A funny thing happened on the way to drive the Porsche Speedster. That thing is a 1953 Porsche 356 America Roadster, the 17th of 17 ever built, a distant predecessor of the 2019 Speedster.

Loving the Speedster's lines but craving the 356 Roadster's practicality, he decided to have Intermeccanica build him their turnkey '59 Porsche 356 A Roadster D replica.

The years have not been good to Porsche 356 Roadster “No. 1,” which rolled off Porsche’s original assembly line in Gmünd, Austria in May 1948.

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The 356 entered production in 1954 and immediately became a sensation. This slightly later 1600 A model boasted a 1,582-cc air-cooled boxer four-cylinder, substantially larger than the 1,300-cc ...

As a result, the Museum’s Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster boasts a 1,582 cc, air-cooled horizontally opposed four-cylinder rated at 60 hp. A four-speed manual gearbox was standard fitment.

The 1948 Porsche 356 Roadster was created by Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche, the son of the company's founder. It was equipped with a four-cylinder, air-cooled, rear-mounted engine.

Porsche took the wraps off a new concept called the 911 Speedster Concept, to celebrate the original 356’s 70th birthday-- the first 356 Roadster was licensed and approved for road use on June 8 ...

The 356 Speedster, for example - considered by many to be one of the first modern sports cars - weighed a mere 1,670lb (760kg) and managed just 40hp (30kW) in some guises.

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Porsche 356 America Roadster vs. 2019 Porsche Speedster: Droptops New And Old. Roadsters have been a part of Porsche history since its earliest days—since before even the Speedster.

Check out this 1958 Beck Speedster replica from Special Edition Inc, that has a VW-based motor, Moroso headers, VDO gauges, Mangel wheels, and Kuhmo 165/80R15 tires inside Kit Car Magazine.