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The Porsche 2000 GS, or Carrera 2, was introduced in 1962. Power was provided by a new two-liter Type 587 engine, a development of the Ernst Fuhrmann designed four-cam unit. Modifications made to the engine were significant, including a reinforced crankcase, redesigned cylinder heads, larger cylinder bore, increased cooling capacity, and wider main bearing journals. In stock for, the two-liter engine produced at least 140 horsepower and with tuning, increased to over 160 BHP.
During B-Series production, approximately 300 examples of the 2000 GS were built, with an additional (approximate) 100 built as C-Series cars. With lightweight aluminum panels and special high-performance components, these limited production cars were original constructed for competition use.
This particular example left the factory finished in Silver Metallic with blue leatherette upholstery and matching blue carpeting. It came equipped with lightweight aluminum doors, Plexiglas windows, and a type 741/20A transaxle with BBAB Speedster gear ratios. The car was completed on December 5th of 1962, and was originally retailed through D'Ieteren Frères and sold to a Mr. Politzer in Brussels, Belgium. In 1964, the Carrera 2 returned to the Porsche factory where its original engine (numbered 97175) was replaced with a type 587/2 GT-specification engine numbered 98016. The replacement engine had original been installed in a prototype 904, chassis 904-003.
The 57/2 engine, introduced in 1963, had Weber rather than Solex carburetors. It is believed that just 33 examples of the Type 587/2 engines were built.
The first non-European owner of this car was Grady Clay based in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Clay sold the car to Robert Pass of St Louis in 1986, and was then acquired by Richard Freshman of Los Angeles, California. Mr. Freshman had the engine rebuilt and the transaxle overhauled.
In May of 2002, the car was sold at auction to a Swiss collector. From there, it was exported to the United Kingdom. In 2008, it was acquired by Cavallino Holdings. Since then, it has been a part of the Jerry Seinfeld Collection.
The car is current finished in its original Metallic Silver livery with blue vinyl upholstery. It has many competition features including the Sport II 'Sebring' style exhaust with rear muffler skirt, long-range fuel tank with external filler, bi-metallic competition wheels, aluminum doors, hood, and deck lid, and a number light mounted on the passenger door. The interior features GT bucket seats, a roll bar, and a wood-rimmed Nardi steering wheel.
This car has the type 587/2 plain-bearing engine, C-series four-wheel ATE disc brakes, and a four-speed manual transaxle.By Daniel Vaughan | May 2016
During B-Series production, approximately 300 examples of the 2000 GS were built, with an additional (approximate) 100 built as C-Series cars. With lightweight aluminum panels and special high-performance components, these limited production cars were original constructed for competition use.
This particular example left the factory finished in Silver Metallic with blue leatherette upholstery and matching blue carpeting. It came equipped with lightweight aluminum doors, Plexiglas windows, and a type 741/20A transaxle with BBAB Speedster gear ratios. The car was completed on December 5th of 1962, and was originally retailed through D'Ieteren Frères and sold to a Mr. Politzer in Brussels, Belgium. In 1964, the Carrera 2 returned to the Porsche factory where its original engine (numbered 97175) was replaced with a type 587/2 GT-specification engine numbered 98016. The replacement engine had original been installed in a prototype 904, chassis 904-003.
The 57/2 engine, introduced in 1963, had Weber rather than Solex carburetors. It is believed that just 33 examples of the Type 587/2 engines were built.
The first non-European owner of this car was Grady Clay based in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Clay sold the car to Robert Pass of St Louis in 1986, and was then acquired by Richard Freshman of Los Angeles, California. Mr. Freshman had the engine rebuilt and the transaxle overhauled.
In May of 2002, the car was sold at auction to a Swiss collector. From there, it was exported to the United Kingdom. In 2008, it was acquired by Cavallino Holdings. Since then, it has been a part of the Jerry Seinfeld Collection.
The car is current finished in its original Metallic Silver livery with blue vinyl upholstery. It has many competition features including the Sport II 'Sebring' style exhaust with rear muffler skirt, long-range fuel tank with external filler, bi-metallic competition wheels, aluminum doors, hood, and deck lid, and a number light mounted on the passenger door. The interior features GT bucket seats, a roll bar, and a wood-rimmed Nardi steering wheel.
This car has the type 587/2 plain-bearing engine, C-series four-wheel ATE disc brakes, and a four-speed manual transaxle.By Daniel Vaughan | May 2016
2016 Gooding & Company : The Amelia Island Auction
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $1,100,000-USD $1,400,000
Sale Price :
USD $825,000
1963 Porsche 356 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Porsche 356
(Data based on Model Year 1963 sales)
1963 Porsche 356B Sunroof Coupe Chassis#: 125136 Sold for USD$187,000 2024 Mecum : Indy | |
1963 Porsche 356 B Super 90 Coupé by Reutter Chassis#: 123235 Sold for USD$111,491 2024 RM Sothebys : Monaco | |
1963 Porsche 356 B 1600 Super Cabriolet Chassis#: 158127 Sold for USD$116,992 2024 Artcurial : Retromobile | |
1963 Porsche 356 B Carrera 2 2000 GS Coupe by Reutter Chassis#: 122629 Sold for USD$566,000 2023 RM Sothebys : The White Collection | |
1963 Porsche 356B 1600 S Cabriolet Sold for USD$154,000 2023 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |
1963 Porsche 356B Chassis#: 213372 Sold for USD$81,400 2023 Mecum : 2023 Monterey | |
1963 Porsche 356C Coupe Chassis#: 215900 Sold for USD$91,300 2023 Mecum : 2023 Monterey | |
1963 Porsche 356 B Carrera 2 'Sunroof' Coupé by Reutter Chassis#: 122866 Sold for USD$454,901 2023 RM Sothebys : The Carrera Collection | |
1963 Porsche 356 B Carrera 2 2000 GS Coupé by Reutter Chassis#: 123002 Sold for USD$359,983 2023 RM Sothebys : The Carrera Collection | |
1963 Porsche 356 B Chassis#: 213372 Sold for USD$81,400 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special 2023 | |
1963 PORSCHE 356 B SUPER COUPE Chassis#: 213122 Sold for USD$100,800 2023 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island Auction | |
1963 Porsche 356B 1600 Super Cabriolet Chassis#: 158307 Sold for USD$217,280 2023 Bonhams : Scottsdale Auction | |
1963 Porsche 356B Coupe Chassis#: 211325 Sold for USD$89,600 2022 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |
1963 Porsche 356C 1600 Coupe Chassis#: 215303 Sold for USD$98,000 2022 Bonhams : The Quail Auction | |
1963 Porsche 356C 1600 'Sunroof' Coupe Chassis#: 126963 Sold for USD$100,800 2022 Bonhams : The Quail Auction | |
1963 Porsche 356B Coupe Chassis#: 213533 Sold for USD$165,000 2022 Mecum : Monterey | |
1963 Porsche 356 B Carrera 2 2000 GS/GT 'Sunroof' Coupe by Reutter Chassis#: 124967 Sold for USD$428,500 2022 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | |
1963 PORSCHE 356B 1600 SUPER 90 COUPÉ Chassis#: 213006 Sold for USD$80,469 2022 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris | |
1963 Porsche 356B 1600 Super Coupe Chassis#: 213115 Sold for USD$151,200 2022 Bonhams : Scottsdale Arizona | |
1963 Porsche 356B Coupe Sold for USD$71,500 2022 Mecum : Kissimmee |
Porsche 356s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1963 Porsche 356's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 Porsche 356 T6 Super 90 Sunroof Coupe Coachwork by Reutter | 124744 | 2024 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | $130,000 | $160,000 | |
1963 Porsche 356B Super Cabriolet | 157567 | 2024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale | |||
1963 Porsche 356 SC Cabriolet | 159451 | 2023 Artcurial : Le Mans Classic | $160,000 | $200,000 | |
1963 Porsche 356 B 1600 Super Cabriolet | 158127 | 2023 Artcurial : Le Mans Classic | $100,000 | $150,000 | |
1963 Porsche 356 B 1600 Super 90 Cabriolet | 157576 | 2023 Broad Arrow Auctions : Porsche 75th Anniversary | $125,000 | $145,000 | |
1963 Porsche 356B 1600 Coupe | 211525 | 2023 Bonhams : Scottsdale Auction | $90,000 | $120,000 | |
1963 Porsche 356 B 1600 S Cabriolet by Reutter | 158541 | 2020 RM Sothebys : Driving Into Summer | $140,000 | $160,000 | |
1963 Porsche 356B Super Coupe | 2020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee | $80,000 | $90,000 | $110,000 | |
1963 Porsche 356B/1600 S Coupe | 2019 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Corpus Christi Old Car Museum Auction | ||||
1963 Porsche 356 Carrera 2 GS Coupe | 124097 | 2019 Bonhams : Quail Lodge Auction | $600,000 | $750,000 | |
1963 PORSCHE 356C COUPE | 127402 | 2019 Coys Schloss Dyck | $70,000 | $80,000 | |
1963 Porsche 356B Cabriolet | 2018 Mecum : Dallas | $60,000 | |||
1963 Porsche 356 C Carrera 2 2000 GS Coupe | 127338 | 2018 Silverstone Auction The Porsche Sale | |||
1963 Porsche 356B Carrera 2 Coupe Coachwork by Reutter | 123845 | 2018 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | $500,000 | $600,000 | |
1963 Porsche 356 B Carrera 2 GT | 124071 | 2018 Artcurial : Retromobile | $800,000 | $1,200,000 | |
1963 Porsche Super 90 Coupe | 2017 Russo & Steele : Newport Beach | ||||
1963 Porsche 356B Coupé | 214319 | 2017 Historics at Brookland | $66,000 | $72,000 | |
1963 PORSCHE 356B SUPER 90 | 2017 Leake Auction Dallas | $100,000 | |||
1963 Porsche 356 B Carrera 2 Sunroof Coupe by Reutter | 121298 | 2017 RM Auctions : Amelia Island | $600,000 | $750,000 | |
1963 Porsche 356B Coupe | 211233 | 2017 Russo & Steele : Scottsdale Az | |||
1963 Porsche 356B Cabriolet | 2017 Mecum : Kissimmee | $160,000 | |||
1963 Porsche 356B Coupé | 214319 | 2016 Historics at Brookland | $68,000 | $74,000 | |
1963 Porsche 356 B 1600S | 120709 | 2016 Coys : Mondial De L'Automobile Paris | $60,000 | $70,000 | |
1963 Porsche 356 B Cabriolet | 2016 Coys : Schloss Dyck | $115,000 | $125,000 | ||
1963 Porsche 356B S-90 Cabriolet – The McLane Collection | 2016 Amelia Island Select : Hollywood Wheels | ||||
1963 Porsche 356B 1600 S Cabriolet | 157788 | 2015 The Auburn Auction | |||
1963 Porsche 356B Super Cabriolet | 158169 | 2015 Mecum : Monterey | $125,000 | ||
1963 Porsche 356B 1600 S Cabriolet by Karosseriewerk Reutter | 2015 Auctions America Auburn Spring | $170,000 | |||
1963 Porsche 356B Super Coupe | 2015 Hollywood Motors : Amelia Island Select | ||||
1963 Porsche 356 B Cabriolet | 2015 Hollywood Motors : Amelia Island Select |
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