Sunday Porsche Blogging: Type Numbers – Part 3 Type 356 through Type 500

Type 356
1947
Open Mid-Engine two-seat sports car based on VW chassis and components
The link is to a Wikipedia photo of the actual first Porsche car

*Note: The early 356 models, pre-1954 models except the cars built in Gmund, are rear-engine cars known as “Pre-A 356s” but badged as 356s. The cars built in Gmund are known as “Gmund coupes”

Type 356/2
1947/48
Rear-engine Porsche sports car
Known as Gmund Coupes because they were built in Gmund, the town that Porsche was located in during the end of WWII and the early post-war period

Type 356A
1955/56
Improved series production Porsche with 15-inch wheels and a 1,600 cc engine

Type 356B
1959/60
Improved 356 model with “T-5” body

Type 356C
1964/65
Further improved 356 model with disc brakes

Type 356 SL
1951
Racing version of Type 356/2 Coupe

Type 360
1947/48
Cistalia Formula One Grand Prix car

Type 361
1947
Single cylinder test engine for Type 360

Type 362
1948
2.0 liter unsupercharged Formula Two version of Type 360

Type 369
1949/50
1.1 liter engine for Type 356/2 and Type 356

Type 370
1947
Cistalia 1.5 liter touring car

Type 378
1948
Porsche-Schmid gearbox for Volkswagen

Type 384
1948
Porsche-Schmid gearbox for Volkswagen

Type 425
1948
20-hp diesel tractor


Source: Porsche Excellence Was Expected - The Complete Story of the Sports and Racing CarsKarl Ludvigsen
1st Edition, 1977 pg. 517
2nd Edition, 2003 pg. 1484

The Ludvigsen work is an ongoing labor of love and a must read for any serious student of Porsche history.