Porsche 1956 Speedster

Title

Porsche 1956 Speedster

Coverage

Newport Beach, California

Date

circa 1975

Description

Coachbuilder: possibly Reutter. License number: 245 NAK (on rear). White, with black top (up and folded) and interior. Blackwalls. Exterior rear-view mirror is "recent" (fits in a cone with the pointed-end towards the front). Vehicle was "assembled" that afternoon from several other cars. The wheels, tires, and hubcaps from other cars (hubcaps would not fit, were "glued" on), some depressions filled with fiberglass and painted, and some of the missing rubber around the bumpers painted on, etc.

Publisher

America's Packard Museum

Source

Automobile Quarterly Collection

Rights

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Identifier

AQ-10-5-Porsche 1956 Speedster-

Format

Photographs

Original Format

Photographic Negatives

Physical Dimensions

4x5" negatives

URL

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622f97fa2002f43b3469b506/1716758990654-7SGEK5B25VZFIKZJK4SK/Porsche+1956+Speedster.jpg?format=300w

Collection

Citation

Rick Lenz, Photographer , “Porsche 1956 Speedster,” America's Packard Museum, accessed March 15, 2026, https://americaspackardmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/3176.

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