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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.
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 1600 Speedster by Reutter Chassis#: 84333 Sold for USD$224,000 2024 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1958 Porsche 356 Custom Coupe Chassis#: 102113 Sold for USD$60,500 2024 Mecum : Monterey | |
1958 PORSCHE 356 A COUPE Coachwork by Reutter Chassis#: 102648 Sold for USD$257,600 2024 Gooding : Amelia Island | |
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 | |
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#: 84140 Sold for USD$533,000 2022 Bonhams : The Quail Auction | |
1958 Porsche 356A T2 1600 Speedster Chassis#: 84471 Sold for USD$302,000 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 | |
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 | |
1958 Porsche 356A Chassis#: 102113 Sold for USD$82,500 2021 Mecum : Monterey |
Porsche 356As That Failed To Sell At Auction
1958 Porsche 356A's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1958 Porsche 356 A Speedster by Reutter | 83969 | 2024 RM Sothebys : Monterey | $350,000 | $425,000 | |
1958 Porsche 356A T2 Speedster 1600 Super Coachwork by Reutter | 83863 | 2024 Bonhams : Monaco Sale 'Les Grandes Marques à Monaco' | $350,000 | $400,000 | |
1958 Porsche 356A Speedster | 84158 | 2024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale | |||
1958 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster by Reutter | 84244 | 2023 RM Sothebys : St. Moritz | $280,000 | $320,000 | |
1958 Porsche 356A Super Cabriolet | 150293 | 2023 Mecum : 2023 Monterey | $170,000 | ||
1958 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster | 84389 | 2023 Broad Arrow Auctions : Porsche 75th Anniversary | $500,000 | $600,000 | |
1958 Porsche 356A T2 Coupé | 102714 | 2022 Bonhams : The Bond Street Sale | $140,000 | $180,000 | |
1958 Porsche 356A 1600 Speedster | 84554 | 2022 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques a Monaco | $320,000 | $350,000 | |
1958 Porsche 356A 1600 T2 Speedster | 84140 | 2021 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 Coupé | 102672 | 2019 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 Cabriolet | 150396 | 2019 Mecum : Monterey | $170,000 | $180,000 | $230,000 |
1958 PORSCHE 356 A COUPÈ | 104116 | 2019 Coys Schloss Dyck | $100,000 | $120,000 | |
1958 Porsche 356A Super Cabriolet | 2019 Mecum : Phoenix Auction | $170,000 | |||
1958 Porsche 356 A Speedster | 83828 | 2019 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 Speedster | 84466 | 2016 Coys : Mondial De L'Automobile Paris | $270,000 | $320,000 | |
1958 Porsche 356A Cabriolet by Reutter | 150531 | 2016 Coys : Mondial De L'Automobile Paris | $160,000 | $190,000 | |
1958 Porsche 356 A Speedster by Reutter | 84051 | 2016 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 Reutter | 83895 | 2016 RM Sothebys : Arizona | $260,000 | $325,000 | $400,000 |
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