Dan Bathie, courtesy of DK Engineering
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Image Credit: Dan Bathie, courtesy of DK Engineering The 1950 Porsche “Gmünd” 356 available through DK Engineering for $3.8 million.
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Image Credit: Dan Bathie, courtesy of DK Engineering The car offers no adjustment for the driving position, so fitting behind the wheel is not a given.
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Image Credit: Dan Bathie, courtesy of DK Engineering The only Porsche badge is the script on the hood, as the familiar Stuttgart shield wasn’t introduced until 1952.
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Image Credit: Dan Bathie, courtesy of DK Engineering The 1.1-liter Volkswagen flat-four engine makes 40 hp.
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Image Credit: Dan Bathie, courtesy of DK Engineering A close-up of the speedometer, the car’s only dashboard gauge.
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Image Credit: Dan Bathie, courtesy of DK Engineering Both front occupants share a fixed-back, oxblood-leather couch, now creased and cracked with age.
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Image Credit: Dan Bathie, courtesy of DK Engineering The shifter for the four-speed manual gearbox.
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Image Credit: Dan Bathie, courtesy of DK Engineering The car gathers speed with a high-pitched whine from the transmission, underscored by the engine’s rhythmic boxer beat.
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Image Credit: Dan Bathie, courtesy of DK Engineering There is a simple pleasure in driving this progenitor of an iconic model line, even if it’s scarcely capable of the speed limit.
