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1960 Porsche 356 S90 Roadster — SOLD
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Chassis No.: 88002
Engine No.:P800673
Miles: 46,744 (indicated)

This particular Roadster is in 100 point concours condition. It was invited to the Amelia Island Concours in 2004 after an extensive nut and bolt restoration performed by GK Restorations of Crawfordsville Florida. The car features the optional factory wood steering wheel and Speedster seats. The car is an original numbers matching Super 90.

The car was purchased new by Charles Kenyon of San Diego California on July 20th 1960 from Precision Motor Cars On Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills, California. The Original pre-delivery service was performed by Competition Motors in Hollywood, California. John Von Neuman’s Competition Motors was the west coast distributor for Porsche and Precision Motors was one of the best known dealerships in the country fielding racing Porsches for Ken Miles.
In 1972 the car was sold to Mark Swaim of Oceanside, California. In 1975, the car was purchased by Thomas Czaja of Algonquin, Illinois who transferred ownership to his daughter, Mary in 1982. In 1985, the car was sold to Jerome J. Piper of Point Vedra Beach, Florida and then sold in 1998 to William Robinson of Jacksonville, Florida.

In December 2000, the car was purchased by Bob Spohrer of Jacksonville, Florida. In 2003 a complete $200,000 rotisserie nut and bolt restoration was begun by Gary Kempton of Made by Hand in Crawfordsville, Florida.

When stripped to bare metal the body it was found to be in excellent condition. Any imperfections were metal finished and no filler was use in prepping the body for its new silver paint. The car had some very minor rust in the chassis that was easily repaired with new steel. All mechanical components were refreshed to new condition including a complete engine and transmission rebuild. The original S90 connecting rods have been replaced with stronger SC rods. The interior is completely refinished red upholstery with German gray carpet and in the interest of safety modern 3 point retracting seat belts have been installed

The car comes with all the original factory owners manuals including the service book, battery warranty and special S-90 and Roadster supplements. In addition a 2” thick file of receipts for the restoration of the car are included.

History of the Roadster
The best-known convertible model is the 356 “Speedster”. Production of the Speedster peaked at 1,171 cars in 1957 and then started to decline, and it was replaced in late 1958 by the “Convertible D” model. It featured a taller, more practical windshield and roll up glass side windows. The following year, the 356B “Roadster” convertible replaced the D model, but the sports car market’s love affair with top-down motoring was fading: soft-top 356 model sales declined significantly in the early 60’s.
In 1960 Porsche offered the S90, or ‘Super 90’ motor as an available option. The engine had a counterweighted crank, sodium-filled valves and Solex P40-II carburetors and produced 90HP compared to 75HP for the standard 1600 engine.