1964' Porsche 356

"At the beginning of the 60s, Porsche began production of the Type 356B, a natural development of the Type 356, introduced in 1949. With the new model, the manufacturing requirements were revised. Of the approximately 1,250 workers of the German brand, one in every five were dedicated to validating product quality in an effort to keep Porsche's reputation for quality sports car manufacturing intact.

The 356B version presented had as main improvements the replacement of parts inherited from the VW Carocha, while two new companies joined the list of bodywork suppliers. Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, in Osnabruck, was responsible for the hardtop coupé bodywork, while Belgian Anciens Etablissements D'Ieteren was in charge of manufacturing the Roadster bodywork for the new Type 356.

The Porsche 356B featured body-level differences, high headlamps, redesigned turn signals with new cooling fins, new bumpers placed higher up on the bodywork and new license plate lights on the rear bumper.

The transmission was improved with the latest Porsche synchronizers in the Type 741 gearbox, while the rear suspension received, of the more powerful versions, a transversely placed leaf spring, with pivot at the output of the differential, in order to compensate for wheel movements. . The drum brakes were redesigned, with new transverse fins, in order to increase the cooling of the system in progress. The big news was the presentation of a new version of the four-cylinder boxer engine, with 1.6 liters of capacity, delivering 90 hp of power

In 1961 the Porsche 356B underwent modifications again, both in terms of mechanics and bodywork, due to the already traditional policy of updating the brand. Internally known as the “T6”, the model featured in its coupé version a larger rear window, the engine compartment lid gained another cooling grille, changing to two, and a luggage compartment lid, with a more rectangular shape. The fuel tank was lowered, increasing the trunk's carrying capacity, and the filler spout was hidden under a hatch on the right side.

Inside, ventilation was improved with the addition of adjustable flaps, the front seats received new guides and, in the coupé version, a loop was added to keep the seatbacks in an upright position. The windscreen wiper motor now had a speed exchanger, and the water reservoir saw its capacity increased."