To Be OFFERED AT AUCTIONEstimate:
€110,000 - €140,000
- Offered from Porsche Passion, 1960-2020
- A rare and desirable open-topped Super 90
- Older restoration in driver-quality condition
- Delivered new to Brumos Porsche of Jacksonville, Florida
- Attractive color scheme with chrome wheels and Lietz luggage
rack
Please note that this lot will need to be collected in Bologna,
Italy.
Reutter manufactured a total of 1,616 convertibles in 1960, but
relatively few were fitted with the optional higher-performance
Super 90 engine package. Delivering a solid 90 DIN horsepower at
5,500 rpm along with almost 90 foot-pounds of torque, the Super 90
was the strongest pushrod engine Porsche had offered to date. It
benefitted from higher compression, a more aggressive camshaft
profile, larger intake valves and bearing surfaces, Ferral
cylinders, improved internal lubrication including a larger oil
pump, and a pair of 40mm twin-choke Solex carburetors of the type
used on early Carreras. A stronger clutch package was standard, and
for the first time, Porsche offered a transverse rear "helper
spring", or camber compensator, to improve high speed handling.
With an extra 15 horsepower in hand, a Super 90 could easily pull
away from a standard 1600 Super on the open road and see almost 180
km/h.
This 356 B Super 90 cabriolet was manufactured by Reutter in
January, 1960, finished in rare Royal Blue with a black leather
interior. Delivered to its first owner by Brumos Porsche in
Jacksonville, Florida on May 6, 1960, the car was sold new to an
individual residing in Greenville, South Carolina. The cabriolet
was eventually exported to Italy. The consignor states that he
acquired this Super 90 in Brescia in 2011 and was exported to
Finland later that year. Prior to the consignor's acquisition, the
car was resprayed in its original color and the interior was
reupholstered in red leather, complimented by correct square-weave
carpet and a blue canvas folding top and boot. Furthermore, it is
important to note that the car is fitted with a Super 90 engine of
the correct type bearing a restamped engine number, and a
replacement gearbox of the correct type.
This 356 presents well and could easily be driven and enjoyed as
is, and would surely prove to be enjoyable out on the open
road.
Please note that due to travel restrictions resulting from Covid-19
this car has not been inspected in person by an RM specialist and
its inspection report is therefore based on information provided by
the consignor as well as available photography. To receive more
information where available and connect with a car specialist,
please click "Lot Inquiry."
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/0420.
