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356 A 1500 GS Carrera GT Coupé
Lightweight GT competition version of the four-cam 356 A Carrera coupé.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1957–1958
- Engine
- 1,498 cc / 1.5 LFactory: 1,498 cc
- Power
- 82 kW / 112 PSFactory: 110 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Reutter Karosserie (body); Ernst Fuhrmann (Type 547 engine)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
In May 1957 Porsche divided its four-cam Carrera 356 A into a comfortable de Luxe and a stripped GT version. The GT coupe was the lightest 356 offered up to that point and the fastest street-legal car the small Stuttgart firm sold in 1957, intended for owners who wanted to race or rally it.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Porsche offered the Carrera in two forms from May 1957: the de Luxe for road use and the Gran Turismo for competition. The main difference was weight. The GT was built as both coupe and Speedster, and the coupe weighed 1903 lb against 1848 lb for the Speedster.
Early Carrera GTs were raced at the 1957 12 Hours of Reims by von Hanstein and Hild with enlarged 1529 cc engines, winning their class and finishing sixth and seventh overall. A Speedster won the 1957 Liège–Rome–Liège rally. In late 1958 the T2 body brought a further improved GT with aluminium doors and engine hood, and some factory cars used Weber carburettors for 125 bhp; one such silver coupe won the 1600 cc class at the 1958 Sebring 12 Hours and later its class at the Targa Florio.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 356 A 1500 GS Carrera GT Coupé.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Type 547/11 Independently researched |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | 1,498 cc / 1.5 LFactory: 1,498 cc1 Independently researched |
| Bore | 85 mmFactory: 85 mm1 Independently researched |
| Stroke | 66 mmFactory: 66 mm1 Independently researched |
| Compression ratio | 9:11 Independently researched |
| Valvetrain | DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder (as listed by the source)1 Independently researched |
| Fuel system | 2 Solex 40 PII carburettors, optional Webers1 Independently researched |
| Power | 82 kW / 112 PSFactory: 110 hp · converted1 Independently researchedOther Stuttcars pages give 115 bhp for the Carrera GS; Weber-equipped factory cars 125 bhp. |
| Power at | 6,400 rpm1 Independently researched |
| Torque | 119 NmFactory: 87.5 lb-ft · converted1 Independently researched |
| Torque at | 5,200 rpm1 Independently researched |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | RWD1 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | 550 RS front discs with cooling scoops1 Independently researched |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Unit steel1 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 863.2 kgFactory: 1,903 lb · converted1 Independently researched |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | 79.5 LFactory: 21 gal-us · converted1 Independently researched |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
A genuine GT coupe is distinguished from the de Luxe by its stripped specification: no heater, pull-up Perspex side windows, little sound deadening or undercoating, lightened bumper brackets and a Nardi aluminium steering wheel. Mechanically it has a front fuel tank of 21 US gallons instead of 13.8, front brakes from the 550 RS that are 10 mm thicker with cooling scoops, and rear torsion bars set for one degree of negative camber. Cars built from late 1958 on the T2 body add aluminium doors and engine hood, louvres on the rear deck and a fuel-filler opening in the front hood.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Porsche 356 A 1500 GS Carrera GT (1957 - 1958) Level B Stuttcars · 2010-02-02
- Type 547/1 Flat-4 w/Dry Sump Lubrication
- 1498 cc / 91.41 in³
- bore 85 mm
- stroke 66 mm
- compression 9:1
- DOHC, 4 Valves per Cyl
- 2 Type 40PII Solex Carburetors or Optional Webers
- 82 kw / 110 bhp @ 6400 rpm
- 110 bhp @ 6400 rpm
- 118.6 nm / 87.5 ft lbs @ 5200 rpm
- 87.5 ft lbs @ 5200 rpm
- driven wheels RWD
- 550RS Discs w/Cooling Scoops
- body / frame Unit Steel
- 1903 lbs for coupe
- 21 gallon tank
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