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Porsche 356A 1600 Super Coupe  

1955-1959, Germany

engines/performance
engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

   specific fuel torque  
55-59: flat-4/8V 8.5:1 1582cc.(97ci)

75DIN-hp

@5000rpm

 47.4 hp/l 2x1bbl 86lb-ft. (117Nm)

@3700rpm
performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

 mileage (US-gallon)
1.6l75hp: 175kph/109mph ?s 15.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

 10.0-11.0 l/100km21.4-23.5 mpg

tyres/transmission
tyres front/rear: 5.60-15
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight
length x width x height: 3950 x 1670 x 1310 mm (155.5 x 65.7 x 51.6 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2100 mm - 1306/1272 mm (82.7 in - 51.4/50.1 in)
some calculations: base aera: 6.60 m² (70.9 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.80 m² (~19.4 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 8.64 m³ (305.1 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): 0.4 - drag area: 0.722 m² / 7.77 sq.ft.
weight: 860 - 885 kg (1896 - 1951 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 11.5 - 11.8 kg/hp (25.3 - 26.0 lb/hp) 85 - 87 hp/ton

price/production
base-price: 13,800 DM  
production: 21,045 (all 356A between 1955-1959)

   

The Porsche 356A was a slightly facelifted 356 "Pre-A" model (1950-1955).
Main difference: the new curved windshield. The 356A was replaced by the 356B (1959-1963) and
followed by the 356C (1963-1965)
Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Porsche Museum" in Stuttgart, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the Porsche Museum
 
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Pictures taken at the "2007 Technorama" in Hildesheim, Germany
 
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Pictures taken at the "2011 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany
 
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