1958 Porsche Super Speedster For Sale

SOLD

This is a 1958 Porsche Speedster VIN 84306 with a Super matching numbers engine #81489 (616/2). It was built on December 19th, 1957, but was sold and titled as a 1958.

I purchased the car, with a fresh high end restoration, in 2006. The previous owner purchased the car in 1968 with 90,000 miles on it, the odometer currently reads 21,000 and 121,000 is the correct original miles.

Kardex Listed Options

• Aquamarine Blue Paint (5707)
• Sealed Beam Headlights
• Speedometer with Mileage Counter
• USA Bumpers

Features

• Full ground up high end restoration
• Less than 1,000 miles since restoration
• Rare Carrera roll bar
• Matching numbers original engine
• Paint is Aquamarine Blue Metallic, a special order color in 1957
• Fresh BBAB transmission from the Pellow auction
• Excellent condition original tool kit
• Original correct Speedster seats in red leather
• All panels correctly dated
• All wheels correctly dated 10/57
• Original spare tire
• All chrome and lights etched properly
• Discreetly converted to 12 volts for bright lights

Engine

• The original 1957 case, #81489
• Rebuilt approximately 15,000 miles ago by Chuck Woodward in Seattle
• Balanced 1720cc, 912 rods, Tricom cam, Aluminum valve train
• Zenith carbs

The car is located in the beautiful resort town of Bend, Oregon. Direct daily flights from LA, San Francisco, Salt Lake, Denver, Portland and Seattle. Fly in, take a vacation and drive it home.

I’m not a dealer, this is my personal vehicle. I’ve set a very reasonable reserve based on recent Speedster sales.

$2,000 Paypal deposit within 24 hours of auction close. Balance due within 5 business days via wire transfer only. Buyer is responsible for any shipping cost. I will help coordinate pick-up with your shipper if desired.

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I have had several requests for underside photos. I took the car to a shop today (8/12/09) and put it on the lift. Here are the underside photos. The battery box, floors and longitudinals were replaced at the time of restoration. Click photo to see a larger version.