# Porsche 356 356 Cabriolet: options and prices

- Generation overview: https://www.retroconfigurator.com/wiki/356_pre_a.md
- Web page: https://www.retroconfigurator.com/wiki/356_pre_a/356_cabriolet
- Model years: 1953–1955
- Base price: 1953: $3,645; 1954–1955: $3,695

## How to read this page

- Prices are US list prices in the dollars of that model year.
- "Not sourced" means the option was offered but no source for its price has been found. It does not mean free.
- A code of `none` means the factory code is not documented. Name the option instead of supplying a code.
- The same code can mean different things in different generations.
- "(assumed)" marks availability that is inferred: the option is documented in other model years of the same phase of the generation, or on the trim this one derives from, and is assumed here.

## Standard equipment

- 1500: 1.5-liter (1,488 cc) flat-four, 55 PS
- 1500 Super: 1.5-liter (1,488 cc) flat-four, 70 PS
- 4-speed manual

## Options

### Performance & Sound

| Code | Option | US price by year |
| --- | --- | --- |
| none | 1500 Super engine (70 hp), sold with radio, tachometer, special bumpers and seat adjuster | 1953–1954: Not sourced |
| none | 1500 Super engine (70 hp); coupe and cabriolet Super prices include radio and wheel discs | 1953–1954: Not sourced (assumed); 1955: Not sourced |

### Lighting

| Code | Option | US price by year |
| --- | --- | --- |
| none | Chrome headlight stone guards | 1953–1954: Not sourced (assumed); 1955: $34 |

### Seats

| Code | Option | US price by year |
| --- | --- | --- |
| none | Passenger seat headrest | 1953–1954: Not sourced (assumed); 1955: $30 |

### Comfort & Assistance

| Code | Option | US price by year |
| --- | --- | --- |
| none | Clock in glove compartment | 1953–1954: Not sourced (assumed); 1955: $16 |

### Infotainment & Audio

| Code | Option | US price by year |
| --- | --- | --- |
| none | Telefunken "Auto Super" radio (included with the 1500 Super coupe and cabriolet) | 1953–1954: Not sourced (assumed); 1955: $125 |

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