Numbers-Matching 1963 Porsche 356B 1600 Super Cabriolet Is Chasing Six Figures on Hagerty Marketplace

A meticulously documented 1963 Porsche 356B 1600 Super Cabriolet is currently up for auction on Hagerty Marketplace, and bidding has already sailed past six figures with a week still left on the clock. Finished in factory Slate Gray over Lipstick Red leather, this late-production T6 example pairs a numbers-matching drivetrain with a fresh bare-metal refurbishment and a national concours win, a combination that helps explain why bidders keep raising their hands.

Factory records show the car was delivered new by Hoffman Motors, the East Coast importer most credited with introducing Porsche to American enthusiasts, to a first owner in Plainfield, New Jersey, on September 1, 1963. The Porsche Certificate of Authenticity and factory Kardex both confirm the original 1600 Super (616/2) flat-four and four-speed transaxle are still paired with this chassis, a detail that matters enormously to serious collectors. Reutter's late T6 coachwork brought twin engine-deck grilles, larger glass, and a revised decklid to the 356B lineup, and this car wears those details alongside a black weatherproof folding top and 15-inch steel wheels finished with correct chrome hubcaps and crests.

The car's résumé includes a national win at the Porsche Club of America's Lake Placid Porsche Parade in 1995, and in 2024 it underwent a bare-metal cosmetic refurbishment paired with a mechanical rebuild that included a refreshed 1.6-liter engine, new ignition components, and a respray back to factory Slate Gray. It now rides on a fresh set of Vredestein Sprint Classic tires and carries a clean Montana title. A Broad Arrow specialist, working as Hagerty's own auction subsidiary, is representing the car out of Pennsylvania, and the listing includes refurbishment invoices alongside the original factory paperwork.

Hagerty's own valuation tools help put the current bidding into context. Hagerty's Price Guide lists a 1963 Porsche 356B (T6) 1600 Super Cabriolet in #3 (Good) condition at roughly $125,000, with a range between about $108,000 and $140,000, and three-year values for the model are up 8.7%. Hagerty's 12-month sales data for 1960-1963 356Bs shows 76 cars sold for a combined $9.6 million, at an average price of $126,900, while recent Cabriolet comps have landed anywhere from the mid-$90,000s to nearly $170,000 depending on condition and documentation. Against that backdrop, a numbers-matching, PCA-award-winning car with a factory Kardex and a 2024 refurbishment sitting at $113,000 with several days of bidding left looks to be tracking right where the broader market says it should.

Interest in early Porsches shows no signs of slowing. Motorious recently covered a numbers-matching 1955 Porsche 356 "Pre-A" Speedster that surfaced at Gooding & Christie's, and Hagerty Marketplace has also hosted everything from a low-mile 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet to a roundup of Hagerty Marketplace auctions worth watching that included a six-figure Porsche alongside a 763-hp Mustang SVO. Whether it's an air-cooled classic or a modern water-cooled 911, the common thread is the same: clean, well-documented cars keep commanding a premium.

With days left on the clock and bidding already well past the six-figure mark, this 356B Cabriolet is shaping up to be one of the more closely watched air-cooled sales of the week. Readers curious about how restoration quality and documentation move the needle on classic values can dig deeper in our look at why restomods are taking over online classic car sales.