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Porsche 356 No. 1 Museum Edition AUTOart 1:18

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Porsche 356 No. 1 Museum Edition AUTOart 1:18 2100108 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Porsche 356 No. 1 Museum Edition reproduces the open-top roadster widely regarded as the first car to carry the Porsche name, built in 1948. Doors, hood and trunk open on this used model; the box shows traces of storage while the casting presents cleanly. A foundational piece for any Porsche collection.
Porsche 356 No. 1 Museum Edition AUTOart 1:18
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Brand
Porsche
Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
2100108
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About the Porsche 356 No. 1 Museum Edition AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Porsche 356 No. 1 Museum Edition reproduces the 1948 open-top roadster considered the first Porsche-badged car, with opening doors, hood and trunk. This is a used model; the box shows traces of storage, the casting itself intact. The origin point of the Porsche brand.

Every Porsche built since traces its lineage back to this stripped, mid-engined roadster, which makes the 356 No. 1 one of the more historically loaded subjects in any diecast catalog.

AUTOart's Diecast Rendering of a Foundational Roadster

The zinc alloy body carries real weight, and the doors, hood and trunk all open to reveal the spartan, aluminum-bodied simplicity the original car was built with. Panels settle where released rather than swinging loose. The open cockpit and rounded, almost bathtub-like body demand clean, consistent surfacing to look convincing at this scale, since there is no chrome trim or complex bodywork to distract from any flaw in the panel curvature; this casting holds smooth, even lines across the body's simple compound curves. This is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage; the casting itself carries no separate condition note, so it rewards a careful look on arrival rather than an assumption of museum-fresh presentation.

The 356 No. 1 as Porsche's Founding Car

Built in 1948 by Ferdinand Porsche's son Ferry, the 356 No. 1 was a lightweight, mid-engined roadster assembled largely by hand in Gmünd, Austria, and it is widely credited as the first vehicle to carry the Porsche name into production. The original survives today in Porsche's own museum, which is exactly the context this "Museum Edition" replica references. Its historical weight as the brand's literal starting point gives it significance no later 356 variant can claim.

A Cornerstone for a Porsche Heritage Collection

This model belongs at the very start of any chronological Porsche display, the piece every later 356 and 911 model effectively descends from.

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