SRrat said..thePup said..Wow mate - that looks like a 56 or something Porsche
Porsche 356 Speedster?
Sorry to be pedantic..... it could be either, a Speedster or a Roadster, just can't quite tell from that angle and the board is obscuring the windscreen.
Porsche built Speedsters from 1954-1957 as A-series cars...it was marketed as a "drive to the racetrack and compete" car. Very basic, very affordable (at the time).
In 1958 the Speedster was phased out, but the same body became the Convertible D which had roll-up windows, a taller, squared off windshield, and a more substantial convertible top.
In 1959 Porsche introduced the B-series. Headlights and bumpers were now higher and the new D replacement was dubbed Roadster. It continued the move away from the Speedster's simplicity by adding to the D's amenities.
Not to confuse things, but through the A,B, and C series cars, Porsche also made a Cabriolet. The Cab was a more appointed convertible.
A quick way to tell the difference among all these cars is the windshield. Speedsters had low, rounded-top, removable windscreens with chrome frames. Convertible Ds and Roadsters had higher, squared-top, removable windshields, also with chrome frames. But Cabriolets had the higher, squared windscreens with frames attached to (and painted the same color as) the body.
Speedsters 1954-1957; Convertible D's 1958 only; Roadsters 1959-1963; Cabriolets 1953-1965.
it looks fast and furious jimmy dean.
