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INDEX
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JUNE/
JULY
1982
trustees
Doh (:umtnrlw. R o c k l o n . 11.: Dud W e s t . B a t a v i a
O H : Rill Durl;tnd. V i e n n a . VA: Vic S k i r m a n t s ,
W t ~ r r e n .MI: J e r r y K e y s e r . Westerville. O H ; a n d
Bob R t ~ u c h e r .V a n N u y s . C A .
cover
Art Director Joe Colford, Jr.'s special commemorative Independence Day cover celebration - the 3rd of a series.
officers
I'residenl: J e r r y Keysel.. W e s l e r v i l l e . O H ; VicePresident: Vic S k i r m a n t s . Warren. MI;
S e c r c t l ~ r y : Bill D u r l ; ~ n d . V i e n n a , VA: a n d
Trt!&tsurer: Joel H a r v i t z . G l o u c e s t e r . M A .
membership chairman
features
T o m O e r t h e r . 5 0 3 5 S a l e m Rd.. C i n c i n n s l i . O H
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legal advisor
B u d W e s l . 3750 S.R. 132. B;~l;tvi;t. O H 45103.
crisis network coordinator
B a r r y Allen. 7 3 5 8 A l i x P k w y . . S i t c r a m e n l u . CA
95823.
1982 holiday chairmen
e a s t : R o n R o l a n d . 2 8 1 4 0 2fi M i l e Rd., N e w
Haven. M I 48048
w e s t : N e d M c D a n i e l . 7 1 2 G i r a r d St.. S a n
Francisco. C A 94134
editorial and production staff
e d i t o r : l e r r y Keyst:r. P.O. B o x 0 7 8 4 5 . C o l u m b u s ,
OH 4 3 2 0 7
t e c h editor: Vic S k i r m t t n l s . 27244 R y a n .
Warren. M I 48082
r e s t o r a t i o n e d i t o r : Brett l u h n s u n . 751U A l l i s o n ville Rd.. I n d i a n a p u l i s . IN 46250
c a s e d r i p s w r i t e r : Dick Pikt:, 9ZI C l o u d A v e .
Menlo P a r k . C A 94025
f o u r c a m f o r u m : D a v i d S e e l ; ~ n d .4 7 F l o w e r S t .
D e n v e r . C O 8022fi
c l a s s i f i e d s : Brendu P e r r i n . 2041 Willowir:k Dr.
Cr,lumhus. O H 43229
a r t d i r e c t o r : lue C o l l o r d . 1r.. 1 4 3 K i ~ n i ~Rd
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Ajiouri~C
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a s l e e p a t t h e w h e e l : P a l Ertel. 1 1 5 D a v i s SI.
Yellow Springs. O H 45387
p h o t o e d i t o r : Llcw K i n s t . 3 1 0 D o n r ~ h u e .P N I I
A l l o . C A 9430:l
h i s t o r i a n : J i m P e r r i n . 2041 W i l l u w i c k Dr.
( : ~ ~ l u r n l ~ uOsh. i u 43229
l i t e r a t u r e collector's e d i t o r : Ch;trlitt Whilt:. 580 1
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I recently received a blatant request
for a plug from a member who just
happens to be one of those panel beater
types ... of course I wouldn't even consider it until it became clear that there
were definite signals of graft, bribes,
kick-backs, etc.! All seriousness aside,
Tom Boutos, of Boutos Metal Artisans,
964 33rd St., Sacramento, CA 95816
sent me photos of his light alloy tonneau/
headrest that he makes for Speedsters,
Roadsters and Convertible D's. As you
can see it is very nicely done, with the
best part being that it mounts to brackets
that bolt into existing rag top mounting
points. I received diagrams from Tom
and it appears to be a well thought out
and well engineered product. Tom, who
specializes in aluminum body panelcraft, has some very impressive credentials, in particular, he has done work
for Joel Finn, the director of Harrah's.
Now Tom, just send $!
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had only t w o requests for more information, both from California; one from
Santa Barbara and the other from
Orange County. Help me help you by
giving you a s a prospective chairman
all the lead time possible. Approval by
trustees takes time due to the logistics
of getting a copy of your proposal around
to them and hearing back. There is not
enough time left to make decisions in
time for announcements at the 1982
Holidays ... out of necessity, the deadline for proposals must be extended to
October I. If you think that there is a n
interest in doing a Holiday in your circle
of 356 friends, call a meeting, set up a
committee and send in a proposal.
Remember this: Holiday's have a long
tradition of being low-key events. Don't
be intimidated by the scope of this year's
West Coast Holiday, for example. The
Monterey event is a special, once-in-alifetime event that i s very much the
exception, rather than the rule, a s
Holidays go. Last call, please.
Please refer to my comments on this
page in the ApriltMay issue regarding
"Interiors by L. Strom". We have received
a money order which clears their open
acount going back to an advertisement
they placed in our DecembertJanuary
issue. The whole thing apparently w a s
a misunderstanding on their part. I have
been told by reliable sources that the
Strom Company does nice work, thus
furthering our mission of preservation
and maintenance of the Marque. With
this in mind, we have accepted their ad
for the next five consecutive Registry
issues. I sincerely hope that we have a
long and mutually profitable relationship.
I must admit that I have been less
than overwhelmed by the response to
my call for 1983 Holiday proposals. The
door definitely has not been broken
down by the stampede! To date I have
In the "Of Interest" section I have
succumbed to the temptation to print
some of the "love letters" we get from
time to time. I knew how much reinforcement and boost weget from hearing
that what we do is appreciated. Most of
the time even the critical letters are
welcomed, because it shows that sorneone cares enough to take the time to
write. The point I want to make is that
the rest of the Registry editorial and
production staff needs to hear from you
also. As you know, those positions are
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all volunteer too, and that the only reinforcement they get is not the paycheck,
but your comments. Next time you see
something in these pages you really like
(or even dislike) drop the contributor a
line. Everyone's address is on the inside
front cover. I promise that they will
welcome and appreciate your constructive comments.
Our faithful reproduction gives your
new seat back
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fit. It is now
available for
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3568 and 356C. It comes
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The latest 356 Registry Booster Fund
contributors are Dick Salerno, Scarsdale, N.Y.; Robert D. Davis; Paul
Zwerner 11, Terre Haute, IN; and
Michael Adler, Frankfurt, W. Germany.
Of extra-special note are the more than
generous contributions of Mark Brodsky,
Washington, a n d Joe Johnson, Jr., Mt.
Airy, N.C. A big thank you for all of
your kind considerations!
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We generally do not toot our own horn
- our results have always stood on
their own, and apparently rather well,
since we have been gaining members
steadily for the last eight years with
almost no advertising. Sometimes the
temptation is irresistable, however,
particularly when letters like the following make their w a y to us:
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Letters and Other Miscellany
of those "other" Porsches. My sincere
thanks to you and all those involved
with the 356 REGISTRY whocontinue
to give their time and talent for the
benefit of fellow enthusiasts. I am
especially grateful for the enjoyment
which the 356 REGISTRY brings during
these d a y s while so distant from both
my own 356 and fellow 356ers.
The enclosed is a news item from a
recent issue of the British car magazine
AUTOCAR which may be of interest to
the 356 REGISTRY readers. With the
British Pound currently valued at about
$1.75, this fiberglass reproduction of
the RSX Spyder does not seem unreasonably priced, particularly bearing in
mind current cost for the repro Speedster." Joseph Diviney, Amman, Jordan
"Although I've been a member of P.C.A.
since the mid-sixties. I feel theRegistry
is really keeping "the flame" alive.
P.C.A. is forced to appeal to a widely
diverse groups, a great many of them
who don't realize what Porsche w a s in
the fifties & sixties. Keep up the good
work." Dick Salerno, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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"Here is my check for another year of
fine reading material, you'd better get
it to the b a n k a n d c a s h i t before theIRS
gets there with theirs. 1'11 give you a few
days head start. Damn, and I w a s hoping
to have enough left over to pick up a
neglected 'B' that I stumbled across sweet little thing. SIGH.
I would like to requesttsuggest an
index for the first eight volumes, I'm
wearing mine out searching for those
technical tid-bits. Good job, Vic, keep
'em coming. For that matter, you're all
greatly appreciated." Steve Smith,
Woodburn OR
[Editor's Note: Fruitcake and Company,
P.O. Box 20285, Indy, IN 46220 has o
Registry Index for the first six yeorsot
$3.00 eo./ppd.j
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"While working here in Amman Jordan
my only contact with Three Fifty Sixes
has been through the regular deliveries
of the 356 REGISTRY. In over four years
I have yet to spot a single 356 on the road,
although there are frequent sightings
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Update on the West Coast Holiday
Otto Mathe is coming and so aresome
others that will be a surprise. The
Bondurant School will be putting on
our drivers school. There will be a 12 car
judged class at the Pebble Beach. There
will be a literature s w a p sessionTuesday night so bring goodies. Some rather
interesting and never before seen films
are slated for the race night.
We will take on late entries but there
is a $20.00 late fee. Our rooms are only
held until July 15 so you may have trouble
if you haven't sent in the reservation
card before that date.
The concours and luncheon will be
at the Polo Field at Pebble Beach.
Porsche Audi is sponsoring this activity.
It should be a marvelous display and a
fun day. As for the judging, in order to
be fair the judging must be serious. In
the full concours classes there should
be some hard competition. In the street
classes it should be more of a low key
approach, but still serious. There is to
be a display section for those who don't
want to be judged.
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The concours banquet can accommodate 600 people. There will be extra
tickets available for spectators and
guests for about $30.00. Advance notice
is desired so write your needs and tickets
will be waiting at registration.
A word on clothing. You're going to
find a mixed bag. The hotel is right on
the water and the nights can be quite
cool in Monterey and Carmel. There will
probably be some foggy periods. Pebble
Beach might have some fog in the A M
however, it is sheltered from the wind.
The track can get very warm and there
is no cover in the pits. It could be quite
warm (80-90) for the tour to Paul Mason.
In short, prepare for everything.
We will have to prevail on the entrants
to be the course workers for the track
day event and some other activities. We
will have a volunteer signup for worker
slots and assignments at registration.
Tickets to the Monterey historic will be
available at our registration or at the
gate. The cost is $12.00 Saturday or
Sunday or $20.00 for both days. Tickets
for the Pebble Beach Concours will be
at the gate.
We will have covered parking for the
whole week during the night hours a
security service will be on guard. The
Monterey Carmel area is a very vacation
oriented place s o there is lots to do and
the shopping and food is superb. We
will have do it yourself tours and plenty
of recommendations of things to do to
fill in the spare time. See you in Monterey.
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EXPECTED SCHEDULE
Saturday, August 14
12 pm - 2 pm
Registration - lobby Doubletree Inn
Sunday, August 15
9:30 pm - 9 pm
Registration in lobby of hotel.
12 pm - 4:30 pm
Tech Session (Doubletree)
6 pm - 8 pm
No host welcoming cocktail party
Memory Garden, Customs House Plaza
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Monday, August 16
8 a m - 10 am
Late registration, hotel lobby.
8 a m - 3 pm
Porsche + Audi Holiday
Concours d'elegance
Polo Field, Pebble Beach
1 2 pm
boxed luncheon a t the Polo Field
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
No host cocktails DeAnza
Ballroom Lobby
7:30 pm - ?
Banquet - DeAnza Ballroom,
Concours A w a r d s
Tuesday, August 17
8 am - 5 pm
Track day and drivers school at
Laguna Seca Raceway. 5 pm - beer
Wednesday, August 18
8 ~ 3 0Tour through the Santa Cruz Mountains
to Paul Mason Winery in the Hills of
Saratoga.
11 am
Wine tasting
12 pm
Catered lunch at the winery
7 Pm
Race night. Steinbeck Forum,
Monterey Convention Center.
Thursday, August 19
8:30 Ditto the tour to Paul Mason Winery
3pm-8pm
Tech inspection for vintage racers
3 pm - 9 pm
Registration for vintage races
Friday, August 20
7:30 am - 5 pm
Free day for the Holiday.
Practice for Vintage Racers.
Saturday, August 21
8 am - 5 pm
Vintage races.
Sunday, August 22
8 am - 5 pm
Vintage races.
10 a m Pebble Beach Concour,
Del Monte Lodge, Pebble Beach
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"I'd like to the 356Registry to formulate a listing of the major upcoming
SCCA events this year which feature
E Production racing classes.
If this could be done and then published in the magazine, it would be of
value to persons like myself who are
interested in attending these events,
and watching the 356's perform in
competition.
Also, I'd like to see Vic Skirmants or
someone write an article on 356 exhaust
systems, with a sort of cost-benefit
analysis involving the advantages or
disadvantages of converting from a
stock type to an extractor type of system.
And please tell Pat Ertel that I'd like
to have him prepare another tale about
the thrills and agonies of long distance
touring in his 356 rust bucket." Steve
Heuslein.
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"In the Feb/Mar '82 "Of Interest"
column, Gene Babow states that "it is
still possible to obtain data from the
factory a s to original way the car w a s
delivered". I wrote to the factory in 1974
and again in 1979 to ask for confirmation
of original construction details on my
1958 Speedster. On both occasions I
received replies stating that these
records had been destroyed some years
past.
If someone out there has my 1960
Roadster, serial no. 86874, I have the
original order documents to show that
,it w a s built without hood handle or
body side molding. Contact me if you'd
like copies. (This car is pictured in
Nov. '81 Porsche Panorama. I sold it in
May 1960)" Mike Robbins, Indpls, IN.
left in a downpour and actually got the
underside muddy. Hence two more days
of thrashing in Reno to get it back to the
condition it w a s before leaving Denver.
The underside was so muddy that when
I washed off the underside in a friends
driveway in Highland, Utah it looked
like someone had been four-wheeling
and had just washed a muddy Jeep!"
David Seeland, Denver.
(Editor's Note: Congratulations to
David on his 3rd place in class at the
Parade. . . no small feat considering the
super competitive nature of o P.C.A.
Concours.)
PLUS $3 PER ORDER
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I received the following thoughtful
note from Jim Young of Rt. 1, Box 150,
Bucksport, ME 04416. and, in the interest
of disseminating the diverse points of
view of 356 owners, I would like to share
it with you.
"Was compelled to get mouthy about
some basic 356 attitude problems. Take
it from a 19 year old serious purist.
Support replicars - real ones shouldn't
be owned by incompetent examples of
impotence, stupidity, subjectivity, etc.
Never s a y "unrestorable" - certain
Registry guy . . . is parting out 12 good
restoration projects - boycott him!
Support impoverished 356ers! If selfdestructive people were regulated
rather than speed limits.. . sheeut, we'd
only cruise 130km/h anyway! O.K.
people! Boycott redneck investor turkeys!
Pre-As, Early Bs, VW powered 356s get
equal s t a t u s with SCs! Encourage 16
year olds in bondoed Karman Ghias!
Continue to rule E Production! Rustproof and drive year round! Eschew
idiots . . . "
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"Have I ever been busy Porsche-ing
for the last two months! I built (and
needed) Dick Pikes first two widgets,
worked on my Super 90, put a new engine
in my Speedster, andgot it ready for the
P.C.A. Parade Concours at Reno. After
getting the Speedster ready at home we
AUTO-RACING POSTERS
O E C A L 5 A N 0 CATALOGS F U D M G E U M A N Y
T h e Un-Convertible "D"
1958 Porsche 356A, Chassis #O5546,
current French registration.
known history: Imported into France
August 1973. At that time the title was
in the name of Carl Latimer. The car
was subsequently purchased through
a garage by a Mr. Bourineau who repainted the car and added flared wheel
arches and 7" wheels. The car was
unused from 1978 until 1982 when I
bought it.
inferred history: Mr. Bourineau was
told that the body had been changed for
a cinema film.
observations: Although the later addition of the flared wheel arches is in fibreglass the original body modifications to
the front, rear and top are in steel and
very professionally carried out with the
rear window in glass. The styleand line
are definitely 'zagato' but there is no
definite proof of who carried out the
work but the style of interior trim (apart
from the doors, seats and dashboard
which are original] is distinctly Italian.
The front air entry is non-functional.
condition: The paint is badly applied
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but the condition of the I~oclyis very
good with a solid floor pan and longitudinals ( m a y l ~ edue to it being a now
leaking 'Unconvertible D'. Engine has
been changed to a later 60 H P unit in
good condition.
Can anybody help? I w a n t to k n o w
the history if possible, a n d w h a t film
Event chairpersons; send us information on your 356
related event for a free listing. We reserve the right to edit
a s required. Please note that our deadline for copy is the
first of the month in which it is to appear. Pleasehave your
copy typed.
july 23, 24 & 25
fifteenth annual Chesapeake challenge. Sponsored
by the Chesapeake Region, PCA. We feature a Contours d'Elegance, a rally through thoroughbred
horse country a n d a speed/slalom event. We are
encouraging 356 concours entrants - 8 last year.
Contact: Bob Schmitt, 107 Greenbriar Road, Towson,
MD 21204 (301) 296-4754.
august 15, 16, 17 & 18
6th annual west coast holiday, monterey, ca.
An officially sanctioned event of the 356 REGISTRY.
Full details from chairman Ned McDaniel, 712 Girard
St., S a n Francisco, CA 94154.
september 3, 4, 5 & 6
9th annual east coast holiday, ann arbor, michigan.
An officially sanctioned event of the 356 REGISTRY
Information can be obtained from chairman Ron
Roland, 28140 - 26 Mile Rd., New Haven, MI 48048.
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the car appeared in or any other details"
Barry Curtis, 1 7 Lorane Court, Langley
Road, Watford, Herts, England
september 5, 1982
second annual mammoth lakes concours &elegance.
This year Porsche 1950-1969 class. Porsche 1970 to
present & Special Interest will be added to the event.
Trophies & T-shirts will be given to all contestants.
For information contact, James O'Mahoney, Concour
dlElegance, Box 9038, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546.
(714) 934-8161.
september
17, 18 & 19
hoosier auto show and swap meet on the grounds
of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Highlighted
by display of Porsches on Saturday, Sept. 18.
Contact Mike Robbins, 7533 Westfield Blvd.,
Indianapolis, IN 46240. 3171253-9041.
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The following article w a s sent in by
Don Rosa, Youngstown OH. It first
appeared in his PCA region's newsletter.
Since Don wrote the article and sent it
to us, I suppose it's okay to reprint it
here.
"Those of u s who have the privilege
of owning a real Porsche - the kind born
before '66 - are a fortunate group.
However, being an "individual" does
have its drawbacks at times.
"My solutions may seem unorthodox
at times, but a limited budget and a
strong desire to drive my car before
age 50 (mine and the car's) helps one to
become quite creative.
"Problem: How does one talk to other
Porsche drivers from a 356? Or, how
does one use his Snooper (Escort or
whatever) in a 356? No wisecrackseven a Subaru can top the double nickel.
"The problem, really, is that funny
looking battery up front with the three
missing filler caps. The one that eats up
trunk floors and only gives six volts in
return.
"The simplest solution is to convert
the car to twelve volts. Simple, yesexpensive, yes. Plus, the concours
judges will not accept any reason for
this change.
"This type of conversion used to be
the envy of 356 owners. Rather than
power for accessories, the main reason
for this conversion w a s that the car
would s t a r t in the winter. Now, w h o i n
his right mind is going to drive a 356 in
the winter? - outside anyway. Scratch
simple solution!
"The second most common solution is
to run an auxiliary battery - the kind
with six filler caps (actually the kind
with NO filler caps is best, but then you
can't figure out the voltage].
"With this solution, the cure is a s bad
a s the disease. Do you keep the battery
in the trunk so it will spill sulfuric acid
up there; or in the luggage area so it can
spill there? How about venting the
fumes? Then, you have to recharge the
battery.
"The costs can run up quickly for this
fix. And even if you have a spare battery
and charger, the cost of an acid spill on
wool carpet is unreal!
"How about buying separate 6-volt
accessories and CB for the car? Have
any of you tried to buy a 6-volt anything
for a car? Most clerks at the local NAPA
or Bargain Biggie think 6-volt power is
for flashlights.
"Harry Mershimer has a unique
solution on his '53 convertible. A 6-volt
to 110 converter and a 110-volt tube
type CB. That remedy, also, has many
drawbacks. First, the size of all that
1950's electronic gear practically eliminates the passenger's legroom. Secondly,
that gear is a s scarce a s 6-volt batteries.
Third, the concours judges go nuts
when they see all that stuff. BUT We're close!
"The simplest, least expensive solution is a $6.95 "Tenna" converter that
changes &volt (negative ground) to
12-volt (negative ground). This contraption is only lr'x3"x3"and fits in or
under the glove box almost invisibly.
"To be very clever (and to also allow
transfer of my accessories from car to
car) I changed the &volt cigar lighter
socket in my 356 to a 12-volt type.
Rather than connecting the converter to
my accessories with a maze of wires. 1
have it powering the cigar lighter.
There it is - 12-volt accessory power
from a standard 12-volt plug socket.
Just plug in the CB, Snooper, utility
light, coffee pot, air compressor. . .
"Ah, a super cheap conversion that is
practically undetectable by concours
judges! But, there is one minor problem.
If you smoke, carry matches. The converter is only good for 3 amps - if you
use the cigar lighter, the fuses go "poof"!
"If you can't find one of these gems
at your local Radio Shack, try our friends
at J.C. Whitney. Page 155 of their current
catalog lists this goodie at $12.98,
PN 10-4364-U."
"Thanks, Don, for the information. It
seems there are a s many ways of 12volting a 356 a s there are people who
have done it. Is anyone keeping track
of all this? Some day someone will have
to compile all of this 6 V - 1 2 V stuff.
Don't look at me, I'm not about to try it!
I still don't understand where all the
electrons go once they've flowed to the
end of a wire.
If you've ever had problems getting
enough clutch adjustment, there are
some not so obvious reasons. First of
all, you adjust the cable at either end
or at theguide tube at the transmission
such that you have 31," to 1" free play.
Vic Skirmants, Editor
Then adjust the stop plate under the
clutch pedal so that the clutch s t a r t s to
engage a s soon a s the pedal comes off
the stop. If you've moved the stop all the
w a y up and the trans still grinds when
you t r y to put it ingear, it means you're
not getting enough movement at the
clutch release lever for a given movement of the clutch pedal. If you have a
somewhat rusty car, the pedal cluster
can move with the floor. Consequently
part of the clutch travel is spent moving
the floor. Okay, so you'vegot a California
car with a perfect floor and you still
can't get the clutch to release fully.
Assuming no bent transmission input
shaft causing a drag in the flywheel
gland nut, or a warped or cracked
pressure plate, there is a possibility of
worn out clutch cross-shaft bushings
in the transmission housing. I don't
even know if these are available, but I
did encounter one worn so badly that
even the aluminum of the trans housing
w a s worn. The solution w a s to ream the
hole oversize to get rid of the ovality,
then make a special bushing to fit.
If your car has been in storage for a
while, and you just got it out, and the
clutch is not even close to releasing, you
have a clutch disc that is frozen to the
pressure plate or flywheel. You could
pull the engine, remove the pressure
plate, knock loose the clutch disc and
reinstall. Or, if you're brave, jackup the
back of the car by the trans hoop, using
a hydraulic jack, put it in first gear,
start it up, keep the clutch pedal down,
rev it up, have an even braver friend
drop the jack fast,and hope for the best.
If it doesn't break loose, turn the key off,
brake hard, or pull it out of gear before
you run out of driveway. If you don't
want to try the above for whatever
reason (sanity, intelligence], you could
try starting it in gear, and once you're
rolling with the clutch pedal down.
brake hard. If anyone tries the above
methods, I take no responsibility for
flattened cats, dogs, kids, or T-6 noses.
National E-Production
356 Racing Up-Date
After the run-offs last year, National
Champion John O'Steen sold his speedster and moved up to a D-production 924.
That w a s good news for me, since John
is in Central division, a s I am.
First Central National. Indianapolis
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R a c e w a y P a r k , April 25, 1982. Besides
m y 356B roadster, the only other t u b
w a s D a n Boyle's 356A cabriolet out of
Indianapolis. Unfortunately, Dan
s t r u c k gold in his s u m p (rod bearing
material) a n d w a s a non-starter. With
John O'Steen out of E-production a n d
terrorizing C-production Mazda's w i t h
his 924, I h a d a very e a s y cruise to a
first place finish.
Mid-Ohio, M a y 9. Lou Livengood,
356B roadster, Dearhorn, MI, a n d J o h n
T h o m s o n , speedster, A n n Arbor, MI,
joined m y t u b for the second Central
National of the year. T h e race w a s
uneventful, although I just m a d e it to
the false grid after breaking a r e a r axle
in the morning warm-up. Luckily, w i t h
John a n d Lou's help, w e got the c a r
ready w i t h ten minutes to spare. I took
my second win, w i t h Lou a close second,
a n d John finishing fifth.
Ne!son Ledges, M a y 23. I w a s the only
356 present, a n d t o o k m y third win, b u t
I d i d h a v e to w o r k for it.
T h e J u n e S p r i n t s , Road America,
Elkhart Lake (choose t w o out of three),
June 5. Lou Livengood and John Thomson
joined me again. After qualifying, I w a s
first in E-production, Lou w a s next, t w o
t e n t h s of a second back, a n d a s u r p r i s ingly fast MGB w a s third, only a tenth
of a second behind Lou. A t the start, Lou
got ahead in the D-production a n d GT-2
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traffic, w i t h the MGB a n d myself
scrapping to get clear a n d after Lou.
Unfortunately, on the second lap, while
running second, I dropped a r e a r wheel
off the track at a b a d location for s u c h
a move. T h e resulting loss of control
s l a m m e d the c a r pretty heavily i n t o a
bridge abuttment. Needless t o s a y , I did
not finish. Lou h a d problems w i t h a
sticking throttle a n d b a d brakes, a n d
s u b s e q u e n t l y finished fourth, while
John's speedster broke a p u s h r o d a n d
didn't finish. Not a good d a y for 356's!
I hope to have the car fixed by the July
Mid-Ohio race, but it's going to take
some heavy work.
1 3 1 ~l l J o h n s o n , Editor
Egads, another t w o months h a s rolled around catching me
without having done that research I s o cleverly avoided last
issue. Let's see h o w f a r I c a n g o on readers'letters t h i s time.
First. I got a letter, o r r a t h e r , Charlie White got a letter
addressed to m e from a n Al Zim s o m e w h e r e in T e x a s
demanding to k n o w w h y n o mention w a s m a d e a b o u t tool
kits f r o m 1963 w i t h w r e n c h e s s t a m p e d "Porsche". I didn't
k n o w . H o w a b o u t it Charlie?
Charlie, meanwhile, sent three real nifty pictures of
historic literature. Those. I believe, a r e c h a r l i e ' s t h u m b s in
one of the pictures.
Photo
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Tom Bibbs, from Kansas City, wrote inquiring about early
washer bottles which had Bosch electric motors incorporated.
His is apparently blue in color w i t h a black motor. A n y of
you early c a r fanciers got one of those or a n y information a s
to authenticity, etc.?
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Chorlie White
Millard Eakins, from W o r t h i n ~ t o n ,Ohio, w r o t e w i t h
s o m e interesting early Speedster information:
"Enclosed i s a picture of a piece of cloth s t r a p a n d buckle
I believe w a s a n original tire s t r a p . I found this behind the
battery of m y '55 Speedster#80851. T h e s t r a p is 25mm wide.
It is only a piece, s o I can't give you the length. T h e buckle is
36mm w i d e a n d 60mm long. T h e r e a r e no m a r k i n g s o r
n u m b e r s on it. Hope this is of some help.
Also, there is no rubber mat in this luggagecompartment.
T h e c a r h a s all the original things in the c o m p a r t m e n t , s o I
believe there w a s not one from the factory.
P.S. T h e buckle w a s solid rust w h e n I f o u n d i t . I s o a k e d it
in Dupont Metal Conditioner #57175, one part conditioner
a n d one o r t w o p a r t s w a t e r . In 1 5 minutes the r u s t w a s all
gone. T h e n I used fine steel wool to buff it. I find this w o r k s
great on s m a l l or h a r d to clean p a r t s [ n u t s a n d bolts]. Use
rubber gloves a n d goggles.
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pryed up the engine lid exposing the engine with melted down
carburetors, burned out wiring and the engine space rust
coated. The cockpit area w a s even worse with steering
wheel rim, instruments, underdash wiring, seats and carpeting all incinerated. The tires had gone flat with time a n d
the floor rusted out with the seats now resting on theground.
The body shell w a s still pretty good, however, the steering
column was bent and dash crushed upward, possibly caused
by lifting the entire car by the steering wheel. In addition
to all this the bumpers, gas tank, spare wheel and top front
bow were all missing.
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Albcrt Y o u n g
I, 0 f course did not buy the Speedster right away. After
all $100.00 is a lot of money and besides my wife did not
really appreciate the last t w o projects I had brought home.
a l t h ough,
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s h e does enjoy our C-coupe. Besides I vaguely
remernber promising that no more Porsche "restorations"
woulc1 occupy our garage and my weekends. But then I began
to thi nk it over and when Matt Wolff allowed that I could
c i n r o it in his lot for free and when Fleet said his tow truck
w a s running pretty good and could bring it back for $75.00,
well - I bit the bullet and bought myself a speedster. And
w h y not, after all. I could steal time during the week from
work and it would be at Matt's place in Huntington, not in
our garage a s promised. A shabby piece of deception and
no way to treat a loving wife and mother of your two children
you might say. But keep in mind, and many of you will realize
it to be true, that being addicted to alcohol, cigarettes,
gambling or the hard stuff is no more difficult to quit than
"fixing up just one more Porsche".
,.,.,
Quite some time ago I also received a brief article from
Albert Young of Sea Cliff, New York which may prove
inspirational to those of you with lesser projects, which
reminds m e , d o e s anyone out there want a '68 9 1 1 s Targa
project car?
resurrection of a speedster
It w a s six years ago last October when I first spotted my
speedster out behind a Chevron gas station amid wrecked
and dismantled Volkswagens and surrounded by goldenrod
and sumac. Wasps flew out from under the hood and from
behind the doors when I started poking around, which,
along with flat tires and piled junk made an accurate
evaluation of the car impossible. But then, an accurate
evaluation a s established by a detailed examination w a s
not really necessary for even the most enthusiastic
"Porsche 356'er" to realize that here w a s a piece of junk.
A bad engine fire w a s apparently the start of it all. The
metallic blue paint burned to the metal from thedashboard
to the rear and all now coated with rust. Fire fighters had
Even I, at that point in time, was a bit shaken by the magnitude of the project and my confidence somewhat dulled
by the polite quiet of all who hung aroundat Matts when my
intentions were voiced. I still resisted all suggestions of
selling front clip to one needy person, a tranny to another,
and putting the doors up for grabs and went to work. "All's
well that ends well", a s they say. For after five years, 389
hours and $4,735.00 the car was finished in timeas achristmas
present to myself. I t looked great, with the target red paint
contrasting nicely on a fresh fall of snow, a n d a g r e e n holly
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garland across the hood. The car w a s used all last summer
while the C-coupe w a s out for painting and is now snugly
stored across the rear of our garage awaiting summer 1982
for more fun in the sun. How it all came about? Well, a s they
s a y , that is another story.
INTERIOR
Aside from the mechanical aspect of the 356, probably the
most changeable area w a s the interior. A large number of
the changes are undocumented, so I hope that if I over-step
the facts a bit, some of you will put me back in line.
DASHBOARD
The actual appearance of the dashboard made one major
change at the 356A and a number of minor changes due to
equipment evolution.
Photo - Albert Young
And then, just under the wire, Charlie Whitestruck again
with some info aimed at Charlie Cutshaw's air conditioning
piece in the last issue.
In the mid-sixties, the Delanair Corporation produced
AIC units for both Porsches and VW's. The first AIC units
for Porsches were Porsche-dealer installed beginning in
late 1964-early 1965. Many of the parts for the Porsches and
VW were very similar. In fact, VW dealerships during this
period typically sold Porsche automobiles through Volkswagen of America, the U S Distributor for Porsches.
Delanair Corporation w a s in fact bought out by Volkswagen of America some time in 1965-66. These AIC units
continued to be installed in Porsches through 1968. Enclosed
is a copy of the parts manual for the 1965 356-C Porsche
unit. The fact that these units were Porsche dealer installed,
and the fact that the units were actually distributed by
Volkswagen of America (the then Porsche distributor for
the U.S.) suggests that the units were factory-approved, or
at least the installation of one of these units would not void
the warranty a s serviced by the VOA dealers.
From the photographs presented with the article, I would
suggest that the unit shown is actually a Delanair unit,
installed with some dash-mounted modifications. You will
note in Illustration 1 of the Delanair parts list that thecontrol panel is identical to the one shown at the top of page 10
in the Registry. In addition, you will note that the outlet
duct shown in Illustration 1 is essentially the same a s the
one mounted in the dash a s shown in the photograph at the
bottom of page 10of the Registryarticle. The only difference
is that a custom mounting has beeneffected in the dashitself,
instead of the duct ends being mounted under the dash. You
should further note, that the mounting hardware are the
same, and that both are York compressors.
In Illustration #3, note that the condenser in the engine
compartment lid is the same a s that shown in the photograph on page 11.
Given the above, I doubt if the pictures you s h o w depict
a "factory installation". However, given the factory's propensity to do custom work for special customers "foraprice",
it would not surprise me if a customer picked up this American
made AIC unit, carted it off to Zuffenhausen, and had the
factory install it, complete with the custom in-dash duct
assemblies. During this era, there a s no absolutes regarding
Porsches!
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instruments
Well, well, this is a good place to destroy my credibility.
speedometer
The '53 parts book lists three choices, the first a 160 km
unit which is conceivably the black and white Viegle unit
used in the first cars. Second is a 200 km unit with trip
odometer, a s of May 1952. A final choice is a 120 mph speedometer with trip odometer. The '55 parts book s h o w s the
latter two only. These two are the deep faced black with
green instruments which generally say VDO in small green
letters, although I have a pair that s a y Viegle.
The 356A speedometer is much different. The face of the
gauge is much closer to the glass. All have black faces with
green lettering. Six different speedometers are present for
the A model, two for run of the mill 356's and four for Carreras.
The U.S. models are 120 mph and the European 200 kph.
The Carrera speedos are 160 mph and 250 kph. 692112 volt
Carreras had a different speedometer.
356B's had basically the same speedometer, but had new
part numbers. There w a s no "12 volt" speedometer, but
regular and Carrera units have the same speed ranges.
No additional changes were made with the exceptionof a
6 and 12 volt option in the T-6 B for the non-Carrera models.
tachometer
Changes in the tach are more numerous than the speedometer. When the first tachs were found is not clear. Most
early cars seem to have clocks. By May 1952, they were
apparently standard and there are two earlier models listed.
One is listed as "Revolution Counter" the other a s "Revolution
Counter-clock". The latter is something I'd like to see. These
first two I would suspect are black and white gauges. The
May '52 gauges s h o w no tachometer for 1.1litre cars, and
one each for 1.3 and 1.5 cars. The's5 parts book lists different
part number. I a m unaware of a change.
The 356.4 is again quite different in this area, with the
shallower gauges. The 1300 and 1600 normal share a tach
with 4500-5000 RPM red area. The 13005 and 1600s had
5000-5500 RPM red area. Carreras came with 8000 RPM
gauges in both 6 and 12 volt versions (all were cable driven).
The 356B has a similar tachometer, however, there is a
third tachometer for the Super 90 engine with its red band
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between 5500 and 6000. Carreras have a n 8000 limit gauge
with red area between 6000 and 7500. A change w a s seen
w i t h the T-6. Visibly this appears a s the changeinlocation
of the turnsignal indicator light to the bottom of the gauge.
This change is not noted in the T-6 parts book. No further
changes are noted with the 356C.
Well, I'm going to stop here to let the mail come in. The
other gauges are even more confusing. So, we'll all have
something to look forward to.
Hc:crvy Ir~slr~rrnc!r~lrriion
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"Necessity is o mother"
Anon.
Hello again, seekers! We a r e gathered
together here for yet a n o t h e r session on
shade-tree tool technology. Do you lack
flexibility in y o u r garage space? Do you
w a n t to o v e r h a u l y o u r pet 356's front
e n d all b y yourself? A r e you otherwise
up-against-the-wall over some pressing
(or pulling) problem? Fear not a n d read
on.
CAR DOLLY. If you've ever h a d to
play "musical shells" ( t h a t old shell
g a m e ) w i t h t w o o r three non-running
356s i n a typical s u b u r b a n two-car
garage, t h e n you k n o w w h a t t h i s thing
is good for. Mobility for a n immobile
356. It nicely complements the ingenious
and more permanent (and more involved)
storage t i p s presented b y Dave Seeland
a n d Mark Turczyn last year (V. 7 N 0 . 6 ) .
T h i s i s a cheapo 4-wheel edition of the
Factory's 3-wheeler; there must be a
dozen v a r i a n t s of t h i s one b y now. All
you need a r e four four-foot 4" x 4" timbers, a 2" x 4" diagonal brace, a n d four
industrial-quality h e a v y - d u t y s w i v e l
casters, plus the necessary carriage a n d
lag bolts t o get it together. T h i s is s o
uncomplicated that it m a k e s a very nice
family project. N o w you c a n roll those
356 shells a r o u n d the garage, carport,
and/or driveway all 1)y yourself. Getting
a 356 u p o n t o one of these things is a
snap: jack one end of the car u p a n d slide
the dolly underneath. Remember that
the car's center o f g r a v i t y will changeif
you remove s a y , the motor a n d t r a n s axle, s o plan accordingly. I f you w a n t
the c a r ' w a y u p off the ground for ease
of work underneath (or storage!], simply
a d d more 4 x 4s. Then you will probably
have to use jack s t a n d s to get the c a r
high enough to fit all t h i s cribhing
underneath. H a p p y rolling!
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Gear pullers is good for little other than
recalcitrant brake drums, guess again.
Aside from a micrometer, a power drill,
and a large profane vocabulary, I can't
think of many more useful or versatile
tools. I've yet to pull a drum with this
thing, but I have R&R1dlink and king
pins, axle-tube flanges, transmission
shafts (seriously], and once managed
to d r a w a n impossibly-rusted spring
plate from a rear torsion bar. It also, in
a pinch, removes tight rear-axle bearings
that need not be reused. The trick, of
course, lies in made-up accessories you
use with the frame and its big forcing
screw. Essential are an 8" x 8" x Y4" steel
plate drilled for three ca. '/R" diameter
holes (two will do quite well) in the
right places (lay out puller frame on
plate to see where these are; refer to
diagram for the general idea),and a pair
of sin'' threaded rods about 20" long, plus
a handful of 5/n" bolts, nuts, and washers.
The plate plus the three puller a r m s
(two holes each] supplied w i t h the tool
will do your link-pin bushings. The
plate and the long threaded rods will do
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shafts. The frame, screw, and a metal
(or hardwood] 3-hole anvil will do more
gear shafts and the axle flange. The two
"gearpuller" arms that come with the
tool are good, when combined with the
threaded rods, for the balance of the
gearbox work. The threaded rodextends
the puller's capacity considerably, but
for most applications you will need to
make up a jury-rigged device to keep
the puller jaws from spreading and
losing their grip on the gear or whatever. I've made u p mine from steel b a r
stock and some 12" x %" threaded rod,
and it has worked well. I'd be very
interested to learn of any other ways
you folks have learned to use this type
of ~ u l l e rSurely
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a proper hydraulic floorpress is the w a y to go for The Serious
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with the relatively inexpensive rig described here. Good pushing to you all,
and to all a good pull. Press on, regardless.
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MISCELLANY
Mike Robbins sent me the following:
"You may know of my interest in the 4
cylinder - 4 cam Porsche engine - known
a s the Carrera. (The REAL Carrera!]
That doesn't mean that I've taken a
nom-de-plume and that I'm the Michael
Carrera who is the author of the new
book Sex: The Facts, The Acts and Your
Feelings. The book a s 1 s a w mentioned
300 illustrations and used the terms
"intense", "explicit", "informative",
"comprehensive" and "factual". I suppose that could describe the Carrera
shop manual. But when it said "nonthreatening" I knew this guy hadn't
tried to set u p the bevel gear drives or
time the cam shafts of aCarrera engine.
As for "enhance a n d beautify o u r . . .
experiences", does that mean that using
a tool in various w a y s can make the job
more enjoyable??"
Tony Singer (5161367-32931 is selling
the cam covers that I mentioned were
being made b y Ingo Zeitz in Germany.
I also heard that Vasek Polak may
have rods for %liter engines made by
Carillo and t h a t they now have %liter
main bearings.
Stoddard has complete Carrera 2
exhaust systems, headers to muffler
tips. I s a w the rear muffler at the Parade
and they look very well made.
Another note of significance from the
Parade, Peter Schutz promised that
Porsche will supply more regularparts
for 356 Porsches than they have in recent
years and that they will continue to
supply them into the indefinite future!
Three cheers for Peter Schutz! Maybe
"356's Forever" will be possible.
356 SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS
I began t o think about suspension
modifications when I decided that my
'58 Speedster had to be finished. And
the best w a y to do that w a s to let some
concours judges have a g o at it. (We just
got a 3rd in class at the Reno Parade,
which is w h y I w a s late getting this to
Jerry.) Consequently, after a parking
lot autocross in April, I decided to
temporarily retire the Speedster from
its autocross/time-trial duties.
But what do I use for a go-fast 356
then? A logical candidate is my $1000
T-5 S-90 coupe. Silver-black-gold-yellowpartially sanded-partially worked on
with paint remover-some plastic
removed with a chisel(!).About a quart
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of dark gray primer and the body looked
almost presentable. Well at least I think
so, but my wife didn't like it in the driveway. Suspension modifications are the
only "legal" w a y to go faster and are a
lot less expensive than 2.7liter Webercarbureted type 4 engines. (Although
I'd love to try one sometime.]
Suspension modifications that I will
write about include spring rates, alignment, deflection of alignment b y
cornering and braking, wheel sizes,
brake modifications, antisway bars and
Z-bars. In this column 1'11 start with a
disc-brake conversion of a drum-brake
and explain how Keith Ingram uses
drum brake wheels on his disc-brake
Speedster since that's where I started
with my T-5 Super-90. In future Registry
articles 1'11 cover the other suspension
modifications both from how-to-do-it
and theoretical standpoints. If you have
any comments or experiene that you
would like to share, write or call me.
DISC-BRAKE CONVERSION
First, although I've had excellent luck
with drum brakes in 1 5 minute periods
of 10/10ths driving on tracks with the
Speedster, it appears that disc brakes
may offer some performance advantages
(even cost advantages - drum brake
parts are very expensive once you get
past buying the rubber parts). Anyway,
I had a set of C disc brakes and some 6
inch steel wheels so I thought I might a s
well use them.
Necessary p a r t s for conversion
Front: Everything from the trailing
arms out. The trailing arms are the
same, a s are the links, but the spindles
are absolutely necessary.
A
David Seeland, Editor
Rear: Castings at the outer ends of the
axle tubes and everything outboard
(or the complete axle tube plus casting)
If you are converting a 356A you will
need all the metal lines in the vicinity of
the transaxle. Drum-brake 356B's have
the same lines a s the C from the torsion
bar tube "downstream" to the axle-tube
brake-line brackets. Be sure to get the
emergency brake cables and sheaths.
Miscellaneous: Get the piece of bent
sheet steel in the center tunnel that
connects the single cable from the
emergency brake handle to the dual
rear cables (and the nuts at the cable
ends). Also needed are either the entire
disc brake master cylinder or a disc
brake master cylinder rebuild kit.
Except for the fact that the drum brake
master cylinder has an integral reservoir it is exactly the same casting a s a
disc brake cylinder. The difference is
in the integral parts, specifically a
small hole in one of the pieces. Put the
disc brake cylinder indentifying band
on your modified cylinder to help the
next guy. You should get new pads and
caliper rebuild kits. Buy ATE and you
will get new pad-pin clips. New pistons
are available.
Disassembly
A note on brake line removal. If you
will inquire of Stoddard, you will find
the outer rear plastic covered steellines
are $18 each. Remove them and the other
lines very carefully. There will almost
always be one of the fittings that will
come loose so a whole section of linehose-bracket or whatever can be
removed. Once you haveit out it can be
disassembled rather easily by applying
INDEX
Monza m u f f l e r s . .
Bursch m u f f l e r s . .
............ $139.00 ea
.........
Continuing deco special
356A front or r e a r . . ........
356A s i d e . . ................
356 BIC front or r e a r . . .....
356 B/C side ...............
$39.95
$30.00
$35.00
$26.00
ea.
ea.
ea.
ea.
Cotton drill car ct~vt!rs . . . . . . . . $62.95 ea.
T a n flannel car c o v e r s . . . . . . . . . $75.00 ea.
356 T-shirts ................... $7.50 ea.
Many new designs available soon.
Wheel Cylinders
Front ......................... $44.80 ea.
R e a r . . ........................ $22.00 ea.
Repair kits .......... $5.60 a n d $4.28 ea.
Clutch packages: Includes disc, pressure
plate, a n d throw out
A ............................ $90.00 set
A, B. 180mm ................. $105.00 set
C, SC. S90 ................... $120.00 set
356 Rubber Kits
................ $10.00 ea.
A-Horn grilles
BIC upper grilles..
B/C lower grilles..
............. $8.50 ea.
............ $13.00 ea.
100'X~cotton La coste style shirts$24.95 ea.
Meguiars Cleaner W a x
The B e s t . . ..................
Brake s h o e s . .
'C' p a d s . .
................. $29.00
...................... $9.00
set
set
Every piece of rubber you need to
make your Porsche weather tight a n d
renew i t s appearance.
1952-53 C o u p e . . ............ $234.46
1954 C o u p e . . ................ 214.95
1955 C o u p e . . ................219.90
1956 C o u p e . . ................ 218.37
1956-57 C o u p e . . ............. 223.96
1957-59 C o u p e . . ............. 220.36
1960-61 C o u p e . . ............. 254.02
1962-63 C o u p e . . ............. 259.88
1964-65 C o u p e . . ............. 259.43
1952-53 C a b ................. 154.08
1954 C a b . . .................. 156.42
1955 C a b . ................... 158.67
1956 C a b . . .................. 157.14
1956-57 C a b . . ............... 161.02
1958-59 ..................... 198.28
1960-61 B C a b . . ............. 189.65
1962-63 C a b . . ............... 201.35
1964-65 C a b . . ............... 200.90
1954-55 Speedster ........... 133.48
1956 Speedster .............. 134.65
1957-58 Speedster ........... 138.89
Roadster ....................134.78
Covertible D 59. ............. 143.41
Karmann Hardtop ........... 213.98
INDEX
Wooden F l r ~ o rU r ~ ; ~ r d s.. .. . . . . . . $20.00 set
i
Clutch alignment tool
..........
Durant Mirror
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00
ea.
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free delivery to t h e
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Please call one w e e k
in advance.
Boge shocks set of 4 . .
/
German moons..
$4.95 ea.
. . . . . . . . . . . . $99.00
.. $12 00 ea.14
for $40.00
ea.
T-6 battery f l o o r .
............. $39.00 ea.
Uni-Syn
...................... $19.95 ea.
INDEX
heat with a propane torch to the 11mm
ATF fittings and then penetrating oil
after breaking the 11 mm end fitting
loose from the steel line. If you t r y to
force the fittings without appling heat
you've just thrown a w a y 18 dollars
because the steel brake line will twist
off. If the steel lines are not usable
because of excessive rust, or just too
grubby looking to suit you, either buy
new ones or make your own using your
old (I1 mm ATF) line ends (get them
cadmium plated if they're rusty looking)
and a piece of reclaimed steel line from
inside the shift tunnel of a VW or
Porsche. Flare one end w i t h a Snap-on
metric double flaring tool, slide on
plastic tubing from the hardware store,
slide on the other fitting, flare, and bend
to match your old line. Don't bend the
line first or you won't be able to put the
plastic tubing on.
The C shop manual supplement s a y s
not to use more than 40 PSI to remove
the caliper pistons. I found that if I
squeezed the piston inward with a vise
to loosen it up, sprayed WD-40 around
it after removing the dust seal and used
100 PSI I could just manage to get them
out. I also discovered that I could screw
a brake line fitting into into m y blow
gun after unscrewing the tip, which
made it easier to get full pressure behind
the piston. Use a block of wood between
the pistons and w r a p the whole caliper
in a rag because when the piston does
break loose, it does so with a lot of vigor.
If you would like to install one piece
boots for concours reasons or for the
much better sealing they provide, you
have to remove the castings from the
axle. This is easy to do. First remove
the casting locating pin with a drift.
Then get a large angle iron (3" wide or
so) several inches longer than the axle
and place it vertically on the floor with
the inside of the casting in the angle a t
the top and the transaxle end of the axle
toward the floor. Drop a V W or Porsche
rear axle bearing spacer into the casting
because this spacer is just the right size
to rest on the axle tube itself. Put a large
socket against the sleeve and whack
away with a large hammer or small
sledge-hammer.
To reassemble (don't forget the boot
and the steel side-plate), place a steel
plate over the casting and hammer it
back on and re-install the locating pin.
Be very careful that the casting slides
on so the pin lines up exactly with the
groove in the axle tube. If it doesn't
start over and be more careful.
Installation
The master cylinder is a direct bolt
in replacement, but you will have to
provide a mount for the brake fluid
reservoir if you use the disc brake
master cylinder. I used a large stainless
steel clamp around the gas tank trap. If
you have an unpitted drum brake master
cylinder (I didn't) and rebuild it w i t h a
disc brake kit you will avoid this
problem, but it will be harder to check
the fluid level.
Since this is a performance set-up
leave the dustlwater shields off when
you install the new brakes. This will
provide somewhat better brake cooling.
Ventilated rotors from a 911 can be
used by cutting off a bit of their outer
diameter on a lathe. They are thicker,
and I don't remember but I would
suspect that the associated calipers
would have to be used.
I used early 911 rear calipers on my
conversion because the attachment
ears were broken off both rear calipers
in a wreck.
The ears on one axle casting were
bent so I heated them and bent them
back into alignment with a hammer.
The eye-ball alignment w a s perfected
by cutting a few thousandths off the
mating surface with a mill.
An ear was broken off the other casting
and I arc-welded it after heating the
casting but I don't k n o w if I trust it.
Better safe than sorry w h e n i t comes to
brake parts. Be very careful!
The only part of the installation that
requires any fabrication is that the disc
brake emergency cable end at the body
is different. Remove the threaded
adjusters at the body and braze on a 318"
long steel tube that just fits inside the
disc brake cable housing. The carburetor
idle (?) crossover tube from a '73(?) VW
type 4 engine is perfect for this. The
cables will flop around if you don't do
this.
You will also have to grind down the
area just behind the threads at the
forward ends of the emergency brake
cables or you won't be able to get them
through the tubes in the tunnel.
Other than that, installation is pretty
much the reverse of removal. If you
don't have to install the brakes right
now, I would wait until all the sections
of this series have been run because it
will make some of the other suspension
modifications easier if they were done
first.
DRUM-BRAKE WHEELS
ON A DISC-BRAKE CAR
It is also obvious that one of the
possibilities for a disc-brake conversion
is to use the Porsche-designed annularring Carrera 2 disc brakes. The primary
advantage being original wheels and
h u b caps. In fact 1 recently got a letter
asking what I thought of such a conversion. In a nutshell, my answer is the
Carrera 2 brakes are too expensive, it is
hard to find parts, and they should be
saved for Carrera 2's.
There is another solution to the
problem thanks to Keith Ingram of
Clovis, New Mexico. He uses 5% inch
drum-brake wheels and hub-caps with
165 x 1 5 tires on his ATE disc-braked
Speedster! His trick is simple and
practical. Cut the centers out of the drum
brake wheels about at the center of the
lug bolt holes with a lathe and weld in
a quarter inch steel plate with an outside diameter equal to the inside
diameter of the hole just cut. Cut a h u b
hole and drill lug-bolt holes in the plate
after tack-welding the plate. It is not
possible to use 185170 tires at the rear
of a Speedster but it may be possible
on a coupe. Due to the different wheel
cut-outs on a Speedster there is about
a finger-width more room in a coupe
and 185170 tires may fit. Keith uses 165
tires on the street with his modified 5%
inch drum-brake wheels and 185170
tires (XWX] on Fuchs 5% x 15 forged
alloys for racing.
The 165 tires on the modified rims are
a very close fit at the rear (on the outside against the body) because the
shape of the drum brake wheels doesn't
allow the wheel rim to be moved a s far
inward a s with a disc brake wheel that
has a flatter center section. As it is, a
small amount of metal must be removed
from the caliper. If you didn't mind
having unique front and rear wheels a
little more positive (toward the outside)
offset could be used at the front. Or if
you have a coupe, where you are not
limited at the outside of the rear wheel,
you could build the wheels with a little
more positive offset (and probably use
185170 tires on the modified wheels).
Keith built his wheels with the center
of the I14 inch plate at the center of the
rim cut so you could put them together
with about '18 inch more positive offset.
Tack-weld if you are going to experiment. I took some photos of Keith's c a r
at the Parade in Reno and will put them
in next months column.
INDEX
Manufacturers and distributors
of obsolete rubber and trim
items for the vintage and 900
series Poruhe.
(2133 434-9728
P . O . Ror 3178, I . o q &each. Calilornia 90803
"Looking for a Complete Rubber Package?"
1953-1959 coupe .....................................................................................18
5.00
0.00
1960-1965 coupe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z l
1953-1957 cabriolet ..................................................................................135,00
1958-1965cabriolet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
0.00
SPEEDSTER .........................................................................................
110.00
ROADSTER & ' 5 9 "DM................................................................................120.00
KARMANN "NOTCHBACK" (movable rear 1'4 windows) ..............................................245.00
KARMANN Cabriolet (detachable hard-top, fixed rear 1'4 windows) ..................... .:. ............225.00
Rubber Rebuilding package for Bumper and Rocker Decos complete per car
(base seals are one piece a s original)
1953-1959 ........................................................................................... 65.00
1953-1959 with support brackets & overrider t u b e s . . .................................................. 85.00
1960-1965 includes rear bumper to body grommets .................................................... 30.00
Rubber Floor Mat Sets
1953-Oct. 1955 includes trunk, floor front & rear ..................................................... .135.00
1955-Sept. 1961 includes trunk, floor front & rear, gearshift tun. ...................................... .142.00
1961-1965 includes floor front & rear, gearshift tun. ...................................................122.00
Restoration Items for your 356
RUBBER BUFFER for rear suspension '64'65 (2-req.) .................................................. 18.75 ea.
RUBBER BUFFER for rear suspension Oct. '55-'63 (2-req.) ............................................. 18.75 ea.
RUBBER BUFFER for front suspension Oct. '55-Sept. '61 (2-req.). ...................................... 18.00 ea.
RUBBER BUFFER for front suspension '62-'65 (2-req.) round shape .................................... 18.00 ea.
FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHINGS set of six all 356 .................................................... 20.00
RUBBER BUFFER for glove box '64-'65 only (2-req.) ................................................... 1.50 ea.
Battery hold down s t r a p '61-'65 ....................................................................... 5.90
RUBBER BUFFER for Jack ........................................................................... 3.50
RUBBER BUFFERS for jack receiver bracket (2-req.) pre T-6 .......................................... 1.00 ea.
REAR 114 WINDOW SEALS complete for KARMANN NOTCHBACK per car ............................ 45.00
REAR 114 WINDOWS SEALS complete for removable hardtop fixed windows ........................... 20.00
RUBBER GROMMET between rear bumber & body (4-req.) 356BlC .................................... 1.50 ea.
RUBBER SUPPORT GROMMET for fuel cock lever pre 10161 ......................................... 1.50
RUBBER SUPPORT GROMMET for fuel cock level post 10161.. ....................................... 3.00
GAS FLAP around filler neck (gas filler in fender) .................................................... 3.00
WHITE BUFFER PADS for "Leitz" ski-rack (set of 4 ) .................................................. 5.00
IGNITION WIRE GROMMET BLOCK guides ignition wires (snaps into sheet metal) ................... 1.50 ea.
SHIPPING: Please a d d 7% or 2.25 whichever is greater, Calif. please add 6%sales tax. All products, a s usual, are in stock
and can be shipped immediately. Your personal check is welcomed.
"For the Latest in Rubber and Trim for Your Porsche Contact the Source"
INDEX
A 4- 3 dI A
I
Pat Ertel, Editor
a present from
the maestro
I have been rereading Harry Pellow's
books lately. It would be easy to come
to the conclusion that, with these books,
there is no reason for any of us to have
a 356 that doesn't run right. Of course
MINE do not run perfectly, they don't
look so hot either, but I have a good
excuse. And a s a matter of fact, we all
do.
You've heard the old saying, "You are
what you eat."? Well, y o u a r e what you
drive, too. And conversely. "You drive
what you are.". The w a y we think a n d
the way we act affects the condition of
our cars. And I don't mean the way we
think and act when we get a snoot full
and drive over the garbage cans, either.
It's much less obvious and far more
insidious than the effects of that. We
are all trapped into having cars that are
in a certain condition that is analogous
to the way we are ourselves. Sometimes
it's hard to go out and look at the old
bucket and think that THAT is a reflection of us. Most of us like to believe that
we think better of ourselves than that.
Our only consolation is that everyone
else's car is somehow leaky or blemished
or seriously flawed in some way too.
The only difference is that their owners
know just where to look and we don't.
1 often see another particularly fine
356 and I wish my cars could look and
run like that too. The truth is, if I made
them perfect today, chances are in a
week or two I'd have them looking and
running just as bad a s they do now anyway. It's not that I'm complaining about
how things are now. If I did the right
things to them, my cars wouldn't be bad
at all, but 1-11never get around to doing
them. My cars are flawed to the exact
same degree that I a m and by some
perverse law of nature it must remain
that way.
All of the how-to articles and books
that tell us the exact perfect way of
putting in a floor or waxing lacquer or
changing a clutch only serve to make
most of us feel guilty. The few perfect
souls among us are going to do things
perfectly anyway. The rest of us are
going to half-ass it to our own special
20
degree and then feel bad that we didn't
take the time to do it properly. But it's
good to read these articles now and then
anyway. It keeps us in our place.
I don't give much thought to making
my cars perfect anymore. They are
always going to have gray hair and
broken teeth anyway, so why worry?
Besides. The Maestro worries for us.
The Maestro, for those of us who
don't read the last page of the Registry,
is he miscreant genius that Harry Pellow
keeps chained in the basement down at
HCP Research. The Maestro likes making
356s purr, nuking liberals, and his
engines never break until he tells them
to. He writes EXCELLENT books if
you're into 356s or having fun or politics.
The books contain valuable caveats,
indispensible hints, and reminders of
how we should have done something
but we didn't and we're damned if we're
going to pull that thing out of thereand
do it all over again. There is also a n
amazing amount of data on the 356
engine. For instance, have you ever
wondered when your engine was made?
Down to the MONTH? Neither have I,
but The Maestro has. He wanted to
know so bad that he developed and
equation with which you can find out.
And being the kind of guy he is, he
didn't publish it in a book and make a
zillion dollars off of his efforts (which
they are obviously worth) but he gave
it to the gentle readers of the 356Registry.
So now you can find out when your
engine was made and thereby determine
it's astrological sign and T H A T will
explain why the damn thing ACTS like
it does. Here is the equation.
CASElENGlNE DATING EQUATION
1. Exact Form:
Year of Porsche CaseIEngine =
0.000115* Case Casting Number +
55.55
2. Approximate Equation (for use at
S w a p Meets!):
Year of Porsche CaseIEnnine =
(1.1)*Case Casting umber; 55.55
10,000
Example-Say
you have a Case
Casting Number 100,000. Dividing by
10,000 gives 10.0. MULTIPLY BY 1.1
and you get 11.0. Add 55.55 and you get
66.55. So the case w a s cast about mid1966. Therefore, it's a Early 912! Let's
try another one: Say a Case Casting
Number of 10,000. Divide by 10,000and
get 1.0. MULTIPLY BY 1.1and get 1.1.
Add to 55.55 and get 56.65. Thus, case/
engine w a s made about 213 of the w a y
through 1956. Equation is good from
About 1956-1969!!! (Note that it can't be
used below [or before) 1955!)
The above is a result of the Maestro's
Data Base - generated mostly by his
Gentle Readers who contributed their
Engine Data to the Data Base! Data will
get you through times of no money better
than money will get you through times
of no data!!!
If The Maestro's largess has left you
feeling that you should do something
nice for HIM, then fill out this questionnaire and mail it to: The Maestro,
c/o HCP Research, 20655 Sunrise Dr.,
Cupertino, CA 95014. There is no end
to the wonderful things The Maestro
can do if he gets enough data.
1. What is the engine number of the
engine? (On the third piece of the
case underneath where the generator
stand mounts] . . . . . . .
2. What is the case 616/xx number?
(On the right hand case half, on the
top of the casting boss forthe second
top perimeter bolt] .. .
3. What is the Case Casting Number?
(On the left hand case half, on the top
of the casting boss for the second top
perimeter bolt). . . . . . .
4. What is the two or three digit "Case
Matching number"? (On each of the
three pieces of the case
5. What is the date s t a m p on the two
Main Case halves? (On the vertical
surface of the two main case halves
about, 2" a w a y from the cam borethe third piece of the case must be
removed to see the date stamp, so
note this info when you're doing an
INDEX
.
.
overhaul! . ... . . .. . .
The date stamp will be numbers in a
%" circle-like "36/63" or "7158". If you
have a 912, there will be a two digit
number like "68" which means the
year, and little "dots" like the hours
on a clock - count the number of "dots"
as the sum is the number of themonth
that the engine w a s made!) Some pre1967 engines may not have a Date
Stamp. If that's the case, and your
case doesn't have a Date Stamp, send
The Maestro the Engine ID number
(on the third piece of the case) and he
can estimate within a few months
when the case w a s made and STILL
use the data point.
Actually, other characteristics of
import are:
1. Reinforced Case @flywheel? YesINo
2. Smooth/Grooved Middle Main
Bearing Bore?
3. T a b s in mains for late bearings?
4. Largelsmall oil pump?
5. Thermostat. Oil Control? YestNo
6. Isolated rubber mount cooler?
YesINo
7. Rebuilt by Factory?
(KD before Engine #].
The Case Casting Number, being
issued in chronological sequence can
then be used to tell EXACTLY what
attributes the engine had once he
knows when they changed things. Only
a goodly amount of data can provide
this info.
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INDEX
I= Charlie White, Editor
2-1
Most of the Pre-A sales brochures were discussed and
pictured in the DecemberIJanuary 1982issue. andall of those
are included in the Merritt and Miller Sales Literature Book.
You will recall that in that issue, Jim Wayman's article
discussed his progress in putting together a comprehensive
list of all of the written material printed by the factory for
356 Porsches. He's into the second phase of his project and
the results are impressive. Included herein are threeexamples of sales brochures which were not in the Merritt and
Miller Book, and which were not discussed in the prior
article.
The first shows a Pre-A Coupe (notice the front and rear
bumpers] with "PORSCHE" below it on the cover. This piece
is primarily a technical data brochure with the one pictured
the German language version. There is a n English version
of this same piece. The cover detail and all the printing are
brownishtred in color on a cream colored background. The
Technical data includes specs for the 1100 and 1300 Type
356 Engines and other info if you can read German. The
overall quality of this brochure is not very good which is
consistent with the majority of theearly material published
by PORSCHE. Unlike much of the early material, it does have
a date code 100d 1.51 3500, which means the piece w a s
published in January 1951. This piece may be somewhat
difficult to find although it is not a particularly desirable
piece.
strictly black and white, although the quality of the paper
is much better than the prior piece.
The technical data included in this piece is curious in that
it mentions a "series AMERICA" and a "series S U P E R .
From the specs, it appears that the "AMERICA" version is
the normal engine with 60 brake horsepower v. 75 brake
horsepower for the "SUPER". It goes on to mention that both
the "series AMERICA and the "series SUPER" are available
in Coupe and Cabriolet form, and that the "SUPER" has
some extra goodies including "an extra oil system I?),
sodium
cooled exhaust valves, t w o sunvisors, reclining passenger
seat, aluminum finned wheel discs, TELEFUNKEN radio,
and occasional rear seat.
This is a n interesting piece of literature. It is probably
difficult to find, and can be found in at least t w o different
versions. If anyone has a different version than the one shown,
please send me a Xerox copy.
..a,
The second example also s h o w s a Pre-A Coupe (same car
logo as the prior piece) with "PORSCHE" above. Below is
the name and address of the California distributor:
Competition Motors, N. Hollywood, California. There are
other versions of this piece showing different distributor's
names at the bottom of the front cover. There is no date code
and its not clear whether this piece w a s produced by the
factory or by the American distributors. The piece shown
is dated January 7. 1952 (along with someone's signature).
so perhaps this piece dates back to late 1951. This folder is
22
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The prior two pieces are basically full-line brochures and
tend to be technical brochures more than anything else.
However, the early material published by the factory w a s
not fancy. They were not into slick, fancy color brochures.
This kind of material came later. The third example shown
is a specialty brochure on the PORSCHE Spyder Type 5501
1500 RS. Again, the format is very similar to the prior two
brochures and primarily technical in nature.
The Spyder piece is date coded Nr. 72 9/54 3M GI. which
would put the publication date in September 1954. All of
these brochures range in size from 5% to 6112inches high and
from 8 to g1/2inches wide. This may be theearliest brochure
on the Spyder. A later piece and more colorful appeared in
1955 and is shown on page 62 of the Merritt & Miller Sales
Literature Book (also covered in the DecemberlJanuary 1982
issue]. This piece is also quite difficult to find, and would be
a nice addition to any collection.
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Incidently, all of these pieces are covered in Jim Wayman's
master list of sales brochures. Again, this list is constantly
being updated a s new material is found. Phase two is in
process which will cover owner's manuals (of which there
are many different versions), owner's manual supplements,
parts manuals and workshop manuals. Should be an interesting list when it is completed.
The next article on sales literature will cover the 356-A
Porsches. There is a lot of material in this category and it
should be interesting. Final bits of photography are now
being completed. Hopefully, this all will be covered in the
next issue.
West Coast Holiday at Monterey
All you literature collectors and aspiring collectors be
reminded that we will be having a trading and bull session
scheduled for one of the evenings during the run of the West
Coast Holiday, hosted by Jim Wayman and myself. Look for
times and places posted around the hotel lobby and in the
event schedules which will be made available. Also bring
whatever literature you have to trade or sell! It should be
a lively session. Some semblance of an organized program
will be evident although we want to keep it a s loose a s
possible. One possible feature will be a literature auction
(356 literature only!) with the proceeds going to support the
REGISTRY magazine. I'm donating several pieces of literature
for this purpose, and we're putting the arm on other literature
collectors to do the same. So if you have an interest in
purchasing a sales brochure to match your car, bring your
gold and be prepared to bid for the benefit of yourself and
our magazine!
356 Air Conditioning
Still have some copies of the parts diagrams with part
numbers for the Delanair AIC units that were available for
the 356-C Porsches. Send $1.50 to cover copying and postage.
My address is in the inside cover.
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On Sunday, May 16th, the sixth
annual Bull Session and Picnic was held
at the John Parlin estate. Sunny skies
and w a r m weather greeted a record
number of 176 Porsche enthusiasts,
who arrived in 33 - 356's, 8 - S l l ' s ,
3 - 912's and 3 - 914's. All made quite a
Porsche display. Roland and Rosemarie
Lohnert and their t w o daughters drove
the farthest - and in t w o cars - from
Peoria, Illinois and, a s usual, for the
sixth year in a row, Mike Robbins arrived
in his black speedster with the top down.
One of the highlights of the day w a s the
arrival and sound of Tom Stegman's
Carrera G T Speedster. The Porsche
factory film "Made by Hand" was shown
by Dick Weiss.
Twenty-eight gallons of beer were
consumed, along with 200 hot dogs.
Sally Phillips once again provided us
with some of her famous baked beans.
(What ever happened to the gas shortage?)
Maureen Rosensweig again supplied us
with her delicious cole slaw. Howard
and Marian Rapp furnished the pretzels
and Joan West baked us some of her
super (90) brownies. Hugh Rosenweig
provided us with the paper supplies and
Dave Dietricks and David Parks applied
their talents for our artwork.
There were 81 door prizes awarded to
lucky recipients this year. The top two
prizes were copies of Harry Pellow's
book, The A, B, C's (and 912's) of Porsche
Engines, along with other prizes ranging
from hats to T-shirts and including
Tom Oerther
Photos by Carl & Diane Iseman
Porsche factory racing posters.
Many thanks to all of you who attended
and supported our event, especially to
John & Tori Parlin for the use of their
estate and to our benevolent sponsors
who, through their generous support,
keep this event the largest free Porsche
event of the year. Please show your
support for them as they havesupported
us. They include: P.B. Tweeks L.T.D.,
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Indianapolis, who for the fifth straight
year have supplied us with all of the
beer; ~ e r m a n - M o t oCars,
r
Inc. and East
Fork Auto Collision Ser., who together
supplied the hot dogs and pop. And for
door prizes we thank the "Maestro",
Harry Pellow, and Mike Robbins for the
books; also, 356 Enterprises [Vic
Skirmants); The House of Porsche;
Automation; BF Goodrich; Armor All
Products and Porsche I<.G.
I would also like to thank Ada Smith
f o r her unselfish and invaluable assistance in helping me organize this most
successful event. I enjoyed seeing all of
my old friends and members and meeting
new ones. Hope to see you all at next
year's Cincinnati Bull Session.
I AADR &&' WEEKEND
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the last 15 miles
Bob Mueller
It w a s one of those really beautiful
New England days; blue skies, fall colors.
The traffic wasn't too bad and the
beastie a n d I were Wasting No Time,
a s Porsche owners are wont to do now
and again, when the generator light
came on. Promptly shutting down the
main engine, we began coasting through
traffic, causing a number of people to
wonder just how fast thosefunny looking
little electric cars can g o . . . quiet little
devils aren't they? Unfortunately a
slightly strange handling sensation
w a s noticed too, nothing good ever
comes from those strange sensations,
especially on a holiday weekend! We
pulled w a y off beyond the shoulder
onto the ground so I wouldn't have to
worry about every semi hitting u s a s I
changed the fanbelt.
I got out to check the fanbelt and to
my surprise, it wasn't broken! Thinking
of bad generator brushes, I walked over
to the right sideof t h e c a r andnoticed a
flat tire - I guess T H A T explains the
strange handling sensation. The feeling
that it w a s going to beoneof thosedays
w a s beginning to sink in. Since the jack
receivers had long since gone to their
great rewards, I used a hydraulic jack;
which I placed under a more or less solid
looking section of the very rusty bottom.
I gingerly jacked up the car and removed
the flat tire, at which point the jack
punched a neat hole in the underside of
my car, letting her crash downonto her
brake drum. After a few moments of
desperation it became clear that I w a s
going to have to get myself out of this
mess or I wasn't going to get out of it at
all . . . who is going to stop for one of
those funny-looking Jag-Gee-Wars
anyway?
Looking around under the car I noticed
a rather solid looking rear trailing arm
and an idea began to develop. Dashing
forward, I was able to locate the original
356 jack a n d enough WD-40 to make it
function again. Using the jack underthe
rear trailing arm, I lifted the poor
Beastie off of her now sore brake drum
and fitted the spare wheel.
During the time period in question,
my Beastie was running on old-style VW
wheels, the Porsche wheels having been
unceremoniously removed at some time
in her distant past. Now at first it would
appear that all old style VW wheels are
created equal, at least it appeared that
way to me, but there are differences
that soon became obvious. You see, the
REALLY old VW wheels, while looking
innocent enough, simply will not fit
over the large Porsche brake drums.
Not yet being aware of this detail, I tried
to put the wheel on the car and it w a s
proving to be a problem, a s I simply
could not tighten it down properly.
After I had spent 90 minutes struggling
with jacks, making holes, andgenerally
getting irritated, one soul stopped to
help. His VW b u s should have been a
warning. We cranked on that damn
wheel until it finally "fit", and I w a s
feeling better. My new found friend also
knew a bit about electricity andgenerously offered to take an eyeball at my
generator. He looked around a bit and
touched a couple of places on the voltage regulator, produced a really nice
shower of sparks, and announced that
I w a s right; bad brushes. He convinced
me I could make it back home under my
own power, s o we bid each other a good
day and parted company. I started my
trusty steed and let her warm up some
before starting off. When I released the
clutch, the engine bogged down but we
didn't move a n inch. I hoped maybe we
were stuck in the hole I had dug to free
the hydraulic jack, so I went to work
building a ramp out of the hole. About
this time one of those good ole' Occifers
of the Law came by to see what he could
do. He offered to call a tow truck, but I
w a s sure my troubles would be over
soon as I got out of the hole. Overlooking
the fact that thegentleman was a reserve
smokey, I asked him if he could give me
a little push to help me out. I realized
there w a s a communication problem
when he proceeded to pull his cruiser up
to my rear bumper. Fortunately he noticed
that the height of his bumper w a s not
even close to the height of mine and
backed off before any damage was done.
Now, he wasn't too overly excited
about using his body to push on one of
those damn foreign sports cars that do
at least 150 mph and cause himall sorts
of trouble, but after I assured him that
mine wouldn't go over 55, not even in
sixth gear, he agreed to help. So, he
pushed, I drove, a n d the clutch burned.
I knew I w a s in serious trouble when
he told me the wheel with the new tire,
you remember, the one that wouldn't go
on s o well, w a s NOT moving. I decided
to let him call a tow truck.
The tow truck w a s called, but it w a s
Labor Day, so it would be a while.
About an hour passed, during which
the gentlemen spotted the velcro mounts
for my ESCORT radar detector and
began to return to his "at least 150"
theory. It w a s beginning to get dark
when the boys with the tow truck finally
arrived. They immediately expressed
their regrets that they couldn't tow my
little Porsche anywhere, so I suggested
we take my flattened tire in and patch it.
With incredulous looks on their faces
they decided that that just might work.
Soo, off we went into the sunset (literally by this time) to patch the tire.
However, the home port of our gallant
lads w a s not equipped to change a VW
tire. So we headed off down the road to
yet another garage to some folks who
specialize in scalping vacationers. $10
and two charges to AAA later, we
returned to the Porsche with the patched
tire. A quick mount and we headed off
into the direction where the s u n had
long since set, lights out, running (sort
of) for home at w a r p speed of 45 mph.
She really w a s running poorly and I
began to smell smoke after about a mile.
I pulled off the road, remembering that
I had no fireextinguisher and wondering
if this w a s going to be the big one.
Raising the trunk lid I found lots of
smoke and one badly melted capacitor
(I w a s really regretting those guys in
the VW by then). I unwiredeverything,
taped i t up, and prayed my crippled
beast would start one more time.
Well, she did, and we struggled the
last 15 miles home, in the dark, with a
top speed of 45 mph and decreasing.
that is one very thoughtful car. What
other kind of car would carry me across
the country all summer long and then
have problems so close to home? I
wouldn't trade her for anything, even
if s h e won't do 150 in 6th.
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riding shotgun
Candy Barnhart
I helped my husband clean and polish thought I would be to his requests to
our 356 for several Concours events hand him tools and hold things while he
last year, and from observations I made tried to screw them back together.
After two and a half years our chamduring the events, I feel there must be
alot of wives and girlfriends out in the pagne yellow baby w a s a s finished a s I
356 world who think a s I do - that the thought it could be. With much urging
356 in the family is a pleasing and some- on my part, he decided that we might
times frustrating part of OUR lives too, show it in a local Concours just to see
how it compared with other 356's.
and not just a hobby for our men.
My husband came upon our 356 Perhaps more than a few women can
several years back. I liked the idea of identify with spending several days
him havinga new hobby, though I thought prior to a judging cleaning an already
the car - with a few miles on it but not clean car. I never knew Q-tips had so
in bad shape - would hardly keep him many uses. I never knew how long it
very busy. Little did I know! The first could take to clean all the grooves in the
rule I learned w a s that a Porsche is not tread of the spare tire - o r what a mess
just any car. It is a PORSCHE. What the rubber cleaning stuff could make of
started out a s a spare-time restoration your fingers. Spending the better part
project became almost a full-time labor of a n afternoon laying upside-down
of love, and his weekendstnightst under the dashboard cleaning behind
holidays life's work. It seemed that if it the dash gives one sort of a camaraderie
didn't move, he chromed it. If it had with the car though, and a certain perrounded edges, he took it down to bare sonal pride in accomplishment that I
metal and had it repainted. For a man never remembered having in, s a y
who balked at going a s far a s the corner cleaning up the kitchen. I have spent
store for milk, suddenly distance had less time sprucing up the entire house
not meaning if a part for the car w a s to than I did in sprucing up a little tiny car
be found at the other end. It never ceased which, a s I said, wasn't dirty to begin
to fascinate me how an inanimate piece with. Odd how a car can get you like
of metal [bite your tongue, Candy, for that.
Riding in my husband's "transportasaying such a thing about a PORSCHE)
tion" car, an older Volkswagen that has
could captivate him so.
Somewhere along the line though, I seen better days, I didn't mind being
too started to find an interest in what seen in anything from shorts and T-shirt
w a s going on. Not being especially to w h a t I would wear to clean out the
mechanically minded, I steered a w a y basement. But in our 356, I feel I have
from that part of the work. But I found
myself being more amenable than I
some sort of image to protect. It prompts
me to dress nicer, sit up straighter, and
assume my most pleasant expression.
I find myself hoping that this will be the
time every neighbor on the block is out
doing yard work so I'll be seen driving
by in this pristine beauty. Who cares if
your man parks the car half a block from
the store just because he has an aversion
to runaway shopping carts or other car
doors touching his? Now I can understand his paranoia about concours
spectators with large belt buckles and
little kids with sticky fingers. Somehow
when you've got some of your own time
invested in the car, nothing seems too
silly when i t comes to protecting that
investment.
Well, we went to the Concours all right.
I did all the correct things; praying for
smooth clean roads and good weather,
remembering not to wear the dark nail
polish that so devilishly liked to leave
marks when I cleaned the car, having
all the polishing cloths washed and
packed and a fresh supply of Q-tips laid
in. Somewhere in the last few moments
before judging, while polishing the
polish for the tenth time, I wondered
what could possibly justify all our
craziness over one small and demanding
part of the family. Then the announcement of a w a r d s came. As my husband
walked up to collect our award, it finally
all made sense. OUR car had done it,
and it w a s part of all this. Craziness'?
Yes, it seemed so at times along the way.
But worth it? YOU BET!!
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bunch of ' w ~ l dand racy guys
Accuracy, specifically. And we l ~ k e
spec~f~cat~ons.
Llke-wise, we're tolerant of close tolerances. We're as close
or UPS, wlth fast
1 parts and repairs
nd Racy 7
N. Lake Avenue
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In offering a car please include your
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1953--356 "America" Coupe # 5 l l 4 5 .
Perfectly restored to original champagne
exterior, green corduroy interior, 16
inch wheels, 1500 cc. engine--Show
winner. Not a spot of rust. Pictures
serious inquirers. $15., $500.00 will
consider trade up or down. R.J. Merchant,
M.D., 30111 Niguel Road, Laguna Niguel,
CA 92677. 7141405-5010.
0
1953 356A Porsche Cabriolet.
Exceptionally sound specimen. $18,000
firm. Devon Randall, 2315 West 4175
South, Salt Lake City, UT 84119. 8011
968-8386 after 5:00 p.m. and weekends.
0 '54 coupe #52473. 2-piece engine
$2319723. New black interior w/India
Red acrylic enamel exterior. New rubber
seals. New bumper deco & overriders.
New Konis, generator, regulator &
brakes. All chrome plated parts replated. $8500 or offer. Partial trades
considered. R. L. Downie, 3931 Declaration Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91364,
2131346-6676 between 6-9 p.m.
'55 Speedster #80618 Rare 1500
Normal. Engine #P-35068. 1 8 Coats
black lacquer, natural tan interior and
top. Totally restored to flawless street
concours condition by Southern California's finest professional Porsche
artisans. One of the best pre-A's in
California. Featured on cover of
Septemher '81 issue of Porscherama
magazine. $26,000. Neil E. Hauft, 321
Fifth Street, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
2131640-1323 or 379-7907.
0 1955 Speedster #80678. Indian red/
blk, original speedster buckets, new
carpets & new soft top, rare removable
hard top, tonneau, nurf bars, factory
14" mags - michelin XVS, 12 volt elect r i c ~ 64
, trans. & 4-wheel disc brakes,
1968 912 engine wlWebber carburetors,
3,322 mi. since bare metal restoration very dependable, beautiful & fast.
$15,000. Pictures on request. John
Hamilton, 2482 Larkspur Lane, #179,
Sacramento, CA 95825. 9161485-5929.
0 '56 with '63 rebuilt S75 engine, A&B
lenses, seats & wheel drums, A bumpers.
Car is basically solid wlgood bottom
but h a s usual door, rocker & window
rust. $2200 for all. Also, will trade 911912 factory wood steering wheel mint
for Nardi '62-'63. 3051661-7807 Miami
eves.
'56 Speedster #82284, new silver,
new red leather, new top, new carpet,
engine rebuilt, new chrome trim, etc.
Very, very nice. Best offer, will consider
partial trade for good Porsche. Speedster parts, buckets, windshield frame.
Bill Koeper, 2253 Fox Ave., Madison,
WI 53711. 6081251-4839.
0
'57 coupe #I01134 bas '61 engine with
10,000 miles on it since rebuilt. New
clutch, master cylinder. Needs pan,
paint & interior. Car runs excellent.
$2500. Victor Ingram, 4354-A Lee Hgwy.
Apt. 102, Arlington, VA 22207. 7031
522-8409.
1957 550A: complete running car,
minus the tail section. Engine #90129.
Chassis and body #550A0117. Orig.
gauges, seats, oil system, fuel system,
trans, brakes, etc. $22,000. 54711, 1500
G S engine. Many misc. Carerra parts.
Blair B. Emert, 537 W. Virginia, Phoenix,
AZ 85003. 6021257-9635.
0
1957 356A Speedster #84242. Mint
Restoration. Original 1600N Engine
recently rebuilt. Black on Black. Solid
driving machine or show. $19,OOOloffers.
Stuart C. Edelberg, 1500 N. Wilmot,
#270, Tucson, Arizona 85712.602/8864111.
0
'58 coupe #101795, needs work.
Running engine plus 5 3-piece case
engines, 1trans., plusmany, many misc.
parts. All needs work. $5000/offer.
Stephen Storck, 14004 Blenheim Rd.,
Phoenix, MD 21131,3011628-6053 days.
0
'58 Speedster #84229 Autumn Red1
tan, no rust, meticulously restored w l
many replacement items. Like new 1600s
engine #P7l856 wlfresh heads &valves.
0
Rebuilt brakes, orig. BBAB trans.,
rubber kit, tan cloth top, tonneau, chrome
wheels, 165 HR 15 steel belted Semperits.
Always garaged &covered. Pics available for $1 each. $15,000 firm. David
Shonnard, 1625 Catalpa Ln., Reno, NV
89511. 7021323-7478.
1958 Speedster #84002, completely
restored California car. Black with tan
interior, Patty Hopkins bucket seats
and new carpeting. New top boot, front
bra, floor mats, 1964/1600 engine,
newly rebuilt, newly rebuilt transmission, new wiring harness done exactly
like the original, new batteries, chrome
wheels with hubs, new trim strips and
body rubber. Automobile has been
completely restored from the ground up.
Has 64 disc brakes all the way around.
This automobile is i n very excellent
condition. No body rust. Asking $22,000
or best offer. Contact Dennis Burke,
110 W. Ocean Blvd. 617, Long Beach, CA
90802. 2131435-7051 or 7141998-8095.
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1958 Porsche Speedster #84119.
Light work with complete red leather
interior and tonneau. Factory cloth top,
chrome wheels, California restored.
Excellent condition, $18,500; serious
inquiries only. Call 2031658-6890.
1958 Convertible D Chassis No.
85546 - See article this issue - Italian
Style body, a unique coupe conversion sound in wind and limb, ideal for European Holiday, would sell but prefer to
exchange for Speedster, Roadster in
similar condition for U.S. Holiday.
Also available, brochures, toys and lots
of 356 parts. For comprehensive description and photos. Send $5 toBarry Curtis,
17 Lorane Court, Langley Road, Watford,
Herts, England.
'59 European Sunroof Coupe. Original
Super 1600 Engine. 83,000 Kilometers,
(51,000 miles] Car near complete but
disassembled. New innerlouter longit u d i n a l ~and Pan Completed 6/24/82.
Never licensed or titled in U.S. Have all
necessary Portugese Documentation.
$4800.00 But work is progressing daily.
Call for details. D. Fred Hein, 448
Manhattan Street, Chilton, Wis 53014.
4141853-3812 days & 4141849-7007eves.
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1959 A Serial Number 106208. Structure and body rebuilt, ruby red enamel
paint, new interior, wide chrome wheels,
partially rechromed trim. 912 engine
rebuilt, webers, 1700 cc. No concours,
but good club event car, engine not 100%
needs attention. Spare 1600 N engine,
not assembled, but parts rebuilt, checked
and cleaned. Asking $7000. Hans
Colenbrander, 1148 LaSalle Rd.,
Monroeville, PA 15146. 4121373-2305.
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'59 coupe, red wlblack interior.
Excellent, unrestored condition, solid
chassis. No wreck. $12,000 or best offer.
Jack Bogle, 521 Club Ln., Louisville, KY
40207, 5021896-4614.
'60 Cabriolet #152485, 2 engines,
1600n ('561, 1600s ('571, both basket,
1600N is complete, S needs pistons &
main bearings, otherwise complete,
extra door, hood, lid, wood bows,
bumper, gauges, torsion bars & more.
Much rust. Needs floor & more but is
original. $2800 or offer. Lou Weigele,
10282 Rt. 58, Elyria, OH44035.21617752640 until midnight EST.
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'60 Sunroof Coupe, rebuilt 1600
Super Engine, new shocks, needs restoration, all the parts are here including
an excellent red interior and many extra
parts. $3,250 or $2,500 without the
engine. Jack Sheedy, 2404 Mill Grove
Rd., Upper St. Clair, PA 15241.41215624772 days, 4121833-3338 eves. a n d
weekends.
1960 356B (T5)Sunroof coupe, l6OOS,
#111176, 86,000 original miles, ivory,
maroon leather, Michelin XAS, Blaupunkt, new gearbox, strong 1600S,
never hit, absolutely rust free Southern
2Vz" f u l l c o l o r 3 5 6 R E G I S T R Y California car, always garaged, N.O.S.
fog lights, receipts, manuals and literp r e s s u r e s e n s i t i v e d e c a l s [ s t i c k u m ature, chrome wheels. Truly a fine car,
o n f r o n t o r b a c k , s p e c i f y w h i c h ) much more. $11,500. Tom Ball, 4311
2/$1 U.S. ppd
Coronado Ave., San Diego, CA 92107.
7141224-0197.
D a z z l i n g y e l l o w h i g h q u a l i t y T1960 Carrera G T coupe #110249.
s h i r t s w i t h v i v i d r e d a n d b l a c k Rough bodywork completed. Needs
a r t w o r k of t h e 356 R E G I S T R Y paint, upholstery and assembly to be
c r e s t ( s p e c i f y s i z e s / m / l g / x l - k i d perfect car. New 69213A motor to be
s i z e s n o w a v a i l a b l e , s t a t e s i z e ) $6 assembled. ALL necessary hard to find
parts included, many new. Includes tool
ea. U.S. ppd
kit, literature, aluminum hubcaps, etc.
W a t e r t r a n s f e r full color d e c a l s $23,000. Can finish restoration. Also
of t h e 3 5 6 R E G I S T R Y c r e s t , a s t e a l 4-cam Carrera motors, 69213A $6.000..
54711 $4,500. Ned McDaniel, 712 Girard
a t 4/$1.00 U.S. ppd
Street, San Francisco, CA 94134. 4151
E m b r o i d e r e d jacket p a t c h e s of 467-2776.
t h e full color REGISTRY crest
1960 B Coupe Normal $850. Engine
needs work. Project car or parts car.
$3.50 ea. U.S. ppd
Will not separate. Chicago, IL. 3121698"Please ollow 4-6 weeks delivery"
3468. Don.
&
0 '61 coupe, chassis bad rust. Intact.
Glass, doors, wheels. Restorable. Giving
20285
up & buying plastic Speedster. $600.
E. S. Dashiell, 3011544-0152, Annapolis,
46220
MD.
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c:onlinuous ;~tlvt!rliser!
1960 356B 1600 Coupe. Grey wlred
leather interior and charcoal carpeting.
Official 356 REGISTRY
47,000 original miles. Excellent condiauthorized products
tion. Feel like I'm putting my child u p
for adoption. Jack Haplea, 310 Portland
Drive, Huron, OH 44839.4191433-5603.
1" f u l l c o l o r 356 R E G I S T R Y m y lar decal, stickum o n t h e b a c k . . .a
g e n u i n e stealat o n l y 4 / $ 1 U . S . p p d
Fruitcake
Box
Indy, IN
Co.
'62 Super coupe 118338, engine
rebuilt, new clutch - upper body good.
Drive away. $4250. Dave Spirt, 21516283505 days, 2151646-3433 eves. & wknds.
1427 Joel Dr., Ambler, PA. Also have
early B hood - $200. Buyer pays shipping.
1962 Twin-Grill Roadster #89783
engine #607004. Slate greylblack interior;
new Michelin tires, battery, top, carpet
set, rubber and floor mat. Body is solid
with no dents and mechanically sound.
This is a complete car. $10,000. Also,
1965 SC Electric Sunroof Coupe#220060.
Togo brownltan interior; New Michelin
tires, battery and rubber; wood steering
wheel. This car w a s purchased from
original owner and everything reworked
to new condition. Body is solid with no
dents and mechanically sound. $12,500.
Gil Smythe, 8400 Deerwood Court, Fair
Oaks, CA 95628; phone 9161966-2500.
'63 coupe with sunroof, #124072,
engine #706512, Oslo Blue. Interior
very nice, chrome wheels, strong engine
with practically no rust. Could use new
floor pan, sunroof liner. Excellent
street car. Drive it home - $6000 firm.
Mark Vien, 1144 20th Ave., E. Moline,
IL 51244. 3091755-3285.
1963 Coupe S213430, BlacklBlack &
Grey Interior, Excellent Condition,
$9,995.00 F.O.B. Houston. Call evenings
or weekends 7131482-8365. Richard
Cantin, 521 Castlelake Dr.. Friendswood,
Texas 77546.
'63 S package deal, stripped to be
restored. All parts available except
body & trans. Includes Tweeks floor
pan (in crate) plus complete engine.
Buyer pick up. $1500. J. R. Fry, 2604
Crocker #2, Houston, TX 77006, 7131
522-5996 or 781-3030, ext. 136.
'64 coupe, factory sunroof, typical
rust, needs restoration w/TLC. Car is
located in Glenwood Springs, CO. $800.
F. Young, Rt. 1,Box 150, Bucksport, ME
04416. 2071825-3505.
0 '64 coupe #217070. Original Dolphin
Grey exterior, bluelgrey interior.
66,500 original miles. Never damaged,
no rust, second owner, all receipts,
window sticker, tool kit, loO%original.
Always garaged & covered. Not restored
- restoration not needed. $12,500.
Richard Conn, P.O. Box 1635, Boulder,
CO 80306. 3031449-5256.
'64 Carrera 2 coupe #128002, red/
black interior, engine rebuilt at 61K by
Wellington. 65K original miles. This is
a n excellent original Calif. car with
complete history. $21,500. Blaupunkt
AMIFMtSW for B-C, works excellent.
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$125. David M. Louzek, 12777 Sundance
Ave., San Diego, CA 92129. 71415663209 eves.
'64 Carrera 2 coupe #126988,0 miles
on rebuilt eng. #97363, rebuilt trans.
Needs paint, no rust. $22,000. Carreral
Spyder blower housing gen. $500.
Carrera 2 gas heater. $600. Oil tank &
stone guard. Wood steering wheel.
Make offer. Donald L. Alf, 743 N.
Layfayette Ave., Morrisville, PA 19067,
2151295-8004.
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1964 356 SC coupe #217020. Completely restored interior and exterior in
1980. Lacquer paint, solid car, original
pan, no rust. Chrome wheels, 4,000 miles
on rebuilt engine. Car in excellent condition, garage kept. $12,0001 trade for
convertible of equal value or will consider partial trade in. Pete Livolsi, 1604
Hedrick Drive, Melbourne, FL 32901.
3051724-0360.
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0 1964 356C Coupe #218302, very solid
coachwork, recently rebuilt engine,
slate gray wllight gray interior, very
original. $8000/offer. Henry Walker,
7141465-3761.
'64 C Coupe, chrome wheels w l
Michelin ZX's. Fresh engine. Solid Calif.
car. Needs battery box (only rust in car)
Paint and rug kit. David Mery, 343
Highland Ave., Penngrove, CA 94951.
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1965 356C Coupe. New floor pan; new
rear taillight and license light assemblies
new front bullseye indicator lights; new
seat covers; new windshield rubber;
new back window rubber; new quarter
window rubber; new paint job; (red
lacquer]; triple chromed nerf bars front & rear; excellent strong motor,
brakes and transmission. BARGAIN.
J. R. Boyd, 22700 Detroit Road, Rocky
River, Ohio 44116. 2161331-5445 after
6:00 PM.
0
'65 coupe, white. Excellent condition,
new paint, 49,000 original miles. Garaged
in winters. $8900. Alan Eckert, Euclid,
OH, 2161266-2020 days or 2161261-7919
eves. Pics on request. Red leather
interior, no rust. Stereo radio &cassette
player. Original tool kit & owner's
manual. 50 Lloyd Rd., Zip 44132.
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'65 C Coupe #220818, original Irish
Green, original tan interior, Factory
installed european engine (Oct. 1975).
Well-travelled, well-maintained,
driver's car capable of concours performance, well-fitted, extensive spares.
Maintenance records available. Conflict
of interest (924) forces sale. See at West
Coast Holiday. Bill Barnard, 6987 Juniper
Avenue, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277.
7141367-2145.
0 1965 356SC Coupe #l31826; SC eng.
#P821678 (kit to 1750cc), Green w/Black
interior. Some rust - n e e d s new paint floor replaced. All parts original except
e x t r a c t o r . Five c h r o m e w h e e l s .
Mechanically very good -easily restorable. $4500. L. Corwin Sharp, Bruceville
Forge, High Falls, New York 12440.
9141687-0426.
356-C complete interior, leather seats
front and rear; includes vinyl fabric
elsewhere; dashboard top, door and all
panels, deep pile carpets, condition is
excellent, color brown, total interior
package $700, buyer pays shipping,
Northern New Jersey. Call Don Wilson
days 2011228-4480 or nights 228-4785.
Donald K. Wilson, Member, PCA-NNJR,
356 REGISTRY.
356C parts. Wooden steering wheel
$60, wiper motor $10, Talbot outside
mirror $10, Leitz luggage rack $90, ski
rack attachment $20, antenna $10, turn
signal lenses, seat hinges, 356A tach
(as is) $15. Shipping extra. John G.
Brant, 4050 Cody, Wheat Ridge, Co 80033
3031424-0801.
1600-69213 engine 95075 with sebring,
very good condition. Rudolf Wenzel
Daimlerstrasse 23 7907 Langenau
W. Germany.
0 New parts: Deves S-90 piston rings
#858 - $35. B fuel pump repair kit - $7,
C shift linkage coupler - $20, tach cable
- $10. Used parts: C distributor - $60,
MC pistons 855 mm - $75, Zenith carbs
-$75 ea., Zenith manifolds - $10, Zenith
air filter cans wlFiltron elements - $10
ea., C oil cooler - $35, Coil filter can &
lines - $10, C tach drive shaft - $10,
C temp & pressure senders - $5, radio
shack voltage inverter 6v to 12v at 3
amps - $10. Clark Griffith, Box 2403,
Dillon, C O 80435. 3031668-5372.
5 - 4% x 15 factory chrome wheels
(drum brake), assorted dates, good
condition with 5 mounted 165 x 1 5
Michelin ZX, very good condition with
114 in. tread depth. I'll throw in 4 Super
hub caps. Prefer to sell a s package $225. Don Bower, 108 S. Main, Winterville, GA 30683. 4041742-7340.
New I<oni shocks, ABC blue rear $40 ea., pre-A red F or R - $45 ea.;
Speedster bows - $325; new roadster
carpets; near perfect T 5 hood - $200.;
AB gauges - $25; starterslgenerators $20; voltage reg - $10; new orig. BIC
muffler - $80; new BC heater can - $22;
'57 S carbs & man - $75lpr.; AB - $6ea.;
pushrods - $141set; flapper boxes - $20$35; 6v-12v converter - $15; A shift
lever - $30; Douglas Bok, 78 Julius St.,
Hartford. CT 06114. 2031246-6530.
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I set chrome machined step plates for
C, 1fan belt wrench (356],AmosTesta,
56 W. Garden Green, Port Huenerre, CA
93041. 8051985-9752.
BC hardtop complete w h e w rubber,
decos, etc. Needs to be assembled - $750
or trade for interesting Carrera 2 parts.
Dick Kelso, 1351 Camino, San Diego, CA
92111. 7141569-7618.
0 356 Driver's door & Bsteering wheel.
Jan Yates, P.O. Box 4751, SantaBarbara,
CA 93103. 8051965-2151.
0 Door (driver's side] from 1960 356
Roadster, T 5 body, New bottom $100.
James G. Schmoyer, R.D. # I , P.O. Box
75, Germansville, PA 18053. 21517676934.
0 Porsche 356 B and C 1/43 scale models.
Coupes and Cabs available. In kit form
or finished to your specs. Call or write
for quote. Ted Zombek, 165 Walter St.,
Yorkville, OH 43971. 6141859-4616.
Many transmission, engine, brake
and suspension parts. Vic Skirmants,
27244 Ryan, Warren, MI 48092. 3131
575-9544.
B tool kit mint cond.. parts from 60
roadster: passenger door, engine lid,
steering wheel, column, shaft, turn sig.
assy, Top assy, new headlight bucket,
C trunk mat [plastic), C steering box,
BIC Rear bumper, other small parts from
B Roadster. Roger Roche, Box 714,
Ketchum, Idaho 83340. 2081726-5365
days or 726-5098 eves.
714 transaxle, coupe gears - $350;
rear brakes, complete - $100 or offer.
Both very good. Carl Goodwin, 19902
Keith Rd., Grosse Ile, MI 48138. 3131
675-9565.
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356-S90-SC-912 Engine P a r t s :
Engine cases-$200; timing gear covers$75; counterbalanced crankshafts (std.)$400; 200 mm flywheels-$125; Solex
40 P I 1 4's-$200/pr.; heads complete$100. ea.; 200 mm clutches and pressure
plates-$75 set; Connecting rods-$25 ea.;
Oil coolers-$40; Solex manifolds-$25
pr.; Camshafts-$50; Distributors-$40;
Flapper boxes-$150 pr.; Engine sheet
metal and much more. Payable in U S
funds. Buyer pays shipping. Sid Gibson,
229 Deloraine Ave., Toronto Ontario
Canada, M5M 2B2, 4161483-3785.
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0 CHRISTOS #16 - #156, #I02 - #150,
#98, #91, #2, #37, #38. 1970 year book.
Everett Singer, RFD 1682, Laurel Hollow,
NY 11791. 5161367-3293.
Pre A parts: ft. fenders, l&r doors;
early crash box wlhanger, 2-piece case
& crank. Bill Perrett, 6 Holiday Ct.,
Rivervale, N] 07675. 2011825-2700.
Various collection of books, magazines, parts, etc. Some non-Porsche
stuff. Interested in possible s w a p for
356 parts, books, magazines, etc. Please
send large SASE for list. James F.
Young, Rt. 1, Box 150, Bucksport, ME
04416. 2071825-3505 eves. & wknds.
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N O S f overrider bar, NOS 5% AB
alloys, NOS T 6 rt. nose, T5 hood perfect, T 6 hood, '55 rt. ft. fender, S C rods
ready to go - $160. Normal rods - $20.
T6 doors - $50. Aluminum window trim
- $25. Complete black interior for BIC
premo - $180. C tool kit. Engine tin,
radios, gauges, headlight assy., C 741
trans wlbrakes. C tool kit. All bumpers.
BlC shifter wllock & key - $40. A ft.
drum - $10. Eng. grills. Bob Cox, 3947
W. Broadway, Minneapolis, MN 55422.
6121489-6467 or 6121533-2211.
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356 parts: many new parts listed in
2-page inventory. New rocker panels $95 ea. New set of 4 Koni shocks - $125.
Send SASE for complete list. Thomas
Valeko, 3501 Fawn Cove #4, Portage,
MI 49081. 6161323-0615.
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Four better t h a n mint condition
crested hubcaps, never used. $70 for
complete set. Call 6141457-7020 after
5 pm. Columbus, Ohio.
Kunstharzlack paint plaque with
farbton nr. 6213 (2rivet type). Havenrs.
6206, 702, 6202 and 738 to trade. Also
have new 6206 (silver) touch-up paint
in its box. Could also use 6413 (2 or 4
hole type). Dick Kelso, 1351 Camino
Lujan, S a n Diego, CA 92111, 71415697618.
0 For '51 coupe #I0975 to complete
restoration: early black & whiteviegler
gauges, square taillight lens, body deco
strips, alum. Porsche emblems. Bill
Perretti, 6 Holiday Ct., Rivervale, NJ
07675, 2011825-2700.
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1500 gold emblem for '55 coupe.
Victor Ingram, 4354-A Lee Hgwy. Apt.
102, Arlington, VA 22207, 7031522-8409.
For '57 Speedster: bumper guards,
rubber mats, top, tan carpets, tan vinyl,
insignias, new brake parts, side curtains,
stock type muffler, J pipes, seats,
mirror, etc. Douglas Bok, 78 Julius St.,
Hartford, C T 06114, 2031246-6530.
Mushroom shift knob ...p added sunvisors (both for '60 B Cab.] Robert
Pease, 336 Castle Crest Rd., Walnut
Creek, CA 94595. 4151933-5766.
356A in sound but restored condition
Prefer Convertible D but will discuss
cabriolet or sunroof coupe. Drayton N.
James, P.O. Box 638, Birmingham, AL
35201. 2051322-3636 d a y s or 20519670684 eves.
Roadster '60-'62 or '64-'65 S C Cab,
no rust or rust repair must be finished
product and finest possible - would
consider above cars in unrestored
condition. Must be rust free, never hit
car matching number. Also, maybe a
Carrera 2 open car. Trade up or down
'73 RS Carrera, orig. &restored,no work
needed. Valued at $27,500. Call Cliff
Berryman, d a y s 6021948-2570, night
6021948-9367.
For '62 sunroof coupe T6 body: front
bumper plus brackets, bumper guards trim not needed, aluminum frame for
sunroof portion .of headliner or a template of same. K. V. Ward, Jr., 521 Henry
Clay Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118,
5041897-1413 nights, 5041834-8866 days.
Luggage rack to fit '63 dual grille
coupe. Jim Mau, 3110 Fernside Blvd.,
Alameda, CA 94501.
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Required to complete restoration on
SC - electric tachometer. Please write to:
Trevor Keetley, 215 Grattan St., Carlton,
Victoria 3053, Australia.
A four cam engine for a 1500 G.S.
Speedster - 1957. Must be in good
working condition but need not be a
1500. Please write: Trevor Keetley,
3 Kalang Road, Camberwell 3124,
Melbourne, Australia or contact me in
Monterey August 14, 15 and 16 at the
Double Tree Inn. PH: 4081649-4511.
Also require a n S C tachometer if anyone has one.
CHRISTOPHORUS issues numbers
7, 8, 9 , 1 0 , 14, 15,20. I have many A&B
parts (bumpers & hoods, etc.) to trade.
Also, some CHRISTOS from #48 thru
MOO. Tom Oerther, 5035 Salem Rd.,
Cincinnati, O H 45230, 5131232-1909
anytime or 874-0607 till 11 p.m. EST.
For '55 Pre A speedster: Wooden
Steering Wheel, Shock Absorbers, Tool
Kit, Front Bumper, Owners Manual,
and relevant technical materials.
Michael E. Doyle, 1514 Forest Avenue,
Wilmette, IL 60091, 3121256-5179 or
3121353-1960.
A pair of 4'12"AIB alloys. Have much
to trade see for sale. Bob Cox, 133 East
Larpenteur, St. Paul, MN 55117. 6121
489-6467.
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Members: For instruction and conditions for submitting a wanted ad, see
the introduction to the for sale section.
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ABorC driver. Will consider any body
style. I would like to trade your 356for
my refurbished '51 Ford Deluxe Business
Coupe, V-8, %speed wloverdrive, an
absolute knockout. Approximatevalue
of Ford is $3800. Gary Scott, 15703
S E Evergreen Hiway, Vancouver, WA
98664, 2061892-9520.
Speedster, restorable or partially
restored. Will pay cash. Send price &
particulars to Donald R. Lang, 30174
Glen Eyrie Dr., Evergreen, CO. 3031
458-0516.
College student w a n t s '58 sunroof
coupe. No mechanics, only straight &
solid shell for restoration. To be
enjoyed, maintained, driven indefinitely,
so no turkeyesque sellers, thank you.
James Young, Rt. 1, Box 150, ME 04416,
2071825-3505.
0 Bumpers for '61 B. Chrome wheels for
same. David Kennedy, 525 King George
Ave., Gahanna, O H 43230,6141475-3938.
0 Sunvisors wlhardware for A. Tom
Barnett, 610 SE 61st., Portland, OR
97215, 5031238-2961.
0 CHRISTOS #9, #lo. ABC key fob.
Liebe Zu Ihm book. Everett Singer,
RFD 1682, Laurel Hollow, NY 11791.
5161487-1616 ofc.
0 Top bows for B '61 Cabriolet T 5 body.
Also, need f&r bumpers for same. Items
should be reasonably priced and in good
shape. Tim Scott, 125 Macon St., Quincy,
FL 32351, 9041875-1286.
1 set sunvisors in good condition for
'64 coupe. Bill Oprendek, Rt. 2. Box 183E,
Leesburg, VA 22075, 7031777-1710.
Rudge wheels, nuts and adaptersfor
356A. Rudolf Wenzel, Daimlerstrasse
23 7907 Langenau W. Germany.
Leather head rest to fit 356B Cabriolet
Red color. R. Bitterman, 1701 W. Chase,
Chicago, IL 60626.
For 'GOB Cab: Need interior rear view
mirror and pair of sun visors with
mounting hardware. Sally Williams,
111Fox Glen Circle, Irving. Texas 75062.
2141255-6943.
For my very small (14) but slowly
growing, license plate collection: your
expired, personalized 356 related license
plate. I currently have none to trade but
would be delighted to add yours to a
place of honor in the collection. Jerry
Keyser. Box 7845. Columbus. Ohio 43207.
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