Vehicle Description
GR Auto Gallery is thrilled to welcome this, 5 owner, well kept,
fully documented, 1963 Porsche 356 T-6 Coupe as part of our summer
2017 inventory.
During the 1950's the Porsche 356 had become well respected by
motoring enthusiasts for its exceptional aerodynamics and handling
as well as exceptional build quality. It was common for owners to
race 356's on the weekends and use them as everyday drivers during
the week. The 356 was compact, stylish in design, yet relatively
simple; most of all, the 356 was a quick and nimble driver that put
smiles of the faces of whoever had the opportunity to drive. For
model year 1960, Porsche introduced the 356B T-5 body which proved
to enhance the already stellar reputation that Porsche had built.
Improvements were focused on handling, ride and refinement. Visual
changes included a higher nose, headlights angled to bend with the
contour of the raised front fenders and higher bumpers - not all of
which were universally acclaimed as improvements. The Aesthetic
concerns were largely remedied with T-6 body introduced in 1962.
The T-6 would be the last body style of the 356 and provided a
redesigned hood where the front lip was "squared off" to a degree,
larger front and rear windows, modified roofline, and fresh air
intake at the base of the windscreen. An external fuel filler was
also added to the top of the right fender and the rear deck lid was
enlarged with two intake grilles as apposed to one. The T-6
encompasses years of subtle refinement of one of the worlds most
respected automobiles.
The 1963 Porsche 356 B T-6 Coupe offered here rolled out of the
Porsche Factory on January 16, 1963 and was delivered to its first
registered owner by Morgenson Motors of Phoenix, Arizona on October
24, 1963. According to the massive amounts of service records and
documents that accompany this 356, it appears that the car has had
a total of 5 responsible owners with the car being located in the
desert southwest until 1996. The car carries an impressive service
history with the service book dating back to when it was delivered
new and service receipts dating back to the 1980's. Records
indicate that the car was treated to a targeted restoration in 1992
and approximately 70000 miles showing on the odometer in which the
car was repainted, the interior was addressed and the mechanicals
all rebuilt. Since, the car has been well kept, maintained and
enjoyed for an additional 12000 miles by the last two owner
enthusiasts. As a result, today, the car is a proven driver,
retains its original factory body panels, original floors, pans,
rockers etc. The car also still retains its original numbers
matching engine and transmission and was restored in its original
factory color, Ruby Red. The exterior body features excellent fit
and the paint, now 25 years old, shows very nice with expected
patina, the interior remains in wonderful overall condition and
features an upgraded radio and auxiliary temp and oil pressure
gauges, the engine and engine area remains very tidy sporting the
typical upgrades including: Webber Carbs, blue ignition coil and
inline fuel filter. The underside of the car remains unrestored and
original and shows an excellent core structure including inner
rockers, jack points, tow hook and longitudinals. Our short test
drive turned into a long test drive as the car offers up pure
motoring enjoyment to the driver. The car is very well behaved in
all driving situations, idles great in traffic, pulls strong
through all the gears and travels very well at flat out highway
speeds.
The Porsche 356, although not extremely rare, has huge global
demand and values continue to rise. They have reached icon status
while remaining very driver friendly and usable. When it comes to
investing in collectable cars, owner history and documentation
matter. The car offered here, while not freshly restored, is a
great, numbers matching, extremely honest, fully documented example
that can be driven and enjoyed anywhere. Documentation includes: 2
Porsche Certificates of Authenticity, Original Service Book with
Selling Dealer information and original owner information, Prior
356 Registry Membership, Complete Owner History, a mountain of
service receipts and parts receipts, an overview of what was done
during mechanical restoration, etc.
To see over 80 photos of this car, including under carriage please
visit our website www.grautogallery.com
Gr Auto Gallery, LLC and our sister company, Wheelz Sales and
Leasing Inc. makes every effort to represent each vehicle
accurately and with integrity. We also welcome third party
inspections when necessary. Although we try to do our very best to
be accurate in our description writing we are human and do make
mistakes. Unless otherwise noted, All vehicles are sold AS IS, No
Warranty Expressed or Implied. All sales final.
