This Porsche 356 1600 BT5 D'Ieteren (#89233) rolled off the assembly line at the Belgian factory on 18 July 1961. Only 473 BT5s rolled off the D'Ieteren lines, and only in 1961 (the 1959 and 1960 roadsters were produced by Drauz (2,200 examples).

Even at the time, journalists and specialists specified that the D'Ieteren roadsters were better insulated and more rigid than the Drauz roadsters, which makes them particularly coveted by collectors on today's market.


Our Porsche 356 was delivered to Brumos in Jacksonville, USA, on September 15, 1961, to Mr. Spencer Willoughly of Augusta - the original Cardex specifies that it was delivered with a factory roll bar allowing it to be used in competition.


Its livery was Fjord Green (#6005), a colour it would retain until 2008.

During its 43 years in the USA, the US 356 Registry lists 6 American owners, including one, US Air Force Commander John Boles, who owned the roadster twice, 30 years apart. He kept the roadster from 2003 to 2014 and it was he who undertook a total restoration of the car:
- Interior and soft top (2003),
- Bodywork (2008),
- Complete mechanical work (2011 by Till's import car clinic),

In 2014, the car was acquired by a Belgian collector who imported it from the United States. It was then brought up to European standards, maintained and improved by the Van Beurden Porsche garage in Turnhout.

In September 2018, it was acquired by the current French owner.