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356 Registry
Volume 29, Number 4
November / December 2005
local/Regional 356 Groups
' These groups offer activities, informatio n and fellowsh ip for 356
enthusiasts from a pa rticular geographical area . Each group operates
independently and is not sponsored by the 356 Registry.
WEST
Porsche 356 Club Porsche356c1ub.org
Bob Fitzpatrick, 17620 Corte Potosi.
San Diego, CA 92128, 858-487-0114
[email protected]
356 CAR Club 356car.org
Jim Reeder, Jr., President
PO Box 726, 4551 Eggers Dr.
Freemont, CA 94536, 510-793-4030
Central Coast www.cc356c.com
Dick Douglass, 1690 Kleck Rd.,
Paso Robles, CA 93446 805-239-8394
356 Group Northwest typ356ne.org
Bruce Rockwell, 4705 131st St. Ct. NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98332-7884
253-858·2788 [email protected]
Sierra 356 Porsche Club
Glenn Lewis, 2000 Royal Drive
Reno, NV 89503
Rocky Mountain Porsche 356 Club
AI Gordon, 12773 Grizzly
Littleton, CO 80127, ph.303·979-1072
Mounta inland Porsche 356 Club
Edward Radford, 1568 Connecticut Dr.
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
801-521-7330
Hawaii 356 Owners Group
Rick Woltz, 719 N. Kainalu Drive
Kailua, HI 96734, ph. 808-262-5417
[email protected]
SOUTH
Southern Owners Group
Ray Ringler, 3755 Creek Stone Way
Marietta, GA 30068, [email protected]
Tennessee Tubs
Nate Greene, 4003 Sunnybrook Drive
Nashville, TN 37205
[email protected]
Florida Owners Group 356fog.com
Kirk Stowers, 6134 Anchor Lane
Rockledge, FL 32955, ph. 321-636-5838
[email protected]
EAST
Potomac 356 Owner 's Group
Dan Rowzie, 800 South Samuel St.
Charles Town, WV 25414-1416
356 Mid Atlantic www.356midatlantic.org
Dan Haden, 715 St. Andrews Road
Philadelphia, PA 19118
356BURGH www.356burgh.com
Lenny Santora, 1345 Falla Drive
Bethel Park, PA 15102, ph 412-835-6594
lennyg356 @santora.us
356 Southern Connecticut Register, Ltd.
Ed Hyman, Box 35, Riverside, CT 06878
www.kammotors.com/scr/
[email protected]
Typ 356 Northeast
Ron Swenson, 81b Warren St.
Charlestown, MA 02129
617-242-9213 www.Typ356NE.org
[email protected]
MIDWEST
Group 356 SI. Louis Region
Ted Melsheimer, Sr., 10517 E. Watson Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63127 314·966-2131
Midwes t 356 Klub midwest356.org
Robert Follmer, 3605 Greathill Rd.
Crystal Lake, IL 60012
815-477-9825 [email protected]
Wisconsin Porsche 356 Club
Tom Spiegel [email protected]
10110 W. Bunny Ct.
Hales Corners, WI 53130 414-425-5584
Fahr North
Phil Saari, 3374 Owasso St.
Shoreview, MN 55126
651-484-0303, [email protected]
356 Motor Cities Gruppe 356mcg.com
Barbara Skirmants, 3359 Kings Mill Road
North Branch, MI 48461 810·688-2059
Drei Staaten Gruppe
Jim Leonard
2390 Trebein Road, Xenia, Ohio 45385
937·429-5818 [email protected]
Ohio Tub Fanatics
Richard King, www.ohiotubfanatics.com
330-678-6259, [email protected]
SOUTHWEST
Arizona Outlaws Porsche 356 Club
Mike Wroughton
19870 N. 86th Ave., Peoria, AZ 85382
623-362-8356 mwroughton @aol.com
Zia 356
Joyce Y. Hooper, 4700 Westridge PI. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
JYHRetired @webtv.net
Tub Club
Bob Morris, 397 Creekwood Dr.
Lancaster, TX 75146
Lone Star 356 Club
Mark Roth, 4915 S. Main, Suite 114
Stafford, TX 77477 (Houston)
OUTSIDE USA
Australian Porsche 356 Register
PO. Box 7356, St. Kilda Rd.
Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
www.356.com.au
356 Down Under
PO. Box 356,Picton 7372, New Zealand
[email protected]
www.356downunder.co.nz
Maple Leaf 356 Club of Canada
Scott Gray, 467 Sandlewood Road
Oakville, ON L6L 3S3 [email protected]
Registro Italiano Porsche 356
Alberto Testo, Pres., Via A. da Brescia, 3
21013 Gallarate (VA) Italy
Tel.e Fax 0331 795355
www.registroitalianoporsche356.it
Porsche 356 Klubb , Sverge
Fredrik Brynte, Malmslattsgatan, 4 S-59031
Visit your web site at www.356Registry.org
To subscribe to the Registry's electronic mail list, send an email to:
[email protected] with the single word subscribe as the message,
or go to the Registry's website at www.356registry.org
The new password for members-only pages and ads is: Carrera The old password: Dunlop
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Chuck House, President
(C huck Ho use @356 reg istry.org)
11073 Begonia Ave .
Fountain Valley, CA 92 708
7 14-4 18-0779 (hm) , 949 -567-452 1 (wk)
949-567-45 10 wk fax
Gordon Maltby, Editor
Mary Skamser, Office Manager
(GordonMa ltby@356 regis try.org)
PO. Box 287
Stillwa te r, MN 55082-0287
65 1-439-0204, fax 65 1-439-7620
Vic Skirmants, Vice President
(VicSk irma nts @356registry.org)
3359 Kings Mill Rd, North Bran ch , MI 484 61
8 10-688 -2059
Dr. Bill Block, Book Reviews,
(bloc [email protected] m) 248-535- 1449
7295 Co ldspring , West Bloomfieid, MI 48322
Roland Lohnert, Treasurer
(Ro land Lohner t@356 reg istry.org)
1422 Twin Oaks Ln., Cas tle Rock, CO 80 104
303 -663 -4363
Keith Denahan , Vintage Racing
21537 11Oth Ave . S., Boca Raton, FL 33428
56 1-482 -05 16
Karen Campbell , Secretary
(Ka renCa mpbe [email protected])
Dr. Brett Joh nson , Restoration Editor
(356d [email protected]) 3 17-84 1-7677
75 10 Alliso nville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46250
rustees
Bob Campbell Event Insurance
(BobCamp be ll@356reg istry.org)
2096 4 Ca nterwood Dr.,
Sa nta Clarita, CA 9135 0, 66 1-25 1-35 00
Bob Garretson
(BobGa rretso n@356 Reg istry.org)
18300 Jacobs Rd ., Sonora, CA 95370
209-533-3566
Chuck House
(Chuck Ho use @356 reg istry.org)
11073 Begonia Ave .
Fount ain Valley, CA 92708
7 14-4 18-0779 (H)
Joe Johnson
(Joe Jo hnso n @356reg istry.org)
3802 Bria rwood Ave ., High Point, NC 27265
336 -886 -5287 (H)
Roland Lohnert
(Ro land Lohnert@356 reg istry.org)
1422 Twin Oa ks Ln., Cast le Rock, CO 80 109
303 -663- 4363
Vic Skirmants
([email protected])
3359 Kings Mill Rd , North Branch , MI 48461
810-688 -2059
Randall Yow
(Ra nda IIYow@356reg istry.org )
2 1 Thim bleberry Sq ., G reensbo ro, NC 27455
336 -545 -899 4
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Richard Millang , Webmeister
(Ric hardM illang @356registry.org)
Joe Johnson, Web Elf and Web Design
(JoeJohnso n@356 Regis try.org)
Barry Brisco, Website Technical Editor
(BarryB risco @356Registry.org)
Er ic Cherneff, Web Elf, Datameister
(EricC herneff @356 Registry.org)
Chris Markham , Web Elf
(Ch risMarkham @356registry.org)
Rick Dill , Email List Monitor
(Rick Dill @356registry.org)
Bill Sa mpson , Email List Monitor
(BiIiSampson @356registry.org)
Dick Koenig , Four Cam Forum
([email protected] m) 303 -76 1-308 1
23 Foxtail Circ le, Englewood , CO . 80 113
Prescott Kelly, 356 Collec tibles
(KellyC T@opto nline .net) 203 -227 -7770
16 Silve r Ridge, Wes to n, CT 06883
Jim Perrin , Historian
(ca rrerag [email protected]) 614-882 -90 46
Box 29307 , Co lumb us, OH 43229
Jim Schrager, Marketwatch
(james .sc hrage [email protected] hicago.ed u)
54722 Littl e Flower Trail
Mish awaka , IN 46545
574-287 -4500
Vic Sk irmants, Technical Editor
(Vic@356Ente rpr ises .com) 810-688-2059
3359 Kings Mill Rd, North Bra nc h, M l 48461
Pat Tobin , Pat 's Posts
(audio.cons ultan t@ve rizo n.net)
17092 Chatsworth St .
Granada Hill s, CA 91344-5849
818-368-1262
Adam Wright, Wheels & Reels
[email protected]
71-A Oak St., Brooklyn, NY 11222
718-218-0077
u emces
Barbara Skirmants ,
Membership, Renewals, Circulation
(Ba rba raSki rma [email protected])
3359 Kings Mill Rd, North Bra nc h, MI 4846 1
810-688-9090, fax 810-688·9091
John Je nkins , Travel Assistance Network
(johnjenki ns @ag ilen t.co m)
3122 Kingsley St. , San Diego, CA 92 106
619-224-3566
356 Reg istry Go o d ie Store , Diane Morrill
(356goodiest ore @usa .net)
925 Wa lnut St. , Pacific Grove, CA 93950
83 1-375-3356, fax 83 1-375 -9356
Dr. Brett Johnso n, Porsche Factory Liaiso n
(356drb @indy.net)
75 10 A llison ville Rd ., Indianapol is, IN 46250
317 -84 1-7677 , fax 317-849-200 1
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On the cover: Dick Sjolund's Ccoupe
"Ruby" poses in an Iowa corn field on
Drive Your 356 Day. Sjolund pholo.
On the outer wrap: Bruce Jennings'
Cand EProduction Speedsters at an
East Coast SCCA race, circa 1966.
Shep Adkins photo.
Another "356" at the PCA Parade
Jerry Keyser update
Dear 356Community,
Thank you for your continued prayers and
best wishes. Our entire family appreciates the
cards, emails, andpositive thoughts. Jerryis once
again recovering from heart surgery (March was
only to be Round # 1). In early August his health
situation required additional surgical intervention, this time with Harvard Medical School doctors at Beth Israel in Boston.
He is home in Ohio, slowlygaining strength,
and back in Cardiac Rehab. Jerry's thoughts have
been focused on regaining energy, finalizing
selections for the 356 calendar AND getting the
'59 coupe out before the first snow flies. We both
hope to attend a 356gatheringby theHolidayseason.
Kath leen & Jerry Keyser
Registry member and well-known
Porsche artist Mike j ekot's work was
recognized at the Hershey PCA Parade
thissummer. Mike, of Minneapolis, took
a first place in the Professional Artist category in the art show. The award was a
very nice plaque and blue ribbon as
given toall winners at eachofthe events.
The painting was then auctioned for
charity at the Parade; it sold to a very
active Registry member.
Says Mike, "I was unable to attend
the Parade as my number never came
up. Good friend and local 356fellowLon
Iusler and his wife Lorry did make it in
and thankfullytook the award winningpainting in
their car to the Parade. The award was given after
a 'Peoples Choice' survey was taken throughout
the 50th event.
"As with most of my art I like to have a story
behind each completed piece. The painting submitted was of my first Porsche, #52700. It was
completed several years later after I sold it to
move to a new city and new job in Kansas City
from Denver. The car is lost now in time, not on
any database, locked only in mypainting. 1call it,
appropriately, 'Fading Memory'."
Mike's blue-ribbon painting (above) and at
right, the artist in his studio holds the award.
On the plaque are profiles of Ferry Porsche and
PCA founder Bill Scholar.
If you've got it, flaunt it.
I drive by thiswrecking yard inSanta Rosa,
California every day going to and from work. I
have never seen a 356 there in over 15 years
until last month.
They finally got one, but didn't know
where to put it. It justgoes to show even if you
only have one in the whole yard, you put it on
the roofoftheoffice, even if it blocks your sign.
I don't know how much they want for it, but at
least they know it's special. Steve Hunter
Barry Lee Brisco (below) of San Mateo,
CA has been named Technical Editor for the 356
Registryweb site. Welcome aboard, Barry!
4
Volume 29, Number 4
Attending the last few East Coast Holidays
has been a lot of fun, especially visiting with
friendsfrom years ago. I have always takenmountains ofpies andwould like to share one with the
club.
This year I really enjoyed looking over Jim
Perrin's original '64 356C GT coupe. Jim and I
had a long discussion about the points that make
a GTspecial, and I took manyphotos of the car in
detail. As Jim was describing the light alloy door
skins and how they were attached, I snapped this
picture, invitinghim to be in the composition.Jim
maywell have been musing, "You would smiletoo
after 40 years of enjoyment with a GT."
David Clement, Pitts boro, NC
Jim's 6T was also shown at the PCA Parade
after a period of twenty-plus years off the road.
We hope to see it more often in the future.
November 12-13
Califor nia
The Porsche 356 Club's Fall Festival and Palms to Pines event. Sec
Porsche356Club,org for details.
November 26-28
Melbournc, Australia
20th 356 Parade and the ,'1 56 Down Under Tour of Tasmania, Info, sec
www.356.com.au
February 25, 2006
Los Angeles, Califor nia
23nl Annual Porsche and VintageVOW Literature and Toy!Model Show at Los
AngelesAirport IIilton Hotel, 5711 West Century Blvd., 9am-2pm. Admission
$5 at 9 or early bird $25 at 7:30;1111. Over 225 tables of collectibles. Vendor
info: Wayne Callaway, 2037 So. Vineyard Avenue, Ontario, CA 91761-8006,
phone 909-930-1999, or go to the website at www.lALitAndToyShow.colll .
Pebruar y 26
Long Beach, California
The AII-Euro car show and swap meet at Veteran's Stadium, Long Beach.
General Admission is $5, under 16 FREE, general parking FREE. Info, registration, plus mapand directions, call661-296-6545, fax 661-263-0431, email
[email protected], or visit our web site at www.LaAIIEuro.com
Jul y 8-14
Ohio
:'I56Burgh Ohio River Valley Tour. Join us for a scenic, meandering, back
roads tour of the Ohio River Valley. More info to come. Contact Bud
Osbourne, [email protected].
August 15, 16 (Tues-Wed)
Montere y, California
Automobilia Monterey, a show and sale of original memoribilia at the
Embassy Suites. www.AutomobiliaMonterey.com, email singe('[email protected]
August 19-21
Monter ey, Californ ia
The Rolex Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca. 2006 Featured Marque is
Cooper, info at www.MontereyHistoric.com.
September 6- 10,
Colorado
356 RegistryWest Coast Holiday at SnOWIll~L~S andSteamboat Springs.
November 24-28
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Virgin Vintage Rallye (featuringPorsche 356) - Road Rally, Hill Climb, Sailing
Race and Conco urs Show. www.vintage.vg
june 26-J uly 1, 200 7
Michigan
356 RegistryEast Coast Holiday, Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs, MI.
Details to come.
May 25-28
Padova, Italy
356 International Meeting. Details soon. w\\'W.registroitalianoporsche3;6.it
june 25
Henderson , Colorado
Gmiind West at George Maybee's. Details to come.
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November I December 2005
5
My newest favorite things
have come to acceptthat mygaragewill never be featured in a book
like "Ultimate Garages" by Phil Berg. Registrymembers StanleyGold,
Bruce Meyerand Curt Catallohad theirparking spaces immortalized
in said publication, but Phil never even called me. 1can't imagine why.
1can take some solace in the fact thatwhile not sanitary, mywork space
is at least reasonablyfunctional. There will always be an equipment wish list,
from pie-in-the-sky items like a Bridgeport mill to those can't-quite-justify-ityet things like a TIGwelder (MIG andgaswill have to do for now) anda large
sheet metal brake. But more tools mean more space needed, and I'm not
ready to add the dynomometer wing any time soon. What was originally a
three-car section of the garagecan nowholdtwo Porsches butit seemsto get
tighter all the time. I guesstheway to conserve space and maintain efficiency
then, is to make sure the tools I use are the best ones for the job.
I
shoulders above myoid batterycharger is a newone thatnotonlywon't overcharge, but it will analyze, cycle, condition and trickle- sort of a holistic spa
for batteries. My latest timing light tells me dwell angle and degrees of
advance in addition to showing the timing mark. The newcordlessdrills are
cheap, powerful and easy to use. And then there's my new floor jack.
Sometimes you don't know what you don't know, and I didn't realize
what a pain in the butt01'Yeller was until I got a newSears aluminum number. 1would always dreadhaving to lift that 90 lb. jack intomypickup or even
drag it over a door threshold. Something as simple as wiggling it intoposition
under a car was just plain cumbersome, butthat's justthe way it was.
My first few minutes with the new jack was a revelation - sort of like
picking up a volleyball after bowling. It's light, it's maneuverable, it's fast and
it even looks great. Amazing what shedding a few pounds can do. It was one
of thosetimes when I wondered, why didn't 1have one ofthese years ago?
Well, because nobody had one years ago. Aluminum jacks are a fai rly
recent mass-market product, and like any popular consumer item, all of a
suddenthere are manyto choose from . Several brands, sizes and price ranges
beckoned and I spent a lot of time looking them over before 1noticed Sears
had a new aluminum model available. At about $150 on sale, in stock and
backed bySears it was a no-braincr. The only downside 1fou nd is that a 911
engine is a little much to balance on its yoke during R & R. Oh, well. It still
makes me smile every time 1use it, which is prettyoften.
One more item I've become
fond of is this hose damper. It
gives secure stopper power on a
fuel line when you're removing
components like a fuel pump.
Easier to use and safer than a vice
grips or pencil stuck up the hose.
An ingenuous device, it's one of
many nice little tools from Wurth
products.
~
From Ken Daugherty, a
gasket I'm sure you'll
recognize (hal) Below:
Two bolts and their
respective"banjos."
Oops, I forgot which
ones are which.
Anybody out there
know what they're for?
Some tools become invaluable after a single use: dunno how I ever got
alongwithout a hydraulic lift, even though it meantputting on a new roofand
raising the ceiling (the good news is, now 1have a skylight). Ditto the bead
blast cabinet, although making room for it was somewhat less traumatic.
There are some smaller items that have proven their worth time and time
again. My Milwaukee Sawzall has probably cut the equivalent of a large
Douglas fir intoLincoln Logs, and with a bi-metal blade in place, turned sheet
metal the sizeof a dump truck into other shapes and sizes.
Conversely, there are a fewitems that were just plain mistakes. The tubing bender gathers dust, but it can double ,L~ a press in a pinch. The hammer
drill was the most expensive drill I'd ever boughtbut in the end, a five-pound
mall and brute force did the trick. Maybe somedayit'll come in handy.
Another category oftools are those that justbecome obsolete. Head and
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ANew Trustee, Two New Hall of Famers
T
he trustee elections are final and we have a new trustee. There were
four positions open with only three of the incumbents running.
After the ballots were tabulated, incumbents Roland Lohnert, Bob
Campbell and yours truly were re-elected and Al Zim was elected as the new
Registrytrustee. TomSpiegel andDavid Peterson made a verystrongshowing
and I'd like to thank them for throwing their hats in the ring. The newtrustee
terms start January 1st and go for two years. For those who know Al and his
standing agejoke, that should put him well over the centurymark.
It's been a busy Holiday season as Marsha and 1 attended our third
Holiday this year at the Berry Hill Plantation in Virginia the second week in
September. Joe Johnson and RandallYow didit again- theypulled offanother Holiday, their fifth, without bodily injury to one another. Everyone had a
great time and you can read about it in this issue. It was my pleasure to
announce another 356 Registry Hall of Fame winner at the Holiday, Robin
Hansen. This is the highest honor the trustees can bestow on a member as
recognition for their long term achievements for the club and 356community. We
had two HOF members this year. Robert
Raucher was announced at the Banff
HolidayinJuly. Unfortunately, Robinhad to
cancel his trip to the ECH to receive his
award in person due to illness, however
I'm happy to report he is doing well.
Marsha and I will be off soon to the
[avalina run the Arizona Outlaws put on
every year. It's really a great event and their
motto "no one is in charge" goes right
alongwiththeir award "the whiningswine"
which is a small stuffed pig that gets passed
around to anyone who is heard uttering a
Our newest trustee Al Zim
complaint about anythingduring the weekend. I just love it. So if you see a bunch of 356s going through the turns
around the Grand Canyon in mid-October, that's the Outlaws doingsome nononsense driving. I'll be there and I hope to see you on the road.
Robert Raucher - Hall of Fame
Bob has been involved with the 356 Registryfrom almost the beginning.
The Registrystarted in the East and Bob was instrumental in bringing the 356
Registryto the West Coast andwas an advocate to those on theWest Coast who
were just hearing about the club. Bob subsequently became a Registrytrustee
and brought the first West Coast representation to the Registry board. Bob
organized and hosted the very first West Coast Holiday, held in San Diego in
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1976. There has hardlybeena more enthusiasticsupporter oftheRegistryfor
all theseyears and we should allcongratulate Bob on a well deserved Registry
Hall of FameAward.
Top: Bob Raucher accepts his award at the Banff Holiday.
Above: Robin Hansen on one of the Arizona Outlaw's tours, wrestling an
oil can into submission. Inset: With his P-38 inWWII.
Robin Hansen - Hall of Fame
Robin has had quite an interesting past, both in and out of Porsche
356s. He was a WWII fighter pilotin North Africa flying P38s and earned the
Distinguished Flying Cross. He was a world class mountain climber who also
wrote articles for the Sierra Club and Saturday Evening Post in the late '40s.
He is a graduate of MIT School of Engineering. He is a retired Colonel in the
United States Air Force with a long career offlying everythingfrom the age of
open cockpit bi-planes with scarves and goggles to supersonic jets. On items
Porsche-related, he picked up his 356B Super Cabriolet from the factory in
1960, which he still owns today. lIe was a founding member of the Porsche
Club of Great Britain and was also itsfi rst magazine editor - yes the first editor of the PCGB was an American! lIis contribution to the 356 Registry has
been substantial. lie was the catalyst who organized and created the 356
Registrywebsite in the mid-'90s before it was a given that everyone needs a
website! The 356Talk list, which has become very valuable to the club as well
as highlypopular, was his brainchild. Few have done so much for the Registry
and have asked for so little in return. We should all congratulate Robin on a
well deserved RegistryHall ofFame Award.
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Winslow, Jr; and Hannah Beth Jackson commemorate the James Dean Memorial Junction
with 24 roses in Jimmy's memory.
T
he journey to Salinas began 50 years
ago in a new Porsche 550Spyder along
with its young driver and passenger.
They left Competition Motors in Hollywood at
1:30 pm on thatunforgettable Friday afternoon.
Midway along the route, there was a sudden
and horrific two-vehicle crash at the junction of
highways 466 and 41, justeast of the small town
ofCholame. It left two men injuredand onedead.
james Dean, the twenty-four year old actor
and promising amateur race driver became the
27th traffic fatality in San Luis Obispo County at
approximately6 pm on September 30, 1955.
Fifty years later, James Dean would he honored at the very junction (now known as 46/41)
where his life ended and his legend began.
With California State dignitaries reading
from a Senatorial Proclamation,James Dean, the
legendary actor and Porsche devoteewas memorialized at a dedication ceremony on September
27, 2005. 1\vo large highway signs were erected
on either sideofthe junction to mark the location
where he lost his life. After the brief ceremony,
twenty-four long stem red roses were placed by
the invited guests alongside the westbound highway sign announcing theJames Dean Memorial
Junction.
Among those attending the Cholame junction dedication was lobbyist and James Dean
friend Vivian Sherwood; former State Delegate
Hannah Beth Jackson, Dean's cousin from
Fairmount, Indiana, Marcus Winslow, Jr.; CALTRAN officials; numerous Warner Bros. officials;
At the Fairmount Museum, Phil Zeigler's authentic replica of Jimmy's 1949 Merc coupe from Rebel Without ACause and lee Raskin's 1957
Speedster pose at the 50th Anniversary James Dean Festival in Fairmount, Indiana.
lee Raskin,
left, Jimmy
White and
Brett
Johnson
pose outside
the James
Dean Gallery
in Fairmount
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On the previous September weekend, nearly
2,500 miles east ofCholame, James Dean's hometown of Fairmount, Indiana held the 50th
Anniversary Festival to celebrate its own famousfaced Hoosier. Nearly 2,000 rodandcustom cars,
trucks and motorcycles were displayed to pay
tribute to the Rebel. The featured year and marque was the 1949 Mercury two-door coupe which Dean drove in his second movie, Rebel
WithoutA Cause.
A special 356 and 550 tribute also took
place during Saturday's James Dean Day Parade
and Car Show in Fairmount. Heavy rain on Sunday
threatened to cancel the advertised James Dean
Porsche event at the James Dean Gallery. Brett
Johnson and I braved the rain and displayed our
356s. Jimmy White, the 2005James Dean "Look
Alike" winner also attended the event posing
alongside Brett's Continental coupe and my
Speedster (below) in what turned out to be a
unique photo op for all the "Deaners" visiting.
There were also other very cool 356 and
550Porsche activities goingon worldwide during
the 50th Anniversary weekend.
In Europe, German Public Television presentedJames Dean - mit Vol/gas durchs Leban,
a prime time special on Friday. This outstanding
documentary onJames Dean and RolfWutherich
was produced byLos Angeles-based documenters
Alexander von Wechmar and Conny Malter.
Hopefully it willeventuallybe shown in the US.
The BBC in the UK and the National
Geographic Channel in the US, jointly presented
Zig Zag Production's Crash Science: James
Dean's Death, a prime time special. The show's
prime focus is on a new high-tech forensic investigation into the accident, with expert testimony
and interviews relating to the cause and continuous speculation about the world's most famous
traffic accident. It features some wonderful
archival Werks photos/footage as well as rare
images of Dean racing his Speedster at Palm
Springs, Bakersfield, and Santa Barbara. The
Cholame accident scene is shown with official
CHP photos of the Spyder and the 1950 Ford
Custom Tudor, 356 Registry member John
Summers of San Luis Obispo significantly contributed to the Cholame accident reconstruction
project.
Lee Raskin wrote his first James Dean
article for the 356 Regist1J! in 1977. He is an
internationally known authority on James
Dean's Porsches andmotorsports activities. Lee
hasjust published James Dean: At Speed (see
review onpage 43).
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On Friday a '50s themed celebration ofseveral hundred people W:L~ held near the intersection ofCalifornia Rou tes 46 and41, 30 miles east
of Paso Robles. Lots of Porsches, early I-birds,
Corvettes, hot rods, six or seven replica 550
Spyders and at least a dozen 356sattended.
Original photos of Dean's 1500S Speedster
and his nine-day-old 550-055 were shown at the
jack's Ranch Cafe, the unofficial Dean headquarters site. Lots of Europeans and japanese were
there showing an international flavor. A monument donated byMr. Ohnishi of Kobe,japan provided for photo ops complete with a Dean impersonator and the Spyders.
At 5:59 pma service was held by those who
were at the State of California's newly designated
"james Dean Memorial junction." The crowd
held hands as several silver Spyders passed
throughtheintersection that Deannever completed. After an afternoon ofdoo wop and car watching, folks went their ways. No organized 356clubs
were there but individuals from the Central Coast,
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There were Spyder look-alikes (and James
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356s and other Porsches at 46/41on 9/30.
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The first Gmiind cars were
exported to Switzerland, the
only wealthy European country
immediately following the war
- and politically very
Germanophile. The above photograph was probably taken
before the Motor Showin
Geneva in1949, in Swiss
importer Bernhard Blank's
showroom. The ivory coupe on
the right (sliding roof. 356/2008) was later displayed at
the Geneva auto show along
with the first Beutler convertible. In the middle is the first
coupe delivered, in September
1948 (356/2-001). The car on
the left (356/2-004), was later
displayed at the Motor Show
inVienna held May 8-1 5, 1949.
Above right: During testing, the body-less chassis of future coupe 356/2-001 was driven through the
streets of Gmiind. This picture was taken in the central court of the small Austrian village.
he original version of thisarticle about
how an inhabitant of Zurich by the
name of Rupprecht von Senger (19151970) played a very important role in the birth of
the 356 was written by Dr. Michel Thiriar. It was
first published in September 2004 in the French
magazine Flat 6.
During the translation process, several new
questions arose about early Porsche business
relationships. In order to ensure an article that
was as accurateas possible, the works of several
other journalists were consulted including: DirkMichael Conradt, Richard von Frankenberg, H. A.
Bichsel and even Ferry Porsche himself.
Considering the lack of informatio n recorded in
theearlypost-war era and retainedinto the twenty first century, the accounts from these journalists are remarkably similar and summarized in
the table of milestones included with this article.
All agree thatvon Senger was Porsche's first customer and first investor in the 356 project. Ferry
also says, "In return, we appointed him representative for Porsche carsin Switzerland." Historians
of the marque also are consistent in the fact that
Bernhard Blank andAMAG succeeded von Senger
as Porsche importers for Switzerland although
many details surroundingthe transfer of business
roles are murky.
This story raises the question of how it was
possible that von Senger, an apparently simple
draftsman, had the resources following World
War II to fund development of the 356. Another
interesting question is why von Senger began to
lose interest (as Ferry Porsche states in hisautobiography) just whenhe should have been ableto
get a return onhis investment. Perhaps Rupprecht
von Senger inherited a small fortune but had
underestimated the total capital necessary to sustain a long term project with Porsche. Orperhaps,
as Dr. Thiriar suggests, he was simplyfacilitating
the return offunds thatPorsche had safely hidden
away; in essence, a covert transaction.
Another important piece of financial information that should be considered in understanding thePorsche Gmiind business is the politics of
"hard" currency. In 1947, German Reichsmarks
and Austrian Schillings had limited value outside
their respective counties. This is why it was so
important that the initial Dusio contract payment
referred to in this article was made in French
Francs and why von Senger's payment was made
in Swiss Francs.
One final itemI want to mention is that Alain
Vuilleumier has assembled a list of Gmiind cars
that were exported to Switzerland. This list has
never been published before and is included with
this article for the first time. Phil Carney
left: 356-001 driven by Rudolf Riihrl (who previously worked for Hans Stuck) accompanied by a
worker, riding near the Gmiind factory buildings.
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t the end of the war (during which
Switzerland remained neutral),
Rupprecht von Senger was an engineering draftsman at Oerlikon-Biihrle. Like Piero
Dusio (the fo under of Cisitalia), he was crazy
about cars and believed it possible to construct
one of his own design. lie decided it was to be
propelled by a 70 hp engine having a displacement of 2 liters. lie even imagined sophisticated
design elements like fuel injection (and this was
in 19460 Little elseis known aboutthis car other
than the body was to be aluminum and it was to
be built in Switzerland.
Like Dusio, von Senger thought that the brilliant engineers who had taken refuge in Gmiind
could help solidify his project. Perhaps he imagined that Porsche, in great financial difficulty,
would work cheaply? Ifso, that was a delusion, as
Porsche was not that kind of house and it never
would be.
Von Senger had a former work colleague
from Oerlikon, lIeinz Hofer, who lived near
Gmiind at Millstatt am See. just like Karl Abarth
was an intermediary for Dusio, llofer put von
Senger in direct connection with Porsche
Konstruktionen.
lie seemsto have written them injune 1946
and explained that he wanted Porsche to prepare
plans for a new car. Immediately, Karl Rabe
opened a file entitled Type 352 and put together a
preliminary draft of the project. Meanwhile, von
Senger obtained British military authorization to
build a prototype in Gmiind, which was in the
British occupation zone. It should be noted that
there is almost no information concerning this
352. According to the Swiss historian Laurent
Missbauer, plans for the body were almost certainly carried out. But the project was much more
ambitious than even the 356 and it is improbable
that the use of Volkswagen paI1Swas envisaged.
The available information suggests the first
meeting of von Senger with Ferry Porsche and
engineer Karl Rabe took place in April 1947 at
Zell am See, the Porsche family home about 125
km from Gmiind. At the sametime, it is verylikelythat much of the company's activities were concentrated on two 356 projects. Moreover, we can
imagine that an atmosphere of consuming optimism prevailed at Gmiind due to the timely and
fortunate contract that had just been signed with
Dusio. Dusios remittance ofan initial depositofa
million French francs made it possible to pay "a
sort of ransom" for release of the Professor who
was still restrained by the French in Dijon.
With regards to von Senger, according to
stories, after a certain amount of moneywas provided and some drawings made, it became clearlyapparent that the project was unrealizablewithin the fi nancial capabilities of the Zurich draftsman, Rupprecht von Senger was not bitter. just
the opposite, it seems he was truly infatuated by
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The design, fabrication and assembly capabilities at Gmiind were primitive. Everything was literally
from hand to mouth - from beating the aluminum body panels to selling the car. "During my absence
and imprisonment, much of the equipment we had brought to Gmiind from Stullgart had disappeared,
either by appropriation or theft," Ferry Porsche later recalled.
.
In this poor quality but very rare photograph, the first 356 Coupe 356/2-001 is seen wearing Zurich
license plates. There are several interesting features in this photograph. The Porsche name on the
rear window indicates this may have been a publicity photograph for the car. The rear bonnet vents
are unique and the wheels have round holes, which are not very common. The bumper guards are
the same as used on the 1948 Beetle
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the charisma of Ferry Porsche and the engineers at Gmiind. In turn, the
Porsche Company, already in search of financingfor their 356, took care not
to lose contact with the Swiss.
In August 1947, the French released Professor Porsche and his son-inlaw Anton Piech who accompanied him during his captivity in France. Piech
was, if not authoritative, a controversial person, whose role in the Porsche
story is at least a much debated question. lie was a lawyer in Vienna before
the war. After marrying Louise, Ferdinand's daughter, he was drawn into the
Porsche epic and destined to succeed his father-in-law as the head of
Fallersleben Werks (The KdF Volkswagen factory) in 1943 during the war. It
was he who, during the summer of 1947, invited von Senger to Schlosshotel
at Worthersee. In order to not lose his investment in the 352, Rupprecht von
Senger apparently concluded that he had no other choice than to move his
funds towards 356 development and production.
Type 356 comes to life
Anton Piech, Louise's husband, stands beside the first 356 limousine,
356/2-001, on September 7, 1948, just before delivery to von Senger.
Below: Following WWII, Austria was divided into four different military control zones. As a result, traveling required multiple authorizations and the
questionable value of the Austrian shilling made commerce a very difficult
endeavor. Almost all parts for the Porsche 356 had to be imported from
Switzerland and Germany
Realization of the first Porsche, roadster 356-001, was incredibly fast:
designed at the end of 1947, the car was fi nished in April, and homologated
on June 8, 1948 (which becomes the official birthday of the 356). Almost
simultaneously, Porsche began development of a "conventional" 356 coupe
(known as 356/2) with the engine cantilevered behind the rear axle, It was
completed at the end ofAugust 1948, a little more thanthree months after the
356-001 roadster.
Rupprecht von Senger was likely thrilled. With each contact with the
engineers in Gmiind, his enthusiasm increased. Indeed, he took the risk of
leaving his secure employment to devote himself completely to the new
Porsche firm . It is said he totally investedhis remaining fortune in the pursuit
of importing the 356 into Switzerland, It is certain that he ordered five cars
immediately. Soon afterwards, it was notfive but fifty cars thatvon Sengerproposed to import. To support this production, the Gmiind engineers hoped von
Senger would help them secure aluminum panels, which were unavailable in
Austria but he could only bring them wheels, tires and small parts like spark
plugs. Nevertheless, at this time the Porsche people started to believe their
dreams would become reality and that within the next year the company
would manufacture and sell a hundred and fifty356s to Switzerland.
All this occurred in a short span of time during the summer of 1948.
Curiously, Rupprecht von Senger had not yet visited Gmiind. He also had not
seen the 356 for which he had sacrificed so much. Perhaps Porsche only
wanted to show him the car after it was finished, or thought their primitive
buildings would have frightened their investor?
Finally, in June 1948 Professor Porsche took von Senger in a
Kiibelwagenfrom Zell am See to Gmiind to see 356-00 I. It seemsvon Senger
was satisfied. lie wanted to buy the car but did not have the authorizations
necessary to import it intoSwitzerland. At the end ofJune 1948, 356-001 was
driven from Gmiind to Zurich where von Senger began a publicitycampaign.
lie exhibited the car at the Grand Prix of Berne (July 3-4, 1948) and showed
the first Porsche to journalists. That samemonth, two extremelyfavorable articles aboutthe new car were published, one in the Automobil Revue ofBerne,
the other, written by M;lX Trosch, in TbeMotor of London.
356-001 then returned very briefly to Austria where it was exhibited at
the famous Innsbruck race on July I I, 1948. It was driven by lIerbert Kaes
who conducted some simple handling demonstrations butit did not take part
in the event as a competitor (nor did the Berlin-Rome Coupe driven by Ferry
Porsche at the same event). This was clearly shown by Laurent Missbaner in
our preceding article.
The Beutler company in Switzerland was responsible for development of
the first 356 Cabriolet bodies. This photo was taken at the GmUnd factory
and surprisingly the car wears Austrian registration plates, possibly for
testing purposes.
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Abeginning and ending
In mid-September, 356-00I and the first coupe were
delivered to Switzerland. One might assume that to ensure
von Senger's patience, Porsche sold him the prototype and
the first Gmiind coupe. 356-001 was homologated in
Switzerland on December 20, 1948.
During this time 356 manufacturing was considerably
delayed; the 150 cars planned for 1948were reduced to just
four coupes. In the official version of history, this is when
von Senger's financial difficulties began. Having nothing to
sell, he could not recover the funds he had invested in the
352 bywaiting for356production. He then ceased anycontact with Porsche. But since he was a man of resources, he
re-targeted his career towards architecture where he succeeded brilliantly
Thisamazing Swiss episode is far from beingfin ished.
Let's go back a few months, When the Porsche team
traveled to Zurich, they stayed in a hotel that featured a car
showroom located on the ground floor. Used cars and new
Wolseleys were sold inthe facility. Bothbusinesses belonged
to Bernhard Blank. Blank was an entrepreneur who was not
frightened by technical innovation. In fact, he was committed to importing Tucker carsinto Switzerland. Then ickerwas a revolutionary
American car that hears a hit of resemblance to the Porsche 911 because it
was powered by a flat, six-cylinder engine cantilevered at the rear. But the
nicker business ended in catastrophe and it became unlikely any nickers
wouldbe sold by Blank in Switzerland,
Knowing von Senger and having met the family Porschein his hotel several times, Blank jumped at the opportunity of importing the Porsche to
replace thefalse starthe made with n icker. Inanyevent, less than six months
after 356-00I left Gmiind, three of the first 356/2 rear-engined cars could
already be seen in the showroom of Blank's Zurich hotel. Blank also played
an important role as :1Il intermediary in the production of the first 356 convertibles by the Beutler Brothers of Thoune. At the Salon International de
l'Automobile in Geneva in March 1949, Blank was the first to exhibit Porsche
carsat such a large event, which charmed ferryand ferdinand.
Nevertheless, Porsche was aware that Blank (as well as von Senger) did
not have sufficient stature to create the true sales network needed to become
an official importer. As longas the 356stayed a craftsmen production effort,
this matter was not really relevant since Gmiind could not satisfy larger sales
requests an}way.
Dr. Ferdinand Porsche examines with pride a model of the first car bearing his name. On his right is grandson Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
(Ferry's son and later, designer of the 904 and 911). On his lell is grandson Ferdinand Piech (Louise's son) who later went on the become
Motorsports director at Porsche, head ofAudi and later, the entire VW
organization. (Photo from Robert Bauer, Porsche archives.)
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But in 1950, when the factory returned to its historical buildings in
Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, production could start on an industrial basis. It then
became clearly apparent that Blank had failed in his enterprise to introduce
the Porsche marque into Switzerland. Under these conditions, Porsche withdrew representation rights and has entrusted them since 1951 to theorganization in charge of the VW network, the firm AMAG (Automobil undMotoren
AG). AMAG became the second official importer ofthe marque. This was facilitated by the fact that Blank had signed a contract with Porsche
Konstruktionen Gmbh of Gmiind that could not be renewed by Dr. Ing. h.c. E
Porsche KG of Stuttgart. It was perhaps judicially debatable but Blank had
meanwhile become disenchanted with Porscheand decided to devote himself
to his hotel.
When AMAG repurchased the last two 356s Blank had failed to sell, he
was satisfied. On the otherhand, ferdinand Porsche was very upset thatBlank
neglected to renta stand to display the 356 at the Geneva Motor Shows duringthe years 1950 and 1951 when he represented the marque in Switzerland.
Right: Official Austrian papers homologating the 356 on June 8, 1948.
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"Hard" currency was an important
factor in preserving Porsche
Konstruktionen KG following WWII.
Dusio's French Francs for the
design of aCisitalia Formula I car
secured the release of Dr.
Ferdinand Porsche, and von
Senger's Swiss Francs provided for
356 development.
In this photo the Cisitalia and
Porsche 356-001 are reunited at the
Meineke gatekeeper's house
restored by theAustrian Porsche
356 Club.
For 1950, it was too late, but for
1951 AMAG rented a low cost
stand left vacant by the small
Soviet car Moskwitsch. Thus there
were several Porsches at the 1951
Salon de Geneve, AMAG committed to selling fifty 356 in 1951 ,
and in actuality sold seventy-eight
between April and December.
Notes on financing
l illy 21. / 94S.
THE NEW PORSCHE SPORTS CAR
A First Description Received (rom Max Troesch, M.S.A.E., Zurich
F
E\'! names arc mo re wiJ d ) known in the au tomobile II1dU,l r) lh:111 IJU I ,If Dr. Ing. Po rvche . He
was rcsponstblc for the
hl~hly
ucccsvrul AustroD ai ml er car bet or c PJI-1. \:111:1 joined ~1 e r C' C'\I~ :l \ chid
eng ineer , then d~l gn('d the rcar-engi ncd Auto Un I4'"
racing carv from
I ln~ ·17.
and
'l4O\!\
in
C'h ;l r~ c
of the
dt:\ '::11 and c vpc ttmem al de velop ment of Ihe K .d .F .- lhc
German J'lCople'..; ca r or Volkvwugen
h I~ pcrh:tlh
remarkable th a t dur ing uver .w )C.tri in th e a utomobile
im.lu!'H}' the e n IIMI I
:1.11\
about h ' de sc rtbe l!i the fir-I
bear Porsch e' uam c
Co nstru cted a t Limu nd, ju st so uth or Katvchbcrg,
\\ here Po rsc hc no""· h;l\ a sma ll e xperuueut a t depa rt ment n nd Icct o ry, the protot ype of the new vpons ca r ha v
jU~ 1 CO O1¢ int o Switzerlan d a nd I W ;I ~ 11Id~' enough to
m ake a tevt ru n o n it. a nu tter of p.u uc ular interest
fo r me :h Po rsch e W ;I~ m y chief m JO y "c a rs ago .
The general Iayo ut o f th e new ca r follo~1; very muc h in
the Po rsche tine a nd :" A ust rta I ~ no t )'Cl in 3 position
to produce ('k'lWC I un il" the new car I:mpl o r~ Ih c Yol kswagcn fla t-fo ur air-cooled en gine and fo ur-speed gea r00'(. 101 \ engine has been freque ntly described a nd
charac teris tics ar c b ro ught o UI in .• Th e Mol or "
R('Iad T~( . ~ Il , 6 -t? pub h\ hal o n Ma)· 7. 19.17" Ihe
bo re ;,oJ Iw k(' hcint-: 15 h): 6-1 m Ol., 1:1\:lOg ;, C'JpJ cil}'
of 1.131 c .~ . The ...· a l h~ arc pu"h.fl1,,1 Of":'nl h:J . but .1 \
u~aJ in the ne .... car Ih(' II1ducri,"n "")'\Iem ... l.~)n ~i d erabl y
1l1(,d ilicd . Twl,.' llownd rn ugh l S"ll e~ ~ r b u r e ll e f ~ boll
o n 10 ~pc"i:tl manifolds :1nd the OU11'1ll j, r:Jl""cd (0
-l4) h .h.p . iH J .OOO r.p.m .
At tlu: Iron l cnd
the Cli f the s u~ pc n" io n i\ . as o ne
\liould C" J'tC" I, I:ty :. P tw~ch c Imiling.link !ro ) , lc fI1 , wh ilsl
ttl th e back th e dr i...c IS s l' lit with Ihe \ winj; :\xle a rra nge·
mellt . T his co m hina lulO. in c\)Jljunclio n \"'lIh the \'l,~ fl
, mall o\' (fh~ ng .\I\lJ cun «ntr:.a t ion o f wc , ~ht a l Ihe bad.,
(0
ab le roa d ho lding. combi ned with ;\ pleasant w fln c:vi, of
~ p rin g in t: and \ er~ h~ h (. acc ura te ..tcc· IIII(.:
The eh:.., i'5 Inu ue I') :1 IIghl ,10\1 "ltlr d ~' ht' \ -ecuon
th ai " built U(\ 10 embrace the 11()\, r a nd pa r t of the
b ody videv,
bill the ac tua l pa nelli ng
I'
in h;;hl .,110)-
1 he P fdlo ty~ hac a n o pen body. but prod ucu o n Olnoel..
"'"ill be CUU ~ with (w0 wide ~C:lh :1110 IU4:8i1};t' space
beh ind, the la tter being surbcienuy large to acco m moda te
N o ch ildre n.
A\ will be seen Iro m th e phot og rap h tbc li l\ /:"i of the
car reflect a fo rtuna te ble nd I"f Italian line s wuh the
i dc;i ~ of Pprschc', V i ~n n (''tc bod y dcslgnc r, and Ih-: usc
01 a n ct.wHns nukes It pt' ')!'Iiblc h i secure ;1 hap py so lunon of the fro nt-end pro blem The ....h ole ca r is \ c r)'
lo w. th e hlul heigh! o f the co upe will be on ly 50 ins .
the ove rall length I:! h . g ins.• and the ma xirnum \I, Idlh
b h . b ins, Th e weight o f the co upe body iii c\t im ;l1tl1a t
12 cwt . a nd Ihc ma ximum speed 31 high as !\7 m .p.h.
Tb e vale pr ice in Switzerl and will be about J5.000 '\w i...,
f ranc, a nd il will th uv he: com petlti..e with nu ny im ported ca rs, and certa inly not c:\cC',i\C'lr l.'Oslly lo r <I
fa t, high -q ua lity Jl' ll1\ car ,
All enlh u"i3..ls bo lh In S witl crl :tnd a nd tl ...e""here :Ire
bllund III fo llo w the h"Hl llncs ,"f th i.. new "c nl ur c ...... ith
l:rt";l( in lcr c:Iot...nd from Ill) bnef teo-I r un I rcd \lIre
:h;H Ihe Car " '111 live up tn
11\
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11:'II1C .
or
~I\'C' f~m :u":,bl}'
SotC:ld)·. ..lI iH!:ht run nil1~ o n b'ld h Ml h .
and , oue 10 Ihc ra h cd rt, lI ;:("nlr.: a t the re ;\r ,"f Ihe C:U.
plll~ Ih(' 1\)\\ cen tre ,tl gr:t\ n y. thC' ",'::H ha .. r c:, II~' rc m:n l ·
AUSTRIAN ADVENTURE.
- Dr . In, . Po r« hC! 11 now
....o rkln g In hi\ nat ive I ~ nd
and tt~ , p rodu te ~ t he: rir\ t
Austrian pou ·....~ r U r, a
n"r.• n&in~ :I , porn model
.....hh hilt! pC!r form ance and
&ood lines. which are
d e l "1 , I\own in t he\ e IlIusl n ti o n\ . Th", powe.r uni t
is l he: nn·lou r 1.130 c.c.
Vol k"wale.n modIfied to
develop '0 b.h p• .alld Ih e
ml.J."""'''' , pe ed I, esU.
m:ue:t u 8 7 m.p .h . The
au t hor of t hh .art1tl e. Ma
Troes ch. Is see " 1U nd lne
b y t he ne w car rn t he:
lowe r photOfnph .
One of the first automotive reviews of the 356 was written by Max Troesch for the July 21, 1948 issue
of English magazine The Motor. (Magazine image cou rtesy of Jim Sitz)
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Volu me 29, Number 4
A large part of this article
was written all conditionnel. *
This deserves a word of explanation. The defeat of Nazi Germany left the Porsche
firm in a difficult situation in GmUnd. Ferdinand
and Ferry had become naturalized German citizens under the Hitler regime, which prohibited
them from immediately launching an industrial
activityin Austria. Transforming the company into
an Austrian firm directed by Louise Piech-who
had preserved her Austrian nationality-skillfully
circumvented this difficulty. Nevertheless, Porsche
Konstruktionen only retained a small part of its
capital, the remainder being lost or inaccessible
in Germany.
Fortunately, the company could count on
Switzerland whose neutrality had allowed Nazi
Germany to use it as a "window" open to the
world. Switzerland, ofcourse, is also known as a
country that protects the privacy of financial
assets deposited there. While it is purely speculative, consideringthe situation in Europeat the end
of the war, it would not be surprising if the wellto-do Porsche family had the foresight to secure
funds in Swiss banks when it became evident that
theThird Reich was going to lose the war. So one
might wonder ifthe surprising commercial activities of von Senger were not recognized by
Porsche as an opportunity to repatriate earlier
deposits in Swiss accounts and launch the 356.
This might explain whya simple technical designer was able to order the conception of the Type
352 car and even contribute to the fimmcing of
the stal1 of 356 production of the 356.
The first business transactions carried out
by Porsche Konstruktionen in GmUnd have never
been the subject of historical publications. But
this gap seems to have been filled by the S\viss historian H. A. Bichsel whose research reveals
Switzerland's role during this period. It was published in March 2001 bythe AMAGfirm under the
title "Porsche and S\vitzerland." 1 thank Laurent
Missbauer for providing access to this document.
*The phrase "au conditionnel" does not
directly translate into English. It implies that the
speaker has not been able to completely confirm
the facts. Nevel1heless, many people have discussed the issues and a likely conclusion can be
~
deduced.
Porsche 356s Manufactured in Gmiind and Originally
Exported to Switzerland As developed by Alain Vuilleumier
356-001 Sport Roadster - Car is in Porsche Museum collection
Engine: 356-2-034969 Color: Dark Gray
Body: prototype
Swiss customs date: Sept 10, 1948
Firstregistered: Dec 20,1948
Brakes: Mechanical
356/2-001 Limousine-Coupe
Body: ••.Engine: 356-6-020199
Swisscustoms date: Sept 16, 1948
Brakes: Mechanical
Color: Gray (?)
Firstregistered: Mar 4, 1950
35612-002 Convertible-Limousine(Beutler)
Body: Beutler 100
Engine: 356-6-021343
Swisscustoms date: ?
Brakes: Mechanical
Color: Blue
First registered: Apr 2, 1949
35612·003 Convertible (Beutler) • Oldest 356/2
Body: Beutler 101
Engine: 356-6-01 4106
Swiss customs date: May 20, 1952
Brakes: Mechanical
356/2·004 Limousine - Car is in Italy
Body: 356/K2
Engine: 356-6-01 4109
Swisscustoms date: Dec 281948
Brakes: Mechanical
Milestones in the Development of the Gmund 356
still in existence
Color: Maroon
Chassis delivered to Beutler 8/8/48
First registered: May 26, 1952
Color: ? (4th owner, blue)
First registered: Jan 9, 1950
356/2-008 Limousine with sliding sun roof
Body: 356/K2
Engine: 356-1-000010 Color: Ivory
Swiss customs date: Dec 27, 1948
Firstregistered: Apr 29, 1949
Brakes: Mechanical
356/2-017 Limousine - Car is in USA
Body: 557/19
Engine: 356-1-000030 Color:Yellow
Swiss customs date: ?
First registered: Jan 21, 1950
Brakes: Mechanical
356/2·021 Convertible (Beutler)
Body: Beutler 104
Engine: 356-1 -000013
Swisscustoms date: Apr 29, 1950
Brakes: Mechanical
Color: Green
Firstregistered: Feb 3, 1951
356/2-024 Convertible (Beutler)
Body: Beutler 103
Engine: 356-1-000015
Swiss customs date: Oct 29, 1949
Brakes: Mechanical
Color: Beige
First registered: July 141951
356/2·025 Convertible - Car is in Porsche Museum collection
Body: Keibl (C/l)
Engine: 356-1-102835 Color: Cream
Swisscustoms date: July 14, 1952
First registered: July 16, 1952
Brakes: Hydraulic
35612-028 Convertible (Beutler)
Body: Beutler 102
Engine: 356-1 -000014
Swisscustoms date: ?
Brakes: Mechanical
Color: Bright blue (?)
First registered:June 17, 1949
356/2·030 Convertible (Beutler)
Body: Beutler 10
Engine: 356-1-00001 2 Color: Black
Swisscustoms date: Feb 8, 1950
Firstregistered: Sept 27, 1951
Brakes: Hydraulic
(sold bythe dealer: June 22,1951 )
TheSwisscustoms date is also known as"Ie jourdudedouanernent" which literally
translates to "the day taken outof bond: It refers to thedate on which information about
the caris officiallyrecorded in Swissimportlogs.Thiswas necessary before the car
could beregistered. Affixinglicense plates onthe car and recording the owner'sname
and type ofthe vehicle completed the registration process. Each Swiss owner had his
own set of personal plates, even several. Each time a carchanged owners, it changed
registration. Dealers used special dealer plates know as"plaques degarage" which
were used astemporary tags but did not constitute official registration.Thatdidn't occur
until the carwas sold to itsfirst owner.
June 25, 1946
July 1946
August 1946 •
April 5-6, 1947
April 7, 1947
April 1947
Summer 1947
June 11 ,1947
July 9, 1947
August 1947
Jan.14, 1948
March 1948
March 1948
April 2, 1948
April 1948
May 1948
May 1948
June 3,1948
Early June 1948
June 8,1948
June 8,1948
Von Senger's first letter to Porsche
Ferry Porsche returns to GmOnd following hiscaptivity
Von Senger and Porsche engineering hold discussions
Von Senger and Rabe meet in GmOnd
Von Senger and Ferry Porsche meet atZell am See
Porsche and Dusio sign contract
Von Senger and Anton Piechmeet atW6rthersee
356-001 idea conceived
356-001 chassis drawing 356.49.001
Ferdinand Porsche and Anton Piech releasedfrom France
Drawing 356.00.111 .3forSport·Cabriolet body
First test drive of356-001 chassis, nobody
Von Senger commits to buying 50cars
Porsche hires bodyman Friedrich Weber
356/2-001 chassis completed
AMAG begins importing VWs into Switzerland
(first week) - Firstdrive of356-001 with body
Final drawingfor 356/2-001 Sport Limousine body
Von Senger sees 356-001 at GmOnd
Carinthia issues permit #4328 for356-001
Von Senger purchases five cars (roadsterand firstfour coupes),
paying in advance. Porsche appoints von Senger representative
forPorsche cars in Switzerland.
June 10, 1948
356-001 homologated in Austria
June 15, 1948
356-001 issued license K-45286
LateJune 1948 356-001 delivered to von Senger in Zurich
Von Senger demonstrates 356-001 tojournalists Robert
July 3-4,1948
Braunschweig and Max Troesch
July II , 1948
Herbert Kaes demonstrates 356-001 at Innsbruck race
July 1948
Porsche orders 200 brochures from Kapri & Co inVienna
August 1948
356/2·001 completed
Sept. 10,1948 356-001 delivery date
Sept. 16, 1948
356/2-001 delivery date
Sept. 17, 1948
Porsche signs contract withVolkswagen
Winter 1948
Coupe in Blank's showroom
Nov 27, 1948
356/2-001 licensed inZurich
Dec.20, 1948
356-001 homologatedin Switzerland
Dec.20, 1948
356-001 sold byBlank forFr. 7,500
Dec. 27, 1948
356/2·008 delivered tovon Senger
Dec. 28, 1948
356/2-004 delivered tovon Senger
February 1949
FirstBeutler Cabriolet completed
March 17-27,1949 Blank displays Porsches (including firstBeutler Cabriolet)
at 8th Salon International deI'Automobile in Geneva
April 2, 1949
356/2-002 first registered
Oct. 28,1949
Delivery date of 356/2·003 tovonSenger (assumed last coupe
paid forbyvon Senger)
July 1949
First owner's manual printed
March 1950
First Porsche manufactured in Stuttgart
March 4, 1950
356/2-001 first registered
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wasn't looking fora new car or a new project as I already had plenty ofboth. So when an acquaintance sentmeanemail about a Carrera
in a barnandasked what I thought itwas worth, I initially didn't give
it too much thought. For onething, theacquaintance was interested in thecar
andI didn'teven know who was selling it or where thecar was. While 1always
secretly longed for a Carrera, it wasn't something I had an immediate burningdesire to have andI thought ifI ever gotone, I would just have to wait until
that one special car came around. When the acquaintance came back and
said he wasn't going to pursue the car and did I want the contact, I thought
why not call and at least ask a few questions. After all, it was supposed to be
a oneowner, low mileage original car - the proverbial barnfind as well. As it
turns out, it was indeed a very special car which was owned by a prominent
family and had been in hiding for a very long time.
I
Restoration
Brett Johnson
few months backwe had the opportunity to review photos of an
unrestored low mileage silver 1956 356A coupe #56836. Around
this time our own Chuck House was aquiring another unrestored
low mileage silver 1956 356A coupe. This oneis #55772 and hasthreemore
camshafts than theotherone. It also has a famous first owner, that hasa family relation to thefirst owner ofmy significant othercar, a 1957 Lotus Eleven.
I know thatthis is the356Registry, butplease allow methis brief departure; and remember that in thepastI've shown you photos of my 1950 radicalcustom Buick, my CASE lawn tractor and my goat.
In 1957 Charles Moran jr, purchased one of the fourfactory-prepared
Lotus Elevens forthe 1957 Sebring 12hourrace. Mr. Moran hadbeen thefirst
American tocompete at Le Mans andalso drove in the 1930 Indianapolis 500.
The cars he chose were both duPonts, probably because he had married into
thefamily. IIis results at both races were less than stellar.
For the 1953 Le Mans race, Moran was back in the driver's seat, this
time with a Cunningham C4RK co-driving with Rene Dreyfus among others. He
finished tenth, third in class, and then went on to serve as President of the
fledgling SCCA in 1954 and 1955. The Sebring Eleven was also run at Spa in
1957 and returned to Sebring in 1958 and 1959. Interestingly, its only classified finish was in 1959 -- fifth in class behind four Porsche RSKs.
After this (presumably not because of it), Moran divorced his heiress
wife and nUl off with his secretary, eventually encountering trouble with the
IRS. For "the rest of the story" get with Paul Harvey or for a better version,
contact me via my email address listed at the front of the magazine. Okay, I
feel better now...
Anyway, Chuck will now tell you the story ofanother amazing barn find
and I'll talk about thephotos.
A
Afamily on wheels
R. jacques duPont owned an import car dealership in Wilmington,
Delaware and was from a distinguished Delaware family tracing their roots
back to the DuPont Company's industrial empire in the 1800s. jacques
duPont's branch of thefamily tree were definitely car and motorcycle enthusiasts as jacques father, E. Paul duPont, founded theduPont Motor Company
in 1919 which built luxury automobiles in the '20s, latermerging with the
Indian Motorcycle Company The senior duPont tookover the reins as presidentofIndian Motorcycles for 15years from 1930-1945 andis credited with
saving the company from ruin and guiding it during its most influential and
profitable years. In the early part of the 20th century, motorcycles were simply regarded as cheap transportation. However, the senior duPont shifted
Indian's focus to leisure motorcycling and bolstered the company's image by
competing on the race track. This shift, coupled with the birth ofAMA Class
C racing for production-based motorcycles, helped to keep the doors at
Indian Motorcycles open during theGreat Depression. It was also during this
period thatstylist Briggs Weaver, a former duPont Motors car designer, first
penned the daring new streamlined designs that were to become a hallmark
ofIndian style in the 1940s andan icon ofAmerican motorcycling. As a result
of his influence on the industry, E. Paul duPont was inducted into the
American Motorcycle Association 's Hall ofFame.
The gentleman racer
As one might surmise, young jacques had cars, motorcycles and racing
in his blood and after returning from hisstint in WWII in the 101st Airborne,
he started racing motorcycles. He worked hisway to become anAMA professional racer in the 1950s and competed for a number of years in the famed
Isle of Man TT. jacques settled down and married, opened his import car
dealership in Delaware and eventually found his way to the New York Auto
Show in 1956 and spotted an intriguing new model in Porsche's lineup - the
Carrera 1500GS. With hisautomotive andmotorcycle racing background, the
high performance, air cooled Porsche Carrera engine must have really piqued
his interest, so he bought the car.
jacques used his Carrera for occasional hill climbs and club racing
events for approximately 5 years until around 1961. During that time, he
logged exactly 16,771 miles on the car and had never bothered to register it
since he owned a dealership and just drove it on dealer plates. In 1961, finally tiring of changing fouled plugs (yes, thereare eight and you needto be a
contortionist to change them), and with other interests to move on to, the
Carrera was unceremoniously driven into theduPont garage and latermoved
to a barnwhere it satrelatively undisturbed fora combined 43 years. jacques
The Carrera's stablemate, a1920s duPont. Hard to imagine tooling down
the pre-chicane Mulsanne Straight in one of these, yes?
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Volume 29, Number 4
passed away in the early '90s having never again driven the Porsche. His
widow kept the Carrera along with his first car, a 1940 Ford convertible as
well as other cars including a 1920s duPont in storage on their 120 acre
estate on the Maryland/ Delaware border.
The Carrera was "discovered" in 1994 though a contact of the family by
someone in one ofthe Porsche clubs and there are a couple of pictures here
from that period. However, the few people who knew about it kept it a fai rly
tightsecret as Mrs. duPont was adamant about her refusal to part with it.
In December of 2004when l lcamed of the car, the circumstances had
changed and it was finallygoing up for sale. I bought the car through a private auction over email which lasted almost 2 agonizing weeks. I W:L~ the
lucky person at the end who wound up with the car. Therefore, a couple of
days before the New Year I new out to W:l~h i ngto n DCand made my way to
the duPont place. On that crisp December morning, the Carrera finally rolled
back out of the barn and into the sunshine, still with 16,771 miles on the
odometer. It was more weathered due to time than use, and had suffered a
few barn dents, but it still had a hidden freshness lurking underneathall that
dirt and dust. I was fortunate to have Don Fowler, along with Ray and Eric
Wills, meet me at the duPont estate with a trailer where we loaded it up and
took it to Tim Berardelli's shop in Alexandria, Virginia. There it waited for the
trip to its new home in California.
At home in California after being cleaned up. Photos can be very forgiVing,
but this is pretty amazing. Note fat anodized bumper guards.
Atrue survivor
The current condition of the car is actuallyquite remarkable, much better than initial impressionswhen looking at it in the barn mightsuggest.There
is virtually no body rot anywhere, even in the battery compartment. Luckily,
the battery was removed and all the gas drained for storage. There are no
bulging seams or rust bubbles anywhere and the gaps are fantastic, The car
was obviously never driven on salty roads. With a light lubrication of the
hinges, the doors open and close like new with that familiar tight sound.
However on the down side, the car was stored in a drafty barn and for a I1Ilmber of years W:L~ covered with a plastic tarp which trapped moisture near the
paint surface and therefore the edges of the paint and a few areas have succumbed to surface rust. The silver metallics at the time were not known for
their durabilityand it may have fared better ifit were a standard solid color.
Care of the engine
The 4-cam engine is not seized from sitti ng all those years whereas a
pushrodengi ne with cast iron rings and cylinders certainlywould have seized
after that lengthof time. The chromecylinder bores helped in this regard. On
advice of4-cam guru Billy Doyle, I won't start it and instead will tear it down
to make sure everything is OK first. If it were a pushrod engine and turned
over, I would probably just change the oil, rebuild the carbs, give it a good
maintenance and fire it up. However the roller bearing 4-cam is a different
story. The roller crankshaft assemblyis not pressure fed oil like plain bearing
engi nes. Instead, there are oil squirter nozzles which are only about .040
inchesin diameter which splash oil on the roller bearings. Ifthese nozzles are
plugged with varnish or goo from sitting for 43 years, I could fire it up and
within minutes, have a real expensive blownCarrera roller crank.
As for the rest ofthe car, myinclination fornowis to just get the car road
wort hyand not tryand immediately restore it. Even though the paint, chrome
and rubber are tired, it is an absolute timewarp of a car and I want to enjoy
its originality. Nothing on this car has been messed with, all the waydown to
the tires and key fo b. Yes, those are the origi nal factory installed 5.90x15
German Dunlops as fitted on earlyCarreras. Due to their age, theyaren't safe
to hardly pull the car out of the driveway on. However, it won't be goinganywhere until the engine is sorted out, so I'm leaving them on. Besides, the car
has onlyjust been registered for the very first time. There is still time to buy
its first set of replacement tires.
Cbuek House
This photo
from 1994
shows the car
after 33 years
of storage.
Yet another
decade would
pass before it
again saw the
outdoors.
Ray Wills checks awheel as Don Fowler (right) talks with Mrs duPont and
her son Jake just before loading the car into a trailer.
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Clockwise from top left: • Engine compartment. while stillin the barn. Note texture on inner
rear lid and tar paper insulation. • Textured undercoat used in 1956. I'd be interested to hear
from folks who have similar cars.• Undercoating and thick insulation in forward door opening.
• Hand painted striker screws and casualleadwork. • Under dash area was painted black and
this paint was applied with a brush. Yes, that's the flasher unit you can 't buy anymore. •
Original 5.90 x15 Dunlop tires were standard on Carrera models, while others came standard
with 5.60 x15 rubber. Note also the metal inner tube valve stem. The spare fared better than
those on the ground, which had severe dry rot. • The tool kit is nearly complete, although
showing some of the same signs of storage corrosion the rest of the car exhibits. Note key
fob and original manuals, including Reutter "Care ofAutomobile Bodies." We can assume
they didn't give instructions for several decades ofstorage in a barn.
Right: More
original details
include postinstallation hand
painted window
frame bolts and
unpainted latch
retaining screws.
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Clockwise from upper left: • Original license light without Hella logo - note how casual
storage has taken its toll. • The answer to the popular question about where the original
hood seal joint is; note also the sloppy black paint application on the hinge and texture on
hood inner surface. • Bungee to hold rear seat back up and aluminum disc which protects
carpet from rubber buller on seat. • As on other early 356As, there is no glovebox door
liner. When did these first appear? • On the dash, note alignment of bezels on four small
switches. • Seats after cleaning. Note original depressed area on seat cushions and aluminum carpet grab strips at doors' leading edge. • Headlight units just as on #56836 with
vestigal oval on lens. left: Original
1000.t1umenlen . Beleuchlung und in Sonderftillen dre
label on fuse cover refers to the
Bentlnpumpe sind In ihlen leilungen obgeSlthe~
Carrera's electric fuel pumps.
The lighting equipment lor the in ~Uumenh; on~ . In
articular cases, the petrol pump, ore plovlded
with luses in lheilleods
les feul de bald et. dons des cospor1iculim,lo
om eO enenee,son1 munis ~e luslbles dons
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profile under the door top chrome
trim - and one is not listed in the
pre-A parts manual. Was this aT2
thing? Need to go unrestore something? I do! Also notice inside
squeegee, not found on later cars.
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I
ncredible weather greeted the thousands
of Porsche enthusiasts at the Fifth Annual
Ventura Showfor Porsches, in Ventura, California.
They enjoyed two days of clear blue sky, the
sparkling Pacific, temps in the 70s and just
enough ocean breeze to sway the palm trees and
wave a lot of Porsche flags. Southern California at
its finest.
Hundreds of Porsches of all years and all
models filled the grass and paved displayparking
areas bothdays. The People's ChoiceConcours on
Saturday was the laid-back favorite with over 80
cars entered, and the 29th Annual Santa Barbara
Region PCA Zone 8 Concours on Sundaypresented a lawn full of very serious Concours competitors. Main Street was filled with this year's featured model, CARRERAS! Lots ofCarreras! Even a
couple of new Carrera GTs found their way to the
show, and to a special display spot. Club displays
from the Porsche 356 Club, the Early 911S
Registry and the 912 Registry filled even more
areas with gorgeous Porsches.
The giant Exhibit Halls were filled both days
with over 100 booths representing retailers and
manufacturers of Porsche cars, parts and accessories. From faithful 356 reproduction parts to
the latest in Porsche competition trends, The
Ventura Show's Industry Exhibitors had it all for
you to look at, ask about or purchase. The For
Sale Corral was a popular spot for buyers and
sellers alike and the Literature!foy Meet was very
well attended also. Bruce Anderson was joined in
the Seminar Hall this year by Carrera 4 cam
engine guru, Bill Doyle, and our roving announcer, Bob Allen, keptthe pot stirredboth days. The
weekend was wrapped up with Sunday's huge
Porsche-only Swap Meet, which continues to
grow each year.
The pleasant weather was matched this year
by everyone's pleasant attitude at the show, thanks
to the over 100 terrific parking volunteers from
the Santa Barbara Region ofthe PCAthatcheerfully and safely directed and arranged hundreds of
Porsches all weekend. The 2006 Ventura Show
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356 Registry
Berry Hill Plantation
South Boston, Virginia
erry Hill Plantation Resort is a former
tobacco plantation situated on 750
acres inSouth Boston, Virginia. It provided a stellar Holiday location and the weather
was perfect! While therewas plenty todo, wetried
to keep the Holidayvery laid back so therewould
be lots of time to enjoy friends and look at the
cars. The Hospitality Suite opened at 2 pm
Thursday with Ken Daugherty first in line, and
closed 13 kegs later. The welcomepartyThursday
night allowed participants to dine inside or under
the big tent or stars outside.
Friday morning everyone
took off for Virginia International
Raceway. Aself guided tour, folks
left on their own intime to arrive at
the track for the track tour.
Randall Yow drove the pace carhis Convertible D racer-and you
could go as fast or slow as you
wanted. Many photos were taken
as thecars made their way around
the track. We then assembled at
the VIR Gallery, which houses
many cars for sale and had a picnic among the sports and race
cars. We made our way back to
Berry Hill and relaxed until it was
time for the literature and memorabilia swap meet - lots of good
stuff there. It was then time for the
Pig Picking. ..a couple of pigs,
named affectionately, "Portia Parts," gave their all
to the hungrybunch. The Blue Grass band played
'til 9 under the tent and stars. It was good fun.
Up earlySaturday morning to wash the cars
and wipe off the dew in preparation for the
People's Choice Concours. It was a beautiful site:
134 of some of the finest 356s in the country on
thefront lawn of BerryHill Plantation. Did I mention that the weather was perfect? Later that afternoon we had all the winning cars line up and
drive around the circular drive ofthePlantation to
receive their trophies. In order to keep the
Banquet from being long and boring we chose to
have allawards given outat this time.
The highlight of the presentations was the
induction of Robin Hansen into the 356 Registry
Hall of Fame; President Chuck House made the
presentation with manyofour other Hall of Fame
members in attendance. Unfortunately Robin had
to cancel his planned attendance at the last
minute due to a health issue, but we all had a
good time for him.
B
Top: Touring
the track at
VIR. led by
Randall Yowin
his "pace car."
left: Berry Hill
Plantation was
a gracious
host to over
200 Registry
members.
Right: lunch at the track
was served in the showroom
of the VIR Gallery. Randall's
sports and vintage automobile sales business at
Virginia International
Raceway.
left:The literature
swap had a good
selection of books
from Bill Block. plus
several other tables
of collectibles.
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The long distance driving award W:L~ given to Bill Myers and his wife[o
Ann, just a little less than 1000 miles. The Goodie Store provided the plaque
and the Holidaygave him $200 in gascards to helphim get back home. Yes,
John Harveywas there... but this location was almost in his back door.
Chuck then drew forthetwo free Holidays; the356 Registrycovers registration and hotel costs for two lucky people. Chuck presented Randall a
plaque for service to the 356 Registry for being treasurer and trustee for 10
years. Chuckthen presenteda plaque toJoe and Randall for putting on their
5th Holiday. Yes, it was our 5th time around, and each one has been completely different. This W:L~ probably the best one we've done. It was great
when members came up and told us that they have been to all the Holidays
we've hosted. We tried to have a theme of "Back to the basics" so we could
just enjoythe people and the cars. We did notask forany sponsors or door
prizes (door prizes given out were $50 and $100 gas cards funded by the
Holiday). We closed out Saturday night with the banquet, designed to be a
nice quiet evening to enjoydinner with your friends, and again you could eat
in the elegant dining hall, under the tent or under the stars.
The swap meetSunday morning was the typical "up early" Holiday swap
meet, and lots of stuff was sold. The staffat BerryHill did a superb jobwith
all the meals and the facility; food was plentiful, on time and well prepared.
The Hospitality suite W:L~ always stocked and clean. They were very helpful
and courteous. Thanks to all ofyou who attended for making this a veryspecial Holiday. We'll sec you at the next 356 Registry Holiday.
Joe and Kare1lJoIJllS011
Randall ami Patty Yow
From top: Mary
Brumback, Mary Fowler
and Ginny Gummow
enjoy themselves
Southern-style, while
louis Hauser, Tim
Berardelli and Ab
Tiedeman enjoy themselves guy-style. Right:
Jo Ann and Bill Myers
of Wisconsin. Below:
Friday was a good day
for top-down motoring.
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Our own goddess of the garments brought goodies galore: Diane Morrill
and Cindy Wilcox. Below: Some participants took a side trip to a nearby
sculpture park, affectionately known as the "Redneck Smithsonian."
Photos, Blakely Swanson. Additional photos, Michael Branning, Tom Farnam.
Concours Winners
3;6 Open
1. Tim Ryan
2. JimGraham
3. JohnWood
356Closed
1. Ann Wood
356A Closed
1. Cliff Gravitte
.3. RussellClark
2. Dan Ferlan
356A Open
1. Dick Howie
2. Ingram Collection 3. Gary Hibler
356B Closed
1. Talmadge Scott
2. RodneySmith
3. Fred Coward
356BOpen
1. JimSmeltzer
3. Phillip Ege
2. Carl Iseman
356C Closed
1. Kelly Branning
3. RayWills
2.John Kent
356C Open
1. Pete Archibald
2. Tom Oerther,
3. George Dunn
Outlaw
1. Dan Rowzie
3. Harry Cooper
2. Ab Tiedemann
Special Interest
1. Dick Weiss
3. Ingram Coli.
2. JeffFiles
Truiler Queens
1. AlecWilder
2. IngramCollection..3. Lewis Hauser
GaryKempton
Best ofShow
Tom Underwood
Basket Case
From top left: Dick Howie's Speedster in front of
Berry Hill mansion. Gary Kempton in his
Rosegrun America Roadster prepares to receive
Best ofShow award. 356s lined the entrance
drive. The trustees gave plaques of appreciation
to Joe and Randall for hosting their fifth
Registry Holiday. Many 356ers have never seen
a complete tool kit, much less a travel kit and
German First Aid kit. Dan Rowzie's outrageous
Speedster took top Outlaw honors. Jim Perrin
and his CGT coupe, recently back on the road
after 25 years.
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An early Porsche body
is just right for this 1953
Radio Control project.
teve Erhardt of Atlanta sent some pages
from a 1953 modeler's magazine; a story
about building a radio-controlled 356.
Steve writes, "There is not much to the article but interesting that they chose the Porsche to
model. The main reason was the available RIC tire
size and the wheel base of the chassis theybuilt. A
356was just the right proportion and a friend of
the modeler had a brand new one at the time."
The chassis with large wheels built fora previous issuehad been used for a "mobile TV truck"
model and the copy states "...scalingan American
car to this rather fixed wheel diameter would
resultin a rather long and narrowmodel with too
many small chrome bits to duplicate. Asmall foreign car seemed a logical solution." I guess that
says somethingaboutthe dimensions ofa Porsche
and its refreshing (from a modeler's point of
view) lack of ornamentation. "...the lack of a
radiator grilleand excessive chrometrimmade it
simple to duplicate." Even modelers could appreciate the 356's simplicity of design.
The article then offers an interesting introduction to the marque: "By the way of background, a few facts about the Porsche will help
you when you are asked about it. The Porsche is
a rear engine drive German car designed by the
late Dr. Ferdinand Porsche. (He) was world
famous for his Auto Union racing cars and more
recently for his development of the Volkswagen.
Actually, the Porsche is a very highly refined
Volkswagen . The bodies are individually assembled and completed. The little horizontally
opposed OHV four-cylinder engine is air-cooled.
It is completelyassembled by a single craftsman
who is responsible for its putting out its rated 55
horsepower. Ahuge blower is mounted atop the
engine to take care of cooling requirements. The
rather small grille, above the engine in the rear, is
a means of letting air out, not in." (We'll forgive
the writer for this misinformation.)
"The Porsche's 83-inch wheelbase is rather
short, even by European standards, but a torsion
bar suspension smooths out the roughest of
roads. It is only 152-1/3" long and only51" high.
Curb weight is 171 3 lbs. The price, in case you
are interested in owningthe full-size prototype of
your RICmodel, is approximately $3300. It is said
that if the Porsche were to be hand-built in the
United States, the price would be tripled. The
stock Porsche 1500 will accelerate from 0-60
mph in less than II seconds and is guaranteed to
do over 100 mph.
"Complete building details are available on
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The real Porsche on which the model
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tr ... was a hit at Herb Shriner's
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1954-55 Prototype 550 Spyder Sales Literature
T
his column concentrates on Type 356
factory literature while also covering
the other Porsche models from the
1948-1 965 era. So itwas thatwe reviewed theliterature for the Type 904 in volume 28, number 3
(September - October 2004). We were thinking
about covering the1954-1955 356 literature, but
in thumbing through the Inventory books, the
Spyder literature caught our eye - so the pre-A lit
will wait a couple ofissues.
Type 550 literature will easily catch one's
eye - a lot of it is attractive and some of it is
scarce. The sales literature forthe550from 1954
The front cover of the Type 550 Spyder sales
folder - thought to be the introductory sales
brochure for Porsche's first sports race ca r.
The inside two-page spread and the back cover
of the 550 folder provides a fairly spa rse set of
technical specifications and data.
and early 1955 was model specific. The introductory Type 550 sales brochure was most likely a
simple four-page, blue andwhite folder in A5 size
at 5-3/4" by8-1/4." This piecewas printed onlyin
German language and carried the designation of
"Nr. 72 9/54 3M" - indicating that it was facto ry
literature piece number 72, printed in September
1954, and in a quantityof3,000. Ofinterest is the
fact that this piece is much more difficult to find
than would be indicatedbythe 3,000 print run. It
did not even make the first edition of MerrittMiller, but was included in the second edition
(page 302). Perhaps the factory didnotdistribute
themall?
The front cover ofthefolder shows a depiction ofa much-photographed prototype flat-front
550 carrying the race number 351. It also uses
the factory designation for the car: "Typ 550/
1500RS" together with the later added moniker
"Spyder" in the distinctive script now so well
known. The inside spread is a sparse rendering of
Technical Data for the car's engine and gearbox,
while theback hasthe specifications forthechassis and body.
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Carrera Panamericana, In that historic race Hans
Herrmann in 550-04 finished first in the class for
sports racing cars up to 1500cc, third overall
behind two (4.5 and 4.9-liter) Ferraris.
Herrmann was followed immediately by[aroslav
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class victory in the November 1954 Carrera
Panamericana with Hans Herrmann driving.
manufacturer Lopez-Chavez drove 550-01 to 5th
place in class. This excellent resultwasa lynchpin
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States, where Carrera Panamericana results were
closely followed thanks to Lincoln and a bevy of
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tradcmarkcd-thc "Carrera" nameplate, which
has been in almost continuous usc since 1955.
Evidence that the Carrera-derived advertising push was aimed at the US is indicated by the
fact thatthis so-called "Hans Herrmann flyer" was
printed only in English, despite being printed in
Germany - thcn shipped to thc States, and it was
in an edition 15,000 strong - a huge number by
Porschc factory standards for sales liternture, Of
interest is the inclusion ofsupplier/sponsor mentions at thc bottom of thesingle sheet: "A unique
success of PORSCHE cars using DUNLOP l)TCSand
Castrol motor oil." This type of tagline W:L~ common on racing victory posters of thc era - and
points to the intended publicity nature of the
sheet, Witncss too this copy: "Hans Herrmann, thc
German sports car champion, driving a Porschc
SpyderType 550causes this year's greatest sensation...ln thc overall classification, two Porschc
drivers, Herrmann and Juhan, hold ~, rd and 4th
places and arc thus close runners-up to the
4.5-litrc and 4.9-litrc Ferrari works
cars."
Thc third550-spccific piece is a red,
black and white single sheet that came :L~
part of a four-sheet series for the 1955
models. The other three sheets dcpict and
explain the 356 coupe (blue background
color), cabriolet (green), and Speedster
(violet). These sheets arc all A4 in size, all
printed in Germany, and were available in at
least three languages - English, German, and
Frcnch. The front of the sheet dcpicts a prototype flat-front 550, race number 49 driven
hy Hans Herrmann, one of thc four 550s that
raced at Nurburgring in August 1954. The
reverse side shows another car, also a flat-front,
butthis one is a mock-up, decaled to lookIikc the
#39 Spyder from thc june 1954 running of Lc
Mans where 550-12 carried thatrace number and
won its class (12th overall) with j ohnnie Claes
and Paul Stasse driving. The copy of thc reverse
side is interesting advertising copy, despite somc
awkward translation:
'The Porschc Spyder has written newchaptcrs in the history of post-war racing.
"Someyears ago thc statement thatit would
be possible to attain a speed of 220km/hr (136
mph) with a standard production model 1500cc
sports car would have been taken with a pinch of
salt. Porsche enabledthc dreams ofeven the most
avid sports car enthusiast to be fulfilled.
"Unlike thc normal Porsche arrangement, in
thc Spyder the engine is mounted in fron t of thc
back axle, while the gearbox is placed behind thc
axle.
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Two typewritten single sheets provide the technical specs for the 1954 prototype Spyders. and
the 550's racing successes for the 1954 season.
The last two Spyder-specific pieces from thc
1954 flat-front era arc both simple typewritten
single sheets in A4 sizc. One is a technical data
sheet labeled "Porschc - 1954 - l)'flC 550,
Spyder Specification and Technical Data" and
thc second is labeled "Spyder Erfolgc 1954"
which recaps thc 10 races inwhich theIittlc silver cars at I C:L~t won their classes, rememberingthatin several races, importantlyto include
Lc Mans, the factory included onc Spyder with a
1100cc engine to enable a second class victory.
Aftcr these 1954 and early 1955 picccs of
literature, the factoryincluded thc 550 in full -Iinc
brochures through the 1956 model ycar to hclp
cm p h:L~izc Porschc's racing accomplishmcnts.
Wc'lI catch up on thosc in a future installmcnt.
Left: The red background 550 single sheet. front
and back. that is part of a four-sheet set that
also includes the 356 line-up: coupe. cabriolet.
and Speedster.
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by Bruce Rockwell
M
ention the name Leavenworth to a Midwesterner and they most
likely will think of the Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth,
Kansas. But to a Pacific Northwesterner, Leavenworth means a
cute Bavarian village nestled on the eastern side of the Cascade mountain
range in WashingtonState.
The town ofLeavenworth was settled in the mid-1 800s, butit wasn't until
the end of the centurywhen the town began to blossom with the arrival of the
rail line. The Great Northern RailwayCompany's tracks through Leavenworth
brought with them opportunities for work, commerce and a new economy.
Asawmill and a healthy logging industryeventually fell apart, however,
whenthe Great Northern RailwayCompany pulled out of Leavenworth. The rerouting of the railroad and the subsequent closure of the sawmill converted
the town from a bustling, thriving hub of commerce into a hollow, empty community. For more than thirtyyears,
l.eavenworth lived on the brink of
extinction.
But in the early 1960s, everything changed. In a last-chance
effort to turn their precarious situation around, the leaders of the
community decided to change
l.eavenworth's appearance, hoping
to bring tourism into the area.
Community leaders hired consultants to help them reconstruct the
town into what they hoped would
be a tourist Mecca. The first idea
was to rebuild the town with a
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western motif. But that idea was short lived because there alreadywas a town
like that to the northeast, Winthrop. Then a professor from the University of
Washington told the city fathers about a California town that had a Danish
theme, Solvang. Several of l.eavenworth's leaders went to Solvangto talk with
their counterparts to see what it would take to transform Leavenworth. Upon
returning home they decided to use the beautiful backdrop of the surrounding Alpine hills to their advantage, the town agreed to remodel their hamlet in
the form of a Bavarian village.
Hoping to create more than a mere facelift, the entirecommunity rallied
to create the illusion ofBavaria in the middle ofWashington State. Besides the
complete renovation of the downtown area, community members worked to
begin a series of festivals. The Autumn Leaf Festival, Maifest and the extremely popular Christmas lighting Ceremony were the first of many attractions
Leavenworth offered tourists.
It worked. Since the change to a Bavarian motif, Leavenworth has
become a pillarof the tourism industry in the Pacific Northwest. Today, more
than a million tourists come to l.eavenworth each year, each visitor finding
their 0 \\11 individual love affair with the community. And it was all done without federal or state money.
Driving to Leavenworth isalmost as much fun as the town itself. The 356
Group Northwest has been there several times, with the most recent being in
June ofthis year. There are basicallythree ways to get there, Highway 2 north
of Seattle is a two lane going through some beautiful country. The problem
with I1ighway 2 is that in the summer months there is a lot of camper and
trailer traffic and few places to pass. The better route, and one that is also
beautiful with its views of the mountains and lakes, is Interstate 90, which
runscross-countryfromSeattleto Boston. Whileitis heavilytraveled, itallows
one to clip along at a rapid pace. From 1-90 you then go to highway 97 and
north over Blewett Pass and more great scenery The highwayeventuallytakes
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you to Leavenworth and the end of your journey. The third way is coming in
from the east fromSpokane and Wenatchee. Here the scenery is that of rolling
hills and apple orchards. Take the ride in September and Octoberand you Gill
stop at the roadside stands andget your fill ofmanyvarieties of apples.
Staying over night in Leavenworth is a must and there are numerous
great motels and zimmers (German for B&B·s). There are several great
Bavarianstyled zimmers that are very authentic. Eatingin the town is also a
must. German restaurants abound and most are very good with authentic
menus. Shopping; he careful guys, for this is a shopper's delight. There is a
store for everyone. Need a realmade in Germanynutcracker?You got it. How
about a pair oflederhosen?You got it. Music boxes, yep, and the list goeson.
There are also other things to do besides shopping - rafting on the
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things that are availabletothe visitor. Boy, I hope that the club goes backagain
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tion and therefore fewdid. The hood gaps anddoors on this car were acceptable in their day, but today look below average. The price is inflated a bitas
always for currency issues and the rarity of RHO models, and sold for
$21,977. This would have been all the moneyand more here in the US.
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s we head toward the end ofanother pleasant fall driving season ,
it's appropriate that we review sales of the final iteration of 356
coupes. Coupes are especially fun to use as thetemperature drops,
given their excellent weatherproofing. To some, a 356 coupe is an entrylevel
collectible, witb visions ofopen cars yet to come. But for manyof us, a coupe
provides so much enjoyment ;U1d utility, that an open car doesn't bring nearly the same fun for the dollar. We in the 356 hobby are lucky in that our
coupes remain available at one-half to one-third the cost of an open car. Few
othermarques have this amount of car available at such a reasonable price.
Values for 356 C/SCcoupes have been steady, with a nice upward trend
over thepast few years. Reallyoutstanding C/SC cars have hadmore than normal appreciation, as themarket is flush with buyers for veryspecial cars ofall
types. This is typical in a market with a strong upward swing, as buyers
become afraid that prices will move ever out of reach. This rarely happens
without adjustments along the way, butmemories of previous downward price
epochs seem easilyforgotten by eagerbuyers.
We will review the C/SC coupes in order of their prices, as cars in these
last two years ofproduction are very similar.
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First up is a 1965 C, metallic silver with a blackinterior, presented at the
Goodwood Festival of Speed, June 2004, in the United Kingdom. Whenever a
C/SC is presented in metallic silver, my first question is: "I wonder what the
original color was?" This is because the factory had so many warrantyproblems with silver back then that they removed silver ;L~ a standard or optional
color.You could stillget it as a special order, but very few were built that way.
This is a right-hand-drive model, and had a funny rectangular driver's side
mirror that I had never seen before. It was equipped wi th painted wheels, a
decent repaint, and lots of receipts for mechanical fiddling along the way.
Interesting to note that this car has had the floo rs and bodyshellrenovated in
1981, which was pretty much the darkages of356 restoration. Way back then,
356s were worth so little that no one could afford to do a first class restora-
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Next up takes us back to the US and back to October 2003, to Branson
Missouri for a red 1965 Ccoupe with a strange red ;U1d white vinyl interior.
Painted steel wheels in the wider 5.5" size from an early 911 with modernsized tires and a Speedster side-spear made this car look ready to rally. The
wheelwells were painted brightred andas cleanas couldbe, althoughon the
body there were some paint mismatches that needed attention. Hood gaps
were good if notgreat, the doors a bitbetter. IIighly detailed engine compartment contrasted with the "creative" interior fabric colors and design. Afun
driver, it attracted spirited bidding and sold for $23,000.
Skipping back over the pond we visit the Bonhams' sale in London,
December 2004, for a ruby red 1964 C coupe with a black interior. Classic
and common colors, but this car was an ex-Californiarust free example, with
chrome wheels, early crest-less hub caps (which are correct for early disc
braked cars but always lookstrange to my eyes) . The paint was showing its
age butthis was an honest car, just the kind you want to find, nothiding anything major. It sold for $25,657, with about 15-20%due to currency issues.
Back home again to Indianaand a place where we wouldn 't expect to
find a really nice 356, Kruse's Auburn Fall sale, 2004. But here was a light
ivory/black, freshlyrestoredCcoupe that was a delightful find (oppositepage,
above) . Painted steel wheels, leather interior, correct carpets, good panel
gaps, excellent paint, this was a very nicecar. It had been the subjectof a very
thorough restoration on what looked to be a nice car to start with. Bid to a
market correct $27,540 right here in the USA, it sold for far less moneythan
it wouldtake to do another one this nice.
Back to merry old England for another metallic silver C, this one presented at Bonhams' RAF Museum sale in April 2004. Right-hand-drive for
those who drive on the wrong side of the road, nice paint and decent gaps,
although both showed somewear (photo below). Painted steel wheels, some
chrome around the car was less than frcsh. Although it probably was light
ivory when new, silver is a great colorfor today's market, Itsold for $29,141.
Plenty of translation effects in that price.
Guess what? It's another silver 356 coupe! This time, a RHO 1964 SC,
with a black interior from Shannon's sale in Melbourne, Australia in March
2005. Ithadvery prettypaintand excellent gaps. Chromewheels, newer seats
and carpets, twin Durantexterior rear view mirrors, sparkling chrome. This
big money at $36,340 is partiallydue to translation effect, butAustralia is one
of those markets where great 356salways seem to bringtop dollar.
These sales span a period of almost two years and we can see some
upward movement in this period. Thanks to Keith Martin and my colleagues
at Sports Gar Market and Kirsten Onoday in particular for photos.
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Wheels and Reels
356s in the movies by Adam Wright
-------------------The Kid {1990}
Directed by Jon Turteltaub
First off let me say that this is not a movie
you would expect fromMr. Diehard, Bruce Willis.
Maybe he was going for the softer side when he
picked this script or perhaps 2000 was a slow
year for him, but sometimes a performance that
you don't expect canbe thebest one. Who knows,
we may one day get to see Steven Segal do
Shakespeare.
Willis plays Russ Duritz, whose job is an
imageconsultant. But unlike the nowpopular Fab
5 on Queer Eye-who massage and cajole people
into being the person that they have always wanted to be-Duritz tends togive it tothemwith both
barrels. We get to watch great scenes where he
chews out governors, baseball team owners, and
heavyweight champion boxers, turning each one
into quivering jelly with his one liner put-downs
camoflaged as advice. But it seems to work
because Russ is rich, drives a Porsche 993 cab,
and has a house that looks like MaMA (Museum
of Modern Art). Bear in mind this is a Disney
movie, so there is a moral in here somewhere.
While Russ is rich, in control and powerful, he is
also lonely. Nearinghis 40th birthdayhe has nothingbutmoney; no realfriends, girlfriendsor pets,
andhe does not really speak to his family. We find
out about this dysfunctional relationship when his
fatherasksfor his help to move - and he sends a
check. Nice, real nice.
In the midst of this portrait of the rich, sad
and mean Russ Duritz there are random appearances fro m a chubby 8-year-old kid and an
antique airplane that seems to be chasing Russ
around L.A. We will touch on the plane in a
minute, butthe kid? That'san easy one.
The kid is Russ, as he was in 1968: chubby,
geeky, and he talks like his mouth is full of
mashed potatoes. Played by Spencer Breslin of
Life cereal commercial fame, the kid is just what
theelderRuss needs, a reminder of what he once
was: a geek, buta nicekid. At first Russ thinks the
boy is a hallucination but once the rest of the
world starts asking him who the kid is, he has to
figureoutwhat he is doingfollowing Russ around.
Once the Russes start to pal around they
begin to grow on each other. Elder Russ begins to
remember all the trials of his childhood, from
three-legged dogs to bloody noses, to even blaming himself for contributing to the death of his
mother. He vainlytries to explain to his 8-year-old
counterpart why he gave up on his childhood
dreams - to become a pilot or have a big dog
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named Chester. But his decisions start to sound
contrived, even to him. The problemwith trying to
explain to a kid that moneyis better than chasing
your dreams is that money does not really mean
much to children; it is a tough sell.
Both young and old Russ try to figure out
why they have been placed together - there must
be a reason. While traveling down US 1 on the
Pacific coast in Russ's 996 they hit upon it.
Together theywill redothepastto helpthefutu re,
As soon as they discover this, the 996 transforms
into a 356 Speedster and the whole world
becomes 1968 again. The duo decides thatyoung
Russ must re-live a fight he had in the 4th grade
and this will change his life. He wins the fight but
the reality is that this is not the signlficant event
they are supposed to see. Rather, it is when Russ'
sick mother picks him up from school that we
realizeallthese years he has thought himself partially responsible for her death. Looking on, old
Russ can he tell his young self that it is not his
fault andthathis dad blamed him because he was
scared. Once this realization comes together the
life of Russ Duritz will never be the same.
They leave in the Speedster to go revel in
their new collective self. This is when the whole
picture comes together. A third Russ enters the
arena; he is a pilot with a big dog named Chester.
By becoming a whole man at the age of8, Russ is
able to realize his dreams, instead of becoming a
self-loathingimage consultant.
This was a Disney movie so the teaching
aspect of it is pretty heavy, but it was enjoyable
nonetheless. Worth it just to see Bruce Willis play
something other than a tough guy and drive a
Speedster through IA.
Making the Grade {1984}
Directed by Dorian Walker
If you were frequenting theaters in the '80s
it is hardto reallyunderstandwho was making all
of these low budget but really funny movies. You
just don't see many like that now, at least not
funny ones. Not until actors like Ice Cube started
making small funnymovies again the late '90s did
we once again see the great film genre of the
cheap funny movie.
Making the Grade is cheap and not very
deep in either the acting departmentor the storyline, but it is funny. Plus there is a nice red 356
Convertible D, so howcould it be all that bad?The
story begins with Eddy, a Jersey street kid living
outofan old Studebaker. He is a hustler and pretty smooth, but not smooth enough. He owes a
local bookie (played exquisitely by Andrew Dice
Clay) about three grand and is on the run. While
running he hides in a locker of a golf club. This is
where he meets the rich, worthless and abysmally lazy Palmer Woodrow III. Palmer has everything, money and more money, except he never
got around to finishing high school. His father
issues an ultimatum: finish school or get cut off.
He cooks up a plan to have a stand-in, but the
problem is, where can he find such a guy? Out
pops Eddy, who is more than happy to escape to
preppyland.
The deal is struck. If Eddy gets Palmer a
diploma, he gets ten grand and the Porsche
Convertible D. Plus, he gets a monthlyallowancenot a bad deal for a guy living out of hiscar. I can
think of a lot of things I would do for a
Convertible D, can't you? So it is starting to look
like a sweet deal.
Things do not beginverysmoothly; being the
new kid at school is tough, buttrying to fit in with
prep school snobs is even harder. Eddy's roommate helps him throughit allandtakes him shop-
ping so he can at least look like a preppy. All is
going well; Eddy is even dating the headmaster's
blond and beautiful daughter. But then Palmer
tires of Europe and crashes in their dorm room it is, after all, his room.Andrew Dice Clay makes
his reappearance and starts to run scams on the
school's faculty. The dream world that Eddy has
been living in is quickly collapsing, making the
ten grand a little hard to gel.
Somehow Eddypulls it 01T buthas had to pay
a high price in the process. lie becomes a snob,
and is voted Student of the YC'Jr. In the midst of
this he loses his girl and starts to forget who he
really is. After getting the diploma and quickly
trading it for a check and the keys to the D, he
spills his guts to the fac ulty and students of the
school. This confession rejuvenates a sagging
Eddyand he and his girl drive 01T in the D. Life is
good!
I have to sayagain, this movie is not deep,
but quite funny. II's stupid humor, but humor all
the same. judd Nelson uses m:lI1Yof the same
moves thatmade him a star inThe Breakfast Club.
Iguess there were not all that manyfacets tojudd.
Maybe that explains his later acting career (or
lack of a later actingcareer). But the true gem in
Making the Grade is The Dice Man, Andrew Dice
Clay. lie isabout40 Ibs lighter thanthe hem)' Dice
M:lI1 who made it big on Showtime, and his raw
acting is a nice change from the tired Dice M:lI1
routine we all laughed at in 1991 and rolled our
eyes at by 1993.
Another great cameo is by Gordon jump of
WKRP and M a~tag fame. On top of all that weget
to see a decent example of a Convertible D, driven fastin quick getaways. This is onefilm to watch
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early Speedster emblem with different
script thantypically seen on Speedsters.
Dave Seeland's 4-Cam Forum column discusses 356B GS brakes. Dave's
interest in these annular brakes increased
substantially when he sold his 356C
Carrera 2 with the later disc brakes, and
then purchased a 356B with the annular
disc brakes. Dave described these brakes
and mentioned sources for parts.
This issue contains a stunning photograph taken by Richard Roth. It shows
the interior of an East Coast shop with three
Spyders and an Abarth Carrera. The photo took
first place in a Registry photo contest. The Abart h
shown is #1017, the car I owned before I sold it
to buy an RSKSpyder.
25 Years Ago
10 Years Ago
Brettjohnson's Restoration column covers a
variety of topics including hood handles. The earliest ones on production cars were solid with no
crest, and the next version still had no crest but
had an open area or slot between the part mounted on the hood and the part that your handgrasps
to open the hood. The next version was the familiar one typicallyon 356As which incorporated the
Porsche crest. Finally, there was the larger
356B/356C version.
Don Zingg and Gene Lents have an article in
this issue pertaining to the earliest 1954 speedsters. The article includes a photograph of an
Vic Skirmant's Technical column discusses
how to do things wrong, and how to avoid doing
things wrong! For cars with a rear axle washer
separate from the axle nut (circa 1958 and earlier cars), the small hole in the center of the washer is chamfered on one side. The chamfer should
be installed towards the splines, so that it does not
bottom on the splines. Otherwise, the nut and
washer may not seat properly, allowing the brake
drum to wobble.
Brett Johnson discusses green plastic sun
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Brett includes a photo of a 1954 cabriolet dash
and windshield. What is unusual in this photo,
which is probably from the factory, is that the
horn ring is chrome plated.
This issue includes a report on the 1995
East Coast Holiday, held in the Columbus, Ohio
area - the birthplace ofthe 356 Registry. This was
the second time a Holidaywas held here, the first
being Brenda Perrin's event in 1979. The weather
was perfect, and there was a great turnout, with
over 100 356s on the concours fi eld. Judge's
choice was Ron Brubaker's verynice dolphin gray
356C coupe. The Saturday evening speaker was
Ted Dixon, who had a close personal relationship
with Ferry Porsche and the factory since 1946.
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Industrial Council, assigned to rebuild Austria
afte r the war. During his talk he told about his
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Reviews
By Bill Block
Porscbe 356 Defin ed - a Pictorial Guide hy Brettjohnson is a
slightlymodified update ofhis original hook, latelyout of print. We should be
familiar with Brett's 356 Porscbe a Restorer'sGuide /0 Autbenticityrev iii,
which is organized as is the factoryparts manual - by logical car section and
its sequential changes. Porscbe356 Defined is organized by time and model
with part changes. Think of cuttinga database horizontally rather than vertically. Defined is upscale of Authenticity in being almost all color photographs. It lightly traces the
Gmiind, gets serious with the
Pre, split and bent window,
and covers very extensively
the 1'1 356A through T-6/c.
Brett elected to concentrate
ononeor a fewexamplecars
rather than many different
cars, which gives a unity to
the book.
The major change from
the original is hard to soft
cover.The printing and color were and remain very decent. The book should
be a standard reference on your shelf (personally, I think prior to being
allowed to ask a question on 356TALK, one should he required to have and
have read several hooks, specifically including this one). Po rscbe 356
Defined is reasonably priced at $34.95.
Now comes
its long awaited companion-
Speedster 50th Anniversary:
Celebration of an Icon
• $110 Standard Hardbound Edit ion
• $185 Special Lim ited Edition (540 copies)
• 12 X 10 inches, 256 pages, 332 color photos
The ultimate
Speedster
picture book!
Documenting the
Speedster 50th
Anniversary Event
of June 25-27. 2004.
The largest
gathering of
Speedsters ever!
fames Dean til Speed by Lee Raskin will goa long way toward filling
what appears to be a fifty-year void of information about :1I1 actor who drove
a Porsche fora fell' thousand miles before d~ing in one. The production 1':11ues ofthe book are extremelyimpressive, though I reviewed the book from a
CDsincethe paper version was on a slow boatfrom China.
The book shows an immense amount of research. The photographs
form Dean's youth, with which I won 't bore you except to note that De:lI1 was
an impressive athlete. Everysingle motor race run by Dean is accompanied
not only by photographs-many previously unpublished-but also hy the
program, dash plaqueand pit P:l~S of each race.
The book is filled wi th interesting facts, even if one restricts "interesting" to Porsche ratherthan silver screen interests. Dean had on order a Lotus
Mk X, which was to be fitted with an Offenhauser motor - apparentlybecause
a Spyder would not he available until the f:1I1. But the Lotus did not show up
on schedule or indeed before the Spyder,
Finally, in chapter nine the 550 shows up. Jimmy's Spyder was the usual
factory silver with pale red interior, called "hell pot red" - do you suppose
helles rot (light redin German) iswhat was meant?johnnyvon Neumann initiallyturned down jimmy's request to buy the 550 and suggestedjimmyfinish
the season driving his Speedster. The Spyder was $6800 and von Neumann
offered $3000 trade-in on the Speedster. It's interestingthat even with three
major movies and plans to form his own production company, Dean had to
borrowthe 3800 to pay for the Spyder, (Dean wanted to fo rm his own production company to produce two movies: his favorite book Tbe little Prince
and The Flyingstantuan biographyof Tazio Nuvolari.) The nextdayjimmy's
friend Lew Bracker exchanged
his almost brand new Normal
Speedster for jimmy's Speedster.
Lew Bracker went on to become
an extremely competent and
successful Porsche driver and
fi rst president of pac.
The last drive is covered in
extremedetail. Interestingly, the
black & white photo of Dean &
Wutherich was taken by von
Neumann's publicist, while the
famous color photos were taken
with Dean's Leica. Reprintedthough not in the well-known
poster's "Photostat" white on
hlack-is Dean's citation for 65 ina 55 zone. Aneat touch, much like the use
of the programs, is the use of period full color gas company maps to show
Dean's route. Manysources are drawn upon to cover the accident- if several extraordinarily opinionated contributors to the 356TALKthread on the
accident had heen able to consult this book, much bandwidth would not have
been sacrificed.
Thedepths of research are no more evident than in the epilogue's list of
significant players. Lee does not restrict himselfto people, hut machines also.
Listed are serial numbers and locations, if known. You may he dismayed to
know that not only is the whereabouts of Dean's Whizzer bicycle motor
unknown hutso is its serial number, unlike Dean's Speedster (serial number
provided, whereabouts unknown) or his Spyder (Lee is convinced Barris
faked the Spyder's theft to increase the hype), Speakingof Barris, Lee points
outthat not only was George Barris untruthful about haling painted the numbers and "little bastard" on the Spyder but he also faked the damage to the
driver's side with crumpled sheet aluminum as thecar was later displayed. I
had not previously noted that there is no door cut out. Not my recommendation as the fi rst book on your Porsche bookshelf, bUl j allles Dean a/ Speed
shows the research that can he applied to any Porsche suhject. Ifyou are at
all interested injames Dean, buy it. List price is $29.95.
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Recent items of interest
sold through the internet
marketplaces
Sebastian Gaeta
he purpose of this column is to comment on sales of 356 and Porsche
related items on the web and to have
some fun along theway. While scouringauctions
on several different sites, it became clear that
eBay is the undisputed king of online auctions,
most likely because theywere there first. We don't
want to limit ourselves only to eBay, butwhile the
other venues look promising, they just haven't
caught up yet. Arecent search of Bidz.com, BidAlot.com and Buyselltrades.com produced no
items underthesearch "Porsche",and Ubid.com,
Auctionfire.com, CQout.uk and Ebid.uk offered
only what I call "fluff" ; that is, readily available
models, posters, brochures etc.
The one exception is Yahoo auctions
(www.auctions.yahoo.com) which is easily the
second bestsite forselling Porsche items, butstill
waaay behind the eBay juggernaut. While a vast
majority of their Porsche items were fluff, there
were a few listings that would be ofinterest to us
suchas theinfamous PET CD, an "A" shop manual and a B/C hood handle with original crest.
While items like these were not found on the
other sites, they weren't anything you don't see
regularly on eBay. I will still monitor those sites
andreport ifanything changes, butfornow it isan
eBay kinda world.
T
BIC Horn ring unsold
You may recall last time I mentioned that
B/C deluxe horn rings rarely come up forsaleon
eBay. Lo and behold, one appeared right after I
wrote that. I believe the market for these to be
between $300 to $500, depending on condition.
This one, described as in nice used condition,
brought II bids, 6 of which were between the
magic $300 to $500. Bidding stopped at $501.50
and the reserve was not met, cementing the fact
(in my mind, at least) that while theyare verynice
to have, there is only so much people are willing
to pay. As of this writing thehorn ring was notrelisted, so perhaps theseller is going to retreat and
live to fight another day.
The following items were auctioned on eBay
in the July-September 2005 time frame.
*****
NOS Banjo Steering Wheel.
Bids: 1. Sold for: "Buy it Now" $2,750
356, VW Transmission Installation Tool
Bids: 17. Sold for: $141.50
I was very skeptical about this one at first.
The seller claimed to be selling an NOS banjo
steering wheel for a 1953 Porsche 356 A. Hmm.
The wheel, which was quite lovely, was made by
Quillery of Paris and was snapped up with the
"Buy it Now" feature bya bidder with a history of
buying high-end VW accessories. The seller
claimed that "The Pictured Hub is a Specially
made Hub by Porsche for that Steering Wheel. "
My B.S. detector went berserk when I read that
even though the Porsche horn button fit perfectly.
I was certain that Quillery was not an OEM to
Porsche so I emailed Brett Johnson hoping to get
the real story. The reply was that he "suspected it
to be interchangeable with period VWs. The VWs
of that era have Petri-made wheels with the same
sized horn button. ..so it is notsurprising thatthe
Porsche button fits this wheel. The standard banjo
and optional Pealit wheels used on 1950 - 52
356s were also made by Petri and they used the
same size horn button. It's probably a period
accessory wheel for VW/Porsche." This is a good
example of a seller who doesn't know for sure
that it is a 356 item, but lists it as such anyway.
Look for several more examples of questionable
356listings next time.
Here is something I have not seen before: a
transaxle installation tool used for holding the
axles upandstraight while installingthem into the
car andforaligning them with thetorsion arms. It
was claimed to be part of a number of tools for
sale from a recently closed VW/Porsche repair
shop. The flurry ofbids is notunusual fora rarely
seen item, but if it actually does what it says it
does and makes the job easier, wouldn't they
already be in everyone's shop? My trusty source
believes thatthis item is more "nice to have" versus "got to have", andhas never found a need for
something like that after hundreds of trans
rebuilds and installations. Is $141.50 too much
fora unique display piece for the garage thathas
everything? I know more than a few people who
might think so.
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Trend Alert!
If you have anything thatsays "Vasek Polak"
on it, take note, as even rubber keychains bearing
his name have become quite popular. In an
August 2005 listing, a dealership postcard (doled
outlike dinner mints back in the day, as were the
keychains no doubt) brought $29.88 when other
dealership's cards typically sell for about $5 at
swaps. Will this trend continue?Well, it is a trend,
after all.
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dors. Up for bid in early September was this
example, new in the (Porsche) box. While not
sexy, exciting or particularly tempting, it is, however, something you should carry in your bag of
spares ifyou drive your car more than a few miles
from home. I just had one professionally rebuilt
for $90 which I thought was reasonable, so this
brand-new unit was a terrific buy. Get one before
you buy that Grill Badge, it can't get you home
when your old pump fails!
Emergency Spare. Bids: 1. Sold for:$100
New C/912fuel pumps are still available and
typically cost about $235 from the various ven-
First Porsche Book?
Bids:4. Sold For $81
This book was
touted in the listing as
the "very first Porsche
bookever printed!" with
a date published of 1951
by H. A. Quint. Surely it
could not have been
older than my copy of
"Porsche Autos Weltrekorde" by Sponsel. A
quick look inside my
bookrevealed a date published of 1953. Ouch! I
guess I had theoldest book, that is, until this one
showed up. Now the new owner can lay claim to
that until an even earlier one surfaces. Anyway,
I'm very surprised by the low number of bids
placed and by the final amount. Avery good buy
forsuchan early book.
Two Abarths in Question.
#1 (Real?) Bids 15. Sold For: $610
#2 (Fake?) Bids: 22. Sold For: $589
New Turn Signal Switch for BIC cars.
Bids: 6. Sold For: $349
lIaving owned only "C" cars, it has been rare
that I've had to really hunt for a part; most everything is readily available. One part that is now a
notable exception for these later cars is the turn
signal switch, correctly known as the Light Signal
Relay. Not onlydoes it control your turnsignals, it
also controls your hi/low-beams andnash to pass
function. Ifyours goes out you are in trouble-they
are NLAand liTE Up for grabs in earlySeptember
was a new, in the box LSR. Made by S\Vt; it was
one ofthe replacementunits with therubber handle vs. the correct hard plastic one, but they are
easily swapped if that is important to you. I happened to see it on the first dayand began to watch
carefully. You see, last year I had a four month
odyssey repairing the LSR in mycoupe and swore
that ifI ever sawa new one I would try to buyit. I
passed, but mostly because of the help from Jim
Breazeale at EASY and Mr. Joe Leoni that solved
my I$I~ problem. After what I went through,
though, I am confident that anything at or below
$500 is a good buy.
These two exhausts, up for bid by the same
seller, causedquite a fl urry of activity on ellayand
on 556Talk.The seller claimed that both mufflers,
while shaped quite differently, were original
Abarths and that "one was simplya newer version
ofthe other.. ."As you Gm see,#I (Real?) has the
familiar trombone shaped outlet pipes and #2
(Fake?) is shaped more like a normal factory 556
muffler, Many 556Talk listers were not convinced
that #2 was an Abarth, and the conversation
became quite lively. As happens manytimes on the
list, no definitive conclusion was reached and the
seller even conceded in the comments section of
the listing that "If it is a reproduction, then it is a
pretty good one because it weighs 21 pounds..."
I did a Google search and found the following site: http://gutefahrt.com/abarth.htmlwhich
shows Abarth mufflers in both configurations. Is
this the necessary proof! Perhaps, perhaps not,
but at least it may remove some of the doubt,
especially for the buyer of muffler #2.
Leston promotional ceramic dish measuring 7
1/2 inches in diameter and 5 inches high. What
makes it unique is the Porsche crest on the horn
button. According to the seller, who OI\11ed it for
50 years and is now funding the restoration of his
'62 cabriolet, there are other Les Leston dishes
out there butthis is the onlyone he has seen with
the Porsche crest. That said the $400 sale price
doesn't sound that unreasonable. But wait! The
seller informed me that the high bidder accidentally put $25,000 as his high bid, not $250 as
intended, which automaticallysenttheprice up to
his reserve of $400. The seller graciously offered
that he is "...not going 10 hold him to that if he
doesn't wantto paythat much. "See, there is some
honor among us eHay types!
Vintage SNAP-ON Valve Adjusting Tool.
WhileI have neverhad the pleasureof using
one of these tools, I originally guessed that it
would be a bit more useful than the transmission
installation tool shown earlier, It is claimed that
they "adjust the valve clearances on push rod
engines by simultaneously holding the jam nut
while allowing the nat screw driver blade (controlled by the top hand wheel) to turn the valve
adjuster screw" In other words, it provides the
third hand neededto properlyadjust the valves on
our (pushrod) cars. In talking with people who
own oneor have used these before, the consensus
was that yeah, they're ok to use ifyou've got one
lytng around, but a box end wrench and stubby
screwdriver work just as well.At $90 this may be
a somewhat expensive non-essential item to have
in the toolbox. Another pipe dream dashed bythe
experts!
Top: #1. with trombone pipes. #2, above
les leston Promotional Ceramic Dish.
Here we have somethingveryspecial, ALes
Beauty and the Beast.
Bids: 12. Sold For: $261.56
Here we have an item that I like very much,
a 5 ?" x 5 ?" original brochure for the Glasspar
removable hardtop for the Speedster. To many, a
hardtop on a Speedster is a visual oxymoron. Hut
that Speedster mayhave been someone's everyday
transportation back then in say, Minneapolis, so
that hardtop isn't looking so bad after all. In fact,
the brochure itself claims "Whatever your viewpoint...the new Speedster hardtop...brings new
beauty to Porsche."
It was questioned whether or not this
brochure was for a Glasspar or from one of the
other hardtop makers since no brand name
appears on the brochure. This prompted the seller to state "I have just found the original letter
from Glasspar and order card for a red top. It
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using a boss welded through the hoop. The third
point of this scat belt arrangement is the original
in-board mount through the rear footwell bulkhead near the floor and tunnel.
This method appealed to me because it
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Cylinder Head
Temperatures
on a 356
Kit Sodergren
ver wonder what the cylinder head temperature on your 356 really is? I mean
"everybody knows" number 3 is the
hottest, being behind the oil cooler and all. But
just how hot is it? I asked a vintage race engine
builder if he knew what the cylinder head temp
was and he said, "I don't want to know." So then
I went to the embodiment of all facts known and
otherwise regarding 356s, the talk list. As is usual
with the list I had numerous immediate replies,
more than one informing me that "Gene Berg
has done all that. " I read
his booklets and,
although he did a great
deal of air cooled
research, his temperature reports didn't give
eithernumbers or methods of measurement. As
a last resort, I decided
to do it myself.
E
Measurement
methods
The
standard
method for remote
measurement of temperatures in this range
for many years has been
the thermocouple system. This consists of two
wires made from dissimilar metals. For the
range of 250 to 700
Fahrenheit the metals
iron and constantan are
used. The wires are
joined at one end and
attached to a probe, frequently a copper ring
terminal of a convenient
diameter. This end is
called the hot junction.
The other end of the
wire pair is connected to
a milliammeter and is
called the cold junction.
If there's a difference in
temperature between
the hot and cold junctions, a small electric
current willflow. At 400
F for instance, 9.81mY will be developed across
the 1.5 ohms ofthewire pair. If the meter is ofthe
analog variety, which airline pilots affectionately
call "steam gauges," the system is self- powered.
The equipment I used was made by Westberg
Manufacturing of Sonoma, CA. I have used their
instruments for over 25 years and foundthem to
be very accurate. Nevertheless, I did calibrate the
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Top: Thermocouple probe with 8mm ring
attached.
Above: CHT instrument and 4-way switch
installed in place of clock and cigar lighter.
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system I put on my car with hot oil and a precision thermometer.
Cylinder head temp (CHT) is frequently
measured on air cooled engines under the spark
plug. Athermocouple is attached toa 14mm copper ring terminal and used in place of the spark
pluggasket. Airplanes use this method and their
operating temperatures are well researched and
publicized. But because the thermocouple leads
are somewhat fragile, good access to the base of
the spark plug is desirable. This is the casewith
aircraft engines, but the plugs in air cooled cars
are not so easy to get to. Thermocouples under
the spark plugs on our Porsches would be especially troublesome for maintenance, but I learned
that the Corvair (did he mention Corvair and
Porsche in the same sentence?) used a threaded
well near the exhaust port for factory CllT. The
exhaust studs on a 356 are easy to get to and a
thermocouple could be clamped under the nut
used to secure the exhaust pipe. And, once
installed, it could be left alone. The first step,
then, was to see if the temperature measured at
the exhaust port was even remotely similar to the
temperature taken under the spark plug of the
samecylinder. (The under the sparkplugtemperature is desirable if we intend to use airplane
numbers for comparison.) Turns out that these
two points are at exactly the same temperature
under all driving conditions.
So I hung a probe on each cylinder's lower
exhaust stud and routedthe wiringunder the carpet and up to the dash. The instrument itself is
mounted in place of the clock. My clock didn't
work anyway. A switch is used to select which
cylinder is to be monitored and the switch is
mounted in place of the cigarette lighter. I did
have to drill one hole (yes, I hate drillingholes in
the body tool) for the wiring but it's under the
rear seat so I guess it'sOK.
Tracking the temps
The temperatures noted on the accompanying chart were taken during the last mileofa constant speed 10 mile run on the freeway. Each 10
mile run was made at least 3 times, with a cool
down period between each one. Some of these
runs-those at 60 and 70 mph-were made as
manyas 9 times. Temperature variations forsame
cylinder/ same speed! different run were always
less then 5 degrees. Conditions were as follows:
80 90 F ambient temperature, level ground
and winds calm. The car is a '65 Ccoupewith an
SC cam and unknown bore and compression
ratio. The engine is in good tune with good compression and 37 degrees total spark advance.
Weber 40 IOF carburetors are on this enginewith
120 main jets and 160 air correction jets. Those
main jets are standard for a 1600ce engine with
dual earbs but the air correction jets are quite a
bit smaller than normal. This causes the fuel air
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So what's the deal with #3? Beats me. It certainly has the reputation of being first to fail , but
thereisn't anyexplanation fo r that in the data presented here. And speaking of the data, most airplane owners would be overjoyed to have ClITs as
close together :L~ on a 356. Number 4 turns out to
be the warm one sometimes, it's true, but bear in
mind that these minor differences are being read
on a 2 inchanalog gauge with a 7000 range. I can
almost hear the engi neers in the room murmuring, "you're down in the noise," Besides maybe
#4 has a leaf or something blocking some of its
air on this car.
To further resolve this #3/#4 question we
obviously need data from some other cars. More
datafrom mycar won't tell us much and besides,
a guy can only drive up and down the freeway
writing down numbers for so long. I fo und out
what the CIIT on my 356 reallyis and it looks OK.
I think it's time for me to trade the freeway in for
a winding country road. And no notebooks.
Porsche 356 Cylinder Head Temperature
All temps in degrees F.
37 degrees total advance
mph rpm
gear
#1 #2 #3 #4
30 3300 2nd
415 415 420 420
30 2200 3rd
395 395 400 400
45 3200 3rd
405 405 415 415
45 2450 4th
395 400 405 405
60 3150 4th
405 415 415 420
70 3650 4th
415 420 420 425
80 4200 4th
445 450 450 455
32 degrees total advance
60 MPH
420 430 430 440
70 MPH
420 430 430 435
80 MPH
455 465 465 470
37 degrees, 130 main jets
60 MPH
410 415 415 420
70 MPH
410 415 415 420
80 MPH
420 430 430 440
Kit Sodergren is Professor ofAeronautics
mixture to be richer at the top end, helping to
cool the engine. Webers do not have a separate
system for top end enrichment as do Solexes,
The ClITs and test conditions are noted in
the table. While I :un unaware ofany Porsche factory recommended limits, 1 am well aware that
these cars have been running reliably for over a
half century without my measuring their head
temps. But in case you're wondering, a typical
opposed aircraft engine has a yellow caution
range beginning at 475 Fand a red lineat 525
E Continuous operation in the caution range is
not recommended, but long climbs on hot days
may temporarily push the engine into the yellow.
Since these engines are used on fl}1ng machines,
the recommended temperatures are probably on
theconservative side, It docslook like the engine
in my car is happy at 60 or 70 mph, but is starting to get warm at 80.
0
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Cooling tricks
Once I'd come this far, 1 thought I'd try a
couple of standard cooling mods and see what
happened. Several 356 mechanics suggested
retarding the total spark advance from the factory
maximum (37 degrees), to the factory minimum
(32 degrees). As you can see this actually results
in higherClITs. This may be due to the fact that
with the retarded timing maximum cylin der pressure is reached at a later, less favo rable crankshaft angle. To push the car to the same speed
(same hp) under these less mechanicallyefficient
conditions requires more fuel (more heat.) Abetter alternative is to richen the mixture by switching to one or two sizes larger main gas jets. 1
replaced the 120 main gas jets in my carbs with
130s. The table shows thatsomewhat lower tem ps
resulted, particularlyat 80 mph.
at Sacramento City College, a licensed aircraft
mechanic and a pilot. Questions or comments
may be directed to him at [email protected]
The author and his other air cooled vehicle, a
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wonder if Jim Shuh, Garrett Goldsmith
and the late Bill Mitchell could have
guessed in their wildest dreams how the
Bull Session wouldgrow in 19 years. What started
as a small get-together at Garrett's estate in
Edmonds, Washington has grown to an event
worthwhile of national status. This year two hundred and seventy people showed up to enjoy the
surroundings and beautiful weather.
But it didn't start out that way. About four
weeks before the BIS 1 received a call from Jim
Shuh saying that we don't have 100 people signed
up; please send out another notification. So 1
obliged and sent notices to all 356 Group
Northwest members who have email. This was in
addition to the ad that was in our 356 DesigNr,
Hemmi ngs Motor News and the Registry'. I also
sent a general notice out over the 356 Registry
Talk List. 1 then sent another email plea out two
weeks before the event. Ah, the power ofadvertising equals 270 people and along with the people
were the cars: 82 356s, which included 13 speedsters, 7 roadsters and 7 Carreras. On top of that
there were around 20 911s ofvarious types.
Abrief description of the Bull Session is in
order for those who have never been. Basically it
is nothing more than a get together of folks who
love the little 356Porsche. This isnota structured
event; there are no trophies given for the best of
anything. There are no judges checking to see if
the correct nuts and washers are used. No men in
blazers with clip boards
looking severe and shaking their heads. No siree,
not here. This is a gathering of the faithful, out to
have a good time meeting
old friends, making new
ones anddoing a little tire
kicking. It's exactly what
the name implies, a Bull
Session. And what goes
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By Bruce Rockwell
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Volume 29, Number 4
along wi th Bull is food and plenty of it. This year as in years past, it was beer
and bratsalong wi th several differentsalads, beans, chips and sodas. No one
went awayhungry
But it wasn't just the food that brought the folks together, it was also the
location - Denny Akers' Hobby Shop in Bothell, W;l~hin gton . Bothell is east
and a tad north ofSeattle and Denny's home and HohbyShop are located on
two and a half acres of beautiful grass and trees. llis HohbyShop is actually
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together forming a long
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his collection of great
cars and memorabilia.
As you will see
from the photos this was
a truly great day. I'll let
the pictures speak for
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The 356 Curmudgeon
designed for automotive, not economic appreciation. (Curmudgeons would not plan to realize any
gain by selling their car; they are more likely to
want to be buried in it.)
By Jim Johnston
eaders who don't subscribeto 356Talk
may fail to appreciate the relationship
between 356 Porsches and curmudgeons. Over the last year or so, a few on-line contributors have received this assessmentfrom others, and a few more, exhibiting poor self-esteem,
have embarrassed themselves by publicly pleading for admission into what they incorrectly
assumeto be a club or societyof somesort.
R
Curmudgeonly Attitudes
The Curmudgeon Tradition
Your favorite dictionary is likely to define a
curmudgeon as a churlish, irascible, cantankerous individual, typically an older man. (Women
may be forgiven for thinking that the latterqualification is redundant) There may be more than a
fewof this sort around as the boomer generation
ages, but more than aging may be involved here.
There is alsoa curmudgeonly literary tradition of
somerefinement.
Jon Winokur, it self-acknowledged connoisseur of curmudgeons, has published a series of
small handbooks that bring together quotes fro m
world class curmudgeons such as Woody Allen,
Robert Benchley, Roy Blunt, Jr., William E
Buckley, Jr., W. C. Fields, Samuel Johnson, Oscar
Levant, Groucho Marx, II. L. Mencken, S. J.
Perelman, Mort Sahl, Mark Twain, and Oscar
Wilde. (Yes, women may certainly go against type
andbe a curmudgeon; DorothyParker maybe the
most famous example.) In defining the curmudgeonly tradition, Winokur quotes Edward Abbey,
an eloquent and passionate advocate for preserving the American West, who put it this way.
"Nowadays, curmudgeon is likely to refer to anyone who hates hypocrisy cant, sham, dogmatic
ideologies, the pretenses and evasions of euphemism, and has the nerve to point out unpleasant
facts andtakes the trouble to impale these sins on
the skewer ofhumor and roast them over the fires
of empiric fact, common sense, and native intelligence. In this nation of bleating sheep and braying jackasses, it then becomes an honor to be
labeled curmudgeon."
The Making of a Curmudgeon
Of course, the notion of a "would-be curmudgeon" is an oxymoron. Curmudgeonlybehavior emerges froman unhappychildhood in which
well-meaning parents held out excessively high
standards, which upon growing up the child
applies to everyone else, who are generally fo und
wanting. Curmudgeons cannot help but point out
this shortfall, often with some enthusiasm and
always with sharp wit and nicely turned phrase.
Curmudgeons cometo serve this valuable societal
functionwithout specific training or effort, though
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theburden of confronting the inanities of dailylife
is considerable. No one should want to be a curmudgeon, though there may be somesmallpleasure in skewering pretence, hypocrisy, pomposity,
conformity, and incompetence. You cannot be
elected to this role; it takes years of accumulating
intolerance, which is whythis tendency is largely
found in older men, who tend to lack the social
sensibilities that lead older women to hug little
children and take neighbors hot bread (not to
mention putting up with older men).
The Togo Brown "C"
It turns out that some curmudgeons own
356s, and our community is therefore blessed
with their observations. The identity of 356 curmudgeons might not be obvious from appearances, and Holiday organizers have not yet taken
to adding a Togo Brown "C" to their nametags.
(356Talk discussions have documented that Togo
Brown is apparently among the least favorite colors for 356s, although having owned two in this
gorgeous color, I fail to understand this lapse in
[udgrnent.) It mightbe tempting to suppose that,
not caring much about what others think, curmudgeons would be less than well attired for 356
occasions, butthis suspicion would merelyreveal
unfounded prejudice. True, their seniority means
their Holidayshirts date back to the earlyyears of
the Registry, and everyone knows shirts were cut
much smaller back then.
Neither is there anything about their cars
thatidentifies them, except perhaps thatwhether
open or closed they are likely to be well used.
(Rumors to the effect that curmudgeons tend to
prefer Togo Brown cars have not been borne out,
though research continues.) Being muong the
more seniormembers ofthe 356 community, curmudgeons have typicallyowned a number of356s
over the years, which naturallygives themlicense
to offer sage observations on any matter under
discussion. There might be, for example, little
sympathy for concerns about the value of 356s.
After all, some might note, these cars were
Curmudgeonly356 owners are also unlikely
to worryabout originality and correctness, much
less maintaining a car in concours condition.
They might be happy to point out that the factory
did not build these cars to encourage such fussiness. The sentiment might be "People who dismantle a car to clean it have Freudian issues that
will require years oftherapy." The common retort
to queries about what was correct?"It's your car;
do it the way you want." Of course, they are also
likely to be the first to protest fender flairs and
two tone paintjobs.
Not surprisingly, on 356Talk curmudgeons
are sometimes revealed by observations to the
effect that the way things were done "in the day"
worked fine then and are still sufficient today.
Dual master cylinders? Third brake lights?
Electric fuel pumps? 1\velve volt conversions?
While not Luddites, 356 curmudgeons might
observe that these "improvements" rellectdeterioration in society, not the cars, and are therefore
worthy of pithy comments such as: "The government, in league with manufacturers, has convinced us that we are only responsible foraiming
our cars; they're in chargeofeverythingelse."
Other sports cars of the period are too easy
a mark for 356 curmudgeons, who are probably
responsible for some ofthe more penetrating and
familiar assessments of English and Italian sports
cars. Today's surrender to terminal politeness
only provides occasions for curmudgeons to
enjoy making observations such as "Restoring a
Lucas electrical system is only likely to make
thingsworse."
You're ACurmudgeon If...
A 356 curmudgeon is not just a crusty old
codger who owns a 356. In fact, claimingthe role
of a curmudgeon cannot excuse unpleasant
behavior that merely results from realizing you'll
never own a 550 Spyder and that even if you did,
getting in and out would require physical assistance. A curmudgeon's irritability is somewhat
more intellectual and intended for the betterment
of others, though they've usually not asked for
such assistance.
A license to offer uninvited wisdom in a
truculent but entertaining style is apparently
appealing to "men of a certain age," thus the
spate of volunteering for curm udgeon status on
356Talk. However, you're a curmudgeon only
when enough people call you one, and campaigning constitutes an immediate disqualification. Of
course, there's the theory about owning a Togo
Brown car.
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