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officers
President: Bill Durland, 1911 Millersville Pike,
Lancaster, PA 17603
Vice President: Vic Skirmants. Warren. MI
Secretary: Brenda Perrin. Columbus. O.H
Treasurer: joel Horvitz. Gloucester. MA
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Roger Whitton, P.O. Box 85018, Ft. Wayne, IN
1989 holida chairmen
east: Tom SottiE, Stamford, CT
west: Cliff Berryman, Scottsdale. AZ
editorial staff
editor-in-chief: Jerry Keyser, P.O. Box 1000,
Westerville, OH 43081
tech editor: Vic Skirmants, 27244 Rvan, Warren,
MI 48092
restoration editor: Brett Johnson, 7510 Allisonville Road, Indianapolis. IN 46250
case drips editor: Dick Pike, 921 Cloud Avenue,
Menlo Park. CA 94025
four cam forum: David Seeland, 47 Flower
Street, Denver, CO 80226
classifieds: Brenda Perrin. 2041 Willowick
Drive, Columbus, OH 43229
asleep at the wheel: Pat Ertel, 115 W. Davis
Street, Yellow Springs, OH 45387
historian: Jim Perrin, P.O. Box 387, Pennsville,
NJ 08070
reviews: Bill Block, 337 Darby Creek, Lexington
KY 40509
just one moore: Bill Moore, P.O. Box 384, Monmouth. OR 97361
letters to the maestro: Harry Pellow: 20655 Sunrise Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014
staff photographer: Hal Thoms. 13341 Ethelbee
Way, Santa Ana, CA 92705
vintage racing: Cole R. Scrogham, 693 Vine
St.. Harrisonburg. VA 22801
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The 356 REGISTRY magazine is the official publication of 356 Registry, Inc., an organization
oriented exclusively to the interests, needs and
unique problems of the 356 Porsche automobile
owner and enthusiast. The mission of 356 Registry, Inc. is the perpetuation of the vintage
(1948-1965) 356 series Porsche through the 356
REGISTRY magazine, the central forum for the
exchange of ideas, experiences and information.
enabling all to share the 356 experiences of one
another. 356 REGISTRY magazine is ublished
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Contributions of material for publication in the
356 REGISTRY ma azine are welcome. All
editorial submittals Aould be typed; black and
white glossy photos are preferred as color photos generally do not reproduce as well; artwork
should have good contrast. The right to edit or
refuse publication is reserved and resoonsibility for errors or omissions is denied.
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Vic is in the thick of the run for the 1989
Porsche Cup - will he win? Will they change the rules next
year?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vic Skirmants, editor
national membership chairman
46885-5018, 219-486-4448.
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The Concours d'Elegance, the 356 Registry West
Coast Holiday XIII, Sedona, Arizona. Photo by Hal Thoms, staff
photographer
... The new definitive work on 356 chassis
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. Johnson, editor
13 case drips
An air-letter to the editor. Some people get
all the breaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dick Pike, editor
14 four Cam forum
Polish your Porsche's Paint, Part 11.
Technology marches on - what's new in autobody chemicals .
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Seeland, editor
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...Bill's annual Holiday gift suggestion list . . . . .
23 just One mOOl't?.. .356 goings-on from the Great
Northwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill
Moore, editor
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. Block, editor
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25 der maestro
The Maestro has an Affair - the
conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harry Pellow, editor
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28 vintage racing
Watkins Glen International Raceway
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Cole R. Scrogham, editor
16 A View of Jiminy Peak - the 1989 East Coast Holiday . . . . . . . .
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Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, 1989 . . . . . . . . . James Wardrop
P.O. Box 85018, Ft. Wayn
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notes from the president. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill Durland
The last issue of the Registry magazine contained but the
latest round in what has been an on-going feud between various members of the national organization and local groups'
members. Since the editors of the various publications rightfully do not censor what gets printed, these disagreements
often find their way into print for everyone to read. Unfortunately, airing one's dirty linen in public doesn't enhance
the stature of either the organizations or their publications.
For sure, events that have taken place over the last two years
of the Registry's existence have been open to speculation and
interpretation because we did not do a good (or even adequate)
job of communicating to the general membership. Even
among the trustees, who have been closest to the situation,
there have been disagreements over individuals' motives. I
had hoped that our recent return to a regular publishing
schedule and having members vote on issues that the trustees
seriously disagreed on, would have calmed things down.
Since it hasn't totally worked out that way, I want to make
one last appeal.
I believe we have lost sight of the fact that the people on
both sides of these emotional issues are first and foremost
enthusiasts who love the cars and care very much about the
organization that has grown up around that love. Perpetuating the 356 series and sharing mutual experiences is still the
mission we all believe in. I know from personal experience
that it is very easy to carry on a feud with someone you never
talk to, but only communicate with via written correspondence. You can get so caught up in reading between the lines
or reading nuances into the letter you just received that you
fire off your salvo in retaliation and never go back for a second, calmer, reading. Plus you've forgotten, or ignored, that
the person you're "nuking" is a fellow enthusiast.
The recent East Coast Holiday, which was individually
chaired by the Sottiles, but heavily supported by the Southern
Connecticut membership, I felt did a great job in bringing
these points back into focus. It is a shame that all the protagonists in the various feuds did not attend, because there
was a gigantic outpouring of love for these cars which have
brought us all together and been the source of many deep
friendships. There was a lot of just sitting around talking cars
with friends, some new-found, whose only initial bond was
the common ownership of a 356. Sure there was some complaining about the cost of parts (the alloy wheels and headlight grills I bought were not given away), but at least many
more parts are available than there were in 1975 when the
Registry was formed. Stratospheric prices are being asked for
cars, but this is also part of the reality of the 356 experience
today and it avails us nothing to try to deny reality and attempt to go back to a simpler, gentler, cheaper time.
I have asked both of the most recent antagonists to try to
forget out-gunning each other (especially in a public forum),
forget who started it, forget who's going to have the last word,
and forget about sending me a nasty letter telling me what
to do with my observations. Instead, I would like them and
all of you, too, to try to remember what originally brought
us all together, the shared enthusiasm for the 356.
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356 Registry Membership Distribution
Roger Whitton, National Membership Chairman
Alaska
D.C.
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Guam
APOlFPO
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bermuda
Brasil
France
Germany
Holland
Italy
Japan
Luxembourg
Mexico
New Zealand
Portugal
South Africa
Sweden
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Canada:
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Denmark
England
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Jerry Keyser, Editor
Good news to report, at last, on a subject that I have been
receiving letters about for several LONG years . . . In this issue is the first advertisement for 356 Registry regalia AND,
most importantly, "356 REGISTRY" magazine BACK ISSUES!! There is literally well over a TON of back issues available, with issues going back for quite a few years. The pent-up
demand is no doubt very large, so the words to the wise are
to mail your orders in immediately to Lou Talarico c/o Unforgettable Gifts, 2337 Schoenersville Rd., Bethlehem, PA
18018.They are priced at $5 per copy, shipping and handling
included. Hurry so you won't be disappointed!
is a mailing address for each editor on page 2 of every issue.)
Remember, your input to an editor may be just the catalyst
needed to get their creative juices flowing. Speaking from personal experience, it's pretty discouraging to sit down at the
word processor for your bi-monthly column and to draw a
total blank. Help our non-paid editorial staff help you! Our
editors don't work on assignment, but I guarantee they will
welcome your comments, suggestions and input. By the way,
there wouldn't happen to be any budding new "356 REGISTRY" editors out there, would there? How 'bout it Ron
Roland?
And while on the subject of regalia, one of our oldest 356
Registry traditions is the jacket patch produced for each Holiday, from that very first in 1975. (Some jacket patch trivia:
even Joel Horvitz's 1983 New Hampshire event had a patch.)
To a one, they are very colorful and graphically pleasing and
are a part of our organization's history. I have been working
on a "356 REGISTRY" magazine story which will feature in
full color the Holiday jacket patches for all to see and enjoy . . . after all, how many of you have ever seen the very first
patch designed by Ginny Gummow? It can't be very many,
since there were only a few made, with probably not many
surviving today. But, I need your help to complete the story;
please look up my "wanted" ad in this issue.
More good news - the 1990 version of the big annual
Porsche and Vintage VW literature, Model, and Memorabilia
meet will be again help near the Los Angeles Airport, Saturday, February 17,1990.This even continues to grow and get
better every year. At the 1989 version there were 80 vendor
tables and over 300 attendees. A popular new attraction last
year was a 356 Porsche and vintage VW car show the next
day. There will be a car show again this year on Sunday, the
day following the Literature Meet. The Southern California
Chapter of the 356 Registry and the Vintage VW Club are cosponsoring the car show. See the "Coming Events" section
for further information on this Southern California double
header.
From the mail received, it looks like I may I have over estimated, thus overstated, the decline of hands-on-enthusiasts
in our ranks: see the "letters" section. Once again, what you
see is 99.9% of what we get. Room for useful and interesting
356 material can nearly always be eventually found, however.
So if you have a tried and proven restoration procedure, a
hot maintenance tip, some esoteric trivia uncovered in your
research or anything else that will make it easier to keep our
beloved Bathtubs on the road, please SEND IT IN to the appropriate editor or to the "letters" section. (Note that there
You will notice an official ballot stitched into this issue of
our magazine. I urge you to take a minute and spend the $.I5
to cast your ballot before the January 1 deadline. Here's a good
opportunity for a direct input into the direction the 356 Registry organization will take.
Keep those cards and letters coming. A special Thank You
to all who submitted photos for the "New 1990,Old 356"
calendar - the 1990 edition is the best one yet!
Manufacturers and distributors of
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the vintage German automobile.
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The latest contributors to the 356 Registry Booster Fund
are: Tony Murad, Tommy Estridge, Lewis Larkin, Jr. and
A. J.D. Schmidt. Thank you for yor generosity. The Booster
Fund is a fund made up from contributions which were spontaneously donated for yet-to-be-decided 356-related projects.
The first use of the fund was a donation to the Austrian 356
club for help in the restoration of the remaining original
Porsche Factory building in Gmund, Austria.
"Some thoughts on Gene Babow, who was a true 356 friend
and the epitome of what Registry is all about. Shortly before
his death I corresponded and had several phone conversations with him, primarily about my convertible D, which was
the subject of his last article.
After running into the proverbial stone wall at the factory
when I was trying to learn the car's history, it was Gene who
put me in touch with Walter Glockler, who, in turn gave us
the information that appeared in the "Odds 'n Ends" column.
Gene was very generous with his time and knowledge and
from comments in the August "356 Registry", it is fortunately clear that I am not the only one who knows this. I hope
that most of his knowledge survives him on computer or in
the manuscript of the book he was writing and that this work
will find its way to the "Registry", where it can be shared by
all of our members.
I am again contributing to the Booster Fund and suggest
that some of the funds be used to complete Gene's book, or
to organize his files and data for the "Registry" or to incorporate them into the outstanding work that Brett is doing.
Maintaining the 356 history is important work and doing any
of the above would be a fitting tribute to Gene Babow.
On another note - while the comments of Steve Hoffman
are well taken, the drippiness he speaks of generally appears
in the letters column. The regular columnists do great job of
giving us information and entertainment. His suggestions,
however.. are good and I would like to see them imdemented. I hope your editor's note regarding the changing composition of current membership is in error. Certainly all the
Registry members I know are "hands on" people, whether
or not their cars have been partially or fully restored by others,
or whether their interests are show, go, or somewhere in between. The statement of purpose on the Registry masthead
says it all. Registry members care about 356 Porsches. Those
of us lucky enough to be at the East Coast Holiday saw ample evidence of membership enthusiasm."
Tony Murad, Lebanon Springs, NY
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Letters and Other Miscellany
those special factory tools?),front end and suspension repair,
and other topics of more urgency than how someone remodeled his garage. If the subjects have already been covered,
please make the articles or the whole magazines available to
us desperate novices."
Kent P. Caveny, Kingwood, TX
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"Unfortunately, I am not capable of providing meaningful
input. However, I do second Steve Hoffman's desire for
hands-on, do-it-yourself, technical type articles and reprints.
He is also right about the "in" type articles. I really don't care
about 'so-and so's' great whatever. I started subscribing because the 'how-to' articles appealed to me."
(Signature illegible)
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"I have just sent off my membership dues which, of late
I had thought about not renewing. The primary benefit that
I have enjoyed as a Registry member has been receiving good
technicallrestoration information from people more experienced and expert than I.
I want to add an emphatic second to the comments of Steve
Hoffman (Vol. 13, #6).I am a relative late-comer to 356 ownership, but have been an admirer since sports car hormone started coursing through me as a youth. (A little known physiologic
fact: S.C. hormone production marks the advent of puberty).
In an effort to do all work on my coupe, I have relied on experienced advice to help me avoid having to 'learn by your
mistakes'. I know there are many expert owners among our
members and I too would appreciate their sharing techniques
for restoration and maintenance, etc.
It may be that a growing number of new 356 owners are
guided by investment potential as much as love of the marque. We should see this for what it is, simply a vocal and novel
trend. I perceive this trend to represent a challenge to us: an
opportunity to refocus on the traditional goals of the Registry and help each other 'keep the faith'."
Richard Geissler, Lexington, KY
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"I'm not going to waste your time by enumerating all the
good ideas that Steve Hoffman had for the Registry in his letter published in the AugISept issue, because I thought that
every idea he had was great. Since I have begun to despair
of ever obtaining original copies of the first several volumes
I had been meaning to inquire about the possibility of reprints,
Xerox copies, or at the very least some type of 'best of' anthology. I was therefore happy to see someone else suggesting the same thing, in addition to all the other well thought-out
suggestions his letter contained.
Then, in the editor's reply, it was suggested that most of
the newer readership wasn't interested in that sort of technical information anymore. Well, nobody asked me, but I'm
.
". . I would like to add my two cents to Steve Hoffman's
comments. We need more "how to" articles. Some of us are
just learning the joys of 356 rebuilding and need help with
subjects like transmission rebuilding (do you really need all
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certainly interested, and I've got a feeling that most of the
other newer members are as well.
Any chance for reprints at least? Take a poll to measure
demand?"
Larry Cloetta, Dallas
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"Here's my dues for another great year of reading my
favorite bi-monthly. In a way, I have to agree with the letter
from Steve Hoffman in regarding the magazine's personality changing a bit over the years - there does seem to be fewer technicalhestoration tips from fellow members in the form
of articles in the past few years. But instead of bitching about
it, I'll try my hand at doing something about it. I've constructed a wooden dolly patterned after the factory's metal dolly
used to roll the car around while engineltranslsuspension is
out or not operable. I've drawn up the plans on CAD and will
develop them into a full article for 'Registry'."
Alan Bambina, Farmers Branch, TX
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Dave & Judy Willard, Carlisle, MA
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PoRSCHE: 19653S6C cabriolet, less than 2K miles on
complete englne rebuild (53,SW documented), disc
brakes, chrome wheels, runs/drivcs nicely, with toad
top and interior. It needs some rmt repair but YOU can
drive il home for S15.W. pictures if you Uke, but it's
bed if you just show up witb the cash in hand. Elmer
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"Maybe there has been a good design or blueprint published
in the 'Registry' but a good low cost rotisserie or tilt-up fixture for installing floor pans would sure be great to have.
Perhaps the Registry could ask for member designs in a contest. I would kick in $25 as a part of a best low-cost design
contest."
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So You Want To Put On An Event?
The 356 Registry, Inc., has purchased liability insurance
to assist all groups, organized or informal, in putting on 356
related events. To obtain insurance and publicity for your
event, just send a completed insurance application form along
with your listing for the 'of interest' section to Don Marks,
7320 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117,60days before your
event. You may obtain a blank insurance form from Don at
the address above or by calling him at 805-968-2014or
805-682-5122.If you plan to put on a moving event such as
a ralley or tour, your application should be accompanied by
a check payable to K&Kinsurance for $43 to cover their event
processing fee. For non-moving events such as concours and
gatherings, there is no charge.
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ever see. original floorsand body. repainted man!' Years
ago and still magnificent. silver. black leather, chrome
wheels.all toolsand books intact. comes with original D
motor and 1962 S90 motor. breathtaking condition
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West Coast Holiday XI11 "The Day After"
My
feet hurt. AU muscles ache - even the ones I know
'57 PORSCHE SPEEDSTER CARRERA. Candy I didn't use! This is not a story about the weekend. As Chairapple red, immaculate! man, I have a biased view. Hopefully someone will write a
PlesPe.seIiousknren,onhr. story for the next issue.
Becky and I want to thank everyone (over five hundred) who
came to 'Porsche On the Rocks' for the opportunity to show
you our great state of Arizona and to meet you in person. I
"A too good to be true ad that appeared in our local 'Photo know I talked to each of the 107 members as they drove their
Ad' weekly . in reality a fiberglass replica with V W pow- 356s onto the concours site.
We tried to thank everyone via the printed program, but
er! At $30K. . . is HE serious?"
Shep Adlcins, Los Osos, CA a few names keep coming to mind that I want the entire membership to know about:
David Seeland, Bill Richardson, Curt Kuebler and Vernon
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Covert who put on a GREAT Tech Talk about the 'Four Cam'.
Mike Wroughton and Roland Broskowski, both new members with 356 As, who guided everyone through Oak Creek
Canyon and Jerome.
Bob Smith who provided all of the Pepsi and coffee we
could possibly consume.
Alex Bivens, the smiling Concours Chairman.
Jeff Gamble, Trophies.
Blaine Thompson and Camelback Porsche, Goodie Store.
Rich Peters, 'All Around Helper,' HIS back is sore!
Hoeschler for Registration
Gigi Tomy and Terry and
'Plus'.
Ann Briggs, our Sedona local with all of the contacts.
Dan and Holly Lawson, Scott and Pam Sisserson. Nonmembers who gave hours of non-stop labor before, during
and after the Holiday.
A1 and Sue Scharf (Becky's parents), T-shirt sales.
Oman Ken, live entertainment on the grass.
Little German Pastry Shop and Andreas, morning rolls and
box lunches.
I did see Don Marks, Cdhairman of next year's West Coast
Holiday to be held in Morro Bay, California, taking notes. I
am confident their event will be bigger and better than ever.
Good luck to them, and thanks for the many good memories
that all of you have given Becky and myself.
P.S. Posters for sale - $10 plus COD postage and handling
or, $15 for fast delivery to your door."
Cliff Berrymen, Scottsdale, AZ
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(From the "Sacramento Bee")
"I didn't open the paper until 7:45 a.m. I understand the
person who bought the Speedster was at the dealership just
after 7:30 a.m. In all the dealership had 11calls and five people show up. The Speedster was owned by the dealership owner Turner who I believe is the original owner. The new owner,
not really a Porsche person (but loves old fine autos), had two
offers the same day for $50,000 and I understand has now
sold the Speedster (price unknown).
P.S. He ended up buying the Speedster for $23,000 - cash!"
JimWilson, Sacramento
356 REGISTRY
The answers to last issue's "356 Trivia" crossword puzzle.
They mysteriously appeared in a plain, brown wrapper, postmarked Santa Ana ...
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" ... from our first Sierra 356 outing, which in this case was
at the Porsche N.A. distribution center in Reno, Nevada. Since
Porsche is headquartered here in Reno, it seemed a natural
to find out how many 356 owners were hidden in garages
in this land of pickup trucks and 4 wheel drives. To our surprise, we now have over 50 owners and the list is expanding
as we draw more people from the nearby Lake Tahoe area.
If you look closely, you'll see a new Speedster alongside
one of the real Speedsters. The new ones are nice but the
tuneups are a little trickier."
Geoff Daigle, Reno
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4. Fangio's initials
7. "New Old Stock"
8. Leatherette
9. Ghislaine
10. Type 729 use
13. Paint maker
16. Headlamp mgf.
17. Aluliron jug
18. Most 356 parts
21. Golde
25. Clutch mgf. (init]
26. 1963 acquisition
27. #6219 green
28. Rack
30. Sigfried Neuer (init)
32. Bow Material
34. Rejected disc design
36. GTL Bodywerks
38. Nurburgring rally
39. Hardtop maker
41. Blaupunkt
42. Engine covers
44. Belgian built
45. Crank bearings
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1. Canine radial tread
3.1962 tech boss
4. John von Neumann (init)
5. Franz I. Enz (init)
6. Battery maker
11. "Center of
12. Wood rim
14. "Excellence" author
15. Undercoating
16. Diaphram clutch
19. Electrics giant
20. Airfiiter mfg.
22. Rudi Fischer (init]
23. Competition binders
24. OEM plastic wheel
27. Strongest "C"
29. Same as #36 across
30. Poster artist
31. Not super
33. Super hubcap
35. Registry event
36. S-75 atomizer
37. Deutche autoclub
40. Motor location
43. Bonnier's 1st name
...
"
Runoffs are coming up. I have been
working on both the E car and G car for
the last 4 weeks straight. Due to time
constraints this column will be a short
one. I will recap the last two National
races of the '89 season.
August 13, Blackhawk farms
As has happened previously this year
I had the only 356s there. I had no real
competition in E-Production. I qualified
first and finished first.
GProduction, however was another
story. There were 9 GProduction cars
entered. I qualified the 1300 Coupe 4th,
in the race I ran a strong 4th until just
past the half way point. The 3rd place
car lost his brakes and went off the track,
moving me to third where I finished.
Again, I earned as many Porsche Cup
points for the 3rd place in GProduction
as I did for winning in E-Production
with less cars.
d -4
:IL' llq'lW i c Skirmants, Editor
August 20, Grattan Raceway
I addition to my two 356s, John Thornson was also there with his Coupe. The
first. The
E car ran well and I
G car qualified 4th out of 8 cars breaking its prssure plate toward the end of
the session. With John Thomson's help
the clutch was changed Saturday
evening.
The E car was running very well in the
race. I did not have any serious competition, so I thought I would test the tires
to their limits. I ended up setting another
E-Production lap record, finishing 4th
overall behind a GT1 ~~~~hCapri, a GT1
Camaro, and a GT2 Mazda. My lap time
was faster than the time of the ~ ~ d
I lapped the second place E-Production
car as well as a couple of GTI Corvettes.
I guess the tires worked just fine. John
finished 3rd in E-Production.
The GProduction race was rearranged
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slightly in turn 2 on the first lap. The pole
car was knocked out and the rest of US
were reshuffled slightly. I ended UP
battling with a Fiat XI19 for third place.
I finally passed him on the straight and
took off after the s ~ ~ o place
n d car. We
were both closing on the leader when he
started to smoke, and pulled off. I was
doing my best to get past the new leader, when in the final laps my low-fuel
burbling problem returned. I still stayed
clost to him, but could no longer hope
to Pass.
MYadditional P o r ~ h CUP
e points for
this weekend moved me into first place
ahead of John Andretti. AS of this writing
a ~
. n d r e t t ihas moved back into the
lead with one more IMSA race remaining. However, 1 am still close enough
that Some good results at the Runoffs
could still put me back in first.
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First, I would like to thank the loyal folks out there who
have contributed information and photos to enable me to begin a revision of "The Book". It's hard to believe that it has
been nearly three years since it first appeared. The revision
should be quite a bit more thorough and accurate. I am again
grateful to the faithful.
A couple of issues back I noted a request for information
about a Karmann Hardtop Registry. While no one stepped
forward with information that one existed, John Ripoli said
that he would volunteer to maintain one. If any of you notchback owners would like to participate you can reach John at:
222 Edgewood Ave.
Clearwater, FL 34615
813-443-3356
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I'm sure that those of you who are into such things are
aware of some discrepancies in the chassis number chart
provided by the nice folks in the Fatherland. A couple of them
have been pointed out by another columnist, and a couple
more in the first edition of my book. Most of the problems
seem to be in the chassis numbers in 1950 through 1952 and
a couple of typos. With the help of Mark Turczyn, I have assembled a best guess for how it ought to be. The 1952 cabriolets, 10171-10271,do not appear on any factory charts but are
referrenced in the parts manuals and several of these cars
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to the editor
"Lucky, lucky, lucky me;
I'm a lucky son-of-a-gun."
(Dumb '50s lyrics to
old Italian dance tune)
Dear Jerry Yesterday at 8 a.m. a friend phoned to
say that he had tickets to the Red Sox-A's
game, right down on first base. "How
could you do this to me, Barry!?" The day
before we fly to Italy, with a zillion things
left to do, and you offer me such a treasure. The Sox had to lose without me (7-5
and Ellis Burks got hurt), and some other
things - like this issue's column - didn't
get done either. So here we are at 35,000
feet over the Sierras, sans word processor,
and I am praying that Editor Jerry will be
able to handle my pencilled scrawl - at
least it's erasable and I spared him ballpoint hieroglyphics.
By the time this is in your hands I will
either have found the Italian 356 bunch or
I will have not. But there's no excuse this
year. The evervigilant Bob Franco called
in one evening with Lederman's address
and phone number! Nor did I resurrect the
Speedster in time to carry out last year's
retrospective threat - take it to Italy and
wow the peasantry in the gorgeous Appe
nines. Instead, I've got a briefcase laden
with teaching materials for a repeat of my
1988 course on landscape morphometry.
(What? That's a mixture of topography,
computers and cartography.) Again, we'll
be in Perugia, near Assissi and Gubbio lovely little hill towns in central Italy. Gee,
what if I can get to the Italian 356 holiday!
This has been a difficult summer, quite
apart from trip preparation. But amid my
father's death in June, a couple of personal
disappointments and a vacation to the
Great American Midwest, there actually
was some 356 action to keep me grounded. My old red coupe is at last up and running (and very well, thank you), with a
tuneup,
new
fluids,
and seriously, folks - a big FOR SALE sign on
it. Twelve years is enough; time for another
enthusiast to give it a home for awhile and
a complete restoration. I just don't want to
take on the work. No serious offers yet at
$6K,but I can afford to wait.
Lest you think I've abandoned my 356
for that maroon hussy with the three
pointed logo on the nose, you're only half
right. After Larry Thomas solemnly
pronounced my 220SE61230s "unsafe to
drive" without work I wanted neither to
do or to pay for, I stuck a FOR SALE on
that one too. A grand. Get it outta here! But,
Dick, what are you going to drive? Nails?
People crazy? Your wife's Honda Accord
(running smooth as a dollar watch)? After
a fair amount of looking, we came up with
a used 300D turbo diesel, virtually pristine
(I'l never look so good at 70,000 miles).Yes,
we succumbed to the silver star after all.
"One good car." Now, perhaps, there will
be time (and incentive) to progress on the
Speedster.
We'd thought about making that "one
good car" a Toyota Camry, a new one, but
several hundred miles through Wisconsin
in a rental Camry led us back to our initial
choice. Still, a very nice car. It converted
me to cruise control (I'd already given up
and accepted factory air and automated
shifting), and has that tough old 4banger
(like someone else we know). Two weeks
in real-people country, visiting relatives,
marvelling at the low cost of real estate,
and drinking in the serene beauty of town
streets lined with sweet prewar houses
and those stately wineglass American
elms. If only they didn't have winter back
there (the "other" season in those parts).
Our visit took place during road repair. We
saw one Zuttenhausen product the entire
time. A 914 with a FOR SALE on it. No
wonder the 356 Registry was born in the
Midwest.
My father died the week before the Wisconsin trip. He was only 88, but I wasn't
ready for it. After all, Uncle Charlie turned
90 in July and Clarence will be 92 in
November. And all three wives are still
here as well. So what if Dad was born the
day after Queen Victoria was buried? I miss
him.The perennial Red Sox fan, the avid
reader, the watercolorist, the worker in
wood, bone and - in a small way - metal.
But never cars. Dad understood the '50s
MG roadsters, but never connected with
my 356s. The TDs were there, tangible
treasures of his son. The German soap
dishes were far, far away - toys of a son
somehow different.
The last time Dad did something serious
to a car, I think, was when he unblocked
the tube connecting the two gas tanks in
our '41 Pontiac coupe. Was it 1945 or '46?
Wartime exigencies - you couldn't get gas
just everywhere and before that, he had not
enjoyed replacing headgaskets on that '29
Packard
six no torque wrench and who knows what
tightening sequence he followed. Dad had
three more Pontiacs, a '46, a '50 and a
'52 - the latter an ill-handling, straighteight boatanchor that I loathed. Then there
was the sequence of Renault Dauphines each one traded in just before it selfdestructed; I recall the magic number was
22,000 miles or so. I lost track of the faceless domestic sedans and coupes he owned
thereafter. I'm sorry he never got to become
intimately acquainted with the 356. Dad
would have instantly understood its quality and basic integrity. Thanks for the great
artisanship genes, Dad, and for the many
others, too.
A man who understands the 356's fine
qualities only too well has just come into
a really live one. Congratulations, Marty!
Or rather Lauralee, his wife. Who will now
be tooling about the tar and concrete jungles of Silicon Valley in a grey C coupe
with still only five digits on the clock.
That's right. A 70,000-mile car that has
spent perhaps three nights outside in its
whole life. The case has never been split.
I'm pretty sure not even a valve job. Ge
orge Walker finally sold his gem, to be
replaced with a motorhome for retirement
touring comfort. Marty and I had an agree
ment with George: Marty would have first
refusal. I'm glad for him it happened. I
need to get rid of some cars, not take in
more, and George's 356 has the best possible new home.
So, Jerry, that's what's happening out
here on the continent's unstable margin. If
you can read it. Now I know you can't be
held responsible for what the membership
will actually read, but do have a go at translating this first draft into type. I appreciate your patience. But then, we Red Sox
Royal Rooters know all about patience.
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polish your porsche's
paint, part I1
"
. . .cleanliness is next to godliness . . . "
In REGISTRY volume 13, number 6,
p. 19 and 20, I discussed how colorsanding rescued our '59 sunroof coupe
from the "did you paint it with a spray
can?" category. After color-sanding using 2000 paper, the finish will look shiny but it can look a lot better and
application of various magical potions
with a power buffer or by hand will vastly increase the gloss of the surface.
Pat Scanlan at one time used some
kind of stove polish(!) on his concour
winning Speedster and other paint jobs.
I have a small can of Classic Car "finish
restorer, car cleaner and chrome cleaner" that is truly magical in its ability to
bring up a blinding gloss by hand rubbing. But, I have never been able to
replace it. Does anybody out there know
where to buy it? If you do, please let me
know.
In the last couple of weeks I have spent
about $150 on polishing supplies including buffing pads, rubbing compounds,swirl removerlpolish and wax. I
tried various combinations on the A
coupe's Deltron paint. One product was
so outstanding, a true 10 on the magicalpotion rating scale, that I hesitate to let
the secret out. Run, don't walk, to your
nearest automotive paint supply store
and buy a lifetime supply of Glasso
562-1602 polishing compound before
Germany's Green Party decides it contributes to global warming or ozone
depletion or some other environmental
catastrophe. One 15 dollar can should do
three cars.
Apply the Glasso compound using terry cloth wadded up to baseball size with
a single layer pulled smoothly over the
outside surface. I hand applied it on
paint that had only been sanded with
2000 grade Nikken sanding paper, and
to paint that had been power buffed with
a Mequiars foam pad and "professional
Hi-Tech Cleaner No. 2". The results
were equal and outstanding. I tried to
power buff with Glasso compound using
a 3M wool(?)pad, but it didn't seem to
work as well. Although the label doesn't
say. I assume that the Glasso is for hand
application. With the exception of the
Classic finish restorer. I have never
found a hand rubbing compound that
produced results nearly as glossy as power buffing. Hand application of the Glasso produces better results than power
buffing. Bill Jones (Autowerkes, San Antonio, TX) criticizes power buffing saying he can always tell if a paint job had
ever had a power-buffing wheel applied
to it.
With hand application the Glasso compound first smears over the surface but
with continued rubbing the compound
is redeposited on the rag and forms a shiny(!) surface there. The oils or whatever
liquid is in the compound are left on the
paint surface and the process is similar
to wet sanding with an abrasive coated
rag. I'm not sure what is happening, but
the results are outstanding. Here's what
the Glasso 562-1602 can says: "For industrial use only, photochemically reactive. Glasso Polishing Compound 1602 is
a white, silicone free water mixable compound for fine polishing. It is recommended for the fine removal of sanding
lines, for losing the edge on border areas
(for blending in spot repairs??), and for
removal of overspray dust particles.
562-1601 is particularly recommended
for the Urethane Line 21. "To get more
shine use Glasurit-Universal Liquid Polish 560-1502 after polishing with Glasso
Compound 562-1602." I'd sure like to see
what "more shine" looks like. Al West
Paint Co. in Denver sells most Glasso
products, but didn't have any 560-1502.
I'm going to see if they will order it, but
I can't really imagine anything that will
improve on the shine produced with
562-1602.
At the Parade in Michigan, I was awestruck by the roadster that Tim Goodrich
had done. I tried to weasel some hints
on polishing products and techniques
out of him but. . and I understand because concour-winning cars are his
livelihood. Bill Edwards, proprietor of
Restoration Services here in Denver was
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OCTINOV '89
also at the Parade and had another stunning roadster. Bill uses a trick polish
which he sells (303-271-0356). I tried
some on "Ruff's rusty roadster" - its
paint is a candidate for "most oxidized"
honors. I wet sanded with 2000 paper
and plished one area with Glasso compound and the other with Bill's trick polish. Bill's seemed to be slightly more
abrasive based on the polishing-rag color
change, although Bill finds it less abrasive than the Glasso, but the results were
approximately the same. Bill color-sands
with 1500 paper, power buffs with his
trick polish, and then hand polishes with
the same compound, finishing up with
a cornstarch power-buff. AH-CHOO!
Bill also uses the Glasso compound,
and dozens of pads - rows of them
everywhere! He emphasizes the use of
clean pads. They can be washed and
dried.
Here are some buffing tips for those of
you who would rather power buff than
hand rub. Synthetic fiber pads cut faster
and make more obvious swirl marks
than wool pads. Don't ever use a lace-on
pad unless you would like to repaint
your car. The cloth back works around
and will grove the paint instantly. Use
only screw-on fiber pads, either onesided (many manufacturers), or twosided pads (3M).Both of these types have
curved edges and are less likely to burn
or groove the paint. 3M makes two pads,
one for fast cutting (-05701), the other
(-05705)for polishing. Both look like synthetic fiber pads.
The newest type of pad is the foam pad
by Mequiars (5*h inches for concave
areas, 8 inch for flat or convex surfaces).
Claimed advantages include "the elimination of swirl marks and superior
reflection with greater clarity". I have
three of them but I'm not sure if they are
significantly better than fiber pads.
Catch one on a sharp edge and instant
shredded foam is the result. This is better than marred paint and they can be
reshaped with a wire brush while rotating. Both the 3M pads and the Mequiars should be used at a low angle, almost
flat. Mequiars suggests 1750-3000RPM
for conventional (non-catalyzed)finish-
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es and 1200-1750RPM for clear coat and
urethane (catalyzed). 3M suggests
1500-2500 RPM.
Tom Conway, owner of Karosserie
Fabrik (and a REGISTRY advertiserCARQUIP) a Boulder RestorationIBody
Shop (443-0298),is leaving for Guatemala
in 10 days with a chrome-moly rollcaged, oil coolered, disc braked '55
coupe to participate in the Carrera
Panamericana. He took time away from
assembling his '55 to call me to give me
some more polishing tips. He reminded
me to emphasize cleanliness and concentration. Don't talk to your kids, watch
TV, or eat while you are polishing. The
polishing process is critical and mistakes
can spoil untold hours of previous work.
Cleanliness, Tom says, cannot be overemphasized. Use clean pads, a different
one for each type of polishing compound. Clean the pad at intervals while
you work, paint build-up on the pad can
mar the paint. Don't touch the floor or
anything but the car with the pad. Don't
use a pad that's been lying around
gathering dust for two years since you
last painted a car.
Tom also suggested that you wear
clean clothes and dust yourself off with
the air hose before polishing. Wash the
car, dry it and then blow it off. Squirt the
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compound on the surface and with the
pad slightly tilted, figure out which side
pulls the material into the pad as you
spread the material around on the surface with the buffer. The wrong pad to
surface relationship just flingsthe (expensive) compound off onto you or the
wall.
Keep the paint surface temperature
down. Warm is OK, hot can warp the
metal and burn the paint. Electrically,
grounding the car (to a water pipe or a
rod driven in damp ground) is helpful in
eliminating static electricity that can
cause cleaners and polishes to be attracted to the paint and can attract dirt particles.
Tom sees better results from power
buffing because the abrasive particles
gradually round and the polish gets better and better.
To go back to color sanding, clean
your bucket before sanding, or maybe
even get a new one. Be alert for dirt between the paper and the car. The tiniest
piece of dirt will make scratches in the
paint that won't show up until the polishing stage. Stop and clean the paint surface and the sanding paper as soon as
you hear and feel a dirt particle. Tom
describes it as a "zipper sound".
Another aside that should be men-
5 Mirror Glaze Products
M-0616
UQUlD WAX
OR
M-1912
CLEANERPAX PASTE
OR
M-2016
POLYMER SEALANT
OR
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FAST ACTION
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M-1612
SEALER & RESEALER G W E
PASTEWAX
then
M-0716
MI912
SEALER & RESEALER GLAZE
CLEANERPAX PASTE
then
M-0716
M-2016
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POLYMER SEALANT
then
GOOD 1 STEPS
M-0616
LIQUID WAX
OR
M-6064
FAST ACTION
M-0116
M-0316
M-1612
MACHINE CLEANER
MACHINE GLAZE
PASTE WAX
M-0116
M-0516
M-1612
MACHINE CLEANER
NEW CAR O W E
PASTE WAX
then
then
MACHINE CLEANER
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SEALER & RESEALER GLAZE
PASTE WAX
then
then
then
MACHINE CLEANER
MACHINE GLAZE
NEW CAR G W E
then
then
then
BETTER
OR
M-0416
M-0716
M-1612
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SEALER & RESEALER GLAZE
PASTE WAX
then
then
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GOOD 1 STEPS
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tioned is that 3M "microfine" paper is
now available in 1200, 1500 and 2000
grades. I saw the ad in WoodenBoat, a
magazine for REAL masochists. You
passed on that rusty '51 Cab project because it was too much work? WoodenBoat talks about real restoration projects
like a wooden 108 foot sail-powered
cruising yacht first lauched 60 years ago!
If you are going to have someone else
do the polishing, Tom points out the
value of isolation. Production shops have
many stages of bodywork going on
simultaneouslyin a limited area and dust
from a silicon carbide grinding wheel
flying through the air and landing on
your Manhattan trophy candidate
doesn't help the polishing process.
Another room, a paint booth, another
time (10:Oo p.m.?) will all help. Outside
is not adequate either, too much dust fallout. Be sure your painter understands
this or find another painter.
Go get some Glasso compound
562-1602, a couple of sheets of Nikken
(Mequiars)or 3M 2000 paper and spend
an hour on a lock post or the underside
of your deck lid. You'll be ready to paint
something or have it painted just so you
can work the Glasso magic on something
bigger.
AUTOMOBILE CLEANER
SEALER & RESEALER GLAZE
PLASTIC POUSH
then
then
\
\
/
MACHINE CLEANER
MACHINE GLAZE
SEALER & RESEALER O W E
PLASTIC POUSH
quence can be used with othex m a n u j a c ~ '
products too. Note that one chart is for hand
Meqdars makes a lot of polishing and waxing products. The above charts were put
together by an enthusiasticlocal purveyorof
their products (BDCompany, 303-744-1405)
and helps make mnmout of choorig polishes, glazes, and waxes. The product-type ae
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M-0116
M-0316
M-0716
M-1008
application, the other is for machine application. The last 2 digits ofMO161 indicate
16 ounce size, the M-08 meam Megdam #6.
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then
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a view of jiminy peak
. . . . . . . . . . . . . by Leslie
The 1989 East Coast Holiday
It's not easy being married to a character, but it does make
life interesting. My husband Doug may be an accountant by
trade, but he's a car nut at heart. I have learned to patiently
abide with Doug's unbridled passion for all things mechanical by periodically reminding myself that it keeps him out of
trouble. Thus, when I'm greeted by the smell of gasoline and
the sight of Doug busily rebuilding carburetors on the dining room table, I hardly flinch. When Doug walks in and happily announces that he's just bought two more cars, I barely
raise an eyebrow.
It became clear early in our courtship that Doug was struck
with a powerful and compelling need for old Porsches when
our social lives centered around the swap meet circuit. It became clearer when ample garage space became the major
criteria for selecting our first home. The size of Doug's collection of cars grew in direct proportion to expanding garage
space over the years.
I am sometimes amazed at the energy Doug puts into collecting these old cars - garages rented throughout the state;
cars in various stages of restoration; a phenomenal parts inventory - catalogued in his mind and housed in the rafters
of the garage, the cellar, the attic; evenings spent on the phone
with people across the country; weekends spent seeking out
motors, parts and that ever-elusive Carrera.
I have to admit that over the nine and some-odd years that
Doug and I have known one another, I too have come to relish the spring and summer swap meet circuit, the east and
west coast holidays, the weekend informal get-togethers, picnics and Christmas parties that celebrate old-Porscheownership. But I have to confess that my enjoyment of these
events is not based primarily in an appreciation for the cars
themselves - although I do find them to be a blast to drive
and awfully pretty! I find, rather, that I've grown tremendous-
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ly fond of the people with whom Doug associates in his
Porsche-mania.
In early August, we attended the 15th Annual East Coast
Holiday at Jiminy Peak. The event provided me with a a number of fond memories - not of individual, spectacular cars
(although there were many) - but of the many wonderful, enthusiastic and warm people who made the event such a
success.
We arrived early Saturday morning, following a glorious
drive up Route 7 through the foothills of the Berkshires. The
roadside was a blur of purple, the impressionistichaze of prolific, blooming Loosestrife. Antique shops and art galleries
beckoned. A gray mist and multiple rainbows - each greeted by son Gregory's booming "Great!" - made the morning
somehow more robust. We were greeted warmly by Kathy
and Tom Sottile, Don Ross and Helene Fox, George and Diana Adams and a whole rash of other 356 afficionados as we
arrived at the lovely inn that was to be our home-base through
the many well-planned and easily-paced events that would
follow over the next two days. Good spirits abounded, despite
weather that sometimes tested the patience.
The holiday was clearly planned around the family - and
families were everywhere. I enjoyed seeing the wives and children of many of the guys who have visited us over the years
seeking out parts or mechanical advice. We all settled into
a friendly and easy comraderie.
Saturday brought the concours - held in picturesque Williamstown at Willams College's Cole field. Row after row of
lovely, intriguing and rare cars spread across the grass like
jewels. Families with blankets settled under the large oaks
that lined the field and kids ambled barefoot through the puddles left by the intermittent rain. Mildly anxious car owners
hurried to repeatedly cover, then uncover and dry their cars
as the clouds hovered then cleared in a blaze of humid heat.
Odd weather, but somehow not resented by the group of
356ers whose high spirits remained intact. (Tom and Kathy
Sottile were not only supremely effective in orchestrating an
absolutely spectacular holiday but also in setting the tone for
the entire event with their ever-present warmth and enthusiasm. What a team!)
The banquet - held in the Williams College fieldhouse followed that evening. It was a refreshingly informal affair with paper tablecloths, fried chicken and corn-on-the-cob,
and, of course, lots of friendly bantering about who would
win the lottery of Harry Pellow's magnificient B Normal engine with the "gold plating and powder-painted tin work."
I was struck by how many folks were genuinely convinced
that they held the winning ticket! Harry Pellow made the event
even more suspenseful with his teasing digit-by-digit recital
of the winning number. Two of the most convinced had to
be our dinner companions, Dave Goldman and his son Greg
(both of whom simultaneously ripped to shreds their tickets
as the eliminating digit was announced.) The lucky winner,
by the way, was Archie Cromer, of Washington, D.C.
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Sunday morning found Doug up at the crack of dawn with through what must be one of the most picturesque areas of
swapmeetitis. I received a quick kiss and a goodby around New England.
Like quite a few other 356ers, we had a hard time tearing
6 a.m. Miss Jess, our sweet and compliant 15 year old, took
brother Greg (age 4) on a tour of the pools and game room - ourselves away, and stayed an extra day to wind down and
heaven on earth for a four-year-old. Jer, 13 and a budding car take a leisurely route home. As we parted with the diehards,
nut, disappeared to join his father. I took full advantage of we agreed to a reunion - same place next fall, in time for
the lovely suite to relax and enjoy a cup of coffee in an entire the foliage display. Could Jiminy Peak possibly more beautihour of rare and precious solitude. When the entire crew fina- ful than it was for our brief but memorable visit in the sumly reconvened and caught up with Doug, he was happily mer of '89?
showing off a Carrera fan shroud and considering the purchase of yet another car. (Despite my encouragement, his "better judgment" got the best of him.) The highpoint of the
holiday for son Gregory was the result of an act of simple kindness of the part of Tom Glans and friend Kit, who, recognizing Greg's passion for fishing, invited him over to peruse
Tom's fishing gear (stashed for ready access in the trunk.)
Greg beamed all day, his official holiday hat bedecked with
one of Tom's lucky hand-tied trout flies. Nice folks. Later that
morning, a young fellow from Maine noticed the cars about
Williamstown, inquired about the event and stopped by. While
Doug helped him sort out some engine repair options, Jer noticed some fishing tackle in the rear of the car. Without hesitation, this total stranger offered Jer a fly which he promptly
used to catch the only trout of the trip!
The Holiday officially concluded with the tour - a spectaculr scene. Car after car traveled the Berkshire highway
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Much has been written about the
peculiar handling qualities of the
Porsche, but we feel these cars are
as safe to drive as any cars on the
road today. The ride is almost soft,
but cornering roll is very modest
and the steering is neutral, with the
front anti-roll bar now employed. A
more comfortable sportscar for
long, high speed journeys would be
hard to find...
ROAD&TRACK January, 1956
A Tale of Two Continentals
Porsche Coupe vs Speedster
Patty and I have just returned from
Gmund, Austria for our second 356 Club
Osterreich Treffin. As before we had a
fantastic time! Interestingly enough,
many of the better cars still have USA
plates. Bernd von Notling is doing top
drawer restorations - many of them
now in the PFEIFHOFER MUSEUM in
Gmund. We even visited the surviving
gate house at the original works - now
used as an office and clubhouse. You
may remember the REGISTRY contributed $1000.00 toward its restoration.
Actually the gate house was in pretty
good shape when we were there in 1987.
You might remember two issues ago the
photograph of Bob Gummow giving a
check for $1000 to Henne Lembeck. I
don't suppose it's a shock to anyone, but
Henne is President of the 356 Club of the
Nederlands. I wonder if they have any
restorations planned.
An old friend of a book is out for the
third go around. Henry Rassmussen is
well known for his SURVIVORS series
books. About eight years ago he came out
with PORSCHES FOR THE ROAD;
which featured a 550 Spyder (then Tony
Singer's), a 356A Speedster, a 356B Carrera 2 (A1 Hanson's - probably in Japan
by now), a 356C Cab (still Dr. Bill Jackson's) and a lovely 904 (still Chuck Stoddard's) as well as eight later cars.
Published originally at $39.00, MOTORBOOKS INTERNATIONAL took over
publishing and dropped the price to
$13.00! Amazingly the beautiful color
photographs of each featured car and
back & whitelsepia contemporary pho-
tographs, accompanying decent histories, were crisp as ever. After leading the
sales charts for over a year PFR and the
simultaneously published FERRARIS,
JAGUARS, and MERCEDES FOR THE
ROAD fell out of print. Now they are
back as FOUR FOR THE ROAD. Unfortunately the color photographs in the
Porsche section are not quite as crisp as
before - still good but not quite as good
as before. I was sent a prepublication
copy and perhaps the production ones
will be better.
Bill Rohrer (507 Berkley St., Ann Arbor, MI, 48103,3131592-2297e)has come
out with the check book sized
PORSCHE 356 OWNER'S RECORD. It
starts with a list of prior owners. It first
blush that seems silly - if you knew the
prior owners, you wouldn't need to
document them. But on reconsideration,
it seems a reasonable thing to do to help
out the next guy. There are spaces for entry of name, address, mileage, cost
(right!), seller(?).Then there is a section
for historical notes followed by vehicle
data - you know the numbers so loved
by Harry Pellow and me clear down to
wheel stamp dates and key codes followed by specs and tune-up part numbers and other part numbers. Most of
this stuff is available in your owner's
manual, but this is a more convenient
form of organization. Six pages are
provided for "improvements" - would
one would still have a 356 after 6 pages
of improvements? Space is provided for
parts sources and contacts as well as
want to get and want to get rid of lists.
Shows and events with a service record
finish the booklet. As the cars become
older, and dare I say, more valuable establishing provenance is become important. At $10.00 this booklet is an
inexpensive way to organize information.
PCNA has been putting a neat little insert in magazines lately (see 25 September AUTOWEEK). Nice photos,
interesting potted history. Get several
now for trading to literature collectors
of the future. This time they have correctly identified each car. One interesting little note is the explanation that key
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to the left in 356s was to facilitate running (LeMans)starts. The corollary must
be that Speedsters were not considered
to be raceworthy.
Following is my annual (probably)
TOO LATE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
REVIEW review of books suitable for
giving bylto one's significant other.
$100
Factory 356 B/C WORKSHOP MANUAL ($109.90 ) Only a 90 cent (penny not
%)increase in price this year! And the
356 A WORK SHOP MANUAL which
wasn't officially listed is now back at
$195.00 instead of the $410.00 reference
1 found in a Stoddard price sheet. Unless you have all of the factory tools and
are only going to build factory original
cars the manuals are not quite appropriate for our current back yard style, but
they are a necessary baseline for serious
work.
MAESTRO'S
ENGINE
The
REBUILD TAPES ($25.00@or $100.00
the set). Unfortunately, the difficult stuff
to dolunderstand also seems difficult to
video tape - checking head volumes
and calculating clearances and compression ratios are no where to be found.
This problem is not ameliorated by Harry's refusal to edit or do more than one
take. Harry shows how to install Webers,
but most of us still have the stock Zeniths
or Solexes. Perhaps Harry should offer
optional tapes depending upon what engine is being built. Buy the books - see
below - first. I am STILL in the middle
of an engine rebuild, for which
SECRETS is indispensable, but I find it
very comforting to run the tapes just before each assembly section.
$50.00-$100.00
EXCELLENCE WAS EXPECTED, Ludvigsen ($65.00)- the single best automotive marque book written. With a
publication date of 1978, this weighty
(2.5kg) tome is not too cluttered with
later Gucci stuff. If you love 356s, it's
don't fritter away your money on milk
and shoes for the kid until you have a
copy!
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PARTS MANUALS 3 5 6 4 ($94.35),
356B ($94.35), late B (T-6) SUPPLEMENT ($58.25), C SUPPLEMENT
($47.75). No increase in price on the
Parts Manuals this year. The obvious use
for these books should be ordering the
correct parts, but you will find most of
the parts are No Longer Available, so the
numbers don't do you much good. I find
parts manuals are frequently more useful than the workshop manual, because
they are laid out as exploded drawings
in related sections. At more than a
modest savings, you can buy just the exploded pictures from Charley White.
Please note that the A Manual is good
for As and pretty good for pre As and
the B Manual is what you want for Bs,
the late Bs require BOTH the B Manual
and the Late B supplement, while Cs require the B Manual, the Late B Supplement AND the C Supplement.
PORSCHE 356
FAHREN I N
SEINER SCHONSTEN FORM, DirkMichael Conradt (about $75.00) by
Motorbuch Verlag is to be available for
the Christmas season. Written by the
"Chefredkteur" of MOTOR-KLASSIK it
is claimed to be the definitive 356 history. I have not seen the entire book, but
the preproduction information I saw,
while visiting Motorbuch Verlag in Stuttgart, are more than the usual Porsche arkivs and as expected at this price all is
"schon." There are not as yet plans afoot
to translate the book, so an English copy
will be at least two years.
PORSCHE POSTERS, Lewandowski
(60.00) - Beautiful factory sponsored
book of all the racing posters. Very large
format, with generally a definitive poster
in color and its derivatives in black and
white. A worthy book which covers the
356 period well. Not only usable as a
reference source for poster collecting,
but as a Porsche sponsored book the
graphics are spectacular. Worth collecting and soon to be collectible, but still
available. Buy it now, I don't think it will
be available next year.
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$25.00 -$50.00
356 SALES LITERATURE, Merrit and
Miller (50.00) - Enlarged hard bound
version of the original. Indispensable for
those collecting sales brochures but also
for deciding on what really was available on a given car - just look at the ad.
PORSCHE
PORTRAIT OF A
LEGEND (list $55.00 to $70.00) is a huge,
coffee table book published by Porsche.
Some Porsche sponsored books are immediate sell outs, others hit the re-
-
mainder trail. But all become collectable.
PORTRAIT consists of over a dozen essays; the most interesting of which are
written by employees around in the 50s.
Some of the chapters are vapid but all the
photographs are superb. Buy it while you
can find it - $40.00 should do it.
PORSCHE NEW-OLD BOOK (reprint
$48.00) - Mike and Robin Keady have
reprinted an extremely rare %ringbinder
book sent to dealers in the 60s. It combines history, philosophy with practical
information on shipping, driving and
selling the the little darlings. Most fascinating is the statement that US dealers are going to take more than their
share of roadsters because the factory
can't seem to sell them in Europe. Not
the first thing to buy, but extremely solid
information, not available elsewhere.
356 SPEEDSTER OWNER'S MANUAL, THE CARRERA 1500GS SUPPLEMENT, and the INSTRUCTIONS FOR
THE CARE OF AUTOMOBILE BODIES (REUTTER KAROSSERIE)
reprints seem to be printed on the correct paper and seem to have the correct
heavy colored paper covers. The first
two are 45 pages and $35.00 each. The
15 page Reutter Supplement is $12.00;
undated, but clearly appropriate to pre
As. AND none has a disclaimer anywhere on it about originality, though I
am told an expert can tell them from the
originals. If you have a Speedster or a
Carrera 1500 these reprints are a super,
relatively inexpensive way to fill in your
manuals - or not to risk your good original manuals in a leaky car. I don't suppose it's much different than using
American replacement rubber or
sheetmetal. The SPEEDSTER OWNER'S MANUAL is reproduced by Bob
Raucher, the CARRERA SUPPLEMENT and REUTTER SUPPLEMENT
by Bill Brown and Dave Hansen.
A,B,Cs (and 912s) of PORSCHE FOUR
Pellow
CYLINDER
ENGINES,
($30.00) - ABCs is basically a compendium of all the parts in all 616 engines. Harry tells you how they came originally and
where to replace with later parts for a better engine, even if originality is important.
He also lets you know what won't fit with
what. Absolutely necessary for rebuilding
your Porsche engine - whether you do
your own wrenching or not. Included are
many stories, some of which have nothing to do with Porsches. Usually however,
there are pearls in each story illustrating
some point which is applicable - though
occasionally only in a cosmic sense.
SECRETS OF THE INNER CIRCLE,
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Pellow ($30.00) - Even though I now
have Ken Daugherty holding my hand
(and occasionally taking the wrench out
of it and twisting it himself) I find
SECRETS much more useful than the
factory manual. You will not learn in the
factory manual how to rebuild a 912 as
a 356C with an NPR big bore kit and European heater. With SECRETS that's a
common variation. Harry describes each
step and doesn't assume ownership of
factory tools - he lists tools need and
tools desirable, even to the point of listing odds of a failure if you try and fake
it. Follow his directions and YOU CAN
rebuild a 356 engine. If you have one of
the earliest editions, you might consider
buying the latest one for its information
on calculating compression ratios.
PORSCHE STORY, Weitman
($30.00) - Old book by Porsche's
favorite photographer brought current.
$10.00-$25.00
NEW 1990, OLD 356 CALENDAR
has become an annual event. Included
are photographs taken in the 50's and
60's as well as recent efforts. The photographs are all excellent. They should
be after the intense year long competition. One of mine made it last year! Send
$14.95 to our esteemed editor and class
for a year can grace your wall.
PORSCHE 356: A RESTORERS'
GUIDE TO ORIGINALITY is like EXCELLENCE, in that you shouldn't be
wasting money on the mortgage until
you have this book on your reference
shelf. Brett Johnson, also our restoration
editor, spent almost a decade printing
the word according to the factory parts
manuals and then soliciting opinions
from the world's recognized 356 Experts - members of the 356 REGISTRY
for WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. The
price is right at $20.00, and half the
profits go to the REGISTRY and half to
one of Brett's other interests: restoration
of old amusement parks. If you dabble
in other Porsches, Brett has similar
volumes for early 911 and 914.
PORSCHE 356 by Schrade AutomobilBucher has a couple of negatives: it's
grossly overpriced at $25.00 list for a
small (95 page), small format (25cm by
25 cm) hard back book and it is in German - mostly in German. The book actually amounts to a history of 356s by
advertisement. Most of the ads are in
German, but strangely enough for a German book, some are in English. No attempt is made for completeness, but the
standard of reproduction is much higher
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than MM. The color reproduction is no
less than superb - MM has no color.
PORSCHE SPECIALS, Boschen and
Barth (25.00) - A translation of
PORSCHE SONDERTYPEN. This book
provides information not readily available anywhere else about what was going
on in the research arm of Porsche both Porsche and non Porsche designs;
as well as much play value for those interested in Porsche Type Numbers or
just obscure designs.
BROOKLANDS REPRINTS: 356
PORSCHES, ROAD & TRACK ON
PORSCHE 1952-1965, CAR and
DRIVER ON PORSCHE 1955-1962,
1963-1970, 1970-1976 ($13.00) - All to
the Brooklands series are similar,
reprints from contemporary journals.
THE MAESTRO'S LITTLE SPEC
BOOK AND EMERGENCY BREAKDOWN PROCEDURES, who else with a
title this long and a price so low ($10.00).
A super little book, with no stories, but a
Event chairpersons: Send us information on your 356 related event for a free listing. Please have your copy typed and
set up in the same general format as the listed events below.
We reserve the right to edit as required. Members please note:
events that appear in this section are not necessarily endorsed
by 356 Registry, Inc.
corrected factory spec book including tables of non original and original Porsche
parts in original and non original places
and a guide to trouble shooting.
PORSCHE 356 OWNER'S RECORD
($10.00), perfect company for the SPEC
book. A very nice stocking stuffer. See
review at beginning of article.
I shall finish the CARRERA PAN
AMERICA reults next issue.
Have a happy holiday, or spring depending.
weekend, including a unique Concours at the historic Farmington Plantation, a Rally through the spring Bluegrass,
Porsche swapmeet, and a challenging Autocross. Join us for
horses and southern hospitality. For more information, contact Carol & Dave Bennett, 8312 Regency Woods Way, Louisville, KY 40220, 502-491-3399.
may 24-27, 1990
february 17, 1990
7th Annual PORSCHE and VINTAGE VW Literature,
Model and Memorabilia Meet, Hacienda Hotel, El Segundo, California (near the LA Airport). For further information
contact Prescott Kelly, P.O. Box 3, Reading, CT 06896,
203-792-8600 (work), 203-227-7770 (home);Wayne Callaway,
818-579-4414 (work); or Jim Perrin, 609-935-7123 (home).
february 18, 1990
2nd Annual PORSCHE and VINTAGE V W Car Show. Los
Angeles area. Co-sponsored by the Southern California Chapter of the 356 Registry and the Vintage VW Club. Contact Prescott Kelly, Wayne Callaway, or Jim Perrin for further
information. (Addresseslphone numbers above).
15th International Porsche 356 Meeting, on Oland Island,
southeast of the Swedish border. Hosted by the Porsche 356
Klubb Sverige; Bengt Alsed, President, Box 845, 25108 Helsingborg, Sweden.
may 27, 1990
The 4th Annual Pacific N.W Bullsession. This year will feature a Texas style chili cook off. Bring your 356, cowboy hat,
and your chili makin's to share. The event will move to Forest
Park in Everett, Washington since the Bull session has outgrown Mitchell's yard. A partslliterature swap will also be
added, so bring your stuff! Mark your calendar and see you
there. RSVP for a map to: Bill Mitchell, 4916 Seahurst Ave.,
Everett, WA 98203.
april 27, 28 & 29, 1990
Porsche Derby '89, Louisville, Kentucky. A multi-event
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THE UNSUMMER: The Great Pacific Northwest survived one of those rare,
mild winters. (It couldn't have been summer!] It started with the Wet Session in
Everett, WA on Memorial Day, and has
since collapsed. One clear day in the 90s
in June, a few in the 80s with all others
in the 60s and 70s with lots of clouds
thrown in for good measure. Just when
we thought it was over, it would rain!
This has interfered with Porsche driving. The 01' Cab has done a lot of sitting,
with minimal top-up, grocery shopping.
This nonPorsche activity has created a
dearth of thoughts to share with the reader. But just when August was about to
slip into January, Labor Day Weekend
(official end of summer), arose sunny
and almost warm-75 degrees. Checking
the Events Calendar, I found the Rougefest scheduled for Dredford, OR, a
mere four hours south. A rerun of the
King-Moran Holiday of 1978, so it would
be a good one! Let's do it!! See some
friends, do some motoring.
I grabbed my youngest daughter Amy,
a senior at UO (Yes, that UO, ranked
number 23 in the nation, far ahead of
schools like Ohoho State University.
UCLA, and University of Wishington
Rusties) and off we tore. (Lady Jane said,
"No way; it would starting raining before we got there, just like when we
drove to Mitchell's for the Wet Session
and my hair hasn't been the same since."
She's right about that. . .) Well, for the
first time Lady Jane can remember, she
was big-time wrong! The further south
we drove, the better the weather. By the
time we reached Dredford, it was
summer!
Rolling into the Fest, we were met by
over a dozen cars. (By the end of the day,
about 20 had assembled.) We were
ushered to a parking spot by the everpresent Mr. King. He let me park in the
front row, but sort of in the corner. I
couldn't help it that we caught all the 1-5
bugs. Everyone was headed south!
After arm wrestling with Bob about the
parking spot and the price of drinks, I
realized why he always has Mike Moran
nearby; he's the enforcer for things Bob
(the 356 Maurice Lusays and does
.. .
cas) 1. For those of you who don't know
Mike, he's taller than me or Bob
Raucher. Bob raced up from Chico, CA,
sort of leading the California contingency. Coming from the north was Jim
Shuh. He reported that Billy Bob was still
trying to drain his back yard, good luck
on that one. Oregon was wellrepresented from all over; many whose
names have slipped away. Isn't memory
the second thing to go? Bob Hayes and
his wife Sherri had some advice on how
to remember important facts; facts like
who won what trophies at Whistler; who
was chasing Terri Moran around the
pool when Mike wasn't looking; naturally he wasn't looking - how dumb does
Bob think we are?
Speaking of important facts, guess
who's getting married? None other than
Dana Sweatt. I met his intended; very
nice lady named Lynda - I think. (I
know she's a very nice lady but I'm not
sure of the pronunciation of her name).
Dana was somewhat reluctant to introduce her, so if you didn't meet her she
was the lady attempting to stick one of
those cats on the rear window of Dana's
car; not Garfield. She caught the neighbor's cat and tied some of those rubber
suction cups to each foot and was trying to get it into his car. It got to be a
rather ugly scene before it was over. Well
Dana, be careful. Looks like you've got
a tiger by the tail!
Hey, did I mention that Walter and
Honey had driven down from McMinnville, OR? See Bob, I can recall most of
the people that were there. Just as soon
as I complete the Chuck Carnegie
course, I'll be doing much better, won't
I?
SUMMER FILL-IN: Before the Rougefest, the summer had been the pits and
I was starting to have some qualms about
what I'd tell Editor-Inchief Jerry: "Nothing to write about big guy so let's just
skip the whole thing." Well, Jerry and I
both know that if this were to happen,
the readers would really be upset. My
mom and aunt would probably cancel
their membership. So as not to cause an
insurrection, I'd have to find something.
All of this musing started on a drizzly
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July morn. What to do? What to do?
Guess I'd call around and see if anyone
had anything comin' down. I started
with my daughter Melinda in Texas and
hit the jackpot on the first call. Randy,
talented son-in-law, had taken a position
with Delta and they were moving to Atlanta. "Hey Dad, do you still want our
rusty '62 sunroof coupe? Even though
Randy will be President of Delta, they
still won't ship the car and it won't run
that far and we need some bucks to help
with the move." (I can't imagine a big
corp. like Delta not being moore helpful
to their new Pres. Guess the corporate
world ain't what it's cracked up to be.)
"Sure I want it." I'll have another car
and a story all in one. Just wait 'ti1 I tell
Lady Jane (LJ) that we will soon own
three of them. Her response alone should
be enough for a story.
Well, surprise, surprise! When LJ
heard the news she was ecstatic. "Goodie, goodie - we can fly to Texas, help
the kids with their move, then drive Tex
home (she already named it). I'll drive
and you can write a story as we go. Sort
of Iike those tales that Mike McDonald
writes for the Oversteer. While we're on
the subject, are you still calling Nancy
each week? The phone bill is getting outof-hand."
After responding to most of this, I convinced her there was no way we were going to drive that car from Texas in the
middle of summer, no matter what Mike
writes. "It won't run and it's so rusty
we'd both need tetanus shots before getting in. I need a story but not bad enough
to face a needle."
We explored many moving possibilities and after much computing of fiscal
and temporal matters, we chose to have
the car trucked to us. Have any of you
ever had this experience? I never had,
and thus learned a lot. I dealt with a local Mayflower mover I knew and it
worked out. If I were to do it again, I'd
try to find a car dealer, new or used, that
knew someone that knew someone and
arrange it through him.
I wasn't worried about the car 'cause
I knew they couldn't hurt it anymoore
than Texas already had. On the day it
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was to arrive, I received a call from Lars,
the old time Porsche mechanic in town.
Seems the trucker lost my address and
since the car was in such bad shape, he
just assumed it should go to Lars. "What
I am supposed to do with this thing? If
I'm to get it to run, you're in big trouble! Your name's on a paper on the seat
so come get this thing before my shop
is condemned."
"Don't touch it," I yelled. "I'll be right
there!" Within minutes I was by her side,
poking and rubbing until she emitted a
most unladylike belch. That brief sound
of life attracted Lars' attention. He edged
me aside and within seconds the engine
was rolling over on a surprisingly
pleasant note. "Since it'll run, I think I'll
check the compression." He soon announced hat compression was from 110
to 120 in all cylinders. "Not bad for
something like this."
Next, he was prowling around inside,
examining the seats and rusty floor-pan.
It was then he made a statement that
might change my whole life. "Hey, this
car's been in Mexico. See, this sticker on
the sunvisor says Seguros Chapultepec;
that's Spanish, so I bet the car's been in
Mexico. I once worked with a guy in
Brownsville that knew about a guy that
was going to race a Porsche in Mexico
in the early fifties."
I tried to tell Lars it was no big deal;
a car from Texas might have been in
Mexico once or twice. I mean, it is close!
He wasn't listening for he was still talking about when he was in the Navy in
Brownsville, and he knew this guy that
had a rich friend from England who was
going to drive a 356 in the Carrera
Panamericana. Lars kept talking, and I
slowly shut-up; the moore I heard, the
moore intriguing the story became.
The essence of the story concerns a
wealthy English fellow named Sir Robert
Patting. He'd explored Egypt in the 20s,
heard about the Mayan ruins in
Guatemala and Mexico and wanted to
visit them. He had a son who was into
racing and he wanted to drive in the Panam.; they all came together on a trip that
brought them to British Honduras in
1953 and was to have taken them to
Tuxtla Gutierrez, but they never got
there; at least not all of them. And those
that didn't couldn't race 'cause the truck
with the spare parts, including two
Spyder engines and a 356 Coupe with a
Spyder engine in it, never arrived. Two
cars got back to British Honduras and
eventually to England, but the truck with
all the parts and other stuff never
returned. According to Lars, the missing
truck crossed the border at Chetumal,
got as far north as Merida, where it
turned west for a rendezvous in Campeche with the rest of the team. It never
got there! Speculation has it that the
truck is somewhere in the Yucatan for
there is no record of it ever crossing the
border, either into another country or
into another state in Mexico.
I could tell you moore but I'd best stop
here. I plan to search for this treasure not
only in Yucatan but also in Belize.
(Rumor has it that Sir Robert is there on
Ambergris Cay and I'd sure like to see
him.) I plan to return in time to give you
the whole story in the next issue.
(Ed. Note: JOM is going on special assignment. He'll leave on 10/20/89and is
scheduled to return on 11/10/89. I plan
to meet him in Chicago, not only to get
his story but hopefully to see some very
rare Porsche material that has been lost
for over 35 years.)
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The Maestro has an affair!
(Harry's adventure, continued from last
issue . . . )
The Maestro eyeballed the Screen- and
found LOTS to eyeball. Oh Boy, said the
Center of Higher Reasoning- look at all
that CRUD inside. Isszat Bearing Material or what?
The Maestro sent in his well-trained
Finger Probe to investigate. The finger
found Sludge and Goo and Emulsified
Mixtures of Oil &Water.But no Bearing
or Powder Piston Pieces.
The Maestro whispered to the new girl
on his block. Now, I'm gonna have to inspect you further. Don't be embarrassed.
I've done the Cleansing Ritual before.
Trust me. And proceeded to clean out
the sludge from inside the case.
That messy but necessary operation
over, the Maestro figured he'd better deDemon the Oil Filter Can too. So he
grabbed his 1 2 mm wrench and loosened
the nut on the outlet oil line and pulled
it loose.
Of course, BEFORE he loosened the
strap bolt, he was smart enough to loosen the Big Bolt on top of the Oil Filter
Can. That done, he loosened the clamp
and removed the entire Oil Filter Canfilter, oil and all. Looking at the top of
the oil filter, which acts like a goldminer's pan- the Maestro was relieved to
see NO metal particles on top of the
Filter. But appalled he was when he removed the oil filter, to find 2 inches of
Sludge in the bottom. Sludge from 10
years and 2000 miles- probably from being moved 20 feet at a time! Looks like
we gotta hafta use the Maestro's Sludge
Removal Procedure on her. Which consists of changing the oil and filter, filling up with Pennzoil's finest 20W-50 and
driving the car until the oil gets Black or
200 miles go by, whichever comes first.
Then drop the screen and change the oil
again- while the engine is Hot. As soon
as you can stand it, Reach up inside case
and scrape out all the crud you can get.
Repeat again in 200 mile increments, until the oil stays clean or the engine dies,
whichever comes first. Thence go to
1000 mile and finally 2000 mile oil
d
changes.
The Maestro has brought a 1963 VW,
a 1980 BMW and Several Porsches back
to Life from the Clutches of Blackie Carbon and Slimy Sludge. The Concours
Nut suffers from This Particular Problem
too- for he drives his car way too littleand the Varnish, Gum and Sludge muck
up the Werks.
While playing GynecologistlProctologist under the Car, the Maestro noticed
that Malex's had failed to install the
Clamps on the J Tube to muffler connection. And there were NO Tailpipes coming off the stock muffler and going
through the bumper guards. In their
place were two El Cheapo exhaust tipswhich made the engine sound like it had
an extractor exhaust. It was far too noisy
for safe Law Enforcement Avoidance.
OK, Girl- I'm a-gonna give you a pair
of Cad I1 Plated Clamps with NEW Nuts
and replace those stupid muffler pipes
with Stock ones. I think you might like
that. Which is what the Maestro Did.
While there, he also adjusted the valves,
finding three intakes too tight. On the%
Side, he rerouted the Tach Cable a bit so
it would be well-hung like the Factory intended. Then he Cleaned and reinstalled
the Drain Plate and Screen with Original Gaskets and 6 new 6mm studs (a
lucky number) and crawled out from under. Back topside, the Maestro popped
off the top of the flip-top box Oil Filler
Can-and noticed another of Malex's Ingenious Modification of Porsche Parts
that best be left unmodified. Looks Like
the large rubber seal inside the top of the
Flip-Top Box Oil Filler went AWOL during reassembly at Malex's. So Malex installed a cork gasket- which was less than
118" thick- half the thickness of the Rubber Seal that should have been there. Not
only was the Top rattling, but the cork
gasket was about to fall Into the Cam
Gear Teeth Down Below!
The Maestro carefully scraped all the
old cork off and stuck in a nearly new
Original rubber gasket. She'll like this I
know.
Then he glanced at the Double-OhNine Volkswagen Distributor with the 3
foot long Green coil wire meant for a V W
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bus that was wrapped thrice 'round the
distributor- like a hangman's noose.
UGLY! And WRONG!!! You outta here!
Out, Out, dammed Oh Oh Nine.
As he went to loosen the Distributor
Clamp, he noticed yet another of Malex's
Mods- the Distributor Clamp was NOT
Porsche but some oddball V W clamp.
Ah, such taste Malex had, thought the
Maestroeven the itty bitty details are
done WRONG!
So, the Maestro went to his Spare Parts
bin and asked the Distributor Clamps for
a Volunteer. The right one stood at attention. The Maestro installed a new Distributor Shaft Seal and popped the new
.050 in.
And cranked the engine. It wouldn't
start. DAMN, said the Maestro, another
.050 with Brazilian Banana oil or Something on the points that prevents current
from passing and spark from occurring.
INCIDENTALLY- ifin you buy an .050
from the Maestro- he will TELL you the
Secret on how to make them WORK! Ifm
you buy from Others, who ah,...may not
know the Secret, they CAN'T tell you the
Secret. Like the Maestro can. And Will.
Right now:
Taking his trusty file, the Maestro filed
the points a few good strokes, removing
the Brazilian Banana Oil thereon. Then
he turned the Ignition key to "On", and
opened the points with a screwdriver,
looking for a small spark at the points.
Eventually he found a small spark at the
points, A reward for his efforts. He installed the Rotor, put the Distributor cap
back on and turned the key to "Start".
This time she Fired up. And ignited the
Gasoline in the muffer from the last attempt: "POW!!!" She retorted.
Ah, Come on said the Maestro- you'll
like this better than the .009. Trust me.,
That convinced her to idle, and with
his trusty timing light the Maestro rotated the new .050 and Timed it to 31.356
Degrees Advanced above 3,000 RPM just
to see how the old girl'll do.
She did well. Even had a nice even
idle. The Maestro began to adjust the
Carbs- now made possible by doing
EVERYTHING ELSE FIRSTadjusting
the Valves, Timing the Distributor and
Index
checking the plugs
The Maestro screwed the idle mixture
screw in on #1cylinder. It began to kill
the cylinder. He screwed it out a little.
The Cylinder came back to life. Wow!
Thought the Maestro- the Zenith actually ADJUSTS! There is Hope. Placing his
left hand on the fan shroud, the Maestro whispered Heal Thyself, and found
the position she liked the best on all four
idle mixture screws.
The Zeniths adjusted Rather Well, considering.
Then the Maestro glanced at the fuel
filter. It had Rusty's Signature all over
it! Brown and full of crud. Like one of
California's former governors. Sho'
'nough- when the Maestro replaced the
filter, rust-colored crud poured out.
AHA! shouted the Maestro - I'll bet
THAT was the cause of the "running out
of gas syndrome!" Boy, was that Easy!
Finally, as the sun was setting, and the
Rain Starting, the Maestro was done for
the Day. As his Proof Test, he reached
in to the Car through the Driver's Window to fire her up after the tune-up. she
fired right up and idled at 1000 RPM on
the Tach.,
IT IDLED AT 1000 RPM ON THE
TACH! HOW CAN THAT BE? I Hear
you cry. The TACH isn't even hooked
up! Remember Maestro? The Owners
DISCONNECTED The TACH! And it's
a MECHANICAL Tach! A DISCONNECTED Mechanical Tach! With an Air
Gap between the Cable and the Instrument! And an air gap doesn't transmit
torque too well.
I know that and you know that. But let
me tell you The Maestro hadn't touched
the TACH!
This 356 was Most DefinitelyHAUNTED!!!
Play that "Twilight Zone" Theme
again, Sam.
The Maestro didn't want to see what
Demon was driving the Tach under the
dash. He just Believed the Old Girl
mustave liked something he did!
And y'know what- she DID! 'Cause she
didn't miss a beat on the way home
either! Maybe that was the clogged fuel
filter. Or maybe she LIKE what the
Maestro did to her.
They were getting to Know Each
Other.
Having proudly written that, the next
day the Maestro headed North for a
Freeway Test Drive. Twenty miles up
280, the 356 began to sputter again- JUST
like she did last time!
DAMN, thought the Maestro- I thought
I FIXED that! Looks like it wasn't the fuel
filter' after all! Guess I'm not gonna get
away with the Easy Solution this time.
Little did he know. So the Maestro got
off the Freeway and drove through town
to ponder the situation. Once in town,
the good old girl ran fine. Good acceleration, no hesitation and no "running out
of gas". So he figured what the Hell and
took the 101 Freeway back to his Shop.
Twenty miles down 101, the same sputtering reared its ugly head. Sputter Sputter. Down to 45 MPH and the slow lane.
But the Maestro was determined to make
it his Shop to Safety- and NOT break
down East of Palo Alto.
Besides, GOOD 356's NEVER Break
down in bad Places. GOOD 356's break
down in your DRIVEWAY! Is the Maestro's 356 a Good or a Bad one. Willy
Makit? He did- barely- with the poor 356
barely running on 2.2 cylinders.,
But now that she was Exhibiting the
Problem, the problem could be Found!
So the Maestro popped off the likage
arm to the Right Hand Carb rewed it up
by itself. It rewed up just find thank you.
So he tried the Left Hand Zenith. It
DIDN'T rev u p i n fact it didn't do much
of anything!
So the Maestro popped off the Zenith
air filter and eyeballed the inside of the
carb. And what did he see? He saw:
MELTED VENTURI!
That's correct- Venturi- that's pluralmeaning BOTH of the Zenith's Venturus
had MELTED!!! From a Standing Wave
fire INSIDE the carburetor!
Immediately, the Maestro sacrificed a
Virgin to the Porsche gods from the
Emergency Virgin Supply- in thanks for
them not burning his new 356 to the
ground in the Fast Lane!
The Maestro went to the Zee den of
Zee Zeniths and picked out a good left
hand "C" Zenith.
While installing the Zenith the Maestro noticed that the rear 2 nuts- the ones
you see had washers under them, the
front two nuts- the ones you DON'T seehad NO washers under them. That
Malex- and his Detail Work. WOW!
Either he tried to fake the fact that 2
washers were missing, or he was too lazy
to try to put them on the hard-to-get-to
front nuts. Or both.
That done, the Maestro fired up the engine and resynched the carbs- and took
his now-cured 356 out for a quick test
drive and WHAT a difference! Good
Power ad NO hesitation- a properly purring Porsche-finally!
Until the next day, when once again
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the Maestro headed for the Shop brimming with Overconfidence.Only to have
10 miles the road the Return of the
hauntingly familiar: sputter, sputter.
Again, he made it to the Shop- showing that a good 356 NEVER BREAKS
down in inconvenient places.
And THIS time he was DETERMINED to find the problem- using his
patented Binary Search Debugging
Technique. Binary Testing is easy. Merely Conduct a Test that Divides the
problem in half. Then Another. Then
Another. Ten tests and you can isolate
1000 problems. 20 tests will find that One
in a Million.
So the Maestro got out his One-gallon
fire-up gas can- and a length of fuel hose
and a screwdriver to undo the fuel pump
clamp with. (KIDS- don't do this at
home!)
That way, when the Dreaded hesitation occurred again, all the Maestro had
to do was feed the fuel pump from the
1gallon can- and ifin the hesitation continued, it had to be something from the
can to the carbs. Which meant EITHER
the fuel line or the fuel pump.
On the other hand, ifin the hesitation
stopped- the problem lay in the 356's gas
tank, fuel cock or line from the tank.
Find out which half, conduct another
test or two, and there you are- at the Real
Cause of the problem.
So with gas can sorta safely stashed behind the Driver's seat, (ifin your gonna
crash and burn, you might as well carry
your own gas too. It'll be quicker that
way.) The Maestro headed off down the
road to induce a sputter.
SHE REFUSED TO SPUTTER!
For a week or so- until IT HAPPENED
AGAIN!!! Sputter Sputter. This time he
Maestro HOOKED up his 1-gallon Gas
can- sticking it in the left hand corner of
the Engine Compartment, and running
a hose from the 1gallon can to the Inlet
of the Fuel Pump- BYPASSING the Car's
Gas Tank, fuel cock and fuel line.
Safely securing a rag around the fuel
line from the 1-gallon tank, the Maestro
motored off looking for a Freeway-o and
a Cure for the Hesitation. 'Twas not to
be- for as soon as he reached Freeway
Speeds, the hesitation returned to haunt
him!!!
But NOW he knew something- for the
Binary Search had Just ELIMINATED
the Gas Tank, Fuel Cock or Fuel lines!
That meant, it HAD to be the Fuel
Pump, the Fuel lines TO the Carbs or the
Carbs!! Since the Fuel pump was new,
that wasn't likely.
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He noticed that the fuel line was the
WRONG one for a 356B- it was the o n e
piece type with no flexible center section
in front of the fan shroud. Meaning Malex's had struck again- and grabbed a fuel
line from an EARLIER engine!- One that
just happened to be lying around. So the
Maestro undid the fuel line and blocking
off the outlet to the right hand carb with
his thumb and forefinger, leaving the outlet for the Left Hand carb open he blew
into the fuel line at the filter. And no gas
came out of the left hand fuel line outlet.
He blew harder. Nothing. Where's Linda
Loveless when you need her he thought.
So he loosened his grip on the Right Hand
outlet- and got DRENCHED in Gasoline!!!
Urethra! He Cried stepping from his
gasoline bath, I've found it!!!
The Maestro ran into his shop for his
Tubing Cutter- and CUT the fuel line in
half- right at first bend by the Left Hand
outlet.
By the grace of the Porsche gods- he cut
right through the middle of a BUG rolled
up inside a LEAF that metamorphasized
into a very effective P r e s d f l o w reduceralmost completely clogging the fuel line!
More proof that Malex's got this fuel line
from the South Forty, maybe out of Texas
where an engine overhaul done in the Barn
results in chiggers clogging bolt holes, oil
passageways- and FUEL LINES!!!
Just like this Case. The Maestro pulled
a plated fuel line from the shelf- fitted it up
to the 356 and Drive off Down the Roadto see what a Real 356 Would Do.
She did Very Well Indeed- cruising just
like a good 356 should- at 75 + and with
NO Hesitation anymore.
The Maestro returned to his Shop,
sacrificed another Virgin to the Porsche
gods, and drank a Toast to the Faith, the
Law of Large Numbers and the Binary
Search.
Once again, another Impossibly Rare
Porsche Problem succumbed to the Maestro and the Powers of the:
356 FAITH!!!
As he continued to drive the 356, she b e
gan to grow on him. God, she feels nice!
thought the Maestro as he used every excuse he could to drive his new purchase.
And sure enough- they fell in Love.
But what about the man from Chicagothe Buyer.
A Deal is a Deal. And the Maestro b e
lieves in that. But as the Day in May when
his 356 would go away came closer and
closer, the Maestro regretted that Deal. But
as he says, a Deal is a Deal.
Until one day in May- a week from when
she would leave, the Buyer called from
Chicago. "Uh, gee said h e I can't sell my
944 Turbo now that Porsche's lowered the
price, and the Bank doesn't want to make
me another loan for the 356,
BOY did the Maestro perk up when he
heard that, but the center of Higher
Reasoning stepped in just in time and induced Poker Mode.
"Gee said the Maestro. After all the work
I've done on her solving her fuel problems,
Debugging the bugs in the fuelline, the
Mayonnaise in the Case, the Thumping in
the Brakes. After all that you're wanting to
back out of the deal. I thought you were
a Lawyer.
"No, said the VOP sheepishly-I'm a Psychiatrist.
Groan thought the Maestro- A
Psychiatrist- they can never make up their
mind! Just like Mrs. Maestro said! So, the
Maestro thought he'd be Big Hearted, and
offered the Buyer back half his Deposit.
The Shrink said he'd think about it. Maestro certainly hoped that he and the Psychatrist worked things outout of the Dealso the Maestro could keep the 356 he came
to love!
And THAT'S how the Maestro sells a car
HE KEEPS IT!!! Because he:
KEEPS THE 356 FAITH!!!
That was The Story that Monday- 6 Days
before The Deal expired on the Next Sat*
day. And so it was With Confidence that
the Maestro picked up the phone that Final Friday- the DAY before the Deal
Expired- only to hear an unfamiliar voice
on the other end.
"Hi,... Uh, you don't know me, but I
bought the Psychologist's Option to buy
your car. And I'm coming out on his
Ticket- TOMORROW!"
The Maestro was in Shock. Clenched
stomache and all. The Same Feeling one
gets from a Death in the Family. Or a
Gummt Audit. But But But, blubbered the
Maestro, sounding like a motorboat"Who
are YOU? What happened to the Psychologist. Who's on First?"
Said the VOP- "I'm moving out to Fresno from Chicago".
You poor guy thought the Maestro. The
Only Thing Chicago and Fresno have in
common is an "0" at the end.
"And, since I was coming to California,
I decided to buy out the Psychiatrist's
Option."
Gee though the Maestro- he had never
though that the Deal was an "Option" b e
fore. But hey, if it walks like a Duck, t a h
like a duck...
Heartbroken, the Maestro managed to
the the important Details like what flight
and when, and hung up the phone.
..."
And gave a Primal Scream that rolled
across the Runways at San Jose International, momentarily blocking out the sound
of Flight 1111 arriving.
Jay came running- figuring that either
The Computer had finally turned Homocidal, or that the Maestro had Lost It. Or
Both.
What Happened? asked Jay anxiously.
"I just got stabbed in the Back by the
Deal God. He gave me a Pristine Perfect
Porsche which only I could fix, and I fixed
it. She told me her whole Life's Story and
I comforted her. On the Freeway, we were
One Together. peenagers, don't try this!)
Life was So Beautiful when we were
together. Even Mrs. Maestro was Jealous.
And I SOLD her- like a Commodity. It's
like selling a Daughter into Slavery.
Hey, said Jay-cheer up. I've got a Friend
who gets into a lot of Deals. Some he wins
big. Others I think he loses on. But when
I asked him about the Bad Deals, he says'There's no such thing as a Bad Deal. Some
are just better than others!'
Maybe it's True, thought the Maestro late
that night as he perusing the Wall Street
Journalthat's delivered by Special Courier
at 1:OOAM of the Day of Publication. That
way the Maestro has a Head Start on the
World every day!
While reading an article about Whining
about House Prices, the Maestro noticed
a Pearl of Wisdom that applied to him"Once a Deal is Done", said the Journal.
"Forget it!" Warmed with that Knowledge,
the Maestro cleaned The Car, and picked
up the Option Buyer from Chicago, pointed out the Problem Areas, made the Transaction and pointed the Buyer in the
direction of Fresno. And said goodby to a
Good Buy. One that Got Away.
As the Blue 356 drove out of the Maestro's Parking Lot and Life for the Last
Time, Jay asked. "Gee Maestro, how're you
gonna get home now?
"No Problem, said the Maestro, It's not
WHAT you know, it's WHO who know,
as he picked up the phone and dialed a
friend of a friendsay Judy, you still want
to sell your 1974.5 Datsun 260 Z, that onewoman- owner California Z Car?"
"Yes, she said. I do."
"Well, bring it down right now, and I'll
give you Cash Money and a Ride back
She did. He did. And the Maestro, drove
off down the Freeway, with his New Used
260Z Car. Ah, what the Hell, Trading a
356B Coupe for a Cherry Datsun 260 Z and
a New Kitchen ain't a Bad Deal. Some are
just better than others!
These things happen ifin you:
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vintage racing . ..... .... . . ...... ..... . . . Cole R. Scrogham
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HEEL OF
THE BOOT
Watkins Glen International Raceway has been the stage for
auto racing since time immemorial in the United States. Years
ago, racing was conducted in the streets of Watkins Glen, leading to a permanent track that evolved to rival the West Coast's
Riverside Raceway. Watkins Glen has hosted Club racing,
IMSA, CART, NASCAR and Formula One in its illustrious
history; and now that Riverside has been converted into condominiums, Watkins Glen is America's most historic
racetrack. What better surroundings for a Vintage Racing
weekend than Watkins Glen and the beautiful Finger Lakes
of Western New York State?
The Porsches at Watkins Glen in September were overshadowed by a Ford GT-40 reunion that featured over forty
of these historic racers. Since only 140 were built, you can
imagine the excitement that surrounded these cars and a few
of their notable drivers from the '60s. Stirling Moss, Brian
Redman and Jacky Ickx were among the most notable attendees; remember that Brian and Jacky didn't always drive 917s
and 956s. It was Jacky Ickx that robbed a 908 of victory at
LeMans by 20 ft. in a GT-40, but 1969 was a long time ago.
Group 3 had a heavy attendance of 356s at Watkins Glen.
The G&W Motorwerkes staff was present to care for our 1960
Super-90 GT Coupe, as well as Gus Shaffer's 1957 Carrera
GS Coupe and John Muller's 1955 Speedster. Jack Lewis' 356A
Coupe was in attendance, as was Bob Maholick's C Coupe,
Roger Ender's pre-A 1952 Coupe, Tony Peck's Super-90 and
Mark Eskuche's very quick Roadster. We had an entry from
Canada in the form of a Speedster, and a few other cars that
I deeply regret having not been able to find out more about;
but as I mentioned the G&W staff (specifically in the form
of myself and the 356 engine's finest student, James Cox) had
plenty to be occupied with.
The annual endurance race was the highlight of the
weekend, an almost perfect replica of World Endurance racing for two full hours. The race for the front was frought with
GT-40s, as you might imagine, with the IcMRedman entry
ending up third behind another GT-40 and the race winner,
a Lola Aston-Martin. Henry Payne and Chuck Stoddard were
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fourth in Payne's 908, leading the
Porsche hopes for an upset. Back
in the pack, Weldon Scrogham
and John Muller won the 356
disc-brake class in Muller's
Speedster;
while
the
LewislMaholick combination
won the drum-brake class in Jack
Lewis' very strong A coupe. How
Jack keeps those drums operating
for two hours is hard to believe,
but congratulations are due to
these endurance winners.
The spring races were run the
following day, and a host of 356s
showed up for the eight-lap
races. As you will notice, Watkins Glen is a very long track for sports cars, and this made
for long waits for spectators to see these slower cars. But, every two and a half minutes or so, a convoy of 356s appeared
to make the wait worthwhile (never mind the MGs, Alfas, Volvos, etc.). Mark Eskuche's Roadster led the Canadian Speedster and John M d e r to the finish in the disc braked class,
while Jack Lewis led Tony Peck's hired hand and Welcon
Scrogham to the finish in the drum braked class. All in all,
a wonderful performance from the little Porsches. We are now
looking forward to our home court of Summit Point for the
next event, where I hope to try out another Speedster we have
been working on since driving it in the Driver's School in
Savannah. Congratulations are also due to Jack Lewis on his
family addition, and consolation to Bob Maholick and a terminal engine. Please keep your input coming, I even listen
to the bad stuff!
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CHUTE
--
)f the sprint races, the staging area
with spectators.
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John Muller checking out his Speedster as James Cox attends to the
needs af our GT Coupe. #43 A Coupe belongs to Jack Lewis and #6O
I5WGS Coupe to Gus Shaffer.
Roger Ender decides it is time to get to work before qualifyinghis Pre
A Coupe.
The painful sight of an ended weekend. Bob Maholick's Coupe goes
home early.
John Muller's '55 Speedster attracted many spectators to "356 alley".
pittsburgn vintage grand prix . .
Once again, THE PITTSBURGH VINTAGE GRAND PRIX
was a terrific scene of great old, and not-so-old cars, colorful
drivers and spectators, excellent weather (only a tiny shower on Saturday), and the thrill of old time auto racing held
on city streets. There was a good group of cars, drivers, and
spectators coming to Pittsburgh from all over. The racers
hailed from Hamilton, Bermuda; Ontario, Canada; New York,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Florida, Connecticut,
and California to mention a few.
This year, unlike last, there seemed to be a better spirit of
enjoyable competition rather than cut-throat, win-at-all-costs
attitude. Last year, some jerk, some idiot with absolutely no
sense of fun "fair play" smashed his car into three or four
gorgeous 356 Speedsters, among others, on his way toward
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James Wardrop
the checkered flag. Fortunately my car was not among the
dented, simply because I was not a contender for the lead.
Never the less, most everybody found such behavior very foolish and offensive. I spoke with many spectators who expressed sadness that such fine cars had been damaged in,
what they thought was supposed to be a "fun" race. I believe
it is because of this incident, several of the finer Porsche
Speedsters did not return this year. How could they know
that the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association took careful note of the problems and really cracked down this year
on safety, overly aggressive driving, and other regulations.
(Thank Heavens!) However, with the missing previous
Porsche racers absent, this left only four remaining 356s in
a field of 34 other exotic race cars.
The 356 racers were, Walt MacKay from Caledon, Ontario
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in a red, 1959 Porsche with number 71. Dave Duerr in a light and amazing picnics to be seen during the entire race
blue 1958 Speedster with number 616.David Baker in a white weekend. I was sorry to see there was but one 356 in this
1958 Speedster with number 133. And James Wardrop in a group, I hope we can do better next year.
On Sunday, during the midday break in the racing activired 1958 Speedster with number 227.All the entries were put
into one of seven different classes. The Porsches raced in the ties, any patrons of the Vintage Grand Prix Weekend who had
largest group which was, "Production sports cars, under 2 interesting cars, were asked to drive them around the 2.33
litres". Within this group there was a fine selection of both mile race course several times. This too, was an impressive
drivers and cars which made the friendly competition excit- sight, with a LONG line of great cars, spanning sixty years
ing and a great deal of fun. Being the largest of the seven class- or more of automotive production.
For the racers, the actual course was quite an intimidating
es, it seemed to provide some type of challenge for everyone
from the rookie to the extremely well seasoned veteran. There one, having possibly only abut 50 feet without a high curb
or very solid stone wall bordering the track. This certainly
were no dents this year and everyone had a fine time.
One Saturday of the Grand Prix weekend, Pittsburgh also limits run-off and spin-out areas and makes everyone very
hosts a car show or maybe display would be more accurate. mindful of the alignment and undercarriage of their fine vinThe racing is done on city streets which run through Schen- tage cars. Surpentine esses, included in the five. 180 degree
ley Park in the city. This park has some fine grassy hills and turns and a tight chicane at the end of a good straight away,
lawns which seem perfectly suited for showing cars whether kept the crowd, as well the drivers, paying very close attenold, new, antique, or classic. With these four groups of cars tion. Though not a high speed race, it certainly is a challengcleverly placed about the park, one could enjoy watching prac- ing one.
It was a great weekend! It was fun, colorful and safe and
tice and qualifying laps of the race while looking over various fine and exotic other cars on the grass. Such an will hopefully continue as such. But we need more
arrangement surely called for some great "period costumes" "Bathtubs"!!
Stewart Simons photo
Jessicn Handy photo
Jessica Handy photo
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good cond., $900. Two 741s, rebuilts,
$1,300. Two 741s, good, used, $900. Disc
brakes, $900. Doug Michalowski, 1240 E.
Cooper, Aspen, Co 81611,303-920-2191.
'57 'A' normal coupe #100702,currently has a '61 normal engine, original engine included. New chrome wheels and
Michelin tires. Originally a Texas car,
minimum
rust, $6,500. Larry Redfoot,
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Colonial
Rd., Harrisburg, PA
clusively for members' non-commercial
usage. ~ r to
y limit your ads to 50 words 17112, 717-787-1438 days, 717-545-5582
or less and please have your ad typed if at evesall possible. (We reserve the option to re- * '57 356 Speedster, U82895, Eng.
ject illegible ads or even worse, to guess #82974. Professional restoration at the
at your meaning.) The right to edit or re- point where prospective buyer must see
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ble for
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condition excellent, no body damage.
misrepresentations.
Present condition shows that there is no
bondo on this car. Final assembly will
CONDITIONS OF SALE
AND PURCHASE
put this car at the top of avaialble col1. Seller will ship item within 10 days of lectible Speedsters. Selling price will be
receipt of payment. If buyer PaYsdth Per- determined by market conditions at time
mnalcheck,wllerdllsfi~dthinloda~sof completion end of this year. '64
after check is honored.
356-SC, #220111, Eng. #812986. Dark
2. If buyer is not satisfied with item, buyar may return item at buyer,s expanse. Wi- green wblack interior. Fresh engine.
thin days of return of item to seller in CB&Einterior, $4,200 in 1988, Stoddard
m e
ae receivedby buyer, seller invoices for body parts, $6,900 in rest0ration costs plus $2,500 for painting.
will refund the price.
3. Seller assumes risk of non-delivery This is above engine and interior costs.
when item is shipped to buyer. Buyer as- Plus original cost of car. Price: $20,000
sumes risk of non-return to seller.
firm. Call evenings, 803-571-6325, David
othemiwstateds
of
McKinney, 1540 Golf Link Drive, Stone
will be in addition to price of item.
Mountain, GA 30088.
5. By placing advertisements in the 356
'58 'peedster
#84449 with beehive
Registry, seller agrees to these conditions.
By ordering, buyers agree to to these con- lights, with (some] carrera components.
Undergoing complete mechanical and
ditions.
In offering a car, please include your wheels up restoration by Karosserie, Ltd.
asking price to save someone a cross coun- You pick the colors. To be completed in
hy phone call; chassis serial numbers also April, 1990. Call Leiwis at 703-385-0035
would be helpful. All ads must be received a.m., 202-546-7828 p.m.
by the first of themonthin which they
. '58 356A coupe, no 103600. Red
to appear' PLEASE limit
ads to 356 wblack upholstery, charcol carpet. New
items. glls,gl4s, etc. are all nice but they
are out of place
If your ad arrives af- paint, all new mechanicals: rebuilt
ter the deadline, we will hold it until the trans.# gauges, front susp.* brakes* new
next issue unless you instruct otherwise. Konis. Most chrome new, all new rubSend your free member ads to Brenda Per- ber. Engine: 80hp, 1600 dual port head
rin, 2041 Willowick, Columbus, Ohio VW wldual Solexs. The ultimate 356
43229. (Do NOT send commercial h e r - driver!, $10,000. Gary Medley, 7210 SW
tieing to this address.
Leslie, Portlant, OR 97223,503-234-8863
or 503-245-5297.
'56 Cabriolet #61069, car is very rough
'58 coupe #104566,very restorable, set
but restorable. Complete original engine up presently with V W motor. $4,500.
and running gear. Complete top frame. Barry Hudspeth, 4025 Connell Dr., PenaGood glass and gauges. New floor and cola, FL 32503, 904-434-4806 days,
battery box installed. New rockers with 904-433-7570 evenings.
car. Nearly complete. Original parts.
'59 sunroof coupe U106576, solid body,
$12,000. Stephan, 503-386-1022.
needs restoration and TLC. Has dents
'56 coupe, just painted, ready to com- front and rear. A good daily driver.
plete. $8,000. '63 'B' T-6 coupe, restored, Presently has rebuilt 1600 VW engine.
redblack, Super engine. $14,000. Part- Must sell, $6,500. Also, other 356 parts.
ing out '64 SC coupe, '60 coupe, '60 Send for list. Lauren Roy, Box 861, EdCabrio, 2 T-5 hoods, T-5 Cabrio hard top. wards, CO 81632, 303-827-5661.
$500 ea. New floor pans, $300. Misc.
'59 Convertible D, rare car #86443, all
sheet metal. Transaxles, '55 split case,
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original except for new blacWcharcoa1
interior. Myocene Blue. Second owner
for 10 years. Runs great. Extras include
original luggage rack, tonneau, more.
$35,000. Todd Denvanesi, 5686 Cominito Danzarin, San Diego, CA 92037,
619-459-2690.
'59 Convertible D, #85844, engine #
P82974, new paint, interior, top, beautiful blackltan. $35,000. R. Becherer, 820
Puritan, Birmingham, MI 48009,
313-644-6021 or days 313-689-1449.
'60 sunroof coupe #113081,
ivoryblack, Super 90, std. main & std.
rod brgs., 1750cc, webers, new longitudinal~,floor, battery box, closing panels,
complete interior, wool carpet, new rubber seals, Konis, colgan, Goodyears, 5.5
chrome wheels, brakes, more. 6,000
miles total since restored, very nice,
$18,500 possible trade for open 356.
Craig Adamson, 21264 SW 90th Ave.,
Tualatin, OR 97062, 503-691-1327.
'60 1600 S coupe (sold as '61). Excellent condition but subject of average
amateur restoration, no rust, no dings,
$8,500. '61 Karmann hardtop, #200866.
Complete, unrestored, well running
original. No salt exposure as car has always been in California or Florida. Will
deliver in Southeast with deposit, $8,500
or will trade for complete S-90 for SC
coupe suitable for preparation as vintage
racer. Phil Dann, 813-822-5656,
813-823-4040 evenings.
'61 %'- 1600 S coupe #116683. Rust free
Calif. car, original solid pan, interior, exterior and mechanicals excellent. Great
driver or concours candidate. '61 'B'
notchback coupe U200624, no engine,
floor, bumpers or seats. Solid body with
surface rust. Glass, doors, suspension,
transmission, all there. Good starter
project. Only 1048 made in '61. Bill
Rienecke, RFD 3, Montpelier, VT 05602,
802-223-3242.
'62 356B coupe T-6 Reutter body,
101,000 miles, original 1600cc 60hp engine, all serial numbers match, restoration completed in 1988, $16,500. Steven
E. Craig, 615-834-8080, ext. 491 days;
615-833-3231 evenings and weekends.
'62 'B' normal coupe T-6 #210354, eng.
P608383, red with black interior. Runs
good, some rust, new floor pans, less
than 5,000 miles on rebuilt engine, new
tires, interior needs some work, new rubber, $6,500. Sharon Neild, 27 Walnut
Str., Greenville, SC 29607.
'63 T-6 Cabriolet U158153, black tag
Calif. car. Ruby redltan interior, no rust,
new top, excellent condition, chrome
wheels, new Michelins, $34,500. Richard
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Oakes, 472 Locust St., S. Hampton, NH
03827, 603-394-7498 or 504-465-4243.
'63 coupe #122209, Super, T-6 sunroof,
blacklblack, restored, no rust, 87000
miles, LL wheel, leather seats,
$17,50Oloffers. Kurt Bicknell, 702 Ocean
Hill Dr., Huntington Beach, CA 92648,
714-969-1535.
'63 1600s electric sunroof coupe,
#122510, engine #704575, black plate
Calif. car, all original, very rare #6207,
Heron Gray, completely disassembled to
bare metal. Ready for restoration. Plus
'63 coupe without engine, very, very
rusty. Both $8,500. Abraham Kuzu, 8901
Miami St., Omaha, NE 68134,
402-397-2707 or 402-392-0914.
'63 356B coupe, excellent condition, no
rust, stored 9 years, price is negotiable.
Telephone Peter at 508-842-3147 between 6:00 and 10:OO p.m. EST. Located in Massachusetts.
'63 356B Karmann Coupe, #212112,Super 90, P805929, rebuilt with 2K miles,
Hirth roller crank, rebuilt Solex 40
P-11-4's and rebuilt distributor. Car
comes complete with new gas tank,
rebuilt front end, and original installed
Normal motor, P609753 with 5K miles
on rebuild. Also included are a spare Super 90 crankshaft (reground) and rods
(balanced). Car is rusty and needs restoration. $8,000 for coupe, spare Normal
motor, and parts listed, as a package
only. Not willing to separate. Delivery
negotiable. Bill Garvy, 6742 North Campbell Avenue, Chicago, IL 60645-4616,
312-973-3938 evenings.
'63 356B Silver T6 Coupe #122019. Arizona car with little rust. Sound mechanics, solid suspension, excellent interior
with working radio, clock, etc., $11,000.
Also, rusted out 356C parts car available. Ted Cronin, Box 186, Grafton, VT,
802-875-3568.
'64 coupe #217805, redhlack int.,
58,000 original miles, with documentation, restoration with all factory parts,
$10,000. Ken Barett, Box 249, Warm
Springs, GA 31830, 404-628-5418.
'64 'C' Cabriolet, completely restored
with new "Pellows" engine, interior, top,
wheels, tires, shocks and brakes. Ruby
redhlack leather. Concours winner past
2 years in S.F. area. All receipts. Bob
Blackburn, 127 Imperior Ave., Fremont,
CA 94539, 415-651-6839.
'64 Porsche 356 Coupe, European
Model, Reutter Karosserle body. One
owner, street or show ready, very clean,
rust free. 25 miles on rebuilt and
balanced engine. Top performer, driven
daily, all original equipment and more.
Chrome wheels, Perelli tires, Blaupunket
radio, etc., $12,000 OBO or trade. Owner: A. Hotchkiss, P.O. Box 2925, Harbor,
OR 97415, 503-369-3929.
'65 SC cabriolet, #161808, bark (bali)
blue with grey interior. A concour car
and trophy winner throughout, as seen
at 1989 East Coast Holiday. No expense
has been spared. this will cost serious
money, and I expcet saerious inquiries
only. Best offer over $50,000. Also, 1953
coupe, #51088 with correct matching
1500cc (normal) motor. Restoration in
progress, body work done, car painted
dark red. Seats and door panels recovered, new wiring harness partially installed. Car needs very little additional
moneyltime to finish, $14,000 or best
offer. Dave Goldman, 545 Smith Ridge
Rd., New Canaan, CT 06840, days
212-208-9216, evenings 203-972-3158.
'65 'C', new motor, 6,000 miles, slate
grey. B-overall condition, $9,400. Angel
Donatello, 79'Anawan Rd., N. Attleboro,
MA 02760, 508-695-6334.
;65 356% coupe, #2220201,restored in
1986. Red with CB&Eblack vinyl interior. New pan, everything rechromed,
have NOS stone guards that ware originally on car when ordered. Engine is
from '69 912. Runs great, looks like new.
Photos available. Larry Davis, P.O. Box
368, Orangeburg, SC 29116-0368. Phone
weekdays, 803-534-7183; nights and
weekends, 803-534-3406 (answering
machine if not available). Asking
$15,500. Have most reciepts from restoration, and photo record of same.
'65 C coupe chassis #222025, engine
#717397, champagne yellow, head rests,
luggage rack, original, clock works,
minor rust, needs interior and seats redone, Judson electronic magneto, tinted
German glass all windows, Blaupunkt radio, $8,500. Parts: heater boxes, J tubes,
sheet metal, thermostat, hood hinges,
rods, piston & cylinder set Mallie "C",
heater control unit, T-5 hard top, clock,
luggage rack 912 engine, 12 volt fly
wheel. Gene Schaeffer, 4904 Cove,
Austin, TX 78731, 512-346-8855.
One pair Porsche 356C seats. Apart but
complete, $125 for the pair. Walt Hagstom, 32222 Links Pointe, Laguna
Niguel, CA 92677, 714-496-2893.
Sunroof clip from clean T-5 to trade for
same for Karmann T-6 coupe. Mechanical or electric OK. Also, type 741-1 central mount transaxle for early B, model
t16.741-0, serial #34473with both axles,
1tube, no drums, $450. Geoff Daigle, 654
Manor Dr., Reno, NV 89509,
702-329-9995.
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Very rare 1957 1300s crankcase, $850.
C crankshaft, .251.25, $650. Good used
side and rear glass for all models, call for
prices. Early sunroof handle, $125.
Trans. lock with key, $90. Many more
misc. engine, body and trim parts. Send
SASE for large list. John Willhoit, 1360
Gladys Ave., Long Beach, CA 90804,
213-439-3333.
Distler Porsche literature, three color
copies of original literature supplied
with model, $25. Also have 356 grill
badge from Porsche Museum-Gmund,
$32 and &piece postcard set of Porsche
vehicles for $8. Jonathan Hinze, Strassergasse 8-121316, 1190 Vienna, Austria.
FINALLY, all my for sale models,
parts, posters, prints, literature, books,
manuals, stamps, patches, decals, and
accessories are on one list. Please send
SASE for your copy. E.A. Singer, R.F.D.
1682, Laurel Hollow, NY 11791.
Porsche engines and misc. parts: 3 engines with roller cranks and lightened
flywheels (P86864, P806112 & no number); 741 Transmission spare ported
heads with valves, 4 mag wheels, 4
cylinderlpiston sets and two boxes of
misc. parts. All engines have sheet metal. $4,000 for all, buyer pays shipping.
Robert Ashmore, 588 Houston St., Monterey, CA 93940, 408-372-0800 days.
Fiberlass bumpers for 'A'. Good condition, fit good on '55 Speedster. BIC
rocker decos, excellent condition, $200
for all. Todd Sloan, 2624 NE Wasco,
Portland, OR 97232, 503-287-4261
evenings.
Carrera rear brake hubs (2)
695.331.063.90 @ $400 each. Steel brake
line for 904, goes for master cyl. to rear
through tunnel. The First Decade
1949-1959by Walter J. Spielberger 1960
@ $65. Glenn Herman, 44 Main St., P.O.
Box 657, Flagtown, NJ 08821-0110.
Pair of air filters with cast housings to
fit 321DF Weber carbs; master brake
cylinder, needs rebuild kit; Zenith
manifolds; driver's side vent window.
Rick Veneski, 19 Pond View Rd., Norfolk, MA 02056, 508-520-0156.
Low bow or high beauty bars; NOS
Zenith carbs; NOS battery box area for
T-5; NOS glove box liner; NOS dual grille
for Cabrio; NOS rear fenders for T-5 or
T-6; wooden steering wheel Les Lester
for B or C; AMlFM Blaupunkt for all
years with original speakers. Speedster
parts complete to make a Speedster;
doors for all years and makes; T-5 Cabrio
soft top needs new wood; low miles 'C'
industrial engine, &piece case engines.
644.505.01500 protection tubes front low
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version (155mm) and high version
(190mm) new; Cabrio doors, Speedster
doors; Roadster doors and coupe, all
years, rust free; nice 'A' hood; sunroof
clip for 'A'; 'A' sunroof handle; Continental scripts; '51 brake drums; Cabrio
soft top; Speedster top bows; 'A' gas
tank; mint Speedster and coupe or
Cabrio steering wheels; baby moon hubcaps. new. Jose Gochez, 689 Ladera St.,
Pasadena, CA 91104, 818-791-3851.
Parting out '64 coupe, have complete
European tin, other ABC parts for sale
or trade for '52 parts (1500cc, lights,
wheels, bumpers, stork gauge, starter
buttonlkey, turn signal). Ted Lindh, 116
N. 8th St., Indiana, PA 15701,
412-349-4088.
'57% 1600N SIN 67545 engine. Complete with all sheet metal and heater boxes. Turns over, $1,500. Mickey Cotten,
657 Gibson Ave., Kingston, PA 18704,
717-288-5600.
'64 SC long block rebuilt 741 transmission, '64 'C' used engine, '60 and '63 S-90
cases and heads, '60, '56 and 912 cases.
'57 engine rebuilt. SPG and Hirth roller
cranks. Pre-A seats. A&B brakes and
drums. 24 gallon GT gas tank reproduction (fuel cell) nice. Sunroof slider panel
'ABC'. Tom Conway, 7183 Arapahoe St.,
Boulder, Co 80303, 303-443-1343.
Carrera 2 Eberspacher BN4-$3k; BehrThompson oil thermostat-$800; 70 liter
optional T-61C tank-$3.5k; '60 Super case
#P86763-$1K;pre-A Viegel tachs & speedos, early '52 black & white, late '52
green & black; three hood covers,
"Porsche" black & green gauge to fill radio hole, SWF glass reservioir bottle &
pump; '53 gas tank with Beck Krafstoff
2-14 gauge, Stork column bracket & attached sender unit; SWF turn signal with
"SWF" red flasher; NOS Stork dual oil
gauge-threaded insert, '54 Telefunken,
16" rims, '53 SWF wiper motor & linkage, '501'51 ivory lever headlight switch,
'53 steering box, linkage & steering ube
with brake lever. All expensive. Ed Venegas, 31 Parkview Cir., Corte Madera, CA
94925, 415-927-9433.
356 parts from '61 Cabriolet: luggage
rack (painted), pedal assembly, rear
seatslbacks (black),Zenith carbs, brake
drums, jack (no handle), fronthear bumper overriders, steering box (ZF),gauges,
engine sheet metal, shifter assembly,
more. Good prices, let's talk. A.C. Roda,
5509 Marlin St., Rockville, MD 20853,
202-453-9007 days, 301-871-3072
evenings.
15 year collection of 356 parts. '58
Speedster front clip, perfect to center of
wheel, $3,500. NO rust used coupe, roadster doors, $500-up, new Cabriolet,
coupe drivers doors, $750 ea. Pair of perfect '58 Speedster doors, $1,800. 'A' bumper guards, many 3561912 engines and
transaxles. Literature: factory quality
reprint of 550 A Spyder owner's manual, $48 ea. A1 Hansen, c/o 6484 Pioneer
Road, Medford, OR 97501, 503-772-6736,
FAX 772-1211.
Hazet "Tourist" tool kit for 356. Original, unused, near perfect condition. Tool
location decal and Hazet decals on tools
intact. Best offer over $650. Bruce Douglas, 2802 Buttercup Ct., Antioch, CA
94509, 415-779-0159.
356 parts: original C hood, undamaged,
no rust, primed; 6v Blaupunkt radio,
working; C wood wheel, mint; foglight
switch, still in original package; yellow
6v foglight relay; two B owner's manuals, one original, one a reprint; 2 new tan
vinyl door panels. Douglass P. Griffith,
110 Running Cedar Lane, Richmond, VA
23229, 804-288-1103 home, 804-282-3185
work.
Pre-A Coupes: '54 #52274 and '55
#53840. Both "silver and rust" restoration projects have been in storage since
1976. The '55 has engine #P61800 installed but not running. Both cars have
full instrumentation and majority of interiors. Asking $4,500 obo for the pair.
Roger Whitton, 5018 Oak Creek Ct., Fort
Wayne, IN 46835, 219-486-4448.
Weber manifolds for 3561912, $70 or
trade of Solex manifolds. Weber adaptoplates for Solex 40 Pii manifolds, $35.
William A. Block, MD, 337 Darby Creek,
Lexington, KY, USA, 606-263-3990.
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For '53 coupe: used fuse block and
cover. L&Rwindow regulator and glass
channel. Dash mounted radio. B. Champon, RD 1, Box 698A, Monroe, NY
10950, 914-783-1905.
Need a copy of the Registry article
"Converting 741 transmission for use in
'A' model 356." Will pay your expenses.
Possibly in October '78 issue. Mickey Cohen, 657 Gibson Ave., Kingston, PA
18704, 717-288-5600.
Pre-A coupe with sunroof. Complete
Index
car and runner only. Cash buyer. Wind
wings for 'A' coupe, 'A' coupe luggage,
Rudge wheels. A.J. Lederman, 59 NewPort Dr., Nanuet, NY 10954.
Registry magazines: Vol. 1, 1-6;Vol. 2,
1-3; Vol. 4; workshop tools. Phillip
Schudmak, c/o J.B. Were & Son, Inc.,
#3400, 101 E. 52nd St., New York, NY
10022 or call collect Melbourne, Australia, 613-618-1432.
'C' workshop manual, fuel line for Solex carbs, single grill deck lid for Roadster, 'C' horn button and mounting to
steering wheel and pairs of Calif. license
plates in excellent cond. only. Ken Allen,
8513 N. Fisher, Fresno, CA 93710,
209-439-5104.
Needed for '60 Roadster: pair front
overriders wlgood chrome, pair good
front turn signal assy., front trunk mat,
wire mesh air cleaners for Zenith 2 Bl.,
T-5 rubber floor mat for rear and front,
except tunnel, Drauz coachwork badge,
saddle tan door panels, have It. grey ones
to trade, 1 Lucas bulb type headlamp
unit. Have parts to trade. John Klockau,
2101 29% St., Rock Island, IL,
309-788-5583 evenings.
Rallye or race seats, 5%" chrome 356
or 912 sheels. 'C' spindles and brakes
front and rear. SC crankshaft, any open
356 vehicles any condition. Tom Conway, 7183 Arapahoe St., Boulder, Co
80303, 800-843-1343.
For 356c: complete window frames
wlhardware & glass for Cabriolet; 12v
wiper motor & 12v starter motor; front
end special tools for 356-1 each -54
puller, VW 274a reamer wlbar, VW 273a
drift, VW 272 remover, 2 each P 71
sleeve- if not available for sale will rent
or can make from blueprints. Peter
Gruner, 33 SE 13th Road, Gainesville, FL
32601, 904-332-0868 evenings.
For Pre-A Speedster: any original
Speedster parts, icnluding 3.25~16
wheels dated '55, white wall tires, original hubcaps, original steering wheel,
seats, low bow top, all gauges and knobs,
Glaspar hardtop, knock-off wheels, motor #35690, any complete Speedsters, gas
tank, etc. Steve Arnett, 8813 Betelgeuse
Way, San Diego, CA 92126,619-547-9097
days.
Sunvisors for 'A' coupe, must be excellent. Two coat hooks for same. Todd
Sloan, 2624 NE Wasco, Portland, OR
97232, 503-287-4261.
'54 coupe in any condition, but would
prefer a complete and running rustoration project. Also looking for your Speedster or Cabriolet project or driver that
you're tired of. Have lots of time and
energy to complete the right car. Scott,
3580 California #303, S.F., CA 94118,
415-563-4567.
Clock, 6 or 12 volt in excellent cosmetic condition. Have Roadster sunvisor,
AIB gas tank for swap or will pay cash.
Jim Liberty, 6 Windham Cr., Mendon,
NY 14506, 716-586-0440 days,
716-586-4844 FAX.
Pre-A parts: 1500 gold script; drum
brakes for 16" wheels; rear beehive
lights; shinedown license light; windshield tension rod; hood handle; tools;
muffler; shift lever and knob; 'B' T-6
parts-camber compensator for S-90 engine, windshield washer bottle cap, front
compartment black plastic liner; 5
4lhx15 chrome wheels dated pre Oct.
'61, tools, manual. Bill Rienecke, RFD 3,
Montpelier, VT 05602, 802-223-3242.
'55 engine 1500N prefer SIN 34120
thru 35790. Pre-A ignition switch and
starter button. Dennis Browning, 13937
SE 241 St., Kent, WA 98042,
206-630-4563.
'C' red handle screw driver and chrome pliers to complete my tool kit. 356
1143 models. Michael Heilmann, 1301 E.
Jefferson, Detroit, MI 48207,
313-553-2865 evenings.
For '55 Speedster: top part of windshield frame; gas tank; seats; steering
wheel; Speedster script and trim; windshield wiper mechanism; bumper
guards. Lou Daughterty, 1019 Center
Ave., Martinez, CA 94553,415-646-2420.
Need all tail lamps for '51 coupe 11046.
Need 16" wheels, beauty rings, split
windshield glasses and rubber, f&rbumpers complete. Front beehive lamps and
Euro headlamp lenses. Bob Hearst,
13901 102nd Ave. NE, Kirkland, WA
98034, 206-486-5400 days, 206-821-2820
evenings.
356 bent window coupe. Prefer running or restored complete car. No basket
cases or incomplete cars. Anywhere.
Steve Serio, 423 W. Broadway, Boston,
MA 02127, 617-269-3600.
Parts for '50 coupe restoration, front
bumper, hood, hood handle, turn signals
and housings, brake lights and housings,
floor and tunnel mats, wind screens and
rubber. Windshield wiper arms. Have
other pre-A parts for trade. Doug
Michalowski, 1240 E. Cooper, Aspen,
CO 81611, 303-920-2191.
Wiper arm, disc caliper bleeder
screws. Rick Veneski, 19 Pond View Rd.,
Norfold, MA 02056, 508-520-0156.
Tool kit or tools for '57 Carrera Speedster, late 741 transmission, head rests
and mounts for 'A', Super 90 Tachome-
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ter, Speedster engine grille in excellent
condition, Registry magazines pre-Nov.
'81, anyone manufacturing Carrera
brakes? Free accommodation in Melbourne this summer for those who
choose to deliver in person. Trevor Keetley, Cl215 Grattan Street, Carlton 3053,
Melbourne Victoria, Australia. Fax
0011-61-3-3470810.
For '51-'52 cab: in desperate need of
black & white gauges, dash, top bows,
wood door sills, one jewel idiot light,
right side windshield glass. I am making
a driver out of rust, so I am on my knees.
Mark Turczyn, 3004 63rd Ave., Cheverly, MD 20785, 301-773-4592.
Your Porsche related business card.
Help me get my collection into triple
digits, and have your card seen as part
of it at the gatherings and in print! A free
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Please send to Fred Otjen, 1472 Kingfisher Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087,
408-749-0382.
Telefunken radio 'A' ('56); pre-A ('54)
ignition starter push button; one set of
pre-A ('54) 16" wheels; pre-A handbrake
assembly that mounts to steering
column; the fornt half of a 1954 cab,
coupe or speedster from windscreen
formward including body chassis and
body in any condition or a complete car
wreck. Please phone Peter, reverse
charges, Austrialia (02) 958-3283. Mr.
Peter Howitt-Steven, PO Box 54, Northbridge NSW 2063, Austrialia.
Sunroof clip for 356A, must be complete & functional. Call Paul Vessels at
202-829-1330 anytime.
Sunvisors for 1954 Cabriolet, James,
Standley, 3509 Arthur Dr., Nacogdoches,
TX 75961, 409-564-5886.
1954 1500s engine (#40686to 40999).
Premium for #40978. Also need 1955
1500N engine #35657.Have concours '64
1600 C or complete 1955 1500N for
trade. Kermit Heim, 813-963-7265
evenings.
1954 Speedster owners come forward
and be counted. Only 74 of the first 200
Speedsters (80001-80200)have been accounted for. Please send your chassis
number and brief description. Include
long SASE for questionnaire and free
copy of expandedlupdated chassis survey. Don Zingg, 972 Carnation, Costa
Mesa, CA 92626-1742.
For '61 T-5 coupe: interior rearview
mirror, seat or seat frame (bottom only),
radio speaker, transmission gears. Fred
Hocker, Nautical Archaeology, Texas
A&M University, College Station, TX
77843, 409-845-6398 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Index
356 Registry magazines Vol. 1thru Vol.
4. Will pay cash or trade parts, etc. Fred
Bernardo, PO Box 328, Shillington, PA
19607, 215-777-8394.
For "356 Registry" magazine story, the
following Holiday jacket patches: EAST:
Holiday V (Windsor, CT); VII (Suffern,
NY); XV (Jiminy Peak, MA); WEST: Holiday I1 (Medford, OR); XI (Estes Park,
CO); XI1 (Port Ludlow, WA); XI11 (Sedona, AZ). I will purchase outright or have
a few later traders. Thank you for your
help. Jerry Keyser, Box 1000,Westerville,
OH 43081-7000.
Pre-A Open or sunroof preferred,
1500cc p&c and 2 piece engine for
rebuild for 356C: 12v 356C wiper motor,
pair of red brown leather seats, shoulder
belts (644.803.011.02) for factory lap
belts. For Early 911: 2 new or exellent
Michelin 185 or 195170 15 XWX '66 VDO
special oil pressurelamp meter
(110.021321spec). Books: Workshop and
Parts Manuals: pre A, 911SC, Spyder,
904. Technical Bulletins: R&T June and
Aug. '48. Panoramas prior to 1958. German Christophorus (1-17); Annual Automotive ReviewlAutomobile Year: VW
Greats Prior to Feb. '75. William A.
Block, MD, 337 Darby Creek, Lexington,
KY, USA, 606-263-3990.
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