL Gmünd Coupe there really isn’t a more appropriate descriptor. It’s the first Porsche sports car developed for racing, and it’s the first to have notched up a...
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Matt Hummel is not your average kind of car enthusiast, so it should come as very little surprise that his legend-in-its-own-time Porsche 356 is an especially interesting example of the rear-engined Porsche breed. Oh, did we mention that his 1956 classic is regularly exercised where only Jeeps and Land Cruisers normally go? The Californian says he focuses on a car's authenticity and its past when he picks one up. In this more than 20-minute-long video from new YouTube documentary channel Praemio, which is worth every minute of your time, we learn Hummel's story and how it intertwines with...
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This documentary on building the Porsche 356 is worth your time
Although the average attention span may not be anywhere near the 40 minutes required to sit through this documentary on the Porsche 356, we highly recommend you grab a cup of coffee and make it part of your morning routine. Maybe do it every morning. The documentary, first picked up by Road &...
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Janis Joplin's Psychedelic Porsche Heads To Amelia Concours
Last December, a rather special piece of Porsche history hit the auction block. A 1964 Porsche 356 C wearing a rather unique paint job garnered $1.8 million at the RM auction block. The previous owner was one Janis Joplin. Sadly, Joplin passed away at the age of 27 and her Porsche was rescued from...
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Janis Joplin Porsche Fetches $1.8M At Auction, Fangio Ferrari Goes For $28M
She bought the car after seeing another prowling the hills of San Francisco. Janis Joplin found her Porsche in 1968, and she found it in Beverly Hills. The car in question is a 1964 Porsche 356 C Cabriolet, and it needed a paint job suitable to serve as the daily driver for a rock goddess. That...
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Jay Leno Invites A Perfectly Resto-Modded Porsche 356 Into His Garage
Jay Leno is a fan of Porsche. Well, really he's a fan of pretty much every automaker under the sun, but he seems to really enjoy driving old products from Porsche. That's why he spent nearly 30 minutes chatting up both the owner and the builder of this 1964 Porsche 356C. It's been lovingly upgraded...
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An Outlaw (And A Special) Invades Jay Leno's Garage: Video
If you know a bit about old Porsches, then you've heard of the Emory family. Neil Emory is the man responsible for the Outlaw style of old Porsche 356 coupes. Fast forward from the '60s, and his grandson Rod Emory is carrying the torch forward with Emory Motorsports. Rod's company produces...
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Porsche has had a long and complicated history, and the first true Porsche is quite a hard thing to pin down--for some, it's the earliest cars designed by Ferdinand Porsche in the early 20th century. For others, it might be the striking pre-war Type 64 race car, and for others still--including Porsche itself--it was the 356, the car with closest links to today's cars. MUST SEE: Watch A Little Kid Do A Wheelie In A Sand Rail At Glamis: Video Of those, the 1948 and 1949 Gmünd cars are the earliest of the breed, produced in the Austrian town of Gmünd. With only 52 cars produced there...
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Meet the oldest retail Porsche in the U.S.: 1952 356 Cabriolet
Porsche is celebrating its 60th anniversary, and as part of the festivities the company set out to find the oldest surviving U.S. import. The result? A fantastically restored Strawberry Red 1952 356 Cabriolet. It's not, strictly speaking, the oldest Porsche in the U.S., but it is the oldest car...
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Nicolas Zapata, vintage Ferrari racer, dies in Porsche 356 accident
Racing is a dangerous and occasionally deadly game, but the risk is part of what makes it so exciting. But it's sometimes the open road, not the track, that takes the lives of skilled racing drivers. The death of Nicolas Zapata is one of those cases. Zapata, a native of Mexico, vintage racer, and...
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Porsche 356 at Goodwood Festival of Speed
This video, just uploaded to Porsche's Facebook page last night, gives us a quick primer on the 356 and its history in La Carrera Panamericana, one of the most famous of the classic endurance races. This particular car is one of the five actual cars that raced the 1953 Carrera Panamericana, making...
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From 356 to Panamera: 60 years of Porsche
June 8th marks the 60th anniversary of the homologation and road-approval of the German maker's first sports car, and the first true Porsche prototype, a 356 known internally as 356-001. The culmination of Ferry Porsche's search for the perfect car, the 356 began what would become one of the most...
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