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FEBRUARY1
MARCH
1980
trustees
Rot) G u m m o w . Rockton. IL; Bud West.
Batavia. OH; Bill Durland. New Canaan.
CT; Vic Skirmants. Warren. MI: J e r r y
Keyser. Westerville, O H ; a n d Bob Raucher.
Van Nuys. CA.
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Art Director, Joe Colford, Jr., embarks on a series of special
cover art. The 1938 Rome-Berlin type 60K10 is the first of
the series.
officers
President: J e r r y Keyser, Westerville, O H ;
Vice-president: Vic S k i r m a n t s , Warren. MI:
Secretary: Rill Durland, New Canaan. CT:
a n d Treasurer: loel Horvitz, Gloucester.
MA.
membership chairman
departments
technical.. more tech tips from Detroit, er.. that's Warren,
with belated info on winterizing your Porsche by W.
Noroski ...........................Vic Skirmants, editor
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restoration. .. featuring how to care for your Reutter Karosserie, continuing with longitudinals, floors, etc ..........
....................................Brett Johnson, editor
T o m Oerther. 5035 Salem Rd.. Cincinnati.
O H 4 5 2 3 0 ( 5 1 3 ) 232-1909
legal advisor
Bud West, 3 7 5 0 S.R. 132. Batavia. O H 45103
recommended workshop chairman
G a r y Solem. 1 1 9 Nnrt h St.. Healtlst)urg. C A
95448
holiday advisory committee
(chairpersons emeritus)
Mike Moran. Boh King, Brenda Perrin. Fred
Moor a n d Rill Durland
editorial and production staff
editor: lerry Keyser. P.O. Box 0 7 8 4 5 ,
Columbus. O H 43207 ( 6 1 4 ) 443-9709
tech editor: Vic Skirmants. 27244 Ryan.
Warren. MI 4 8 0 9 2
historian: J i m Perrin. 2 0 4 1 Willowick Dr..
Columbus. O H 43229
restoration editor: Brett lohnson. 3 6 2 8
Glencairn Ln.. Indianapolis. IN 46205
reviews editor: Bob Lawrence. 9 9 7 Old
T o w n Rd.. Coram. NY 1 1 7 2 7
photo editor: Llew Kinst. 310 Donohoe. Palo
Alto. CA 94303
case drips writer: Dick Pike, 9 2 1 Cloud
Ave.. Menlo Park, CA 94025
four cam forum: David Seeland. 4 7 Flower
St.. Denver, C O 8 0 2 2 6
classifieds: Brenda Perrin. 2 0 4 1 Willowick
Dr.. Columbus. O H 4 3 2 2 9
art director: Joe Colford, Jr.. 143 Kanan Rd.,
Agoura. C A 9 1 3 0 1
asleep at the wheel: Pat Ertel. 115 Davis St.,
Yellow Springs. O H 4 5 3 8 7
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case drips. .. Requiem for John's Place, the value of wasting
83 time for its own s a k e . . ....................... Dick Pike
four-cam forum . . . the four Rs: Rotators, RotoRooters,
22 Rotisseries, and Rotofoists .........David Seeland, editor
photo essay. .. Speedster, the first year: superb photos from
our photo editor.. .................... Llew Kinst, editor
raveviews ... Bob's December column is finally ejected from
26 the inner-workings of the U.S. Postal Service. ...........
................................... Bob Lawrence, editor
asleep at the wheel. .. Road Test ... finally, the unbiased,
16 objective comparison that you've long awaited! ..........
........................................ Pat Ertel, editor
features
Porsche Puzzle . . . A diabolical cross-word puzzle with
82 prizes for the best efforts! .................. Jim Breeden
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This issue is a special issue in that it
contains not one, but two worthwhile
participatory happenings, i.e., a photo
contest (our third) for the shutter bugs
and a cross-word puzzle, for the users
of cross words! Some things to brighten
up your late winter day and to get you
in a 356 frame of mind for the top down
Speedster weather that can't be too far
away! Of special note should be the
valuable prizes, definitely worth the
time to go after one or more. And
besides, if you're succesful, what
better way to get your name in print?
First the good news! The 1980 356
REGISTRY Holiday VI will be in the
Philadelphia area probably over Labor
Day weekend. Gail Ciatteo is the
Chairperson for this traditional end of
the season event. While at this printing few details have been formally
announced, it should prove to be in the
best tradition of the 356 REGISTRY
Holidays, with each Holiday being
bigger and better attended. Some of
the possible sites mentioned for the
event are the historic Bucks County
and the Brandywine Valley areas. I
can vouch for both places and tell you
without any reservations that it will
be worth your time to take in this
year's East Coast Holiday, if for no
more than to just to take in the sights.
Watch for all the details but in the
meantime, mark your calendar and
start planning your late summer vacation.
And now the bad news . . . I sadly
must report that the West Coast Holiday effort has had several setbacks
and has apparently fizzled. It may be
too late but there is a remote chance
that it can be salvaged. It is a huge
amount of work and coordination,
maybe a thankless task, but it is appreciated by all that attend. If you are
interested in taking part in any salvage attempts on the 1980 West Coast
event, contact Llew Kinst (address is
one the front inside cover) or Bob
Raucher in Van Nuys. I hate to see it
die this year without one last shot.
I am not the originator I'm sure, but I
hope I started a movement in the last
issue that Pat Ertel is continuing in
this . . . giving away parts, etc. to a
"needy" 356. This is the stuff that is
too good to throw away, stuff that
you'll never likely use, stuff you have
taken to 3 swap meets and keep bringing home intact, or in my case, all of
above in addition to tripping over it
umpteen times. Let's keep our hobby
low key and head off the profiteering
S.0.B.s by making stuff available to
someone in need at little or no cost.
Help keep our hobby open to everyone,
a large bank account not being a prerequisite to getting started (and to
keep going) with 356s. More than a
few of our members started with a
junker 356 while a destitute student.
As you know, the entry level into 356s
has escalated much faster than inflation . . . the new young guys and gals
that will keep things rolling in future
years are being locked out. Do we want
this hobby to be a hobby of well-to-do
old codgers? I think not.
If there is a grass roots support for
this movement (and what better time
to start than Spring garage cleaning
time?), we will set up a "free-to-agood-home" section. The definition of
"good home" initially being 1) not for
someone who is restoring a car to sell
and 2) for someone who will use the
part in histher car, not to resell or
trade it. This will be an honor system:
Obviously we will not be able to police
these guidelines and there will no
doubt be instances of abuse. It will be
up to the giver to determine to his own
satisfaction that the part is going to
where it is intended. (Please re-read
the last 3 or 4 paragraphs of David J.
Noss' article in the last issue, page 26.)
I have said before that one of the
best liked and most looked forward to
perquisites of being the editor and
chief mail-box-opener are all the
complimentary things that show up
from time to time. We all know that in
most cases a plug in my editorial is
being solicited, either overtly or more
often, covertly. Well . . . two things
have crossed my desk in the last
month that have prompted me to comment and I'm quite sure that the senders will be quite aghast at my reaction.
These two are publications that to me
are of dubious value and are out for a
quick buck apparently capitalizing on
our (Porsche owners in general) often
voracious and apparently insatiable
appetites for anything Porsche related. These seem to me to be blatant
attempts at profiting on the supposed
affluence of Porsche owners.. . and to
cash in on the aura and mystic (read
$$$$) of the Porsche name. The irony
of it all being that although having the
smarts to like Porsches and the ability
to provide the means to own them, we
apparently do not have the good sense
to keep it away from these and other
obvious shams.
On the brighter side, I think 356ers
are smarter than most other Porsche
owners because we for the most part
are into Porsches not because of the
name but because of the intrinsic
values of the car itself. . . not in the
status associated with the Porsche
name. A fool and his money are soon
parted? I think s o . . . and I think we
ought to beware of the flock of parasites buzzing about looking to ca$h in
on the Porsche name. And it is a flock.
Welcome to all our newest advertisers! Patronize them and all our old
stalwart advertisers when you have
the choice . . . remember, they are a
large part responsible for our rockbottom bargain dues.
From Original Patterns
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Quality Craftsmanship
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In 1979 Porsche produced the last
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We h a v e received the last c h a s s ~ s
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Y. o f f e r s t o purchase this rollector's
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the most valuable P o r s c h e s ever.
Send bids in the mail, n o phone c a l l s
please. Bids considered must be at
least $125.000. Deadline 3 1151 80.
Seller reserves the right t o reject.
for whatever reason, a n y and all
o f f e r s to purchase.
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"David Noss"' . . . porschic" article
and "Who are the enthusiasts?" by Phil
Reese, last issue, were 300% on target
a s observation of the automotive
scene. The things they both describe
have happened so gradually that we
didn't perceive their inherent negativism.
When prices first started to go up on
old Porsches, those who had them
were delighted. For the first time, the
car enthusiast could say to his wife
"yes, but see how much they're going
u p in value." Now, it saddens me to see
the words "for the serious investor" in
an ad. I envision that this beautiful car
is going to get stuffed away in a garage
someplace, or possibly get put in a
bank vault; possibly even become
compressed into the size of a safety
deposit box, for future resale, like a
trinket a fat lady would wear. It's a
psychology that affects everyone.
When I first moved from Cleveland
to toil in the vinyards of automotive
advertising a couple of years ago, I had
only one "regular" car. So-I left it for
my wife to use and took the Speedster
to work. It was a delightful summer of
driving. I put up the top for heavy rain;
half tonneau for light rain. On
occasion it became necessary to teach
the old BMW or 2802 a lesson (whoever heard of a stock Speedster?). I
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took the usual anti-theft and parking
precautions.
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The old Porsche never let me down.
Because it was a real car, not some
decrepit antique, ready for the freak
show atmosphere of a museum. But,
now, I wonder if I would enjoy another
Speedster summer in quite the same
carefree way. I find myself actually
hoping that prices will stop going up,
even though I am a beneficiary (financially only).
I believe Phil Reese echos the
thoughts of many enthusiasts when he
notes that Porsche is no longer in the
sports car business. The 911 is one, of
course (who knows for how long?).
But to me the 924 is just an Audi with
&passenger bodywork (albiet nicely
styled). I was looking at a928 the other
day and the impression I came away
with was that it is technically novel
(at least to the extent of being a refinement on the 1952 Lancia Aurelia it
imitates) in much the same way that
an IBM computer is technically novel
-and equally exciting.
Somehow it's fitting that a sports
car have a few rough edges: a mechanical quality, its own distinctive noise
and other character traits. It also need
that certain flair, like the pontoon
fenders of the Ferrari Testa Rosa.
When it's too refined, it's homogenized, sterilized and neutered. In their
preoccupation with eliminating the
rough edges, manufacturers have gone
too far. I wonder who will be the first
Spechbng in the maintenance, modification and repair of P d e automobiles.
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to lead the way back.
The proliferation of kit cars, replica
cars, repro rods, and the interest in
cars of the 50s and 60s tells me the time
is right for a new Porsche to be made
out of a Volkswagen, and new Big
Healey to be made out of an Austin or a
new XK120 to evolve from the
Swallow sedan.
Let's hope someone makes it happen.
Carl Goodwin, Grosse Ile, Michigan
"Since I was not an early member
there may have been material in the
journal of which I am not aware but
which would be of interest. In particular RUST and what to do about it. May
I suggest:
1. Reprinting any such material, or
2. Offering Xerox (or other reprint
method) of any such material, reasonable charge expected.
If nothing has appeared it would
seem a subject of interest to a very
large percentage of the membership.
Do we have an expert on the problem?
Neal Scott, Malibu, CA
". . . try for a copy of Business Week
magazine, issue of December 8th,
1951,or Xerox copy a s there was run a
very important news article title "The
Egg That Hatched A Sports Car". One
of the most interesting articles on
PORSCHE." John Moyer, Michigan
City, IN
Editor's note: Thanks to John for
bringing this article to our attentionit has a photo or two that 1 have not
seen published elsewhere. Our legal
advisor, Bud West, has written to
Business Week for their permission to
reprint this article.
"A group outing of REGISTRY
members is being planned for the
Monterrey Historic Races and Pebble
Beach Concours August 23 & 24, 1980
by several Sacramento (CA) area
members.
The intent is to make group reservations at a motel in the MonterreyCarmel area for Friday night, Aug. 22
and Saturday night, Aug. 23. The races
are Saturday, so those not interested
in the concours need only one night's
reservation. We also plan on "caravaning" down from Sacramento Friday
evening, and would like to connect
with Bay Area members on the way
down.
I have collected information on
available motels, so any interested
parties should contact me directly at
7356 Alix Parkway, Sacramento, CA
95823; or call directory assistance for
my new listing." Barry J. Allen, Sacramento, CA
"My 1964 C Coupe in action. My car
and I compete in the Detroit Council of
Sports Car Clubs Championship
Autocross Series. This is series of
parking lot autocrosses put on by
various clubs in this area. This particular event took place at Ford's
World Headquarters Building in Dearborn, MI. We did very well last year,
finishing third behind two Alfa Romeo
Spiders with two-liter, twin cam
engines! We beat our share of TR-6's
and a few other Alfa's. As you can see
in the pictures I still haven't conquered
oversteer, but it's fun! Charlie Brown,
Livonia, MI
face similar problems when on the
road; service that is few and far between. Years ago we formed the BMW
Anonymous which is a listing of members who will help fellow members in
trouble and what kind of help they can
render. An objection that I have read
in the Registry to having such a listing
is that it would bring in tons of 'junk'
mail to people on it. This is very unlikely with the format used in the
Anonymous.
To explain how it works I will take
an actual listing from your locality. I
list 18 people in Columbus, Ohio.
My R90S breaks-down and the
problem is such that I cannot repair it.
I then get out the Anonymous which is
in loose leaf form and pocket size and
pick out the following. (614)262-4380
R D40 WS S S WT P T M KK SP-CLC,
VTG RC, ANTQ, CLC, VTG. This tells
me his (her's1 phone number as well as
the fact that'he has a m a r e room and
"I read about members wishing to
form some sort of registry of people
within your organization who would
be able to help fellow members on the
road. I am a member of the BMW
Motorcycle O w n e r ' s Association
(#15827) and we bimmer operators
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will drive forty miles to help. he has
work space, storage space, work tools,
some parts, a truck and or trailer,
offers mechanical help. The KK reference is one of the things that I like
about the Association the most, it
m e a n s coffee a n d c o n v e r s a t i o n
emergency or not. The rest refers to
special interests. In this case he is interested in older model BMWs a s well
a s the racing of them
I think that there are about 10,000
listings in the Anonymous from all
over the world. I believe that if any
more consideration is given to forming
s u c h a g r o u p w i t h i n t h e 356
REGISTRY that serious consideration
should be given to the format used in
the BMW Anonymous." Kenneth
Crips, Cheyenne, WY
"The response from my first letter
has been very gratifying; however, a s
w e progress ahead (close to 2800
members now) it becomes increasingly imperative that you a s members and
subscribers continue to help me with
the flow of our correspondence (nearly
700 pieces a month) and continue to
follow some of my small, but helpful,
requests. Before reading any farther,
get the envelope that this REGISTRY
w a s mailed in a n d look at the label. It
has important numbers on it that
really help expedite any and all correspondence with you. In the top, right
hand corner of the label is a numbereither one, two, three or four digits.
This is your account number. Please
use this in a n y a n d all matters of corresponderice and, when renewing your
membership, put this number on your
check and/or return address.
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The second set of numbers appear
directly to the right of your name and
are mostly for your information. They
indicate the volume and issue number
at which your current subscription
expires.
If at all possible, a l w a y s enclose this
mailing label when writing. It saves
me a lot of time. Please answer your renewal notice a s soon a s possible a s
only one notice is being sent now . . .
that is the one before your last issue.
Renew a s soon a s you get the notice s o
you don't miss a n issue.
Thanks to all of you, once again, for
your patience and cooperation with
my requests. A special thanks to Ada
for all her invaluable secretarial help!"
Tom Oerther. Membership Chairman
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technical
Vic Skirmants, Editor
I'll begin this issue's column with
some engine building tips.
First, the oil pump cover. The oil
pump cover is located to the timing
cover by t w o diagonally opposed
dowel pins, and held down by three
6mm nuts a n d one 6mm bolt. The
dowels ensure that the pump cover is
lined up properly with the timing
cover so there is no side load on the oil
pump gear shafts. Changing one of the
components, such a s the timing cover
or the oil pump cover could cause a
binding on the gears. They w a y to
check for this is to assemble the oil
pump gears, gasket. and pump cover to
the timing cover before it is installed
on the engine case. After assembly,
rotate the oil pump gear from the
inside using only your fingers. If it rotates freely, you're all set. If it is hard
to turn, disassemble, pull the t w o
dowel pins out of the cover. Now
reassemble with only finger pressure
on the holddown nuts. Rotate the gear
and t a p the pump cover in different directions with a soft hammer or screwdriver handle until the gears rotate
freely. Now torque down the nuts.
This procedure w a s first suggested to
me by John O'Steen of Cincinnati.
When installing a timing cover with
the oil pump pre-assembled, be sure
the cam drive slot lines up with the
pump drive tang.
The second tip i s in regard to the
cylinder heads. Many engines have
heads that develop combustion leaks
between the head and the top of the
cylinder. T h e remedy is to have the
sealing surface in the head re-machined
to bring it back to the proper flatness,
smoothness, etc. However, an equal
amount of material must be removed
from the surface of the head, in order
to keep from bottoming the head on the
top fins of the cylinders. If that
happens, the heads aren't going to seal
very well.
While on cylinder heads, here's a
third engine tip. Sometimes the heads
get machined often enough through
the years that when the rocker arms
are bolted in place, they cannot be adjusted out far enough to have any
clearance. This same condition can
occur if the washers that go under the
cylinder head nuts are left out on the
1960-65 engines; 912's also. I have seen
engines of this type where some
flaming moron has then proceeded to
grind down the hardened ends of the
rocker arms for clearance! The
solution is to put spacers under the
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rocker arm stands. Front suspension
link pin shims are absolutely perfect
for this application.
Now for a tip from Richard
Monahan, Greenlawn NY. "If you
don't have the proper size allen key to
fit a n allen bolt, find a standard bolt
whose head fits snugly in the socket
and use a pipe wrench to loosen."
Richard also suggests using a wheel
lug wrench to remove the oil drain
plug if it is stubborn.
Now for a n article by W. Noroski on
storing your Porsche. This article first
Storing Your Porsche
by W. NOROSKI
There have been a number of requests for "How To"
Store or Winterize your Porsche. The following are my recommendations.
Follow the step by step procedure in the order given for
storing a car for extended periods. For shorter periods such
a s 4-5 months, follow the steps marked with a *.
You will need a suitable garage, one that is above ground
and dry. Heat is not essential, but will help. Refrain from
washing other cars in adjacent stalls. Remember, any form
of moisture should be kept to an absolute minimum.
*1. Cleaning - Inside, outside and underside. The greatest advantage of participating in our annual concours is
that it gives you a head start on your winterizing program.
Be sure carpets and floor beneath carpets are dry. Polish,
touchup, a n d w a x are recommended but not necessary.
*2. Lubrication - All points -grease fittings, connections,
hinges, latches, cables, etc.
*3. Tire Pressure - Use 45-50 psi.
4. Additives to fuel - Your tank should contain only a few
gallons at most. Treat what is there with Drygas and other
additives such a s Stor-X. Use prescribed amounts.
*5. change oil and oil filter - Use your favorite top-grade
oil and filter. Be sure to run engine till hot before draining
the oil. Don't forget the sump. Fill with fresh oil a n d run
engine up to normal operating temperature to recirculate
oil.
6. Stall out engine - With remaining fuel and car in its
final resting place (at least for the duration), remove the air
cleaners and hold the engine at a fast idle. Pour approximately one cup of clean fresh engine oil into each carb.
Force the engine to stall but not until it has digested a good
portion of the oil. Replace the air cleaners.
For extended storage I seal all openings with oiled rags
or S a r a n Wrap stretched a n d held by rubber bands. Open-
appeared in his local PCA newsletter,
Red Line Report. It may be a little late
for this winter, but it should give you
something to think about for next
winter.
ings include the carb intakes, oil filter tube, tail pipe, etc.
7. Drain fuel - Disconnect a connection beneath the car
[at lowest point) and drain remaining fuel from tank and
lines. Use the ususal precautions when handling gasoline.
In the 356 & 356A tanks, you can wipe out all traces of fuel
and sediment with clean d r y rags. Cap and seal the tank.
*8. Remove battery - Remove battery from car and store
in basement. Top up water level. Begin a maintenance
program such that you can discharge and recharge the
battery about once each month. Discharge by energizing a
small bulb for a n hour or so, then recharge slowly. Battery
will tend to sulfate if kept in fully charged condition
without occasional discharge. Never store the battery on a
concrete floor. Always use a 2x6 or piece of plywood.
*9. Tires - Situate car on small plaques of plywood in
order to separate tires from concrete surface. Tires should
be pumped up, rotated and marked about once each month
to prevent flat spots from forming.
*lo. Release hood & Engine cover latch - Do not latch
doors securely. Roll windows down about one inch for air
circulation. Remove windshield wiper blades. This keeps
the weatherstripping and rubber parts from taking a set.
11. Check antifreeze - Be sure you're protected to about 25 to -30°F. This instruction for water-cooled models only,
but don't forget your windshield washer lines and reservoir.
*12. Cover the car - Use a proper cover. T h e common
green drill cover is best. It is not waterproof and therefore
breathes. It is best to put a clean smooth [no seams) bed
sheet between car finish and cover on flat, horizontal surfaces. Never use a plastic cover.
Now-light a green or red votive candle and kiss your
darling goodnight!
Some people will recommend variations to these procedures. I have found these to be adequate and/or essential
a s the case may be. 1 don't believe in starting the engine
periodically. This is dangerous if you do not get tempera-
ture up to normal operating condition. I don't remove the
car from the garage so I feel I'm better off leaving it idle. I
do on occasion turn the engine over by hand after injecting
a small amount of oil mist, WD40 or equivalent into the
spark plug holes.
Some s a y to relieve the tension on valve springs. This, of
course, means an adjustment before operating in the
Spring. I prefer turning the engine over by hand occasiona!ly to change positions and compress other springs.
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It is important to stress the need for a dry garage.
The
obvious dangers exist to body rusting, etc. Brakes can deteriorate and freeze up if dampness is excessive. Remove
the wheels and spray CRC-5-56 on discs or drums to prevent seizure. If cleans, penetrates and lubricates and will
readily burn off during the first few applications of the
brake in the spring.
GOOD LUCK!
Thank you for the above, Mr.
Noroski.
1980 calendar of
356 & related events
March 30
Swap Meet, 1 0 am-4 pm, Yenko Porsche & Audi,
Canonsburg, PA. Sponsored by Allegheny Region,
PCA. For information, Christine Zombek, 165 Walters
St., Yorkville, OH 43971 (614) 859-4616
April 19
Swap Meet, 9 am-3 pm, Mechanicsburg Porsche &
Audi, Mechanicsburg, PA. Sponsored by Central
Pennsylvania Region P.C.A. For information call
Ken Trayer, (717) 397-3898
May 15, 16,17
Euroclub 356 Meeting, Holland. Full details will be reported a s they are known.
May 18
Clean Air Concours for the benefit of the Georgia Lung
Association. Macon Jr. College 12 noon to 3 pm, 1475 at
U S 80, Macon, GA. Don Bower, 2595 Ingleside ST.,
Macon, GA 31204
May 18
4th Annual 356 Bull Session, 1:00 pm at the John Parlin
estate, Cincinnati. Free beer, food, etc. Bring your 356
slides for our traditional slide show. Sponsored by
dedicated REGISTRY members-all
welcome! For
directions, call or write Tom Oerther, 5035 Salem Rd.,
Cinti, OH 45230, (513) 232-1909
June 5, 6, 7 & 8
1st International Porsche Meeting, Darmstadt,
Germany. Sponsored by the Porsche-Club Darmstadt,
information from Eberhard M. Jakob, Heidelberger
Landstrasse 147, 6100 Darmstadt-Eberstadt, W.
Germany
July 20
3rd Annual Swap Meet and gathering of the faithful.
sponsored by the 356 REGISTRY, CIR, MIR a n d
Ramme regions, PCA. Location: p.b. tweeks ltd., 4410
N. Keystone Ave., Indianapolis. Info: Dick Naze (317)
284-4399
August 30, 31 & September 1 (tentative)
6th Annual 356 REGISTRY East Coast Holiday, the
Philadelphia area. Details pending; watch for full information next issue.
Event chairpersons: Send us information on your 356 related event for a no charge listing. We reserve the right to
edit a s required. Please note that our deadline for copy is
the first of the month in which it is to appear.
My thanks to those of you who took time to fill out and
send in the questionnaire a couple of issues ago. I would be
grateful if those of you, especially those with pre-1960 cars
would take the time to dig it out and fill it in.
Last issue I went into a brief discussion of 50-51 Cabriolet chassis numbers. Along those lines Jack Winn of Tulsa,
Ok. sent me a number of things concerning Glaser (Heuer)
built vehicles.
It seems Glaser w a s a famous pre-war coachbuilder in
Dresden, E. Germany. Following the w a r they relocated in
Oberpfalz, W. Germany. They produced several runs of
bodies, Cabriolets and America Roadsters between 1950
and 1952. Reutter also built Cabriolets during this period.
.
A number of detail differences existed.
These cars were produced by Heuer, according to Jack,
when the newly relocated Glaser got into financial troubles. They were produced with Glaser coachbuilder
badges initially on both front fenders, then on one side,
with the last cars having none.
In addition to those chassis numbers mentioned last
time, there were t w o other series:
10 433-10 469
12 301-12 387
Within these 123 were the 20 America Roadsters. Some of
the correspondence is some what confused concerning
whether or not the cars were steel or aluminum. The only
Cabriolets I am aware of are steel, with the America
Roadsters being aluminum.
Again a special thanks to those who completed the questionnaire. A number of you sent in additional information.
Orr Y. Potebnya, Jr. of San Antonio, Texas sent a number
of things, a Deta battery guarantee, a Porsche order form
from 1962 and a Telefunken radio brochure showing
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factory installation in a '57 Speedster. What really caught
my eye was a brochure which also came with his Speedster
from Reutter, on care and maintenance of the body.
Some items I think you'll find quite interesting, others
perhaps amusing.
1. Lacquer Finish
I n the wear and tear of every-day service, the lacquer
finish on your car i s affected by a number of mechanical,
chemical and physical influences. Furthermore, even
the very best of lacquers inevitably goes through a
certain ageing process. Nevertheless, the beauty of a
high quality lacquer finlsh can be preserved over a long
period of time, by regularly giving the body of your car
the necessary care and attention, at regular intervals.
T o this end, we recommend obaorving the following
fundamental Instructions. For the proper treatment and
selection of car care agents, i t Is essential that you know
whether the body of your car i s finished with nitro or
synthetic resin lacquer. On the Porsche automobile
bodies we manufacture, the information whether the
body i s finished with "nitro lacquer" or "synthetic
resin" will be found below the small name plate bearing
the body number. This name plate becomes visible on
the hinge column when opening the left hand door.
Parking: A s far as possible, never park the car in
glaring sunshine.
Cleaning: Never dust the body off dry. Always wash i t
off with clear, cold water. D o not spray off the body
while i t i s still hot from exposure to the sun or from
engine heat, or treat it with cleaning preparations.
Dirt adhering to the finish must be softened by a
water spray. I t should not be removed by a hard thin,
high-pressure stream of water. With a soft sponge
and abundant water, especially after shampooing,
flush off the body well and then chamois.
STUTTGARTER KAROSSERIEWERK
R E U P T E R & CO. G M B H .
Preserving: Due to the exposure to the weather and
especially as a result of the intensive effect of
chemical cleaning agents, certain fatty substances
are leeched out of the lacquer. Consequently, the
finish becomes rough and brittle. It i s the duty of
body treating preparations to provide new nourishment for such finishes and thus to restore their
lustre and elasticity. Simultaneously, they provide
a protective film that keeps for some time.
Polishing: Do not apply polishing fluid to a finish until
i t gradually becomes dull and preservatives no longer
suffice to restore a high gloss.
T o avoid premature drying up of a finish, only apply
polishing fluid by sections, rubbing i t on with a soft
rag or polishing wool, exerting light pressure and
making straight strokes. Do not rub in circular
fashion. Then give the finishing rubwith cleancotton
wool, until high gloss i s obtained. This is followed
by an application of preservative. Recommended
every 6 to 8 weeks, not more.
I N S T R U C T I O N S FOR T H E CARE
OF AUTOMOBILE BODIES
Paw
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5
The Interior
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Rubber.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bright Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sealing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Convertible and Speedster Tops
7
Lacquer Finish
Windows..
Repairs
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9
11
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Replacement Part Service for Porsche Bodles
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T a r Splashes: Remove as soon as possible, or else
discolouring of the lacquer finish may result. Such
discolouring Is difficult to remedy. First soften up
the tar with a tar remover, then wipe off carefully.
This i s followed by an application of a preservative
agent.
7
8
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Recommended Preparations for Car Care
Guarantee Terms
7
T o remove signs of lacquer ageing, use polishing
paste containing a higher degree of abrasive. Apply
with care. If necessary, have the work done by a
qualified body finisher. End up this treatment by
applying a preservative.
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S p r a y i n g R u s t Inhibitor o n t h e Chassis: When
spraying the bottom of the car and the chassis, take
care that none of the inhibitor i s sprayed on the
lacquer.
Metallic Effect Lacquering
A modern specialty i n lacquer flnlshing is the metallic
effect lacquering that enjoys great popularity today,
because of its subdued shades and soft sllken gloss.
I t Is a pronounced le-lux finlsh, demanding special care.
I n addition t o our general instructions, we recommend:
D u r i n g t h e First 8 Weeks: Only wash the car off with
clean water. Do not shampoo or apply lacquer
treating agents.
Special Precaution: Only apply polishes at intervalsof
6 to 8 weeks, not more. Beware of abrasive pastes
marketed as "Cleaners" because they are too sharp
for metallic effect lacquer finishes.
For M o m I n v o l v e d Lacquer Maintenance: We recommend entrusting work of this kind to an experienced lacquering specialist. Especially the repair of
lacquer finishes should be exclusively done by an
expert, because such repair jobs are by no means
easy t o perform, even if the original lacquer i s
available. Be careful when placing orders for body
maintenance jobs wlth service stations and garages.
Suitable Cleanem are listed o n page 9
2. Windows
The windshield is made of compound glass, i. e.. two
plates of ordinary glass glued together by a transparent layer. If the windshield i s damaged, the cracks
will be localized and broken glass will adhere to the
intermediate layer of gum. Uncracked window sections will retain their former unimpaired transparency.
A l l other window panes, with the exception of the
plastic rear window i n the Convertible, are of hardened
glass (Sekurit), a single layer safety glass with hardened
surface capable of withstanding considerable shock,
such as slamming doors shut. On a pane of this type,
a heavy blow releases the internal stresses developed
i n the hardening process, so that the entire window is
covered with crystalline cracks which render the pane
practically translucent. In extreme cases such a glass
will break down completely into harmless cuboid particals. Once fitted i n place, hardened glass can no longer
be worked upon; grinding or cutting the edges wiil
destroy the pane immediately, as if subjected to a blow.
If the doors jam i n a n accident, so that an exit through
the windows becomes necessary, smash t h e windows
in t h e d o o m by a short, hard blow. The tough compoundlng layer in the windshield would render such an
exit impossible, unless the entire windshield could be
pushed out of Its frame.
I t thus becomes apparent that both types of glass have
their unique advantages. The combined use of both
types i n one car represents a far-reaching safety measure i n the interest of our clientele.
Clean all windows with lukewarm water containing
some fuel alcohol or a mild soap solution. It is best
to use a sponge or chamois. Rub bright with a soft
cloth.
Never put the windshield wiper into operation as
long as the windshield is not adequately wettened
by rain or otherwise. Dry dust and roadway dirt wiil
act like emery on the unmoistened glass and soon
scratch the same so that clear vis,bility is sure t o
be prejudiced.
3. The Interior
In general, the ceiling, walls and seats i n the interlor cf
a car are upholstered with textile fabric or imitation
leather. Leather is standard equipment i n cabriolets and
i t is also used on other cars too, on special request.
Present day vogue favors deep, full colours. But even
if based on technically first class basic materials, these
colours are often subject to abrasion when moist. I n
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addition, convertible tops consist of top and bottom
sheets with an intermediate rubberized layer. Glaring
sunshine will scorch any textile and affect the fastness
to light of colours. In addition, the intermediate sheet of
rubberized fabric also deteriorates under such conditions.
We recommend:
T e x t i l e Fabric: Remove spots with a good spot remover
by lightly rubbing until completely dry. Usea piece of
the same cloth, or at least one of a not darker colour.
If the same cloth i s not available, use an undyed
cloth, to eliminate any danger of rubbing off colour.
From time to time beat the upholstery end brush out
or vacuum clean.
Leather a n d l m i t a t i o n Leather: Clean with lukewarm
soap water and a soft brush. If possible use rain
water, boiled water or other soft water, with a mild
laundry bar soap. Do not use much water and avoid
the formation of small puddles on the upholstery.
Rub every bit of upholstery dry with a soft rag after
washing. Take care to clean and dry the crevices in
the upholstery. Never use coarse sand soaps or
hard brushes. When dry treat with Karneol (see list
of cleaning and polishing preparations).
4. Convertible and Speedster Tops
Clean tops of dirt and dust with a not too hard brush,
brushing lengthwise along the fabric. Then apply
"Frischdienst" solution and waterproof the top with
"Viktoria-lmpregnatlng Preparation" (see list of cleaning preparations page 9). Wet or frozen tops must be
dried before they are folded back.
8. Sealing
Flooring and chassis are carefully sealed and subjected
to a stringent water test at the factory. Should small
leaks nevertheless occur, they can, in general, easily
be remedied with sealing compound. If drops of water
permeate through the seal of a window, fill the groove
of the rubber profile with rubber cement (see list of
recommended body treating preparations 9).
In case of more serious trouble i t is, however,advisable,
to apply to the factory or our next licensed shop.
Recommended Preparations for Car Care
Lacquering:
Asuso-B
Glasso-Hartglanz
Lechler Kristall Polish
for maintenance and preservation especially suited for
metallic effect lacqusr~ng
Asuso-A
for revitalizing dull lacquer
Glasurit-Neuglanz
not for metallic effect
Lechler Universal Polish lacquering
Glass-Teerentferner
Textiles:
Frillo
Fleckfort
for removing tar
spot removers, not for tops
Leather a n d l m i t a t i o n Leather:
Karneol
for aftertreatment
Tops:
Frischdienst
Victoria ImprHgnierung
for washing tops
for protecting the top layer
Rubber:
5. Rubber
Rubber i s applied at numerous spots on the body for
sealing, sound damping, etc. I n the course of time this
rubber will loose its original elasticity, i t becomes
brittle and cracks. This ageing process can be counteracted or postponed as follows:
Rubber Treatment: From time to time give all rubber
parts a light coating of glycerin. Protect rubber
against glaring sunshine. Replace worn parts in due
time, especially the rubber bumpers on the doors.
Sealing:
Antirombo
Dekalin
for sealing, damping noise
and protecting the flooring
against flying stones
Tropich
National 670
for sealing between window
pane and rubber
Unipich
Pero bCHI13
for sealing between frame
and rubber
L i g h t A l l o y Parts:
Simichrompoli
for care and polishing
C h r o m i u m Parts:
6. Lubrication Points
Door Hinges are equipped with grease nipples which
must be given some commercial grease, from time
to time.
Cover Locks: Lubricate with commercial grease.
Cover Hinges: Lubricate with a resin-free oil.
Brillant Chrompflege
for cleaning and preserving,
Chromschutzpaste
when subject to stringent exposure in the winter and along
salt water coast lines.
A l l t h e above preparations c a n b e supplied b y
Reutter
It goes without saying that other automobile beauty aids
can also be used. We recommend the above preparations because we know from experience that they are
well suited for our finishes.
Window Cranking Mechanisms are shop lubricated
and require no routine malntenance. After a long
t h e i t is advisable to replenish the grease, for which
purpose the door trlmmlngs must be removed.
Door L o c k s are precision mechanisms and liable to
develop trouble if not properly cared for. A t regular
intervals lubricate with a thin, acid-free oil. Lubricate
with glycerin in the winter.
7. Bright Parts
Chrome Parts must first be cleaned with water and a
sponge, then rubbed dry. Remove any tar spots with
tar remover (do not use a knife or other sharp tool).
A mirror polish gloss that will keep for a considerable
period can then be obtained by treating with BrillantChrompflege.
Chromschutzpaste gives a reliable corrosion protective coating during the winter months. It also renders
good service i n regions along salt water coasts,
where the salt-seasoned air i s especially aggressive
to chrome plating.
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L i g h t A l l o y Parts: Revitalize, polish and preserve with
Simichrompoli.
PORSCHE-SPEEDSTER
Guarantee Terms
Reutter bodies are guaranteed against defects of material and workmanship, in compliance with the prior art
known today, for a period of six months after registry
of the car but not exceeding a speedometer reading
of 10,000 km or 6,250 miles, nor longer than 8 months
after delivery of the body. The option lies with Reutter
t o decide whether the guarantee shall be fulfilled by
repair or replacement of the objectionable parts.Provided the buyer's interests are safeguarded, Reutter may
determine the place where the repair i s t o be executed.
Parts to be replaced under this guarantee must be sent
in postage and/or freight prepaid. Only defective parts
will be replaced plus parts that were inevitably damaged
as a result of the defect.
If Reutter acknowledges the validity of a guarantee claim,
then Reutter bears the expense of the cheapest manner
of shipment as well as a reasonable amount for lnstallation. I t i s however, conditional, that the repair or replacement be performed in the Reutter plant or i n a plant
authorized by Reutter. The party asserting the guarantee
claim Is not entitled to cancel the contract nor t o reduce
the price. Reutter shall not be liable for any direct or
indirect damage.
This guarantee shall become invalidated if alterations
are made on the body by anyone beside Reutter, or if
the car care instructions regarding the treatment of the
body have not been complied with, or if the defects are
due to incorrect or incomplete technical data or individual components or raw material supplied by the
customer. Furthermore, all damage due t o natural wear
as well as damage due to negligent or improper treatment are excluded from the present guarantee terms.
Nor does this guarantee apply to used cars.
Reutter authorizes Porsche agencies to repair smallsizeddefectsunderguarantee,withoutprevlouslyinforming Reutter, provided that the repair costs do not exceed
D M 25.-, and provided that a statement of accounts i s
submitted within thirty days. Large-sized guarantee
jobs on the body may only be performed in the Rcuttor
plant or i n the following licensed plants:
Berlin
Karosserie- und Fahrzeugbau F. Gross,
Berlin-Halensee, Katharinenstr. 17/18
Diisseldorf
Kroll Karosseriefabrik KG.,
Diisseldorf-Derendorf, Rolandstr. 68
Frankfurt a. M.
Otto Gldckler, Automobil-Verkaufs-GmbH.,
Frankfurt a. M., Darmstadter Landstr. 154-168
Hamburg
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PORSCHE-COU
PE
Raffay 6 Co., GmbH.,
Hamburg-Altona, Thadenstr. 59/63
Hannover
Petermax Miiller GmbH.,
Hannover, Podbielskistr. 122a
K o l n a. Rh.
Autohaus Jacob Fleischhauer KG.,
Koln-Ehrenfeld, Weinsbergstr., Ecke Frobelstr.
Miinchen
Vereinigte Werkstatten fur Karosseriebau GmbH.,
Miinchen 8, Wiener Platz 7-8
PORSCHE-CABRIOLET
Niirnberg
Richard Schmidt. Karosseriebau,
Nurnberg-Zerzabelshof, Waldluststr. 125
Fulda: Autohaus Hans Kahrmann GmbH., Fulda, Kurfirrstenstrasse 14-17
Ziirich
Gebr. Tischer & Co., Carosserie.
Ziirich S/Schweiz, Hardturmstr. 201
Hamburg: Raffay & Co.. Kraftwagen-Handels-GmbH.,
Hamburg-Altona, Thadenstr. 59-63
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For Automobile
Body Repairs
we recommend our efficient, modernly
Hannover: Petermax Muller GmbH., Hannover,
Podbielskistr. 122a
It is advisable to contact Reutter before giving orders
to these firms.
Replacement Part Service
for Porsche Bodies
All parts for Reutter bodies can be ordered at the replacement part depots listed below. When ordering
be sure to state the body number, because a number
of parts have been changed in the course of development. The body number is the key that gives us all
details concerning lacquering, colour and design of
interior furnishing, key numbers, etc. The body number
(also the chassis number) is stated in-the documents
of the car and is imprinted on the small name plate
beside the upper hinge of the open left hand door as
well as below the front cover of the floor plate.
List of Part Depots in Germany
Berlin: Eduard Winter,Berlin Wl5, Kurfijrstendamm206
(Verkauf)
Berlin-Halensee, Karlsruher Str. 28-30
(Kundendienst)
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Bremen: Schmidt & Koch GmbH., Bremen, Bismarckstrasse 531-535
Dortmund: Hulpert & Co. GmbH.. Dortmund, Lindenhorster Str. 44
Diisseldorf: Nordrhein-Autogrosshandels-GmbH.,
Dirsseldorf, Oberbilker Allee 98
Essen: Gottfried Schulz, Automobil-Ges. mbH..
Essen, Kruppstr. 307a
equipped
repaired
Kaisenlautern:Autohandels-GmbH.,G.Rittersbacher,
Kaiserslautern, Pariser Str. 2E-36
shops
by
where
experienced
bodies
are
specialists.
uslng Original Replacement Parts and
Karlsruhe: Richard Gramling KG., Karlsruhe, Gottesauerstr. 6
Reutter facilities.
quickly
KemptenlAllgau: Walter Seitr, Autohaus,
Kempten/Allgau, lmmenstadter Strasse
expert1y
Kcitn a. Rh.: Autohaus Jacob Fleischhauer KG., KolnEhrenfeld, Weinsbergstrasse, Ecke Frobelstrasse
and at reasonable price.
Liibeck: Travag GmbH., R. Kittner, Lubeck, Moislinger
Allee 54
Please make previous appointment
Mannheim: Ernst Islinger, Motorfahrzeuge GmbH.,
Mannheim, Hafenstr. 17-21
Miinchen: Munchener Automobil-Handels-GmbH.,
Miinchen 8, Schleibingerstr. 14
Verkauf: Mirnchen 2, Brienner Str. 50b
Niirnberg: Autohaus Krauss GmbH., Nurnberg,
Kopernikusstr. 8-16
Osnabriick: H. Starke & Sohn, Osnabruck, Blumenhalter Weg 153
STUTTGARTER KAROSSERIEWERK
R E U T T E R & CO., G M B H .
Regensburg: Bayern-Garage Franz Hartl, Regensburg,
Galgenbergstr. 5 b
STUTTGARTJW. GERMANY
Aupu~tenrtr.IDB
Reutlingen: Autohaus Max Moritz GmbH., Reutlingen,
Karlstr. 79
TELEPHONE: STUTTGART 6 8 0 1 / 5 7
CABLE: reuttetkarosae
Teletype: 0723620 reutter co stat
Stuttgart: Hahn Motorfahrzeuge GmbH., StuttgartMitte, Friedrichstr. 20
Wiesbaden: RosselbCo. GmbH., Wiesbaden, Mainzer
Strasse 107-113
Thlr booklet, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced
In any form.
Frankfurt a. M.: Otto Glbckler, Automobil-VerkaufsGmbH., Frankfurt a. M. SJd 10, Darmstadter Landstrasse 168
Freiburg i. Br.: Sudbadische Automobil-GmbH..
Freiburg i. Br., Basler Str. 65
I suppose a few of you remember way back when we
talked about sunroofs. Alan Davis of Long Beach sent some
pictures of a very interesting vehicle. His '59 Cabriolet/
Hardtop features a sliding steel sunroof of the mechanical
variety. This was not officially offered to my knowledge,
although this is definitely a Golde installation. I would be
interested to know if anyone else has such a car or information about it.
Longitudinal Members
Shortly after the production of the first steel Porsche,
the first pair of longitudinal members started to rust.
While Porsche tends to refer to all things running along the
perimeter of the cockpit a s longitudinal members, the
vision that comes to most people's minds is that panel to
which the jack spur is welded.
Illustration 26 of the 1955 parts book show the entire box
section which includes the heat channel and jack spur. The
forwardmost part of this piece was described previously.
Directly behind this is the panel which on later models
houses the speakers.
The only change on the 35649 was the addition of speakers in the front kick panels. The changes with the heating/
defrosting system can be observed by comparing illustration 48 of the 356A book with 512 of the I3 book and 512C of
the C book. From personal experience with a 356A, I
assume these were improvements.
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'55 parts manual, illus. 26
There were two changes from 1960-65 concerning the
speaker panel. First was the T-6 B change in the front bulkhead brought about by the fuel tank revision. The final
change was the 356C which had round a s opposed to the
earlier oval speaker holes. Note that the illustration does
not depict the actual part.
The inner longitudinal was changed slightly from the
356A in the T-5 and T-6B/models. The 356C was modified
to accept the changed heater system.
The lower longitudinal according to the parts book was
changed at the T-5 and 356 C models. I am aware of no
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actual changes here and am open to suggestions.
On the other hand, no mention is made of a change in jack
spur, but one was made. Somewhere in 1962 the seam on
the jack spur was changed from the more complex 90°
angle to a simple overlap. In the questionnaire I attempted
to zero in on the chassis number but was unable to get sufficient response from those with original cars.
Making up the rear of the longitudinal member is a small
flat panel shown in illustration 27 of the '55 parts book.
This is changed in the 356A but is still a flat panel. The T-5
and all later cars had a round depression in this panel.
"Awparts manual, illus. 47
'55 parts manual, illus. 27
"B" parts manual, illus. 512
"Awparts manual, illus. 48
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T-6parts manual, illus. 5/2A
"BWparts manual, illus. 511
Floor
The floor area along with front and rear bulkheads are
often reasons for concern in a restoration project. The 356
and 356A are essentially the same. Some changes in the
tunnel area were the only significant differences. The front
bulkhead was changed at the A model due to other front
chassis changes previously covered.
The rear bulkhead is not illustrated in the early parts
books but was undoubtedly changed. As the transmission
access cover changed on the 356A. its different mode of attachment would at least necessitate different mounting
hardware.
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"C" parts manual, illus. 512C
Seat Mounts were modified from single stud to double
somewhere between 356 and 356A. Maybe by the time I get
to the interior I'll have a better idea exactly when.
The 356 B changed everywhere. The main floor area
developed a sag in the rear center: This was due to revised
transmission linkage. This, of course, meant a different
bulkhead. The front bulkhead was changed, among other
reasons, due to the removal of the dimmer switch from its
floor mounted position. Seat mounts were unchanged from
356A.
The T-6 featured different front bulkhead modified for
the T-6 fuel tank. The seat mounts too are modified replacing the dual stud with a single captive nut arrangement.
The sole change on the 356 C is a modification of the rear
bulkhead to coincide with linkage changes.
Rear Interior Compartment
Illustration 26 of the '55 parts book is the first showing
of the structural pieces that make up the majority of the
rear interior parts. These were the same for all models. The
piece numbered 19 which makes up the flat area behind the
rear seat was not present on early cars.
The 356 A brought about a total change in this area with
every piece altered. Carrera Speedsters had a special side
panel available with roll bar supports included. The rear
cross member (number 6) was different on Carreras with
B-3 heating, but all others are the same.
With the introduction of the 356 B with its altered rear
seat area, everything changed once again.
No further changes occured until the introduction of the
356 C. The rear seats were altered making them shorter.
The platform which holds the seats was changed.
Floor pan area ' 5 7 coupe - note presence of pedal mounting
brackets and narrow rib in center of rear section
356, A early B jack spur with
90° Seam
.
,
356 B/C floor pan
- note difference in rear section
Rear Chassis
This comprises the torsion bar area and structural area
surrounding the engine and gear box.
In the earliest cars you can see this is relatively simple
with flat side panels. The only changes in this area prior to
'55 were the rear bumper mounting plates which changed
with the three styles of bumpers. Likely a change occured
when the friction shocks were replaced by telescopic ones.
Unfortunately the '53 parts book doesn't mention friction
shocks, so I am not certain when the change occured. Note
the weld-in one piece engine shelf.
With the 356 A everything changed. Side panels were
more complex with the rear torsion bar carrier modified to
accept the tunnel case transmission. The engine shelf w a s
now a t w o level affair. The top level bolts in and comes in
halves. The lower level welds in. Both of these were altered
in cars which featured Eberspacher heaters. I am unaware
of the actual differences a s I have never seen a car so
equipped. If anyone has such a car I would be quite interested in photos or information.
The rear fender brace w a s changed only once prior to
1959, this w a s at Coupe I1 779 a n d Cabriolet 15 051.
In 1960 everything changed again. The gearbox change
necessitated alterations. The engine shelf once again became one piece and welded in. T h e fender brace w a s
changed for the final time.
No additional alterations were made until the introduction of the 356 C. The torsion bar tube w a s changed for the
altered gear box. The side panel w a s changed apparently
due to alterations in shock absorber geometry. The engine
shelf w a s once again modified but I am unaware of what
the change is.
There are a few areas a s yet untouched in the chassis
section. These will be covered next time and hopefully I'll
be able to start on exterior trim.
Photo
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356 B/C jack spur with overlap seam
There will be two categories this year, humor and non-humor. Emphasis in each category should be creativity and obviously, they should
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acceptance.
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humor category
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second Porsche hat & scarf
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"road test"
Once in a while I have a good idea.
More infrequently I have a great idea.
But recently there passed a genuine
historical event. I had an extra colossal, super whammy brainstorm of an
idea; why not go out and do a comparison road test of a new Porsche and a
356? I would be providing a useful
service to 356 REGISTRY readers; and
besides, this idea seemed simple enough not to end in total failure like
most of my projects. The irresistable
visions of myself and a 930 Turbo
blasting through crisp autumn air
were quickly dashed when I realized
that I was going to have to be wearing
a $400 suit before they would even let
me touch one, much less drive it. Besides, a plain old 924 is a s close in
engine size and price as a new Porsche
can get to a 356. I would still be doing
REGISTRY readers a good turn by
providing an accurate and unbiased
comparison of our beloved, meticulously designed a n d a s s e m b l e d
wundercars; and those vile, waterpumping, E.P.A.ed and Ralph Nadered
plasticars. So, I reluctantly set my
sights on test driving a 924.
Believe it or not, the first Porsche
dealer I called didn't even have a 924.
The next place sold Porsche, Audis,
Hondas, Datsuns, I.H.C. trucks, and
probably hawked Chevys off the back
lot, but they did have a 924 in stock.
I felt it better not to tell them the
facts about what I was doing so I did
my best to represent myself a s a
genuine Porsche buyer. On the chosen
day I dressed up in my best up-andcoming-future-executive outfit, and
since Lori's Celica said "future rich
guy" a lot more effectively than my
clapped out old Dart or my coupe, I
borrowed her car for the day.
After preparing myself for the "big
16
lie" I strode into the showroom and
blurted out to the first person I saw,
"Hi! I would like to talk to someone
about a new Porsche!"
"The complaint department is down
that hall."
"No, I haven't bought it yet. I want to
buy a 924."
"Oh, in that case I'll get Hal here to
show you around. Hal! This man is
here about a 924."
"The complaint department i s . . ."
"I KNOW THAT! He want's to BUY
one."
Hal took me out to a silver one with
spokey wheels and an interior that
was; well, breathtaking. Remember
when you were in the third grade and
your teacher would accidentally rake
her long fingernails down the blackboard? Remember that sound ripping
down your back like a cold knife and
half the kids in the room throwing up?
That is precisely the effect these black
and white, wavey checkered flag
design seats produce. They are awful!
The rest of the car was very Porschelike. The body panels all fit perfectly,
the paint was smooth, and all the
joints and seams were neatly finished.
This was the car I was going to stack
up against my '56 coupe.
My coupe, number 56801, has 96,473
miles showing. It has had a series of
engines in it in the past few years including the infamous Killer, a three
cylinder 1500S, and its present 1957
vintage 1600N. Several years ago it got
a coat of maroon paint; they used a
broom to put it on with, I think, and
they only bothered to mask part of the
windows and some of each headlight.
It is subject to a number of intermittent maladies which seem to go away
when studiously ignored. It is, I believe, a fair representation of the average twenty four year old Porsche.
I stood in the parking lot looking at
the 924 admiringly, keeping to the
,
driver's side so old Hal would get the
idea that I wanted the left seat. I spent
an anxious moment or two listening to
his babbling before he finally relinquished the keys. I got into the car and
my eyes immediately scanned the
dash for that abominable item. For a
moment I couldn't find it. I began to
hope that it was all rumor or maybe a
bad dream, but soon I spotted it and
the awful truth about what Porsche
had become came crashing down upon
me. A water temperature gauge! Yes,
it's true. That same fluid that is home
to squids, oil slicks, octopuses, and
other really disgusting stuff is pumping around in Porsche engines. They
have no shame.
Once I got over the seats and the
temperature gauge, the rest of the car's
interior was pleasant, if a little tight.
The whole interior seems cramped by
Porsche standards. The best thing that
can be said for those seats is that when
you sit in them you don't have to look
at them. The shifter is short, close, and
perched way up on a console. It reminds me of a TR4 I used to have to
drive, although its action has some of
that rubbery vagueness we 356
owners have come to love. Other than
that, and the fact that the steering
wheel is too small and too low, the 924
is not nearly a s nice to be in a s a 356.
One of the nicest features of the 356
is the comfy driving position. With
acres of space around the pedals, a
perfectly positioned steering wheel,
and a seat with lots of adjustment
room, it's possible for nearly any driver to get comfortable, regardless of his
build. Of course it helps to have arms
like a gorilla if you want to reach third
gear, but that's just part of the Porsche
charm.
The 924's dash was familiar in some
respects but very strange in others.
For instance, the speedometer doesn't
drop down to zero when the cable
sticks and then snap around to 120
when it finally lets go like the speedo
in a 356. I don't know how they did it. I
suppose it could be useful once you got
used to it. The 356 has a long string of
idiot lights incorporated into the
gauges. They are all unmarked so that
when one pops on you are obliged to
slide to a stop beside the road and
frantically fish through the driver's
manual to find out what just blew up.
The 924 has a great number of those
lights too. They are all marked with
those funny international symbols so
when one pops on the driver can still
experience the familiar panic while
tearing pages out of the driver's
manual to find out what the symbols
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Herb fired up the motor, knocked the
ash of his inevitable cigarette (hope
Dick Pike, Editor you've quit by now, Man; that shit's
bad for the lungs!), and let in the
clutch. We moved off for my first ride
in what over the years has become an
"Wasting time is an important obsession. It was smooth, quiet, effortless. Compared to any car I had expart of living."
perienced before, t h e S p e e d s t e r
(Ashleigh Brilliant, 1977) seemed pure state-of-the-art. To be
A couple of months ago a s I was draining a cup of tea at the kitchen table and sure, raining it wasn't, the sun was
leafing through the current issue of Old Cars, a familiar name popped out at me warm, and the East Wind was not
whipping bits of the salty Atlantic at
from the bottom of page 12:
us
from over the seawall. There was
"AUTOMOBILE AUCTION: Estate sale of John Plaisted of John Plaisted
the
matter of visibility. I'm shortMotors. Including Rolls Royce, Jaguar, MG, Morgan, Cadillac, Porsche.
waisted,
and you know how lucky you
and so on it went through the marques. ". . . Porsche . . ." Oh wow. Innocence
surrendered to a '57 1600 Speedster so many years ago. A big lump rose in my are to see over the cowl of a Speed-ster
throat while I quickly read the rest of the ad and let the full measure of thenews even if you're a normal one-standardsink in. All of John's cars and his collection of parts were to be sold. Hey, I could deviation human animal. Oh well.
just go back there and hang around the auction; maybe even score some parts! Who needed to see anything; it was al.1
What a kick it would be. There was still time to get planereservations. A cosmic I could handle just to feel the magic of
sigh filled the kitchen. No way. And I certainly couldn't afford to buy much of the moment, the response of a real
anything even if I did go, so why give old John and his garage more than a second automobile to the road. It felt good,
very good indeed, for the entire allthought? Why indeed.
too-brief jaunt down Lynn Beach,
It was a great place to hang out and sell one car there and buy two others. I
waste time, lots of it-a place to meet had some fun times at this salt-water around the rotary (Aw, c'mon, Pat;
they're not so bad!), and back. It was
friends and make new ones among the pit stop, but I don't think that any exso easy to surrender totally to the
truly shriven, a place to gawk at the perience stayed with me as vividly a s
latest in foreign sports iron, and a that June day in 1957 when Herb came Speedster's many charms. No angular,
bony Abingdon girl this! The sensual,
place to pick up the odd oil filter or in with his new Speedster.
sophisticated,
zaftig lady from Zuffengasket set. And of course it was the
It must have been a college-gradua- hausen was very, very different.
right place to poke at the innards of tion present. Herb had just finished up
It was all over much too soon, but
other people's machinery-perchance
a degree in mechanical engineering
then
what's new there? Better a little
to drive and even to buy something and was about to move to California
than
none
at all. I have no recollection
interesting. No doubt you have your and his first big job. The occasion
whatever
of
actually getting out of the
own special place now and likely have didn't much matter, though; the car
car;
probably
something to do with
had a few before. Mine was Plaisted was new, it was gorgeous, and it
Foreign Motors. It was located in and wasn't mine. Herb hadn't had the separation anxieties. Almost certainly
around a sprawling, low, white- Porsche for more than a day or so and I was far too stoned on the auphoria
washed warehouse-sort of building was frantically putting miles on it so that I have since come to accept a s
down on the beach near where Lynn, he could do the first oil change before terminal Speedster Madness. I do
Massachusetts becomes Swampscott, splitting for the Coast. As he drew up vaguely recall a barely-repressed
Massachusetts. The Atlantic Ocean in front of Plaisted's, I could smell that snicker from some of the gang in front
was right across the street, and during delicious factory newness, accentu- of Plaisted's a s I stood transfixed
hurricanes and really with Nor'east ated all the more by the heat of the beside the low little car until its
gales at high tide it would get a lot motor. Herb cocked an eye at me a s he grinning owner drove it off forever,
closer that that. Then, John's mechan- turned it off and threw one arm over headed West.
Not long after this, Plaisted Foreign
ics would s w a p grease guns and the back of the passenger's bucket.
Motors
moved inland from the grey
wrenches for rubber boots and push- Rooted to the spot, I stared dumbly at
brooms. Usually there was a bunch of the most desirable thing on four Atlantic to a far less vulnerable-if
fun cars for sale sitting out in front and wheels I'd ever seen. There was an less interesting-locale amid the mud
various customers' cars strung out enigmatic grin in those eyes that I now the trees several miles to the North.
Guess the guys got fed up with fending
along the curb.
recognize from Rebel Without A
off
the ocean with the brooms and
Short, crew-cut, slow-talking and Cause. He was really having a good
boots.
For me, however, it was never
taciturn John Plaisted loved to buy, time, and he rode the Dean image for
the
same
again. A short time later I
sell, and race interesting cars. He was all it was worth. Herb was very fiftiesexchanged the casual but ardent affair
a fixture at races and hill climbs in cool.
with open sports cars for a more stable
New England in the mid fifties, but
"Ride?"
and secure relationship with things
had worked a s a racing mechanic
It took about one nanosecond to
years before that (for whom I don't reach for that door handle. Left arm academic. I suppose it was a necessary
recall, but he did name his oldest son and leg in first, then butt, and finally but painful tradeoff. By far the worst
Stutz). John drove fast and was a the right leg. All in; what seats! Close thing about it was, of course, the lack
pretty fair horse-trader. I hung around door. Thunnnk. That was lovely. of time to waste. The old ties cut for
his garage only a little compared to Neither Herb's old TD nor mine good, I never did go back to John's
place. And I never s a w Herb or the
some of my serious contemporariessounded even remotely like it. There
not nearly a s much a s I would have was nothing to do but to lie back and Speedster again.
liked-but over the years managed to enjoy it all.
case drips
requiem for john's place
. ."
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Jim Breeden, Creator
Send your completed (or nearly completed!) puzzles to Jim Breeden, 1822 W.
Moss, Peoria, IL 61606.T o win the grand prize, a copy of Ludvigsen's Porsche,
Excellence Was Expected, you must have the earliest postmarked perfect entry.
The second, third and fourth prizes are a one year renewal membership in the
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followed by the most complete entries, ties settled by the earliest postmark.
The decisions of the judge are final. If the response warrants it, this could be
an annual event. The solution to this puzzle will appear in the next issue of the
REGISTRY. Good luck!
136. Initials of co-driver 2nd place '61
Targa
138. Formula 1st raced in '57
141. '62 debut in this formula
147. Most Porsches leave factory via152. Engine component
159. 9-30-55
163. Initials of ex-Porsche driver-heads
BMW racing
166. Hybrid Cabriolet & Am. Roadster, pl.
181. Abbr. left-right turn
185. Black & white & red all over
193. Zell Am
196. No longer available
200. Reverse of #17 across
203. Race track
208. Built 1st 550
212. Importer
219. Drove Porsche in Harper, initials
20. Initials of #I59 across
59. Co-driver winning car '60 Sebring,
initials
131. Paint #5702
DOWN
ACROSS
1. Brake Mfg.
4. 9-3-'75
13. Winner of '57 German GP-initials
17. Initials of man whose garage w a s
used for final assembly of new F2
23. A Karosserie
28. Initials of mfg. in NE Stuttgart
30. Site of a G P race
33. Initials of winning drive '60 Aintree
200
37. Abbr. you all
43. German abbr. strength thru joy
46. French for paint number 6011
54. Speedy
58. Carburetor
63. Co-driver '52 mile miglia
74. Non-magnetic
79. Engine component mfg.
92. Co-driver '51 Liege-Rome-Liege
109. Town 25 miles north of Italy
117. Source for parts & grapes
128. Factory driver
1. Race track
4. Pilot of "Mickey Mouse"
7. Won 1st G P for Porsche, initials
8. 356s 1st "raced" there 9-77
10. Ferry's brother-in-law, initials
14. Paint #6003
27. Located north of Stuttgart
29. European Hillclimb champion, '63
30. Paint, oranges, & rubber - have in
common
39. Racing director for 16 years (most of
hisfher name)
42. #4 down - it's creator
49. Stop & 51. Subsidiary of Bosch
68. Abbr. infout
78. Initials, L.A. Porsche dealer, Circa
1959
81. TSD83. OEM (toughie)
97. Type 645, initials
99. Solve #'s 92 & 109 across & you
won't need a clue for this one.
128. 2nd place Sebring '60
130. Paint # 6407
132. Initials of #212 across
152. De Luxe offered in '57
156. Similar to #29 down or GTL
159. Initials of writer of article which appeared in "The Motor" 3-30-49.
160. You would be unlucky if these were
found in your carburetors
167. In Scotland a deserted 356 may be 176. G P driver, pre Porsche era
189. Initials, winner of Norisring races
'6 1
198. 1st distributor in England, circa
1954
202. CEO or COB of Porsche Ag, initials
mean. The 924 had a dial down on the
console marked "BAR" which I took to
be a handy counter for those nights out
on the town. Hall said it was an altimeter or an oil pressure gauge, he
wasn't real sure.
I let Hal finish reciting lesson two of
the car salesman correpondents
course before I twisted the key around
to start burning up some rubber. We
headed for a freeway first; a s I rounded the curve in the ramp I mashed the
throttle to the floor. The engine
moaned and the tach started it's lethargic climb a s we stumbled along
toward what I fervently hoped would
soon be freeway velocity. Acceleration is not the 924's long suit by any
means. It should be no match for any
good running S-90, I'm sure my Speedster could leave it in the dust, but I'm
afraid it might outrun my 1600N test
car. On the road the 924's suspension
felt nimble and resonsive, a lot like a
356. It was also quite a bit quieter in
the 924, I could clearly hear Hal warning me to be careful all through the
test.
Now, what is the one thing that
makes a sports car a sports car?
Speed? No. Handling? Nope. It's the
tachometer. When you see that little
needle zipping back and forth you just
know you're in a real sports car. The
356 has a big, lively tach right in front
of the driver. The oil pressure could be
10 and the heads could be melting and
you wouldn't get a hint from the dash
but you would know how fast the
engine was turning when it blew. But
Porsche put the 924's tach way over to
the right, which is just a s well. The 356
tach deserves to be in the limelight. It's
always bobbing back and forth, acting
a s though it were attached to the gas
pedal by a string. But that electronic
gismo in the 924 behaves a s if it were
attached by a rubber band to a pinwheel on the roof. There seems to be no
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direct relationship between the throttle and the tach. They may a s well
have put the darn thing in the back
seat!
Since it was a little chilly out I
switched the heater on to see if it
would help; Porsche heaters seldom
do. There was no smoke, no oil mist, or
flakes of flying rust, but the interior
magically became warmer. Of course
we're all familiar with the 356 heater.
You twist that little knob around
twenty six times and you're rewarded
with such a deluge of oil, smoke, and
dirt that you have to roll the window
down to breath, resulting in a net
temperature drop of about twenty degrees. The 924 isn't all bad.
So, there is your comparison test.
What's that? Too short? Ah . . . who
said I couldn't blow an easy project
like this? You see; I couldn't get 01'
Hal to get out of the car. There was no
way he was going to turn a $15,000
status symbol loose on the road with
the likes of me behind the wheel; so, all
my information had to be garnered
during the fifteen minute "Cautiously
Driving Around" portion of the road
test. I had to forgo the "Sliding around
in the K-Mart Parking Lot Until the
Manager Threatens to Call the Police"
phase a s well a s the "Drag Race Simulation" and the "Floor It and See How
Fast She'll Go" portions.
However, I was able to get a feel for
the car's cornering behavior on the
drive back to the showroom. As Hal
was directing me back I would pretend
not to understand which streets he
wanted me to turn onto until the last
minute. When it was almost too late I
would yank the wheel over, and amid
the sounds of squealing tires and nervously chattering salesman, I would
grab a quick handling reading. The
cornering of the 924 is stable and firm,
completely without the traditional
Porsche charm. The back end doesn't
come screaming past you on the outside, trying to beat you through the
turn. This is where the 924 is at a distinct disadvantage to the 356. It's a lot
easier to impress yourself and your
passengers that you're some kind of
budding Hans Herrmann when you're
sliding through a turn with the back
and all hung out and your arms twisted into the opposite-lock, full pretzel
mode; even if you're only going half a s
fast. The 924 sacrifices fun and excitement for safety and efficiency; an
obvious move to placate Ralph Nader
at the expense of the enthusiast.
Once back at the showroom I started
mumbling words to the effect that I
wouldn't be buying a 924 after all. Hal
interrupted me, saying, "Look, I know
you're not going to buy a car. You just
came out to drive a real Porsche,
right?"
I was shocked. I replied, "Would you
believe I'm doing a road test for a
major sports car magazine?"
"Ha! Real road testers blink, exhale,
and they sometimes loosen their grip
on the wheel so some blood can get to
their fingers."
"O.K. I was a little nervous; it's not
every day I drive a $15,000 sports car.
I didn't come here to buy a car and I
don't work for Road and Track, but I
didn't come all the way out here just to
drive a "real" Porsche either. I have a
'56 coupe and a '56 Speedster at home
that I can drive any time I want."
A look of awe and reverence fell over
his face."You really own a 356?" Hey,
can I come over and drive one sometime?"
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Not that they are not all honorable
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Sterner stuff. Behold I give you . . .
PLEBES PICK: 356 A,B,C 3 hole
striker plate a new reproduction
(which actually fits). Is the price
good? Was Caesar ambitious? $7.50
each (until April 15)
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One Black Haartz top with nonzipped rear window for cabroliet
$120. + Shipping.
ANTHONY'S ACQUISITION: 356
A shift knobs - beige. Yet another stirring reproduction from the now
legendary P.B. Tweek's kitchens.
$6.00
One Black Haartz top for B Roadster $120. + Shipping
One Black Vynal upholstery kit,
non-perforated seats for T-5B
Coupe $399. + Shipping
Male Piston and Cylinder Kit for
356 A or B Part #616-103-906-00
$299.00
One Set BMW 530:Tan Sisal Mats,
Paul Van Slyke didn't pick up
CAESARS SPECIAL: First time
ever on sale, 356 Floor Pans! Until
April 15, 1950-61 - $145.00. 1962-65 $165.00 Plus shipping. At that price I
need one. Et tu?
Solex Air Cleaner $27.95 each BRUTUS' BIGGEE: Hood seal
corner plate. You've got t w o of these.
Limited quantity
We've got a thousand. $1.00 each until
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Seal
Crest OEM
Repro
$27.00
4.00
14-65
7-50
.I28 Fog light lens
Carpet Rail Wide
3.50 ea
Threshold Mats
Threshdd Seal
3.75 en
Narrow Carpet Rail
Threshold Strip
Screws for Strip
2.50 en
.SO ea
Screw Sets for wide or
narrow rail .SO per eidc
A10 Master Cylinder with
Reservoir
5.00 en
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4.95
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35.00
Mains
Rods
50.00
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Front
Rear 50-57
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A Body Gromets
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1'00 ea
1.00 ea
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A, B Glove Box Bumpers
.40 ea
T-5B
T-6B, C
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four-cam forum
David Seeland, Editor
car rotatorsleight year olds man RS60 pit crew
This months column is a partial digression from its normal four-cam content.
In the June/July 1979 issue of the REGISTRY I included a photograph of my
home-made car rotator which precipitated lots of letters and calls. Since s o
many people were interested I have put together the following discussion of car
rotators. I would like td thank everyone who contributed to this discussion. If
you aren't interested in rotators there is an RS60 with its pit crew of eight year
blds at the end of this month's column.
A fellow REGISTRY member, who
prefers to remain anonymous, is a subscriber to "Army Motors, Journal of
the Military Vehicle Collectors Club"
where he found the following photos
of a "Jeep Service Stand" in the July
1979 issue. The photos were taken at
the Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii in 1945 (four years
before the first Porsche began rusting!]. Jeeps are apparently often
worked on in a vertical position by
shops without the benefit of a stand.
"Army Motors" said that many collectors complained about the body
damage. ("You mean you're worried
about the little flat spots on the door of
your SC coupe-well, wait until you
see how well the heater works after I
adjusted the linkage!")
An interesting feature of the "Jeep
Service Stand" is that the stand can be
attached to the bumpers and remain
attached a s the Jeep is raised. Most rotators require raising the car about
three feet and then attaching the car to
the rotator.
Jeep Service Stand, 1945
Jim Puckett of Albuquerque sent the
following grunt-by-grunt description
of the use of a self-designed rotator on
his 1962 3568 Cabriolet.
"My home-style porscherotisserie
was born out of a statement by my
friend, a fire sprinkler contractor, that
his shop could do anything with steel.
Well, 15 minutes on the drawing board
and the following sketch was produced-and
two weeks later my
rotator was ready for delivery. My
eyes being bigger than my back-a
sturdy structure was produced per the
attached sketch. Evolution being what
it is, my rotator is mounted on casters
(8") and verrrry sturdy.
The ascension of my Cabriolet
occurred late in October. My lifting
process follows:
Place a hoist at the front and back.
Lift the front, crib;
Lift the back, crib;
Lift the front, crib;
Lift the back, crib;
Run out of cribbing!
Tie the front car brackets to the
hoist with rope (or whatever);
Lift the back, lift the front,
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Plans for Jim Puckett's home-style Porscherotisserie
Lift, lift, lift.
All this is going on with one person,
me, and one floor jack.
Damn! It's falling. Whew! The ropes
caught it.
Lift, lift, lift.
Anyway-my lifting process boils
down to: d o it carefully-use
two
people-have
adequate cribbing to
support the car front and back-and
be careful. My lift w a s in excess of
three feet-with only a floor jack?a n d I w a s not really adequately
prepared. However, I succeeded regardless.
My hoist works great! I have rotated
the car 90' both ways, but have hesitated to do a 360.
My "bumper brackets" are out of l/z"
x 2" b a r s a n d include a "saddle" that
goes down from the bumper attachment point on the car and spans from
one side to the other. I have wood
wedges between the body metal and
the saddle steel and this a d d s a great
deal of strength to the assembly a n d
reduces the stress on the body metal.
The car t u r n s easily a n d it is fantastic to be able to turn the body virtually
upside down to make the angle of
attack proper on the "Old devil rust
hisself"!
By the way, my "design" w a s without the aid of the good picture of the
Hansen Roto-Hoist in the September
REGISTRY. I w a s impressed with
theirs being s o similar to mine. I do not
have bearings at the pivot, just one
pipe inside the other, a n d it turns just
fine. The whole assembly, hoist and
car, rolls easily out of my garage to allow cleanup a n d picture sessions."
Joe Blackburn of Houston also has
built a rotator and has a different
method of lifting the car a s described
and pictured below.
"My neighbor (who is in the steel
fabrication business) constructed the
rotator for me. It has rubber casters
(each has a 400 pound rating) and has
been code welded, sand blasted and a n
anti-rust coating applied. We used the
nerf bars a s patterns to tie into the
frame at the bumper mounts. The vertical shaft is held to the base by four
bolts and can be detached for storage.
The photo shows the screw jacks
that I use to lift the car-they do not
reach all the way-so the last few
inches require some muscle power. I
a m considering using a chain hoist to
lift the car on and off the rotator. I do
not like to leave it on the rotator because of the S w i s s cheese condition of
the '59 Coupe.
On page 110 and 111 in the Weitmann and Steinemann's Project 928
book, there are several pictures of a rotator being used in the construction of
a prototype 928."
Rotator, pivot arm attached to bumper
mount sheet metal
Lifting coupe with screw jacks
Vic Skirmants 356 REGISTRY tech
editor, prefers not to use a rotisserie to
put in a new pan because he feels that
it is easier to use jack stands a n d a
floor jack to straighten out the sag in
rusty open cars (by adjusting door
gaps]. I have only had the experience
of putting one not very rusty car on
m y rotisserie a n d observing Jacques
Brownson of Denver used his on a
Convertible D. Jacques did replace the
pan and found his homemade rotisserie useful in many ways. For example, he drilled access holes, appropriately sized for plastic plugs,
into his new longitudinals, poured in
several quarts of Rustoleurn, then
rotated the car through 360 degrees to
coat everything then rotated the car
farther to drain out the excess paint.
Try that with your floor jack, Vic! A
sketch of Jacques very simple device
follows. The circular, one-half inch
thick, steel pieces are called "cut-outs"
at the local used-metal yard. There a r e
the leftovers from the construction of
some kind of steel storage tanks.
Sketch of Jacques Brownson's rotator
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Another advantage of inverting a
slightly rusty car, or one that you plan
to concours, is that your repairs,
cleaning and painting will be done
faster a n d better, and more completely. I did all the straightening and welding and undercoat removal on my car
lying on my creeper. The bottom of the
car, except for painting w a s done, or so
I thought, until I put the car on the
rotisserie. Then I spent one whole Saturday heat shrinking and otherwise
making the battery box perfect.
Upside-down perfect a n d rightside-up
perfect a r e a n order of magnitude removed from each other. Molten metal
up your sleeve hurts now, and paint
remover h u r t s in a while, but with a
rotisserie you can avoid most of the
pain-if you can avoid splitting open
the skin on your forehand with the
back of your hand when your homemade dent pulling hook slips. "Well,
doctor, I w a s removing a dent from the
bottom of my Porsche and . . ." "Well,
you probably shouldn't have mentioned his questionable ancestry!"
"But I w a s removing . . ." "Sure you
were, hold still while I take a couple of
stitches."
I've included a couple of photos of
my $40 rotisserie for new members
and for those of you who lost your
June/July 1979 issue.
Seeland'e modification of Brownson'e rotator
Close-up of pivot arm, note pinch bolt, also has hole drilled for pin to hold car at 90'.
Catamaran teeter-totter
Mark Eskuche just built a rotisserie
with triangular pyramid uprights of
21/2" waterpipe. Instead of the pivot
axis being at the level of the bumper
supports (on a T-6 coupe without
engine) it is 31/2" above which allows
one hand 360° rotation. The total time
spent making the rotisserie w a s 27
hours. The pivot is 37% inches from
the floor and the side of the car is 6
inches from the floor. At this height it
will not rotate past the tires, but it will
clear the brake drums-measure
carefully!
Mark also told me about his Speedster that went from no floor to a course
record in 5'12 weeks. Nearly a s amazing
is the method for rotating the car up to
verticality for access to the bottom.
Line up 5 or 6 large tires without
wheels, get a friend and roll the side of
the speedster onto the tires and wire to
your not-so-sympathetic neighbors
fence. Mark moved soon after (or because of?) this.Just remember to triangulate the passenger area with
brazed-in conduit. Mark s a y s he didn't
dent the door or side even though the
car w a s mostly resting on a couple of
tires in the center.
Popular Mechanics published a n
article on a widget called a "rocker
ramp" that Doug Fitzsimmons in
Last summer at the Parade, John
Pennsylvania is using on his C coupe.
Paterek, in his talk on restoration, told
It amounts to a catamaran teeterof his unequal-legged table technique.
totter for your car. Tip it one way,
drive up on it, tip your car level or
raise the other end. It is 16 inches high
in the middle, 12 feet long and raises IF you have PROBLEMS, questions, changes, etc. WITH your
eitherbum~ertoabout3feetwhenitis SHIP status please WRITE directly to TOM OERTHER, membership
tipped.
doesn't think it is
chairman, 5035 SALEM RD., CINCINNATI, OH 45230.
safisfactory because you still have to
weld up-side down.
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No equipment car rotation
Full car-width steel tubing "handles"
are attached to the bumper brackets,
the car stripped including the front
and rear windows, and then the car is
inverted and placed on the legs of the
inverted table. The 4" x 4" legs are of
appropriate (and unequal) length and
extend into the passenger compartment through the front and rear windows. The car is inverted by collecting
seven other people so that you have
four people at each end picking it up,
and turning it over. My car weighs
only 550 pounds stripped of all doors,
lids, suspension, and interior. This is
only about 70 pounds per person. I
would add casters to the table "top" so
the car could be moved. This method
requires only lots of friends and minimal carpentry ability. Its major disadvantage is the non-positionability
of the body once it is on the "table".
RS6O of Pam and Alan Hall and its' "pit crew".
'64 356 Porsche Carrera 2000GS Coupe (#124876) with totally rebuilt
912 engine (2 Ltr engine not included) oil coolers incl, great body, excellent mechanical, Blaupunkt Frankfort AMIFM stereo & many
extras. Needs only cosmetic work & 2 Ltr engine to be worth much
more than $9000 (firm). Contact Jim Wellington (Rennsport Werke),
320 Martin Avenue, Santa Clara, CA. 95050, 4051243-3132 or M.
Greenhut #208, 1436 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. 90035,
213/659-5471.
As mentioned before, body alignment of severely rust-weakened cars
can be a problem. If the car is sagging
while still on its wheels, appropriate
jacking and propping while watching
the door gaps will temporarily align
the body. A clever trick Lew Markoff
told me about is to braze in a series of
conduit braces in the passenger area to
stiffen the now aligned body. These
are melted loose on completion of the
pan repair. They may get in the way
but swaybacked Porsches are even
less desirable than sway-backed
equines.
A commercially built car rotator is
available for sale or lease from A1
Hansen, 6484 Pioneer Road, Medord,
Oregon, 97501. These are well-built,
well designed heavy-duty car rotators
(See Roto-Hoist ad in the August1
September 1979 REGISTRY). You
might prefer to buy one of these if you
don't have access to an arc welder, or
don't trust your welding, or prefer to
trade dollars for time.
A few issues back I asked four-cam
owners to let me know what they did
with their cars. Alan and Pam Hall
sent me the following note and picture
in answer to this request (are there
any other four-cam owners out there
that would like to become famous?).
"Our car is an RS60 Spyder, the
first of the four factory race cars.
We acquired it ten years ago. It was
tattered but original. After m a n y
hours of labor, my husband restored it.
We take it occasionally to shows
to display. We drove it to the San
Diego Parade. We took it to a PCALos Angeles region picnic and on an
economy run. Our most daring
venture was this fall when we took
it to our daughters school for her
"share". While there, every child in
her third grade class had his turn to
get in and "drive". Although not a
spectacular use, it sure took a lot of
nerve."
raveview
Bob Lawrence, Editor
By the time you are reading this a
new decade will have begun. I hope
everyone had happy holidays. Unfortunately our issue sequence made it
difficult to slant our column for the
Christmas spirit. Fortunately Susan
Miller gave us all a touch of Christmas
with the first issue of the long awaited
GMUND magazine. I'm sure all you
Reggies did subscribe. On that assumption I am not even going to
review the magazine in any detail. We
all know it is a beauty, and I am sure it
will continue to be. Susan hit the nail
on the head when she said that it
position itself between Pano, Christo
and this mag. Being that it will be
published on an alternate months to
this magazine it will really fill the
anticipatory gap a s we await the latest
issue of our favorite mags. Where
Christo fits in on arrival in your mailbox is anyones guess.
CATALOG COMMENTS: If you
still didn't get yourself a Xmas present
you just might wish to take a look at
Beverly H i l l s P o r s c h e B o u t i q u e
Catalog. Strictly boutique type items
but really nice. Everything is Porsche
in name only a s there is nothing for
any specific series or models except
the now unfortunately discontinued
long sleeve cotton workshirts that
Road a n d Track introduced a few
years ago. Anyone know of a source
for these (please)? I guess these too
will become collectors items.
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tion of 13 years in one house is unbelievable. Especially when moving
from a 10 room, 3 car garage to a four
room, one car garage situation. By the
time you read this, I should have the
harrowing experience over with. So
while I am packing, have a happy,
healthy, rustfree New Year.
Editor's Note: By the time this issue is
in your hands you should also have a
complimentary copy of GMUND. The
REGISTRY provided Barnes Publishing with the mailing labels at cost for
this project . . . hope you enjoyed the
'perk' of being a recognized Porsche
enthusiast!
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Anything (***) A 1966 comedy with
Warren Beatty, Leslie Caron and Bob
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New & Used
has the pleasure of driving what apMechanical
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pears to be a C-coupe, when he can get
it a w a y from his mommy. The w a y he engine cases, heads, rods, engine sheet
parked it once, maybe it's better that metal, transmission internals, brakes
she drives it. I didn't see it all a s I only
& suspension parts, also have many
started to watch it when I heard his
doors, engine lids, 356 A nose &
mother asking if she could drive the
Porsche. Check it out if it comes on
much glass.
vour tube.
Prompt Attention to phone o r mail
According to a n a d in the Sunday
Times (12/2/79) that cabriolet that
orders.
everyone s a w in the Woody Allen's
MANHATTAN is a '65 C cabriolet
with only 60,000 miles on it. It w a s for
Recycle Auto Parts
sale, no price but the phone number
P.O. Box 4428
w a s 9141758-8078, in case anyone is
Boulder, CO 80306
interested.
Well, I am joining "der Keyser" in the
third most stressful situation one en303-443-2887
counters in life, moving. I am only
moving four miles but the accumula-
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The right to edit or refuse publication
is reserved; not responsbile for errors,
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I. Seller will shiv item within 10
d a y s of recei$ of payment. If
buyer pays with personal check,
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after check is honored.
2. If buyer is not satisfied with item,
buyer may return item at buyer's
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of item to seller in same condition a s received b y buyer, seller
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3. Seller assumes risk of non-delivery when item is shipped to
buyer. Buyer assumes risk of
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In offering a car please include your
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a d s must be received by the first of the
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PLEASE limit your a d s to 356 items.
911s, 914s, etc. are all nice but they are
out of place here! If your ad arrives
after the deadline, w e will hold it until
the next issue unless you instruct
otherwise. Send your free member a d s
to Brenda Perrin, 2041 Willowick,
Columbus, O H 43229. (Do NOT send
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address.)
Doors and door parts for most Coupes in
various condition, L & R early Speedster
doors, 1 right and 3 left early A fenders, 1
complete A Coupe front clip to dash, many
A and early B gas tanks, many B & C front
bumpers (all condition), few B & C rear
bumpers (average condition). Rear Clips: 2Speedster or Conv., 1 B/C Cab., 1 B/C
Coupe, 1 A Coupe. Most engine lids, 2 A &
earlv B roofs. Manv mechanical parts:
heads, cranks, cases, timing covers, transmissions and trans p a r t s (no ring and
pinions for sale separately), plenty of A & B
brake drums and b a ~ k & ~ - ~ l a t Some
es.
interior parts, most are in rough condition,
1 very early seat (knob high on side).
Values range widely depending upon condition. Ron Godfrey, 2256 Lakeview Ave.,
L. A., CA 90039 or call 2131667-3186.
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Complete European heater set-up for 356,
$150. Timing covers, all models, $ 2 5 0 . 912
rocker arm stand. $12. Generator stand
AIB. $8. Rocker arm assembly. normal $20.
AIB axle tubes, $ 1 0 0 . Brake back plates,
all models. $ 5 0 . C axle tube, left, trade for
right. Value covers, $ 3 0 . 519 trans 2mount nosepiece, $15. 741 trans nosepiece,
$15. 644 gearsets, 2B, 3B, 4C, $ 2 5 0 . 741
gearsets, 38, 4C, 4D, $ 4 5 0 . 741 1B gear
with mainshaft, $75. 741 shift sleeves and
spiders, $ 1 0 0 . Many more engine, trans
and suspension parts. Vic Skirmants,
27244 Ryan. Warren. MI 48092, 31315759544.
Right rear quarter panel. 356 B & C, in
factory primer #644 503 062 06. $125. Vent
windows, right side, 1 Coupe #644 542 052
03, 1 Cab #644 542 052 26. $40 each. 1door
handle with lock and key. $30. All parts are
new. Ray Ringler, 3755 Creek Stone Way,
Marietta, Ga., 30067 4041971-91 18.
Parting out 62 Cabriolet T6 with 2 tops,
boot, red interior and all parts except
engine, trans. and wheels. Also B coupe
drivers door, complete. Write needs. Jim
Anderson, 1129 Grant Street. Evanston. Ill.
60201. 3121328-4481. evenings.
1960 356B Normal Roadster #88362. New
laquer paint, new interior, no rust, Ziebart,
new chrome, top, crested hubcaps, new
Weber carbs and rebuilt front end.
Excellent condition. Must sell. Highest
reasonable offer accepted. Richard C.
Walton. RD4, Box 225, Quarryville. PA
17566. 7171786-4559.
Speedster windshield parts-Exact size
replacement allen head cap screw, flat and
spring washers used to fasten windshield
posts, all stainless steel! $5 - set of two. Jim
Foster. 2033 Arrowhead Dr.. Oakland. CA
94611, 4151339-2932.
PORSCHE 1962 356B 2000GS CARRERA
sun roof coupe, 4151731-7659. 8pm-l0pm
PST-priced
f o r q u i c k sale. Rollin
Polonitza. 50 Ravenwood Dr., San Francisco, CA 94127.
1964 356C Cabriolet #161456. Interior in
good condition, body has rust in usual
locations, but an excellent project for restoration, all parts still on car, new tires,
can presently be driven. graylblack. $3,800
or best offer. Jim Comer, 111, Post Office Box
220, Gastonia, North Carolina 28052,
86415401 (704) day or 865-9655 night.
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1959 356A 1600N coupe #108805, an
original, unrestored, completely ust and
accident free So. Calif. car with only 55,000
orig. miles; mechanically perfect, complete
with orig. tools, manual and records. One
owner 16 years. Silver with full genuine red
leather interior. Asking $12000, but will
negotiate price for a good home. Norman
Feinstein, 9364 Hazen Drive, Beverly Hills,
CA 90210. 2131271-5420.
New A German owner's manual - $35.
Copy of illus. sect. of 1155 Porsche parts
catalog (51 pages) - $7. 356 starter button excellent 7 turn signal assy., solid state
Empi ignition wlcon (6V). plus other 3561A
parts for trade. Sed SASE. See Wanted. D.
Downs. 106 Cedar Ct., Schaumburg, IL
60193, 3121893-7414.
'65 S C coupe 8219998, silverlblack, mags.
Michelins, Bilsteins, Blaupunkt AMIFM,
luggage rack, new rubber, windshield,
rebuilt original VDO clock, absolutely no
rust, ready for concours, strong running
and excellent handling. Recently
purchased S90 Roadster forces sale $8500. Hutson Messer, 1303 -A E. 6th Ave.,
Tallahassee, FL 32303, 9041877-0509.
Rear bumper with overrider, 4 steel
wheels 4112x15, engine lid with grill, headlights and assorted 356 parts. Ed Parker,
2523 Abedul Street. Carlsbad. CA. 92008.
7141438-2467.
356B and 356SC Parts, 2 outside door
handles $7.00 ea., 2 inside door handles
$5.00 ea.. chrome grab bar $8.00. ignition
switch w/keys $8.50, dash board headlight
swith $7.50, fuse block 1950-1962 $5.00,
g a s / o i l l t e m p . g a u g e $35.00, w i n d o w
washer bag $3.00, hood latch 1950-1962
$7.50, %hub caps 356SC $6.00 ea., Reutter
badge large $5.00. door hinge plateslw
spacers $2.00. and other assorted parts.
Arno Weddendorf, 143 Lawrence Road.
Westerville, OH 43081, days 6141438-4731,
evenings 6141890-8817.
Brown "C" interior. Some pieces missing,
pay shipping and handling or free if you
pick it up. "C" steering box, cheap. 5
chrome, slotted VW wheels, will fit 356's
$100. "C" con rods 4/$100. P. Ertel, 115 W.
Davis St., Y.S.O. 45387, 5131767-1762.
356 Exploded view part diagram sets. 356
Pre-A 51 pgs-$14, 356-A 74 pgs-$17,356-8
72 pgs-$17, 356-B T-6 (Sup. to B] 46 pgs$14, 356-C (SUP. to B) 42 pgs-$14. Copy
1953 part manual-$25. 1955 part manual$45, 1954 Workshop manual-$45. To trade:
Christo #1,2.3 English. 1957 Carrera Sales
brochure, much other 356 sales lit. Charlie
White, 5801 E. Calle Del Media. Phoenix,
AZ 85018, 6021949-8096.
Parting '65 coupe 1600s- red interior.
Everything reasonably priced. Send SASE
with list of your needs. L.B. Larkin, Jr., Box
61, RD 2, Hockessin, DE 19707, 30217577079 (work) 3021239-5791 (home).
Engine #P40993 - rebuilt Hirth crank
(Rennsport) - all headwork done -excellent
pistons and cylinders - less than 5000 miles
- full flow filter - 40 PBIC's - sheet metal muffler (early Abarth?) - spare Hirth crank
- $1200/trade for rebuilt cyl heads for my
1500s 3 piece crank, pistons & cylinders
andlor cash. Skip Montanaro, 109 Bon Aire.
Iowa City, IA 52240, 3191351-5463.
'63 electric sunroof coupe less engine.
Solid upper body. Solid battery box and
floor pan. Needs longitudinals and torsion
area work. Car complete with original
papers and manuals, factory photos, etc.
Includes Becker AMIFM, mats, extra parts
- $1650. John Summer, 4547 Grant Rd. NW,
Washington, DC 20016, 2021686-1649.
Late A bumper shell - $60. NOS late A
bumperette exhaust funnels - $40lpr. ABC
hood handles - $25. Rear deck grilles - $15.
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BIC shifter w/key - $25. Speedster transaxle wlbrakes. excellent, - $475. '53 coupe
dashboard wlsome instruments. Roadster
brass windshield posts, frame - $175.
Roadster top - $175. Other parts. Mark
Eskuche, 4033 N. Prospect Ave., Shorewood, WI 53211, 4141962-4304.
S C sunroof coupe 131273 whitelblack,
new original interior, new suspension,
recent major engine work. 6" chrome
wheels wlenarnel crest caps, total complete
car in first rate condition - $13,500. Mens
Orfina Porsche watch in black - $375. Bill
Patton, 4181 Observatory Ave., Oakland,
CA 94619. 4151543-9360 days, 41515300609 eves.
New A Speedster left steel door, new right
alloy Speedster door, SP6 crank, 7,8,9 and
10 inch center line alloy wheels with 356
VW bolt pattern and many slicks, new and
near 1500cc and 160cc Carrera G T piston
and cylinder sets. RS-60 or late RSK rear
body section. Warren B. Eads, 927 Deep
Valley Dr., Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274.
Rennsport Wellington SP6 crank for 356 &
912 engine. Trade 547 Spyder flywheel for
692 flywheel good 40 OCM carburetors &
manifolds for 461DMll or 2 in same condition. 1 set of new 3112~16alloy 550 Spyder
wheels for 5 1 / ~ ~ alloy
1 5 wheels.
'65 SC parts from coupe: hood, lid, glass,
doors (fair), interior, wheels, suspension.
etc. Most any parts except engine, transmission and other body sheet metal.
Reasonable prices. A.R. George, 105 Upson,
Ithica, NY 14853, 6071273-2877 eves.
C parts: stock oil cooler - $20; oil filter can
wloil lines - $5; Solex 40 P l l - 4 rebuild kit $5. FOB Dillon. Clark Griffith, Box 2403,
Dillon. CO 80435. 3031468-5769.
Parade winner: '55 Speedster won class
for 356 & A's at Washington Parade. Signal
red with tan interior and in storage since
last July. If you want the best Speedster at
$5000 less than I have in it, the car can be
purchased for $20,000. Jerry Pennington,
2131822-5475 eves.
741 transaxle, the last of the factory
rebuilts with all new parts, purchased from
Stoddard in '76 but use plans changed $1000. No exchange. Jim Ioakem, 12575
Scully, Saratoga, CA 95070, 4081253-9572.
Ponto Stabil mirror. Original for some
Convertible D and all Roadsters. New - $20.
J. Legus, 5311 Minnetoga T e r r a c e ,
Minnetonka, MN 55343.
Mahle piston and cylinder set and (5)
4I/z"x15" wheels from super mint condition
SC coupe. Raymond Buller, Evansville, IN.
Ofc. 8121424-4961, 705So. Runny Meade.
AB&C parts: nose panels, hoods, doors,
bumpers, plus hundreds of misc. parts both
new and used. Jeff Mohr, 5115 Serrania
Ave., Woodland Hills. CA 91364, 21313445454.
For Carrera 2: rear louvered body muffler
skirt for 2000 GS-Part No. 644.504.083.01
in factory prime, never installed - in new
condition - $275 includes shipping in USA.
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R.M. Lawson. 4081662-2418 eves.
'65 S C 90 Cabriolet with hardtop, #I61372
brought back from Europe, Total ground up
restoration, engine and transmission
originally replaced at Quffenhausen.
Serviced a t Porsche Vienna. Silver, black
leather interior. Absolutely no rust. XAS
and chrome wheels. Original new soft top.
FMICB radio. Serious .inquiries only,
please. Price firm - $12,500. Kurt E. Wirth,
7413 Sheffield Dr.. Ada, MI 49301.
Roadster top a s s y - $150. RoadsterSpeedster deck lid wlgrille - $65. Single
grille coupe deck lid wlgrille - $50. C coupe
interior vinyl panelslblack, 5 pieces - $100.
A front bumper very good, needs bolt
mounts - $150. Have a lug wrench to trade
for other A tools. C deck lid wlgrilles excellent - $65. Other assorted C parts. Buyer
pays shipping. Bill Brown, 901 W. Pioneer,
Lincoln, Nebr. 68522, 4021423-8701.
0 Workshop manual reprint, bound, first
edidtion for '50 thru '54 models - $75. B rear
deck lid wlgrille - $75. Pair of ABC rear
quarter windows wlgaskets - $75. Thomas
Spiegel, 10110 W. Bunny Ct., Hales
Corners, WI 53130, 414/425-5584.
4 chrome spinner knock-off hub caps,
some rust, threads good, need rechroming.
1 A tachometer cable, orig. 4 f&R Nerff
bars. 1 - 6V to 12V radio convertor, new. 1
bottom section, top & sides section
windshield gasket rubber for a Conv. D. 1
chrome head light rim. 1 chrome beehive
front turnlight signal rim, screws on. 1rear
bumper overrider wlexhaust outlet. 1 B
hood handle. 2 Garbriel rear shocks. 1
headlight assy. incld. bulb. 1 - 3" wide
racing seat belt. nylon with quick release
buckle w ~ l e a t h e rpad - $38. 2 B front turn
signal lens, new with prongs. 1A rear deck
lid with grille for Conv. D. 1 A hood. 1
wooden steering wheel "500". Monty
Feekes, Box 4776, Carmel, CA 93921,
4081625-3683.
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H&H front s w a y bar, new and rear Z bar,
$120 (both). 4 BWA 6112x14 alloy
new
wheels for disc brake cars - new - $280 (set)
Front spindles of disc brakes &calipers and
C transaxle wldisc brakes - $550. 356-912
deep sump - $50 (new). Pair rubber mounts
- transmission to hoop - $50 (new). Buyer
pays shipping. Bob Glasser, 6 Forestdale
Dr., Huntington, NY 11743, 516/692-8610
eves. 8-10.
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complete, running but typically rusty $2500 or best offer. European heater boxes,
fan housing -'Y' connection - $150. Luggage
racks (2) - 1 plated No. 9510 - 1 No. 9501 $75 ea. New list 300 SASE. See Wanted.
Ken Daugherty, 1611 Russell Ave., Louisville, KY 40213, 5021451-3425.
356 Literature collection - 7 different
factory shop and parts manuals, 6 different
pieces original factory showroom literature; new: Ludvigsen; MerritIMiller;
BoschenlBarth; Automotive Quarterly; lost
more. Cost $630; sell to best offer. SASE for
list. Nancy Jones, 926 Douglass Dr.,
McLean, VA 22101, 7031356-0206.
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BIC set rear bumper guards complete in
like new condition wlexhaust funnels $125. Wesley Minear, 8603 Cranford Ave.,
Sun Valley. CA 91352. '54 tool kit with blue
handle screw drivers. Send $1 for picture.
'60 body parts: 1 right front fender & 112 of
nose - $50; 1 rear body clip with top, engine
cover, right V4 window - $125; 1 right door
with window & wing, 1 left door with
window & wing, both door bottoms rusty $25 ea.; 1 front axle complete with steering
box & brake drums - $150. Ralph Carmichael, 3443 Sylvan Ln., Peoria, IL
3091688-2585.
'60 B, silver, new windshield good restoration project - $1800. Offer expires 3-30-80.
Donald B. Morylak, 1310 Grove Ave., Park
Ridge, IL 60068, 3121698-3468 after 6 p.m.
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356 models, 1143 and 1125 scale available
including Porsche # I Roadster, send SASE
for list. Jeff Gamble, 929 N. Swan Suite B,
Tucson, AZ 85711.
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B engine #P-0700744 from a '63 1600s.
Rebuilt in September, new jugs, pistons,
valves, oil gears, camshaft, etc. Everything
included-shroud, generator, flywheel (8
dowel) etc. Must sell a s crankshaft was
dropped and broken. Reasonable offer in
area of $1000. Fred Lane, 1352 Olino St.,
Honolulu, HI 96818, 8081422-1189.
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Spyder parts: RSK wrap around windscreen; Spyder insignias; 550 signal lamps
& license plate light; 547 cam-drive distributor boots; plus much more. SASE to
Everett Anton Singer, 163 Elm St., Roslyn
Heights, NY 11577, 5161621-3770.
Many 356 parts and publications. New
912 rods, BIC headlights, park lights, tail
lights, horn grilles. BIC shop manual, A
shop manual, 912 engine guide, Carrera
guide. Much more, send for list. Bob Neal,
1929 Acacia Lane, Fallbrook, CA 92028,
7141728-9211.
'62 Roadster S90, Belgium made, T-5
body, original rust free floor, black leather
i n t e r i o r , i n s p e c t e d , excellent o v e r a l l
condition #89331 - $8500, 7031525-9078,
609/692-8882; Ansen aluminum wheels fits
AIB, excellent condition - $175/set. Speedster steering wheel - $45. AIB gas tank $35. F. Lanzetta, Jr., 4634 E. Landis Ave.,
Vld., N j 08360.
A '58 coupe #I04184 complete restoration
by professional shop. No expense spared.
New engine, gearbox, suspension, brakes,
etc. Cosmetically perfect - $10,950. Also,
SC Cabriolet shell #I59584 - $3995. Call Bill
Allen at 4041427-2953 or nights 40419347219. O r write 4390 Carnes St., Acworth
(Atlanta), GA 30101.
'62 S-90 G T coupe, aluminum doors, steel
hood and trunk lid, Speedster like GTseats,
roll bar mounts, engine, BBAB transmission and many other parts; body w a s unrestorable. Car-hauling trailer for rear
engined vehicle such a s 356 or Formula V $500. David Gill, 1660 N. LaSalle, #2404,
Chicago, IL 60614, 3121266-7745.
'63 coupe (parting out), '63 Cabriolet
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Fuse
Semperit tires, near new - $165. FOB.
box decals for T-2 - T-5 models, improved
duplication. $1. SASE. Henry Walker, 6390
Nimi Ln., La Mesa, CA 92041.
356lCarrera factory original new pts. 741
gear sets - 4B, 4C; pinion brngs; chrome
wheel 4112x15; OSRV mirror (Durant); A
headlight dimmer; wiper mtr-6,V; T signal
SW; comb. gauge; fuel pump 539.084.03;
used pts: C c. shaft .25 u. size; 1600 Carrera
cy. & exh. Stinger (factory); Solex 40 P-11-4
carbs. Jim Forney, 802 Overbrook Rd.,
Baltimore, MD 21239, 3011377-0623 any
time.
Pair of Solex carbs R&L 40mm (40Pll-4)
brank new never used in cartons - $150 ea.
Scissors floor jack (not hydraulic) good
cond. - $20. Factory luggage rack for rear
deck fair cond. - $15. 1 Quartz Halogen
rectangular Hella driving light - $15 (12V).
Factory chrome lined cylinders (2) used,
good cond. & pistons - $24 (each piston &
cylinder set) for 356's. Ski rack for B. Ron
Klein, 1531 Elbridge St., Philadelphia, PA
19149, 215lJE3-9980.
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Parting out C coupe and early 912. Both
have terminal cancer of the undercarrage
with mechanical and cosmetic pieces intact
and functioning. Majority of exterior
panels OK. Willing to either sell, or trade
parts for Roadster/Convertible D bits and
p i e c e s . Dick G a p e n , P a i n t e r Rd.,
Southbury, CT 06488.
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Wheels for 356 disc brake assemblies:
Four 4112x15 chrome, four 41/2~15steel and
two 51/2x15 steel. No rust, excellent condition. Make offer. Lee Henry, 6426 E. Calle
Bootis, Tucson, AZ 85710, 6021747-3865.
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356 A parts manual (inbound Xerox reprint) $25, one complete set (Xerox) 356
(A,B,C,C supplements) parts manuals,
$100. Dale Collier, 112 Penbrooke Dr., Penfield, NY 14526, 7161377-3737.
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588159 A cabriolet (1 car), chequered
history. Hard and soft tops, clear Imron top
coat, reasonably new interior, Cibies,
Konis, new Simperings, fresh 1750cc '69
912 engine, never significant rust. Original
AMIFMISW signal seeking radio that
works! Has been driven marginally for two
years but cosmetic assembly not completed
$5000 includes all parts. Shep Johnson,
3628 Glencairn Ln., Indy, IN 46205, 3171
545-6223.
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'54 Speedster #80200. Complete restoration to original. 1500N, white tan, black
interior. Must see. Photos on request. Call
Bill, 4081734-5649 or Llew 4151321-8682.
'59 356A coupe from California. New interior, excellent condition. $8000. Dennis
DeRosa, 9 Summer St., Ashland, MA 01721.
617/881-1040, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
'63 Super 90 Coupe Herron greyidark
blue: perfect. Just restored by POR-SHA of
Bedford, Texas. .huff said! J. R. Breeden,
1822 W. Moss, Peoria, IL 61606, 30916741555.
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1955 Porsche speedster, excellent road
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condition, 66,950 KM, yellow bodylblack
toplblack int./chrome wheelslski
racklroad
light, 1600 normal engine,
asking $15K, Peter Seferian, 7 Emily Street,
Cambridge, Mass. 02139. 6171876-3892
during working hours.
'61 super Coupe, #11373. Original silver
metallic paint, very little body rust, good
pan. Very good black interior, skilluggage
rack, shop manual, tool kit, strong good
sounding engine. 74000 2-owner miles,
very restorable to concours condition.
$5500. Dave Fleming, 3950 Walter Rd., N.
Olmstead, OH 44070, 2161779-6384.
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includes all mechanical repairs and
overhauls, electrical and wiring, interiors and tops, rust repair and body
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For information call or write:
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Original America Roadster needs 1wiper
arm and blade (chrome wire type), trunk
release knob, ignition key blank, Hazet
open end wrenches (4), original knurled
valve stem caps (51, (4) moon hubcaps no
repros., correspondence from other '52
Roadster owners. Also, supplement to '54
edition service manual: Group B, L, M and
D. John Paterek, 33 Minton Ave., Chatham,
NJ 07928, 201/635-5918 eves.
0 For '50 Cabriolet #5014: square red lens
for brake light in license plate light; early
Veigel clock, square red tail light lens,
Hella no part numbers on lens, 1100 cc
motor, early sun visors with adjusting
knobs, small ivory pull out dash knob with
round identation in end, I-piece aluminum
Porsce script. Bob Heller, 152 Old Redding
Rd., Weston CT 06883, days 2031226-1814,
eves. 2031226-3089.
0 4-Cam flat fan assembly or parts, 718 5speed ring & pinion-any cond., following
parts for early '52: attached bumpers,
round & rectangular front & r e a r lights, rear
view mirror (inside]. Will buy or trade.
Mark Eskuche, 4033 N. Prospect Ave.,
Shorewood, WI 53211,414/962-4304 eves.,
4141271-2929 days.
0 For pre '56 Speedster: set of Speedster
seats-cond. unimportant, need info &
current cross reference on color (Speedster
Blue, Ruetter #602), rubber gear shift
tunnel mat, deck lid, toolslbag, manual
(copy OK] front floor mat. Will buy or
trade. See For Sale. D. Downs, 106 Cedar
Ct., Schaumburg, IL 60193, 3121893-7414.
0 Matched set of original German license
plates for the year 1955. Steve McPherson,
5318 46th Ave. SW, Seattle. WA 98136,
2061935-6993.
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Windshield wiper motor for '56 coupe
chassis #56583. Please state price. R.
Vanderhurst, 92 Marble Ct., Carbondale,
co 81623.
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For '58 Speedster: wood steering wheel;
oil tank and lines for Carrera; louvered
engine lid for Carrera, S90 or 912 engine.
Much to trade. Everett Anton Singer. 163
Elm St., Roslyn Heights, NY 11577,
5161621-3770.
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S90 engine #804001-804630, complete
engine or good solid case. Will buy or trade
excellent '64 S C #810867. Front half floor
pan (T-6), Ponto-Stabil outside mirror for
Roadster, front bumper deco strip plus neoprene insert and base (T-6). rubber floor
mat in very good cond. (T-61, S90 rear
compensator spring plus mounting hardware, r&l heater cans (T-61, black boot for
Roadster. Call collect 8031571-5644 days or
8031795-4125. Jim Beall, 7603 Northside
Dr., Charleston, S C 29405.
Factory sun roof for early 1953 Coupe
"bent windshield" model. Will pay top
dollar. Also sunvisor, lower rear shock
mounts, soundproofing (engine compartment), interior light lense, early horns, and
front fender braces. David C. Martin,
ALBERT C. MARTIN AND ASSOCIATES,
445 South Figueroa Stree, Los Angeles, CA
90071, 2131683-1900.
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Pair perfect rear bumper guards for A-any
configuration OK. Pair mesh air filters for
S90 engine. Set of 4 Biral cylinders suitable
for reboring. David Duerr, RD 2 McFann
Rd., Valencia, PA 16059, 4121586-7680.
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Windshield for '58 coupe. Complete
engine & transmission for 1600 A. Driver's
seat or would buy the pair. Shifting lever
with linkage. 1 wheel or would buy set with
good rubber. 1 brake back plate-is there a
difference front, back, left, right? 1 tach for
A. James Daley, Cobble Hill, Landaff, NH
03585.
A Speedster, 3 metric wrenches, 2 screw
drivers, lug nut wrench, muffler, rubber for
dash handle grip, 4 aluminum strips on side
curtain, rails, Bosch decal, hubcap puller.
Bill Altaffer, Box 2043, Mammoth Lakes,
CA 93546, 7141934-8451.
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Crankshaft for'63 1600s. Fred Lane, 1352
Olino St., Honolulu, HI 96818, 80814221189.
For B sunroof coupe. Original tan dash
(covering only) must be in great shape.
Also, sunroof headliner frame. Would love
front seat bottoms in original tan, but must
be good. Jim Anderson. 1129 Grant Street,
E v a n s t o n . Ill. 60201. 3121328-4481
evenings.
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For'59: front & r e a r rubber floor mats orig.
& excellent cond, front chrome overrider
tube (high rise type] chrome cond. optional.
yet please no bent or dented ones., battery
cover in excellent cond. Richard Clement,
3328 Harbor View Dr., San Diego. CA
92 106.
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For Sale: (2)1951 Cabriolets #I0124 &
#10267, 1955 Continental Coupe, 1953
Rolling Chassis, 1959 356 A Coupe
Ruby RedITan, 1 owner original, 1960
Karmann Coupe (in basket), 1963 B
Coupe, 1964 'C' Coupe (basket case),
1959 Convertible 'D' Concours. For
prices and information, call Fred
Paine, Alta Classics, 801-262-4201.
To complete restoration of late A
Speedster: mint or excellent original shines
up license light assembly & front hood
handle; original hand throttle knob cream
color with age cracks (If you have one don't
break it trying to remove it from the cable.
I'll buy the cable, too.) Joe Reid, 180 Riverside Dr., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920,20117667174.
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For Convertible D: rear bumper guards
and or bars, sheet metal rear section (back
panel). A. Sciolto, RFD 4, Box 209. N.
Scituate, RI. 02857.
Rear window trim for '61 coupe. Must not
be bent or terribly scarred. Call Chick at
3151451-3597 after 6 pm or write to Chick
Quattrini, 111 Gale Ave., Liverpool NY
13088.
For Convertible D: sunvisor complete; top
latch; cigar lighter; rocker panel deco
strips; black boot; RF fender deco strip. L.
B. Larkin, Jr., Box 61, RD 2, Hockessin, DE
Fog lamp switch wlcenter dot for B or C.
Also, one V-pattern lens for Hella B o r C fog
lamps. Michael Deyo, 1638 W. 6th Ave.,
Mesa. AZ 85202. 6021964-6943 after 6 pm.
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automobi 1e wi r i ng harnesses f o r t h e consci ent i o u s a n t i q u e and c l a s s i c c a r r e s t o r e r .
We a r e a f a m i l y owned and operated business
t h a t has r e s t o r e d two (1927 d 28 Chevrolet)
antique Automobi 1e Club o f Arneri ca N a t i o n a l
1 s t P r i z e winning cars. We g i v e o u r custoners
t h e same personal s e r v i c e and q u a l i t.y.. products
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we appreciated i n o u r own r e s t o r a t i o n process.
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We a r e now proud t o announce t h a t we are
c u r r e n t l y manufacturing new, complete 1955
Speedster w i r i n g harnesses f o r s a l e t h a t
were copied from t h e o r i g i n a l s . (These
harnesses u t i l i z e t h e 356 and E a r l y 356A
Speedsterwiring diagram. )
MONEY ORDERS and CERTIFIED CHECKS EXPEDITE
DELIVERY
ALL C.O.D.'s
marked Cash Only.
California Residents add 6% sales tax
Coming Soon..
We answer a l l self-addressed,
..Type
356A (Late, C. 1
stamped envelope i n q u i r i e s
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SATURDAY, APRIL 19,1980
HARRISBURG (MECHANICSBURG), PENNSYLVAN
3 PI.US ACRE'S O F VENDOR A R E A
V E N D O R S W I T H 5500 OR
M O R E 01- 356 P A R T S O R C A R S
A L L O T H E R S $5.00
N O C H A R G E T O BUYERS
REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
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