1959 PORSCHE 356A SUPER

Again the concourse itch was there. I saw this car for the first time after it stood under a tree for close to twenty years. I wanted to buy this car but the current owner said no he is going to restore it. Looking at the lines and everything it was a perfect car to make into the best 356A in South Africa. Next I heard it was sold!!!!!! I found out that the new owners in nobody else but the person that restored the ivory 356A more than twenty years ago. He bought it as a project car and soon found that restoring 356A's is very costly. A year later I bought the car for an arm and a leg. It still needed a lot of work to get it to be the best. After spending .

Driving impressions of the The 356A Super

Here are some of my impressions with regards to driveability You must keep in mind that the older cars should not be compared to the technology available today .

Performance :

This ?59 Super was fast car. The acceleration was smooth and the revs shot up to 6500 very easy. This car was far more responsive and felt the torqiest of them all This car made a lot of heads turn with the speed and performance on the high ways.

Handling :

The 356 was good in this category. This car had a set of Koni shock absorbers and that made the handling just that cut above the rest. This car was enjoyable at all levels. This car could handle and the reason was the wider wheels.

Braking ability :

The braking ability of this car was good and it could handle any high way traffic with no problem.

Overall:

A very nice car although we never annoyed long trips with it , only when we fetched it from Queenstown a trip of about 800 miles.

The Concourse History :

This car won the 2004 Porsche Club of South Africa Concourse De Eta for 356's

The Technical specification of the The 356A Super

Engine capacity- (cc) : 1600

Horsepower - (HP) : 75 S.A.E.

Torque - lb/ft : 85

Maximum REVs - (RPM) : 6500

Maximum Speed MPH : 110

Weight in Kg's : 905

Forward Gears : 4

Brakes : Drum allround