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356 registry
Volume 18, Number 4
November I December 1994
Contents
Local Clubs, Officers
Calendar
The Miscellany File
President's Letter
Membership
Technical
Radios
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5
Gordon Maltby ............. 6
Joe Johnson .................. 7
Barbara Skirmants .....................
8
Vic Skirmants ............... 9
Janet Hinze ................
12
Hal Thoms .................
16
Brett Johnson .............
18
Dick Koenig ..............
22
Ron Roland ..............
28
Wilford Wilkes ...........................32
Reviews
Bill Block .........................................34
356 Dif/erentials by Mike Robbins
Toronto East Coast Holiday 1994
Yosemite '94
Restoration
Correct radios, incorrect speedos
Four-Cam Forum
Autopulsefuel pumps
Nuts & Bolts
Nostalgia and interiors
Mercedes speakers adapted for tbe 356
Porscbe Technical and Restoration Guide
356 Int'l Meeting, Aarhus, Denmark Ginny Gummow ............ 36
Pbotos by Warren Eads
Racing into the ast
Lee Raskin ................
38
The Maestro
Harry Pellow ............
40
The 356 Scam
Dennis Zamler ............................
44
Classified ads
Vintage Racing
Roger Ender ..............
Lrke old times at!cbenleyPark
Wbat can go wrong...
"Sendme $100 in good faitb"
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45
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Cover photo by Hal Thoms
3% Registry magazine is the official publication of 356 Registry, Inc, an organization oriented
exclusively to the interests, needs and unique problems of the 356 Porsche automobile owner and enthusiast.
The mission of the356 Registry,l n c is the perpetuation of the vintage (1948-1965)356seriesPorsche through
the 356 Registry magazine, the central forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences and information,
enabling all to share the 356 experiences of one another. 356 Registry, Inc, Is a non-affiliated, non-profit,
educational corporation, chartered under the statutes of the State of Ohio. Subscriptionsare available only
to members. Membership dues are $20 in the USA, which includes $15.00 for a 6 issue annual subscription
to 356 Registry magazine, $25 in Canada and Mexico, $35 to foreign addresses. All rates are in US. dollars,
checks MUST be drawn on US. banks. Application forms for membership areavailable from the membership
chairman Barbara Skirmants (see masthead on page 4).
356Registry magazine (ISSN 10666877) is published bimonthly for
356 Registry, Inc. by M Design, 123 North Second Street, Stillwater, MN 55082.
Second Class Postage paid at Stillwater, MN. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to
356 Registry, 27244 R y a n Road, Warren, MI 48092
No part of the 356 Registry magazine mag be reproduced in any form
without the express written permission of the publisher.
Copsright 01994 by 356 Registry, Inc.
c/o M Des~gn.123 No. 2nd St.. Stillwater. MN 550112
Theopinions andsuggestions expressed in the356 Registry are not necessarily those of the 356 Registry, lnc.,
its Trustees or the Publisher.Technical data and procedures described herein are the opinions of the authors
and carry no claim of authenticity or suitability for a particular purpose from the Publisher. Porsches, the
Porsche crest,Carrera3,Targae and thedistinctiveshapeof the Porsche models are the trademarks of Porsche
AG and are used with permission.
Publisher reserves the rieht to edit or refuse ~ublicationand is not reswnsibile for errors or omissions.
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Local
Regional 356
Groups
356 Registry, Inc.
Porsche 356 Club
Wayne Callaway - 9948 Ha ward Way,
S. ~1Monte, CA 9633
Trustees
Bob Campbell
805-251-3500
20964 Canterwood Dr., Santa Clarita, CA 91350
John Jenkins
303-841-3560(H)
10940 S. Parker Rd., Box 45,Parker, CO 80134-7440
Joe Johnson
919-786-61
57 (W)
P.O. Box 1 1 1, Mt. Airy, NC 27030
Vic Skirmants
810-575-9544(H)
27244 Ryan Rd., Warren, MI 48092
Duane Spencer
31 0-378-2032(H)
22403 Ladeene Ave., Torrance, CA 90505
Officers
Joe Johnson .....................Mt. Airy, NC
President
Vice President
Vic Skirmants .....................Warren, MI
Brenda Perrin ............... Columbus, OH
Secretary
Treasurer
Tom Youk .......................Waterford, MI
Membership Chair Barbara Skirmants, ............Warren, MI
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The Porsche 356 Southern
Connecticut Re ister, Ltd.
P.O. Box 35, ~iversiie,CT 06878
Rock Mountain Porsche 356 Club
John Jen&ns - 10940 S. Parker Rd., Box 145
Parker, CO 80134
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356 CAR (California Alta Re ion)
Jim Hardie - 2282 D Sierra ~fvd.,
Sacramento, CA 95825
Sierra 356 Porsche Club
Glenn Lewis - 2000 Ro a1 Drive,
Reno, NV 895J3
356 RegistryMagazine Editorlal Staff
Editor and Publisher ................................... Gordon Maltby
123 N. 2nd St., Stillwater, MN 55082 (612)439-0204
Technical Editor ............................................Vic Skirmants
27244 Ryan Rd., Warren, MI 48092
Restoration Editor ........................................Brett Johnson
7510 Allisonville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46250
Historian.............................................................. Jim Perrin
P.O. Box 387,Pennsville, NJ 08070
Reviews ......................................................... Dr. Bill Block
C/O MetPath 4444 Giddings Rd. Auburn Hills, MI 48326
The Maestro .................................................... Harry Pellow
20655 Sunrise Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014
Photographer, W.Coast Vintage Racing ........... Hal Thoms
13341 Ethelbee Way, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Of Special Interest ................................. Cole R. Scrogham
210 Valley View Ave., Mt. Sidney, VA 24467
Nuts & Bolts
Ron Roland
28140 26 Mile Rd., Chesterfield, MI 48051
Vintage Racing ............................................... Roger Ender
3804 Westridge Farm Ln, Clemmons,NC 27012
Early Cars ..................................................... Mark Turczyn
3004 63rd Ave., Cheverly, MD 20785
Teile Trivia ....................................................... Brad Ripley
Box 41030,Reno, NV 89504
Four Cam Forum ............................................. Dick Koenig
75 710 Donwood Dr., Naperville, IL 60540
356 Motor Cities Gru pe
Fred Sheill - 469 Fort ~ear%ornSt.,
Dearborn, MI 48124
356 Mid Atlantic
Dan Haden - 143 W. Carpenter Lane,
Philadelphia, PA 19119
Southern 356 Owners' Group
P.O. Box 670565
Marietta, GA 30066
Groupe 356 St. Louis Re ion
Ted Melshelmer Sr. - 10517 E. Tfatson Rd.,
St. Louis, M& 63127 314-966-2131
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Tub Club
Walt Reeves - 3104 Wild Plum
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Florida Owners Group
Rich Williams - 81 -228-2924 (days)
813-254-1392teve/wknd)
356 Windi e Stadt Klub
Dale Moody - 1953f Governor's Highway
Homewood, IL 60430-4352
708-798-2637
Club Services
Members, Renewals, Circulation ..........Barbara Skirmants
27244 Ryan Road, Warren, MI 48092,
810-558-3692(Home), 810-558-3616 (fax)
Club Coordinator 1 Event Insurance .............John Jenkins
10940 So. Parker Rd. Bx 145,Parker, CO 80134-7440
Pahr North
Phil Saari - 3374 Owasso St.
Shoreview, MN 55126
303-841-3560
Editor, Commercial advertising ................... Gordon Maltby
M Design 123 N. 2nd St., Stillwater, MN 55082
612-439-0204 (9-2Central) Fax 612-430-2393
Member's classified ads ............................... Brenda Perrin
P.O. Box 29-547,Columbus, OH 43229-0547
614-882-9046(H)
Goodie Store ManagerIBack issues ..........Linda Patterson
24397 Cherokee Trail, Grayslake, IL 60030
708-740-3562
(Eves for questions only)
Porsche Factory Liaison .............................. Brett Johnson
7510 Allisonville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46250
356 Grou Northwest
Jay McDonald - 11b1 NW Cummins Rd.,
Carlton, OR 97111
Patomac 356 Owner's Group
4558 Shetland Green
Alexandria, VA 22312
Australian Porsche 356 Re istry
P.O. Box 7356, St. Kilda fd.
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004
Australia
356 Reglstry
31 7-841-7677
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Eeb. 11,1995
Los Angeles, CA
Porsche and vintage VW literature, model and
memoribilia swap meet at the Los Angeles Airport Hilton,
5711 W. Century Blvd., 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Tables $25. in advance,
$35. at the door. Vendors admitted at 7:30 a.m., public
admitted at 9 0 0 a.m. for $4. each, early-bird shoppers for
$20. each at 7:30 a.m. Enlarged and expanded for 1995!
For info call or write Prescott Kelly, 16 Silver Ridge,
Weston, CT 06883, (203) 227-7770 (home) or Wayne Callaway,
9948 Hayward Way, South El Monte, CA 91733 (818) 5794414 (work), or Jim Perrin, P.O. box 387, Pennsville, NJ
08070, (609) 935-7123 (home).
June 14-18
Colorado
Make plans now to attend an extraordinary West
Coast Holiday on June 14 through 18. This Holiday will
take place in the heart of the Colorado Rockies and has
been designed to offer you a total Porsche experience.
We've discovered miles of scenic, historic mountain
roads that wind through charming mining towns (Aspen,
Crested Butte, Snowmass and Gunnison) offering the utmost in beauty and hospitality. Each stop will be an
adventure in searching out novelty shops, historic landmarks and wildlife. You'll experience brilliant sunshine,
nights filled with countless twinkling stars and hundreds
of 356 enthusiasts.
This event offers a schedule sure to satisfy every
participant. We've carefully selected only the best in
driving events, concours, lodging and dining as well as fun
and excitement all along the way. This is 356 Holiday you
won't want to miss.
Ther-featured 356s will be Gmiind coupes and pre-A
Porsches. Watch for the next issue of the Registry for more
details and registration information. We look forward to
seeing all of you in June.
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the rebuild, maintenance, Concours restoration and racing of
356 GT, Elva, 550,55OA, RS60,904 and 906 cars.
We will research the history of your four-cam race car and provide detailed
photos from our archives for your restoration project.
Our Service Philosphy is: If we don't have it, we'll try to find it1
If we can't find it, we'll fabricate It from our collection.
Twenty page catalog available for chassis, engine and transmission parts.
Porsche racing art and boutique items also available. No charge to owners of
four-cam race cars, otherwise please send $3.00 with your request (catalog
price subtracted from first orders).
Complete Oil Line System
Original Argus Design fittings
used on all four-cam cars
Complete 3-pc straight small .................... 70.00
Complete 90° elbow, small ..................... 115.00
Complete 3-piece straight large ...............80.00
Complete 90° elbow, large ..................... 125.00
Collars small & large ................................. 30.00
Orig. steel braided metric hose, small ......12.M
Orig. steel braided metric hose, large ......15.M
Complete kits for four-cam cars ..............inquire
-Will sodium dichromate fittings to match your existing pieces as a custom service.
*Hard lines, "7,
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*All aluminum pieces are untreated if color is to match your existing pieces.
Complete sets available with required lengths for all fourcam cars at special package prices.
Spyder Sports Sales
(415) 892-7774 Fax (415) 892-2963
351 School Road, Novato, CA 94945
Sept. 1,2,3,1995
Bublin, Ohio
The 356 Registry East Coast Holiday will be held at
Stouffer's Dublin Inn. Look for deatils in the next Registry.
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F
irst order of business: Solicit
nominations for the position
of trustee. If you have an interest in how the club is run, have
demostrated an active involvement on a
local or national level (local officer,
holiday chairman, etc.) and are willing
to work hard, please contact Joe Johnson
at Box 111, Mt. Airy, NC 27030. Nominations are due by ~ecemberlst, 1994. In
case you haven't noticed, these elections are held every
year, with one or two trustees being elected. Another post,
that of treasurer, is at this writing still unfilled. Those
with qualifications are encouraged to contact Joe at the
above address.
September was quite a month for 356 events. The
Toronto Holiday was extremely well organized and gave
many American members their first taste of Canada.
Traffic and $80 parking tickets aside, it was a great event
and a lot of fun. Janet Hinze' article begins on page 12.
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Traveling to and from these events is an always an
adventure in itself. Bluto the 912 took the 2400-mile trek
to Ontario in stride until I hit a finch pavement dro -off
at 85 mph (Hey, I was just cruising in the middle lane! and
a rear shock mounting bolt disappeared. Pretty strange
handling in that condition. This was, of course, on the
Sunday before Labor Day. An hour was wasted trying to
find an open hardware store before I gave up and continued on to Detroit thinking, "I
know an excellent mechanic
in Warren, Michigan. I wonder if he's home-he'll have a
bolt." He was and he did. Thanks again, Vic.
Three weeks later my wife and I flew to San Francisco
and picked up a seldom-driven, beautiful B cabriolet from
Leo Hanley; transportation to the Yosemite event that had
been arranged by Hank Tarbell. It took very little time to
realize that the only way to see Yosemite valley was in a
Porsche convertible. What a lovely drive! Heading back to
S.F., we went about fifty miles before coming to a stop sign.
he car gave us a stop sign of its own-an ominous grinding
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from the right front wheel. Hmm.
We decided to not push our luck
and pulled into a gas station where the
diagnosis began. I could see a piece of
loose spring through the wheel adjustment hole, but how to get at it? Would
you believe that across the street was
a hardware store that was open at 9
a.m. on Sunday. And yes, they had a
6mm hex wrench and wheel bearing
grease! Twenty minutes later we were on our way, grind:
free. The Porsche gods weren't just smiling, they were
laughing out loud. And I'm sure the message they were
sending was, "Drive those cars!"Who am I to disagree-the
car certainly ran better after 400 miles than when we
started out. Thanks for a great trip, Leo and Hank.
At home, more Porsche adventures await as I begin
tinkering with my new '57 A coupe. I've asked about how
to adjust the sunroof and the usual reply is, "Don't".I would
also be interested to know just how many 356s were
originally titled with the engine numb& as the VIN
number on the title. That was the case with this one,
but it was pretty easily resolved with a standard form
and a state inspection. I've heard it's not so easy in
some states. Any advice from others in this situation?
Gratuitous plug time: I bought a shirt from
Diane Morrill at Toronto, just a simple blue number
with a small red 356 embroidered on it, but it's gotten
more compliments than any other piece of clothing I
own. Another one I bought from Brenda Perrin (these
also come from Terry Schuler) has friends asking me
if they can get one, even though they don't own a
Porsche. I tell them "No way", of course. But there sure
are a lot of cool shirts out there (check out Tony
Singer's collection sometime) and it's nice to know
there's so much interest in 356s, even if it is just on
fabric.
This issue is loaded with reports from summer
events and I thank those who contributed the excellent material. Mike Robbins of Indianapolis (whose
mileage at the wheel of his Speedster can almost be
measured i n li ht years) writes the most comprehensive
piece about 35 differentials I've ever seen. Ginny Gummow
takes us to Aarhus, Denmark and the International 356
meet, starting at the Zuffenhausen new-car delivery area
where she and Bob picked up a new 993. Hey kids, can you
find how many times the Gummow's car appears in this
magazine? Mentioned in print? In photos? Big prizes to the
first correct answers. You may already be a winner!
Hal Thoms re orts on the Yosemite event in words and
photos on page 1 .I'm still waiting for an article about the
Oregon bull session at Gary Emory's so I can use the great
shots that Hal took there. One appears on our cover this
time. As usual, a terrific job, Hal. Thanks a lot.
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This late breaking news comes from Toronto: On
October 15, Mary Aziz, wife of Holiday Co-Chair Peter Aziz
gave birth to a 71b.-1402. baby boy named Cameron Christopher. Mother and baby doing extremely well.
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I just received your very fine 20th anniversary issue of
the Registry and read with interest Jim Johnston's article on
why we are drawn to 356s after all these years. There is much
truth in what he says. I believe, however, that he overlooks
one very important reason: the really fine people one finds
wherever 356s are gathered.
Those who were at Toronto will recall that my engine
began making ominous noises in the hotel parking lot. (The
Maestro is right: 356s are haunted. Take care of them, and
they will break down only in your driveway.) The Holiday
organizers, without hesitating a moment, began putting the
word out, and within hours, I had an offer of a loaner engine
to get me back to Florida.
Unfortunately, the engine was in Buffalo, 100 miles away,
Bob Stroud, whose Speedster won "Best in Class," generously
loaned me his truck and trailer, and I was able to tow my car
to Buffalo on Saturday afternoon. Jim Hohensee, who had the
engine, spent a day and a half checking and test firing it, and
installing it in my car. We fired it up, and it ran great for
about 10 seconds and then began knocking even more frighteningly than mine had. By that time, we were both tired and
discouraged, and he put me up at his home for the night. The
next day, he helped me check out possible ways of getting my
car towed back to Florida. When we failed to find anything
workable or affordable, he agreed to take on the job. of rebuilding my engine and took me to the airport so I could fly
home.
As in all 356 stories, there's a lot more interesting stuff to
tell, but it would detract from my main point: my friends and
relatives were dumfounded that anyone would trust a total
stranger with trucks, trailers, and engines on the strength of
a shared interest like 356s. It was only then that I realized
that not only hadn't I been surprised, but that I would have
done the same for another 356 type myself. Being part of a
group like ours is truly a privilege.
I extend my most sincere thanks to everyone who helped
and offered encouragement during my breakdown.
Keep the Faith,
Ricb Williams,Florida
T
hanks to Peter Aziz, Dave Hinze, their
wives and crew we had a great, wellorganized Holiday in Toronto.
It's almost time for Trustees elections. If you
have the urge to be a part of running the Registry,
please submit your name to Brenda Perrin by December 15th of this year. Ballots will appear in the next
issue of the magazine.
From time to time we get comments from a few
people suggesting that the trustees/officers that are
in the "trade" are only there to advance their
business interests, but in fact, nothing could be
further from the truth. These members who take the
time to be a trustee/officer have nothing but the
best interest of the Registry at heart.
With over 5,000 members and still growing, the
Registry is getting to be big business. Some changes
will have to be made in the future and thoroughly
discussed at the October trustees meeting.
The 356 Registry belongs to the members: Support it, sign up new members and run for trustee.
I regret to inform vou of the death of mv '65 356C on
2 Nov., 693. The great ~ a l i b ufire on that dite destroyed
my home and my faithful steed which had carried me
hither and yon for more than 200,000 miles.
I miss the car but will not try to replace it. You can
never replace a true friend.
Neal Scotl) Malibu CA
My 1960 Roadster (86907) is nearing the end of a 5year restoration. My sons and I put about 200 miles on the
car (w/o windshield) after it was in primer and the
mechanicals were installed. It wasn't too bad until the June
bugs arrived. It will be painted soon in the original Etna
blue with tan interior and top. I even found a hardtop
through one of our members.
This Roadster sat in a garage here in Rock Island from
1970 to 1989 when I bought it. There was a 1968 Illinois
plate on it and the odometer showed 45,000 miles. However, it was stored in a concrete floored-garage with a
leaky roof so you can imagine how rusty it was. When I got
it home I found the original top folding manual in a side
pocket. When the car is complete I will drive it often. Who
cares if it gets a few rock chips. These cars were made to
be enjoyed by driving, not displaying.
Jobn Klockau, Rock Island, IL
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cards now. There will always be some
overlapping. That's why it's important to send your renewal when you
get the green post card. Remember
one year dues = 6 issues of the magazine. When you first join I send you
the most current copy of the magazine; that counts as your first issue.
For instance, if you first joined in Dec.
of '93, and I received your application
and check on Dec. 5,1993:
N
o, it's not a new science
fiction movie, but the current Registry membership.
The Sept/Oct '94 issue topped the
5000 number for the first time in the
history of the Registry. Thanks to all
of you who read my column and
renewed on time. I also did a special
mailing in July to lapsed members of
the last two years and got a very nice
response. Of course, I baited them
with the free Troubleshooting Guide
and decal, but what a deal! By the
way, you can also order extra Troubleshooting Guides from the Goodie
store at $5.00 ea, for those of you with
multiple little 356s running around.
Attention all Regional and Local groups:
Even if your group is small, please
send the information to Gordon to be
included in the listing on page 4 of
the magazine. I have members calling
me and saying, "I heard there's a new
local 356 group in Jackson, WY, but I
don't know how to get hold of them,
please help!" I only have addresses on
your membership file, no phone numbers. So there are a few of you folks
out there; I heard a rumor about a
new group in North Carolina; and the
Pittsburgh area? I don't see anything
in the listing yet. The reason I bring
this to your attention is that new
members who weren't included in
your first mailing continue to join the
Registry, and you want them to be
included in your functions. New members who don't yet have a lot of 356
friends also are often very enthusiastic and want to participate, even possibly help out in your local groups.
Believe me, when I moved here to
Michigan 5 vears ago as the
new k f e i didn't know
anyone either, but now I
have friends
Over the
country. When I was injured at Mid-Ohio in June,
I received get-well flowers and cards from members across the country.
Just recently Vic threw a
50th birthday party for
me and I had 55 true 356
and SCCA friends come. I
was showered with wonderful gifts,
and John & Carroll Thomson, 356
members and racers who own the
Trellis Tea Room and Cafe in Ann
Arbor catered the entire meal. I promise this: If you get involved in your
local club, your reward is the lasting
friendship of people who really care.
Speaking of people who really care,
Lanita Dunham of Livonia came over
and spent an entire day entering your
renewal post cards into the computer
for me while I was at Physical Therapy.
Like Vic said in his little Toronto
Holiday speech; "It's the people who
matter, the cars still look the same
year after year, but we don't. You
attend events to make friends and
learn. Yes, you see all the cars too, but
the cars can't tell you their life story
like their owners can."
Membership cards
Attention please! I already have
10-20 letters from members who don't
understand their expiration date. The
membership cards were printed at the
same time as the labels for your Sept/
Oct magazine. If I didn't have your
renewal by 9-12-94, your card will
show your old expiration. Every record
that's changed on the data base between printing of labels for the magazine issues will receive a new membership card in the mail. Just as you
receive the billing and reminder post
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#1 issue in our membership is:
Vo117/Y*4 Nov/Dec 93
2' Vol17/ #5 Jan/Feb 94
3' Vol17/#6 Mar/Apr 94
'4 Vol18/#1 May/Jun 94
5' Vol18/#2 Jul/Aug 94
Green Postcard mails
#6 Vol18/'3 Sep/Oct 94
Pink Postcard mails
Your membership card will show
an expiration of Sept 30,1994. You
won't receive any issues after that
date unless I receive your renewal
check before the end of October. We
can't send you missed issues because
you didn't renew on time (you can
purchase them from the Goodie Store).
The number of members who don't
renew on time and miss an issue is in
the 150+ range. That's why it has
taken so long to build the membership up to 5000. When I receive your
renewal and you have lapsed an issue
or more, I simply restart your membership to include the next 6 issues,
and I also make a memo on your
record of missed issues, so when you
call or write I will have a history
history of data.
THANKS, to all of my friends who
include little cheer-up notes and comments-I even have a file of photos of
your cards. These little pats
on the back help a lot, &pecially now that my recovery is going so slowly and
1 have been attending Physical Therapy
every day for 3 hours trying
to rehabilitate my elbow
and shoulder, but as those
of you who have also been
injured in an accident know,
it's a long road to go.
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ne of the weak links in 356
transaxles is the differen
tial. Whether it is a '51 or a
late '65 model, the odds are that a yetto-be-opened transaxle contains a
cracked differential housing.The most
common crack location is at the hole
for the retaining pin for the cross
shaft. A second [and third] possibility
is at the root of the stub for one or
both of the side bearings. In addition
to these cracks is the possibility-of
loose ring gear bolts. A crack at the
pin may not cause a problem for
thousands of miles but a cracked side
stub or loose ring gear bolts will
create a calamitous situation with
little warning ...and very soon. Let's
explore the evolution of these parts
to give you a basis for determining if
your tranny might be running on
borrowed time.
The very early Porsches used basically a VW crash box that included
a differential housing and cover with
5ram thick flanges for the ring gear.
This transaxle was originally designed
for 25hp Beetles so Porsche beefed up
some of the internals...but not the
differential housing or its cover. The
5ram flanges will play a part later in
this discourse.
Some time later,('% or '54-can a
reader help with this?) VW went with
a stronger differential housing and
cover. Even though the Porsche
transaxle was otherwise further deviating from the VW, they (Porsche)
did use a variation of the newer VW
housing. This housing is Porsche part
no. 519.32.101. and is made from VW
part no. 111.517.121A. The VW number
is cast into the part. The VW housing
could not be safely used as-is in a
Porsche because of potential interference with the main shaft. (The VW
mainshaft was apparently smaller in
diameter.) Although the likelihood of
this interference was extremely small
Porsche increased the clearance between the parts by turning the diameter of the housing from the approx.
104mm in the VW to 102mm. This
reduction in diameter may have solved
a potential interference problem but
it created a new problem. With lmm
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less material surrounding the hole for
the retaining pin there was increased
likelihood of cracking through the
thin section ...and they usually did.
The cover used for a few years was
the hexagonal VW part (111.517.135A
or 519.32.101) and the assembly was
held together with 6 bolts with safety
wired heads or later, lockplates. This
combination of parts was used until
June, 1959.
Factory bulletin 21/59 announces the introduction of a new
cover: 644.332.215.00. This is what I
call the "starfish cover because of its
scalloped sides. It is made of better
material and is lighter weight. It was
used until the introduction of the 12
bolt diff.
After experiencing such a high
incidence of cracking at the pin hole,
in 1961 the factory decided to reinforce that area. They must have de-
356 & 912 Racers
termined that the main shaft was
stronger than earlier recognized and
went the opposite direction from their
earlier "solution" to the potential interference between tne main shaft
and the differential housing.. They
now reduced the diameter of the main
shaft and increased the diameter of
the differential housing to 105.8mm.
The larger diameter housing was given
part no. 741.332.101.00. And when did
they do this? We'll give you a choice.
On page SR12 of the 356B Shop Manual
it states that the larger diameter housing and other changes were effective
with transmission no. 51017. But Service Bulletin H6/61 of Dec. 13, 1961
says that the main shaft and differential housin changes were made on
Nov. 7, 19 1 with transmission no.
51638. Does anyone out there have a
tranny with serial no. between 51017
and 51638 and know what parts came
in it originally?In any case, this didn't
totally solve the problem of cracking
at the pin hole; it was still happening,
just less often or after more miles.
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About this time the Carrera I1 had
been introduced. Early Carrera 11s may
not have been so equipped but at some
point (I could use reader help again)
a 12 bolt ring gear was utilized.
The new differential housing
(741.332.101.01) and new cover
(741.332.111.00) have full circular
flanges 150mm in dia. with 12 full
holes for the ring gear bolts. They
appear to be made of different material than the earlier parts we've covered above.
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under the spider pinions on the Carrera
I1 assemblies but implies that this was
a change from some other arrangement. Does anyone know if early 12
bolt Carrera I1 differentials used these
lmm washers? The washers served as
buffer surfaces. The housing and cover
were machined lmm deeper to accommodate them.
While all of the above was happening, there was an ongoing problem
of ring gear bolts coming loose. Over
the years a number of changes were
made: Different type bolts, different
means of locking the bolts, etc. They
finally decided to go the Carrera I1
route and use 12 bolts. However, instead of using the Carrera I1 housing
and cover, they merely added six holes
to the existing housing used in pushrod cars and assigned new part no.
741.332.101.02; still manufactured from
our old VW friend, 111.517.121A. Unfortunately, the geometry of the hexagonal shaped ring gear flange made the
six new holes slightly more than "halfholes" This is really no problem because of the flange being sandwiched
between the cover and the ring gear.
A new cover (741.332.215.00) was produced that looks like the above mentioned Carrera I1 cover but with standard depth for the differential pinion. This introduction of the 12 bolt
setup is covered in Service Bulletin
H4/63, dated Sep.l0,1963 and gives an
effective date of Aug. 1,1963 on serial
no. 70848. Prior to this, Service Bulletin F15/63 of July 10,1963 introduced
the 356C model with transmission
no.70001. This means that the first
848 356Cs used the 6 bolt assembly.
That's according to the documentation. However, I think I've seen
trannies from earlier cars that had
the 12 bolt setup. Can anyone confirm
this?
And another point. The part numbers and quantities listed in the factory parts catalogs were revised in
keeping with the changes described
above. However, the exploded views
were not changed and the latest drawings still picture the early parts. Don't
let that throw you if you're compar-
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ing the above descriptions with what
you see in the exploded views.
We mentioned the potential interference between the main shaft
and the differential housing. If you
consider a nominal 20mm main shaft,
a nominal 105.5mm diff housing and
63mm shaft centerline spacing, there
should be clearance. That is, 20/2 plus
105.5/2=62.75mm parts to fit in a 63mm
space. However, manufacturing variations encroach on the space and in
fact there is often interference if a
large diff housing is used in conjunction with an unnecked main shaft.
The degree of interference varies from
a slight rubbing to total lockup. I've
seen many cases of a groove being
worn in a large dia. diff housing
where it rubbed an un-necked main
shaft. Quite a test of the main shaft
bearings and gland nut bearing, eh?In
any case, this is something to check if
using an un-necked main shaft.
And now for a discrepancy. The
Workshop Manuals for both the 356A
(page R38) and 356B (page R50) contain a drawing of the diff housing
and cover that includes the depth of
the parts. They show the depth of the
housing as 109mm and the cover as
19mm.In actuality the dimensions are
lllmm and 17mm, respectively, for
other than Carrera I1 parts. I think I
have found an explanation for these
errors. In the second paragraph of
this treatise we mentioned the 5mm
flanges on the very early diff housing
a n d cover. When VW housing
111.517.121A and its associated cover
came out they included 7mm thick
flanges. Moving the mating plane of
these parts 2mm (7mm-8mm) away
from the ring gear would change the
depths by that same 2mm. The drawing is apparently a carryover from
the very early parts with 5mm flanges
and does not apply to trannies using
111.517.121A-derivedparts. In any case,
don't throw away a housing because
it is deeper than 109mm or don't try to
machine a cover to 19mm deep.
So where are we today? If you are
wanting the highest degree of reliability you should convert to a 12 bolt
setup, if not already, and use the
Carrera I1 parts. Yes, they are avail-
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able but at significant cost. And it is
very important that you include the
thrust washers 741.332.261.00.For those
sacrificing some reliability to economic realities, you can incorporate a
used housing and/or cover from a VW
split case tranny (1960 and earlier).
That's the real 111.517.121A housing.
Another alternative is an aftermarket
12 bolt housing and cover available
from Zim's Autotechnik. I suppose
there is a remote possibility of stumbling across a NOS 519.32.101 or
741.332.101.00 or 741.332.101.02 or even
111.517.121A housing but you'll have to
decide the degree of risk you can live
with before using any of these. Certainly, the 519.32.101 (102ram dia./6
bolts) is the least desirable. In any
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main shaft and diff housing, use new
ring gear bolts (be prepared to choke
when you buy those) and lock plates
and recheck the backlash between
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By Janet Hinze
I
t wasn't too long ago when a
group of us were enjoying a few
cold ones and reminiscing about
the 'old days'. The time and place was
1992, Snowshoe, West Virginia. Rudy and
Norma Mueller talked about organizing
the Porsche Carousels in Toronto and
how much fun they were. After a few
more refreshments we were hooked (or is
that hood-winked). We all had some good
ideas to host a 356 holiday in Toronto so
we decided to get together once we returned home.
Putting our ideas on paper we found
that yes, it could be done! The "holiday
I packagen was ordered from the egist try
and preparations began. But one thing
after another led to our demise for 1993.
In December, 1993 our second submission was accepted. We decided to hold
it as close as possible to downtown Toronto
so people could enjoy some of the sights in
The CN tower (above) was just one of
the area. The concours site had been
the many attractions in Toronto.
Below, Linda Patterson unloads the
chosen-a private park; we also decided
mobile Goodie Store.
to hold a full three day event. Sounds
Opposite, clockwise from top, Field of
easy? It wasn't! We had many, many
D's-Ten '59 Draw Roadsters were at the
meetings and discussions, a few which
concours.V i i Skirrnants, Peter Azii and
raised the blood pressure in all of us, but
Dave Hinze (k)prepare to cut the
we carried on (and we're still friends)!
Registry's 20th birthday cake. Lany and
February rolled around, our adverHelen came all the way from San Diego.
tisement was placed in the Registry and
The parking lot at the Radisson Don
we received our first registrant: Tom
Valley was a sea of Porsches.
Keating. Spirits started to rise as one by
one registrations starting trickling in. By
May, we had forty-odd registrants and
then in June andJuly, silence.Panic started
setting in and it was time to re-organize
events. We felt sure there would be at
least 100 registrants by August (considering the Registry members within a one
day's drive of Toronto).
We had to make some quick decisions
on budgeting and therefore had to drop a
few of our "special" items. We felt it was
more important to show those who would
attend a good time, rather than make this
a "give-awayn event.
Many calls were made to Registry
executives expressing our concern at the
lack of response. We were informed, however, that this is quite common. Most
people, we were told, wait until the last
minute to register; so hang in there and
they'll start coming in.
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But doesn't everyone realize we have
to order shirts, patches, etc? (That's why
we put a registration deadline.) No, Iguess
not. But sure enough, the week of the
deadline our phones start ringing and
mail starts flowing in-people ask, "Is it
too late?"No, one way or another we'll
make it available to everyone -even if we
start running out of items, it's hard to
turn people away.
Everything was falling into placealmost. It was time for the final fun rally
drive to ensure everything was still okay.
We were one hour into the drive and lo
and behold, the best part of the route was
now five miles of gravel road. What were
we going to do now? Obviously, cut that
part of the road out-but from where?
And at what point in time (being this was
Saturday before the event) were we supposed to have the directions, score sheets
and maps re-typed and printed?
By August 30 we were well over the
100 mark. Is everything ready? We'll find
out soon enough! September 1st we arrive
at the Radisson Don Valley. Van after
van-load and we're ready to set up Registration. Holding down the fort were Norma
Mueller and Yvonne Kirby. No special
events were planned for this Thursday, so
needless to say we were quite surprised to
have 60 registrants by early evening - and
the hospitality suite remained active all
day! It was great to see so many people
arriving early and take advantage of the
shows and restaurants in the area.
Friday, September 2 and the sun was
shining bright again (it does help to hold
your breath and pray). Registration opened
early and a continental breakfast was
served in the Hospitality Suite. The parking lot was starting to fill up; Linda
Patterson set up the Registry Goody Store
in the suite and Diane and Wes Morrill
(Morrow Bay organizers) set up their
goody tables just outside the suite. We
were all so pleased that, in spite of the
border and customsharangue, Linda, Diane
and Wes brought an exceptional display
of items for sale.
The CN Tower tour was filling up,
and so were the Photo Contest tables. The
evening held an Oktoberfest BBQ complete with band, spot dances and door
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prizes; after which the Hospitality Suite
was re-opened for a short time.
More 356 Faithful (many not preregistered) were filing in by the hour. Yes,
this was the reason we ran out of
sweatshirts before the late arrivals, and
we apologize for those who did not receive their shirts at Registration. If you
have not received them by now, please
contact us.
Saturday, September 3 - Concours
Day. We were up at 6:00 a.m. just to check
the weather and yes, it was SUNSHINE!
Praise be to the Porsche Gods, not a rain
cloud in sight! Dave Hinze and Jurgen Pilz
were off early to the concours site with
the photographer, Mark Crabtree, to set
up for the panoramic photo. Registration
opened again for those very late arrivals,
the Hospitality Suite opened, and the
wash stations were very busy as everyone
was getting ready for the show.
The Concours was held at Magma
International's Simeon Park and we can't
thank the park organizer, Mike Vickers
and his staff, enough for all of their help
arranging the tables, tents and directing
traffic. The weather held out, photos
were taken of the 112cars (plus a few 911's
and the Gummow's new 993 on the sidelines) and a buffet lunch was served "By
David's" under the tents. By 2:00 p.m. cars
slowly headed back to the hotel, shopping
centres and antique stores. The Hospitality Suite was ready and waiting, the
Goody Store opened, final preparations
were being made for the evening's Dinner
dance, and it was time to count the ballots
for the People's Choice Concours and Photo
Contest.
Dinner was served and background
music was provided by Matt Labarre's
band. A mesentation and slide show were
made b; Jim Perrin of the very first 356
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Registry Holiday. In attendance from the
first holiday were Bill Durland, Bob and
Ginny Gummow, Brett Johnson, Tom
Oerther, Jim and Brenda Perrin, Mike
Robbins and George Scott. We were sorry
to hear, however, that Jerry Keyser, the
founder of the Registry,was not be able to
Above Registration kept the greerr
sweater crew busy all weekend.
BelowJhe concours was captured on
flkn (below) by Mark Crabtree. Five-footlong color prints are available (with or
without people) from Crabtree
Photographicsat a special Holiday
price of $30. each or both for $55..
Includingshipping. Visa /MC accepted.
Call or write Mark at Box 1452,
Morgantown WV, 26507. (304)296-6050
attend and we wish to
thank him for providing
us with such a venue to
follow over the years;
many great friendships
have been formed because
of his efforts.
Following the slide
show a 20th Anniversary
cake was brought out and
Joe Johnson spoke briefly
to welcome and thank all
attendees. An introduction
of the committee members
was made by Peter Aziz,
followed by the presentation of the Photo Contest
Award. First place went to
Mary and Paul Goldzung,-a collector's
framed photo of Steve McQueen at LeMans
courtesy of Rudi & Norma Mueller; and
Second place received a copy of the book
XVIII Meeting International from the 356
gathering in 1993, France, courtesy of
Peter and Mary Aziz.
Two special presentations of framed
pictures of Toronto's skyline were made
to our friends who traveled a great distance to join us (via air), Christoph Tanner from Switzerland, and Robert and
Shirley Turner from Auckland, New
Zealand. Brad Ripley of NLA, Ltd. again
showed his generosity and support of the
Registry by providing a Leitz luggage rack
for the next award; the longest distance
driven. It was presented by Jurgen Pilz,
winner of the Gulf Coast Holiday's dis-
tance award, to Larry Beck and Helen
Grebenc ('59 Coupe) from San Diego.
Once the special presentations and
awards were completed, the door prizes
began. We were pleased to have received
gifts from so many generous companies.
We hadn't anticipated the quantity of
gifts received until we tried to give them
away; almost an hour and a half was
spent just on this, which made for many
happy participants. The evening finished
quite early (following the door prizes)
but a few hardy souls stayed to dance
and visit (the swap meet does start
early on Sunday morning).
Speaking of Sunday morning, September 4-6:00 a.m. (sunshine again).
Wake-up calls are going off throughout
the hotel, and that was for the late
sleepers! The parking lot had filled up
with vendors and customers, many already toting purchases back to their rooms.
Thanks to everyone who brought their
treasures and a special thank you Cy
Crandall (Doc & Cy's) for bringing some of
their new products.
Breakfast began at 9:30 a.m. with the
awards for the People's Choice concours
following. This year's winners were presented with original Canadian Inuit Soapstone art depicting various Canadian wilderness scenes. We were also able to
award favorite overall in the A, B, and C
classes, which included mounted pistons
engraved by Ferry Porsche and provided
to us by Porsche AG.
Once breakfast was over, we still had
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one more event for those staying on: The
Fun Rally. This was strictly a "fun" event
- and maybe even a little too easy for
some, but we wanted to ensure that no
one got lost and all had a chance to enjoy
the scenery. Checkpoints were set up at
five different locations throughout the
route with questions and trivia throughout the direction sheet. We were surprised at how many people drove right by
the checkpoints. We all had a good laugh
over that (including those who missed
them). Score sheets were posted in the
Hospitality Suite as the participants anxiously awaited the arrival of the remaining cars. Smaller versions of Inuit Soapstone carvings were awarded to the first,
second and third place drivers and navigators as follows:
1st Place - Andy Gribble and Kristen
Anderson (now Gribble)
2nd Place - Mary and Paul Goldzung
3rd Place - Bob and Lisa Drdul.
A consolation award was given to
the driver and navigator whose penalty
points totalled 356, our guests from Germany Goodrun Heimrath and Elke Meier.
As we were leaving the hotel parking lot, a few 356's waited silently for
their owners and the next day's journey
home. How quickly it seemed to go by. We
hope everyone enjoyed the weekend as
much as all of us did (well okay, we may
have looked ragged, but we had fun).
Thank you for making this a special
celebration - for all of us!
&
SpecialIShow Class
Richard Oakes & Janet Rosetti
356 Open or Closed
Speedsters
Bob & Mary Stroud
Harry & Debbie Cooper
356 A - Open
Dennis & Lorna Frick
356 A - Closed
Dennis & Lorna Frick
356 A Overall
Ed & Nancy Pimm
356 B - Open
Don & Mary Fowler
356 B Closed
Ed & Nancy Pimm
356 B - Overall
Christopher Tanner
356 C - Open
James Graham
356 C - Closed
Richard Oakes & Janet Rosetti
356 C - Overall
Bertrand Picard
52 Coupe
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We would like to thank all of the
companies who helped to make this a special event. Without their support and generosity we would not have been able to carry
off the Holiday with such success. Your
continued support is greatly appreciated
and we encourage all members to support
your companies as well. Thank you again.
Porsche AG Stuttgart
(Ilse Nadele & Volker Spannagel)
Porsche Canada
Downtown Fine Cars
BridgestoneIFirestoneCanada
Interstate Battery System
Active Tire (Michelin)
Reif Estate Winery
Canadian Imp. Bank of Commerce
Heimrath Porsche
Perrier of Canada
Schwartzkopf Int'l.
Bosch Canada
Dunlop Tires (Cda.)
Yokohama Canada
Pfaff Motors
Algonquin Brewing Company
Axle Kraft Int'l.
64 C Carrera GS Coupe
57 Speedster
59 Convertible D
58 Sunroof Coupe
58 Sunroof Coupe
61 Roadster
63 Coupe
61 Roadster
65 Cab. (courtesy of D. Frick)
65 Coupe
64 Carrera GS Coupe
A special thanks to all the staff at the
Radisson Don Valley Hotel for their assistance in preparing for this event and their
quick response to our last minute changes.
And Our Friends From The US.
NLA Limited
Doc & Cy's
Foreign Intrigue Inc.
Spyder Sports Sales
Shasta Design Engineering
Auto Specialties356 Products
Tweeks Ltd.
The Parts Shop
Excellence Magazine
Performance Products
Zim's Autotechnik
Automotion
Tweeks Ltd.
International Mercantile
Stoddard Imported Cars
Motorbooks International
Top Ten Publishing Corp.
Crawford Custom
A very special thanks to our local club
members who helped in obtaining door
prizes, organizing the drives this year and,
of course, for their patience.
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Story and photos by Hal Thorns
eptember 15-18,1994, the second Porsche 356 Club
Fall Festival was held at Yosemite National Park.
Glorious weather, magnificent roads and some of
the world's most beautiful natural scenery greeted 300
entrants and 135 356s. Participants came from as far away
as England and l a ~ a nPennsvlvania
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and Texas. All were
warmly greeted-by Feiix and ~ e a n n eMacaluso who did a
supurb job on the registration for this event.
Highlighting the festivities was a wonderful day-long
driving tour to O'Shaughnessy Dam and the Hetch Hetchv
~eservoir,82 miles each way over ultimate Porsche driving
roads, through towering granite valleys and Sequoia pine
trees. Departing promptly at 930 a.m. Friday morning, the
first stop was made at a lookout point entering the
Yosemite Valley with world famous El Capitan and HalfDome mountains standing proudly in the distance. Seventy
356s were lined up side-by-side here for a very dramatic
photograph. Later, after a nice stop at the Evergreen Lodge
for sandwiches and cold drinks, it was on to the dam. We
had been granted the opportunity of another breathtaking
photograph of the cars lined up on the dam itself. We want
to thank the San Francisco Water District and the U.S.
Forest Service for their wonderful cooperation in making
this happen.
On the return trip back from the dam, several stops
were made where we had plenty of scenic beauty and
beautiful 356s to photograph. Stops included a rustic old
garage where we placed a Speedster poking its nose out, a
one lane bridge over a creek, an old barn in a meadow with
a corral and horses, and a section of road we traveled
where cattle were roaming free on the open range and
shared their road with us.
Friday evening was the memorabilia show and sale,
and later, over many "brewskiesn a 356 slide show. Friday
evening also saw the Arts, Crafts and Photo contest judging.
Overall winner went to Judy Savic and her wonderful
artwork. Throughout the weekend, tech sessions were held
for those who wanted to gain more expertise on the
mechanical side of the cars as well as how to better prepare
the cars for concours competition.
At first light Saturday, most were making final preparations and cleaning their cars for the concour, street and
wash-and-shine competitions where seventy-plus 356s
were entered. Alex Bivens and his five sets of judges did a
very fine job as did Barbara Bivens and her group of
volunteers in tabulating results.
Saturday afternoon was a tour to picturesque Glacier
Point and another informative tech session.
The Banquet Saturday night was a good one. Shown
during dinner was a slide show of 356s and events of the
last 10 years. Many wonderful door prizes were given out
and Porsche 356 Club President Steve Schmidt and Chairman of the event Mike Nelson gave brief speeches. It was
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then on to the cars and owners who took away awards. As
a special touch, slides from that day's car show competition
were shown on the screen as the winners names were
announced. It was enjoyed by all. Congratulations to Peter
and Cheryl Dunkel and their Carrera GS/GT Speedster, Best
in Show; Steve Moore and his '61 Karmen Coupe, Best of
Street; and Steve Terrien and his '57 Carrera Coupe (the one
with the rear window wiper that everyone was buzzing
about), Judges Choice.
At the crack of dawn Sunday, the veteran swapmeeters were out in force with their flashlights helping
the sellers unload their treasures. By noon, most had left
and were headed home with new stories and experiences
from old friends and new friends as this had been a very,
very wonderful weekend celebration of our beloved 356.
Opposite, Driving into the
valley, a photc-op through
the pines.
Above lefttHal runs the
slide show at dinner.
Above The hotel parking
lot during the concours on
Saturday.
Left: At the dam.
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S
eeing those pictures of mine
in the last Registry reminded
me that I forgot to mention
that I painted those ugly aluminum
brake drums flat black on my 1957
cabriolet in addition to the other
attrocities listed. Ah, the aesthetics...
Brews new genuine ersatz Veigel tach
from Brad Ripley
Back to today; No, the radio is not
installed upside down in my 1955
coupe. The radio is a 1955 Blaupunkt
Frankfurt AM/FM/LW. Most radios in
356s of this age are Telefunkens and
most of those have speakers above.
Not so with this particular Blaupunkt
model. This was verified by Wilford
Wilkes who sent me a (not suitable
for reproduction) faxed piece of original German sales literature, showing
a radio identical to mine in a 1953
cabriolet and an AM/Lw version made
for VWs built prior to the dashboard
revision of October 1952. It was certainly no coincidence that the radio
mounting area of the first 356 Porsches
was the same as the one of the first
VW Beetles. The other interestingthing
is that the FM band goes the wrong
way (no that's not upside down either!) and the range is only from 87 to
100. The AM doesn't work, but that
doesn't show.
The aerial is another concern. It
came with the car, but is it original?
It looked old in 1978. It is made by
Bosch and is not of the locking persuasion. I cannot find photos to authenticate it and don't want to fall
into the "It is old; it came on the car;
thus it is original" faulty reasoning.
Anybody know anything additional
to enlighten me?
I got a letter from Mark Andrews
of Coronado, CA regarding more fun
Porsche chassis number numerology.
He sent a copy of the cardex (received
in 1990) that had two dates to the
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upper left - 14.4.65 and 30.4.65 His
question was about the information
given in the Conradt book (and also in
the Registry) that only three Reutter
coupes were built in calendar year
1965. Those cars are U1928 - 131930.
He also asked when the last car was
produced.
I posed his questions to Olaf Lang
at Porsche and received the following
information: "As in almost all VIN
inquiries, we again have one of those
'facts and fiction' cases here. To begin
with I must first confirm that 131719
was finished on 25.11.1964. It left the
factory on 14.4.65 on its way to L.A.
The actual production book shows
that 21 Reutter coupes were built in
1965. The last VIN was indeed 131930,
but it was built on 29.12.1964! The last
built Reutter coupe was 131621 on
19.2.1965."
Ron Roland asked about when
the identification plate on the left
door hinge plate cover went from
saying Reutter to Porsche. We know
that it was in the spring of 1964, but
Porsche does not have this bit of
trivia recorded. If you have a car built
in this time frame, you might drop a
note to Ron or I.
Tony Singer from Laurel Hollow,
NY sent a photo of a hub cap puller he
found in a 356B tool kit. I am no tool
kit expert, but I found a photo of the
same tool on page 51 of Bob Wilson's
new VW authenticity book. The photo
is of a 1958 VW tool kit. I assume this
to be a VW tool...
Phillip Schudmak wrote to let me
know of the re-launch of the 356
split-screen Register for those of you
with two piece windshield cars (built
prior to May 1952). He and U.S. coordinator, Tom Birch have tracked
down an impressive 130 cars. If you
would like to step forward and add
your vehicle to the list contact either
Tom or Phillip. There is no fee for
registration.
Phillip Schudmak
PO Box 7356
St. Kilda Road
Melbourne
Victoria 3004
Australia
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They sent the following information about color codes (Reutter and
GlBser numbers) of these early cars.
Some of this has previously appeared
Volume 16 Number 3 and Volume 16
Number 4, but not as complete as the
following:
One last bit of fun. Awhile back I
reported about making a black and
white tach out a 3566 tach for #10712,
1951 vintage racer in progress. When
Exterior Colors
Reutter
501 Black
502 Dark Blue
503 Maroon
504 lvory
505 Fish Silver-Grey
506 Moor Green
509 Adria Blue
510 Radium Green
511 Light Grey
522 Azure Blue
523 Pascha Red
524 Strawberry Red
526 Palm Green
527 Sand Grey
530 Penicillin White
531 Fashion Grey
Gleser
946 Glasso Red
FR 304 lvory
? White
? Fire Red
? Reseda Green
? Blano Casse???
C527 Sand GreyIBrown
C531A Fashion Grey
? Persian Blue
we decided that a larger capacity oil
pump would eliminate the mechanical tach drive, the new tach that I
made in my own living room could no
longer be used. Brad Ripley (fellow
columnist and proprietor of NLA)
stepped forward and made me this
really nifty 12 v. electric tach with a
genuine Veigel face. It doesn't have
the right date stamp, though ...
Interior Colors
Leather
2150 Red
2152 Blue
2153
2154 Brown
2155 Green
2161 Grey
2164 Beige
2180 Beige-rose
378 Red (Rosanil brand)
145 Yellow-earth
335 Red
Vinyl
309 Blue (dark)
310 Blue-grey
319
325 Grey-green
256 Red
357 Green
358 Beige?
359 Brown?
368 Grey
366b Light Beige
3090 Blue
Cloth
3287b Green
3323 Beige-ros6
3325 Brown
3326f Blue
3328 Blue
3361d Grey
3362b Beige
3363 Maroon-red
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Richie Lukes Dies at 80
Richard V. Lukes 80, a retired machinist with more
than three decades of service to the Federal Government, and a life long interest in air cooled engines,
es ecially Porsche 3563, passed away Friday, August
2 th of heart failure after
a short stay at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland.
Richie (as h e was
known by his friends), a 54
year resident of El Cerrito,
was born in Santa Cruz, California in 1914. He grew up
in Berkeley and Oakland
where he graduated from
University High School. He
was an early model airplane
enthusiast and in 1931 won
both the Oakland Tribune
Model Airplane Contest and
the prestigious Boeing Trophy for the best flying scale
model in the State of California. The hallmark of his youth was an innovative
and inquisitive mind. He took machinist instruction at
the Oakland Central Trade School (now Laney College)
and course work at the University of California at
Berkeley. Richie bought his first motorcycle, an Indian
101 Scout, in 1933 while at U.C. Berkeley which began
his love of vehicles with air cooled engines.
He was a long-time member of the Berkeley Motorcycle Club. The experience gained from working on
model airplanes, motorcycles and a variety of mechanical equipment ultimately lead to challenging
machine shop positions with The US Navy Ordinance
Department (Mare Island Submarine Testing during
World War Ii), quality control work for B-52 parts at
Kaiser Aircraft Parts in Richmond and design and
fabrication projects at Gilliland Instruments, Lawrence
Radiation Laboratories and finally the Western Regional Research Center of the Department of Agriculture in Albany, California from which he retired.
During his machine shop career Richie was known as
a problem solder, thinker and innovator who could
fathom and fix any piece of machinery.
As a personal hobby Richie became intrigued in the
early 1950's with the rear engine, air cooled, German
cars made by Porsche, AG. Richie's first Porsche was a
1953 coupe. As a tinkerer he soon found himself dismantling the engine and other key components to
better understand how they worked. Thus began
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Richie's reputation as a highly respected machinist/
mechanic focusing on the 356 Porsche automobile.
Since that initial coupe, Richie owned, modified or
restored a 1958 sunroof coupe, a 1956 Carrera 4-Cam
s~eedster.a 1964 C Come and
6 s last project an eariy 1950
Coupe (first year of factory
production) including a just
finished rare, original 1100cc,
1950 engine.
While diminutive in stature, his inquisitive mind that
fueled his search to improve
the 4 cylinder cars from
Stuttgart, made him a legend
in ~ & ~ hcircles
e
throughout the US. Because of Richie's
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generous nature. w h i c h
stayed with him h t i l the
end, there were always numerous race car drivers, enthusiasts or mechanics seeking his help to improve their cars.
Richie's hobby evolved into a business when in
1957 he opened a 356 Porsche machine shop in Albany.
The shop known as Lukes & Shorman was set up to
assist serious 356 owners in getting the most out of
their cars. The shop still exists today, run by the son of
his former partner, employing many of Richie's original ideas and custom made tools.
After a challenging career as a respected machinist, Richie retired from the Department of Agriculture
in 1979 at the age of 65 to devote himself to his hobby
of working on 356's and sharing his knowledge with
local enthusiasts. Even following heart surgery in 1988,
Richie remained active with his hobby until entering
the hospital. Family and friends were able 10 gather to
share his accomplishments at an 80th birthday party
celebration held at Fantasy Junction in Emeryville,
California on January. 3, 1994. Richie will always be
remembered for his wonderful story telling ability,
generous sharing of knowledge, tools and parts and his
kind disposition.
Richie is survived by two younger brothers, Eugene W. Lukes and .wife Eileen of El Cerrito, and James
B. Lukes and wife Alysmore of Oxnard, California as
well as several nieces and nephews and their children.
At Mr. Lukes request, there will be no funeral services,
but a celebration of his life and accomplishments is
being planned for his many friends.
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Technical Training Schools are back again.
Training by the experts for 911,914 and 356.
Engine overhaul classes, tune-up classes and
transmission overhaul classes taught by Jeny
Woods, Clark Anderson and Bruce Anderson.
Owners of these very early Porsches (built before May 1952) will be interested to know that a Register has been established to record the details of the
few cars that still survive. This is not the first such re ister to be formed, but
this one seems to be off to a ood start with a high leve of interest and a large
number of cars alread on t e list.
Tom Birch (in Ca ifornia) and Phillip Schudmak (in Melbourne, Australia), together with several other enthusiasts in the USA and Europe, have so far
collected details of more than 130 cars which are now cataloged into the Register. This is probably about half of the cars that still exist, although they
would be happy to be proved wrong on that point!
At this stage the Re ister will concentrate on the cars made in
Stuttgart as the Gmiind fo k seem to be well looked after already.
The urpose of the Register is to record the number, location and condition of t ese cars. There is no charge to be on the Register and there is no
social or commercial objective.
A copy of the list will only be sent to owners who provide details of their
cars. We expect to send the first list to contributors in September, 1994.If there
is sufficient interest, a parts/information/help/swap list could also be circulated from time to time. Again this would be on a non-commercial basis and
would only be sent to contributors. Participation is welcomed from all 356
split-windscreen owners.
Further details are attached. If you or any of our members would like
more information, please contact Tom Birch, Phil ip Schudmak, or Henner
Lembeck. Copy and send the form below and a photo too, if you like.
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911 Tune-up May 20
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F o u r - C a m
Autopulse
Fuel Pumps
Below, The duplex pump assembly. Two
assemblies are shown. On the left s
i the
back or rear side of an older unit, The
right unit is new and shows the front,
including the connecting hot lead wire.
An assortment of decals, Starting at left,
the flrst decal Is frM a very old pump
and celebrates Autopulse's tenth
anniversan/.At center is a unit the
factory painted red. The decal at the
top states that this is the top of the
pump and the h e r one idenmies
Walbro Cop. Right, the canister is
painted gray and the decal certifies
that the pump was factory
recondbned.
A
utopulse fuel pumps were
standard equipment on
Carrera cars, both street and
race versions, prior to the 356B model.
The pumps were manufactured initially
by the Autopulse
Corporation and
then, after an acquisition,
by
Walbro Corporation. While these
pumps and associated spare parts are
no longer produced,
Walbro has a large
business in OEM fuel
system components.
It has puzzled
me for some time
why Carreras came
equipped with Americanmade fuel pumps. With all
the resources and expertise
available in Germany, and
especially Stuttgart, why
would pumps be imported
from the U.S.? In an attempt
to gather insight, and hopefully, to answer this question I started with calls to
Walbro in Cass City, Michigan. My goal was to find an
elderly member of the fuel
pump department who knew
about transactions with
Porsche. A few senior people
and a semi-retired engineer
were located, but none remeGbered
much about the 1950's. Moreover, they
knew nothing of any sales to Porsche.
Finally, luck intervened and I had the
good fortune to talk with two retired
and knowledgeable men who worked in
the Autopulse factory during the 1950's
and 1960's. Ralph Chapman was Plant
Foreman during the time while Clyde
Wells was in charge of aualitv control.
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Much of what I'm going to report is
based on insights gained from these
conversations. Errors and oversights,
however, are mine alone.
Description of the Pump
Pumps, generically speaking, draw
or suck liquids out of something and
move, or push them somewhere else.
The two basic actions are pushing and
pulling. Typically, pumps are designed
to be better at one of these elements
than the other. The Autopulse model
500, which was used on Carreras, is
mainly for pushing. It is approximately
300% stronger in this motion than in
pulling. Accordingly, placement of the
pump on the front axle tube and below
the height of the fuel tank allows fuel
to enter by the forces of gravity plus a
modest suction. During operation the
pumps raise pressure to 3.25 - 3.50 psi
while pushing fuel through the lines to
the pressure regulator and carburetors.
The pump's main components include the bellows, electromagnet, contact points, and the return spring. At
rest, the points and bellows are closed.
motion starts when electric current
passes through the points and activates
the magnet. Intake begins as the magnet
moves downward and pulls the bellows
open, allowing fuel to enter. When the
magnet reaches the bottom of its stroke,
several things happen: the bellows becomes fully opened and loaded with
fuel, and, the downward thrust of the
magnet opens the points and shuts off
electric current. Next, the discharge
motion occurs. Without current, there is
no magnetic effect and the return spring
forces the bellows to close rapidly. The
fuel becomes compressed and exits under pressure. As this movement ends,
the points make contact again and another cycle begins.
Two pumps are used together, connected by a set of manifdds. This duplex arrangement has no effect on fuel
pressure, but doubles the volume to
about 27.5 cubic inches per minute per
carburetor, so there is an inherent margin of safety. The assembly is wired so
that the pumps operate in unison. Both
pumps are on the same stroke at the
same time. The connecting wire between the lower covers is for this pur-
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Advantages and Disadvantages
Electric fuel pumps, generally speaking, have several recognized advantages
over mechanically driven pumps, especially for racing. Most important, electric units deliver fuel at constant pressure, beginning right after the current
is switched on. This provides for quicker
starting, more rapid throttle response,
better fuel economy (even during racing) and reduced likelihood of vapor
lock. A second cluster of benefits derives from the pumps being a separate
entity, neither attached to nor driven
by the engine's rotation. This means
there's less resistance to crankshaft
revolution. Moreover, placement of the
pump at the opposite end of the body
from the engine contributes in a small
my to more equal weight distribution.
Autopulses typically are, and have
been, reliable performers. However, they
did have some design flaws, most of
which were minor. An example is the
contact points. To reduce the amount of
pitting, approved materials were incorporated over time, such as the use of
tungsten on the contact points. In con-
Front turn signal light,
trast, there was a major flaw throughout the life of this pump-the bellows.
Numerous changes were made in bellows design, including: use of different
kinds of materials, such as copper, bronze
and rubber; variations in the number of
convolutions, ranging from about 12 to
20; and different types of pressed and
soldered construction. While bellows
development generally improved over
time, an entirely reliable design was
never achieved. As Clyde Wells remembered it, the quality control testing procedures were quite satisfactory for that
time. However, the best key to know a
good bellows was after the fact. "If the
bellows lasted a long time, you knew it
was a good one. There was always that
uncertainty, but they worked well most
of the time".
External Appearance
Most used fuel pumps we find these
days are rusty and greasy. This is no
surprise given their location on the
front axle tube, fully exposed to the
elements. However, if there's some interest in an original-like, or authentic
restoration, these units offer few in-
sights. Inspection of new assemblies
provides a different challenge because
several colors and textures are evident.
According to my "experts", three
different metals/finishes are present
on the basic assembly, as used on
Carreras. The main components of the
body, as well as the internal pieces,
were zinc die castings. As freshly cast,
this material has a dull appearance. All
screws and nuts (except for the brass
electrical contacts) and the fuel filter
bowl at the top of the pumps are plated
clear silver zinc. Finally, the angularshaped containers covering the electrical components at the bottom of the
pumps were made of "template" steel.
This material had tin impregnated in its
surface for rust prevention.
In addition to kinds of plating,
decals, stamps and special markings are
other attributes of originality. I have
personally seen four different decals on
Autopulse products. One was a reconditioned unit, a second was the red-painted
special, the third was from an older
model, (1920's or 1930's) and finally,
there's the round yellow decal described
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in my interview with Alex Bivens, which
was on a model 500 duplex in basic trim.
Could this yellow decal have been a
Carrera piece, overlooked and forgotten
until now?
The recollection of my "ex-factory
repsn is that the 500 duplexes never had
my stamp or decal on their exterior when
they left the factory. Since Autopulse
only had one manufacturing plant until
the late 1950's, it's not likely that these
pumps were produced in Germany under
a special license-as was the case later on,
where Bendix had an arrangement with
A. Pierburg A.G. Instead, a more plausible
explanation is that the yellow decal was
applied after purchase by a distributor Autoprecis of Frankfurt.
Top: Two bellows in compressed state.
On the left is a top view. Note the
sealing cork gasket. To the right the
attaching mount on the top (in the
photo) is shown. A drive screw (520 in
diagram) connects the bellows to the
return spring.
Above, The yellow decal on a new
model 500 duplex unit is shown.
In effect, these pump assemblies,
while authentic, probably were not
present on the cars at the time of original
delivery. (Further validation of this conjecture will require contact with the
Autoprecis firm in Frankfurt. Anyone
need an excuse for a trip to Germany?)
Operations/Maintenance Options
Roughly thirty years have elapsed
since Carreras and their pumps were new.
Refinishing the exterior is an easy matter,
but what about function and reliability?
There appear to be three options. If the
original pump works, it can be reused but
reliability might be a problem, especially
for racing. Since there are no new or
reproduction parts available, a bona fide
rebuilt is not possible. Simple maintenance procedures, like cleaning the
fuel filter and lapping the points,
are likely to be helpful. Removing
the bellows, for whatever reason, is
not a good idea unless several others
are available. Quite likely the bellows base gasket is stuck by now,
and the thin, brittle brass material
will break or tear, destroying its
sealing and compressing ability. After the pumps have been renovated,
it's well to remember how vulnerable the bellows are. Avoid fuels with
special additives that might weaken or
corrode these special parts. Also, do not
run the car out of fuel, such as by shutting
off the petcock to drain the carburetors.
Bellows expand and contract more quickly
and extensively when empty, making
them more prone to cracking.
A second option retains the original
appearance of the pumps but uses and
additional, newer unit to actually move
the fuel. The insides of the Autopulse can
be removed so that fuel just passes through
them without having its pressure altered.
Typically a functioning pump is hidden
under the right toe board. Some modifications are done to the fuel line and can be
hidden in the tunnel. This system has the
benefit of looking original and, when
done correctly, offers "as newnreliability.
A third option compromises originality somewhat, but is more convenient.
Walbro makes replacement pumps for the
model 500 that are the same size and
capacity. They don't look original, but
bolt right into the original brackets and
fittings. This is easy.
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The Autopulse - Porsche Connection:
A Hypothesis
The Autopulse Corporation was
formed in the late 1920's by Andrew
Eldred, a former executive of the Hudson
Motor Car Company. With patents on key
aspects of the bellows pump, Eldred sold
a variety of pump models to a wide range
of agricultural, industrial, marine and
commercial users.
Perhaps the most famous early application was in the prestigious Duesenberg.
Autopulse 500's, in triplex configuration,
were original equipment on Duesenberg
J's and SJ's from 1929- 1938. During World
War 11, Autopulse was a large supplier to
the U.S. forces. Model 500's were installed
on numerous combat and maintenance
vehicles. After hostilities subsided,
America's and Autopulse's presence remained with the occupation forces located throughout Germany. In the early
1950's a friendly relationship emerged
between soldiers who were sports car
enthusiasts and German mechanics. Bartering and informal exchanges were quite
common at this time. Quite possibly the
Autopulse 500 was introduced to Porsche
in this way. These were simple times in
Germany, a period of starting over. In a
similar way, Porsche was just getting
started. This small firm wasn't equipped
to do world-wide parts sourcing;rather, it
just needed fuel pumps. Likewise,
Autopulse was not an international giant
either. Most executive activities, including marketing, were handled singularly
by Mr. Eldred, the owner and founder.
After he died in about 1952, his widow
"maintained" the company for a few more
years, and then sold out to the current
owner in about 1958. The meeting between Autopulse and Porsche quite likely
was by chance, mediated by the unique
circumstance of American Military presence.
If this is so, it might be interesting to
speculate on the original destinations of
the pumps used on the early Spyders and
test cars - perhaps a tank, or an airplane
deicer pump, or ...? On the other hand,
with money in short supply, what might
Porsche have offered in trade for the first
trial pump - a tune-up, or free passes to
the next race? Its unlikely that we'll ever
know; but if someone reading this was
there, we'd sure like to.
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Reinforcement Plate
1 each required. Fits 3568 T-6
and C. (Could be used in the rear
with a little fabricating.)
Left 644.501.261.06
Right 644.501.262.06
Spacer for Front Spindle
741 Ring and Pinion
Fits 356 and early 356A. 2 required per car. 25mm spindle,
40mm OD on spacer
356.41.447
German manufacture. Fits 356
with 741 transmission. Does not
Jse factory settings. Setting is provided and must be used.
NLA.302.906.00
$8.95
$795.00
$19.95
Trans Mount
Seal for Worm Gear
Fits 356 1951-52. 1 per car.
356.21.105
Fits 356A with VW steering box.
2 per car required.
111.415.227
$37.50
$4.90 each
Operating Shaft
Repair Kit
Kit replaces rubber and ball pin on
the carb preheat flapper shaft. Fits
356-356C. NLA. 06.066
$4.00
Bungee Cord for
Rear Jump Seat
For pre-A, early A ('55-'57) Correct
color and appearance.
644.522.751 .OO $24.50
Window Regulator
Spring
NLA.542.047.00
$20.75
-1 Cam Gear
P-List Book
For 356-912.
616.105.103.11
Known as DIN Spec Book.
WET.603.913
$158.10
$12.00
Fiberglass Dash Top
Outer Door Handle
With aluminum clips. For 356A
Coupe. Part needs to be
covered in vinyl.
NLA.503.017.00 $120.00
Casting only. All 356 Pre A
NLA.52.020
$79.00
Accelerator Pedal Lever
Dimmer Switch Bracket
Battery Platform
644.23.01 0
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Fire Prevention,
Nostalgia and
Interiors
Ron Roland
F
ire! I shouted into the crowded
engine compartment. But there
was no one to hear except the
fire, and it already knew. I grabbed the
empty bucket but the air just seemed to
fan the flames. Panic was setting in as the
fire grew. Rushing around the shop I
finally found my old friend/nemesis. I
pulled the pin as I ran back to the expensive barbecue, aimed and pulled the trigger. POOF, it was over... except for the
clean-up.
Memories of this expensive fireasco
burned through recently as I read a local
Porsche newsletter. The writer was describing how to clear a hydrostatic lock
caused by a leaking carburetor. Essentially he was correct; remove the spark
plugs and "turn the engine over...to pump
the gas out of the spark plug holes." The
problem is: How do most people "turn the
engine overn?Jump in and hit the key,
right?
If you do, you'll be sorry. Guess what
the gas spraying out of the cylinder will
meet first? An open spark plug wire, and
you will have created the Porsche external combustion engine. One small spark
for mankind ....Turn the engine over with
a wrench or remove the number 15 or +
wire from the coil to be safe. Another
lesson from the SOHK (School Of Hard
Knocks).
about my early
Porsche experiences. Although
I had joined the
Registry sort of
as a transfer
from Vic's first
Early Porsche
Roster, I wasn't
writing the column then. (Vic
is wrong, there
were other people interested in old
Porsches back then, we met pursuing a '51
Cabriolet in 1965 and again in 1972). I
guess a little flashback doesn't hurt.
In 1974I had a '52 Cabriolet, a concours
912, a '61 Roadster, a concours 911, a
Gmund coupe, an anti-concours 912, a '56
Cabriolet, a 911T, a '58 Coupe, and a 1946
Type 60 (VW). Now I remember why I
moved to the country. Of the hundreds of
Porsches I have owned since then, ironically I still have three of that group: The
'46 VW, the Gmund, and the '52 Cab (still
in their "unrestoredn condition), then I
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bought Vic's first America Roadster in
1975 and several other of his early cars
later; I wish now that I had been greedy
and bought them all.
The picture of the black coupe drops
back ten years further to 1964. My first
Porsche was a 1956 1300 Normal, although
the dealer told me it was a 1600 Super.
That's how we learned back then; the
SOHK. The driving force behind the formation of the Registry were people who
DROVE cars like this, not new or fully
restored cars. Investment value was never
a question, cars were always going to
depreciate, and we didn't even realize the
hazards of road salt yet, rust just happened. So we were all happy to see an
organization like the Registry come along,
although I probably complained about
the $10 just like Brett-after all, Vic's
roster was free.
So, dripping with nostalgia, it is now
time to slip into interior installation. Like
sheetmetal replacement or prepping and
painting, this is likely to take several
issues so bear with me and let's get started.
Like sheetmetal and paint, there is nothing magic here. But unlike the former,
there seems to be a lot less information
and many more variations. See Brett
Johnson's 356 Authenticity book for the
best information available on interiors.
The back section of the book, though,
which shows exterior color vs. interior, is
somewhat incomplete.All silver cars were
available with black upholstery as was
white, red, green, grey and almost every
other color.
I have owned Bali blue with black,
Smyrna green with black, black with
black, black with green, and Irish green
with green, to name a few. There are also
some fundamentals to consider before
jumping into the interior. First question is
most likely to be: Are you going to buy
your interior in "kit" form or do it yourself from scratch? The kits I have the
most experience with are from Stoddard
and Autos International, and they are
excellent for the most part. If you wish to
be bold, you will need a walking-foot
sewing machine-available new from
Harbor Freight for less than a reconditioned one. Believe it or not a good home
sewing machine will work for most operations, but not as well. Whichever machine you use it must be capable of being
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tioned one. Believe it or not a good home
sewing machine will work for most operations, but not as well. Whichever machine you use it must be capable of being
set at "eight stitches per inch". This makes
each stitch 1/8 inch apart (really). It
won't look right or will be weakened if
you don't do this. Correct size and color of
thread is also important. You will also
need to contact someone like Putt Georgie
for upholstery materials (800)638-6380.
Which brings us to the second question: How authentic do you want to be?
There are cheap upholstery and carpet
sets that will generally make the car
worth less than the cost of installing
them. You need to do some research. I will
cover this in depth in a few minutes. A
third question would be what is the
proper order of installation? Pay attention unless you like to try and remove
things that are permanently glued in
place! Order of installation starts with
souxid deadening pads, not carpet.
So let's start with what to buy. In
order to answer this question we must do
some research on the model car at hand.
Upholstery is much more generic from
the '58 T-2 model up, unlike the earlier
cars. If you have original material from
your car, it will be easier to match but be
sure your stuff is original. T-2 and later
vinyl grains are almost identical to those
used today, but there are hundreds of
grains so be sure you match up the correct
one. T-6 models have perforations in the
pleats and back covering of the seats,
earlier models don't. Leather seats never
had holes punched in them, and all
Cabriolets have leather seats as standard
equipment. The vinyl material is hard to
find with the correct perforations: small,
punched holes, in a small diamond pattern, with the holes about 3/16 inch
apart. Look inside the seats for the correct, unfaded color.
Earlier cars used different vinyl
grains, and many interesting cloths. The
light beige, basket weave material (called
Acella Bast on my '54 Speedster Kardex)
used in early Speedsters and other '54-'56
cars was also used in Spyders and is
available from Warren Eads (415) 8927774. Many of the very early cars used
English cloths and Wilton wool carpet.
Try Bill Hirsh (800) 828-2061 to match
these materials. If you want your '55
Speedster to be correct, don't use the
later-style vinyl; and don't use leather in
a Speedster. Although there is a lot of
truth to the story that Porsche would
build you anything for the right amount
of money, they did send out a service
bulletin stating that leather would NOT
be available in Speedsters.
Headliner material is another catch22. The closest I have seen is from Autos
International, but it is listed for 911/912
and is called PHL-1 Ivory. The holes are
not pierced like the original and the
pattern is a little less than the 1/4 inch it
should be, but it is still the closest. My '56
sunroof car has a vinyl material similar
to the A1 domestic 911/912 off-white. I'
have only seen cloth headliners in '55 and
earlier cars. Cloth materials are available
from the previously mentioned sources,
as are an infinite variety of leathers.
Since God made each cow different, each
hide is different.
Add to that the tanning and dying
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process and the selection expands. And
leathers all have a top coating to add
more variety. For authenticity, Porsche
leather is not "vat dyed," just top coated.
Most top coatings are a lacquer-based
material, so be careful using lacquer thinner to remove stains. Leather can be
brought back to new or close to new with
Surflex from Color Plus (201)659-4708.
Their process uses a water-based polymer
coating that is unbelievable. We have
used it on new leather to match the
correct color, and on old leather just to
restore it. This stuff is outstanding. They
also say it works on vinyl, but I am
skeptical. Most important, try to find an
original car and take lots of pictures,
especially in the corners, nooks, and crannies for future reference. This is true even
if you buy carpet and upholstery sets.
Carpeting is one of the single most
important appearance items in the 356
Porsche. There is so much carpet in the
356 interior, and it seemed to wear quickly,
and there were so many poor attempts to
save money on carpet that everyone
seemed to decide years ago that, the carpet must be perfect or the car is worth a
lot less. Fortunately, good carpet sets have
been available for many years, now, so
there is no reason for poor substitutes.
Remember what I just said about value;
the genuine German square weave is expensive but the only way to go. My observations on color? From the B model on
(1960) the carpet always matched the
upholstery: black (charcoal), red, blue,
green, grey, tan/fawn. 356As have more
contrasts: there was no black or charcoal
before 1960, and tan was "oatmeal."
Oatmeal seemed to be used pretty much
universally although I have seen red used
with red, andgreen with green and a dark
grey-brown with black. Of course 1956
had its usual anomalies like Vic's green
coupe with yellow vinyl and green carpet; and my '56 had oatmeal with its beige
and black vinyl. The 356 series cars seemed
to match the carpet with the upholstery,
as though this was the standard to which
the later cars returned. Weaves and color
shades also changed over the years. For
instance the red carpet in the '55 Speedster was much brighter with a smaller,
tighter weave than the later red.
Next research item is proper order of
installation. First, all the sound deadening pads must be installed. This ranges
from none in a '55 Speedster to a couple
dozen of different materials in a C coupe.
Explaining each model is beyond the
scope of this article. Currently, if you are
missing pads it would be best to contact
someone with a lot of parts cars like
Parker Tyler (207) 453-216 days or (207)
454-8163 evenings. Maybe he would take
some pictures as he removed the pads.
Getting the pads out without damage is
not easy since they are glued or tarred in.
They are a simple, obscure item that
should be cheap... but there is a lot of
labor involved, so expect to pay accordingly. Generally, the tarpaper-like pads
are held in with hot melt tar. If you
contact a roofing company you can probably get a small quantity and then heat it
on a hot plate. Don't try this at home kids,
cause mom will be really unhappy with
the smell in her nice, concours kitchen. A
jute-type padding was added during the B
series. Generally this was glued over the
tar paper. Remember the Bulldog brand
contact cement I mentioned a while back?
Call your nearest carpet installers supply
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Next issue we will start by installing
the headliner, 6
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up through the 930's
Many specialty Forms and Jigs
Complete service from brakes
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The Texas group had a really enjoyable time at the Toronto East Coast
Holiday. I think Peter Aziz, Dave Hinze
and the many other workers in the
Toronto area deserve a lot of credit for
arranging such a fine event, right down
to the splendid weather. I was especially pleased by the turnout of our
local group. We had four 356's drive up
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round trip, and at least twelve members that attended.
In the picture, left to right are:
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At left in the photo ('1) is an
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In the center (#2) is an original M-B
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has 2 small differences. First, you can
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Take Me Home,
(Take My Keys)
John Denver, on a "RockyMountain High"
does in his 356 cabriolet
Editor's note: It seems we were scooped on this one by
the National Enquirer (Thanks for the copy,Jim Giese) but
one of our roving reporters brought in thefollowing story:
S
inger-songwriter John Denver may soon be
drummed out of the 356 Brotherhood after de
stroying his "yellow 1963 Porsche" in a one-car
crash in Aspen, Colorado in August. Not only did he total
his 356, but now he's blaming the faithful car for the crash!
Denver was driving home from a local restaurant
where he'd drunk "some sake" while still on probation
from a conviction for driving while impaired in August,
1993. On Starwood Drive, in the exclusive Starwood enclave where he lives, Denver let the car drift off the road.
According to the state patrolman investigating the accident, he then overcorrected, and the 356 hit a tree. The car
was "totalled", and Denver suffered a cut on his forehead.
The Colorado State Patrol charged Denver with driving under the influence. To make matters worse, he'd been
charged similarly a year earlier. Should Denver be convicted a second time, he will go to jail. Which is nothing to
what 356 enthusiasts would like to do to him.
A spokesman for Denver blamed the accident on
fatigue, but more disturbingly, he claimed that the car was
"in need of repairs" and "didn't respond to his commands."
The spokesman said, "I've driven that car. It doesn't drive
well." Denver has owned the 356 for years. No word yet on
who will part it out.
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The Sept. 10th Fahr North
Fall Tour and Picnic
A
dozen 356 drivers from the Minneapolis-St.
Paul area toured to Osceola, Wisconsin for
Wheels and Wings at Motorbooks International.
The 356s became part of an ecelectic 400-car display while
the drivers and passengers roamed about checking out the
books and other cars. Around the town (and above it) you
could see everything from vintage motorcycles to Locomotives to Army C-130 transport planes and Stearmans.
Leaving Osceola, the group drove south along the St.
Croix river to Greg and Robin Brooksbank's home in Marine
for a picnic. The Brooksbanks were gracious hosts even
though they don't have a 356 (they have an SC Targa, but
I'm working on them to get a real Porsche). The sausage,
salads and beer hit the spot on a beautiful early fall day.
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During the course of its test the
1600 Super Speedster roadster dis-
played a new brand of handling. Being a rear-engine car it has its natural oversteer tendencies but, once the
novice driver realizes that the rear
end breaks away with ease, he'll be
able to control druts and slides much
more easily with the Porsche system
than with the conventional front-engine car. In relation to its Volkswagen
cousin the Porsche's bundling is improved because of the elimination of
the camber in the rear wheel suspension. This refinement does away with
the tendency of tbe inside rear wheel
to cant in turns.
Test Guide to the Porsche line
Motor Llfe, September 1958 .
T
he "medical professional"
mentioned last issue by
Brett was I. Yes, I wrote the
technical suggestion to replace perished T-6 washer bottle and fuse cover
rubber straps with sections of inner
tube, saving the $3.50 replacement
price. This tec-sug did not make it into
the 356 PORSCHE TECHNICAL AND
RESTORATION GUIDE. However, almost every other worthy article did! I
am amazed at how many articles are
in the 400+ pages; and even more
amazed by the superb ones I know I
read but did not remember.
Brett has gone to the trouble of
organizing the first 17 years of the
Registry by: background, body, brakes,
detailing, drivin , electrical, engine,
engine (Maestro!, conversions, fuel
system, earbox, hardware, interior,
linkage cables, luggage compartment,
parts, restoration, storage, suspension,
tools and finally trim. Within each
chapter articles are grouped by subtype-Solex, Webers and Zenith articles. The information varies from
absolutely impeccable to questionable
-commentary is provided to prevent
perpetuation of errors; though frequently, this had already been done
in subsequent articles, which are also
reprinted. If it's on a 356, someone has
probably written about it, and Brett
has reprinted it.
The most spectacular stuff comes
from the regulars: Ron Roland, Vic
Skirmants, Brett Johnson, Cole
Scrogham, Dave Seeland and others
who managed to find something insightful and new month after month.
I do it and I at least have the crutch
of recently released books to review.
Many articles are one-shot affairs. A member worked some problem out and was pleased enough with
himself to tell the rest of us. This may
be even tougher. Harder than writing
for every issue is that first try. I think
my favorite articles were written by
Richard Miller. If the Registry's unofficial motto is "Sure Porsches were
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barbarians. Dick writes with a spare
style and loves the arcane. He doesn't
quote secondary sources; rather he
has learned whereof he writes by
taking the part apart and putting it
back together and having it work. It's
a pity that we can't pin him down for
every issue
The single input of mine which
was reprinted was a suggestion where
EDTA could be obtained. Why? There
had been an article proclaiming its
virtues in extending battery life. Simultaneously with me, Bob Laepple
replied in vol. 12, no. 6 that author
had written several other clubs and
there appeared to be no basis for the
claim.
Brett told me that one of the
problems with the compendium was
trying to decide what was right in
several controversies and this was
one they were unable to resolve. I am
here to tell your that neither Na or KEDTA did anything for my battery. I
wonder what that was all about. I
never saw ads for EDTA.
As mentioned last issue, I had to
buy the Trollopa new harness from Y
'n Z. It really is beautiful, though it
seems smaller than what is in the car.
In fact, it is so nice that I have been
procrastinating putting it in the car.
Hopefully the combination of Gene
Zdunowski's (the Z in Y 'n Z) instructions and the article on "Installing
the Harness" will hold my hand tightly
enough to get me through the trauma.
Even if you have Bob Laepple's
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By Ginny Gummow
Above: Touring the Danish countryside,
wth their cabtiole?.Bottom: Event chairman Dr. HartmutAbl
takes the navigator seat at the beginning of a 250 Ian ralb
356 Registry
his is going to come as a surprise to some of our 356
Registry friends, but we have finally come to accept
thefact that 911's are also "realnPorsches.
Thus enlightened, we arrived Monday morning, May 9, in the
hallowed halls of Porsche to take delivery of a new speed yellow
"993", which we brokein on the Autobahns between Zuffenhausen
and Aarhus, Denmark. There we attended the 19th International
356 Porsche Meeting (no one-lane unpaved roads or cow pastures
this trip, Wayne and Susan).
Arriving in Aarhus early Thursday morning, May 23, we
followed the signs to the "Musikhusetn(Concert Hall), which was
the headquarters for the meeting. In a building adjacent to the
"Musikhusetn we found Hartmut Abl, Chairman, arranging a
beautiful "Look but don't touch" assortment of old Porsches. The
rest of the 148 registrants began arriving and it was reunion time
again.
Bv evenine evervone had found their various hotels and we
were heading for ~ i tHall
i for a welcome buffet and last minute
information on things to come.
A buffet breakfast was served every morning at the Concert
Hall. This made it easier to socialize than when everyone
breakfasts at their respective hotels. Friday morning was devoted
to citv sight-seeing and at noon we all drove to MarselisborgCastle
wherk we had l k h . The Concours iudeine took lace-on the
Dinner that evening was at the Varna Mansion, also overlooking the bay. There was music for dancing before the buses
came to return us to our respective hotels.
Saturday, following breakfast, was the start of the Rallye
around Djursland, the dripping nose of mainland Denmark,
jutting out into the Kattegat, north and east of Aarhus. The
scenery was beautiful- windmills, thatched roofs, and lovely
little roads- great backgrounds for pictures of the car!
Everyone was together for lunch in Ebeltoft, also overlooking an arm of the sea. Here we had the opportunity to visit the
frigate "Jylland" which is dry docked there. The frigate was
launched in 1860 and decommissioned in 1887. It served in the
Battle of Heligoland in 1864 and from 1874 to 1876 it served as a
royal yacht. It made its last sailing journey to its new exhibition
dock in 1984.
Saturday evening we dined at the Concert Hall, where we
were entertained by a violin playing version of Victor Borgevery entertaining! Awards were presented, an orchestra played
for our dancing pleasure and we celebrated our 39th wedding
anniversary.
Sunday morning, after breakfast, the little cars were loaded,
many with 14* long, 18 lb. laser carved sandstone 356 model
Porsches, which were the awards (very interesting going through
airport security), goodbyes were said and everyone headed out for
home or some more touring, such as our Dutch friends who were
heading out for Norway.
On our way back to Zuffenhausen we took the little roads,
visiting Legoland, Schleswig-Holstein (where we looked in vain
for a Holstein), Luneburg where we attended the 1st International 356 Meeting in 1976, and the beautiful Harz mountains,
before returning the car for shipment home.
The Danish Club is a very small group but they did a great job
putting this year's meeting together and arranging for the perfect
Porsche weather throughout the meet-a great job well done.
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f you live in the northern hemisphere, you know
that it rained all night before the third annual
Chicagoland Moody Memorial Get-Together, as well
as on and off all day Saturday. Not too surprisingly, this
seriously impacted the turnout of 356s and WSKers. It
seemed like everyone had a really good time either just
talking under the "Big Top", enjoying a mini-pizza or
sandwich, or checking out the wares from Doc & Cy's,
Richard Bitterman or Crawford Custom (Mike drove all the
way from St. Louis), or just looking at the four (count 'em)
356s that did come: Tom Poisson's '61 Roadster, Chuck
Schank's '63 Cabrio, Steve Moore's '57 coupe and Sonny
Luster's '58 coupe. (Does Bill Garvy's 912 count half?)
The September 10th event, a Happening at Tom
Grunnah's Island Farm near Elkhorn, Wisconsin, had perfect weather. The setting, Tom's garage ("garage" doesn't
adequately describe it), the food, drink and hospitality of
Tom and his wife, Judy couldn't have been better.
About sixty people and twenty 356s were in attendance, with three people driving later versions with the
two extra cylinders. Ray and Ruthie Stonecipher drove
their notchback coupe all the way from Sturgeon Bay (200
miles). One former 356 faithful(?) even drove a new 993
Meister Restorations Corp.
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the 356s. Many there could tell the difference because
Porsche never made that shade of yellow between 1948
and 1965, so he didn't fool anybody. Too bad how the
human mind begins to fail with advancing age.
In the concours, people's choice went to Tom's Speedster by about 10 to 1, but as host he deferred to Howard
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Bill's paper sculpture of a 356 Speedster. We look forward
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t was like stepping through the
looking glass into the 1950s,
back when motor sport was beginning to capture the attention of the
sports car devotees in this country.
As a spectator or driver at this
year's Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix at
Schenley Park, one could just have easily have been at a Watkins Glen or
Golden Gate Park race 40 years ago
where pre-war and post-war racing cars
were participating in a two day "race
meetn before nearly 70,000 onlookers.
What a sight!
They have been doing this vintage
thing at Schenley Park for the past
dozen years now. I've been going to
Pittsburgh since 1986, first to spectate
and then for the past 7 years, to race in
my Amolt-Bristol Roadster and pre-war
Morgan flat-rad. This year I was determined to participate along with the
featured marque-PORSCHE.
As some of you may know, it has
been rumored that for over two years I
have been building a factory replica
356A Porsche coupe which is still not
quite ready for prime time racing with
PCA or the VSCCA. So I decided to bring
out my Porsche Speedster from its hangar, gave it a complete tune and carb
rebuild, do the necessary race preparation and enter under the VSCCA requirements, which are similar to PCA's Club
Racing program.
The Speedster looked and sounded
great, especially after adding the original Bruce Jennings' roll bar, a Bursch
extractor, and the Mobil Pegasus decals-which certainly made it look faster
than it actually was! Three other 356s
were entered by Registry members, John
Galson (A coupe); David Baker (Speedster); and Pete Britingham (A coupe).
I was already familiar with the
seventeen-turn 2.33 mile park circuit,
which is run over intimidating, high
crowned, public roads, bounded by curbs,
stone and concrete walls, oak trees and
tens of thousands of spectators. But, I
had never raced a rearengined car there
before, with a lot of negative camber
and resulting oversteer. The Speedster
was surprisingly perfect in practice and
qualifying, as I attempted to work on
my entry and exit speed at the turns. I
qualified conservatively, thirteenth at
2:47.137 - which was about 20 seconds
behind the pole sitting Lotus Elite, 9 seconds behind
John Galson, 7 seconds behind David Baker, and 3
seconds behind Pete
Brittingham. The remaining
field was made up of both
under two liter and over
two liter cars. With seven
Morgans present, it certainly
looked like a continuation
of the those classic Porsche
- Morgan challenges that
take place at Summit Point
each year.
The Porsches qualified 3rd, 5th, 10th
and 13th - sandwiched between the
Morgans which were 2nd, 8th, 9th, llth,
12th, 17th, and 18th. Among the rest of
the 20-car field were two Austin-Healey
100-4s, a Cad-Allard, an Elva Courier, a
Peerless coupe, an Alfa Romeo, and a
TVR Grantura. In the past, both the
under two and over two liter classes
have had about 30 entries each, but
there are now more vintage races competing for the same time slots during
the summer months.
For the weekend, Allegany Region,
PCA and the 356 Registry, sponsored a
Porsche concours that attracted over 60
cars from bordering states. I got a chance
to talk with a number of participants,
including Ted Zombek (a fellow historian), who was really enjoying the racing and the hospitality of Schenley Park.
On Sunday, Porsches were invited to
take a few honored laps as the featured
marque. My Speedster was positioned
right behind the Sewickley Porsche pace
car and then, perhaps another 200
Porsches followed me.
At one point, Porsches were nose to
tail all around the course. It was a great
experience. Dr. Porsche would have been
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proud!
There were 5 feature races on Sunday for the pre-World War I1 cars, which
included a rare, former Phil Hill-owned
Alfa Romeo, and a Jaguar lOOSS in the
field; the under-one liter and all-MG
race, which included MGTC-TDs and
MGAs, as well as Abarth-Fiats, Turners,
and a Siata. The under/over two liter
race for the Porsches, Formula Juniors
and sports racers, which was the largest
race group with over 30 cars, included a
host of Elvas, Lotus, Lolas, and Coopers.
- -.- - was
.. .
.Also, an "all comers" scratch- race
made up of over 25 cars.
For the under/over two liter race,
the Porsche - Morgan duel was evident
throughout, as the front-running cars
and the back-markers all diced for position during the 8-lap event. I was able to
jump the 12th position Morgan right at
the start and then drove up to the
exhaust pipe of the next Morgan, making him a little nervous. I followed him
nose to tail for 2 laps before diving
inside at the Fountain turn for a clean
pass. The Speedster was "cookingnprettygood, especially at the hairpins. Meanwhile, John Galson and Dave
Baker were battling the Morgans up
front for 2nd and 4th place, respectively. It was a close race with "displacement" versus "corneringn determining the outcome. The Morgans had the
advantage on this narrow circuit.
From my seat, I saw the opportunity to overtake the Elva Courier and
Brittingham's misfiring 356 coupe in
the back portion of the circuit mid-way
through the race, and did so easily. I
then went after a name-confusing Morgan driver-Lee Gaskins, who was clipping along at 2:40.00. in a supercharged
Plus 4. Somewhere between the start
and the finish I was also going as fast
and faster! Lee managed to stay 2-3 car
lengths ahead for the final two laps. I
finished 9th overall and 4th in class,
knocking nearly 10 seconds off my qualifying time. Needless to say, I was pleased.
Galston finished 3rd OA/2nd Class;
Baker, 5th OA/Srd Class; and Brittingham, 12th OA/5th Class.
It was just like stepping through
the looking glass into the 1950s. There
were Porsches, Austin-Healeys, Morgans,
Elvas all racing into the golden past at
Schenley Park in Pittsburgh. Wish you
all could have been there too!
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Once upon a time there was a Grizzly
bear cub named Ben. He lived in Yosemite
National Park around the turn of the
century and was the first bear captured
in the park.
At last year's Fall Festival at Yosemite,
356 CAR President, Jim Hardie, and some
fellow members found a "Giftnleft on the
golf course by a distant cousin of Ben. So,
in honor of Ben and his cousins, the First
Annual Bear Poop Open Golf Tournament
was born. Played at the classic Wawona
Hotel Golf Course on Sunday morning,
golfers had to find their "treasureswatthe
swap meet even earlier than normal.
Twelve early risers arrived at the 75year-old course and were greeted by committee people Wes and Diane Morrill and
Jim and Vicki Scrimger and received such
useful tee prizes as exploding golf balls
and Bear Poop tees!
In the first foursome,Jeri Hall, spouse
of Skid Hall sunk a monster 35 foot putt
on #9 for a great 5 on the hole. Jim
Scrimger sailed a shot directly over the
sight of the "Giftnleft by Ben's cousin last
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it was no problem to pay the green fees
and completely restore his car, but the
cost of lost golf balls was going to break
him.
On #5, Vicki Scrimger was the victim
of the exploding golf ball left by prankster husband, Jim. There was even a re-
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port of Indians massing on the 9th fairway, which turned out to be tourists from
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Skid Adams, (left) winner of
the tournament was awarded a
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A Porsche towel donated by Registry Trustee Bob Campbell of
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art I: It was one of those
days-those kind of days
when the Maestro doubts
ifin Humans really are a higher form
of life. Or if Pond Scum will prove
more intelligent and win the evolutionary race. It all started at the always-long checkout line at
when an interesting ques:
tion was posed to him by
the Costco check out Girl,
who upon eyeballing the
Almanac in the Maestro's
cart asked: "What's that? "What's What," asked
t h e Maestro looking
around, wondering what
she meant. "That book you
have there. What is it?"
Ever wanting to S ~ O W
off his Knowledge, the Maestro announced, "Why,
that's an Almanac, of course," expecting that to suffice.
"So, what's an Almanac?" asked
the Costco checkout clerk.
Years ago, the Maestro would have
been amazed that one could have
spent 4 years in any American High
School and not know what an Almanac is. Back in the Maestro's day, ifin
you didn't have at least a 1400 on the
College Boards you were destined for
the Dish washing Industry.
The Maestro sees this general lack
of General Knowledge in many areas,
and it causes him concern. Concern
that maybe Proper Attention to Detail
is not being paid in areas where Attention to Detail is IMPORTANT!
Oh, but with Computers, you don't
have to know how to add, or subtract
or multiply or divide. Yeah, rightuntil the batteries die!
These days though, he, like the
College Boards, has dumbed down his
Whatwrong***
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Will go wrong,
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expectations of the capability of California High School Grads, but he was
uncharacteristically knocked almost
speechless by this question.
Almost, but not entirely speechless.
Instead he said: "It's a book of
facts and figures. The Tallest building. The longest Bridge. And then- he
added the necessary phrase in Californian- "Like, you know- that kind
of stuff."
"Oh," says she, not fully understanding. "How come you want to
know that?"
"Actually," said the Maestro puffing out his chest in an attempt to
match his belly. "I already KNOW
which is the tallest Building. (John
Hancock Building, Chicago.) It's just
that my 7-year-old wants to know
what's the SECOND and THIRD and
FOURTH Tallest Building! (World
Trade Center, Sears Tower, Empire
State Building). I personally don't keep
mental track of what came in Second
or beyond, so that's why I got the
Almanac for him."
The Maestro bought his Almanac,
and educated a Costco clerk all in a
day's work. But there was much more
to be done.
Part 11:
It was that very Costco afternoon that the Maestro, upon returning through the Ten-Ton Titanium
doors of his Shop, got the umpteen
phone messages taken by Pacific Telekinesis in his half hour absence. One
was from Steve, the Maestro's contact
at the local Ural-Asian Imports, one of
the Maestro's Inside Sourceswho keeps
the Maestro informed of trends (usually bad), in the World of Porsche
Replacement Parts. In which the Maestro has a Vested Interest.
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"Boy have I got something Interesting for you," said Steve on the
Maestro's Voice Mail.
The Maestro called Steve back.
"Boy have I got something Interesting for you," Maestro.
"Yes, I got your message. What's
up?" said the Maestro.
"Well," said Steve. "We had a Customer order a New Mahle P&Cset for
a 911T 2.0 Liter. They're supposed to
have Cast Iron Cylinders, you know.
We shipped them and the Customer
calls to say they're NOT Cast Iron, but
Aluminum. We ship a second set. Same
thing happens-Aluminum Cylinders.
They asked me to check our third set,
and that's why I'm calling you.
"911 Piston and Cylinders? said
the Maestro. "We don't need no Stinkin'
911 Pistons and Cylinders 'round here,
said the Maestro, imitating the accents of "The Treasure of the Sierra
Madre".
"True, said Steve, but THESE 911
P&C's are VERY interesting! It'll be
worth the trip. Trust me."
Steve is usually right on these
things, so the Maestro ambled up to
the Ural-Asian Warehouse next to the
Blue Cube and entered its gaping
mouth.
And what the Maestro saw inside
with his Very Own Eyes SHOCKED him
to his core! He stumbled from the
building, older but wiser. But sadder
too. With advice for you to give to
your 911 friends. Who had better:
Heed the Maestro's Following advice:
Ifin one has recently purchased a
set of NEW MAHLE 911 Cylinders &
Pistons, one may want to check said
newly purchased, expensive set for,
uh, somewhat excessive Piston to Cylinder Clearance!
Should one have one of these
problem sets, one will be pleased to
know that one DOES NOT NEED a Dial
Bore Gauge to inspect the cylinder/
piston clearance. One's own eyeball
will do, ifin it is at least loosely
attached to a brain. And ifin the
brain knows of the Maestro's Inspection Procedure:
Be the First to break the Virgin
Factory Mahle Seal on your new Mahle
911 2.0 liter (Litre for those of you of
that genre), P&C kit and eyeball the
Cylinders.
The Maestro asks you to ask yourself: Do the cylinders look like 356SC/
912 Cylinders? That is, do they have
the Light Alloy cylinder fins, but with
a cast Iron insert? For the Home Scientist: A refrigerator magnet placed on
the cylinder fins will NOT stick, but
the same magnet touched to the INSIDE bore WILL stick. Indicating Iron.
356 SC/912 Cylinders have an iron
Liner with Alloy fins.
2.0 Liter(re) 9llT's have mundane Cast Iron Cylinders throughout.
REAL "SC's" (and 912's have Light Alloy Cylinder with iron inserts. Viva
La Difference.
So, if you conduct the Maestro's
Magnet Test and find that your new
Mahle 911Cylinders are, indeed,356sc/
912 cylinders, then prepare to be IMpressed and look at the top of the
piston inside each cylinder. Does it
have "79.97" or some such (it's the
bore in millimeters) stamped into the
piston top?
If so, then look at the Piston/
Cylinder Clearance. Marvel at the almost 1/8"gap (actually 2.5mm {0.100")),
between the Piston & the Cylinder!
Be even more IM-pressed, as the
Maestro tells you that This is Most
Definitely NOT right!
You, my lucky friend, have a 911
Piston & Cylinder kit that Mahle:
PUT 80mm diameter 911 PISTONS
into 82.5mm diameter 356SC/912 CYLINDERS!
Such a combination of piston and
cylinder provides a silly little 2.5 millimeters clearance (0.100" for those of
you still using the "English" system,
which the Maestro personally prefers
too.)
TWO AND A HALF MILLIMETERS
(0.100") is TREMENDOUS CLEARANCE,
especially when the "stock" clearance
is like 0.002". Why, two and a half
millimeters that's almost an EIGHTH
of an INCH.
And should be Easily Visible to
the Buck-naked eye of the Most Casual Observer!
The Maestro, whose Love and Specialty is the 356/912 Porsche, thanks
Mahle profusely for the very nice
thought of keeping the 356 alive in
the 911 line, but realizes that, really,
having the right cylinder for the pis-
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ton is probably better.
And, WHY, I hear you cry, didn't
Mahle's Final Inspector or Quality Assurance Team find this itty bitty error that any clod with an IQ greater
than Room Temperature (in either F
or C), should have easily spotted. "Hey,
boss, these pistons don't seem quite
right for these cylinders,..." So, the
Maestro wonders-how come this
wasn't noticed- or checked BEFORE it
was shipped?
Good question!
Now before all you 911 boys go
nuts, please note that the specific
Piston & Cylinder kit in question was
for a 2.0 liter 911T. Other 2.2, 2.4, 2.7,
etc. Liter 911's may or (heh, heh), may
not have this problem. Lord knows
how far this goes.
But THREE sets of 2.0 liter 911
P&C, CURRENTLY IN WHOLESALER'S
INVENTORY AS OF 14 FEB 1994, DID
HAVE THIS PROBLEM!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Now, ifin YOU'VE found This Very
Thing, the Maestro would Most Definitely like to hear from you, either
via E-Mail ([email protected]
(America On Line), or land line at
(408) 727-1864.
He'd also REALLY like to hear the
Real Story of how this itty-bitty 2 and
a half Millimeters Piston-to-Cylinder
clearance got through Mahle's Quality Assurance, though he's afraid he
knows the answer. The dumbing down
of the new Generation(s) is not limited to the US of A, but applies to the
rest of the world too! Maybe the next
higher form of life that replaces humankind will teach its young better.
To survive longer, it better!
See, the Maestro looks out for 911
Owners too!
Part 111
It was later the same afternoon
that a Customer wandered through
the Maestro's door, past the Laser Disintegrator, with a Cam Gear in his
hand. The Maestro took one look at
the Cam Gear and realized that it was
the Rosetta Stone of Cam Gears! For
here, written on the surface of the
Cam Gear was the SOLUTION to a
problem that had appeared two weeks
before! Yes, things DO come in pairs,
usually 2 weeks apart, and here was
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the CAUSE of the problem.
The problem was first seen in a
camshaft that arrived in a basket of
parts a previous Customer brought in
two weeks before. This cam gear was
still attached to its cam, and the Maestro noticed an error immediatelythe Cam Gear was put on WRONG!
The timing mark was NOT in line
with an extension of the drive slot,
through a bolt hole to the timing
mark! The timing mark was 120 degrees off!
Which may explain why the engine this cam was in didn't run! But
the engine this cam was in HAD run
BEFORE, as evidenced by the crud
built up on things.
So, someone had had a running
engine, and for some unknown reason
had removed the cam gear and then
put it back on- WRONG! So the engine
wouldn't run anymore.
That was itty-bitty error #I.
The Maestro eyeballed the Cam
Gear on the cam some more-and noticed that the retainers on the three
Cam Bolts were wrapped around the
head of the bolt-rather than having
one ear bent down around the GEAR
to hold the Bolt in place. This made
the bolt retainers into washers and
that's NOT the same thing! Mistake #2
Then the Maestro eyeballed the
cam dowel pins and noticed that they
weren't really cam dowels- they were
CRANK dowel pins! Why, wondered
the Maestro, would they use crank
dowel pins rather than cam dowels?
Mistake '3.
But then, the Maestro noticed little
gouges at each dowel pin- a little
semi-circular groove leading up to
each dowel pin. "Now where did THAT
come from?"thought the Maestro. Was
it caused by the guy trying to get the
dowel pins out of the cam, so he could
put the cam gear on wrong? Or was
there some other cause for Mistake
#4?
The Maestro had no real solution
to the problem of the strange grooves
until that day two weeks later when
the Rosetta Stone Cam Gear walked in
the door. What made this cam gear
special, besides its translation of Greek
and Egyptian on its back, was the fact
that it had been bead-blasted BEFORE
being used in the engine.
And there were the SAME, fresh,
semi-circular grooves at each dowel
pin! The same grooves the other cam
had! And it was obvious that these
grooves had formed AFTER the cam
gear had been installed in the engine.
And then the Maestro saw the
Real Cause of t h e problem! He
eyeballed the bolt area of the Cam
Gear and it was immediately Obvious
to the Most Casual Observing Maestro
that the guy had "installed" the gear
but had:
LEFT THE BOLTS OUT OF THE
CAM GEAR!
Somebody had stuck the cam gear
onto the Cam using the dowels, but
had forgotten to put the Cam Bolts
back in! The Porsche cam is not designed to be held on merely by the
three dowel pins alone! It NEEDS them
bolts.
V O W ! Look at that-
Some guy left out
the Cam Gear Bolts!"
Not having them bolts, the cam
gear came off the dowels (after less
than a hundred miles). And as it left
the dowels, the dowels lovingly
pressed themselves into the cam gear,
forming the semi-circular grooves!
And then the Maestro knew that
them loose (or non-existent) bolts
had caused the other cam gear failure
too!
Before the Customer could explain what happened to the cam gear,
the Maestro opened his big mouth and
said "WOW! Look at that- Some guy
left out the Cam Gear Bolts!"
"Why that's AMAZING, Maestro,"
said the Customer. "You knew the
answer before I asked the question."
"Of course, that's why the Maestro is the Maestro. And who was this
Idiot Mechanic who left the bolts
out?" ask the Maestro, still eyeballing
the defunct gear.
"Uh, " said the Customer. "I did."
"Oh,said the Maestro having made
a bad "Fox Paw", "Well, my son, you
have helped to solve one of the Mysteries of the Universe, and for that
you shall be rewarded with another
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cam gear, provided you donate this
Cam Gear to the Maestro's Collection.
The Customer was happy to oblige,
and the two cam gears that together
tell a tale of terrible woe are on
display in the Maestro's Museum of
Broken parts at HCP Research. (For
Reservations to see the Maestro's Museum, call (408) 727-1864. Summer is
our busiest time, as the Tour Buses
and 747's parked outside will testify.)
Part IV
Since we're on the subject of cams,
here's a more recent (July,1994) cam
problem that could affect your engine personally! You'd think after 30+
years of making Porsche Parts that
the Suppliers of same would Get It
Right. But you'd be Wrong!
It all started today, July 6th,
1994 when the owner of that same
Wholesale Porsche Parts Warehouse
called the Maestro to ask about a
camshaft problem. Seems as though
the Wholesaler sold to a Shop a new
Repro Porsche 356/912 Cam with "RO
200.05" on the gear end and "2PN-71"
stamped further down the shank. The
Shop later called the Wholesaler back,
to say that said Cam was WRONG! And
returned same to the Wholesaler.
It was then that the Maestro got
the call from Jim, another of the
Maestro's Inside Sources. This time
Jim asked the Maestro to please come
to Funnyvale to see something Interesting.
The Maestro, always wanting to
look at Things Interesting, drove right
up, as usual, at Highly Illegal Speeds.
And this is what the Maestro found:
Ifin one has recently purchased a
"RO 200.05" Cam, one might want to
check their recently purchased Cam
for the following Problem: (And, you'll
be pleased to know, that one does NOT
need a Camshaft Grinder nor a Degree
Wheel to inspect for such a bad cam.
All one needs is one's eyeball and the
Maestro's advice.
Break the Virgin Factory Seal on
your new Cam, hold it by the gear end,
so that the cam is pointin vertically
downwards. Face North. Or pretend
you're facing North.) Arrange the Oil
Pump Drive Slot such that the Slot is
going East-West. Note that an extension of the Oil Pump Drive Slot goes
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through ONE Bolt Hole. Arrange the slot
so that the Bolt hole is on the East (or
Right hand) side of the slot.
If you're cam is OK, the FIRST Cam
Lobe from the Gear End will point
towards 6:00 or your Major Reproductive Organs. (Both sexes can use this
procedure.)
If your cam is BAD, the First Cam
Lobe will point towards 10 or11 O'clock!
If your cam is one of the BAD ones,
the Maestro's suggestion is that you
return it from whence you got it. If
you're desperate, however, and willing
to gamble a little, it IS possible to still
use this cam by arranging the cam such
that the first lobe is pointing towards
your aforementioned Primary Reproductive Organs, installing the gear and
making a mark on the gear for your
new timing mark.
But then, pity the poor guy who
takes apart the engine the next time!
Ifin you'd like more details on this
procedure or if the above isn't suffi-
ciently clear to you, feel free to E-Mail
or phone the Maestro.
Meanwhile, we must now add the
Current Cam Problem to the, sadly,
ever-growing list of Things to Watch
Out for when rebuilding a Porsche
Engine:
1. The Above Cam Problem.
2.80mm 911 Pistons in 82.5mm 912
Cylinders, giving 2.5mm Running Clearance
3. "Original" SC/912 Mahle Pistons
and Cylinders that no longer have the
iron insert with the Aluminum Fins.
They are now apparently "Nikosil"with
no iron insert and "dull" rather than
shiny cylinder fins that'll drive the
Concours judges crazy.
4. Original Kolbenschmidt 356B
"Standard Main Bearings that come in
the foot-long blue boxes with the bearings inside a bubble pack, that sometimes have a First Under (0.25mm)
Middle Main, making it rather difficult
to assemble the Crankcase without sei-
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5. 912 Starters that are really 928
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crank BACKWARDS (but not start, of
course.)
6. The Bad Batch of Flywheel
Nuts in the small 1" cubical boxes that
break at 150 Ft-lbs, far short of the 375
Ft-Lbs Porsches require.
7. Weber carbs with Factory-Installed Italian Wine Beetles in the idle
passageways.
8. Repro Brazilian 912 Cranks that
come in boxes that say "Made in Germany". Yes, the boxes are Made in
Germany, but the cranks are still made
in Brazil.
Yes sir, it's Caveat Emptor out there.
And in the case of Repro Porsche Parts,
it's Caveat Emptor SQUARED! But you
still gotta:
KEEP THE 356 FAITH!
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THE PROBLEM SOLVER: "MURPHY IS MY COPILOT ......................................................................$19.
THE FACTS, MA'AM, JUST THE FACTS: "THE MAESTRO'S NEW SPEC BOOK" ...........................
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THE UPDATE: THE MAESTRO CHRONICLES ................................................................................ $10.
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ROD BEARINGS ALL SIZES AVAILABLE
$35.00-$49.00
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MAIN BEARINGS, ALIGN BORE SOME SIZES IN STOCKINQUIRE
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CASE COST CASES AVAILABLE ....................
CASE ALIGN BORE ............................................................ $95.00
RODS, NEW & USED AVAILABLE- NEW 912 RODSISET . $395.00
CAMSHAFTS, NORMAL, SUPER AND WIDE LOBE ... INQUIRE
CAM GRIND. THE MAESTROMASTERCAM GRIND ........ $125.00
CAM OIP DRIVE REPAIR .....................
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PISTONS AND CYLINDERS, NPR 86MM BIG BORE INQUIRE
HEADS, 356A/B/CI912 SUPER-90 HEADS AVAILABLEINQUIRE
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1.OMM CYLINDER BASE GASKETS .................................
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l8OMM 200MM C" 912 ........................ $119. $129. $129.00
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$119.00
POWDER PAINT- ENTIRE ENGINE SET .................
$195.00
STRIP SHEETMETAL-ENTIREENGINE SET .........$145.00
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By Dennis Zamler
"Tomthought it would be a
gesture of good faith to wire
him $100 that afternoon."
Tom's answer was that he wanted
only $3500. I told him he was really
low on the price. He knew it, but said
the car brought bad memories and he
also needed the space. Tom also told
me that he was going to choose the
lucky buyer to get the car.
This would fulfill a life-long
dream of mine and I told him so.
While we were talking, he had to take
other calls from people, he informed
me, making appointments to
see the car. Finally, I heard
the
magic
words- that I
would be the
one to get this
car! BY this
time, I was so excited I couldn't think
of too much more other than where to
get $3500 cash on a Saturday afternoon and how soon could I get a plane
out of Detroit.
Tom thought it would be a gesture of good faith to wire him $100
that afternoon. He said he could send
me the car, because his cousin had a
car hauling business. No, I told him, I
want to drive that car home. So, I
never heard if he wanted the delivery
fee up front or the $3500 payment for
the car. 1did get the VIN numbers, but
they had no meaning to me. I told him
I would send the $100 that afternoon.
That was good enough for him.
The was car going to be mine!
My next course of action was to
attempt to verify the VIN numbers. I
called a few local 356ers, but no one
was home. I tried to reach some other
356ers that I had made contact with
in California, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Everyone must have been at the
same races; no one was home. Time
was flying by, and I had to have that
car. Should I send the $loo?After all,
what's $100-I'm sure I've spent that
much on phone calls in a month in the
search for my future 356. Besides,
aren't there still some Porsches hidden away in barns or tucked away
under some cover waiting to be rediscovered? This had to be one of them!
Then this flash came to me! Why
not try to contact a local PCA member
Buyer Beware!
B
eing in the market for a
super nice C or SC coupe, I
have advertised wanted
ads, responded to "cars for salen,followed up on many leads, and even
used the new electronic highway, the
Internet. It is one of these that lead
me into the following scare.
I received a call on Saturday morning, August 16th from a fellow in
Lincoln, Nebraska. His father had just
passed away and had left his personal
collection of 356s to his family; two
each to his wife, daughter, and son,
Thomas George Shore*.Tom, who was
calling me, wanted to sell the silver/
red '57 A coupe. It was all original and
had only 9,700 miles on it. Naturally,
I could hardly believe this was happening to me-a chance to step back
into time. This is every Porsche owner's
dream!
I then inquired what he wanted
for the car. Tom informed me that he
had had it appraised for $13,500,which
I thought was on the low side. My
next question really sent me whirling: How much do you want for your
car?
'MitorP note Not bis real mama
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in Lincoln. This time I got lucky and
met a true Porsche person and a wonderful guy, Jeff Conkel, the Great
Plains 10 PCA chapter vice-president.
After I told Jeff the entire story, he
was as excited as I was and wanted to
be there and witness this most unusual find. Jeff grabbed his video
camera, family and tow vehicle. He
was on the road to check out this car
within the hour.
Meanwhile, after many calls back
and forth to Tom, I got directions to
his house, and I informed him, that I
had a friend coming over to give him
the money for the car. Needless to say,
he was quite surprised but still welcomed this and gave further detailed
directions to his home, which I passed
on to Jeff.
Jeff was having his own difficulty finding the Porsche. He made
numerous calls to Tom for further
directions but seemed to get more
confused with each call. Finally, Jeff
called me from his car and informed
me that he was there. However, this
was not a Porsche neighborhood nor
was there a Tom or a mint '57 silver
coupe anywhere to be found.
Without Jeff's assistance, I am
sure the next day, I would have been
wandering around a strange city looking for a non-existent car. The Porsche net work really does work. Thank
you, Jeff Conkel.
Epilogue:
I called the local FBI Monday
morning. The agent took the information and said it would be passed on to
Lincoln. However, he really didn't
seem to be interested and sounded
more like he wanted to get back to his
donut and coffee.
How many of you would have
sent the $loo?I wonder how long this
scam has been going on?
Hopefully, this story will prevent
this happening to any of my fellow
PCA and 356ers who may be contacted
by Thomas George Shore and his group.
After all, It's really not the $100, but
more the emotional drain of thinking
you have found that hidden jewel
tucked away ready for you to rediscover it.
cia
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Send your free member ads to
Brenda Perrin,
BOX29-547
Columbus, Ohio 43229.
"54 Speedster '80067. Runs. Currently red.
Originally Speedster blue. Needs restoration.
$10,000. Brent Fagan, 2408 N. Clubhouse Ct.,
Wichita, KS 67226,316/636-2466.
"55 Speedster '80960, l6OON 'P63097, White/
black, '94 PCA Parade concours winner.
Three year Zone 1 PCA concours trophy
winner. '92 restoration to Cardex specifications by previous owner, Judy Boles. '93
professional suspension, brake, and engine
rebuilds.'94interior work by Paterek Brothers. $68,000.SASE for photo/data sheets. Bob
Van Orden, 3 Tunis Cox Rd., Whitehouse
Station, NJ 08889,908/534-6383.
"55 Continental coupe '53118 with correct
1 6 0 0 ~ .~vory/tan. Third owner. Original
tool kit, working AM/SW Telefunken radio,
key fob, paperwork, etc. Original 16"and 15"
wheels, both included. Beautifully and correctly restored in'86 but meant to bedriven.
$22,500,negotiable. Todd Fie el, 203 Artemos
Dr., Missoula, MT 59803,40 /543-0841.
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"56 Speedster '82120, 1600N 'P70258, silver/black. Restored. New trans/clutch, under warranty. $35,000. Bob Williams, 11304
Glade Dr., Reston, VA 22091,703/620-0954.
"57 Speedster '83004 rebuilt everything:
chassis; brakes; engine; trans; gauges; new
floors; new white paint; needs interiorhop
and trim assembly with correct new trim
and other parts to complete. $38,500. Brent
Fagan, 2408 N. Clubhouse Ct., Wichita, KS
67226,316/636-2466.
'356 Carrera/904: 587-1engine, rebuilt. Mint,
complete. $39,000. '57 1500GS coupe, beautiful body, no 4-cam. $23,000.GT brakes, mint.
$3,000. Gas tank. $1500. Oil tanks, speedos,
fan shroud, 904 wheels, carbs, NOS valves,
cams, 547 flywheel, more. Speedster project,
new floor. $15,900. Doug Bok, 172
Barbourtown Rd., Canton Center, CT 06020,
203/693-2675.
"57 Speedster SCCA & vintage history, good
body, roll bar, tonneau, drums, w/s frame,
bumpers, etc. Spec. ratio gears. w/o engine
$20,000. Tom Conway, 303/443-1343
Send commercial
advertising to 123 N. Second St.
Stillwater, MN 55082
"57 Speedster '83592, '84 Parade winner.
Numbers match. Meissen Blue/red/tan top.
No rust, original pan. 67,000 miles. Excellent.
$67,500. Will Randall, 4016 Medina Way,
Sebring, FL 33872,813/385-3142.
"52 Cabriolet 10314 plus '52 coupe - complete
with all parts to restore cab. $12,000for both.
All the hard-to-find early parts included.
May part out coupe body panels, dash, etc.
David Duerr, Box 356, North River NY 12856
518/251-4296
"57 Speedster '82985 HSR/SVRA all original
race car. Ground up restoration by Jack
Lewis, Atlanta. Not wrecked. Zim's pan and
rockers. Dipped by Redi Strip. Carello and
Cosworth pistons. 741, alloys, many spares.
All new Aeroquip, etc. 3 months old. $58,000
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OBO. Jim Comer, 4731 Hedgemore Dr., Charlotte, NC 28209,704/864-3853 eve. till 9 p.m.
"58 1600 Speedster '84052, eng. '67507, Signal Red/black. All units and numbers original. Central Calif. car since new. Black Calif.
license EVA 845. Same owner since Feb. '61.
Absolutely zero rust, never dented or restored. Last painted in '64. Still concours
winner. Engine rebuilt to super specifications. High bow soft top plus custom built
hard top (looks like Reutter h. top), luggage
rack. Half hour tape revealing all. $20.$72,500.
Reudiger von Prittwitz, 2817 Greenfield Dr.,
Merced, CA 95340,209/722-1935.
"58 Speedster, Bali Blue with tan leather
Speedster seats, 912 engine, '58 engine available (additional), complete, solid, no rust.
Excellent driver, but not concours. $39,000.
Ann Beckert, 1121 Pheasant Run Lane,
Ashland, OH 44805, 419/281-2525.
"59 Convertible D '86058 with correct 1600s
engine. Meissen Blue/tan. Third owner. Original tool kit, etc. Beautifully and correctly
restored in '86 but meant to be driven.
$33,500,negotiable. Todd Fie el, 203 Artemos
Dr., Missoula, MT 59803,40 /543-0841.
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"59 Convertible D '86438, engine P74343,
1 6 0 0 ~ chassis,
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floor, doors, lid, hood, all
excel. & jig aligned. All other parts removed
bead blasted, primered. Absolutely zero rust/
rot. Top and glass complete, now a rolling
chassis needing final assembly and painting,
detailing, all parts incl. except bumpers.
$16,500 OBO. Paul Segal, 100 Washington St.,
Newport, RI 02840,401/848-7088 eve.
"59 1600GS Carrera Cabriolet '151925, RS
roller 4cam. Ivory/red leather interior, black
hard top, tan soft top, '85 Parade concour
winner. $99,500 OBO and/or trade for '65
Cabriolet. Jim Degnan, 29318 Hasley Canyon
Rd., Castaic, CA 91384, 805/294-0256, 818/
986-2045 fax.
"59 Beutler Porsche, body 1175P-59, engine
812153. One-off coupe, alloy body on pure
Porsche chassis/suspension. Bare metal body
in beautiful shape, minor dings. Very rare/
unusual car. $14,00O/interesting offers.
Harvey Smith, Box 4023, Cave Creek, AZ
85331,602/488-5946.
"60 'B' Super coupe. Very good condition. Car
was restored authentically in '93 and had
very minor rust. Aetna Blue original color.
Engine 'P87399, body '113242. $15,000. Steve
Szymanek, P.O. Box 460, Lahaska, PA 18931,
215/794-5759.
"59 Convertible D '85659, normal engine,
quite complete, body numbers match, high
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overrider bumpers,many new parts included,
disassembled, needs complete restoration.
$16,000.Chuck Schank, 1123Park Lane, Western Springs, IL 60558,708/246-6395.
Westmoreland Ave., Edgewood, PA 15218,
412/566-6125 (VMX 24 hrs., leave message),
412/566-6099 fax.
"60 coupe "112015. Drives well, strong engine. Good mechanicals. Needs interior and
body restoration. Would make a good vintage racer. $4500.Jon Meigs, 526 Furlong Cir.,
Orange Park, FL 32073,904/264-9614.
"63 T-6 S-90 coupe "123757. Ivory/red. High
hp engine, disc b rakes, chrome wheels, 12v,
low miles, same owner 20 years. Extra parts,
excellent cond. $16,000. Fred Kismer, 12
Eikader Dr., Pawley's Island, SC 29585,803/
237-8548 eve.
"60 1600s Cabriolet. Red with beige interior.
Solid floor pan, Pirellis. Car is complete and
beautiful. Excellent mechanicals.$25,000.Also
available: One owner '68 911L. Richard
Stromwasser, 139 Stone Hill Rd., Colts Neck,
NJ 07722,908/431-5442 home, 908/462-1400
ofc., 908/409-1292 fax.
"60 snrf coupe "113576. Good roller, no engine, rusty bottom. $3500. Harvey Smith, Box
4023, Cave Creek, AZ 85331,602/488-5946.
"61 Roadster "88683 and 604182 engine.
Slate Gray/red. Complete restoration from
ground up. All mechanicals removed and car
dipped. New metal and lead fill in areas as
needed. Matching original pieces. Hood, deck,
lid and doors. Complete engine rebuild. Street
concours condition. $65,000. Tim Dunlevy,
Indiana, 317/875-0076.
-61 Cabriolet "153975, eng. "87266. Ruby
Red/tan leather seats. New tan leather interior including new beige carpeting, engine
rebuilt by Vic Skirmants, solid body with
mostly new undercarriage including
longitudinals. Extremely tight with roll bar,
camber regulator, new chrome wheels. Exciting car to drive. $23,000.John Bell, 74 W.
Long Lake Rd. Suite 102,Bloomfield Hills, MI
48304,313/644-0210.
"62 European sunroof coupe, original S-90
motor, rebuilt mechanicals, excellent driver.
$8500.Phil Saari, 3374 Owasso St., Shoreview,
MN 55126,612/484-0303 eve.
"62 D'Ieteren twin-grille roadster, chassis
89635. Professionally restored Calif. car.
White. Brown leather seats. New German
canvas top. Even has sun visor and washer
bottle. Always garaged. Beautiful. $40,000.
Bill Lebo, 10855Vicenza Way, Los Angeles, CA
90077,310/476-0576 home, 310/205-4365 ofc.
"63 coupe, white/black interior (leather
fronts, rest vinyl). 68,000 miles. No rust
problems. This is a very solid car and great
driver. Engine excellent. New items: exhaust; interior; door rubber; tires; steel brake
lines; baby moons; shocks; steering damper;
lots of chrome and professionally rebuilt
carbs. Car is in Pittsburgh, PA and always
garaged. $13,500. Jay Panzarella, 8001
"63 S-90 coupe "212795, engine "806261.
Engine apart. Great body/pan, longitudinals
and closing panels. Rusty battery pan. $6500.
Harvey Smith, Box 4023, Cave Creek, AZ
85331,602/488-5946.
"63 'B' coupe, correct, matching numbers.
Rusty but all original. Not wrecked. Needs
restoration or sell for parts. $2800.Jim Comer,
4731 Hedgemore Dr., Charlotte, NC 28209,
704/864-3853 eves. till 9 p.m.
"63 Cabriolet "157675,1600S engine, 2 year
show quality restoration. Signal red Glasurit
paint. Tan interior, black top, new chrome,
rubber, upholstery, wheels, tires.
$32,000.Chuck Schank, 1123Park Lane, Western Springs, IL 60558,708/246-6395.
"64 European SC Cabriolet "159274. Heron
Gray/red leather interior, black top. Chrome
wheels, chrome Leitz luggage rack, compensator bar, sheepskins, boot cover, full tonneau cover, tool kit, car cover, very original,
very solid, restoration finished in '80 and
professionally maintained by Zim's. $35,000
OBO. Jack Sheedy, Dallas, Texas, 214/6965454 days, 817/860-9794 eves.
"64 'C' Cabriolet project car. New pan,
longtudinals, rockers, diagonals, etc. $9995,
Ste hen Hull, 3500 Auberry Way, Cool, CA
95&4,916/227-9195 days, 916/988-8878.
"64 'C' coupe, chassis "130032, eng. "732018.
Euro Reuter chassis with origl 'C'engine (has
Solexes). New carpeting, older repaint, very
minor rust (Calif. car). A nice driver with all
the correct parts. $7000OBO. Lee Follansbee,
6237 Bluff Acres Dr., Greenwood, IN 46143,
317/881-9106 home, 317/887-0729 work.
"64 'C' Carrera 2 sunroof coupe "128475, eng.
"P97332. Completely restored. 60,000 mile
Calif. car. Black/black. Many factory options. $130,000.'64 'C' coupe "218238, Smyrna
Green. Complete fresh restoration of rust
free 58,000 mile Calif. car. $25,000. Richard
Oaker, Box 286, Hampton Falls, NE 03844,
603/926-9426.
"64 European 'C' Cabriolet "159250/730292.
~ a l~lue/black,
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black top, Hellas, Blaupunkt,
Webers and original Zenith. 7 year old paint,
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pan, battery box, chrome, interior, top/
headliner, wheels/Konis, engine and trans
rebuild. Very solid, excellent looking, dependable turnkey driver. $28,000.Sven Thomas, Laguna Beach, CA 92651,714/494-6542.
"64 SC coupe "217114, Signal Red/black interior. Extremely clean. New tires, chrome
wheels, headrests. New paint and window
seals. Original interior. 9K miles on rebuilt
engine. 94,000 original miles. Spotless. Absolutelv beautiful. $17.900 or will trade for '89
911 ~ h r ~~ao.~aitti-~ockville,
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MD, 301/2310983.
"64 'C' Panamericana or vintage race car.
Full cage, Recaros, complete prof. rebuild
brakes, susp., trans., engine 120 h.p. Best of
everything $36,000 invested. Any reasonable offer. Tom Conway 303/443-1343
"64 'C' coupe "219024, eng. "714371, Signal
Red/black. Show quality condition, 61,000
miles. Authentic, original tool kit, Leitz luggage rack, other desirable accessories. Bargain price compared to restoration cost.
$18,000. Luke Bruggeman, 16 Hickory Hollow, Cincinnat, OH 45241,513/762-5259 day,
513/793-6009 eve.
"64 SC coupe #217124,numbers match. Signal
Red/tan. Ground up restoration. Southern
car, driven daily. Rare Porsche air (not
installed). Pirellis, Konis. Outstanding vehicle. $19,500. Charles Gatewood, 4019 28th
Ave., Phenix City, AL 36867,205/297-4011.
"64 coupe "216727, eng. "711890. Excel
mechanicals and lots of newer stuff incl.
NPR big bore kit. No concours car but a great
driver that looks good and runs strong. No
rust on older restoration. Silver with black/
red interior and Fuchs wheels. Also have
many ABC parts. Prefer selling as a package.
$10,500 OBO. Rick Collins, 1215 S. 60th St., W.
Des Moines, IA 50266,515/225-1447.
"65 'C' coupe. Very original Calif black plate
car. Dolphin Gray with black interior. Only
111,000 miles. Only 9,000 miles on a quality
rebuilt engine. AM/FM/SW Blaupunkt.
Chrome wheels. Repair records available.
$14,995, Stephen Hull, 3500 Auberry Way,
Cool, CA 95614,916/988-8878.
"65 'C'coupe. Immaculate. Cham agne Yellow with black interior. Only 2&00 miles
on rebuilt engine. Chrome wheels. Repair
records available. AM/FM Blaupunkt. This
car is to be featured in an upcoming 356
calendar. Only $10,995. Stephen Hull, 3500
Auberry Way, Cool, CA 95614,916/988-8878.
"65 SC coupe"219003. Black withgray leather
interior. Superior quality. Many first place
Volume 18 number 4
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show awards. All extras, horn ring, headrests, lug rack. No rust, dings or dents. 97K
miles. Very strong engine. One of cleanest on
E. Coast. $25,900. Much more invested. Joe
Saitta, Rockville, MD, 301/231-0983.
"65 'C'. Signal Red/black interior. No rust.
1750 cc-OSM04,911crank, new 911 rods. No
immediate work necessary. Body good and
paint passable. Make offer. Robert Hugus,
29235 Mazon Woodfin Rd., Harvest, AL 35749,
205/837-8859.
"65 'C' coupe "221443, Ivory/black interior.
Chrome wheels, complete restoration early
'80s. No rust. New floors, longitudinals, rockers, battery box, etc. Rebuilt engine, front
end, brakes, Konis, excellent mechanicals.
Luggage rack, tools, jack, bra, and owners
manual and more. Drive anywhere. $16,000.
Richard Turchiano, 1673East 51st St., Brooklyn, Ny 11234,718/338-8051 eves 6-10 p.m.
"65 'C' coupe '222326, original factory paint
and interior, 54,000 miles. Togo Brown/tan
interior. No rust. Excellent. Will Randall,
4016 Medina Way, Sebring, FL 33872, 813/
385-3142.
"65 Cabriolet "161009. White. Nearly finished. $22,000.356 Carrera 1500 heads, case,
flywheel and '59, '63, '64 cases, gauges, etc.
DIN 895 wrenches, T-6 NOS LF fender, 912
engine, '66 4-speed trans. Vic Zeller, 99
Hillcrest Acres, Westport, MA 02790, 508/
636-5379.
"65 'C'coupe. Dolphin Gray paint from bare
metal. New belly pan and rockers. All new
window gaskets, clutch, pressure plate and
engine rebuilt. Needs interior and radio.
$10,500, Jeffrey Lozier, RR 1, Box 630A,
Boothbay, ME 04537,207/633-7006.
Parts for sale
'Cab top assembly - original top material
and headliner in very good condition for A,
B or C $2,250. Orig, nicely restored Nardi
complete with horn button for B,C $1,750.
644 BBAB Speedstergearbox $1,500.SASE for
extensive parts list. David Duerr, Box 356,
North River NY 12356 518/251-4296
'Wheels, 55x15 disk brake. Chrome,concours
condition, 4 ea. $600. Buyer ships. Jim Liberty, 109 American Rd., Morris Plains, NJ
07950,201/455-1551 days, 201/595-8289 eves,
201/595-1108 fax.
"B' engine. 2200 miles on rebuilt, upgraded
engine by R. Bennett Sports Car Factory.
Engine is ready to roll with original factory
muffler. $2225.Vil Morales, Bloomfield Hills,
MI, 313/226-5591 days, 810/647-0417 eves.
'356 parts: All FOB: high bow Speedster top
frame, $750; '57 dated wheels (lots); Zenith
normal (can) air cleaners, $50/pr.; pre-A/
ABC jacks; ABC and tourist tool kit stuff;
early Christos; Porsche The First Decade
(Walter Spielberger '59); NOS fan belt ('68
912); more. J Haussler, P.O. Box 685, San
Mateo, CA 94401,415/594-2919 (msg.).
'356 parts: '56N engine, $1300; engine sheet
metal, cases, $250; Cabrio doors l&r,$500 ea.;
pre-A distributor cap, $100; cranks, $375; BC
parts books (3), $250; BC factory work book,
$125; heater boxes, $200; J tubes, $150; oil
drivegears, new, $125;Webber velocity stacks,
pair, $100;luggage rack (Swiss), $250; Hazett
722/2 wheel wrench, $125; '57, '56, '63 cases,
$250 ea.; '63 S-90 coupe, $15,000; '58N coupe,
$5,000;BC horn ring, $400. Send SASE for list
of other parts. Gene Schaeffer, 4904 Raffee
Cove, Austin, TX 78731,512/346-8855.
'356 parts: hardtop for T-5/T-6; late 12 bolt
transaxle, BBBC (long 4th) gears; rear axle
tubes, uprights and complete assys. for disc
brakes. Miscellaneous 4.5' and 5.5' wheels for
both drum and disc brakes. Miscellaneous
engine sheet metal parts, instruments, etc.
Jeff Roseberry, 207 W. Harrison St., Oak Park,
IL 60304,708/38309297 or 708/870-1130.
'356 parts: large collection of pre-A/ABC
parts and literature for sale. Please call or
fax with your request. Partial list available
to fax you. Chris Stavros, San Diego, CA 619/
223-8887 home, 619/223-4740 fax.
"B' engine (P'603094') professionally rebuilt and never run; 912 case and cam; 1750cc
pistons/cylinders; reconditioned heads w/
new valves and guides; magna fluxed rods
and crank; balanced; heater boxes; exhaust
system; all sheet metal; all receipts; $2500.
John Karlsten, San Jose, CA, 408/733-5779.
'Repro parts: aluminium Porsche scripts,
cast, excellent quality, $75. Early hood
handles, both styles, $95 ea. Wide low horns,
$90ea. Early coat hooks, $15pair. Aluminium
'1300' and '1500' scripts, $60 ea. Deluxe horn
ring, B/C, original SWF glass washer bottle,
NOS, offers. Will consider trades. Please fax.
Mats Carlsson or Christer Rye, Sweden 37013074 or 380-73976, Trollslandev, 6 33151
Varnamo, Sweden.
'Solex, 40Pii-4, S-90 carb, $95. 'B' hornring,
original, $325. Blaupunkt AM 6v/12v, works,
has old style power supply, $50. 'B' tools,
pliers, $20.11~10Din 895 wrench, $15. Hella
128 fog body, needs lens and resilver, $40. 'B'
speedo, $50. 'B' gauges, $35. John Linden,
Walnut Creek, CA, 510/939-1375.
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technical/service; 356 thru 959. S.A.S.E. (.75
US, $2.00 foreign) for 10-page list. Also: T-6
GT fuel tank. Singer, RFD 1682, Syosset, NY
11791-9644
'356 motor 1600N "68637 from a '58 'A'
coupe. The engine was running when it was
removed. The sheet metal has since been
removed and sandblasted but has not yet
been painted. $1200 OBO. Robert McCurdy,
New York, NY, 212/673-7440.
"A' 716/0 "25085 trans with mounts, cradle
and starter, no axle tubes, $950. 911 intro
porcelain ashtray, $100. Comp. set of Automobile Quarterly from Vol. 1, "1to Vol32, "4,
$3500.Ruediger von Prittwitz, 2817 Greenfield
Dr., Merced, CA 95340,209/722-1935.
'Michelin XWX 185/70 VR 15 tires, 3 @ 8/32,
$90 ea., 1@ 5/32, $50. FOB. William Cooper,
4100 Palomino Dr. NE, Bainbridge Island, WA
98110,206/842-3241.
'T-5 pass. front seat, black vinyl, good condition, $200.4 Ansen alloys for late 356 or 912,
$200 set. 912 f&r engine sheetmetal, $125 for
both. '69-73 900 series fiberglassfront spoiler,
new in box, $120. 4 matched set 16" wheels
(riveted steel, not alloy) for '55, $700. Denzel
repro hood handles, fuel pump block-off,
$100 ea. 2 alloy wheels (wide) for late
Spyder, need restoration, trades? Flat top
distributors, inquire. Tom Niedernhofer,105A
S. 33rd St., Belleville, IL 62223,618/234-5909
356 parts: Original 'A' steering wheel with
full horn ring and button, very good condition. $495. Tear drop taillight with gasket,
left, new. $110. Pair polished side deco strips
for 'A', new. $60. Porsche script, 5 stud, 10nL.,
new. $20. '1600' script, new. $15. Zenith 32
NDIX carb, rebuild kits. $40. Zenith manifolds. $30.Numerous auto magazines including Pano. Inquire. Shep Adkins, P.O. Box
6549, LOSOSOS,CA 93412,805/528-7043.
'356 parts: spindles, $200/pr.; top arm, $loo/
pr.; Bottom arm, $125/pr.; T-bars, $60/pr.;
uncut 'A' heads, $125/pr.; Zenith carbs, $125/
pr.; 'B' crank, $125; 180mm flywheel, $100;'A'
3rd piece, $125; cam gear and cam, $5O/ea.;
misc. engine sheet metal; cam followers and
connecting rods. Prices negotiable. Bell
McDonough, McMinnville, OR, 503/434-5474.
'1954 Speedster owners come forward and
be counted. Only 101 of the first 200 Speedsters (80001-80200) have been accounted
for. Please send your chassis number and
brief description. Include long SASE for
questionnaire and free copy of updated
chassis list. Don Zingg, 972 Carnation, Costa
Mesa, CA 92626-1742.
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Commercial
'356 parts: accessories such as luggage, early
body mount and bumper mounted fog lights,
accessory electrical plug-in gadgets, various
pieces for pre-A and 'A' travel and tool kits,
plus more. Send list of goodies or fax. C.S.
Stavros, 4775 Narragansett Ave., San Diego,
CA 92107,619/223-8887,619/223-4740 fax.
Distler Collectibles
Distler Electromatic 7500, 356
convertible tinplate car: Parts and
restoration services available for this
unique collectible toy. Boxes, keys,
battery covers, bottom pans, tires, etc.
"Restore it! Enjoy it!"Black version
available. S.A.S.E. + $1 for brochure.
Mr. Distler USA, P.O. Box 7117,
Fremont, CA 94537-7117
Phone 510/247-2466
Poster collectors: Linen mounting service provided to preserve your valuable images; $75.-95. each, delivered.
Re airs quotedupon receipt. SASE for
fu 1 information.
356 Holiday Gifts: Embroidered garments (Speedster or Liebe zu Ihm logo),
Spyder pocket knife, 356 leather
accessories...all from the source! SASE
for free listing.
Spyder Enterprises
RFD 1682, Syosset, NY 11791-9644
Corrosion Free/true zero maintenance
battery for your Porsche. Optima 800.
Totally sealed, no fluid or gas can escape. 800 cold cranking amps. 72 mo.
warrant ,excellent for street or racing,
extreme y rugged, jarring and vibration-resistant. FOB Vancouver. Registry
member s ecial discount price: 12V$100. / 6V 65. Battery mstr switch $10.
Chatham Motorsports,
1116 W. 43rd, Vancouver, WA 98660
206/693-6720
'Trade for 'B' or 'C' engine in excellent
running condition. Beautiful Bavarian china
set, 93 pieces of Royal Heidelberg,Winterling.
White with pink and gold border. Excellent
condition. Will send pictures. Shipping insured. Joe Tanner, 3707 Woodcrest Dr. NW,
Cleveland, TN 37312,615/476-3954.
'Porsche r. rear fender for rdstr from lock
post to engine lid. Rue Prince, 102 E. Belvedere Rd., Norfolk, VA 23505,804/489-3935.
*B/C cranks, Speedster upper w/s frame, 741
gears 3E,3A,4A,4B, Leitz luggage rack, 356
tools, tire guages, radios, 4 1/2" & 6"fuchs
wheels. Tom Conway 303/443-1343
'For pre-A Cabriolet '5134: pair of seats;
body bumpers;interior light; 1-16" solid wheel
with correct date (riveted steel), pair of
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T
he fall race season is always a busy one. Race cars
and drivers alike don't care
for hot summer races, so things have
been busy since early September. But,
before I cover those results I need to
report on a couple of races in July and
August that we had in this part of the
country. HSR had their summer event
at Mid-Ohio on July 28-31. Steve "Hot
Dog" Pfeffer won the Group 2 race with
a 1:47.940. The rest of the competition,
including 6 356's all were in the low
50's.
SVRA ran their first race at Pocono
in August. The weather was of the most
interest here. A heavy rain storm
caused various problems. John Kelly
and John Biggs led a small 356 turnout.
Everyone was saving up for one of
the major Vintage events of the year Watkins Glen. Several 356 people also
went to Lime Rock the week before, but
most were saving everything for the
Glen. Well, it is a lot like life when you
save up for a big event - sometimes
things don't work out like you planned,
ie - your wedding night. They had so
many 356's show up that this time
instead of putting them in Group 3,
they put them in Group 8. I've always
considered Group 8 to be the weird
group. It includes a wide variety of
cars. The likes of MGB's, old Corvettes
and others. Anyway -it was a big group.
In order to keep the race schedule on
time, if a car had problems and was on
the track, they would send out the
wreckers, throw the white flag and
Roger Ender
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pull the disabled cars into the pits or
safe areas while the race was going on.
It made for interesting stuff. I ran in
Group 1 with my 1300 '52 Coupe and
they did it with us. A friend of mine in
a MGB said the wreckers were going
down the back straight 60 mph. George
Balbach ran well. He is used to outrunning ambulances on
his way between Milwaukee and Chicago
each day in his 400E
Benz. Steve Pfeffer was
running well, until a
guy in a Corvette broke
and forgot to put it in
gear when he got out of
the car and it rolled
back onto the track and
Steve couldn't miss it.
It was zoo time at the
Glen. We had 19 356's
present.
Someone told me
that they had a total of
30'ish crash-outsat Lime
Rock and the Glen. A crash-out is when
you get talked to by the race steward
about your driving habits. Like in all of
life, there are a lot of stupid people out
there. Those in glass houses shouldn't
cast stones. I pulled one of my more
stupid moves in the race on Sundav at
turn one. I owe an ~ l f a
an apology. Turn one is
always an interesting
place. I understand a
couple of our 356 fellas
got together at the start
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fighting the 2nd world war all over
again. The English car guys won't
hardly talk to us German car guys. The
Italians are sort of friendly. I've really
noticed it in the groups I run my '52. It
is rare when any of my competitors
speak to me on the grid. I'm not kidding
about this. It maybe that the Group 3
Porsche guys' reputation has hurt my
relationships in Group 1.
Enough of my innermost thoughts.
The next race was at Road Atlanta.
Several years ago I talked Joe Pendergast
of HSR into having a 356 Porsche only
Aston DB4 leads a covey of 356's at the
start of Group 3 race, HSR Road Atlanta.
Below left, Weiner Man' Pfeffer leads a
Lotus 7 at the Glen.
race. This is the third year we have run
it. The last two years it has been
sponsored by Peter Pheil and Jonathan
Corey, Ltd. and Peter was kind enough
to sponsor it in '94. We had 15cars start
and 3 DNS. Jack Lewis in his '59/60
chopped Coupe won. His fast race lap
was 1:42.915. Reid Vann was second and
Eric Bretzel third. Our host, Peter had
bad luck and broke after a couple of
laps. They said his car was very tired
before the race. Reid Vann won the
award for the highest finishing open
disc braked car. Bob Sturm won for
open drum braked and "Punkin Mann
Ender won on luck with my 1300
drum braked Coupe. My chief com-
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petition, David McKinney got the race
time mixed up and he was sitting at
home eating waffles while I was winning. David had been saving his car all
weekend for this race. That's what you
deserve David when your stomach does
the driving. My fastest race lap 2:01.473 although I did qualify at 1:58.837.
All I did during the race was wave at
everyone who passed me and most of
them waved back.
Reid Vann was the top finishing
356 in Group 3 Sprint race. Bill Hartong
was 2nd and Eric Bretzel 3rd. Jack
Lewis was the top 356 in the Vintage
Enduro, with Keith Denaham 2nd and
Bill Clancy 3rd in the Ex Roger Ender '65
356C Coupe. Way to go Bill.
On the same weekend, some of the
midwest 356 contingent stayed home to
run in the VSCDA event at Road America.
Joe Pendergast is trying to work out a
schedule change were we can get everyone in this 356 only race, so we can
settle all arguments as to who is the
fastest in the east, south and mid-west.
The latest race was the SVRA event
at Summit Point. Seven 356s were there.
Steve "Hot Dog" Pfeffer beat up on his
competition - namely John Kelly, Danny
Marshall and John Biggs. Steve won
every race he entered. Steve and his exDick Hatch, John Muller speedster have
come a long way these past two years.
He has become the man to beat at many
races this year. However, Steve will
probably be remembered more for driving around Sebring, Florida with a
weiner on his truck hood rather than
his efforts on the track.
Merry Christmas and a happy New
Year from the "Punkin Man".
Ed Hyman
T u s t a few
ister Znc. had "a
wonderful Gatbering of tbeFaitbful this Summer.
Hosted by Art Margolis and Sue Light in
Northern New Jersey. There were
Bratwursts by Mickie Lombardo from
PA and the Pool was suitably cool.
There were about fifteen 356s, including Jim Liberty's fresh 'C'competition
coupe. The bonus was a few days later
(July 27) when Jake Black Margolis
arrived at 5lbs. & 10 02.- Red Hair and
all. I officially passed the Presidency of
the SCR/356 to Tom Sottile and I wish
him the best of luck in the coming year.
On Labor Day the vintage racing at
Lime Rock Park was in full glory. Some
notable 356s present were the pretty
silver '57 coupe of Peter Brittingham
(how is my fan belt Peter?) and the RSK
#92 of Roy Waltzer. These cars were
prepared in the tradition of the VSCCA
with period-size tires and original-type
brakes. There were also wonderful entoura e of Clubsport-prepared bumper
cars &eve Pfeffer 81 Bruce Ellsworth
ran beautifully) Speedsters,roadsters &
coupes. These were beautifully turned
out SVRA-type cars with roll cages and
disk brakes.
The best party by far was Dave
'MGA' Baker's Friday Night Bratwurst
andGrilledCornExtravaganza-thanks
Dave. Rob Greene took his class and
many other awards in the Concours on
Sunday with his pristine Ivory 'A' Coupe.
Now if we can get him to bring out his
Speedster in VSCCA preservation class....
Steve Pfeffer had his 'bandit' green A
coupe on display. There was a new book
introduced by B.S.Levy "The Last Open
356 Registry
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Peter Brittingham's '57 Coupe on a rairisoaked track. Bebw left, Ed Hyman's '57
Speedster by Rob Hyman (14 yrs old).
Road It may not be 'great art' or even
accurate history, but for those of us
that were too young in 1952 to be a part
of the racing scene, it is a great window
into the time (I was a year old and
wouldn't notice cars for at least 3 or 4
more years).
Last weekend we had the VSCCA
Fall Final at LRP. It poured all day
Friday, so I had to break down and
mount the ragtop on my Speedster to
run. You see, my hardtop doesn't clear
the rollbar and in the preservation
class we drive to the track-anyhow, on
street tires my 1957 Speedster VSCCA
'540 wasn't very fast, but I had better
brakes (original drums) and could stay
with the pack by virtue of late braking
(I may even have passed an MGA or
two). Of course on Saturday in the dry
the group could put some space between my stock-engined car and themselves. With two hours of track time
Friday and one on Saturday I got my
value. I ran in every group that I was
eligible for and finished everything I
started. Mrs. Eastman said I took the
checker on Friday's 45 minute enduro,
but Idon't believe her. Peter Brittingham
'365 ran with the big boys (Jaguar XK140 & Kurtis) and had a great time
sidestepping each apex.
Keep the 356 Faith! Ed Hyman
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32.00
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12.50
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12.50
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1.55
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12.95
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10.95
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15.95
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4.75
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2.85
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4.95
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