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trustees
!3ol1(;urntnow. Rockton. 11.: Rucl W e s t , R a t a v i a .
:)H: Rill I h r l i l n d . Vicnnit, VA: Vic S k i r r n a n l s ,
Warren, h4I: l e r r y K e v s e r . Westerville, O H : a n d
Roll Ritu(;her. V a n N U V S ,C A .
officers
1)rt:sident: jerry K e y s e r , Weslerville. O H : ViceI'resiclent: Vir: S k i r r n i t n t s . W a r r e n . M I :
S e c r e t i ~ r v : Rill D u r l a n d . Viennit, VA; a n d
l're;tsurt?r: loel H o r v i t z . C l o u c ~ s t e r ,M A .
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Art Director, Joe Colford, Jr., continues his series on the 356
Racing Heritage.
membership chairman
I'om Ot,rtht!r, 5095 S a l e m Kd., C i n c i n n a t i , O H
15230 ( 5 1 3 ) 232-1909
legal advisor
t3ritl \Vr*st. 3750 S.R. 132, Ratavin. O H 45103.
1983 holiday chairmen
departments
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Harl)i~ril.(;A 93102 ( 8 0 5 ) 963-4919
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tech editor: Vic S k i r r n a n t s , 27244 Ryiln.
Warren. MI 48092
restoration editor: Rrett l o h n s o n , 7510 Allisonvillt? Kd.. I n d i i ~ n a p o l i s ,IN 46250
case drips writer: Dick P i k e , 921 C l o u d Avt?..
Mt!nlo P i ~ r k C
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four cam forum: David S e e l a n d , 4 7 F l o w e r St..
Denver. C O 80226
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Yt!llow S p r i n g s . O H 45387
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writes about steering boxes, UniSyns, 12 volt wiper systems and other electrical miscellany...p lus Vic's
E Production Racing Update.. .................Vic Skirmants, editor
fe~toration...Brett's
readers also write: sunvisors, carpet, nerf
bars, etc. where the good doctor picks it up himself with headliners,
floor mats and floor boards ....................Brett Johnson, editor
C a s e drips. . . ~ l a t Out ...The case of Dick's flatulent, yet constipated 'A' coupe that couldn't breathe.. ........Dick Pike, editor
f 0 U r - c a m f0I'Um.. l avid has some four-cam tidbits as well
as Paint Your 356, Part I...A special controversial section on the
desirability of the 356 model types is included at no extra charge
......................................................... David Seeland, editor
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?.he Storm Before The Calm ...The
behind the scenes preparations for the Holiday Departure in Yellow
Springs.. .................................................... P a t Ertel, editor
a~leepat the wheel
literature collector's corner. ..Lew
Markhoff adds his fuel
to the wood steering wheel fires and Charlie tells us what we missed
in Santa Barbara. Charlie also announces a major change in the direction of his column .................................Charlie White, editor
reviews.. .Dr.
Block continues with what's going on in contemporary Porsche papers.. ............................ Bill Block, reviewer
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1983 west coast holiday, santa barbara ..............
...........................................Lehman Whistler and committee
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Well.. I missed the California
Holiday-and from all the rave reviews
that filtered back, it looks like I really blew
it. (again.) I did not motor to New Hampshire with Ertel as I reported in the last
issue that I would-he was chomping at the
bit to get going and I couldn't get my act
together in time, so he left on Monday and
I left on Thursday. From some of the tales
he told me of his adventures, some good
stories should be forthcoming. However,
we did rendezvous in Vermont to pick up
the girls who flew in for the mad dash into Waterville Valley.. .and by any account,
it was a dash! New Hampshire route #I12
is a very special road, all the more fun with
two sets of white knuckles in each of two
356s. By then, it was all caution to the
wind, since my new paint had already
received it's baptism from a stone thrown
by a logging truck in the Adriondacks.
The New Hampshire Holiday couldn't
have been in a more perfect location-it
was a very good time and will be
remembered as one of my favorite
Holidays. It was by far the furthest that
I have ventured in a 356, and for the most
part our 2500 mile tour was without major incident. That is if you consider minor
a rear engine seal going out in Ohio (on the
way), a coil quitting in Ellsworth, Maine
(where I found a replacement much to my
surprise and relief!), a speedometer going
wacko in Pennsylvania ...and oh, yes, a
clutch cable breaking in Falmouth, Maine.
The latter had the most potential for ruining an otherwise delightful trip. Fortunately I remembered passing a P + A + VW
dealer 3-4 miles prior to the break. And
through many gyrations and disregard of
numerous traffic laws we were able to limp
back to the dealer where much to my relief,
there was a very nice 'C' Cabriolet parked
in front who's owner just happened to be
the general manager and vice president of
the firm and who is a Registry member!
Although they did not have a clutch cable,
they had a mechanic who was able to make
repairs to get us back on the road without
much delay. If you are ever in Falmouth,
stop in and say hello to Bill Sowles at
Morong Falmouth Porsche. Incidentally,
a spare clutch cable is now in my travel
kit-I should have needed Mike Robbins'
advice in his Registry travelling kit article
a few years ago!
The trip back to Ohio was unfortunate-
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ly made mostly on interstates because I was
uncomfortable with the car's clutch situation and did not want to use it any more
than necessary. Our nation's interstates are
in a horrible state. It is a disgrace that we
have allowed the one-time state of the art
highway system which was the envy of the
world to deteriorate to little better than logging roads in some areas. They beat you
and the car to death. The trip on backroads
was infinitely better although much slower,
but all the better for your kidneys! Best of
all, it didn't rain once on us in 2500 miles
through 9 states!
While on Holidays, second and last call
for the 1984 Holidays chairpersons.. .There
are Eastern bids forthcoming from groups
for West Virginia and for Kentucky. Additionally there has been some talk of a bid
for Williamsburg, Virginia. On the
Western front, there has been a slight nibble for Napa Valley California. If 1984 is
the year for you to host a Holiday, please
expedite your preliminary planning. Drop
me a note and I will mail to you the details
of our simple requirements.
Since the Holiday chairpersons will need
as much time as possible to start making
arrangements for their events, a deadline
of December 15 must be imposed.
As soon as possible after that, the proposals will be sent to the trustees for their
consideration and decisions. With some
luck, notification of all involved should be
out around the first of the year. Holidays
can be fun for the chairpersons, too! Just
ask the 1983 chairmen, Joel Horvitz and
Lehman Whistler.
The preliminary report is in on an insurance plan exclusively for 356 Porsches.
There was a very good response (thank
you) from the questionnaire that appeared
several issues back, enough to make the
sampling statistically significant. That is
the good news; the bad news is that there
is not enough concentration of the cars in
all the states to make it worthwhile for the
carrier to make the necessary filings in each
state. There are exceptions to that, obviously, and Mike Sheehan, the Registry
member who has been working on this advises that there are some distinct
possibilities in getting a plan together. By
the time the next issue is out there should
be included quite a few more details...and
I foolishly thought that this would be a
simple matter!
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The most recent contributors to the 356 Registry Booster Fund
are: Richard Lukes, Jim McDevitt, Jay Goldfarb, Stan Jensen,
Jr., Gary Quast and Neil Cornell. Of special note is the more
than generous contribution of RUSH WORKMAN, Boston.
Thank you all and best of all-with our new I.R.S. non-profit
status there is strong evidence that your contributions are tax
deductible! (Please verify this with your accountant or financial
advisor.)
Bill Brown, Lincoln, NE suggests that the Booster Fund could
be used to reprint back issues of the Registry: "...(I) think there
is a good demand for old issues, pre volume 5. As I and many
others, (at least here in the Great Auto Desert,) can attest to,
there is invaluable information in the Registry! It helped put me
through my first restoration. I could not have restored my
Speedster without the Registry, it's as simple as that! In any case,
I would appreciate your thoughts on the idea, and anyone else's
of course." Bill Brown.
"My vote for use of the funds would be in the education area.
I like Pat Ertel's ideas that he presented in the July/August issue.
I think Pat has captured what the Registry is all about in his suggestions. I also concur with Pat, no racing. I love auto racing,
but the Registry is not in the sponsorship business. There is no
benefit to the club as a group. We need more on preservation
and family type activites to keep current members enthused and
to attract new people to the Registry fold." Rush Workman,
Boston.
"It has been interesting reading the membership's response on
what to do with the money accumulated by the 356 Registry
Booster Fund. Pat Ertel's suggestion of a traveling exhibit is the
best idea to date and deserves support from the Registry membership. Large amounts of money would not be required to start
this worthwhile and lasting project. As much as I enjoy racing
I do not feel that is something that should be supported by these
generous donations to the Registry whose 'mission is the
Maintenance Modification Repair Restoration
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Letters and Other Miscellany
perpetuation of the vintage (1 948- 1965) 356 Series Porsches' ".
Jim McDevitt, Lexington, MA.
Jim continued with a suggestion that the Booster Fund could
publish listings of donors of parts to the Fund thus putting the
donor and buyers together. Once a deal was consummated, the
buyer would submit the payment directly to the Fund.
Mary Felo, Rohnert Park, CA writes: "As a free-lance indexer and a librarian, it interested me to see the two suggestions for
applying the Booster Fund in the last Registry issue. One suggestion was for a Registry index, the other for creating a literature
base. Both ideas seem worthwhile, and feasible."
Mary enclosed an article, "Plugging into the Networks",
TIME, Sept. 19, 1983, p.87, which discussed the use of a central
phone-in computer message/information center. Now there is
an idea! Look up the article, read it, and let me hear from you.. .
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"For sometime I have been meaning to comment on the space
wasted in each Registry issue devoted to the "Most Outrageous
Ad of the Year" Award. Frankly they are tacky. Many times
we are mocking our own members for placing high dollar values
on the 356's. This has become a Registry practice that is not amusing to anyone I know.
Some asking big numbers have rescued their 356 from the
"bone yard," put in lots of time and 20K or so into them to make
them as original as possible. Others paid big money for a very
desirable (collectable) 356 and improved the car at great expense.
Are they entitled to sell their Porsche and make a profit? Of
course they are. Most any of us in the same position would do
the same thing.
Some of these reproduced ads are obvious typo errors. Why
waste the space on a mistake?
Finally it has been my experience the most outrageous ads are
not from those asking big numbers for their 356's, but those ads
asking 4 to 8K for their bucket of bolts and grime, when their
INDEPEIVDENTPORSCHESPECIAL~STS (817)267-4451 1804 Reliance Parkway Bedford, Texas 76021
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true worth is 1 to 3K. There are far more 356 ads in this category
than the other." Jim McDevitt, Lexington, MA.
Editor's Note: This is only the second negative commentary
I can ever recall regarding these ads. While it cannot be denied
that there are truths in your comments, by and large it is my
understanding that our readers enjoy seeing these ads. There has
never been an intent to embarass a member, I assure you.
what I had always known that even if your girlfriend just
departed, your new apartment still has no curtains after 3 months,
and your boss is a "human" flesh-eating, flame-throwing
monster, the world suddenly becomes tolerable again when you
sink behind the wheel of any Porsche and cruise off into the
sunset. The marque restores your faith in this existence we lead,
and makes me wonder ... Is there life after Porsche?" John Slemp.
"...Since no one else has come forward to host next year's International 356 Meeting in Europe, Euroclub has undertaken the
responsibility and it will be held in and around Pel-Am-See in
Austria from May 31-June 3, 1983.
Anyone who may be interested should write for details to: Dr.
Wido Parczyk, Brauselaystrasse 16, 5590 Cochem-Cond., West
Germany.
Details will be sent to you between the middle and the end of
January. By the time they arrive and you get them in the next
Registry it will be a little late for making plans." Ginny Gummow, Rockton, IL.
"The following is in response to Pat Ertel's letter in the August
Registry. Before Pat poisons other 356er's opinions of what an
E-Production Porsche consists of, I think I'd better try to explain just what the current state of the art is in SCCA Production racing.
Yes, we are permitted fender flares, and front air dams, and
a roll bar is mandatory. I can't argue with that. We are also now
permitted to replace the fenders with fiberglass. In 1982 the front
of my 356B roadster was demolished at Mid-Ohio. I had to cut
the nose off another roadster to get my car back on the track.
Luckily I can now salvage the other roadster (it was always intended to be a race car chassis; too rusted for restoration) by
putting fiberglass fenders on it. Last September at Waterford
Hills two Porsches were severely damaged. They are racing again
this year because of the fiberglass fender rule. Isn't the purpose
of the 356 Registry to perpetuate the 356 Porsche? To me that
means saving them.
Now let's get into the mechanical components. Starting with
the front end; the front end is now supported by coil springs in
the interests of easier adjustability. The trailing arms are original
with reinforcing pieces welded on to limit flexing due to today's
fat, sticky tires. The link pin carriers are original with reinforcing pieces welded on to prevent breaking. The spindles are stock,
except for having been shotpeened in one critical location. The
tie-rods, steering box, brake rotors, calipers, and wheel bearings
are bone stock. I even use an Repco heavy duty street brake pad
on my Porsches.
The rear end is also supported by coil springs. The trailing arms
have a heim-joint where the torsion bar used to be; this is so that
front pivot is back where Dr. Porsche wanted it after decambering and chassis lowering. The axle shafts, axle tubes, hubs,
brake rotors, calipers, and wheel bearings are all bone stock. It's
still a swing axle; for those of you who heard about a low-pivot
modification, it is strictly not legal, as Mr. Overby found out
at the run-offs in 1980.
The transmission contains standard various-ratio Porsche 356
gears, with no strengthening required. The differential carrier
is stock, as is the ring and pinion gear. Some people use a special
locker spool for a locked rear end; I just weld the standard differential gears to the standard spider gears. Other people still
use the standard, optional, unmodified ZF limited slip
differential.
The engine uses a stock case, crankshaft, and lifters. The cam
is a reground stock cam, not a billet. The flywheel is a cut-down
stock flywheel. I use a stock 200MM clutch disc and pressure
plate. As of this year, we can now get Carillo rods made for a
356. The stock 01 connecting rod was totally adequate up to 7400
RPM. Continued revving to 7600+ could cause the stock rods
to fail. The main end rod bearings are stock. The cast iron
cylinders are stock, bored .040" oversize for special pistons. The
heads are 1964 and later style, ported and unshrouded around
the valves. The exhaust valves are stock C or SC. The intake
valves are Datsun, cut down to S-90 size. The rocker arms are
stock. The carburetors are Solex 40 P-11 with larger venturiis
and jets. You'll find wilder carbs on ten percent of the stocklooking street 356's.
In short, you'll find that the racing 356 has many more stock
or only slightly modified parts than the average non-356 racing
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"Another item of interest in using or obtaining higher octane
gasoline: A simple formula can increase the octane rating of your
gasoline. Fill the first half of the gas tank with super unleaded
and the second half with super leaded gasoline. A chemical reaction occurs that raises the rating of your gasoline to about 98
octane. Also here in my area there are two Union 76 Stations
that are selling racing gas at 106 octane. It might behoove others
to check their areas and see if the same is happening." Peter
Geiger, Lake Orion, MI.
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Dina Liberty making final preparations on #I24268 for the
Parada to Loon Mountain, Labor Day Weekend, 1984. Seen at
Waterville Valley, NH by Jim Liberty.
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"...Here is a true life personal experience that the ENQUIRER
wanted to pay me thousands for. I was stopped recently by an
officer of the Ohio highway patrol who informed me that it is
ILLEGAL to drive and play a harmonica at the same time. I
pointed out that I had no radio or tape player and my harp was
the only means I had of producing the proper blues riffs for
Porsche driving. He was unswayed and said that if he caught
me driving and playing again I was going to get a ticket." Guess
Who-You're Right! Pat Ertel, Yellow Springs, OH.
More on our Mr. Ertel: "After Pat's last article on "Porschescience" it's worth $13.00 just to read what's spinning about in
his head.. ." Mike McCarthy.
" ...I found the "Porschescience"
feature in the "Asleep at
the Wheel" column extremely entertaining. It just expanded upon
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competitively. The suspension still works as Dr. Porsche originally envisioned it; he did not envision cornering at 1.0 + g's, so
we have added fatter sway bars in the front, a Z-bar in the back,
and a few stiffening bars in the stock chassis. Some people overdo the "tube-frame" bit' check my car; you'll find very little
extra bracing. Dr. Porsche also did not envision 160 horsepower
at 7600RPM, so please forgive me if we've improved a bit on
his rods, valve springs, and intake valves.
No, I do not drive my racing Porsche to the grocery store. I
also don't expect Ertel to follow my car through Elkhart Lake's
carousel at 7400RPM in a 3C gear (that's 112MPH) or to stay
with it heading for the bridge at Atlanta at 7800RPM in a 4D
gear (that's 145MPH). I think it's a hell of a credit to Porsche
that their ancient design, with certain modifications, can still race
competitively and safely with other cars that don't have any stock
components left because they were totally inadequate from a
functional or worse yet, strength point of view.
Many times at the races I have been approached by people who
immediately recognized the car as an old Porsche and were impressed by its ability to compete with more modern cars. I enjoy
talking to these people more than the gas-station jockey who
thinks my 1961 street Porsche coupe is an old Karmann Ghia.
Yes, Pat, I will keep racing my "formula" Porsche, and listing
it as a 356B, whether you approve or disapprove." Vic Skirmants,
Warren, MI.
Editor's Note: Vic is concerned that his comments will be construed as an attempt to get funds from the Registry for his rating efforts. He would very much appreciate any sponsorship but
would prefer it to come from outside sources. I have known Vic
for a very long time and I assure you that he has given much,
much more to this organization than it can ever possibly do for
him.
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1964 356 SC Cabriolet, chassis #159001, Where are you? Last
seen, Worms, W. Germany. Please send any info to Charlie
White, 5801 Calle Del Media, Phoenix, A Z 85018.
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Larry Dickinson, Glen Falls NY, asked about putting a ZF
steering box into his 1956 Porsche. The installation is very simple. The only problem is in getting the steering box into position. When putting the box through the access hole, it will be
necessary to slightly bend up the forward lip, which can later
be bent back down. The locating dowel in the ZF steering box
fits right into the old locating hole in the upper torsion bar tube.
The steering arm of the ZF is located further to one side than
on the old box. This will require re-adjusting the right tie-rod
and replacing the left tie-rod assembly. On the pre-'58's the left
tie-rod is a one-piece assembly and non-adjustable. Simply replace
this with a 1958-65 unit and adjust as needed.
A tip from Rick Veneski, New Britian CT.
"For those people who are converting from Zenith and Solex
carburation to Weber and are wondering how to synchronize
them without buying a special flow meter, it is possible to convert the Uni-Syn. The mouth of the Uni-Syn is a larger diameter
than the intake of the Weber. Connection of the two can be accomplished by simply cutting an ordinary plastic funnel to fit:
Base of
Uni-Syn
Cut to Fit
Funnel
Throat
Some material, pliable in nature such as caulking, might be used to seal the funnel to the base (the mouth) of the Uni-Syn to
assure minimum air leakage."
Thanks for the information, Rick.
How about some information on 12-volt windshield wipers?
The following is from Wade Douglas Jr., La Mesa CA.
"I've seen several 12-volt conversion articles over the past
several years in the Registry and the biggest problem as anybody
who has tried one knows, is what to do about the wiper motor.
There is a very simple, relatively inexpensive perfect solution that
avoids mickey mouse resistors or soldering a 356 arm on a VW
shaft, etc.
"For A's and B's up to the advent of the round wiper motor,
simply pick up a 2-speed 12-volt VW motor. Turn it over and
remove the screws retaining the gearbox. Do the same with your
original 6-volt motor. Swap them, but before you.do, remove
the VW cover and note that next to the head of the retaining
stud, is a boss. Drive out the 4mm VW stud, and then drill the
bossnext to it for the Porsche style 5mm stud. Plug the removed stud hole with whatever suits you and then note that the second Porsche style stud came with the Porsche gearbox. Voila!
The VW assembly bolts right up. The only remaining modifications are to swap your bullet connectors or bare wire tips (early
cars) for spade lug females, and then wire in a concealed mini
SPST switch to enable the utilization of the two-speed capability, unless the installer is one of those who dig unoriginal appearance and like the VW switch in place of the original.
"Now the solution for late B's and C's with the round motor.
A '67 912 works perfectly if you relocate the mounting holes.
The original mounting hole positions would place the end of the
motor through the dash and into the passenger compartment.
I have done both conversions with complete success as a subcontractor to a local professional restoration works ...and they
both work."
Thanks for a much-needed article, Wade.
Some information from Pete Geiger, Lake Orion MI, followed by a couple of questions.
"Stoddard carries the early Porsche key blanks, part number
644.613.901.90. Expensive ($3.75 ea.) but original. This is not
in the catalog.
"Can somebody tell me the purpose for the condensors that
are attached to my voltage regulator? I have a late '59 coupe.
The condensor on the right is about an inch in diameter and about
2% inches long. The one on the left is short and stubby, about
1 '/2 inches long and an inch in diameter. They have the following information on them. The small condensor (L) reads as
follows:
EMKO 21212
0.5uF
8.OV
Hochsttemp 70"
The larger condensor (R) reads as follows:
EMKO 21222
2.5uF
Hochsttemp 70"
They appear to be "factory", as does all the wiring. I have no
idea as to their purpose. I am sure the car would work if I disconnected them and ran the generator and battery wires to their
respective places. Maybe someone can give me an answer?"
I was always under the impression that they were for radio
interference suppression. Can anyone shed some more light on
this matter?
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"I also have on my '59 coupe a lone green wire coming out
of my front (headlight, horn, foglight) harness in the trunk. It
is not attached to anything, and I cannot find where the other
end is or where it comes from. It does not seem to be an "addition" but rather is part of the original wiring harness. It will only reach as far as the right horn. There are no green wires like
it under the dash or hooked up to the fuse block, or anywhere
on the car. Does anyone have a guess as to its purpose?"
Can anyone answer Pete's questions?
E-Production Racing Up-Date, 1983
Blackhawk Farms National, August 13-14, 1983. This was my
first race with the "fixed" carburetors, and at least the black
smoke was gone; now I had blue smoke! Yep, the oil rings were
shot again, so I pulled the engine and replaced them after qualifying. Sunday morning warm-up indicated everything seemed to
be OK, and maybe I would be able to finally beat the MGB that
out-qualified me. Lou Livengood in a roadster had a suspension
problem; the right side trailing arm locations was tearing out of
the chassis. A borrowed set of torches and some coat hanger
welding rods fixed that problem. In the race, I was able to run
with the MGB for several laps, then the power seemed to fall
off; my guess was that 1 had leaned out the engine too much.
I finished second, Lou was third.
Road America National, August 27-28, 1983. The track surface had deteriorated since the June Sprints, so my times were
almost three seconds slower! The D-Production cars were over
four seconds slower, and that damn MGB wasn't any slower than
in June! He was giving the D-cars fits on the straights! The only
saving grace was my out-qualifying Bob Kirby in a 914; the same
914 that humiliated us at Mid-Ohio until a last lap spin put him
down to fourth. As expected, Kirby beat me to turn one, but
I got him back under braking for turn eight, then proceeded to
put some distance on him through the carousel and the kink. I
watched the MGB fighting for first with two D-cars, but at least
I was pulling on Kirby who had gotten plugged up behind a DDatsun. My clutch started slipping at the start of the last lap,
so I dropped to third at the finish.
Final conclusion for the 1983 National season; the carbs are
fixed, I think. The oil rings have no longevity; they will be replaced by a tougher material. The cam I've been trying all year will
be replaced by the old faithful for the run-offs.
Remember my 1300cc G-Production coupe? I changed back
to the old 1957 Porsche oil rings, made a new oil breather tank,
and took it out for one last race for the year.
Mid-Ohio Regional, Sept 17-18,1983. I haven't run a regional
in years, but I was really impressed by the number and the quality
of cars that showed up. Would you believe seventeen GProduction cars? I had the two-race old tires from the E-car,
so the handling was improved. I went three seconds quicker than
in the July race. It was all on handling, because the engine never
ran on all four cylinders. I concluded that number four cylinder
was oval, because it was continually oiling the spark plug. The
original aluminum cylinders with the dimpled, chrome-plated
bore make it impossible to accurately use a dial bore gauge. I
can only assume the cylinder is bad because the piston and rings
check out fine. I was having fun in the race; running about
seventh, closing up on the next two cars in the corners and under
braking, then watching them motor away on the straights. My
engine wouldn't pull below 5000 RPM, mis-fired at 6000, and
had no power in between. I can't wait to see what that car will
do on four cylinders! I finally pulled in when one of the CD ignition wires started shorting out.
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Hi kids. You remember back when the sunvisor article appeared ...Got some response! First (and quite amazingly) I got
a letter from Columbus, OH about Roadster sunvisors.
1961 B Roadster #89470: Has a single sunvisor, driver's side.
There are no provisions, i.e. tapped holes, for a visor on passenger
side. The material is a padded, flexible off-white plastic with a
"cross-hatched" pattern.
Convertible D visors. Photo by Dave Weston.
And if that wasn't sufficient to satisfy me for years to come.
I got even more mail. Dave Weston from Dresden Ontario sent
some photos on the same topic. On his Convertible D, both
drivers side and passenger side visors are present, as well as some
peculiar Hella K280G lights mounted under the dash. They are
operated by a switch beneath the fuel gauge. Any comments?
Coiirtes-v lights in place. Photo by Dave Weston.
Registry" Volume 9, Number 4. To answer your questions on
page 8, same issue:
1. Two aluminum hex nut (acorn like photo) at pivots; grooved
at each flat of the hex to lock into a washer with a male key.
2. The yukky green plastic is stiff, about .07 thick.
3. Although the plastic is damaged I think it was a flat plane
and straight at the open end.
Changing the subject to carpet, I was beseiged by 2 or 3 people in Waterville Valley, NH about the last article about carpet,
in which light gray carpet was mentioned. It seems to have been
a popular color in Roadsters, usually linked with light gray
upholstery. James Cunningham of Austin, TX wrote stating that
his '60 Roadster #87172 still has the majority of its original light
gray carpet intact.
Also on the carpet topic, I did enclose drawings of our 356
carpet patterns this time, as our slightly messy archives versions
were rejected for publication by those in loftier positions than
myself.
And if that wasn't enough mail, Bill Brown of Lincoln, NE
sent a photo of his version of the 356 rotiserie.
Courtesy light switch. Photo by Dave Weston.
Not wanting to beat a dead horse. I did get yet another visor
letter. This one from Bill Nickel of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
Sunvisor on 1951 Porsche Coupe # 10798: One on drivers side
only. Same as photo in lower left corner on page 24 of "356
Photo by Bill Brown.
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"Mine is a little different in that it mounts to the torsion bar
holes, instead of others that mount to bumper bracket mounts.
(Which are usually too rusty to trust.)
I used 4 x 2 inch steel tubing for most of it. Casters are on
all points so it can be rolled around the shop, outside for sandblasting, etc. Cost of all materials is about $275.00.
I feel this design is much more stable, because of where it
mounts, and puts the stress closer to the stress points when a
car is setting on four wheels, making door first possible on the
rack itself. Mounting one of these rusty open cars on a hoist,
especially by the bumper mounts is asking for flex problems and
the danger of the car crashing to the ground!"
On the u q v JbrJ~naIpaint. Photo i,rpEd K q v .
'51) as with most early cars restorations obscure parts are causing problems, like bumpers which are my fault, but Ed could
also use a single outlet muffler. Can anyone assist?
Ed also just installed a headliner in his '50 coupe, which is
unlike any headliner I have seen and as this seems like a good
place to start on a new topic lets talk about .....
Phoro by Terry Shulen.
And finally there was this strange picture from Terry Schuler
of Cresson, PA. It is perhaps the first Porsche formula car or
perhaps the first Porsche design Go-kart. Terry also sent information about his divided windshield '52 Cab. I did receive a couple of completed questionnaires for John Atkinson regarding split
window cars. Any others are, of course, most welcome.
In an unoccupied box I found a letter dated in mid July from
Keith Serxner of Los Angeles, CA which is for those of you who
are not necessarily interested in the concours circuit.
"There are many 356A's running around out there with "Nerf
bars" adorning the front and back ends of their metal anatomy.
Any owners who needed to make their car "legal" for street or
specific "non-modified" autocross categories were faced with
the harrowing prospect of spending over $500 hard-earned beerpurchasing units. I have discovered a very clean and workable
alternative for about $30.00, (fifteen each). Simply go to your
local VW specialty shop (addresses to find in HOT VW, which
is a much finer publication than the name might lead you to
guess), and purchase a pair of front and rear VW EUROPEAN
STYLE bumpers. Any good shop will let you take these bumpers
out to your car to confirm a good fit. They are essentially a single
chrome "blade" and look quite neat and uncluttered when in
place. Of course, you will have to get a hold of bumper brackets
to connect them to the body. Some new holes may have to be
drilled to fit the Porsche brackets, but any machine shop can
do it cheaply, or you can give your Craftsman drill a workout.
The money saved can go for new carpets, or even something for
your wife who makes snide comments about how much you spend
on that 25 year old car while the dog is starving and the kids
have no underwear ......."
One additional letter reminds me that among those people I
had the chance to meet with in New Hampshire I had the pleasure
of meeting a gentleman which I have corresponded with for some
time, Ed Roy from West Roxbury, MA. For the last few years
Ed has been restoring a '50 coupe (while I've been "storing" my
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The buttons /ha/ the headliner rnoun/s lo. Photo by Ed Roy.
Headliners
Enclosed is a drawing from Ed Roy of the headliner in his '50
coupe. It is interesting to note that both '53 and '55 parts books
list a single headliner for coupes. This is not really the way it
was. As from experience '53-'55 headliners are not compatible
with earlier cars. Colors were also not uniform. Early cars tended to be a blue/gray color while later cars I am aware came in
tan as well. The material used was a napped cloth similar to that
used in early American cars. White perforated vinyl according
to the factory books occurs with the 356A model change. Those
with 1956 model coupes I would be interested to know if this
is the case with your particular vehicle.
Currently available perforated vinyl appears in three grades:
1) Pierced diamond pattern. This is basically the original style.
The "dot" pattern is in a diamond rather than a square pattern
and the holes are not round nor perfectly punched. 2) Diamond
pattern and punched like 91 1 headliners. This material is much
more readily available and because of this the vast majority of
356 headliners that you can currently buy are of this type. 3)
Square pattern perforations are not particularly correct although
the typical concours judge probably wouldn't know the dif-
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ference. But moving along, perforated white vinyl not only graced
the top but the pillars of the roof in the 356. The pillars of a
91 1 are black vinyl by comparison.
For coupes there are four basic types. Those for 356A and T-5
B coupes; those for 356A and T-5 B sunroof coupes; those for
T-6 B and C coupes; and finally those for T-6 B and C sunroof
coupes with zipper for electric motor access. The change for
sunroof, I assume is pretty obvious and the change from T-5 to
T-6 is based on the windshield and rear glass revision.
Speedsters, roadsters and convertible D's as determined by the
Porsche factory were the bottom of the line vehicles and as such
deserved no headliner.
The Cabriolet however always had a headliner. The 356 style
is mentioned in the '55 parts bbok but mentions no earlier version, moving on to the 356A book. The familar herringbone pattern style headliner is not mentioned by description but a change
in cabriolet headliners is noted at 150 001 (T-2) when the change
from the rear wooden tack strip to the bolt down top occurred.
There was no change in 1960 for the 356B or for the T-6 or 356C.
The removable hard top appeared in 1958 with the T-2 model.
The headliner was perforated vinyl like the coupe version
headliner. T-6 models had a different part number which I assume
has something to do with the pop out quarter windows, but that
is only an assumption. No additional changes were made.
Karmann hardtop changes went along with those changes on
hardtops.
Floor Mats.
356's as we all know come with carpet just about everywhere
except on the floor. Rubber mats were present on the earliest
cars. The early cars with dash mounted heater controls had a
center tunnel mat with a single hole for the shift lever. This was
used to coupe 11778 and convertible 15072. A second style mat
which again is for dash mounted heater controls was used from
that point until coupe 52, 900 and cabriolet 60, 707. The difference between the first two I assume is related to the position
of the shift lever. At coupe 32,901 and cabriolet 60,708 the heater
control moved floorward and the tunnel mat changed again
reflecting that addition. All of the mats to this point have a ribbed
texture chat corresponds to the pattern but at a 90 degree angle
to those ribs in the main floor mat.
Although the illustration in the 356A parts book looks like
a 356 tunnel mat, the actual mat had a pebble grain to it and
was available in black only.
At the T-2 model change due to repositioning of the heater
control the tunnel mat was changed and was made available in
black or beige.
The tunnel mat was considerably changed again for the 356B.
It changed again due to modification in the heater control at the
T-6 body changed and remained unchanged for the 356C.
The main floor mat changes were fewer. A single mat was used for 356's. A change was made for the 356A. It, like the tunnel mat, was available in both black and tan. The T-5 and T-6
356B had similar mats with the main difference being the height
above the pedals, due to the change in gas tank. The 356C was
identical to the T-6.
The rear mats followed a similar progression with one fewer
mutation. The 356A was identical to the T-5 356B. The change
at the T-6 model being caused by redesigned seat mounts.
Floor Boards.
On a similar topic wooden floor boards followed a change by
model change progression pretty closely.
The 356 model has a single piece pedal board and false floors
which elevate the floor mat about two inches. The use of false
floors at least in part was to allow the clutch cable to pass beneath
the drivers feet.
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board. This was changed to a two piece board which I assume
was to facilitate servicing as no difference in shape was noted.
T-5 356B9swere again;wo piece and very similar to the 356A,
except that a block for the foot operated windshield washer pump
was in the upper left hand corner. The T-6 and 356C were different due to the change in gas tank.
Close up of block where washer pump mounts.
The strange coil of Frank Earle.
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A few final notes, first due to lack of space the remainder of
Richard Miller's letter will appear next time. I also got a box
in the mail from Frank Earle of Ferndale, WA. It contained the
strangest looking coil I'd ever seen. It was mounted in the normal manner on a 356B roadster. Any comments?
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flat out
"When the old lady lifis
her skirts she can still run."
Admiral Sir Andrew B. Cunningam,
K.C.B., D.S.O., 1943.
It was effortless, surprisingly so, not
unlike sex with someone you suddenly find
yourself truly in love with. The speedo had
wound 'round to somewhere past two
o'clock and still there were plenty of revs
and throttle left to go. The car felt wonderful, solid and stable, doing exactly what it
had been designed to do so long ago. The
stoplight was coming up so I backed off.
Next time, then. Perhaps the next time
we'll see some real 100-plus motoring out
here in the night surrounded by the musk
of roses and star jasmine. I can't wait.
There have been long lapses wherein the
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true purpose of a sports car has eluded me.
Recent life with the '58 coupe has been
either do-or-die maintenance or else puttering about the suburbs with children and
groceries. Pleading overwork is a lie; we're
all busy. Undoubtedly elements of laziness
and cowardice are involved. Otherwise why
has spirited driving, especially at the top
end, seemed to hold so little appeal? Oh
there have been some memorable rides, all
right, like 90 mph down side streets in Ann
Arbor on the back of Larry's Triumph
Bonneville (without a helmet; Jerry Ford,
eat your heart out!). It was well over that
on Fort Valley Road in Flagstaff in Chris's
Lotus I1 (much to the glee of the local
police, who loved to watch Chris sorting
out his race car on the streets). But drives,
well, few. Once I nursed a souped MG TD
to over 80 on a rare straight secondary road
in central Connecticut, but the rapping
gearbox bearings cowed me into letting off
short of terminal velocity. My ex and I used to routinely cruise the 36hp-engined '53
356 coupe at that speed all day long on the
western interstates, but it took forever to
get up there, and station wagons stuffed
with vacationing families still blew past us.
Then came the "fuel crisis" and Mr. Jimmie's inspired reply, a Volstead Act for the
70's. The Dread '55 intimidated me, and
sheer speed ceased to matter.
It was the car that kept the flame alive:
all the driver can admit to is being receptive. The seeds were planted sometime
back. When Len bailed out of a long 356
phase a decade ago, he sold me his motley
collection of parts. Such treasures and
trash. Among the former, I thought at the
time, surely were the pair of Zeniths with
Super jetting and that brand-new
"original-type" muffler ($29.95 from J. C.
Whitney) with the shipping labels still
pasted on it. Two years ago, the Zeniths
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replaced old 32PBIC Solexes on a hybrid
motor I had rebuilt for just "cooking"
around town, ignoring Len's "Something's
wrong with one of them." The muffler
went on at the same time, although the requisite struggle should have been a warning. I had to relocate and reweld both upper inlet pipes, which were a full %'' too
high! So much for Warshawsky and Co.
and its jig-welded Porsche spares from the
Union of South Africa (proximity to
former German South-West Afrika
evidently hadn't had any positive effect).
But it was nice and quiet.
The new motor functioned. It felt very
docile, even constipated for a Porsche, and
despite the Normal pistons and cylinders,
I'd expected more pep and certainly
smoother response. Still it ran and I got to
work and all, every day, until just this summer. About the time the 1982-83 Deluge
decided to go away (to return cleverly
disguised as heat for the Midcontinent), the
engine began to backfire and run even
rougher than before. Then the rattles appeared. After some thought I diagnosed the
problem as baffles that had come adrift
within the muffler. Wrong! Both upper inlet pipes had broken off at the body, NOT
I add in haste at my welds, which were fine,
but at the original seams. The thing had
silenced my motor for fewer than 10,000
lumpy, slow miles. Junk, cheap fifth-rate
junk. On went Old Reliable, the four-intoone system I'd bought from Dick Lovell's
Performance Products 'way back in 1970
(no, I don't save string too, but well might
you wonder!).
What a difference the change made! Yes,
Folks, the South African muffler may have
looked stock, but its internal plumbing was
not laid out by one who cared passionately about the flow of 356 exhaust gasses.
Pellow asked me how I would perform going around for several thousand miles with
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a potato stuffed up my rear? With the increase in revs and power came noise, and
it wasn't the full, rich, throaty roar of a
Porsche motor. The free-flow exhaust
enhanced all the ills previously squelched
by the quieter system. The hesitations,
stumbles, flat spot, etc. that had seemed
insignificant before now were amplified to
the point of embarrassment. The car was
sick, and everyone on the road knew it.
They could tell a block away that the old
red Porsche ran as bad as it looked. I fired
up the MGA and hid my flatulent 356 in
the garage.
It had to be the Zeniths, and by God it
was. I had fitted these notorious instruments to an engine after nothing more
than sluicing out the float chambers and
making sure that their most finicky
requirement-correct float level-was met.
It was asking far too much of equipment
that had gone at least 15 years without attention. 1 had ignored all the pious advice
on carburetor rebuilding I'd spewed out into what became a chapter in Harry's
"Secrets" (in one manic evening after half
a bottle of wine had suitably enhanced the
memories of recent carb work). "Do as I
say, not as I do." I rebuilt the Zeniths. It
was an easy two-weekend job, all the right
gaskets and hardware (used, of course!)
were unearthed from Len's parts hoard,
and no unpleasant surprises were encountered within the myriad brass jets and
pot-metal passageways that honeycomb the
32NDIX. I reassembled the jugs, turned all
four idle screws out a scant two turns, and
bolted them back in (getting them out,
though, with the 13mm nuts was another
story; luckily my neighbor had a crow-foot
wrench. Yes, I know; 12mm!).
Turning the key on the engine that day
will stay with me a long, long time. The
thing just leaped to life, idling almost ideally, "Right out of the box." But the real
surprise came on the first timid trial run
around the block. POWER! Smooth,
rushing power! Where did it all come
from? I thought about the tattered gaskets
pulled from the Zeniths, a couple of them
disintegrating into green crumbly scum.
Clogged jets? Surely not more than one or
two. Vacuum? What vacuum? The car still
is not fast for a 356, but compared to what
I had gotten used to living with for so long
it might as well have been fresh off the
showroom floor. There was a nice exhaust
note with a "crack-point" somewhere between 4000 and 4500 revs. Surely the 266"
Elgin cam contributes to all this good feeling, as do the SC heads and late rocker
gear. With the low-compression pistons,
Harry says, it should get groceries forever.
This engine fairly compels one to use it.
Who could just motor a scant three miles
to work each morning and park it, the oil
scarcely warm? Criminal neglect. This car
was born to run. At last fully able to give
a good account of itself in the cut-andthrust traffic around San Francisco, it loves
the short haul up to Sears Point Raceway.
Perched high up on a hill, the old coupe
peers serenely out over rows of sharpcornered modernists, waiting for the sprint
home, waiting to turn heads with the blip
of its throttle as its Zeniths, those unjustly maligned pots, at long last respond
RIGHT NOW!
What driver worth his pink slip can resist
such magic? Every time I find myself at
that certain hour out on that certain stretch
of road amid the perfume of roses and star
jasmine, and the tach needle start; to
climb, as the exhaust crackles and snarls
with each gear change and the Porsche feels
all so solid and stable beneath me, my
blood is up, my foot is down, and my "
. . . heart is going like mad and yes, I say,
I will Yes."
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paint your 356: part I
I'm about to paint my C Coupe and finish painting the '68
91 1 (I hope) this fall, so I thought I'd run a series on amateur
painting of 356's. My car painting experience started with a 1965
Corvair, followed by a '67 Alfa, a '64 VW, a '59 356A coupe,
a '57 Speedster, a '58 Speedster, a '63 VW sunroof bus, and a
'73 VW Super Beetle. The '58 Speedster has placed 3rd twice in
Porsche Parade concours competition (fig. 2) and the bus has
Figure 1. 547/1 1500GS four-cam engine on Stuska dyno at
Carrerasport in Tallahassee. Photo by Vernon Crofts.
Four-cam owners, don't procrastinate any longer, Greg
Young's next "Four-cam Registry" needs your car's chassis
number/engine number. Registry no. 5, dedicated to Paul Rettig, and continuing the series begun by Steve Dean in 1971, is
available and well worth your $8 with chassis and engine number
of $10 without (Greg Young, 2810 Exeter Place, Santa Barbara,
CA 93105). It has information valuable to any four-cam owner,
including an excellent and very complete article on how to tune
up your four-cam engine by Bill Doyle of Rennenwagen in
Fresno, CA. A list that gives the production totals for each fourcam engine type and some body styles is very interesting and
should be reliable since it is signed by Ernst Furhrmann, father
of the four-cam engine. The "registry" of course refers to the
owner list of 225 cars, about 15 percent of the 1579 four-cam
cars produced. We should be able to do better than this, send
Greg the data on your four-cam car and any others, maybe
without names if the owners might be sensitive about names and
addresses. However, as Greg points out, the purpose of the list
is to allow owners to contact owners of similar cars for assistance
so names and addresses are important.
A note from Bob Heacox, who is selling a 1959 GT Speedster,
a 904 engine, and miscellaneous engine parts including a 1600
Carrera muffler (someone called me recently looking for one of
these - here's your muffler), had an interesting note following
the description of the 904 engine. "Connecting rods are missing; I have Carrillo rods in my running engine and they work
beautifully. Carrillo charges $500 for a set of four perfectly matched and balanced rods."
If you have any four-cam comments, photographs, stories, or
interesting information, send it to me so it can be shared in this
column.
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Figure 2. Our 1958 1600s Speedster at Ozarks '83 Porsche
Parade. An example of a do-it-yourselfpaintjob. Photo by Bill
Heidbreder.
lived in the driveway for many years and is still shiny. A "specially
treated" car cover removed the clear top coat from the silver Corvair, so I've had both winners and losers. Hopefully, I don't have
too little or too much experience to convince you that you should
paint your own 356.
The following ramblings seemed a bit incoherent when I read
them. To summarize: painting your 356 takes time, some kind
of shelter, the desire to do-it-yourself, perhaps prompted by
finances or personal satisfaction. For you to survive and complete a paint job or restoration, be very careful choosing the 356;
body condition is most important. The rarer and more desirable
the 356 the more time and/or money you can justify spending.
I have ranked 356's, 356A's, 356B's and 356C's by rarity. Finally,
just for kicks I've put together my ten-car 356 dream collection.
The major ingredient of a perfect paint job is not skill or equip
ment or material, it is time. If you have little time to invest in
painting your 356 then all the skill and Imron and Bink 7's in
the world will be of little help.
If you have the time, do you have a place to paint your car?
A spray booth would be heaven, a garage is nice, a home-built
plastic shelter is about as good in the summer, the shade of a
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large tree is possible (unless it's a cottonwood in the spring!) and
forget it is you live in an apartment and park on the street.
You might say why bother, I don't have the equipment, my
garage is dark and dusty and Joe said he'd paint my coupe for
$400 and it would look just like new. After all he does all the
cars for Slippery Sam's Used Car Sales. If a shop says they will
do a perfect paint job for $400 subtract the cost of materials,
about $150 (primer, paint, plastic, wet-or-dry paper, thinner,
respirator cartridges), getting $250 for labor, then divide that by
their $20-$30 per hour rate to see how much time they expect
to spend on your car. I wouldn't put an 8 hour paint job on
anything better than a 1963 Rambler. Of course this doesn't include any body work. A body-shop rule of thumb is that a handsized dent is one hour of work. Classic Auto Restoration in Farmington Hills, Michigan charges $38 per hour. Rust-repair is
another matter, and an expensive matter. If done correctly it can
add thousands of dollars to a paint job. The only proper way
is to fusion-weld in new metal, anything else is a makeshift and
shouldn't be considered unless it is acknowledged as a temporary
expedient. I would estimate that a hundred hours would barely
do a good paint job. I'd rather spend the money on other
necessary things like engine parts and tires and carpet kits and
floor mats and hubcaps and the 101 things most 356's need.
If you are considering painting a 356 then in most cases you
are really contemplating some sort of restoration. It probably
needs new carpets and a headliner or top, the seats redone and
depending on where you live, some sort of rust repair. Then, if
a 356 is to remain rustfree, the bottom should be detailed and
painted and rustproofing material applied in the internal cavities
of the chassis. I once stripped and painted a Speedster without
doing anything to the cracking paint on the lockposts and door
edges or dash. I traded it for another Porsche and the new owners
had to strip and paint the parts that I neglected to do and it was
much more difficult that way. Plan your restoration carefully
and you will end up with the best car for the least effort and
the fewest dollars.
If you decide to restore a 356 it probably is not a rational decision. It's probably not necessary to provide transportation, it's
probably not an investment. It's a fantasy, an attempt to capture a vision of what your 356 could be, even should be. But
then, if you succeed and you're afraid of rock chips, door dings,
ultraviolet fading, thieves, dirt, water, salt, dust, driving it, the
rust coming back, in fact afraid of most everything - have you
really succeeded or have you failed? Some people don't like to
worry, to upset their nicely organized lives and for them a restored
car can be a disaster. Many of them come to this conclusion and
really never do drive the car, selling them after the first concours
they enter.
Of course the basis for many of these worries is financial. Did
that first stone chip decrease the value by 100 dollars, 500 dollars?
It may be that one of the major advantages of do-it-yourself painting and restoration is that most damage is easily fixed and if
you've done the work yourself you will know how - and worry
a lot less. In fact, you may even be able to drive the car after
it is restored. For example, see page 50 of the December 1983
VW & Porsche for a picture of our Speedster on the way to a
second place in the Parade autocross. Half of the cloud of dust
behind the Speedster is in reality flying rocks.
Those of you who are contemplating having a 356 professionally restored should consider the following statement made by
Daniel Charles Ross in the January 18, 1982 issue of Autoweek:
"If you can afford the time and money to have the car of your
dreams restored, you can probably afford to buy it restored and
avoid all the headaches." In fact, maybe even spend less money.
Ross gave as an example a dirt-cheap reasonable quality, authentic restoration of a Model A Ford Roadster costing twenty grand.
The kicker is that's for a car you could buy already restored for
ten grand!
Another aspect of the planning process involves choosing a
356 to restore. I think the most important factor is buying a good
car to start with. I recently heard of a rusty "C" bought for
$4,000 dollars. The proud owner then spent $6,500 on a new pan
and paint job. Now he probably has to do the interior and the
engine and transaxle and the brakes and . . . A $20,000 dollar
C coupe! The bargain C coupe looks like it might become a bottomless sinkhole swallowing up every spare dollar the owner can
come up with. Body condition is paramount; severe rust and
heavy accident damage (front or rear clips, a roof) are financial
catastrophies. Spend some money on airline tickets if all the local
cars are rusty - you'll be glad you did. The rarer the car the less
fussy you have to be. I'd buy an Abarth Carrera in a flash even
if I couldn't see the floor pan, but there is no need to buy a rusty 356A, B, or C pushrod coupe to restore. If you have either
the money or the time and skill and are somehow personally attached to a rusty car go ahead, realizing that it's an emotional
decision rather than a rational, financially sound restoration
project.
Now for my personal ranking of 356's within model types. You
are welcome to disagree as I have based desirability on rarity,
personally referring rare 356's. You may have other criteria in
mind. A sunroof C coupe is certainly more desirable as a driveto-work car than a 1949 aluminum cabriolet.
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356 (pre-A)
General comments:
1. Relatively cheap as raw material, except '48-'49 cars.
2. Mechanically very similar to VW, but rustier.
3. Supers more desirable.
4. 1 100 and l3OON cars are slow.
Ranking:
1. 1948 Roadster (Porsche No. 1)
2. 1949-50 aluminum cabriolets
3. 1949-1952 (Gmund-built) aluminum factory race cars
4. 1948-1950 (Gmund-built) coupes
5. 1954-1955 Speedsters
6. 1950 steel cabriolets
7. 1950 steel coupes
8. 1951-1955 cabriolets
9. 1951- 1955 coupes (sunroof more desirable)
356A
General comments:
1. More to choose from
2. Speedsters much in demand-only 4000 made so price
is usually high
3. Cabriolets are relative bargains. A 356A cabriolet with
a hardtop is a very nice driveable car.
4. Early Carreras have a fragile roller crank, but are worth
substantially more than the equivalent pushrod car-if
the 4-cam engine is there. GS-street Carreras. GS/GTrace Carreras.
Ranking:
1. 1959 GS/GT Speedsters, 4-cam and pushrod
2. 1957-1958 GS/GT Speedsters, 4-cam only
3. 1956-1959 GS/GT coupes, very rare, but Speedsters more
desireable.
4. 1956-1958 GS Speedsters
5. 1956-1959 GS cabriolets
6. 1956-1959 GS coupes
7. 1956-1958 pushrod Speedsters
8. 1959 Covertible D
9. 1956-1959 pushrod cabriolets
10. 1956-1959 pushrod coupes (sunroof more desirable)
356B
General comments:
Least desirable 356 (with certain exceptions) so less
expensive than A's and C's
I happen to be partial to T-5 bodied (early B) cars. 1-6
B's are drum brake C's which somehow makes them less
desirable to me. (Sorry, Harry)
Roadsters are particularly desirable restoration
candidates-Speedsters with roll up windows and coupe
seats.
Carrera 2's are as fast as an early 91 1, fun, reliable and
expensive.
S-90 most desirable, supers next, normals last.
Ranking:
1. 1600 GS/GT coupes
2. Beutler bodied cars
3. 2000GS cabriolet hardtop with electric sunroof
4. 2000 GS sunroof coupes
5. 2000 GS coupes
6. S-90 GT coupes
7. Twin-grille roadsters
8. Single-grille roadsters
9. T-5 cabriolets
10. T-6 cabriolets
1 1. T-5 coupes, sunroof more desirable
12. T-6 coupes, sunroof more desireable
356C
General comments:
1. 1964-1965 (and 10 in 1966)
2. Disc-braked T-6 body
3. SC's with camber compensator are best handling of
unmodified 356's
4. Most driveable of the 356's
5. Sunroofs more desirable
Ranking:
1. 1966 cabriolets and coupes
2. 2000 GS/GT coupes
3. 2000 GS cabriolet hardtop with electric sunroof
4. SC GT (pushrod) coupes
5. 2000 GS cabriolets
6. 2000 GS coupes
7. SC cabriolet
8. C cabriolet
9. SC coupes
10. C coupe
My dream 356 collection?
1949 356/2 Beutler bodied aluminum cabriolet
1949 356/2 Gmund-built factory aluminum race coupe
1950 356 1 100 steel cabriolet
1950 356 1 100 steel coupe
1959 356A 1600 GS/GT Speedster
1959 356A 1600s sunroof coupe
1962 356B 1600 S-90 twin-grille roadster
1964 356C 2000 GS/GT coupe
1964 356C 2000 GS cabriolet with electric sunroof
1966 356 1600 SC cabriolet
I though I was going to get to tools, equipment and materials
necessary to paint your own 356, but I think I'd better stop here
and cover those in part 11. If you have any comments I'd like
to hear from you. Any hard numbers would be appreciated such
as costs of complete restorations or costs of paint jobs. Photos
of do-it-yourself paint jobs/restoration? Home-made paint
booths?
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The Storm Before The Calm
Every year for the last several years
"vacation" has meant "East Coast Holiday" here in the Ertel/Beckman
household. I had always found the arrangement quite satisfactory, little did I
know that Mizz Lori was beginning to tire
of it. I should have recognized the signs of
impending revolt last year when, though
the Holiday was in Michigan, 1 kept finding the road atlas open to Maine or Colorado. I should not have been surprised
when the announcement of Holiday IX was
met with less than universal joy at home.
"Hey look!" 1 cried. "Holiday IX is going to be in New Hampshire this year."
"Terrific. Let's go to Maine or Colorado," scowled Lori.
"But New Hampshire is beautiful!" I
enthused.
"You can't go sailing off the coast of
New Hampshire. Let's go to Maine," she
countered.
"But New Hampshire has mountains!"
I offer.
"New Hampshire has hills, COLORADO has mountains. Let's go to
Colorado."
"But we can't miss the Holiday. All my
friends are expecting us," I plead.
"Your friends? You have friends? You
never shut up long enough to make friends.
You're always too busy yacking about cars,
link joints, hub pins, dip wads ... Have you
ever really looked at our photographs of
the last nine Holidays? Five thousand pictures of Porsches, full side shots, front
quarter shots, silhouettes, you name it; but
not ONE picture of a human being. You
don't have any friends."
"Oh yes I do! I'll have you know the
joys and pathos, the troubles and triumphs
of 356 ownership have welded many
friendships between myself and my fellow
356ers'" I dramatically reply.
"I hope you have more luck welding
friendships than you have welding
Porsches 'cause the passenger's door is
sticking again."
"My dear, you seem to have become a
mite testy over this subject."
"Testy? Me? Ha! Attila the Hun was a
mite testy, I'M PISSED OFF! Every year
you talk me into going to one of your
"Holidays" in that ridiculous purple tin
can of yours to have "fun". How can I
have fun? When it's hot out, it's hot in the
car; when it's cold out, it's cold in the car;
when it rains out, it's wet in the car. By
the time we arrive I'm too much of a mess
to have fun. I'd be more comfortable
traveling on a skateboard.
And you! You spend the whole weekend
acting like a fool and embarrassing me in
front of all those people. Of course that's
AFTER you wear me out making such a
big production out of getting ready to go.
I'm exhausted before we even leave."
"Exhausted!" I cry. "Do you remember
getting ready last year? Monday I rushed
home from work to check the fluid levels
and adjust the valves while you watched
Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days, and
Three's Company; on Tuesday I tuned the
engine and cleaned the interior while you
watched the Tuesday Night Movie and St.
Elsewhere; on Wednesday I washed and
waxed the car while you watched Mash,
Cheers and Family Feud. On Thursday
when we were supposed to be leaving I sat
in the car with the engine going while you
ran around in circles screaming 'Wait, I
have to pack, I have to pack.' "
"Well packing is a big deal. By the time
you stuff all of your oil, tools and spare
parts into that thing I can't squeeze in
enough clothes to last until dinner time, let
alone all weekend. Just once I would like
to show up at the banquet smelling like a
human being instead of a goat."
"Now wait a minute," I interrupt,
"Every year I buy you something nice and
clean as soon as we arrive and you never
wear it."
"A T-shirt that says 'SQUEEZE ME, I
LOVE PORSCHES" is not my idea of
proper dinner dress," she retorts.
"Oh yeah? I reply. ( I have found that
in discussions of this type with Mizz Lori
it is always wise to roll out the big guns early) "Oh yeah? Well it isn't always like the
laugh track from Mash for me either, you
know. Remember that Holiday when you
locked me out of the room?"
"You locked yourself out, Bozo. I let
you IN."
"As soon as the door closed I realized
I didn't have a key and I called for you to
let me back in;
'Who is it? you asked.
'What do you mean, who is it, I just
left two seconds ago.' I yelled.
'Well a girl can't be too careful, you
know what happened to that girl down
the hall.'
'Something happened down the
hall?' I asked.
'Yes! One of your sicko Porsche
friends cornered one of the ladies in a
cleaning closet. '
'Oh no!' I cried. You had me really
worried.
'Oh yes! He cornered her in the closet
and lectured her for two hours and forty
five minutes on the history and evolution of the 356 bumper bracket, the
pervert. She has one of the worst cases
of boredom ever recorded, she may
never wake up.'
"Oh yes, I remember that," Lori replies.
"That was one of the best Holidays ever.
Remember how I finally got you to prove
who you were?"
"Oh I remember," I say. "After scaring me to death with your stupid joke you
still wouldn't let me in, I told you to ask
me some intimate question that only I
could answer. You asked me how many
horsepower a Super 90 engine has."
"Only you could answer, 'Uh, thirty
eight?' ha! ha! ha! ha!"
"Oh yeah? Well you can laugh all you
want, but I'm going to the Holiday and I'm
going to have fun just like always," I state.
"Look, it just doesn't make sense. Every
year you go to these things and every year
you spend the whole weekend standing
around in some parking lot drinking beer
and arguing some ridiculously trivial points
of 356 trivia."
"You're right!" I cry. "If all I'm going
to do is drink beer and argue I might as
well grab a six pack and stay home with
you!"
What's this!?! Domestic discord?
Should Pat go to the Holiday or to the
Carry Out? Maybe Lori knows where he
can go. Could she REALLY be mad at our
lovable hero? Tune in next issue for the
answers to these and many other pressing
questions of our time.
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"I never met a wood steering wheel I didn't like . . . "
(anonymous Porsche humorist)
Charlie White asked me to help start some fights about the
wood steering wheels supplied by the factory for 356 Porsches
or Spyders. I think that will be easy. The question is whether
a given wood wheel was actually delivered on the car or was a
commonly available aftermarket accessory of the era or didn't
exist at the time of manufacture of the car in question or just
plain looks like hell. The following are my best guesses, only.
Bear in mind that I first drove a Porsche in 1974. However, I
can often be seen at parties wearing my Nardi earrings (signed).
The earliest wood wheel that I know of was manufactured for
the factory by VDM (Figure 1). As Brad Ripley pointed out,
In distinguishing the VDM steering wheel from the Nardi, I've
already pretty much described the Nardi (Figure 2). A11 Nardis
are signed, as far as I can determine, on the upper part of the
right hand spoke. The "flat" Nardis for 356As were definitely
factory supplied on some cars, especially 1959 Carrera GS and
GS/GT models. I disagree on this point with Brad Ripley. Nardis have a funny horn button, sort of like a broad flat black
mushroom growing out of the hub with a teeny tiny little Porsche
insigniaed horn button growing out of the center of the
VDM made a wide variety of plastic o r wood wheels for the factory throughout the 356 era. The VDM 356A wood wheel is the
steering wheel that I believe was referred to earlier in these pages
as an "unsigned Nardi." The spokes closely resemble those of
the Nardi wheels made for 356A cars, but the VDM wheel accomodates the factory 356A horn button, whereas the Nardi does
not, and the VDM wheel has a pair of black-accented grooves
on the wood rim facing the driver, whereas the Nardi has an
ebony inlay and no groove. The VDM wood wheel was supplied
OEM for sure on at least one 1957 Carrera GT speedster I have
seen and possibly on most Carrera GT cars from 1957 through
1959. In addition, the "flat" VDM wood wheel was standard
issue on type 550A Spyders.
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mushroom. Some say the separately spring-loaded outer rim of
this button will flash your headlights. Certainly "flat" Nardis
were also available in the aftermarket to be retrofitted to 356A
cars. Possibly, "factory original" Nardis can be distinguished
from accessory ones by the fact that the latter have the last two
digits of the year of manufacture stamped on the back of the
middle spoke, whereas the "original" Nardis do not. (Sampled
a total of four of these steering wheels to reach this conclusion.)
One other wheel (Figure 3) is often seen on 356As. This is the
made-in-England Derrington which is distinguished by its flat
brass rivets imbedded flush with the wood rim facing the driver.
I don't know if the Derrington was ever "factory original". But
I'm sure it was added to cars by dealers in this country prior to
sale. Anyway, it's also quite attractive and appropriate and "vintage" looking.
VDM made two distinctly different wood steering wheels for
the factory for cars produced in 1960 through 1965. The earlier
of the two versions (Figure 4) had slotted polished aluminum
spokes, like the earlier VDM and Nardi for 356As, only in a
"dished" shape. The rim is smooth with no inlay or grooves or
rivets, but finger grips are carved into the back. The second or
later version (Figure 5) has spokes exactlly like those on the black
plastic wheels, also made by VDM, for standard issue T-6 356B
and 356C cars. The wood rim has an ebony inlay around the outside circumference and the customary finger grips at the back.
Both these wheels use the factory standard 356B/C horn button. It is this latter wood wheel which has been reproduced by
one steering wheel repairer in Southern California. He starts with
a standard black plastic wheel, since its spokes and hub are identical to that used in manufacture of this latter version wood wheel.
However, if you can mistake the finished product for the real
McCoy, I've got a bridge on Route 95 in Connecticut I'd like
to sell you. Watch out for splinters.
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Finally, the origins and uses of the Les Leston wood wheel
(Figure 6) have been well described by Richard Roth and Brad
Ripley. The VDM and LL wheels are the only factory supplied
wood wheels for 1960-65 cars, including Abarth Carreras and
904s. Nice aftermarket wheels of the era were made by Nardi
(Figure 7) and Derrington and basically look like dished versions
of the respective flat wheels made for 356As.
Editor's comments: I want to thank Lew for his article and
interest in the continuing controversy about 356 wood steering
wheels. Lew has had and currently has quire a number of exotic
356 Porsches. Such background gives substantial credibility to
his comments. As always, this column is open to cotnrnents and
opinions by any REGISTR Y member. Your information and experience can only bring out the facts!
West Coast Holiday at Santa Barbara
The West Coast Holiday this year was held at the Miramar
Hotel in Santa Barbara, California. Santa Barbara is a beautiful
area and portions of the hotel were right on the beach. Unfortunately, the railroad tracks ran right through the middle of the
hotel grounds. The first midnight train I experienced startled me
from a deep sleep that I thought the ultimate earthquake was
happening. But dreams of sales literature trading lulled me back
to sleep.
Literature trading sessions are becoming a regular part of the
Registry Holidays. This year's session was co-hosted by Jim Perrin and myself and was scheduled for Friday night. We had arranged what we thought was going to be a large enough room,
complete with sound system, projector, early Porsche posters
decorating the room, and a slide program. By 7:00 pm when the
event was supposed to start, the room was completely filled. Both
Jim and I were already busily making deals. Lee Whistler finally decided he'd better make some opening remarks, so he approached the mike and announced that the session had begun.
He offered the mike to Jim who made a few comments, but it
was obvious he wanted to get back to the trading. I know I had
nothing particular to say and I know for sure everyone in the
room certainly wasn't paying any attention to us. We all had better things to do!
So much for the side show, we really didn't need it. The room
filled to more than capacity and all of us, particularly Jim and
I, were hard at it. I haven't been to a more exciting literature
trading session ever. A lot of stuff changed hands. Prescott Kelly was again present in force with a tremendous amount of sales
literature for sale and trade. He had a crowd around his table
all night long, as did Jim Perrin, who I think did more buying
than selling. I've learned one thing, at a literature meet, don't
set up a table or your trapped. You never have a chance to circulate to see what's happening.
Surprisingly, the model collectors did not show up quite in the
number expected. Jonathon Hinze of Encinatas, California probably had the best selection of Porsche models for trade and sale.
His table was right next to mine, and he stayed quite busy all
night. I did see someone running around with a "mint" red
Distler model, but unfortunately it wasn't for sale. A "highly
modified" white Distler model sold for $125. I t was modified
to look like a racing speedster sans windshield but with an improvised tonneau cover. I t did need a paint job. I guess detailing models is quite a popular activity among model collectors.
Next year maybe we'll have a concour event for models!
Other familiar faces in the crowd were Wayne Calloway from
Southern California; Jeff Gamble from Tucson, Arizona; Jerry
Pennington also from Southern California; Ned McDaniel who
was last years Holiday Chairman; Frank Barrett from Denver;
Bob Boyde from Concorde, California; Tom Oerther our
membership chairman looking for the last couple of Christos;
Jack Ogden from Colorado Springs; Bob Raucher, one of the
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Registry Trustees and long time literature collector, to name a
few of the crazies!
Overall, the literature swapmeet was super! Considerably more
people attended than expected, some I suspect simply out o f
curiosity. A lot of nice literature and models changed hands.
Anyone could have found something for their car, particularly
if they had checked with Prescott Kelly's literature supermarket.
Prescott was obviously dealing off duplicate pieces from a very
large collection he recently acquired. An interesting note, a
literature event may be in the works for an upcoming PCA parade
to be held in California.
New Directions
The Literature Collector's Corner beginning with the next issue,
will expand its scope, change its logo, and head off into another
direction. Literature collecting will remain one of the principal
subjects of the column, but the subject of Concouring 356's will
be added under a new logo titled: The Concour Scene. The subjects will rotate as material is available, and I will remain as editor
of both columns.
The purpose of The Concour Scene is to cover this subject more
directly. The column will contain more articles from outside experts, and it will focus attention on such subjects as concour
preparation, what the judges look for, judging philosophy, what's
right and what's wrong for the various classes of 356's, and it
will raise some issues of dispute concerning this popular part of
our hobby.
I've recently had the opportunity to judge for the recent PCA
Ozarks 83 Parade and the Registry's West Coast Holiday. I don't
consider this makes me an expert, but I did see some things from
a judges eyes that need to be explored. We'll raise some issues,
spark some controversy, and provide a forum for all opinions.
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1983 west coast holiday
Lehman Whistler
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People began arriving for the holiday early in the week. When
registration opened on Friday, they were greeted by Jan Yates,
registration chairwomen, and by Cy Crandall and Bill Perrone
in the goodie store/reception area. Those who stayed to look and
talk also watched video tapes of the 1982 tribute to Porsche at
the Monterey Historic Auto Races, 1982 Le Mans victory,
Porsche the Man and Porsche the Car. Our special arrivees on
Friday were Registry trustee Bob Raucher, membership chairman Tom Oerther, literature editor Charlie White, historian Jim
Perrin and 1982 Holiday chairman Ned McDaniel.
At 7 p.m. Friday, Charlie White and Jim Perrin hosted the
literature/model car session. Charlie has reported that event in Foreground: Concours Cars, 1st and 2nd Rows - Balance are
his column in this issue.
spectator cars.
Saturday morning at 6:25 a.m. Tom Murphy from Tucson,
Cocktails and hot and cold appetizers occupied banquet guests
AZ pulled into Toro Canyon Park with his 1962 Coupe, the first
concours entrant to arrive. A steady stream followed Tom - en- until the meal was served at 7:30 Saturday evening. A western
trants and spectators - until there were 110 concour entrants and band played during dinner. Greg Young, assisted by Jim Perrin
nearly 500 people assembled. Concours chairman Greg Young and Ned McDaniel, awarded fifty-one concours trophies and
orchestrated his committee of 20 in directing traffic, placing con- made a special presentation for Jerry Keyser. Since Jerry wasn't
tours cars and non-entry 356's until 8:30. Then Greg held his in attendance, Jim Perrin agreed to deliver Der Keyser's hardjudges meeting. Judging commenced at 9 and was completed at ware to him in Columbus, OH. An additional award was made
12:30 - a remarkable feat - and a tribute to Greg and to the 27 to Randy Maskell of the Vintage VW Club. VVW had a special
judges, plus helpers, scorers and runners who accomplished the exhibit at our concours. It featured a Schwimwagen, split window and oval window sedans, two Heppmuellers and a Roemisch.
judging with such efficiency.
A lot of door prizes were awarded. Foremost among them were
two donated by Gary Emory of Porsche Parts Obsolete. They
were the longest distance driven prizes for both the East and West
Coast Holidays. We had both of them because they had not been
finished in time for one to be shipped to the East Coast. Each
prize is to be perpetual. They are red Speedster doors, complete
with trim, side curtains and inner panels, mounted on oak bases
vith a space for a plaque for each of many recipients. 1983 West
Zoast Holiday winner is Alan Surgi. Alan drove his Speedster
o Santa Barbara from Portland, ME, approximately 4000 miles.
Part of the Concours Lineup.
Entrants and guests were served a continental breakfast at 7
and a barbeque luncheon at noon, both in an Oak Grove in the
center of the park.
In addition to the concours cars there were over 100 other 356's
in the park and on the road leading in to it.
Activity at Toro Canyon had wound down by 2 o'clock. Spectators had gotten plenty of pictures, asked thousands of questions about the cars, gathered lasting impressions of the meeting
of the clan on a day that opened with a covering of mist and
grew comfortably warmer and sunny.
At 3:30 and for nearly two hours, Ray Litz of Competition
Engineering held forth for nearly 150 people in a tech session
back at the headquarters hotel. Although Ray protested that he
wasn't used to getting up in front of groups to talk, he was in
total control until the closing. He did such an excellent job we
feel especially sorry that he was omitted from the Holiday program. He should have been credited with being both a major
sponsor and a door prize contributor.
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Ray Litz, (black hat) back to camera, talks to Lehman Whistler,
(white hat).
Following presentation of concours awards and door prizes
the band played for dancing until midnight.
Early Sunday morning the hotel parking lot was the scene of
a busy 356 swap meet. There were a lot of vendors and an active
crowd of buyers. Peter Nyback, swap meet chairman, presented
two bottles of fine wine to each of three special vendors for
distance travelled, most unique variety of parts, and quantity of
pieces brought to the meet.
The swap meet concluded at 1 p.m. and there were good-byes
exchanged and promises to meet again made all morning and
into the afternoon.
Perhaps the most fitting tribute to this and other West Coast
Holidays is this: In addition to Bob Rancher, who hosted the
first Holiday in San Diego in 1977, there were five concours winners this year who also took home trophies at the first Holiday.
They are Jack and Dena Ogden, Hector Davalos, Tom and Chris
Murphy, Ken Ito, and Harvey and Linda Smith. The Holiday
has become part of the 356 tradition for all of us.
If anyone would be interested in attending a West Coast Bull
Session on a spring Saturday or Sunday in 1984, please contact
me: Lehman P. Whistler, P.O. Box 6, Santa Barbara, CA 93102.
Phone (805) 963-49 19.
the swapmeet story
Peter Nyback
Sunday's event, the swapmeet, met with a healthy turnout of
both sellers and buyers. About 20 private hawkers, enjoying the
sanctioned respectability of selling from the trunk of a car, and
about 10 commercial exhibitors gathered together in the dark in
hopeful anticipation of a few early morning risers not opting for
recovery time from the previous evenings banquet.
A surprisingly large number of people did indeed roll out of
their rooms early to get first crack at the inventory, and a steady
stream of lookers throughout the morning hours kept the event
on a build-up.
As was announced in a Registry issue earlier this summer, those
Holiday swapmeet sellers showing some form of distinction were
to be honored with an award of some such thing. The Santa Barbara Committee did in fact hold true to this promise.
The final decision of the judges, or "judge", was not swift
in coming, but at the day's end three awards were presented.
In recognition of great distance travelled as a seller, Prescott
Kelly of Fairport, Connecticut and Frank Barrett of Toadhall
Motorbooks in Denver, Colorado each received two bottles of
wine. For having the most "interesting" assortment of items for
sale, which, of course, is a blatently subjective consideration on
the part of the judges and not open to protest, Ned McDaniels
of San Francisco received bottles of red and white also.
There was also to be an award for the most outrageously priced item at the meet. However, after merely suggesting to a few
sellers that they were being considered in this respect, it was the
judge's decision to discard the class altogether.
The Holiday Committee would like to thank everybody who
participated in the event. Most notably, however, we extend praise
to the following: C and J Porsche, who brought a Roto-Hoist
and exemplary car to display their expertise in floor pan replacement; PB Tweeks for managing the Goodie Store; Bill Perrin
of the Parts Shop for for bringing a virtual store of original and
NOS 356 parts; and Joe Schneider of Schneider's Autohaus, who
showed his true colors by offering more moral and financial support to the Holiday than would be normally expected from a man
who drives a 91 1 T.
1983 west coast holiday concours results
PRE-A and A CLASS
Greg Young
Concours:
First-Harvey and Linda Smith, Green 1958 Speedster
Second-Scotty and Carol Scott, Red 1959 Convertible D
Street-Open:
First-Chuck and Stana Cooper, Red 1957 Speedster
Second-Felix Macaluso, Black 1959 Cabriolet
Third-Michael and Pamela Grady, Black 1956 Speedster
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Street-Closed:
First-Bob Raucher, Yellow 1949 Coupe
Second-R. J. Merchant, Champagne Yellow 1953 Coupe
Third-Hector and Judy Davalos, Grey 1957 Coupe
Wash and Shine-Open:
First-Orrin Henderson, Ivory 1957 Speedster
Second-Clyde and Mary Winters, Red 1959 Convertible D
Third-Emil Minicunni, White 1958 Cabriolet
Wash and Shine-Closed:
First-Bob DelFiorentino, Oslo Blue 1959 Coupe
Second-Bud and Dorothy Baer, Black 1957 Coupe
B CLASS
Concours:
First-Reif Ladel and Wolfgang Reit, Red 1962 T6 Roadster
Second-Tom and Chris Murphy, Yellow 1962 Coupe
Third-Mike Moran, Ivory 1961 Coupe
Street-Open:
First-Bill and Ginny Melver, Ruby Red 1960 Roadster
Second-Rick and Becky Brady, Red 1961 Cabriolet
Third-Terry and Jan Hoeschler, Dante Blue 1963 Cabriolet
Street-Closed:
First-Steve Moore, Red 1961 Karmann Hard Top
Second-James and J o Shuh, Red 1963 Coupe
Wash and Shine-Open:
First-Carl Bokelund, Blue 1960 Roadster
Second-John and Janet Jensen, Oslo Blue 1962 Roadster
Third-Mike Jennings, Red 1962 Cabriolet
Wash and Shine-Closed:
First-Marvin and Gayle Goens, Red 1963 Coupe
Second-Dr. Ken Weisbrod, Terra Cotta 1962 S90 Coupe
Third-Rich and Nelda Gildersleeve, Oslo Blue 1962 Coupe
C CLASS
Concours:
First-James and Marye Fitzgerald, Black 1964 Coupe
Second-Bob and Sherril Hays, White 1964 Coupe
Street-Open:
First-Jack and Dena Ogden, White 1965 Cabriolet
Second-Robert Lawson, Silver 1964 SC Cabriolet
Street-Closed:
First-Rolly Resos, Bali Blue 1964 Coupe
Second-Klay and Jane Klabunde, Red 1965 Coupe
Third-Denny and Polly Hammond, Red 1965 Coupe
Wash and Shine-Open:
First-Frank Becker, Red 1964 Cabriolet
Second-Brian and Leslie-Anne McGrath, 1965 SC Silver
Cabriolet
Wash and Shine-Closed:
First-Elain and Cris Hornsleth, Grey 1964 Coupe
Second-Bruce and Valerie Davidson, White 1965 Coupe
Third-Peter Nyback, White 1965 Coupe
SPECIAL INTEREST CLASS
Street:
First-Jim and Karen Dagnan, White 1959 Carrera GS Cab
Second-Ned McDaniel, Red 1957 Carrera Speedster
Third-Steve Schmidt, Black 1963 Carrera 2 Coupe
Wash and Shine:
First-Jim Barrington, Smyrna Green 1963 2000 GS Coupe
Second-Mike Gortz, Black 1963 Coupe
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Harvey and Linda Smith
BEST IN SHOW
Reif Ladel and Wolfgang Reit
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reviews
Bill Block
"Porsche-Excellence Was Expected" is
out! As predicted, it is no cheaper and it
is printed in the orient. It no longer comes
in its own box and I think the paper is not
as good. Otherwise it is identical with the
original-which means it has no information past the introduction of the 928. Still
if you don't have one-buy it!
I expect a few books out by Christmas
but with long lead times I am not sure what
will be out. Neatest new book out is
"Porsche a t Lemans" with super
photographs. At $30 list it will make a
good present and covers the 356/Spyder
period very well.
A book I really recommend is
"Porsche-A Tradition of Greatness" by
Langworth. It's a $10.00 list book several
hundred pages long with a really decent
history and excellent color. The only
serious problem lies in the competition car
section. A resident expert was brought in
who just doesn't know about his stuff. Still
a decent book and a super value at the
price.
I just received a copy of "Porsche" by
Harvey. This is yet another in an unending
series of short, relatively inexpensive books
on Porsche. Harvey has also written
"Porsche 91 1," "Porsche Turbo," and
"Porsche Carrera" which is the best of the
bunch-unfortunately,
it deals with the
wrong Carrera.
If you are looking for a general Porsche
book in the peri-$10.00 range, buy
Langworth's book. Another possibility is
a book by Cotton called "PorscheDouble World's Champion" which actually is Von Frankenburg's "Porsche-Man
and His Car" with an extra section on the
end trying to bring it up to date. The book
listed at $15.00 but is being remaindered;
so it is much better deal than buying the
original (Stoddard having cornered the
market) at $18.00.
Susanne Miller's new series starting with
"Porsche Year 1982" is well worth considering, though a bit pricely at $20.00
list-it does a good job of covering 356
Registry gatherings.
I just received a letter from Harry
Pellow. In retrospect he raises some points
that might not have been clear in my
review. First we have complained that
Harry was forever bringing out new editions. But Harry is to be congratulated for
going to the trouble of correcting mistakes
and even more important documenting
problems and their solutions. So instead of
updating "ABC's" or "Secrets" he has
brought out a 3rd book "Murphy is my
Co-Pilot". Harry considers "ABC's" to
be the parts book; "Secrets" to be the instruction manual; and "Murphy" to be the
debugging manual. And to the criticism
that "Murphy" is a vehicle to bring more
Harry Dog stories to print, Harrys says
that he found that most people respond
and understand principles involved better
when presented as stories. Also I like
Harry's stories-my 11 year old daughter
prefers Pat Ertel's stories. The most important "Nuts and Bolts" stuff in the new
books is as discussion on octane, its lack
and what to do about it-including compression reduction and spark advance
tables. A welcome addition is Vic Skirmant's section on transmissionshopefully to be expanded: I am using
Harry's books to rebuild my 356SC engine
and so far everything he says to do works.
What more can you ask for? Buy it!
Larry Skoglund
(612)443-2202
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'52 coupe #11260, fresh 1500 motor,
rebuilt trans., new wiring harness, body
bumpers, original split windshield and
wooden door sills. $9,000. '55 Continental Coupe, 3rd owner, complete car #53061
with original 1500N motor #34209. Motor
has been rebuilt, relined, bored and balanced. $5,800. Thomas Birch, 23420 Happy
Valley Drive, Newhall, CA 91321 (805)
259-7089.
'54 1500 coupe #52123, silver/black,
bought in CA. Same owner last 14 years.
No rust, very original, 16" wheels &
Michelins, Telefunken tube radio, jack,
INDE
tools, & new windshield. Showable, best
offer over $10,000. Might consider trade
plus cash. Brady Owen, 3309 Fishermans
Cove, Winter Park, FL 32792, (305)
645-1777 days or 678-2132 eves.
'56 Speedster #82694, no rust, rebuilt
super engine, new pan & battery box.
Needs some cosmetic work. Some spare
parts. $8,900. May trade. C. Goss, 923
McCants Dr., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464,
(803) 884-9391.
'57 coupe #101342, stored in barn 12
years, some restoration work started, not
running. $2,500. '59 coupe #lO694l,
restored, red/black, 1600 normal engine.
$8,000. Jerry Edelman, 10616 Chelsea Dr.,
Raleigh, NC (9 19) 779-49 13.
'57 sunroof coupe, recent paint job &
engine overhaul. Have $7,400 invested.
David Rubio, Santa Fe, NM, (505)
473-1 368.
'57 Speedster, red/black. An older
restoration but in better than average condition. Needs paint & cosmetics. Engine is
strong. $1 1,995 negotiable. R.H. Creswell,
217 Hudson Dr., NW, Ft. Walton Beach,
FL 32548, (904) 862-2669.
1957 356A sunroof coupe #I003 12 with
rebuilt '63 S-90 engine and 741 transaxle,
good running solid car in good condition
partially restored. Many spare parts including complete new front clip, 644 transaxle, 356B rear brakes, 2 piston/cylinder
sets (one is MC/Litz). Also manuals and
extensive Pano and 356 Registry collection,
package price $5,500. James C. Wood,
3366 Spencer, Rocky River, Ohio 441 16
(2 16) 33 1-0305.
1958 Carrera GS/GT Speedster #84903.
All aluminum parts intact. Retired racer
with lots left for Vintage racing. Sorry no
4-cam engine but comes with an extremely strong 912 motor. All I have is your for
go and show for $18,500. Dusty Hopkins,
Carroll Heights, Norwich, Connecticut
06360. (203) 887-2838 days or eves. Trades
considered.
'59 coupe, new pan & battery box, 85%
complete. Engine is '61 1600 & runs good.
Trans needs work. Good restoration car.
$1,700. Steve Matyasovsky, 136 Seabreeze
Ave., Milford, CT 06460, (203) 877-3446.
'59 1600s coupe #107270, 1750 912
engine, rebuilt trans, C disc brakes, 4 7x15 Alum wheels, 4 - 7x15 steel wheels,
2 - 4!hx15 steel wheels. Tires: 4 new; 3
worn radials. Body: restoration begun.
Suspension: syn bushings, 19mm frt. bar,
adj. rear Z bar. 12v elect. Car together &
running. Parts: roll bar, drum brakes, etc.
10 year collection but no time. All $5,500.
Ted Demosthenes, 1 149 Snowberry Ct.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94087, (408) 735-1712.
'59 Carrera GS/GT Speedster #84938,
complete & running very strongly with
completely fresh & mostly new 904 motor,
body needs final restoration, $45,000.
Spare 904 motor 95% new parts,
disassembled - $1 1,000. Bob Heacox, 2607
Btidgeport Way #I-K, Tacoma, WA
98466, (206) 265-2898.
1959 356A Cabriolet l6OON # 152302.
75% restored. Black Imron with black top
and interior. New: Haartz top, headliner,
carpets, rubber, etc. Engine rebuilt except
carbs. $6,500. 1958 356A Sunroof Coupe
1600N #I03 145.90% restored. Rlack/red.
New: Upholstery, German carpets,
headliner, rubber, trim, etc. Engine rebuilt.
$7,800. Both for $13,500. Dr. Mike Coley, P.O. Box 372, Hopedale, Illinois
6 1747. (309) 449-6653.
'59 Cabriolet, Reutter no. 151457, 1600
engine no. P-72241, black with red leather
upholstery. California car, little rust. Includes removable hard top, rag top, and
tonneau cover. Complete service record
since owned in '71 (2nd owner). Same 356
mechanic for life of car. Original Becker
radio, plus new Blaupunkt AM/FM stereo
included. Original driver's manual.
$15,000/offer. Linda Burbridge, 6412
Donna Ave., Reseda, CA 91335, (213)
996-2838.
'60 coupe, complete engine rebuild 100
miles ago. Usual rust but solid. First
$5,000. R.J. Hartig, 560 Villa, Dubuque,
IA 52001.
2 'B' coupes: '60 - on the road, great
shape; '63 - for parts. $5,750 takes both.
Call (215) 326-1406 or (215) 372-2276.
Must sell quick.
'60 Cabriolet, partially restored, needs
windshield, mats, headliner & put on many
new & rechromed parts. Pan solid, some
but very little rust. Okla/Tex car. $6,000.
Jerry Bubloz, 7226 E. 73rd St., Tulsa, OK
74133, (918) 494-7929.
'60 Roadster, front and rear clips, doors,
hood, rear deck lid or complete car. Eric
Erickson, 625 Marquette Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55402, (612) 370-2974 days,
(612) 938-6173 eves.
'61 T-5 Cabriolet #154926, P606259,
Champagne Yellow/beige, new (NLA)
black top. Far from concours but straight,
strong, intact and rust free. $9,000. Ken
Morley, RFD 1, Box 973, Windsor, VT
05089, (802) 484-7834.
'64 D'Ieteren Roadster, Super 90, past
concours winner & 5th in US at Parade
several years ago. Leather. Silver with blue
cloth soft top. Hardtop. Tonneau & boot.
Ready for show as is. $16,500. H.H.
Messer, 1628 N. Plaza Dr.. Tallahassee. FL
'62 S-90 coupe, red w/black interior,
motor very strong, body has some
fiberglass, need clutch and pressure plate,
good pan, basically car is in fair condition
- $3,800. Jack Cronin, Box 8, Dundee, NY
14837. (607) 243-7285.
1962 356B T-6 1600N Reutter Coupe
#118025. Champagne yellow/black vinyl
interior. Rebuilt normal engine with 22,000
miles. New rubber seals and aluminum
trim. Michelin 165-15 XZX tires with
chrome wheels and crested hubcaps.
Original CA car with new battery box pan.
6v AM/FM/SW Blaupunkt radio. Luggage rack, bra and canvas cover. Well
maintained with complete records for past
seven years. $8,500. Michael Thompson,
5847 Heron Drive, Oakland, CA 94618.
(415) 339-2598.
1962 Normal engine #609831. Top end
done 10,000 miles ago; bottom end is in
good shape. Will accept best offer. Call
Bob, eves. Pacific time, (415) 254-7916 or
(4 15) 254-0284.
'63 coupe #2 13244, unrestored, original
53,000 miles, concours, rare Karman body.
Chuck McPherson, (213) 498-3497.
'63 S-90 coupe #213751, new interior
(vinyl), new front floor, most rust removed or under control, new Metzer tires. Outside primed. $4,500. Bill Frey, Noyes Rd.,
RD-2, Vestal, NY 13850. (607) 785-7777.
'64 coupe, body professionally restored,
rolling chassis only. '58 Speedster, former
race car, rolling chassis only. Both in better than average shape. Will accept trades
or whatever. 356 cases align bored with
bearings, cranks stock con. rods, pistons
& barrells, needs stock & modified valves,
generators, starters, carbs both Zenith &
P40 Solex. Cams crane, Elgin other, many
other parts. Cheap! Ray Rovinsky, (201)
762-5175 days, (201) 654-3953 eves.
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'64 356C with 1750 rebuild, Reutter
body, red with black interior. Engine has
20,000 miles on rebuild, new clutch and
throw out bearing. Recent transmission
work. Topside and engine strong, but standard story on underside rust. Vicki Roth,
POB 993, Sequim, WA 98382. (206)
683-7763 days or 683-7045 eves.
1964 356C coupe # 127103 - Completely
restored. 1700cc with Norris cam and
Weber carbs. Antracite gray lacquer, completely new interior with German carpet
and black leather seats, Blaupunkt
AM/FM stereo cassette, Michelin tires,
chrome wheels. $12,000. Scott Foster, 3849
Petersburg Circle, Stockton, CA 95209.
(209) 478-6804 or 948-1980.
'65 white/black interior by L. Stromm.
Acryl. enamel. Before, during & after pictures. Semi-calif. car w/all regist. since
'65. Must see. Only 2 repaints. $14,900.
Parts for Sale: C or 912 chrome wheels,
like new wide rims - $295. Mr. & Mrs.
Wesley Minear, 1659 Valecroft, Westlake
Village, CA 9 1361, (805) 496-4961.
1965 C restored with new OEM parts sacrafice $7,900. Bob Manor, 3476 Thorndike Dr., Favetteville, NC 28301. (919)
488-2527.
'65 Cabrio #I6161 1 - $4,500. Write for
details. Blaupunkt Frankfurt 6v/ 12v
radios, W-M-L or AM/FM/M - $100 ea.
NOS rear fenders - write your needs.
Special gears 741-3D (19:28) NOS - $375,
644-3A (22:27), 4B (26:23) - excellent condition - $350/pr. Dismantling T-5. Write
your needs. Lots of AB&C parts. SASE for
list. See Wanted. D.J. Frick, 2 Pine Tree
Drive, RD 1, New Cumberland, PA 17070.
65C European Cab #I60767 $12k; fresh
SC engine $3,900 wheceipts; fresh silver
paint, new Tweeks floor pans, etc.;741
trans. $295; A gas tank $35; 200mm
flywheel w/balanced p. plate (used) $150;
912 seats, misc. B-C-SC (mostly engine)
stuff. W. Joseph, Box 687, Crystal Bay,
NV 89402. (916) 546-55 11.
'65 SC coupe #222220, eng. #813798, excellent condition. Beautiful dark green
original color. Some new rubber and interior pieces. Original excellent chrome
wheels & enamel crested hubcaps. Drivers
manual. Original SC engine with 9%: 1,
85mm M/C forged aluminum pistons in
aluminum-finned steel-sleeved cylinders
(1680cc). Steel belted radials. AM/FM/SW
Blaupunkt. New front shocks. Excellent
transaxle w/BBAB gears. Garaged
1971-1982. This beautiful automobile is as
solid underneath as it is up on top. $9,500.
James A. Cichetti, 608 Duke Dr., Raleigh,
NC 27609, (919) 782-3834 home or (919)
248-4393 work.
Oil temp sender unit, original equipment
6v - $25. Marty Stitt, 104 Moonlit Cir.,
Sacramento, CA 95831, (916) 45 1-2801
days.
NOS: Cab doors w/lock Ift.; coupe
doors w/lock lft.; T-5 front fenders
left/rt.; T-5 r. fenders lft/rt.; Used metal:
A ft. clip w/lower lock; Carrera rear lower
pan; T-5 & T-6 hoods. Lorin Guy, after 6-9
p.m. M-F, (408) 734-521 1.
Used windshield for '64'65 coupe - $20;
Teardrop taillight lenses - $7; Complete
gray interior for C coupe - make offer;
Lower wing glass frame (passenger side),
make offer; Windshield wiper arms, make
offer; Rear window swing arm, make offer. Jim Wilbanes, 594 Barcelona Dr., Fremont, CA 94536.
T-6 parts: hood-$150; engine lid - $40;
roof clip - $100; gas tank - $40; rear window - $40; quarter vent windows - $30 ea.;
instruments - $100 set; 'A' heads complete
- $150/pr.; Senith 32NDix carbs - $80/pr.
Misc. parts. Walt MacKay, RR2, Caledon,
Ontario, Canada, Lonico, (5 19) 927-5959.
Engines - 1 - '65 super, complete. 1 - '63
super just rebuilt and 1 '58 normal. Also,
1 '63 transmission. Make offers. Lew
Larkin, Box 61, RD 2, Hockessin, DE
19707, (202) 862-7225 daus, (302) 239-5791
weekends.
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Hunt Beach, CA 92647
Ph. (714) 894-3112
CB&E interior kits include fully
assembled door panels, side
panels and rear panel ready to
mount in your Porsche.* Seats
are sewn and filled, ready to mow
on your frames. CB&E kits also
include material and padd~ngfor
dash and rails, and are ava~lable
in fine leather as well as vmyl.
CB&E also offers carpet kits,
headliners and convertible tops.
PORSCHE
INTERIORS
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1960 A I R P O R T I N D U S T R I A L
PARK DRIVE
M A R I E T T A , GA. 30062
Roadster windshield trim pieces, 2 of 3.
644.541.913.41 and 91 1Al, fair condition:
need to be buffed and polished. Will trade
for 2 heater slide assemblies 644.572.710.03
in good condition. Still have new black
Roadster carpet kit. Jerry Keyser, 2777
Cleveland Ave., Columbus, OH 43224.
Third owner since '67 selling near-mint
coupe; original except for silver Imron
paint. Orig. German spare still in car.
Motor never touched. 88,200 miles. Always
garaged, never in rain or snow. $14,500.
Jim Badolato, 16713 Bethayres Rd., Derwood, MD 20855, (301) 840-9196.
Parting out '58 coupe. No engine or
transmission but just about everything else.
Call or write for needs. Charlie Smith, 21 1
Argyle Rd., Orange, CT 06477, (203)
385-3 146 days, (203) 795-5068 eves.
Engine oil pump housing whumbers to
match your year (maybe). 741 trans. rebuilt
- no miles - $850. '59 convertible D
roadster, no rust. Ready for many years
of enjoyment - $18,000. Larry Chmura,
(415) 944-5300.
Parts - 356 SC - factory installed wood
wheel, lubbage red/black plaid, complete
set of luggage straps (10 pieces), factory
travel kit, European heat exchangers, Solex
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carbs (lo mileage), red headrests all parts
excellent condition. Curt Grote, 363 1 NW
107 Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32606, (904)
332-0868.
A hood - $200; A top bows - $450; Complete set A knock-off wheels - $1000; B-C
Nardi wood wheel - $550; B front clip complete - $700; Half clips also. Complete set
of brakes for A. A transaxle - $250; Pair
Solex P40 carbs w/manifold - $225;
Original A luggage straps - $60 set; J-boxes
& heater boxes - $36 each; A & B front &
rear bumpers - $130 each; Carrera oil tank
shield screen - $150; Set of A gauges - $20
each; European muffler - $50. Eric
Erickson, 13929 Orchard Rd., Mtka, MN
55343, (612) 370-2974.
CHRISTOPHORUS magazines: Starter
Set: #35 thru #I47 (missing #131). Also
have individual copies: #37 thru #5 1. 54,
57,61-64,68,70,72,73,76,78,81,85-87,
89,92,93,98-103, 109-144, 116-120. I want
to trade for CHRISTOPHORUS #6, or
early PANORAMAS. I need Vol. 1, Vol.
2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4, #I-#9, Vol. 5 #I-#3,
#5-#8, #lo-#12, Vol. 7 #I. Tom Oerther,
5035 Salem Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45230,
(5 13) 232- 1909 OK 874-0607.
Spyder and Carrera Sebring exhaust
mufflers. Flawless reproduction with absolute conformation to the original.
$850.00 and $750.00 respectively. Sam
Foster, Danvers, Mass. (6 17) 774-46 13.
Complete towhitch rig for 356 - $75.;
road service kit, all original, bag and all,
purchased with 1962 356B, best offer.
PANOS: Volumes 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 and 6 complete except Vol. 4 missing #5, Vol. 6 missing #9. CHRISTOS: 36-1 19 (missing 77,
. 78, 91, 93, 95-99, 104, 155, 116)
CHRISTOS Sept. 1968 Special Edition and
1970 Sports Year Book; 356A Workshop
I have a good home for your expired,
Manual, Up-Fixin' der Porsche; Porsche
Guide (Sloniger-1958), Porsche Handbook 356-related, personalized license plate! My
(Ocee Ritch-1960), Porsche Technical collection is growing slowly, but steadily,
Manual (Elfrink-1961) Entry Blanks: 1956 and is almost ready for its public debut.
RCA rally (Stuttgart & Meran), 196 PCA Jerry Keyser, 2777 Cleveland Ave., ColumViaje de Mexico. PANOS and CHRISTOS bus, OH 43224.
to be sold as collections. Best offers. Paul
Gelber, 7 Sandy Ridge Drive, Doylestown,
PA 18901, (215) 345-4567.
Solex 40Pii's. Split throttle shafts. Completely rebuilt including bronze bushings in
throttle bodies. Complete with mexh air
cleaners and intake manifolds. $175 plus
shipping. Tom Harvey, 1970 E. Laguna
Dr., Tempe, AZ 85282, (602) 839-5505.
Convertible top (NOS) #644.56l.OO, still
in box. Should fit Cab. '57-'62, Conv. D.
'58-'59, Roadster '60-'62 - $375. Art Jarvis, 3900 Potomac, Dallas, TX 75205, (214)
522-3777.
Rear bumper for A with one-piece protection tube, no overriders or deco, good
condition, make offer or trade for A front
bumper good shape. K. Scheibengreaber,
6025 W. Spencer PI., Milwaukee, WI
53218, (414) 461-9829.
6 356's - cars, clips, and parts - $5,000.
T-6 coupe, A coupes, notchback, T-5
Roadster, T-5 Cabriolet and some racing
parts. Will underprice anyone all or part
deal. Everything must go within 90 days.
Contact Larry Ingle, 5065 Rivervalley Dr.,
Smyrna, GA 30080, (404) 435-2100 or
427-2844.
Pair '64 Zeniths/complete - $100. Fair
late Solex's/complete - $100. Carbs need
rebuild; B doors, right/left, good condition - $125 each. B deck lid - $25. No grille,
B wiper assembly/motor - $25. B jack $20. L.H. Tinlin, Rt. 3 Box 455, Jasper,
TX 7595 1, (409) 384-28 18.
AUTO PLATZ
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222 INDUSTRIAL LOOP
ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA
32073
CALL (904) 264-9614
MONTEREY '
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A once in a lifetime shot at the 356 Registry
West Coast Event. This color print (not a
poster) is a full 20" wide showing 356s
from 1948 to 1965 plus the VW Special.
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$2.00 POSTAGE & HANDLING
SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO:
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P.0. Box 2037
Billings, MT 59103
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free 1971T Targa; 76,000 miles; 16,000 stub axle or NOS right hand 'B' axle to
miles or rebuild, black original paint. Eric swap or will buy outright. Also require
Erickson, 625 Marquette Ave., Min- NOS chrome strip on top of door for B/C
neapolis, MI 55402, (612) 370-2974 or Cabrio. (coupe strip is different) plus NOS
left rear axle bearing housing for 'C'. Items
938-6173.
can be sent through U.S. mail. J.G. Dare,
'A' front bumper in good shape. Also 150 Queen St., MELBOURNE, VICneed aluminum trim that fits in 'A' wind- TORIA, AUSTRALIA 3000.
shield rubber. Cash or trade for 'A' rear
Pair of flapper boxes for 356A without
bumper shell with one-piece protection
tube. Karl Scheibengraber, 6025 W. junction boxes necessary for carb heat for
, 53218, (414) A pair with junction boxes. Mine have a
Spencer PI., ~ i l w a u k e e WI
plate spotwelded over the oblong oval hole
46 1-9829.
in the side of the flapper boxes which
almost looks like a factory job. My boxes
ror; interior light; 1500s emblem. Curt are in good condition, I will pay shipping
Grote, 363 1 NW 107 Terrace, Gainesville, both ways for an even exchange, and will
FL 32606, (904) 332-0868.
send mine first for approval before you
Original engine case for '60 Roadster. ship. Russell Ulrich, 19744 Echo Blue
Case number is P-800667. Help! David Drive, Penn Valley, CA 95946 (916)
Ohanian, 462 Chestnut Hill Ave., 432-2499.
Brookline, MA 02 146, (6 17) 738-7497.
Pair front bumper guard head pieces for
To complete my collection of THE B-C, no dents, bad chrome 0.k.; BAL
REGISTRY: Vol. 1; Vol. 3, #4; Vol. 4, #2. switch for B-C working condition only.
Have spare Vol. 3, #2 to trade. Also '83 Marty Stitt, 104 Moonlit Cir., SacramenWest Coast Holiday patches and T-shirts to, CA 95831, (916) 451-2801 days.
to trade or sell. Lee Whistler, P.O. Box 6,
Dealer paint/upholstery books for 356,
Santa Barbara, CA 93 102.
356A or 356B. Also, want literature on
Need Blaupunkt 6v M/AM/FM from Porsche industrial, boat, or plane engines.
'64'65 for my '64. Must be complete with Have other literature to trade. Jim Perrin,
face plate, knobs, etc. Win Lyons, Box 2041 Willowick Dr., Columbus, Ohio
4423, Woodland Park, CO 80863.
43229, (6 14) 882-7625.
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and cylinders so far. Tool kit or tools and
wooden wheel desired. W.C. Hauser, 24
Conestoga Ct., Chadds Ford, PA 19317.
Information on interiors (leather),
Speedster type seats, accessory items, performance products, sources for reputable
body restoration. Lazarus J. Darzenths,
120 SE 1 lth St., Pompano Beach, FL
33060.
Early Hirschmann antenna as seen in
REGISTRY Vol. 7, #4, pg. 14. Victor
VanEgmond, 21 Seward St., San Francisco, CA 941 14, (415) 861-1622.
'52 coupe front & rear bumpers mount
close to body, rear taillights, square &
beehive, front park lights. Guy Peters,
4950 Drake Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243,
(513) 561-6152.