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1958 Porsche 356A Speedster

  • Chassis Number: 84328
This 1958 Porsche 356A Speedster with chassis number 84328 was purchased by Dale Hersh as a white 1600 Normal from a private party who were fellow 'Porsche Owners Club' members in the early 1960's. Dale decided to paint the car Metallic Green which was a popular color in those days found on GTO's. Dale was a gentleman racer who was always on a tight budget doing most of the work on the car himself, to include the rebuilding of the Hurth Roller Bearing crank shafts which he used in his race motors. Being a machinist in those days it was not difficult trying new ideas as he, Roger Bursch (Scientific Automotive) and Ray Litz (competition Engineering) were all close friends. Dale would go to Ray's shop and help out with new ideas that would take SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) E Production Speedsters to new performance levels.

This car was extensively campaigned on the west coast from the early 1960's to 1965, better known as the era of the 'Speedster Wars' as many filled the grids of most of the popular SCCA races competing with all other makes of sports cars. This car became the Pacific Division SCCA E Production Champion earning 44 points and an invitation to the 1965 National Run Offs at Daytona. This car was at many of the same races when drivers such as Jack McAfee, Ken Miles, Scooter Patrick, Dave Jordan, Alan Johnson, Bob Kirby, Walt Maas and Dennis Harrison, who were also driving Porsches.

One of the most memorable events for this Porsche was the 1965 'Times Grand Prix' three hour enduro at Riverside Raceway October 9, 10, 11 for sports cars. Dale was given the pole position for the race and was on the front row with Scooter Patrick (904) and Lew Spencer (Cobra). This was a very unusual situation for Dale and his speedster. He questioned the organizers that they had made a mistake as his qualifying times were no where close to his fellow racers in the top 6 qualifiers. They said he had earned it and go out there and race.

Dale started the race with 65 other cars and held off all of them until the back straight when 'The Train' started passing him on the long back straight. Dale finished the race in first place for E Production and 8th overall, which was fantastic for he and his Speedster as only 32 cars finished. Later Dale found out that the organizers had given Dale Dan Gurneys qualifying time for Sundays big race as both of them had car number 19. Scooter Patrick came in 1st place followed by Kraus in his Corvette Stingray. Some of the drivers which DNF'd were Denny Harrison, Bob Kirby, Ken Miles and Dick Gulstrand to name a few.

Dale raced at Candle Stick, Port Stockton, Laguna Seca, Willow Springs, Holtville, Del Mar, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, Pomona, Riverside, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Great Salt Lake Road Races, usually finishing in the top 3.

Dale retired the Speedster in 1967 and ran an E Production Porsche Roadster having 86 starts and also went to the Runoffs in Atlanta, as the Pacific Division Champion once again, finishing 8th overall. He went on to race a D Production 911 also going to the Runoffs in Atlanta later in the 1970s. During his whole 356 era he was sponsored by 'Roger Bursch' of Scientific Automotive in Pasadena, California.

Noted 'Vintage Car Historian' Ron Cummings owned Dale's Speedster for a short while during the 1980s. Dale purchased it back and did a street restoration painting it the color it is today.

During the VARA vintage race weekend at Pomona in 1995 Dale drove Jack Mcafee in his speedster during the parade laps honoring famous race drivers who were a part of the tracks history in the early 1950s and 1960s.

Currently the car is pretty much the way it was raced, original upholstery, Carrera front brakes, steel alloy wheels and roll bar.

No auction information available for this vehicle at this time.

1958 Porsche 356A Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Porsche 356A

(Data based on Model Year 1958 sales)
1958 PORSCHE 356 A COUPE Coachwork by Reutter
Chassis#: 102648
Sold for USD$257,600
  2024 Gooding : Amelia Island Concours
 
1958 Porsche 356 A Coupé
Chassis#: 102833
Sold for USD$96,422
  2024 Artcurial : Retromobile
 
1958 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster by Reutter
Chassis#: 84742
Sold for USD$318,500
  2023 RM Sothebys : The White Collection
 
1958 Porsche 356A T2 1600 Speedster Coachwork by Reutter
Chassis#: 84882
Sold for USD$302,000
  2023 Bonhams : Audrain Concours Auction
 
1958 Porsche 356A T2 1600 Speedster
Chassis#: 83818
Sold for USD$324,000
  2023 Bonhams : Quail
 
1958 Porsche 356 A Speedster by Reutter
Chassis#: 84068
Sold for USD$423,000
  2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey
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1958 PORSCHE 356 A CABRIOLET
Chassis#: 150322
Sold for USD$263,200
  2023 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island Auction
 
1958 PORSCHE 356 A SPEEDSTER
Chassis#: 84381
Sold for USD$280,000
  2023 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island Auction
 
1958 Porsche 356 A T2 Coupe 1600 S
Chassis#: 105920
Sold for USD$166,348
  2023 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris
 
1958 Porsche 356A T2 1600 Speedster
Chassis#: 84471
Sold for USD$302,000
  2022 Bonhams : The Quail Auction
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1958 Porsche 356A T2 1600 Speedster
Chassis#: 84140
Sold for USD$533,000
  2022 Bonhams : The Quail Auction
 
1958 PORSCHE 356 A 1500 GS/GT CARRERA SPEEDSTER
Chassis#: 84904
Sold for USD$1,325,000
  2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach
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1958 Porsche 356 A Speedster
Chassis#: 83973
Sold for USD$362,500
  2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : Monterey Jet Center Auction
 
1958 Porsche 356 A 1600S Cabriolet
Chassis#: 151470
Sold for USD$155,885
  2022 Bonhams : The Gstaad Sale
 
1958 PORSCHE 356A CUSTOM COUPE BEASTIE BOY
Chassis#: 102113
Sold for USD$93,500
  2022 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Arizona
 
1958 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster by Reutter
Chassis#: 84142
Sold for USD$298,456
  2021 RM Sothebys : The Guikas Collection
 
1958 Porsche 356 A Speedster
Chassis#: 84509
Sold for USD$362,500
  2021 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours Auction
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1958 Porsche 356A
Chassis#: 102113
Sold for USD$82,500
  2021 Mecum : Monterey
 
1958 Porsche 356 A Super Cabriolet
Sold for USD$159,500
  2021 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1958 Porsche 356A 1600 Speedster Reutter
Chassis#: 84554
Sold for USD$300,189
  2020 Artcurial : Retromobile
 

Porsche 356As That Failed To Sell At Auction

1958 Porsche 356A's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1958 Porsche 356A Speedster841582024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale   
1958 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster by Reutter842442023 RM Sothebys : St. Moritz $280,000$320,000
1958 Porsche 356A Super Cabriolet1502932023 Mecum : Monterey$170,000  
1958 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster843892023 Broad Arrow Auctions : Porsche 75th Anniversary $500,000$600,000
1958 Porsche 356A T2 Coupé1027142022 Bonhams : The Bond Street Sale $140,000$180,000
1958 Porsche 356A 1600 Speedster845542022 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques a Monaco $320,000$350,000
1958 Porsche 356A 1600 T2 Speedster841402021 Bonhams : The Scottsdale Auction $475,000$550,000
1958 Porsche 356 A Super Cabriolet 2020 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special$160,000  
1958 Porsche 356 A Super Cabriolet 2020 Mecum : Indy$175,000$175,000$225,000
1958 Porsche 356 A Super Cabriolet 2020 Mecum : Glendale$170,000  
1958 Porsche 356A Super Cabriolet 2020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee$210,000$200,000$250,000
1958 Porsche 356A Super Cabriolet 2020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee$100,000$145,000$165,000
1958 Porsche 356A Coupé1026722019 Historics at Brooklands MercedesBenz World $72,000$80,000
1958 Porsche 356 A Super Cabriolet 2019 Mecum : Las Vegas$190,000  
1958 Porsche 356A Super Cabriolet1503962019 Mecum : Monterey$170,000$180,000$230,000
1958 PORSCHE 356 A COUPÈ1041162019 Coys Schloss Dyck $100,000$120,000
1958 Porsche 356A Super Cabriolet 2019 Mecum : Phoenix Auction$170,000  
1958 Porsche 356 A Speedster838282019 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island $300,000$400,000
1958 Porsche 356A Super Cabriolet 2019 Mecum : Kissimmee$170,000  
1958 Porsche 356A Super Cabriolet 2018 Mecum : Las Vegas$200,000  
1958 Porsche 356A 1600 Speedster by Reutter 2018 RM Sothebys : Paris   
1958 Porsche 356A Cabriolet 2017 Amelia Island Select : Hollywood Wheels Auction $185,000$250,000
1958 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster844662016 Coys : Mondial De L'Automobile Paris $270,000$320,000
1958 Porsche 356A Cabriolet by Reutter1505312016 Coys : Mondial De L'Automobile Paris $160,000$190,000
1958 Porsche 356 A Speedster by Reutter840512016 RM Sotheby's : Motor City $275,000$350,000
1958 Porsche 356A 1600 Speedster by Reutter 2016 Auctions America : Santa Monica$190,000  
1958 Porsche 356A Speedster 2016 Auctions America : Fort Lauderdale$225,000  
1958 Porsche 356 A Speedster by Reutter838952016 RM Sothebys : Arizona$260,000$325,000$400,000
1958 Porsche 356A Coupe1069782015 Silverstone Auction The Porsche Sale   
1958 Porsche 356A CoupeP681392015 Mecum : Monterey$110,000$190,000$220,000

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