1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Recreation

This 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Recreation finished in beautiful burgundy with black leather speedster seats. This combination is based on the 1973 VW Beetle upgraded 1915CC Flat-4 engine duel Solex carburettors & 3.88 4-speed manual transaxle engine. Enjoyable to drive and one of the most charismatic of all postwar European sports cars, Porsche Speedster was based on the Fibreglass-bodied 356 America Roadster. Stuttgart Reutter Carrosserie revised America's original bodywork and designed the Speedsters high-waisted body style, which soon became one of Porsche's most celebrated designs. Debuted in 1954, the Speedster brought the joys of Porsche ownership within reach of a wider audience with its sale price just under $3,000. Equipped with a cut-down removable windscreen, simple bucket seats and a low-profile soft top and side curtains for weather protection, the lightweight Speedster delivered noticeably sharper performance and handling, making it an ideal and very successful dual-purpose road/race car. Attractively finished in Burgundy over the Black vinyl cockpit, this 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster Recreation is a very enjoyable example. During the current ownership, this Speedster has been lightly enjoyed and maintained with annual service. In addition to a tonneau cover and soft top, the Speedster is equipped with a Black canvas top-boot cover. The interior is especially inviting with a 3-spoke, Ivory coloured-rimmed steering wheel, supportive bucket seats, map pockets, factory-style door handles and control knobs, and an authentic-looking dash containing a tachometer, speedometer, and gauges. The Speedster's curvaceous body is accented by period-style bright trim, model scripts and emblems, a proper low-profile windscreen, and chrome ventilated wheels with smooth chrome hubcaps all nicely recalling the unmistakable looks and the elemental and racy character of the original Speedsters of the 1950s.