1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Notchback Coupe Pictures & Gallery...
1961 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Notchback Coupe Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1961 – 1963 Built At...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Roadster Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1959 – 1963 Built At Stuttgart,...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Cabriolet Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1959 – 1963 Built At Stuttgart,...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Coupe Technical Specifications Type Series Production Car Production Years 1959 – 1963 Built At Stuttgart,...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Cabriolet Pictures & Gallery...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Coupe Pictures & Gallery...
1960 – 1961 Porsche 356B/1600 Super 90 GT Coupe Pictures & Gallery...
1959 – 1963 Porsche 356B/1600 Roadster Gallery Porsche 356 B 1600 Roadster (T5) – Pictures & Gallery Porsche 356 B...
The 356 B T5 Coupe was the direct replacement of the Porsche 356 A Coupe. The T5 Coupe bodies were produced by German coachbuilder company Reutter. The 356 B T5 Coupe played a huge role in the growth seen by Porsche in the early 1960s. Like the Cabriolet, Roadster, and Notchback Coupe siblings, the Coupe was offered with 1600, 1600S, S90, and Carrera engine options paired to a four-speed synchromesh 741 transmission. In late 1961, Porsche introduced the T6 body and updates, which built on the success of its very popular predecessor.
While all 356 Carreras are rare and desirable cars, the 1961 B Carrera GT is a very special animal indeed. Built from lightweight materials and sporting Porsche’s most powerful racing engine of the time, they were in a different league to the most highly specified road car that the Stuttgart factory then produced. Porsche produced only 49 of the 356B Carrera versions for 1960/61 and all were coupes. Many were painted Silver.
Around 20 Super 90 Coupes were ordered with the lightweight GT package for racing. They used aluminum panels, a lightweight interior and plexiglas windows to shed over 200 lbs off the standard production coupe. Inside the car came equipped with a roll bar, leather-strap window lifts and speedster seats. Aluminum exterior panels included the doors, hood, rear deck lid.
In keeping with FIA regulations, Porsche created a new lightweight 356 with help from Abarth. After Porsche had considered numerous Italian companies to manufacture a lightweight 356 body, they settled on Abarth. Franco Scaglione penned the first initial drawings which attempted to reduce frontal area, overall height. Included was an adjustable scoop on the rear deck lid. Made entirely of aluminum, Abarth's body was smaller than the Reutter 356.
