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Porsche A coupe. $66, 32 bids. watching. The paint is 10 years-old and could use refreshing. Here's what makes the car really special.
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Despite looking outwardly similar to the preceding models, Porsche thoroughly updated their line in and called their new model the A. At the core, this included a larger cc engine, but also a curved-glass windshield and a thoroughly revised suspension. These were updated to better suit the improved gasoline and tire technologies of the period. With the A came a larger cc engine that had higher compression to take advantage of the available higher octane fuels.
Extensive testing by the experimental department known as Versuchsabteilung resulted in numerous suspension and drive line mounting changes before the final A specification was decided. They softened the springs by removing leaves from the torsion cars and fitted stiffer dampers. This was done to take advantage of a more modern tire technology which allowed for a smaller-diameter inch tire and a wider tread with reduced air pressures.

From the outside, the A kept to the Porsche mantra of stepwise evolution. The new model was outwardly identical to the previous version except for the wider tires, a small rub-strip below the doors, a fully-curved front window and enamel paint replacing lacquer previously used. Inside, Porsche fitted an all-new, flat-face dashboard that was sculpted around the new curved windshield. It included a padded-top, locking glovebox and a provision for a modern radio. Other interior appointments included a headlight flasher, automatic interior lighting, self-cancelling signal switches and, most importantly, a lower floor.
Popular options were a steering-wheel lock and a clock. At the Frankfurt Motor Show Porsche released the T2 body style with exhaust routing through the rear bumper over-riders. More importantly, the T2 cars stopped using the roller-bearing crankshafts and the Hirth crankshaft in the Super models. By the A was replaced outright by the B. Full restoration after living with the same owner over three decades of single ownership.

Engine Number Matches Factory Kardex. Presented in Classic Silver with Red Leather. Outstanding Black over Tan Color Combination. One of just 1, T2 Speedsters produced from to Includes books, a tool kit, and a Certificate of Authenticity.
Two Long-Term Owners Since Maintained by the Same Porsche Specialist Since Complete with Porsche Certifcate of Authenticity. Outstanding Colors on a T-2 Speedster. Recently Emerged from Decades of Storage. Though its model year is , its first registration dates from In the early s, the car belonged to one of the owners of the Porsche specialist in Oakland, Martin Johnson.
It was then left unused for about 15 years, before being acquired in the early s by another Porsche specialist, from California too, who used it regularly before starting an extensive restoration project in He sold it in Pebble Beach, around Five years later, the current owner, a well respected driver, made the acquisition.

On this occasion, the electrical system was converted to 12 volts, new wheels were fitted with Michelin XWX tyres, and Bilstein shocks were put in. The car is in excellent condition today, with a body painted in ivory color, very close to the original one.
The leather interior is also in very good condition, the hood has been redone and the chrome is superb. Professionally restored by the vendor, including an engine rebuild, new wiring loom and an interior re-trim, the car is offered with UK V5C registration document.