PreservedUpdated 9/30/2026
Porsche 356A Coupe
Made by Porsche1956Los Angeles, California
A Porsche 356A — the car that established the marque's template: rear-engined, lightweight, and durable enough to race on Sunday. The collector's affinity for early Porsches is documented across his public builds and interviews.
Provenance
1956
Built by Porsche, Stuttgart
attributed
2010s
Early Porsches documented in the collector's rotating stable (press interviews)
attributed
2026
Digitally preserved in Relic
confirmed
Current Custodian
Los Angeles, California
Access Matrix
- Digital viewingpublic
- Additional photographsby request
- Remote video inspectionavailable
- Research visitowner approval
- Temporary research loancase by_case
- Museum exhibition loanavailable
- Scientific samplingnot permitted
- Commercial licensingcontact owner
Record Metadata
CategoryVehicles
MaterialsSteel unibody, 1.6 L flat-four
Dimensions3.95 × 1.66 × 1.31 m
ConditionGood; driving patina
Digital Record
24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)
3D Mesh / Photogrammetry
Precise digital measurements
Doc. Score: 77/100Scanned 8/30/2026
Cite this object
Relic Archive. (1956). Porsche 356A Coupe [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1956-007015.