Vehicle Description
1963 Porsche 356B 2000 GS Carrera Coupe
VIN 123654
Completed on March 11, 1963
One of only 196 356B Carrera 2 Coupes built! Originally delivered
from the factory in Ivory (6204) with Black leatherette (B/C) and
mouse grey corduroy inserts. The restoration was started but it was
never completed. This example does not come with a Carrera 4-Cam
engine. Fully metal finished for its next owner to take the
restoration to the next level. Rust free body that has very good
gaps and panel fit. Original Carrera gauges and VDM Carrera 2
wooden steering wheel. An extremely rare opportunity to acquire a
Carrera 2 Coupe project at a reasonable price complete with a
Certificate of Authenticity from Porsche.
*Complete set of Undercarriage photos provided upon request.
History
Introduced in the autumn of 1961 at the Frankfurt Auto Show, the
2-liter Carrera II became the first Porsche production car to have
disc brakes. Numerous additional cooling vents were among the
recently introduced improvements, but most attention was focused on
the new 1,966cc four-cam engine. This produced 135hp at 6,200rpm,
and while the Carrera's top speed increased only slightly to around
125mph, there was a marked improvement in acceleration despite the
newcomer's greater weight, the 0-100mph time being cut from 33.5
seconds to 27.2. The Carrera II had been introduced part way
through 356B production and continued virtually unchanged after the
356C's arrival in September of 1963.
The Fuhrmann-designed Carrera 4-cam engine, Type 587/1 with 135 hp,
was very complex, and it took an experienced factory mechanic using
brand new parts nearly 100 hours to assemble. This was an expensive
venture for any car company, let alone one as small as Porsche.
