1956 Porsche 356 1500 GS Carrera Speedster

Make Porsche
Year 1956
Chassis Number 81072
Auctioneer Gooding Company
Event Pebble Beach 2013
Auction Date 18/08/2013
Lot Number 043
Result sold
Sold For $1,485,000
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Chassis: 81072
A Rare and Desirable Early Four-Cam Speedster
Believed to Be the 8th Pre-A Carrera Speedster Produced
Period SCCA Competition History
Believed to Have Just 20,000 Miles from New
Fantastically Restored by Some of the Marque’s Best
Four-Cam Engine Prepared by Bill Doyle
A Matching-Numbers Four-Cam Porsche
1,498 CC OHC 4-Cylinder Four-Cam Boxer Engine
Solex 40 PI I Carburetors
100 HP at 6,200 RPM
4-Wheel Drum Brakes
4-Speed Manual Gearbox
Independent Front Suspension with Coil Springs
Swing Axle Rear Suspension with Coil Springs
1956 Porsche 356 1500 GS Carrera Speedster