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Porsche 356 1500 Coupe  

1952-1955, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
52-55: flat-4/8V 6.5:1 1488cc.(91ci)

55DIN-hp

@4400rpm

37.0 hp/l 2x1bbl 76lb-ft. (103Nm)

@2500rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.5l55hp: 160kph/99mph ?s 17.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

9.0-10.0 l/100km23.5-26.1 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 5.00-16
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 3950 x 1660 x 1300 mm (155.5 x 65.4 x 51.2 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2100 mm - 1290/1250 mm (82.7 in - 50.8/49.2 in)
some calculations: base aera: 6.56 m² (70.6 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.78 m² (~19.2 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 8.52 m³ (301.3 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): 0.4 - drag area: 0.712 m² / 7.67 sq.ft.
weight: 820 kg (1808 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 14.9 kg/hp (32.9 lb/hp) 67 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 12,700 DM  
production: 7,627 (all 356 between 1950-1955)

   

The Porsche 356 built between 1950 and 1955 is also called "356 Pre-A".
It was the first Porsche built in Stuttgart, Germany, succeeding the 356/2, which was built in Gmünd, Austria.
The 356 Pre-A was succeeded by the 356A (1955-1959), the 356B (1959-1953) and the 356C (1963-1965).

Pictures taken at the "2011 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany
 
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  Porsche 356 1500 Coupe 1952-1955          
             
Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Porsche Museum" in Stuttgart, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the Porsche Museum
 
  Porsche 356 1500 Coupe 1952-1955   Porsche 356 1500 Coupe 1952-1955      
             
Pictures taken at the "2012 Mai-Käfer-Treffen" in Hanover, Germany
 
  Porsche 356 1500 Coupe 1952-1955   Porsche 356 1500 Coupe 1952-1955   Porsche 356 1500 Coupe 1952-1955  
             
  Porsche 356 1500 Coupe 1952-1955   Porsche 356 1500 Coupe 1952-1955      
             

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