F. Porsche GmbH in Stuttgart in 1950, Porsche commissioned a Zuffenhausen-based company, Reutter Karosserie, which had previously collaborated with the firm on Volkswagen Beetle prototypes, to produce the 356's steel body.
F. Porsche GmbH en Stuttgart en 1950, Porsche encargou a unha empresa con sede en Zuffenhausen, Reutter Karosserie, que colaborara anteriormente coa firma nos prototipos do Volkswagen Escaravello, para producir o corpo de aceiro do 356.