Vehicle Description
1963 Porsche 356B 1600 S ?Sold new on May 14, 1963 at Metro Motors
Inc., Seattle Washington ?Only two owners in Washington from 1963
to 2015! ?Incredible service documentation from 1975 to 2015 from
Aker?s of Seattle ?Original Porsche Service Book with original
service stamps and information ?Next-to-last model year for Porsche
356Bs ?Number matching original 1.6L flat, air-cooled four-cylinder
engine with dual downdraft carburetors #P705748 ?Four-speed manual
transmission (code 741) with new clutch installed in 2018 ?Correct
Ruby Red Metallic exterior (code 6202) ?Correct Black Leatherette
interior (code B); front seats were re-bolstered within last five
years ?Hella headlights and VDO gauges ?Rear ski rack ?Original
numbers matching Blaupunkt radio included with original
manual/booklet ?Documentation includes the original Porsche 356
owner?s manual, a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, a large
service file of maintenance and repair receipts from 1977 to 2016,
original maintenance booklet with notes starting May 17, 1963 until
September 20, 1964 Before the Porsche 911, there was the 356. This
was the next-to-last model year for the 356B and this example was
sold new at Metro Motors Inc., Seattle Washington and only had two
owners in the State of Washington from 1963 to 2015! The extensive
service history is one of the best we have ever seen on a Porsche
356, it has full documentation from 1975 to 2015 from Aker?s
Porsche and VW Specialists of Seattle, Washington. Produced on
March 22, 1963 at Porsche?s Zuffenhausen, Germany factory, this
Porsche was bought on May 14, 1963 by William H. It is finished in
factory correct Ruby Red Metallic (code 6202) but the body has some
minor blemishes. The body, however, is straight. The rear engine
bay is very tidy and the body-colored bumpers with chrome strips
look great. This car rolls on Vredestein Sprint Classic tires,
165HR15 at every corner. Each tire is mounted on a vented steel
wheel topped by a factory wheel cover. Those are in excellent order
while the tires are in very good condition. Under the tilt-up hood
is the original numbers matching 1.6L flat, air-cooled
four-cylinder engine with dual downdraft carburetors and breathing
via dual exhausts. This original engine was very well cared for and
always kept in top shape by Aker?s for over four decades! Porsche
designers decided to build the 356?s air-cooled pushrod OHV
flat-four around the engine case they had originally designed for
the Volkswagen Beetle. They added new cylinder heads, camshaft,
crankshaft, intake and exhaust manifolds and used dual carburetors
to more than double the VW?s horsepower. Connected to this motor is
a four-speed manual transmission (code 741). Inside, the car has
the correct Black Leatherette interior (code B). The front seats
were re-bolstered within the past five years and look fantastic.
The contrasting grey carpeting is in satisfactory shape. The
neutral headliner and inner door liners are very good order while
the dashboard, with its complement of green VDO gauges, is in
excellent condition but the oil temp gauge is inoperable. The
original numbers matching Blaupunkt AM radio rounds out the
interior and is included with the original Blaupunkt booklet that
came with this car when brand new! In late 1959, significant
styling and technical refinements gave rise to the 356 B (a T5 body
type). The mid-1962 356 B model was changed to the T6 body type
(twin grilles on the engine compartment cover, an external fuel
filler in the right front wing/fender and a larger rear window in
the coup?). Porsche did not draw attention to these (quite visible)
changes, initially keeping the same model designation. However,
when the T6 got disc brakes, with no other visible alterations,
they called it the model C, or the SC when it had the optional,
more powerful engine. A unique ?Karmann hardtop? or ?notchback? 356
B model was produced in 1961 and 1962. The 1961 production run (T5)
was essentially a cabriolet body with the optional steel cabriolet
hardtop welded in place. The 1962 line (T6 production) was a very
different design in that the new T6 notchback coup? body did not
start life as a cabriolet, but with its own production design. In
essence, it was had the cabriolet rear end design, the T6 coup?
windshield frame and a unique hard top. Both years of these models
have taken the name ?Karmann notchback.? Competition to this
Porsche in 1963 included Chevrolet?s Corvair. Documentation
includes the original Porsche 356 owner?s manual, a Porsche
Certificate of Authenticity, a large service file of maintenance
and repair receipts from 1975 to 2016, original Porsche maintenance
booklet with notes starting May 17, 1963 until September 20, 1964.
If you?re after a classic German sports car that?s not a 911, you
owe it to yourself to stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today to
look over this ?63 Porsche 356B. Examples of the 356 are getting
rarer with each passing decade so if you want one or desire another
one, act fast and visit MotoeXotica Classic Cars today! VIN:
213113?EIN: P705748 TIN: 63165? This car is currently located at
our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the
odometer indicates 90,088 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a
clean and clear, Arizona title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note: Please
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purchase of any said vehicle, thank you.