1963 356B COUPE BEAUTIFUL RESTORATION WITH A SUPER 90 TYPE 616/7 T6 1600 ENGINE!

1963 Porsche 356 B COUPE WITH A 1600 S90 TYPE 616/7 T6 ENGINE! Description

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West Coast Classics are proud to present an absolutely stunning and exceptional example of this 1963 Porsche 356B 'Twin Grille' 1600 T6 Coupe by Karmann (built in 1962)with stunning red paint and a beautiful 'Black' interior and with a recently tuned and serviced more potent and highly desirable (1963) Super 90 Type 616/7 T6 1600 engine #P806757 and a date correct (1963) 741A (BBBC ratio gears) 4 speed manual transmission!
The car will be sold with its 'Porsche Certificate of Authenticity' showing an original build date of 7/25/1962. The car boasts its original 'Blaupunkt' AM radio, wooden steering wheel and gear knob and its original clock and came with its factory optional Ventilated Chrome Wheels.

In September of 1959 Porsche revealed their fully updated 356 known as the 356B. This had a completely revised body that was more suitable for the American market. The 356B used the new T5 bodystyle which raised the front and rear bumpers nearly four inches. Furthermore the headlights were also repositioned higher to meet American regulations. Inside Porsche fitted a new deep dish steering wheel and deeper front seats.

New to the model was the Type 616/7 Super 90 engine which was an indirect replacement for the Carrera de Luxe models. The engine was fully revised with a new intake manifold, a larger Solex 40 PII-4 carburetor and the Carrera air filters. Other detail changes included 9.0:1 pistons, stronger valve springs, a different crankshaft with 55mm main bearings.

This particular car boasts this prized 356BS90 engine. Please note that although date correct, the engine # 806757 does not match the COAor Kardex but it is a correct year (1963) 356B Super 90 engine.

In August of 1961 Porsche revealed the updated T6 body with larger windows for the Coupe and twin engine grills on the rear deck. These had a much revised front trunk with a different gas tank that was accessed under a filler lid on the fender instead of the middle of the trunk. In 1963, the 356C marked the third and final update to the 356 saga.

The car has no signs of any accidents or history of rust with seemingly all original floor boards which it is of note have been strengthened and reinforced with steel straps at some point in the past (see photos below).

This particular model must be seen to be and driven to be fully appreciated - the car drives and looks great - the engine is extremely strong and responsive with no noticeable oil leaks, the transmission shifts smoothly through the gears and the temperature always remains cool.
The Porsche 356 was the car which put the marque on the map and is most certainly the companies most iconic. Between 1948 and 1965, more than 76,000 were built, as coupes, open roadster speedsters and cabriolets. While the basic design and shape of the 356 changed very little over its lifetime, there were several generations of cars. The first, characterized by split (or bent) windshields, were built through 1954. From 1955 to 1959, a revised model designated the 356A was built with a curved windshield and modified suspension. It was succeeded during 1959 by the 356B or T5 model, which although to the casual observer appeared to change very little from its predecessor, had in fact received minor alterations to almost every aspect of the model, including most obviously a new nose contour that raised the headlights upwards and vertically with new front wings to accommodate and new bigger and stronger bumpers.
There were three 1,600 cc engines, designated 1600, 1600 Super and the Super 90 and the legendary four-cam 2-liter 115 HP Carrera 2. The 1600's ranged from 60 to 90 BHP with the Super 90, the most potent of the pushrod engines, having a counterweighted crankshaft, sodium-filled valves and Solex P40-II carburetors. Today this engine is particularly sought after by enthusiasts.
Although Porsche sourced bodies from a number of suppliers, by far the most came from Reutter. 'Karosseriefabrik Reutter & Co.' of Stuttgart, Germany had a long association with Porsche. Founded as a coach-building firm in 1906, Reutter pioneered lightweight construction, using Weymann fabric patents and early use of aluminum. Reutter furnished prototypes to Ferdinand Porsche in 1932, during the early days of the Volkswagen project, then bodied Mercedes and BMW cars during the 1930s. The association with Porsche was rekindled in 1950, when the nascent Porsche company returned from Austria to Stuttgart. Porsche's old facilities were occupied by the US Army, so Reutter leased some plants to Porsche for car production and started producing bodies for a number of 356 models. These included coupes, cabriolets and speedsters. While Karmann also built coupes in the 1960s, most of the open cars were by Reutter.
This Karmann-bodied 356B Coupe is a nice, fully restored example of this desirable late model T6 B Coupe. The exterior has been beautifully repainted at some point and as previously stated the interior has also obviously been professionally recently reupholstered. Please note that the car also has its original spare wheel.
You will look long and hard to find a nicer looking or driving example of this 1963 Porsche 356B Karmann bodied coupe with the desirable S90 engine available anywhere else.
For further information contact West Coast Classics through Ebay or on 310-399-3990 during regular California business hours.
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