1965 Porsche 356C
SerialNo.161651
Body color: Cream
Interior: Black
Mileage: 1595
Value: $85,000
Engine: 2.0 Liter DOHC-B4/ Production: 1964-1965/ Number: 16,678/ Wheelbase: 82.7 inch (2100 mm)/ In Track Front: 51.4 in/In Track Rear: 50.0 in/ Length: 157.9 inch (4010 mm)/ Width: 65.4 inch (1660 mm)/ Height: 51.8 inch (1310 mm)/ Transmission: 4 speed manual/ Suspension: Front, Independent torsion bar. Rear, Independent torsion bar / Brakes: Front disk brakes/ Torque: 90 ft lbs@ 3600 RPM/ Top speed: 107 MPH/ Bore/Stroke: 3.25 in/ 2.92 in/ Horsepower: 88 bhp @ 5200 RPM /Displacement: 1582 cc Fuel Capacity: 13.8 US gallons/ Performance: 100 MPH and 0-60 in 13.5 seconds
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The Porsche 356 was the German company's first production automobile. The plans for the 356 were created by Ferdinand Porsche (son of Dr. Ing. Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the company) before World War II. Like its ancestor, the Volkswagen Beetle (which Ferdinand Porsche senior had designed), the 356 was a four-cylinder, air-cooled, rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive car utilizing unitized pan and body construction. Production started in 1948 at Gmund, Austria where approximately 50 cars were built.
In 1950 the factory relocated to Zuffenhausen, Germany and general production of the 356 continued until April 1965, well after the replacement model 911 made its debut in autumn 1963. It is estimated approximately half of the total production of 76,000 356s still survive.
The last revision to the 356 model was the 356C, introduced for the 1964 model year. It featured disc brakes as well as an option for the most powerful pushrod engine Porsche had ever produced, the 95 hp "SC". Porsche 356C production peaked at 14,151 cars in 1964, the year that its successor, the new 911, was introduced to the US market (it was introduced slightly earlier in Europe). The company continued to sell the 356C in North America through 1965 as demand for the model remained quite strong in the early days of the 911. The last ten 356's were assembled for the Dutch police force in March 1966 as 1965 models.
The 356 has always been popular with the motor press. In 2004 Sports Car International ranked the 356C tenth on their list of Top Sports Cars of the 1960s. The Porsche 356 is still a highly-regarded collector car. The original selling price of a late 1950s or early 1960s Porsche was around $4,000, which was also the price of a new Cadillac; today they regularly bring between $20,000 to well over $100,000 at auction
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