Porsche 356 Coupe

1955 to 1959 · Coupe

A 1955 Porsche 356 Coupe cost $4,200 new. Over the past 12 months, 14 have sold publicly at a median of $134,400. The Shifty Estimate for a well-kept example is $144,800. Across the sales we have on file, prices ran from $10,360 to $328,000, depending on mileage, color, and history.

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Shifty Estimate

$144,800

High confidence · $48K to $205K

Median · 12 mo: $134,400
Sales · 12 mo: 14
Original MSRP: $4,200Up 3348% since new

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Sold$66,100 · Bring a Trailer · Oct 2026

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Every recorded 1955 Porsche 356 Coupe sale, by date and price

Oct 2026 · Bring a Trailer

$66,100 · 58,409 mi · Yellow

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41 sales · 15 unsoldmedian $134kupdated Oct 2026

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The newest 1955 Porsche 356 Coupe sales with photographs

Sold $173,600

1955 · White

Aug 15, 2026 · RM Sotheby's

Sold $123,200

1956

Aug 15, 2026 · Gooding & Company

Sold $225,000

1955

Aug 13, 2026 · Bonhams

Sold $160,000

1957 · Black · 84,000 mi

Aug 8, 2026 · Bring a Trailer

Sold $72,888

1957 · Metallic blue · 18,000 mi

Jul 13, 2026 · Bring a Trailer

Sold $105,356

1957 · Silver Metallic · 63,000 mi

Jun 18, 2026 · Bring a Trailer

Every 356A

Sold prices, last 12 months · Oct 29, 2026

Every 356A. Sold prices, last 12 months · Oct 29, 2026
	Coupe1955 to 1959	Cabriolet1955 to 1959	Speedster1954 to 1958	Carrera1955 to 1965
Shifty Estimate	$144,800	$263,600	$251,000	$444,200
Sold median	$134,40014 sales	$148,1993 sales	$215,00025 sales	$375,0007 sales
12-month move	Too few sales to call	Too few sales to call	Too few sales to call	Too few sales to call
For sale	None	None	None	None

Other 356 generations

Specifications

Engine: Flat-4, 1.5L
Power: 70 hp
Torque: 75 lb-ft
Top speed: 100 mph
Transmission: Manual
Drivetrain: RWD
Original MSRP: $4,200
Designer: Erwin Komenda

Common questions

How much does a Porsche 356 Coupe cost?

What is a 1955 Porsche 356 Coupe worth today?

The Shifty Estimate is $144,800. Confidence is high: 14 public sales in a year gives a firm read.

How many Porsche 356 Coupe have sold?

Shifty has 44 public sales of the Porsche 356 Coupe on file. The earliest was on Jan 28, 2016.

What is the most expensive Porsche 356 Coupe sold?

The highest public sale on file is $328,000, on Aug 23, 2025, with 46,000 mi.

What has a Porsche 356 Coupe sold for at auction?

The 3 most recent public sales we have on file:

$66,100Oct 9, 2026Yellow · 58,409 mi
$173,600Aug 15, 2026White
$123,200Aug 15, 2026

About the 1955 Porsche 356 Coupe

The 356 Coupe represents Porsche's evolutionary sweet spot, bridging the raw early cars with the refined later models. Built from 1955-1959, these A and B series cars featured crucial improvements over the pre-A models: better brakes, revised suspension geometry, and more reliable engines. The iconic teardrop silhouette, penned by Erwin Komenda, remains timelessly elegant. Most desirable are the 1600 Super models with their 75hp engines and distinctive engine lid grilles. The Coupe's fixed roof offers superior structural rigidity compared to Speedsters, making them excellent drivers' cars. Production totaled roughly 21,000 units across both series, with survivors increasingly scarce due to their lightweight construction's vulnerability to rust. Today's collectors prize original paint cars and matching-numbers examples, with Rudge wheel-equipped cars commanding premiums. These represent the last of the truly vintage 356s before the more civilized C series arrived.