1955 Porsche 356 Coupe
1955 to 1959 · Coupe
Price history
Recent sales
38 sales
1955 · White2026-08-15$173,600
19562026-08-15$123,200
19552026-08-13$225,000
1957 · Black · 84,000 mi · manual2026-08-08 · MohrImports$160,000
1957 · Metallic blue · 18,000 mi · manual2026-07-13 · amg_usa$72,888
1957 · Silver Metallic · 63,000 mi · manual2026-06-18 · craigslistcarrera$105,356
1956 · 56,000 mi2026-05-27 · MCINC$35,600
1957 · Black · 93,000 mi · manual2026-05-05 · SlowLaneFast$178,000
1958 · manual2026-03-05$145,600
1958 · manual2026-03-05$123,200
1958 · Meissen Blue · 56,000 mi2025-12-10 · 58porsche356a$61,000
1955 · Red · 7,000 mi · manual2025-11-12 · 997RUF$159,999
1957 · White · 11,000 mi · manual2025-10-01 · sweetcars$80,501
1957 · Blue · 46,000 mi · manual2025-08-23 · RMS_Motors$328,000
1958 · White · 1,300 mi · manual2025-08-13 · Wob$90,000
1958 · White · 52 mi · manual2025-07-03 · olmax$82,000
1957 · Gray · 41,000 mi2025-06-19 · boydstringham$31,000
1958 · Gray · 1,500 mi2025-05-29 · speedyskippy$72,000
1958 · Gray · 71,000 mi · manual2025-05-11 · Axam86$125,000
1957 · Blue · 18,000 mi2025-05-06 · Monopolychris$48,356
1956 · Black · 74,000 mi · manual2025-04-29 · SpeedAge$82,356
1956 · Red · 3,900 mi2025-04-02 · barnabaautosport$205,000
1958 · Gray2025-02-08 · 1600veloce$210,000
1957 · Black · 33,000 mi · manual2025-01-27 · MohrImports$185,000
1957 · Blue · manual2025-01-26 · Redsfixit$37,500
1958 · Light gray2025-01-24$95,200
1957 · Green · 46,000 mi · manual2025-01-09 · rrfsoc45$75,000
1957 · Beige · 86,000 mi · manual2024-12-05 · highmarque$136,000
1957 · Primer · manual2024-11-25 · Redsfixit$54,000
1956 · Green · 429 mi · manual2024-07-17 · nweuro$160,000
1958 · null2024-03-08 · Endo911rs$41,858
1957 · Red · 38,000 mi · manual2023-11-16 · DSFM2005$96,000
1957 · Gray · 64,000 mi · manual2023-09-26 · dmaiser$120,356
1956 · Gray · 1,200 mi · manual2023-09-05 · ATPNolan$175,000
19552016-01-28$143,000
1955$106,400
1955$156,800
1957 · sky blue$324,900
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?
A 1955 Porsche 356 Coupe cost $4,200 new. Over the past 12 months, 13 have sold publicly at a median of $123,200. The Shifty Estimate for a well-kept example is $158,600. Cars have changed hands anywhere from $47,270 to $187,000, depending on mileage, color, and history.
What is a 1955 Porsche 356 Coupe worth today?
The Shifty Estimate is $158,600, up 49.9% over the past 12 months. That sits above the $123,200 median of actual sales because the median counts every car that sold, including high-mileage examples, while the estimate describes a clean, low-mileage one bought today. Confidence is high: 13 public sales in a year gives a firm read.
Is a Porsche 356 Coupe a good investment?
It has appreciated 3676% against its $4,200 list price. Values are up 49.9% over the past 12 months. The caution is spread, not direction: across the sales we have on file, prices ran from $31,000 to $328,000, and mileage explains most of that.
What has a Porsche 356 Coupe sold for at auction?
The 3 most recent public sales we have on file:
- $173,600Aug 15, 2026White
- $123,200Aug 15, 2026
- $225,000Aug 13, 2026
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.
