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The Porsche Carrera 2 was introduced for the 1962 model-year, internally coded as GS 2000, and wore Reutter's twin rear-grille T-6 bodystyle. Perhaps the most distinguishable feature that set it apart from the standard pushrod 356B was the dual exhaust that emerged from an apron under the rear bumper valance. Approximately 310 examples of the Carrera 2 were produced in total.
This 1963 Porsche 356B Carrera 2 Grand Sport spent the first two years of its existence in the care of the late Baron Huschke von Hanstein. It left the factory fitted with an optional Eberspacher gas-electric auxiliary heater and a retractable sunroof, three-point seatbelts for driver and front-seat passenger, an exterior thermometer, and a clock mounted to the glove-box door. There is a Blaupunkt multi-band radio, speaker, and antenna, a pair of driving lights, and the Carrera's signature rear exhaust apron.
The car's first private owner was Kar Krafft & Söhn GmbH in Duren, Germany, where a Mr. Eberhard Hess used it for business travel. Mr. Hess noticed that the car used a lot of oil, so it was returned to the factory where an already-broken-in replacement was installed. On one of his trips, Hess was involved in a crash on the A3 between Köln and Frankfurt. Mr. Hess was fine but the car received front-end body damage, and after receiving an insurance settlement, Hess decided to sell the car. The car had been in Mr. Hess's care for a year.
Porsche's history is not fully documented. Around 1970 or so, it appears the Carrera passed through the hands of a Mr. Kurt Kosel in Krefeld. Around this time, it is believed that the engine was overhauled by H&H Borgmann in Krefeld. The car was eventually sold to a Mr. Haron of New York City. Included in the sale was a spare two-liter four-cam engine, a set of steel 5.5-inch wheels, and a wood-rimmed steering wheel.
The car returned to the United Kingdom in 1978. It may have spent some time in France before it was returned to England and placed into long-term storage. Around 1998, it came into the care of Roger Bray in Exeter. A restoration soon began, including the shell being placed into t a rotisserie and stripped to bare metal, with rusted panels replaced as needed, after which the car was resprayed in its original Light Ivory paint. The engine, which may be the third such unit installed in the car, was fully rebuilt.
After the restoration, it was featured in the August 2013 issue of Britain's 'Classic Porsche' Magazine. It soon came into the care of its current owner.
This car is powered by a 1966cc dual overhead cam flat four-cylinder engine fitted with dual Solex 40PII-4 downdraft carburetors and produces 130 horsepower. There is a four-speed manual transaxle, independent suspension, and four-wheel disc brakes.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2018
This 1963 Porsche 356B Carrera 2 Grand Sport spent the first two years of its existence in the care of the late Baron Huschke von Hanstein. It left the factory fitted with an optional Eberspacher gas-electric auxiliary heater and a retractable sunroof, three-point seatbelts for driver and front-seat passenger, an exterior thermometer, and a clock mounted to the glove-box door. There is a Blaupunkt multi-band radio, speaker, and antenna, a pair of driving lights, and the Carrera's signature rear exhaust apron.
The car's first private owner was Kar Krafft & Söhn GmbH in Duren, Germany, where a Mr. Eberhard Hess used it for business travel. Mr. Hess noticed that the car used a lot of oil, so it was returned to the factory where an already-broken-in replacement was installed. On one of his trips, Hess was involved in a crash on the A3 between Köln and Frankfurt. Mr. Hess was fine but the car received front-end body damage, and after receiving an insurance settlement, Hess decided to sell the car. The car had been in Mr. Hess's care for a year.
Porsche's history is not fully documented. Around 1970 or so, it appears the Carrera passed through the hands of a Mr. Kurt Kosel in Krefeld. Around this time, it is believed that the engine was overhauled by H&H Borgmann in Krefeld. The car was eventually sold to a Mr. Haron of New York City. Included in the sale was a spare two-liter four-cam engine, a set of steel 5.5-inch wheels, and a wood-rimmed steering wheel.
The car returned to the United Kingdom in 1978. It may have spent some time in France before it was returned to England and placed into long-term storage. Around 1998, it came into the care of Roger Bray in Exeter. A restoration soon began, including the shell being placed into t a rotisserie and stripped to bare metal, with rusted panels replaced as needed, after which the car was resprayed in its original Light Ivory paint. The engine, which may be the third such unit installed in the car, was fully rebuilt.
After the restoration, it was featured in the August 2013 issue of Britain's 'Classic Porsche' Magazine. It soon came into the care of its current owner.
This car is powered by a 1966cc dual overhead cam flat four-cylinder engine fitted with dual Solex 40PII-4 downdraft carburetors and produces 130 horsepower. There is a four-speed manual transaxle, independent suspension, and four-wheel disc brakes.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2018
2018 Bonhams : Quail Lodge
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $500,000-USD $600,000
Lot was not sold
1963 Porsche 356 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Porsche 356
(Data based on Model Year 1963 sales)
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 : Monterey | |
1963 Porsche 356C Coupe Chassis#: 215900 Sold for USD$91,300 2023 Mecum : 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 | |
1963 Porsche 356 T6 Super 90 Coupe by Karmann Chassis#: 213305 Sold for USD$72,600 2021 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |
1963 Porsche 356 B Cabriolet by Reutter Chassis#: 158645 Sold for USD$112,750 2021 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall |
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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