Is a Porsche for me ?
Well it's a very good question, they're a brand thats admired by many but sampled by few. If you've never driven one then don't expect to get in to one and love it. Like all good relationships they get stonger over time. Most people that own one rarely let go of the brand.
Since the first Porsche to roll off the production line, almost sixty years ago, Porsche has produced more than a million cars , of which more than 400,000 are 911s . Porsche claim that two-thirds of these cars are still in use
Take your time and do your research. There are literally dozens of different models so care needs to be taken to get just the car for you.
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| Porsche 356 Dimensions : Wheelbase (mm): 2100 - Length (mm): between 3850 (1950) and 4010 (1959). Width (mm): 1660
1950: 'Pre-A' 356:- Following the move to Stuttgart, the 356's integral body was made of steel and the design given a higher waistline than Gmünd Coupés with the distinctive V-shaped roof to accomodate its split screen. 1.1 litre engine now produces 40bhp, and along with the other engines on offer after 1952 is mated with Porsche's own gearbox. 1955: 356A:- New engines, suspension altered. New curved 'V-screen' does away with the need to split the screen, vinyl replaces cloth inside. New dash, combined ignition/starter. New gearbox in 1957. 1955: Four Cam Carreras:- Launched at the 1955 Frankfurt Motor Show, these engines were directly derived from racing technology, with GT-denoted models aimed specifically at motorsport. They were dry sumped, had reduced compression ratios and revved much higher. The cars around them were lightweight, making them very potent on the road for their day. 1959: 356B:- 90bhp 1600 introduced for Super 90 which gets 'compensating rear springs' to improve handling. Changes to bumper position, headlamps and numerous interior details. 1961: Numerous changes again including twin air intakes. 1963: 356C:- Reworked engines, Super clutch on 75 and 95bhp models, disc brakes introduced all-round, rear compensating spring special order only, no external changes but rethink of interior details.
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Porsche 356
2-door, 2+2 coupe. Rear-mounted four-cylinder air-cooled 'boxer' engine. Sharing many of its mechanical parts with the humble VW Beetle on which the design was partly based, the first Porsche designed by Ferry Porsche was more than just the people's car. Its flowing design was as clean as its rear-mounted air-cooled engined was unconventional. Performance was 'adequately healthy' for its time. Early Gmünd Coupés had aluminium bodies and were built in a converted sawmill in Austria (the name of the town giving rise to the Gmünd Coupé name) before the firm returned to its natural home in Stuttgart. A Gmünd Coupé won its class at the 1951 24 Heures du Mans, and set Porsche on its way to achieving record-breaking success at the La Sarthe circuit.
