Porsche · 1955
356A
Manual · RWD · Germany
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£100,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£60,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£100,000
Good usable example
Concours
£150,000
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Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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Buyer’s notes
About the Porsche 356A
The 356 A replaced the original 356 in late 1955, with numerous small but significant changes, and stayed in production until 1959. About 21,000 were built, as coupés, cabriolets and Speedsters, most with Reutter bodies and 1.3- or 1.6-litre engines, and a few with the four-cam Carrera engine.
What moves the price
- Body style and engine: Speedsters and Carreras sit well above the standard coupés.
- Originality and documentation: a Kardex and a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity that match the car.
- The quality of any restoration.
Before you buy, check
- The chassis, engine and body numbers against the Kardex.
- Corrosion in the floors and sills.
- Evidence of the specification it left the factory with.
Facts checked against: Wikipedia · rmsothebys.com
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Porsche 356A: value questions answered
- How much is a Porsche 356A worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Porsche 356A is worth around £100,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £60,000, and a concours-quality example around £150,000. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one 356A worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the 356A I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
- How many 356A cars were built?
- Around 21,045 were built, by our production records.
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