1955 Porsche 356 Pre-A Speedster Full Restoration | Classic Fabrications

In this video, we show you a major 3 year restoration of a 1955 Porsche 356 Pre-A Speedster. This vehicle came to us from Switzerland in a very bad state (a lot of people would consider it too far gone) but we were confident that we could bring this iconic Porsche back to its former glory.
This video details all of the major metal, engine, transmission and paint work completed to the vehicle and shows the extensive changes made to the body in order to be correct to the original dimensions of a Pre-A Speedster. A large amount of original parts were sourced for this car from all over the world in order to keep the maximum originality possible, a true no expense spared restoration.
The large majority of this project was completed solely in house by our specialist team and all metalwork was completed by Steve Kerti, Owner of Classic Fabrications and Porsche Specialist.
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[@paolozampieri2691]

@The Frank BS Show those 97 own a Prius or a Tesla!

[@merikahani1648]

Sir you are doing great work upload more videos so that world knows more about your workmanship. And it will be easier for the classic car owners to reach out to you...

[@ilikefishing7858]

absolutely incredible work! love seeing British craftsmen at work. 👍🏼

[@alprhyudhy6220]

It's just a picture. Not really interestinf to watch. I though it was a video

[@pepevonkek7803]

Where is Classic Fabrications located at? I would like to come and kiss the golden hands of those masters!

[@lorenzogattaldo3764]

You're quite humble at stating "restoration": you actually *rebuilt* most of the car from scratch! Astonishing job.

[@seanrobert9661]

Damn straight

[@imo254]

Unbelievable work

[@lobuxracer]

I was just thinking, the only thing truly original is the VIN. Everything else is completely rebuilt. What a labor of love!

[@citrasetyanto]

Incredible, almost like the ship of theseus.

[@deweybrightside2276]

Literally brought back from the brink. Well done.

[@robgrune3284]

Always amazing to see how a group of experts can recover/rebuild/transform a rusted hulk into a machine of beauty. Let's hope such skills are carried forward to future generations indefinitely.

[@pistolao_vr]

I don't believe any restoration can be better than what you've done here sir. Mad respect!

[@sandeep.bommanahalli]

The way you built the windshield, door, and the under pan is mind blowing. It's not just the restoration, you have given it a new lease of life. Keep up the good work..!

[@maniUSArmy]

Not just "no expense spared" but also "no skill spared". My goodness this is amazing metal work.

[@Mainsail333]

I usually can't make it thru a full restoration video, but this one had me glued the whole time.

[@localboy4584]

Absolutely nothing but the best restoration! Thank you for sharing your masterful work on one of the worlds most deserving autos!

[@philoshaughnessy906]

As someone once said, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." I doff my chapeau.

[@sim4fun]

I’ve been a sheet metal worker for 35 years and I am in awe of the craftsmanship, I couldn’t attempt half of that. Hats off to you. 👏

[@jimshoe402]

Honest man like me .Hat's Off !!!

[@kahdmus]

I cannot imagine how it must feel to complete this and fill with incredible pride and satisfaction at the finished car. Simply incredible. I am beyond admiration and words for this restoration. The man-hours taken must be astronomical!

[@lenny108]

Guess this work and material costs is no less than $100.000 dollar

[@leerjet18]

@@lenny108 Yea maybe so, but it only took a little over 12 minutes, so------

[@rodmact6548]

@@leerjet18 😅😅😅

[@seanrobert9661]

Owners jus don't know

[@mightyluv]

Can’t even find the words to describe it; thanks for posting this well-documented restoration.

[@scottimusgarrett15]

Amazing restoration...But it's really a rebirth. I know that almost everything had to be handmade. A true work of art, all of you. Kudos, y'all!✌❤🙂🇨🇦

[@augustoferreira3647]

Good to see these cars having a new life, the values as high so doing a full restauration is paying off

[@LCort101]

The sort of restoration a car like this deserves. Beautiful job guys.

[@mftwohill51]

LCort 101 I am with you. This was great work. Love what these guys do!

[@kougerat5388]

Jaw dropping restoration, one of the best I've seen yet I had to watch it twice ! Huge thank you to Classic Fabrications and the owner for sharing this and again to the owner for having deep pockets thus allowing all involved to work their magic. Time to sub ;-)

[@ChewyGDRP]

Not sure at what point you would call something like this a restoration, or just a new build? Most of the car has either been re made or has been completely fabricated from new. Stunning work though!

[@MrJack123455]

Ship of Theseus

[@justindbutler87]

I mean what would you call it if not a restoration? Surely this isn't "a new build".

[@ChewyGDRP]

@@justindbutler87 Its sort of both. It looks like more than 50% of it is newly produced, rather than restored.

[@whistlinturbo]

The fact that they're reproducing the factory specs so exactly makes this a restoration. If they were just throwing aftermarket parts at it, I'd agree that it would be a rebuild, but here, they're doing everything in their power to restore it to exactly what it was when it rolled off the assembly line.

[@privatechannel8462]

I had this broom 20 years, same broom. I've changed the brush 5 times and the handle 9, but its still the same broom....

[@jcseemann]

Stunning end result. A beauty brought back from the grave - well done!

[@CyberCurtainTwitcher]

Great job on the restoration, and nicely documented without being too long winded.

[@cabomusico]

Absolutely amazing restoration work, for a car that deserves it. I love the Porsche 356 Speedster... Great job.

[@templeviewgate]

One of most revered beauty of old vintage cars list, looks like bread loaf for any kid to imagine. Love the way it was caressed back to original glory. Appreciated.

[@nomansland4811]

One thing I admire more than anything is the metal fabrication skills.

[@barryhenshaw9321]

When I was young, my father had a 356 speedster. I wish he didn't lose it ! Fantastic restoration !

[@straightbusta2609]

Back then, the prices weren't as crazy as today's prices, so people sold those cars cheap.

[@straightbusta2609]

@A Ks Diesels only

[@straightbusta2609]

I think

[@IAm1InTheIAm]

Barry, you and me both! My Dad bought a Speedster new from the factory in Stuttgart for $2500, had it shipped to L.A., put 100K miles on it in the Malibu canyons, then "sold it to some kid" for $1600...there went our family legacy, lol !😫

[@deltanovember1672]

My father had a gambling addiction too.

[@jamespink4202]

Amazing project and a fabulous result. Congratulations. Real commitment on everyone's part to rescue such a darling car. Beautiful!

[@user-mh7kr7xm7x]

Благодаря таким людям мы до сих пор можем наслаждаться красотой ретроавтомобилей . Молодцы !

[@Gutemberg28]

Stunning, absolutely amazing piece of work and history!

[@benoitglon3065]

I love the sign "occasion" (pre-owned) at the beginning. I was thinking "You don't say!" Nice work!

[@dennisneo1608]

I can't fathom people being able to do this. Very very well done guys. It's beautiful.

[@joshschneider9766]

Something sure slapped the taste out of the side of that Porsche alright. Great work fellas, thank s for bringing us all along. Hope whoever's got it now appreciates their restoration angels!

[@guspisano9777]

Amazing work. Love the classic English wheel. I'm just dumbfounded that the car got into such sad condition in the first place

[@stephenhenion8304]

Great job on a car that needed saving. First class effort! Motor On!

[@HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

I’m so blown away with the level of talent and skill some people have! Amazing!

[@lesp315]

This is absolutely crazy labor of love. I bet in 20 years no one will be able to do that. All left handed society.

[@charlescowden3843]

Wow that's all I can say .Thanks for saving a piece of history. Awesome job.

[@clivehorridge]

Truly stunning work and result, otherwise somewhat speechless.... can’t say more than that... 🇷🇴🇬🇧👍🏻

[@larsfrandsen2501]

What he said!

[@user-eb6mh1di4k]

It's the rarest A speedster out of 356. It's amazing that such a scrapped car can be restored with only parts. In Korea, it's hard to see cars in the 90s and 2000s, but I'm jealous that they can restore these rare cars.

[@shekhongchan3755]

it left me merely speechless ! what a magnificent achievements you guys had made.. it's absolutely out of this world. Bravo !!

[@AlCcesar]

Trabalho perfeito ! Perfect job !

[@Warehouseskateboardsonline]

Amazing! That's for sharing your adventure. We hope you enjoy many miles.

[@francoisesicre2454]

Pe

[@suenommi9906]

Probably the best restore I’ve ever seen. True quality build and no short cuts. Bravo!

[@felixcat9318]

Truly outstanding craftsmanship at its best! Masterful fabrication work, meticulously precise fitting, perfection in everything. How lovely to see this beautiful car being given a new lease of life for the next half century...

[@jozsefizsak]

It's wonderful to see this delightful car so meticulously restored when it had been in such a sorry state.

[@BLUNT998.]

sad thing you wont see them here in the states their being taken overseas .

[@jozsefizsak]

@@BLUNT998. That may be true these days. This one started and ended in Switzerland after restoration in the UK so that seems nice.

[@BLUNT998.]

@@jozsefizsak I owh a coupe 58 356a was gonna sell few months back to be taken to france but my price was too high.

[@jozsefizsak]

@@BLUNT998. That's great. With what they're worth now, I suppose it doesn't make a lot of sense to drive them too much. I can understand being ready to pass it on to someone else after owning it for a while.

[@BLUNT998.]

@@jozsefizsak main reason I wanna sell my kids will fight for it owned for 30 years I drive it every day I can.

[@DharcTunesYT]

Now this is a type of classic exotic vehicle that rlly needs restoring. Good job fellas!

[@jongmedellin4890]

sus

[@UCanDoIt2Mike]

A master at your craft. There are people that fabricate and then there are Fabricators. Beautiful work my friend! Thank you for sharing.

[@Oliwa1971]

Leute die solche Autos restaurieren, sind ganz grosse Künstler! Fantastisch!!!

[@floridahummer]

you can't beat a skilled craftsman, fantastic job.

[@Simon_W74]

It just goes to show that with the right attitude, tools an knowledge the consider too far gone is possible if you really want to save something and bring it back to life and better than it left the factory in some ways. If I had the skills to do this kind of work I'd have to wrestle with conversion from having the driving seat on the wrong side to keeping it totally original. Now a stunning example of British Craftsmanship.

[@shuginubi]

seeing all rusted parts cut out and new parts welded really gives me satisfaction

[@CoolTsarina]

Saving history not with paper, rather with metal, technology, hard work and serious skills - alive. Bravo. Thank you. Respect.

[@AndreLuiz-ip3fh]

Thank you for sharing this work of art with us.

[@seansysig]

Oh my God possibly the most gorgeous restoration I've ever seen!

[@babayomidemola4330]

IT IS

[@daviddunne6222]

Wow! What a fantastic restoration! Serious amount of time and skills gone into reviving a beautiful machine. Well done to you!👍👍👍👍👍

[@baronbokaj]

Your incredible craftmanship and effort is a tribute to the unmatched beauty of the original design, love the classic beauty of the Speedster.

[@RickGTI2019]

I have never seen such amazing talent, great work !

[@Green_Gundel]

I have never seen such a decent job with such a wonderful result. Thanks for the nice video!

[@Crimson3ffect]

Incredible craftsmanship.

[@SteelandSmoke]

Oh god. I can look at this car forever. The results are just phenomenal!

[@cum_as_you_are]

Holy shit, great work! What an amazing restoration!

[@dgibbsfl]

One of the most amazing restorations I have seen; stuff I didn't even know was possible. Thanks for sharing.

[@ak-northman726]

Amazing craftsmanship. I would happily watch the complete restoration in video as apposed to photos so I could see the craftsmen at work.

[@dragraceman21]

Mad props to the craftsman that resurrected this car, amazing restoration!

[@peterhodges6684]

True talent, well done Indeed !

[@peteohead]

That's the most accomplished restoration I have ever seen. Congratulations on a superb job. Subscribed.

[@free-birdrocker8809]

Looks like a work of art! Some cars come and go, but the Ferrari, the Porsche, and the Jag will remain classics of all time. Well done!

[@nfbrasil]

Espetacular!!! Parabéns!!! 👏👏👏

[@subroc1]

You and your team are real craftsman. The term restoration gets bandied about even when talking about just repairing an old thing and just putting it into service. Those that use the term loosely should look at this. This is a restoration and the definition of the term.. Well, this is as fine a restoration effort as I have ever seen. Thoroughly enjoyed the video and I applaud your effort.

[@josecarloscampelo7501]

Parabéns pela bela restauração.😊

[@FhVW]

This is basically building a new one from scratch. What a craftmanship!

[@davidcowley]

BEAUTIFUL

[@nadheembera9250]

I always appreciate a true hands on restoration like this. A lot of skill that is fading away in this modern age. Well done and keep bringing pieces of History and true automotive legends back into existence. My comments will never be enough praise as you guys as have put in real heart into this.

[@seanrobert9661]

Yes those who have know

[@foraddress7975]

I loved your project and the final result. great job!

[@johnhardy6202]

Wen its on the road again ld be interested indeed in seeing a crash test rating!

[@Ogsonofgroo]

A spectacular save! Fantastic machine, simply beautiful! Kudos!

[@teabaggins3517]

You didn't even need the base car for the project. You pretty much built everything from scratch :). Impressive craftsmanship.

[@leukat11]

This is not job, this is art .... Amazing ! can't imagine the final price of this beauty ........

[@joaodomingosboff603]

No make a simple restauration, make a new car...!

[@bonvoyage1700]

98% of this car is new

[@mvmarinoa6553]

My God, my heart is racing from just watching this! Beautiful work.

[@captainblacktooth371]

A thing of beauty .... Congratulations on a superb rebuild/renovation.

[@paulmcmain1760]

Wonderful restoration such attention to detail

[@andersongsm7859]

Deve ter dado muito trabalho ,parabéns 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Perfeito

[@jenspetersimonsen4235]

Gorgeous display of timeless elegance - good job, chaps! :-)

[@tommoncrieff1154]

OMG. What a beauty. What incredible skill and pride in the hand-craftsmanship. Bravo.

[@WadersInAlaska]

A true work of art! Thank you for restoring an iconic machine! Wonderful video! Thanks for taking us along! I am now a subscriber! Cheers from Alaska!!

[@Gate3739]

This is an insane restauration Ferry would have been proud of your work! Great job awesome car!

[@johnleonard8311]

Beautiful work on the bench with the fixtures ! The Germans would be proud.

[@Wolfdings]

They are, my friend :) They are

[@chrisfisher1100]

That was wonderful.... Thank you for saving this beauty.......... REMARKABLE JOB

[@demetrioalbidrez684]

Beautiful Rebuilt !! 😊😊😊

[@user-yj7bp9el9c]

Аж слёзы потекли.👍

[@azattazetdinov2870]

Столько труда, любви и души вложено! Молодцы

[@user-tz7er6py5z]

Точно. А как музыку удачно для ролика подобрали. Отличное видео!👍

[@terrydactyl868]

Great to see we still have true craftsmen able to do this. Magnificent job and the 356 speedster must surely be one of the worlds beautiful cars.

[@xxpotato_boixx9490]

The build was simply magnificent. A close friend of mine who passed away quite some time ago his father had a 356 Carrera speedster Twin grill the one that I just saw on your channel is probably the closest thing to spot on I’ve ever seen in my life keep up the good work

[@vinulalvv7697]

Really appreciate the efforts of these professionals. I really loved watching it👍🥰

[@ClassicFabrications]

Thank you very much

[@lenny108]

5:20 right, this is the 1955 Porsche engine sound

[@krazyjey]

That work is craftmanship and dedication. That porsche knew that someone , somewhere will wait for her and take good second life.

[@dannyrusly296]

Never seen like you had already done.....speechless.... high respect to what you sharing here....

[@simonrussell6884]

Must be one heck of a rare car to go through all that, you guys are truly masters of your trade.

[@conceptalfa]

Its a 54 Speedster!!!! Pretty rare and coveted I'd say...although have a little difficulty imagining the restoration cost, must have been astronomical!!!!!

[@simonrussell6884]

@@conceptalfa …..I’m not a Porsche guy buy any stretch of the imagination but this work is mind blowing.

[@tdcribbs8536]

Truly excellent work, video was a joy to watch. Would have rather heard the wind noise, gearbox and engine during the test drive instead of music.

[@mary-annnstednielsen5300]

Exciting to follow the great work of restoring this car. You are very skilled….. and I love the car!

[@derekcooper7821]

Incredible craftsmanship! To think those skills are still alive is wonderful. And what a neat little VW roadster brought back to life. Thanks for sharing. 🙂👍🏽

[@rafaelstauffer1]

Belíssimo trabalho !

[@Itsonlymeee1]

It doesn’t get any better than that. Beautiful restoration, lovely colour combination. Absolutely stunning. Steering wheel on the wrong side for me though 😀

[@jerrygiarratana9462]

It's giomen

[@LordCommanderEdTN]

Is the steering wheel on the wrong side? Almost everyone on the planet uses it on that side!

[@alribee]

Speedster will live in Switzerland. But if driving carefully, one can do just fine with the wheel on the wrong side. I'm sure the owner will drive carefully.

[@robbie_]

What a beautiful car, and what an incredible demonstration of engineering the rebuild was.