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The Porsche 356 (B) was offered for the 1960–1963 model years. This page documents 63 equipment codes across 14 trims for the United States market, grouped into 8 categories. Select a trim at left to see its specific options and standard equipment. “No charge” marks no-cost equipment and “—” marks an option whose period price has not yet been sourced. Showing 1962 prices: “Not offered” marks equipment that wasn’t on that year’s order sheet, which is different from a price we haven’t sourced.
Background
The 356 B arrived in late 1959 for the 1960 model year with the T5 body, which raised the bumpers and headlamps and added larger bumper guards. The T6 body followed for 1962, with a larger front lid, an external fuel filler in the right front wing, a larger rear window and twin grilles on the engine lid. The US model years run from 1960 to 1963.
Three versions of the 1.6-litre pushrod flat-four were offered: the 1600, the 1600 Super and the Super 90. All had a fully synchronised four-speed manual gearbox. The Carrera 2, offered from 1962, used a 2.0-litre four-cam engine and Porsche-designed disc brakes.
The coupé and cabriolet were joined by the Roadster, the Convertible D’s successor, built first by Drauz and later by D’Ieteren in Belgium. For 1961 and 1962 Karmann built the Hardtop, a cabriolet body with a fixed steel roof, known to collectors as the notchback. A cabriolet with a removable hardtop was also offered.
Suitcases for the front compartment or behind the rear seat (leather, canvas or Skai-Dur)
6 trims
Not offered
9618
Rubber-cushion luggage support (roadster)
356 B 1600 Roadster, 356 B 1600 Super Roadster, 356 B 1600 Super 90 Roadster
Not offered
9620
Plastic suitcase over the tunnel (roadster)
356 B 1600 Roadster, 356 B 1600 Super Roadster, 356 B 1600 Super 90 Roadster
Not offered
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Sources
Compiled from period Porsche brochures, Porsche press releases and technical specifications, Porsche’s approved-wheel bulletins, US-market paint and specification listings, EPA fuel-economy data and, for model years no Porsche document covers, published reference works. Figures are provisional historical data provided without warranty.
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