33-Years-Owned 1961 Porsche 356B Notchback Project

The car is powered by a replacement 1.6-liter flat-four paired with a four-speed manual transaxle and has been refinished in red over black leatherette. Features include 15″ steel wheels, a driver-side mirror, vent windows, body-color bumpers, an AM radio, a cabin heater, and front bucket seats.

The T5 body was introduced for the 1960 model year with revised front-end styling, including raised bumpers and headlights along with a redesigned front trunk lid handle. This Karmann-built notchback example came finished from the factory in Ivory and was repainted red under prior ownership. Paint cracks, bubbling, fading, and other imperfections are shown up close in the gallery.

The 15″ vented steel wheels wear hubcaps with Porsche crests and are mounted with Mirage MR-162 tires. The car was factory equipped with drum brakes at each corner.

The front bucket seats and rear jump seats are upholstered in black leatherette, and interior appointments include an AM radio, a cabin heater, shoulder belts, and a body-color painted dashboard. The dash pad is damaged and there are tears in the driver’s seat.

The three-spoke steering wheel frames green-letter VDO instrumentation including a 120-mph speedometer and a tachometer with a 5k-rpm redline as well as a combination gauge for oil temperature and fuel level. The five-digit odometer shows 96k miles, and total mileage is unknown. The fuel level gauge is not accurate.