‘BARN FIND’ PORSCHE AUCTIONED FOR $230,000

Shannons Summer Timed Online Auction saw strong sales results and a 97 per cent clearance rate, with the star of the auction being an early Porsche 356A cabriolet. While described as a ‘barn find,’ perhaps ‘church find’ would have been more accurate, as the Porsche was recovered from underneath a Brisbane church, where it had been stored for 25 years. One of 1,382 examples of the 356A 1600 Super Cabriolet built in 1958, this Porsche was delivered new to Australia, factory fitted with a rare Karmann removable hardtop and even-rarer 15x4-inch Rudge wheels, as well as ‘Ponto’ exterior mirrors, Bosch headlamps and “USA” bumpers. Sold new through Hamilton’s in Melbourne, the car is believed to have spent some time in Sydney before appearing in Queensland in 1970. There, it was driven regularly by…

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