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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Important Collectors' Cars
• Sale Date:
  28 May 2017 ~ 4pm
• Lot #:
  8
• Lot Description:
  1962 Porsche 356B T-6 ‘Notchback’
  Chassis number: 201982; Engine number: P*6074 07* . This vehicle will be sold unregistered.
• Notes:
  On 8 June 1948, the first car to bear the Porsche name was road-certified, the Porsche 356/1 Roadster produced in Gmünd (in Carinthia, Austria). The “Gmünd Roadster” was powered by a 1.1-litre air-cooled flat-four engine from Volkswagen. The engine’s power was increased to 35 hp for the 356. The roadster weighed just 585 kilograms and reached speeds of up to 135 km/h (83 mph). Gradual improvements were made over the following eight years of production of the 356, including, of course, a coupé version. In 1956 the 356 was replaced by the much improved 356 A which was in production until 1960, when it in turn was replaced by the 356 B, built between 1960 – 64, and then the 356 C for just one further year from 1964 until 1965. In 1961, Porsche outsourced the production of its 356 cars to the Karmann coachworks in Osnabrück. At that time, Karmann already made 356 Cabriolet bodies as well as regular 356 Coupés. In an attempt to broaden the product line and increase car sales, Porsche created a hardtop coupé from its Cabriolet line of cars. The first of these cars (1961 production called a T5 body style) was in fact a Cabriolet body with the addition of a hard top manufactured (welded) into place. The 1962 line (T6 production) was a very different design in that the new T6 notchback coupé body did not start life as a cabriolet, but with its own production design - in essence, part cabriolet rear end design, part T6 coupé windshield frame, unique hard top. Both years of these unique cars have taken the name “Karmann Notchback”?This car can be confused by some with the “Karmann Coupé” which more often than not refers to the traditional 356 also built by Karmann. Mechanically the ‘Notchback’ is like any other 356B Coupé of the era, and was offered with Normal, Super, and Super 90 engines, and a few rare cars with the sunroof option as well. Many enthusiasts now see the notchback as being very desirable due to its scarcity, whilst some enjoy racing these models due to the little known fact that they are more aerodynamic and therefore very slightly faster than their normal coupé siblings. This 1962 Porsche 356B T-6 “Karmann Notchback” coupé is currently the property of just its second owner who purchased it in the USA and then imported it to Australia in 2010. It is presented in its original metallic silver with original red leather interior and head-liner. With its matching number 1600 Engine with four-speed transmission and original chrome wheels (which like the chrome door handles show a little pitting) this ‘Notchback’ now sports a rare 1970s Nardi wooden steering wheel. This vehicle still possesses its original bill of title, owner’s manual and service books. This authentic car has had replacement carpets, the engine rebuilt, the addition of twin Weber carburetors and a new stainless steel (4 in 1) Sebring exhaust. Its original carburetors and exhaust system still accompany the car should its next owner wish to return it to standard. The ‘Notchback’, or ‘Karmann Hardtop’ as it is also known, model is one of the rarest of all Porsche 356 in that it was only built in 1961 and 62, and is increasingly desirable and hard to find as less than 2,300 in total were made.
• Estimate:
  A$90,000 - 120,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Automobiles & Accessories

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