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Porsche introduced the 356B in late 1959 as a 1960 model. Within Porsche it was known as Technical Program 5, or T5, and this was a chassis and platform that saw much use in developing the next and the new Porsche. Porsche Archiv
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The notched roofline appeared in this Typ 695 drawing on the 644 undercarriage. Drawn December 22, 1959, this concept fit the car on the 2,300-millimeter wheelbase but with very short rear emergency seats. Porsche Archiv
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This drawing examined interior space and accommodations of the 695 body on the 754 undercarriage using a 2,300-millimeter wheelbase. Completed on December 17, 1960, it was labeled “final state 754 = T7.” Porsche Archiv
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Another in a series of December 17, 1960, drawings analyzed the 2,400-millimeter wheelbase on the 695 T7 platform. Every change to wheelbase or overall length affected hundreds of other elements, most of which were ignored in this simplified illustration. Porsche Archiv
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Still another December 17, 1960, drawing considered the 2,350-millimeter wheelbase as the engine, transmission, and seating areas fit into the altered package. Subtracting 50 millimeters, roughly two inches, without lengthening the body, changed suspension designs and handling and also affected interior space. Porsche Archiv
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On May 5, 1961, Heinrich Klie had this 1:7.5-scale model cast in resin to present it to Ferry. It excited Porsche enough that he authorized moving ahead with a full-size version immediately. Porsche Archiv
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The 695 continued to take shape as this model from May 1961 suggests. Executed in 1:7.5 scale, it revealed the inset rear window for ventilation that F. A. Porsche proposed as a means to break up a large surface. Porsche Archiv
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Many auto enthusiasts in Germany got their news through Auto Motor und Sport, and this was the first view many had of Porsche’s new GT racer, the 356B 1600 Abarth Carrera GTL. The March 12, 1960, issue teased its readers: “Recognize this?” Porsche Archiv
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The 745 opposed six-cylinder engine was a clever solution to the challenge of fitting a high-performance engine into a compact space. Its chief designer, Leopold Jäntsche, had created a similar design for Tatra with a fan for each bank of cylinders. Porsche Archiv
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The two-liter flat-six developed 120 horsepower using pushrod-operated overhead valves. Between the valve system and the twin fans, the engine was too loud for anyone’s liking. Porsche Archiv–Photo by Jens Torner
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Following Ferry’s approval of the Klie/F. A. Porsche resin casting, modeling started in Werk I on the full-size Plasticine 754 T7 model. As with every concept proposal, an “A” and a “B” side were mandatory. Porsche Archiv
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The T7 at this stage in early 1961 still carried over the slight break in the rear body. A and B rear window treatments made the inset more apparent. Porsche Archiv
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Work in the basement studio at Reutter saw the prototype 754 T8 come together. Wheel covers from the 356C model accommodated the disk brakes. Porsche Archiv
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With the new engine still in development, Reutter mechanics installed a 356B version in order to create a running prototype. Gerhard Schröder recalled that Porsche staff and Reutter personnel worked long days, regularly returning to the studio after a dinner break with family and then laboring long into the night. Porsche Archiv
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With every model, a few more changes massaged the forms into place. On this late-1961 1:7.5 Plasticine version, the roofline stayed straight for a longer distance, but on the sides of the model, the first indications of door cut lines appeared. Porsche Archiv
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