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Original 356 / Pre-A

1953 Porsche 356

Generation
356 / Pre-A
Model year
1953
Year range
1948-1955

The 1953 Porsche 356 belongs to the Original 356 / Pre-A model-year range. Generation-wide systems stay on the shared chassis page, while production figures retain their factory accounting scope.

Place in the generation

Shared chassis information stays concise here and links back to the generation index.

The earliest 356 sports cars, from the first Gmund-built cars through the models now commonly called Pre-A.

Chassis code
356 / Pre-A
Model-year span
1948-1955
Production archive
Porsche 356 figures

Adjacent model years

Move through the same chassis range without returning to the family index.

References

Source links and notes for the figures and claims on this page.

  1. factory document
    Porsche Classic ORIGINALE 06 model overview

    Publishes model-series or generation totals for the 356, 911, 914, 924, 928, 944, 968, and 986 Boxster, with stated model-year ranges.

  2. factory document
    75 years of Porsche sports car production in Zuffenhausen

    States that approximately 78,000 Porsche 356 vehicles were produced by 1965; retained alongside conflicting Porsche-published totals.