Porsche 356 pre A brochures

The early Porsche 356’s are commonly referred to as the pre A Porsche’s. Even though strictly spoken the 50 Porsches built in Gmünd (Austria) belong to the group of Porsche 356 pre A, we don’t take them in consideration here. We believe these cars deserve a special chapter in the history of Porsche. That’s why you’ll find the sales brochures of the Porsche Gmünd in a different spot on this website

Merrit & Miller 11

Porsche 356 pre A brochure 1950 MM11

Technical data about the 1.1 and 1.3 engine of the Porsche Typ 356. Artwork von Ernst Demar

This brochure is the first full-color brochure that Porsche A.G. ever published. It is a 4 page brochure, with a technical description of the Porsche 356.
At that time (1949 ,1950) the Porsche 356 still had the typical 2 piece windshield, which is clearly shown on the frontpage of the brochure.

There is a technical description of the 2 available engines (1.1 ltr and 1.3 ltr).

This brochure is known in several languages : German, English, French

Merrit & Miller 15

Merrit & Miller 20

As this brochure proves, the Porsche factory was even back then convinced that the future clients of Porsches were interested in motorsports. To show their supremacy on the track and to attract potential customers, they published this brochure in 1952 showing the racing results of Porsche at different important races.

Porsche 356 MM20