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The Porsche 356 Cabriolet, priced at $4,103 POE, had a top speed of almost 100 mph and offered comfortable seats and thickly padded top. This 356 Cabriolet is believed to have been the 229th example of 1,008 Reutter-bodied cabriolets built for the 1961 model year. It was delivered on February 22, 1961, to Celia Elkey, of Iowa City, Iowa, who purchased the car from Porsche dealer Empire Motors in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The next owner was Dick Grosser of Hiawatha, Iowa, after which the car relocated to the Oklahoma City area, where its current owner acquired it from James Robertson, of Norman, Oklahoma.
Mr. Robertson treated the car to its correct original mechanical and cosmetic specifications, with the work being completed in late 2011. It is finished in Aetna Blue and has a red leather interior with a black top and matching tonneau cover.
At some point in the car's history, its original 1600 engine (number 604996) was replaced. It currently runs a period-correct block, which is only 261 digits off the original.
The current odometer reading is 78,750 miles.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2014
Mr. Robertson treated the car to its correct original mechanical and cosmetic specifications, with the work being completed in late 2011. It is finished in Aetna Blue and has a red leather interior with a black top and matching tonneau cover.
At some point in the car's history, its original 1600 engine (number 604996) was replaced. It currently runs a period-correct block, which is only 261 digits off the original.
The current odometer reading is 78,750 miles.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2014
2014 RM Auctions at Monterey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $140,000-USD $180,000
Sale Price :
USD $176,000
1961 Porsche 356B Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Porsche 356B
(Data based on Model Year 1961 sales)
| 1961 Porsche 356B T5 Super 90 Roadster Coachwork by Drauz Chassis#: 88972 Sold for USD$181,176 2024 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde a Paris | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B Roadster Chassis#: 89024 Sold for USD$252,000 2023 Bonhams : Quail | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B Super 90 Roadster Chassis#: 89106 Sold for USD$275,000 2023 Mecum : Monterey | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B Cabriolet Chassis#: 154454 Sold for USD$137,500 2023 Mecum : Monterey | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B T5 1600 Super Cabriolet Chassis#: 154845 Sold for USD$165,860 2023 Bonhams : Festival of Speed | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 BT5 1600 Roadster Drauz Chassis#: 88376 Sold for USD$123,700 2022 Artcurial : Retromobile | |
| 1961 PORSCHE 356B 1600 SUPER T5 CABRIOLET Chassis#: 154890 Sold for USD$226,240 2022 Bonhams : Scottsdale Arizona | |
| 1961 PORSCHE SUPER 90 ROADSTER Chassis#: 88899 Sold for USD$159,500 2022 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Arizona | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B Super 90 Cabriolet Chassis#: 154892 Sold for USD$181,500 2021 Mecum : Monterey | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 B Cabriolet Chassis#: 154283 Sold for USD$126,500 2020 Gooding & Company : Geared Online | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B 1600 Cabriolet Chassis#: 156019 Sold for USD$72,448 2020 Historics at Brooklands - Ascot Racecourse | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 B Super 90 Coupe Chassis#: 113324 Sold for USD$207,200 2020 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 B 1600 S Cabriolet by Reutter Chassis#: 154048 Sold for USD$120,400 2020 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale Arizona |  |
| 1961 Porsche 356B Coupe (LHD) Sold for USD$124,525 2019 Shannons - Melbourne Summer Classic | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 B Super 90 Cabriolet by Reutter Chassis#: 155389 Sold for USD$154,705 2019 RM Sothebys : London | |
| 1961 PORSCHE 356B CABRIOLET Sold for USD$73,125 2019 Coys - Thoroughbred & Vintage at Fontwell House | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B Roadster Chassis#: 89134 Sold for USD$176,000 2019 Mecum : Monterey | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 B Super 90 Roadster Chassis#: 89229 Sold for USD$201,600 2019 Gooding & Company : Scottsdale Arizona | |
| 1961 PORSCHE 356B Chassis#: 115335 Sold for USD$77,000 2019 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Az. | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B 1600 Coupé Chassis#: 118029 Sold for USD$102,324 2018 Bonhams : London Olympia |
Porsche 356Bs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1961 Porsche 356B's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
| Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Porsche 356B T5 1600 Roadster Coachwork by Drauz | 88680 | 2024 Bonhams : The Scottsdale Auction | $170,000 | $190,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 B Outlaw | 114590 | 2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : West Palm Beach | $100,000 | $125,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 B Super DIeteren Roadster | 89264 | 2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : West Palm Beach | $235,000 | $285,000 | |
| 1961 PORSCHE 356 B SUPER COUPE | 113267 | 2021 Gooding & Co : May : Geared Online | $125,000 | $150,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 B Super 90 Coupé by Reutter | 116638 | 2020 RM Sothebys : Open Roads, The European Summer Auction | $90,000 | $110,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 B Cabriolet | 154283 | 2019 Worldwide Auctioneers : Riyadh Auction | |||
| 1961 Porsche 356B 1600 Coupé | 118029 | 2019 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B 1600S Hardtop Coupé | 200936 | 2018 Bonhams : Pada Auction | $85,000 | $115,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 Outlaw Roadster | 2017 Amelia Island Select : Hollywood Wheels Auction | $165,000 | $185,000 | ||
| 1961 Porsche 356B 1600 Coupé | 118029 | 2016 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival | $60,000 | $80,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 B 1600 S Roadster by DIeteren | 89097 | 2016 RM Sotheby's : Monaco | $240,000 | $260,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 B Super 90 Cabriolet | 155210 | 2016 Coys : Monaco | $150,000 | $180,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B | 2016 Amelia Island Select : Hollywood Wheels | ||||
| 1961 Porsche 356B Roadster | 88316 | 2015 Rick Cole Monterey | $200,000 | $250,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B Sunroof Coupe | 2015 Auctions America California | $68,000 | |||
| 1961 Porsche 356 T5 B Cabriolet | 2015 Hollywood Motors : Amelia Island Select | ||||
| 1961 Porsche 356 B Super 1600 T5 Cabriolet Wiener Gendarmerie | 154 686 | 2015 Rétromobile by Artcurial Motorcars | $140,000 | $200,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B 1600S Sunroof Coupe | 113267 | 2014 Mecum : Anaheim | $130,000 | ||
| 1961 Porsche 356B 1600 Super Sunroof Coupe | 113267 | 2014 Bonhams The Scottsdale Auction | $100,000 | $120,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356 Coupe | 116584 | 2013 Mecum Auction Anaheim 2013 | $35,000 | ||
| 1961 Porsche 356B Roadster | 89155 | 2013 Bonhams The Scottsdale Auction | $130,000 | $160,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B Cabriolet Meticulously Maintained, Porsche COA | 2012 Mecum Monterey, CA | $105,000 | |||
| 1961 PORSCHE 356B | 2012 Auctions America Ft Lauderdale, Fl | $62,500 | |||
| 1961 Porsche 356B 1600s-90 Sunroof Two Door Coupe | 2011 Leake Car Auctions Tulsa 39th Annual Leake Auto Auction | $29,250 | |||
| 1961 PORSCHE 356 COUPE | 2010 McCormick's Auction #49 Palm Springs, CA | $42,000 | |||
| 1961 Porsche 356B S-90 Reutter Coupe with 80 liter tank | 116899 | 2010 FAIRFIELD COUNTY CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE, EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTORS' MOTORCARS AND AUTOMOBILIA | $55,000 | $65,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B 1600 Roadster | 88439 | 2009 Bonhams Fine Vintage and Collectors' Motorcars at Reims | $90,000 | $100,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche Super 90 Coupe | 2009 Leake Auctions Houston Annual Leake Auto Auction Reliant Center | $36,000 | |||
| 1961 Porsche 356 Super 90 Coupe Race Car | 2008 Sports & Classics of Monterey by RM Auctions | $60,000 | $75,000 | $95,000 | |
| 1961 Porsche 356B 1600 Sunroof Coupe | 2007 Bonhams, An Important Sale of Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia | $50,000 | $60,000 |
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