1959 Porsche 356A Cabriolet

This Porsche 356 is one of just four hundred forty-seven cabriolets built for the 1959 model year. It was fitted with a 60-horsepower 'Normal' engine when it left the factory on June 9, 1959, the same powerplant it has currently. The Cabriolet was sold by one of its owners in the early 1960s to Charlie Werp, of Omaha, Nebraska. He then placed the car into storage in his basement, where it would spend the next four decades. Mr. Werp then sold the car to a friend in Texas, who kept it for a short period before offering it to Lance Pittack, owner of Woodhouse Porsche in Omaha. Pittack drove the car for several years before treating it to a comprehensive bare-metal restoration and mechanical rebuild. The restoration, which began in 2010, took two years to complete. Over 1,550 hours of labor were recorded on shop invoices.

This car is finished in its original color of Ruby Red and a fresh black leather interior with Oatmeal Tan square-weave German carpeting and floor mats. It has its original removable factory hardtop finished in contrasting black. The hardtop was manufactured by Karmann and offered by Porsche beginning in 1958. This car has U.S.-specification bumpers and bumper guards, a Blaupunkt AM/FM radio and speaker, and a correct spare, jack, and partial tool roll.

By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2015