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1958 Speedster-2 Engines
Black/Red. A stunning jet black
Speedster with just enough rock chips
to let you lean back and enjoy driving it.
New top, 1/2 tonneau & side curtains.
No rust and it drives as good as it
looks. $55,000.
1956 Speedster-S-90 Engine
Silver/Red Leather. A very solid,
rustfree Speedster, with good
gaps and recent paint. Underside
and mechanicals untouched and
in need of TLC. Great driving fun
car. $37,500.
1962 Cabriolet-Super 9O-Ruby
Red exterior. This is a professional full
concourse restoration that needs only
the interior of your choice to finish. All
replaced parts are NOS OEM.
Everything very correct. $42,000.
1956 Coupe--Normal-Polyanthia
RedlWhite. An incredibly original,
unrestored example out of 29 year
storage. Never wrecked or disassembled. Solid, complete and bug
ugly. Needs complete restoration.
$14,000.
Friends,
If you have a 356 to sell or are looking for a 356 to purchase, I offer many specific services that help make the
process much more convenient , private and secure.
Just call, fax or email me for more information and let
me find a car or buyer just for you.
Sincerely,
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From left, counterclockwise: The Porsches arrive in
Longview, Alberta. Henk LeNoble, left, and Bert
Leemburg of Calgary. Jean Steinhauser, left, and
PaulSteinhauser outside the Longview Hotel. The
two 356sare shown at a rest stop in Bozeman,
Montana a few days later. Thelowertwo photos
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he longest car rally in the history of the
motorcar started at the Tower ofLondon on
May 1, 2000. There were two 356Porsches
amongthe 42competitorsthat leftthe famous bridge in
England.
Someofthe competitors destined to make history included the bright yellow 1964 Porsche 356 SC
Coupe of Han le Noble and co-driver [oop van
Kesteren, a team from the Netherlands. Asilver 1964
Porsche 356T5 Coupe was entered byJeanSteinhauser
and his co-driver and brother Paul Steinhauser from
Luxembourg.
After some grueling road conditions and desert
trails through Eastern European countries and China,
the cars were transported by Antonov aircraft to
Anchorage, Alaska. Unbeknownst to the entrants, some
of the toughest road conditions awaited the cars in
Alaska, the Yukon and Northern British Columbia.
After 54 days, the two Porsches arrived in Banff,
Alberta, Canada, where a "rest day" was transformed
into a "repair day." Each of the Porsches had suffered
from the brutal routes. Car #81, the yellow Porsche SC,
received a new windshield and replacement Hellaglass
headlight covers found in Calgary, as well as two new
5.5 inch rims, since two of the wheels had suffered
from an unscheduled off-road excursion. Anew muffler and various other repairs prepared #81 for the
remainder of the Trans-continental North American
drive.
On day 55, June 25, a major weather system
played havoc with the roads, cars and drivers. From
Banff, Alberta, the entrants had to compete in three
timedruns, withwet snow hittingthe windshieldsasthe
cars raced along the Eastern slopes of the Canadian
Rockies. The temperature hovered around 35"F and
there was no heat in Porsche #81. Co-driver joop van
Kesteren welcomed the hot soup served up at
lunchtime in the little ranch town of Longview. Clint
Eastwood knows Longview for the filmi ng of
Unf orgiven; it is alsoknown for beingable to seeyour
dogrun away for two days.
The daydoes not end there, for this day'Sleg is
almost 400 miles- including the three gravel and dirt
sections-of timed runs into Montana. Judging from
thedrivers' comments, someofthe cars are exhausted
and the drivers are lamenting about the long and difficultroads. But then, let's not forget, this is a rally and
it'ssupposed to be difficult.Otherwise everybody would
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September 14-17
Roanoke, Virginia
The Potomac Owners Group invites you tothe 25th 356
Registry East Coast Holiday, headquartered at the
Wyndham Hotel in beautiful downtown Roanoke,
Virginia. The hotel number is 540-563-9300, however
all rooms are booked. For other lodging options, try
the Clarion 540-362-4500 or Extended Stay America
540-366-32 16, both are located very close to the
\V}ndham. Advance registration for the Holiday has
closed, but you may register through Friday at the
event. For more information, please call Mick
Michelsen at 540-981-0356 after 6 p.m. and before 10
p.m. Eastern, or Ron Ohlerich at 703-524-9191 after
10 a.m. and before 5 p.m. Eastern, or Dan Rowzie 304728-6641 after 10 a.m. and before 5 p.m. Eastern.
September 17
Everywhere
Drive Your 356 Day 2000. You haven't had your 356
out much this summer? Shame on you! Here's your
chance for a nice late-summer drive. Get some friends
together and hit the road, and be sure to send us photos. Prizes will be awarded for the 10 best pictures
received byOctober 2nd.
September 24
Cincinnati, Ohio
The PorscheJVW family reunion hosted by the 356
Driestaten club, Cincinnati VW club, Ohio Valley PCA
will be heldat the General Electricpark (same place as
last year.) All enthusiasts are invited to the car show
and swap meet. Open to all year Porsches and VWs.
$15. car registration w/2 adults, $5. spectators, $15.
swap space. Last year we had over 300 cars and 47
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swap spots filled. Scheduled to appear are a vintage
Schwimwagen and a Kubelwagen. Event will be held
rain or shine! For more info call Tom Oerther (513)
733-3356 or Mark Schlachter (513) 861-9112.
October 6-8
Prescott, Arizona
You are invited to the Arizona Outlaws' 5thJavelina 100
weekend and scenic tour for 356s. We will be driving
some of Arizona's best two-lane roads in and around
Prescott, Contact Mike Wroughton for details and registration information: mwroughton@aol.com or 623362-8356.
October 19-22
San Diego, California
The Porsche 356Club's Fall Festival 2000 provides a lot
ofvalue to the 356 lovers who attend. The event will be
held in conjunction with the vintage races and headquartered at the picturesque Hilton Harbor island, on
the water on San Diego Bay with sailboats and passenger cruise ships the only traffic cruising by. Thursday
eveningkicks offthe event with a video byWayne Baker
documenting this year's Tour Auto in France. Hal
Thoms will present a slide show of early 356 and
Spyder racing cars. Also included, 356 parking corral
at the races, driving tours and tech sessions. Breaking
tradition, most door prizes will be awarded at time of
registration. This will allowfor a morerelaxed Saturday
luncheon and dinner. Friday night is the literature and
accessory meet hosted by Wayne Callaway 909-9301999. Tables also available to non-registrants, $35. ea.
The People's Choice Concours Saturday morning will
be on the grass with the harbor as its backdrop.
Saturday night's Dinner Cruise, limited to 200 participants, will be an event you do not want to miss! We
have chartered an exclusive cruiseship for our allendees. Upon boarding, everyone gets champagne, hors
d'oeuvres, a sit-down dinner and unlimited beer and
wine, with DJ and dancing to your favorite '50s-'70s
music. All this while cruising San Diego Bay, viewing
the spectacular citylights. The event wtll conclude with
the swap meet Sunday morning at the headquarters
hotel parking lot. See registration info below.
October 21
Atlanta, Georgia
The Southern 356 Owners Group Annual Mountain
Drive. Starting north ofAtlanta for breakfasttouring the
beautiful mountains, to a member's wineryfora picnic
lunch (b.y.o.) and continuing on through the north
Georgia mountains with many stops for those who like
that stuff with an overnight stay in Clayton, and dinner
at the famousDillard House. ThenSunday touring back
towards our various homesites. Call Jan Rodriguez at
706-692-3322 for info or e-mail jrod7066@aol.com
November 17-19
Palm Springs, California
Porsche 356 Club's Palm to Pines Tour. For info call
Mike Goldberg at 323-665-2040.
The PORSCHE 356 CLUB proudly presents...
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Fall Festival 2
October 19-22, San Diego, California
DrivingTours(Fri. &Sat.)
Slide & Video Show (Thurs.Eve,)
People'sChoice Car Show (Sat.]
Racingat NavalAirStation(Sat. &Sun.)
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Literature/AccessoriesSwapMeet &TechSession(Fri.r"--·-~~~
Dinner DanceCruise (Sat.) SwapMeet(Sun.)
HEADQUAR TERS HOTEL (011 the Bay ill Sa il Diego): Hi/toll Airport , Harbor Island.
Reservat ions: (ask f or PORSCH E 356 Club rates) : 1-800-HILTON or (6 19)291-6700 .
Full dail y Breakfast Buffet included with room at Hi/toll only. Additional rooms :
Holiday 11111 . Sail Diego Bayside. 1-800-662-8899 or (619)224 -3621.
Emil info: Bob SQI'ic (714)83 2-2106 & Hal Thoms (714)73 1-7 191
* Your regist ration & co-regis tration includes: Event Knit Shirt,
Sat. Car Show Lunch , Event Pin, Name Badge, Hospi tality Room
Refreshments, AwardsIDoor Prizes.
Registrant
Co-Registrant
Address
State _ _ Zip
City
Phone (
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Car Info: Pre-A __ A __ B - - C - Open __ Closed _ _
Special Interest _ _ Outlaw _ _
Mail registration form and a check made payable to PORSCHE 356 CLUB, to:
Fall Festival 2000, c/o Jeanne & Felix Macaluso
10177 Swallow Ave.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
fmaca @emai1. msn.com
' Registrant (must be receivedbyAug 15)
X 1 = $ 120.00
' Co-Registrant
$ 95.00 X
Event Knit Shirt:
M L XL XXL
Additional Event Shirt
$ 30.00 X _ =
M L XL XXL
Additional Sat. Lunch
$ 22.00 x
= - - - Saturday Dinner Cruise
. (includes aancing& drinks)
$ 88.00 x
TOTAL
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Chicken_ Prime Rib _
Registrantentryfees receivedafter Aug15, add$ 25.00
September/October 2000
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Magazine E(litorial Staff
Bob Campbell , President
(bob@356products.com)
20964 Canterwood Dr.
Santa Clarita, CA 91350
66 1-251-3500
Gordon Maltby, Editor
(gmaltby@minn.net)
Allee Ross-Jinks, Production Manager
225 N. 2nd St., Stillwater, MN 55082
651-439 -0204 , fax 651-439-7620
Chuck House, Vice President
(charles.e.house@intel.com)
6402 Harvard Circle
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
714-891-2386 (H)
949-250-4043 Fax
Dr. Bill Block, Reviews
(blocklab @aoLcom)
423 Hawk High Hill
Metamora, MI 48455
810-678-3017
Patty Yow , Secre tary
Randall Yow , Treasurer
(ryow356@ao Lcom)
21 Thimbleberry Square
Greensboro , NC 27455
336-545-8994 (H), 336-275 -9116 Fax
Trustees
Bob Campbell
(Bob @356products .com)
20964 Canterwood Dr.,
Santa Clarita, CA 91350
661-251-3500
Chuck Ho use
(charles.e.house@inteLcom)
6402 Harvard Circle,
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
714-89 1-2386 (H)
Joe Johnson
Ooej356@infoave .net)
618 Gatewood
High Point, NC 27262-4722
336-886-5287 (H)
Vic Skirmants
(skirmants @home.com)
27244 Ryan Rd.
Warren, MI 48092
810-575-9544 (W)
Randall Yow
(ryow356@aoLcom)
21 Thimbleberry Square,
Greensboro , NC 27455
336-545-8994 (H), 336-275 -9116 Fax
Club Services
Barbara Ski rmants, Members hip,
Renewals,Circulation
(skirmants@home.com)
27244 Ryan Road, Warren, MI 48092
810-558-3692 , fax 810-558-3616
John Jenkins , Club Coordinator/
Event Insuran ce
Oohnjenkins @agilent.com)
3122 Kingsley St., San Diego, CA 92016
619-224-3566,619-224-3933 Fax
M & M Enterprises, Wes & Diane
Goodie Store
(356goodiestore@usa.net)
25209 Casiano, Salinas, CA 93908
831-643-0356, fax 831-643-1333
Brett Johnson, Porsche Factory Liaison
(356drb @indy.net)
7510 Allisonville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46250
317-841-7677, fax 317-849-2001
Dr, Bob Hilton , Vintage Racing
2389 Ringling Blvd. Ste. B
Sarasota, FL 34237
941-955-7619 fax
Dr, Brett Johnson, Restoration Editor
(356drb @indy.net)
7510 Allisonville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46250
317-841-7677
Dick Koen ig , Four Cam Forum
7S 710 Donwood Dr., Naperville, IL 60540
630-369-4492
Harry Pellow, The Maestro
(maestro@well.com)
20655 Sunrise Drive
Cupertino, CA 95014
408-727 -1864
Jim Perrin, Historian
(carreragts@aoLcom)
Box 29307, Columbus, OH 43229
614-882-9046
Brad Ripley, Teile Trivia
1415 Satellite Dr. Sparks, NV 89436
702-626-7800
Jim Schrager, Marke twatch
Oames.schrager@gsb.uchicago .edu\)
54722 Little Flower Trail
Mishawaka , IN 46545
219-259-926 1
Vic Skirmants, Technica l Editor
(skirmants @home.com)
27244 Ryan Rd., Warren, MI 48092
810-575-9544
Hal Thoms, Photographer,
W. Coast Vintage Racing
13341 Ethelbee Way, Santa Ana , CA 92705
714-731-7191 (W)
Pat Tob in, Pat's Posts
(tobinp@ix.netcom.com)
17092 Chatsworth St.,
Granada Hills, CA 91344-5849
818-368 -1262
Chris Markham, Webmeister
(csm@adobe.com)
1058 Lincoln Ct.
San Jose , CA 95125-2637
408-536 -6252
Robin Hansen, Ass 't. Webmeiste r,
email List Monitor
(rhansen @cableone.net)
Rick Dill , email List Monitor
(rdill @cyburban.com)
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last "inter my 356 sat, waiting for the
work to be done that would put it back on
he road for a summer of driving enjoyment. Then, for several months it was offthe ground
undergoing major surgery. It spent the last six weeks
under a car cover, huddled ina comeragainst thedust
andchaos ofgarage reconstruction. And now-just as
summer is almost over- its repair work is almost finished. Yesterday was a milestone; I connected the
wires, filled the tank, tightened the lug nuts andDROVE
MY CAR forthe first time in nearly a year.
The drive was a revelation. Even though I never
got all thewayto the bottom of my fix-it list, several of
the previous problems are conspicuous in their
absence. The starter doesn't grind. The steering doesn't bind. The shifter works withoutwrestling itinto submission andthere's no more exhaust pipe rattle. Bliss!
Now ali i have to do is get the front end painted,
install the wi per motor, connect the lights, tum signals,
horns, bumper trim, windowchannel, newwheels and
tires, longer front wheel studs... Maybe I'd better stop
before I get depressed.
Onedrive down thestreet, however, isa powerful
tonic for the resto-blues, The motor feels strong, the
body feels solid and people sitting in the village park
with their ice cream cones wave as I go by. It's true:
there's somethingabout these old carsthat makes people smile. Back in my driveway, just looking at the car
makes me smile; from the rear a 356A is just so cute.
So on this beautiful afternoon, with the birds singing
andthe trees offeringagreeable shade, I indulgemyself
by just standingthere, taking in all thesubtlenuances
of form andshadow.
Don't you have something better to do?, my conscience asks. Actually, I don't. At the moment I doubt
thereis anythingbeller.After months ofgritty workwith
a Sawzalland a welding torchthis is my"stop and smell
the roses" time. And that's exactly what I do. I stop, I
smell. I close my eyes and my nose says, "356." It's a
faint mustiness from old insulation, some rubber, some
vinyl. It's just a little hint oftar and dust. Mostly it'shot
oil, a littleraw gasoline, andthesignature smell ofold
cars: the left-over aroma ofincompletecombustion. It's
unmistakablyan old Porsche and it's wonderful.
Without a catalytic converterandengine-management computer, the 356 is a hopelessly unclean
machine, and happily so, God bless its pointy little
exhaust tips. If you doubt that, you should be at a
Registry Holidaywhen they line up fo r a morning tour.
Severalscore ofearlyPorschesstarting their engines at
once will putyou into olfactoryoverload as an almost
palpable cloud of exhaust lifts over the area. Now, this
is not the nose-twisting, lung-searingsoot offered upby
a worn out jalopy, but high-test perfume from welltuned little motorswhose only crime is that they have
long outlived their political correctness. They are old.
They are dirty. They are obsolete. But they are also
loved and cared for by their owners who will ensure
that there "ill be another generation of caretakers.
Theywill survive.
I'm as happy as anyone that modem cars are
clean and efficient, but at a Holiday or vintage race, I
stand among the brightly painted cars, take a deep
breath andammovedto paraphrase Robert DuVall ina
famous scene from Apocalypse Noll':
"I love the smell of unburned hydrocarbons in
the morning! It smellslike... History!"
On our cover and outer wrap are photos that
came from Jim Schrager. They were with a car he
bought a while ago; the silver B coupe you see on the
outer wrap. Notes on the slides have the name Ed
Verhoef who, I would guess, was the original owner
and picked his car upat the factory inAugust 1962 (the
date also noted on the slides) . Another image in the
series shows a group of bare bodies outside Reutter's
shop andthe assembly lineatWerk I; we hope to present these at a future date.
Anybody out there know Mr. Verhoef? His car,
which Jim says was less-than pristine after all these
years, has since passed to another owner (along with
the photos), and we hope a restoration lvill be in its
future. In the meantime, itwould beinteresting to hear
from Mr. Verhoef.
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Of course, it helps that Leland-West 's
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ello all, did you miss me last issue? Did
you even notice I was missing? Yeah, sure.
I want to thank our Vice PresidentChuck
House for hisinformative letterin this space lastissue.
I never knew a lotofthose things about Chuck. I always
thought his "illness" fo r 356s was somethingthat came
about after he became an adult, butit seems he's been
a realsick fella a lot longer than that.
What a great timeI had at the Durango Holiday.
Goodfriends,great area, lotsa 356s and terrific accommodations. The Drive of the Millennium was exactly
that, my oid Speedster spanked everybody at the
gymkana and I even found time fo r a dirt bike ride on
somelocal trails. I'll bebackin theSanjuan mountains
at theend ofAugust to participate again in the Colorado
500. I just love thatarea. Roland Lohnert and his hard
workingcrew made the whole Holidaylook easy, and I
know it isn't. My thanks again to Roland and everyone
involved.
There are still so many great shows coming up
this year, like the Blue Ridge Holiday in Roanoke, the
Fall Festival 2000 in San Diego and so manyothergatherings, some listed in UpComing Events on page 5. It
would be a real shame not to attend at least one of
them. For those of you who have never attended a
Holidayor other such gathering, I guarantee this: ifyou
make the effort, spend the time necessary to prepare
for an event, and participate in an event, you will be
rewarded with a large smile on your face and a little
better understanding what these cars and this club are
this club humming along as it is. We will keep working
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if you will keep voting.
I'll let that be enough fo r myletter this issue, and
get back to working on the agenda for the trustees
meeting. I will leave you with my constant plea: please
drive your 356s more. Remember, no matter what else
you mightdo to and with y~r 356, "If you don't drive
it, you don't get it."
'4Ci
"Ifs Trustee eledion time again.
Remember, this is the ONLY
chance each year that each
member can exerdse his or her
PRIVILEGE of choosing Trustees
to run your club:'
all about. Be sure also to remember that September
17this"Drive Your 356Day" andthe Porsche gods will
be keepingtrack ofwho does...and who doesn't.
It's Trustee election time again. Remember, this is
theONLYchanceeach year that each member canexercise his or her PRIVILEGE of choosingTrustees to run
your club. Please take a couple of minutes to fill out
and mail in the ballot in this issue, then you can relax
again until next year. Your Trustees are now preparing
for our meeting at the East Coast Holiday in Roanoke,
Virginia and we have a lot of items to address to keep
Bob made a brief address to the dinner group at
Durango. See complete Holiday coverage beginning on page 18.
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Please cast your vote to elect our Trustees!
t's time once again to elect trustees for a twoyear term. This year, three of the five trustee
positions are open. All four candidates are
well qualified and have experience as trustees; it's a
tough caU. Below are introductions/candidate statements from each, and photos. Ballots must be signed
with your member number included (member number
is on the magazine outer wrap as part of the postal
delivery address). All ballots must be received by
October lSth, 2000.
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Also on this ballot card is a spot to approve the
amended bylaws, which appear on page 40. You can
refer back to the March/ April issue (vol. 23-6) to see
what changes are proposed.
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Vic Skirmants
riends, your 356 Registry is oneofthe very
few clubs ofits kind, worldwide, that in the
past few years has enjoyed substantial
growth, constant improvements to the magazine and
ever-increasingservices to itsmembership. This
progress does not happen byitself. I am proudto
have worked hard alongside your other Trustees, for
those samefewyears, to bring about this growth,
There is stillso much more to do, I can't stop now, so
I amasking you to vote for me for another termas
Trusteeof tile 356 Registry. I will continue to contribute in anyway I can to keep this momentum
going. Vote for Bob. He wants the Job!
ear Members, once again I amaskingfor
your vote so I maycontinue to serve the
356 Registryas a trustee. I am proudof
what the 356 Registryhas accomplished over the past
26 years, and need your support 10 continue in a
position as trustee. As important as it is to have "new
blood" in the organization, it is also crucial for us to
keep older, experienced members as trustees. The
club has grown by33%sinceSeptember 1992, :U1d I
amaskingforyour support to help make the necessary decisions that will allowthe club to continue
growing andservingits members effectively. Thank
You.
F
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If you have any questions for the candidates, please see page 6 for telephone numbers and email addresses.
John Jenkins
need your support and vote 10 accomplish
three things that should be done to transfer
the joy of ownership of these cars to others,
viz., keep the 356 alive. The most important thing we
can do to keep these cars alive and on the road is to
find new owners :U1d keep aU owners active, an ambitious goal. The 356 Registry hasimplemented successful venues fortransfer ofinformation, e.g., 356 Registry
web site and 356Chat. The magazine, vendors, local
events, Holidays, web site, 356Chat, and enthusiastic
owners are making the 356 Porsche the most successful vintage car of all time. But, there is always more to
do. Here are myplans formynext term, ifelected. One,
incorporate the VW clubs ofAmerica in our events so
they have an opportunity to become heirs to our cars.
Two, putthe plans forlocal eventsandHolidays inelectronic format so we can increase the number of local
events. Local events are equally as important as our
elaborate Holidays. Lastly, expand the Travel Assistance
Network to include codesfor people with tools, garage,
etc., so we cansend this list at the lowest cost with the
most information. How C:U1 I do this? With the same
effort demonstrated before, viz., eight years as Trustee,
two Holidays, maintenance of the Travel Assistance
Network, and the Holiday cookbook m:U1Yof you have
used to prepare theevents since 199 I.
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Calling All Outlaws!
Joe Johnson
nce agai n I ask for your vote in the
upcoming 356 RegistryTrustee election.
The Registryhasshown positive growth
and stability in tile years I served as your Trustee, and
I am proud to have been partoftheteam that has
brought many improvements to themembership.
While we have come a long way, we still have many
more ideas and improvements to put before you.
Please allow me to continue as a part of the team by
givingme your support.
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here may be another single weekendsomewhere, sometime-where you can
immerse yourself fu rther into sports car
activities, but I don't know where or when that would
be. Abold statement? Certainly. But as I was mired in
Carmel Valley traffic (the only downside to a great
weekend) after the Concorso Italiano on Friday it
occurred to me there were more Ferraris than minivanson that road! Porsches were everywhere, Here's a
photo collection from the Laguna Seca track where
Steve Earle'sMonterey Histories tookplace August 1820. Other eventsat Montereywere several auctions, the
Pebble Beach Concours and ofcourse, plenty ofpartying and bench racing. Be sure to put it on your to-do
list for nextyear.
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Above: Christmas in
August for racefans;
356s on Sunday's
grid. John Kirby
Miller is in #51,
Bruce Ross in #62
and Olga Reindlova
in #390. Left: Warren
Eads' ex-Ben Pon car
at Saturday's practice.
Right: Dean Watts
has just won his
Group 1Brace, holding off Don Sandy's
#456 coupe (second).
Left: Bob Kann's
#76 was third
behind an MGA
twin-cam, just
ahead of Bata
Mataja who
rebuilt his
Speedster's engine
after a crankshaft
failure in practice
during the week.
In auction actionduring the weekend,
several significant Porsches were on
the block. Atthe RM event downtown
at the Doubletree. SteveMcqueen's
Porsche 917-022 went for 1.2 million.
Thecar was introduced by Brian
Redman who had once owned the car
and sold it to Richard Attwood for
$50,000. Both Redman and Attwood
had appeared in the film "LeMans"
along with the star, this 917. Several
other Porsches-induding a tractorwere at RM. Right: An America
Roadster, a 910,911 Rand a Carrera
Speedsterwere offeredat Brooks.
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Warren Eads, left, was just out of his driver'ssuit
from practice when Janos Wimpffen, author of
Time and Two Seats stopped by to talk about the
history of his 904.
Clockwise from above:DeanWatts' beautiful
Abal1h carrera Is always a Joyto see, whether Ifs
parked or roaring through tum three. Indy winner
and long time raceteam owner RodgerWard
drove his Convertible D to a sixth placefinish in
group lB. Olga Reindlova of New York camewest
with drum brakeson her Acoupeand took 12th
placein 1B. She is a regular on the east coastvintage circuit. Harry Pellow's SC "Speedster" had not
been invited to the Histories, but it was parked
proudly outside HCP Research World Headquarters
in Santa Clara where the Maestro was kind enough
to take a few minutesto talk with me about
Porsches, publishing and the searchfor extraterrestriallife. Brock Yates brought his 1955(?)
Eliminator Special, originally called "Apeshit" but
hey, same difference, right?Thewell-worn mongrel went out and kicked some thoroughbred butt
in the Group 6A race, coming in fourth in a race
that also featured two (count 'em) of the original
'01Yellers. Also eating dust behind driver Bert
Skidmore (onthe right, with Brock) were several
Ferraris and Maseratis, the featured marque. Way
to go, Brock. The ever-congenial Brian Redman
was a busyguy all weekend, with wheel time in
severalcars. Here he's on the grid in the RS 61 he
took from back of the grid to 4th in an exciting 6B
race. Perhapsthe most exciting race was the last
one on Sunday, where Chris MacAllister carved
through traffic in a 9171<, from backof the packto
a 5th placefinish in the "big boy" race, group 7B.
Story 8 Photos by Gordon Maltby
September/October 2000
11
hirtyyears ago, I never thought I'd be writinga column on how to start a 356. Then,
fuel injection was not on every mundane
grocery-getter. But I now realize that many of the "My
356 is hardto start" complaints have nothingtodowith
a car problem, but everything to do with a knowledge
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deficiency. No, these 356 owners are not stupid, but
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necessary'for;'the
,fuelpUillp to fill thecarbs;
they have grown up with easy to start, fuel-injected
an electlicfuel punip comes in handy.
wonders. Back when I drove my 1958 coupe as an Iwhere
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roceed as fo
every-day car in themid-sixties, with Michiganwinters,
Pumpihe gaspe
five.ti ,
fully closedto
6-volts and all that jazz, I had to figure out how to uti"
lize thepathetic "reserve" ofcold-cranking amps in the throttle, nothalf-throttle to thefloor: Then pushthegas
pedal one-third open and crank the engine. It will try
battery, or else startpushing!
to start, butprobablywill sputter and die. Stop crankOkay, Lesson #1: 356s do nothave fuel-injection.
ing. Pump the pedal again, one-third throttle, then
Lesson #2: 356s do not have electric or manual
crank. It will sputter for a longer period at each attempt
chokes. We won't bother mentioning the pre-As with
until it's running. When it does start to "catch," tickle
their"choke" on one carbo This leaves a 356 dependthe gas pedal gentlyto bring inmorefuel; don't floor it,
entonthedriver fortheproperactions togetitselfrunanddon't rev the heck outofit when it does start.
ning. We'll assume a healthy engine; low-compression
When re-starting a warm engine, don'tpump the
(i.e., bad rings, valves, loose heads, NOTlow compression ratio) will cause difficult starting. Also assumed is gas pedal, just push it half-way or more and crank. It
should start; of course with today's oxygenated and
proper accelerator pump functioning, whether Zenith,
crapped-up gasoline, when you last shut off your
Solex, or even Weber.
engine, the fuel in the carbs sat there and expanded
Merely cranking the engine with the accelerator
closed will notstarta 356unless itis already warm and and dumped down the carburetor throats. With too
much fuel in the engine, you needto bring in more air.
everything is in good order. When cold-and I include
Push the gas pedal to the floor; don't pump. Then
the first start of the day, whether -200 or +800-the
engine needs extra fuel "injected." This can only be crank it while holding the throttle wide open. You'll
have plenty of notice when it wants to start; you won't
accomplished with the accelerator pump. But remem~
ber that the pump only functions at the top half of the be accidentally zinging it to 7000 r.p.m.
throttle travel.
Mid-Ohio Barbeque, June 24
If the car has been sittingunused for weeks, the
Vic and I would like to extend a special thanks to
carbs are probably dry. Cranking the engine will be
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our good friends who sponsor the hospitality tent for
our Porschefriends. We started this BBQbashin 1991
with about 35 folks and it grew every year. In '95
Porsche was the featured marque, and 1 decided we
needed a real hospitality area with shade/rain protection, tables and chairs. That year wefed 160+ people,
and every year we usually have around 100. Keeping
the party a pot-luck enabled us to not have Mid-Ohio
caterthefood, andit is usuallyfun .
This year we had about 70 folks join us for dinner on Saturday night. Again the tentwas a savior as it
rained heavily Saturday afternoon, and early evening
continuedto sprinkle, butwe were alldry-not counting wet feet-and the party wenton.
This year our sponsors were Hans Wichter,
Stoddard Imported Cars; Neil Goldberg, Stuart Tool of
Troy, MI; Vic & Lucy Rivera's Medical Clinic of Lincoln
Park, MI; Rick Spurlock, North Flo, Inc. ofSouthfield,
MI; Jack Hagerty, Farmers Insurance of Farmington,
MI; Lane Mally ofBirmingham, MI; andRichard King,
King Automotive ofKent, OH.
Other friends who have made contributions in
past years are Dr. Brett Johnson, Hagerty Classic
Insurance, Don MarrahAuto Body of Owosso, MI; and
Mark Eskuche ofEcurieEngineering in Mequon, WI.
The hospitality tent/tables/chairs rental is almost
$1800. I've come to believe that does not represent a
good return on investment for our VERY generous
sponsors. Vic andI have decided thatthis was our last
tent rental party. From now on wewill always welcome
356ers andother Porschefolks tovisit/party/and throw
a steak on the grill with us butwe'll take our chances
with theweather.
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By the time we made it to the historic Mt. Washington hotel, we had close to 2D cars, and two people in
every one.
maginc for a moment all the best parts ofNcw
Hampshire's Whitc Mountains wrapped into a
single driving event; we saw thcm all, or at
least motored past them in vintage style onTyp 356NE's
annualSpring Ramhlc.
Tourmcistcr Peter Crawford planned a spectacular route that combined highways (but onlywhereneeessary), twisty country roads, picturesque towns and
spectacular mountain vistas with partying, award-winning barbcquc, a four-star restaurant, photo opsgalore
and even a champagne toast.
George Huff
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cars. Nopc,it's not a Factorydrain pan.
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answers,
Dave Ahman's '6DNotchback Coupe makes the
grade at New Hampshire's Cathedral Ledge.
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35Breglstry
Volume 2, No. 1
he Registry of 25 years ago is Volume 2,
No. I, the seventh issue published. Jerry
Keyser reported thatthe press run was 500
issues, with 350 for members and the balance for
potential advertisers and potential new members. This
is a historic issue, as it represents the one year anniversaryissue (and has a birthday cake on the cover with
one candle).
Jerry Keyser reported that the first Holidaywas a
great success. Jerry complimented Bob and Ginny
T
Gummow on a great job in organizing the event. The
issue includes a complete article on the event accompanted by many photos by Ginny. Events included a
concours, a tour to a local dealership (during which
Bill Durland and navigator Jerry Keyser gothopelessly
lost) , a presentation byJim Perrin on the evolution of
the 356, anda Saturday night banquet.
Vic Skirmants' technical column included a variety of tips on maintaining a 356. One reader wrote in
thatJ C. Whitney offered Boge original equipment
steering dampers for one half the cost charged by
Porsche dealers. The reader also askedifanyone had
tried the J. C. Whitney 1700 cc pistons and cylinders
yet.
Rick Foster reviewed the Road and Track road
tests thaiwere being offered by R & T as reprints from
earlier magazines. Some ofthese articles contain great
Transmission & Related Parts
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$ 16./ea.
C/SC/912 Pushrods, reg. $32 SALE
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C/SC/912 Oil Coolers, rebuilt, tested
$ 150x.
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NOS 912/SC Crankshafts, SALE
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356re g is t r y
Vol. 14,No. 6.
information on 356s, including period photos of new
or nearly new models. Rick also pointed outthatearly
issues of Sports Cars Illustrated and Car and Driver
have informative road tests.
The Registry of ten years ago is Vol. 14, No.
6. Current trustees were listed as Bill Durland, Brett
Johnson, Jerry Keyser, Vic Skirmants, and Greg Young.
Jerry Keyser included a variety of items in his "Of
Interest" column. One was a great photograph of
Chuck Forge's 1949 Gmiind coupe. This is the historic
car onceraced byJohnnyVon Neuman, andthe one he
made into a roadster by cutting offthe top. The photo
was sent in by Dick Cottrell who wrote, "Rick Gale, Ed
Garcia and I bought the car from Johnny, and Harry
Weber was our first factory mechanic. We really had
fun racing allover the coast andover 1\vin Peaks inSan
Francisco."
Vic Skirmants' technical column reported on a
variety ofE-production andG-production events he had
competed in during the 1990 racing season. Vic mentioned that at the time of his article he was in the top
ten of the international Porsche Cup standings.
Brett Johnson's restoration column reported that
Tom Niedernhofer wrote about the engine in his 1951
Reutter Cabriolet #5134. "The engine is the original
1100 cc unit that carne with the car . . . one of the
most interestingfeatures is the sheetmetal. The sheet
metal ... split seam fan housing, heater boxes, cylinder tin, etc. were all hand-painted. The cylinder tin, at
all bends and breaks, was hand-welded with a fine oxyacet. torch."
Mark 'Iurczyn continued his series titled "Pre-As
are 356s." In this parthe discussed many of the details
of 1952 models including seats, bumpers, turn signal
switches, and the change from black and white instruments to black and green Viegle instruments with concave glass faces. He stated thatin the fall of 1952 the
wonderful "banjo" steering wheel was replaced by the
"A" type with two primary spokes.
Ron Roland's restoration column had detailed
information about sheet metal repair methods and
door construction. His article was accompanied by
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A Porsche's Passing:
The 356 that saved a marriage, alas, couldn't save itself
Do )'011 remember "Tbe 356 Tlmt Saved A
Marriage" story ill the Ma)'/jlllle /998 issue of the
Registry? Enclosed is the sadcommentaryand a picture of tbis car's untimely demise. Both sides are
seterely damaged as it was sboted tbrougb tbe
garage side trall.
Stephen C. Hansen
his was the Porsche he drove to his senior
prom, the one his dad boughtnewin 1963
and handed down in 1990.
This was the car Steve and Diane Hansen spent
$30,000 to restore from 1993 to 1994, including new
paint, engine and transmission, all to original specifications.
As the creamSuper 356Bcoupe sat crumpled in
his north Lodi garage Wednesday afternoon, Hansen
still couldn't believe his prized show-winning car met
its apparent end because a neighbor apparently lost
control of her Jeep Cherokee.
A replacement would be meaningless, the 55year-old Hansen said, estimating the Porsche's value at
around $40,000.
"It's not the money, it's what it used to be," he
said. It's dad's car, he drove it for years and I took it to
the highschool prom. I never thoughtit would end like
this, in a garage."
Khadijeh A. Ibrahim of the 200 block of Royal
Oaks Court toldpolice her sport-utility vehicleaccelerated out of control after she backed it out of her driveway and placed the transmission in drive.
Ibrahim told police her brakes would not work
and the car would not stop even after turning offthe
ignition and attempting to shift the transmission into
T
park, Officer Chuck Fromm said.
Ibrahim ended up driving acrossthe intersection
of Royal Oaks Court and Rivergate Drive, up Hansen's
driveway and into his garage, tearing off the garage
doors, slamming the parked Porsche into the familyroomwall and causingextensive damage,
Ibrahim could not be reached for comment.
No one was injured in the II :54 a.m. crash. The
Hansens were gone at the time.
A preliminary investigation did not reveal any
0lJl10US defects to Ibrahim's Cherokee, Fromm said.
She will notbe cited because the accidentoccurred on
private property.
The Porsche was a frequent winner in regional
car shows, Hansen said.
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CCabriolet Mirrors
I had an e-mail inquiry from Rick Veneski about
an early Ccabriolet (#159190) , which was missing its
interior mirror, but had four screw holes in the windshield frame. Hehadbeen told thatthese early carshad
mirrors that mounted on the tension rods like earlier
cars. I also thought this to be the case, but with a
resource like 356talk it seemed prudent to poll the
group.
Within 48 hours I had eight cars with chassis
numbers below 160000 (and two above) report.
Charlie White at one point owned 159001 (the first
356ccabriolet) and remembered removing themirror
from the windshield mount and having to take it to a
dealer for reinstallation, because it had a break-away
mount as found on T6 356B and very early 356C
coupes.
This style mirror used the standard center top
catch, while the laterstyle had the catch incorporated
into themirrormounting bracket. Only oneexample of
this late mirror was reported earlier than chassis number 159460. If anyone outthere hasa cabriolet earlier
than this with a day/night mirror, letmeknow what you
have.
It also appears that theearly day/night mirror did
not make its cabriolet debut with the introduction of
the 356C. Willem Brinck reports that his late T6 356B
cabriolet, #158577, has one. It is not break-away and
he haspromised to send photos.
Another e-mail question concerned the proper
placement for a T5 fog light switch. Bob Campbell
reported that a cabriolet in his shop had one fitted
above thelighter parallel to the headlight switch.
Bob Laepp e. quo e romPorsche Se ce
Bulletin 41/59 the·post-delivery installation instructions, "To mount the pull switch (spare part no.
644.613.501.01) a hole of 5/16" dia. must be drilled
through the dash on the same level left of the ignition
switch at a center distance ofapprox. 1 9/16"."
I also asked about vinyl engine compartment
upholstery use on early 356As. This was found on earlier coupes and cabriolets, though I'm not certain
about 1953/54 America series cars. The results ofposing this question to the list revealed all respondents
with chassis nnmbers below 55106 hadit andallthose
higher than 56020 hadthemore familiar waffle type tar
paper.
As always, those with additional and/orsuperior
knowledge, please feel free to chime in at any time.
Lately, there have been a number of questions about
paint colors foruseon engine shrouding, oilfilters etc.
Has anyone researched this? Inquiring minds want to
know...
Herr Schmidt's Car
Last time's mystery car has been identified by
Geoff Fleming of Union, N] and the ubiquitous Uwe
Biegner. The car was chronicled in Cbristopborous
#62 (May 1963) in an article entitled HerrSchmidt's
Unusual Auto.
The text is a bitconfusing. It implies that most, if
not all of the modifications were carried out by
Porsche. It goes on to say, "If you ask the people at
Reutter's about Reinhard Schmidt's car, those responsible for series production change color, startto fidget,
andtheir foreheads glisten with drops ofperspiration."
"One thing you should know. To reduce things to
a common denominator for the customers: this auto
doesn't exist. Don't even attempt to compete with Herr
HerrSchmidt's eighth Porsche was this special Carrera 2, outfitted with all the tools of his trade,
which apparently was investigating accidents. Thearticleends by noting, u ... don't try any monkey
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Schmidt's special wishes: if thecarwasn't used forcertain special tests itwouldn't have been made - in spite
ofpayment in cash."
The article goes on to say itwas built as a special
favor to an "accessory firm," though Uwe relates that
Herr Schmidt was an accident expert for an insurance
company. This was his eighth Porsche. liard to imagine what those special tests were.
Herr Schmidt had a fascination for lighting. The
exterior lighting was no doubt a requirement for his
work, as were the rear "jump lights," which I took to
mean 4-way flashers (or maybe jnst 2-way flashers).
There are also lights in the rear of the doors, which
looka lot like early 911 license lights. Both front and
rear compartments were alsolit.
The interior, of course, is the bestpart. The odd
patterned vinyl used is referred to as Duracour andthe
carpeting on top of the rubber floor mats is Girloon.
The locking compartments under the seats housed
handtools and the lantern holder in the floor in front
oftheshift lever also housed a Thermos.
The lack of push/pull knobs and their replacement with toggle switches was a request by Herr
Schmidt, who liked to be able to tell with a glance
whether something was on or off. The only standard
Porsche knob was for thelighter at thefar right ofthe
dashboard.
A couple of items that would find their way to
later production cars included an electric tach and
electrically operated windshield washers. Thankfully
the rest ofthe modifications never made it to thefloor
ofthe assembly hall.
I would still beinterested if this car hassurvived.
Perhaps one of our European members has some
information. Herr Schmidt was apparently based in
Hannover.
01' Number 51
Abriefvintage racing update. First, I have been
told to pass along one additional VIR racing highlight
that was not obvious in April. The plumbed facilities
surrounding the paddock are air-conditioned!
That would certainly have been nice at Mid-Ohio
this year, though it was not as oppressively hot as in
past years. In fact, most of the weekend there was a
nice breeze (up to 40 m.p.h. at times) and lack of
humidity, until theSaturday afternoon cloudburst.
Most ofthereal356s hadgone home by thetime
the small bore group went out, mid-afternoon on
Sunday. The reward for our patience was a drytrack.
Despite starting out in the stupid row, where we don't
get up to our propergridlocation bythetime thegreen
flag is displayed, I managed to have an entertaining
race for about 9 1/2lapsuntil the shift coupler failed,
leaving mewith no gears. After stirring heavily I found
one- first! I tooled around taking thecheckered flag
without being lapped.
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The group from NewMexico poses on the wayto Colorado. David Berardinelli photo.
he West Coast Holiday officiallybegan on
Wednesday at 4 pmas early registration,
thehospitality suite andthe Goodie Stores
allopened. As usual, SharonAsti-Caranci, our registration official, hadher acttogether andwas busy
greeting registrants and distributing the event packages. Meanwhile at adjoining tables, John and Carole
McConnell, AI Gordon, andPaulette Haggan were busy
handing outpolo shirts, travel bags, patches anda
special static-cling eventcar badge that Gary
Moschetti had designed for the event. In anotherpart
oftheroom, Barb Kellogg madesure the drinks were
cold andthe snack dishes were piled high. Meanwhile
Karen Christensen stocked the Rocky
Mountain 356 Porsche Club
goodie store with more
shirts, folding chairs,
grill badges, 356 pet
rocks anda varietyof
other Porsche memorabilia. Across the
hall, Wes andDiane
had the 356 Registry
GoodieStore rollingand
were taking orders on their
flashing blue light headlight grill
special. (You really need a pair ofthese!)
Opening for registrationalways seemslike a panic
On the road to Silverton, it's"Thing" from the
Addams Family at the wheel of Randall Yow's C2.
Got a rare, one-of-a-kind Porsche? Whaddya gonna do? Putthe top down and drive it, of course. Stan Gold
at the wheel of hisBeutler. Above: The narrow-gauge train was a centerpiece to the area'sattractions.
Kodak sells a LOT of film around the Durango depot.
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attack in progress buteveryone came throughincludingour guests who were very understanding ofthe
process.
The realfun started on Thursday
with a long line of cars waiting in
the Durango HighSchool
parking lotfortheCARQUIP gymkhana. We
planned both men's
andladies' competition butifwe had
known how many cars
were going to show up,
we would have hadboth
morning and afternoonsessions. Richard Beasworrickflagged
outeveryone into the first part ofthe course
which involved a blindfoldeddriverbeing guided
RM356PC presidentsPrlsdllaand Barry Cross with
their B coupeon the road betweenSilverton and
Ouray.
through a series ofcones bytheir in-car navigator.
With the blindfold still on, they next had to back into
a "garage" of cones and touch, but not knock over
the final cone. Knock over any cone and you are
penalized. If you'venever done this competition, you
would find it surprisingly disorienting and in some
cases, generating irreconcilable differences between
driver and navigator.
After the blindfold segment, the navigator grabs
a wooden cooking spoon and with a neon-glow tennis
ball balanced on it, the driver shushes through a
seriesof pylons as quickly as possible. Drop the ball
and more points are deducted. This is a piece of cake
compared to the third segment where the navigator
grabs the end of a piece a ropewhile the driver cir-
cumnavigatesstill another pylon. Pull over the pylon
or let the rope touch the ground and yes, you guessed
it, lose more points.
Now comes the easy part; drive up and spear an
Idaho potato (that gets more like a mashed potato as
the day progresses) and then dump it into a box.
Finally, make up for the ten minutesyou spent driving
around the parking lot blindfolded by putting the car
on two wheels trying to get around four final pylons,
When allwas said and done, a sleek black speedster
had the best time of 1:4 I in the men's categoryand
the leadinglady posted 3:35.
Thursdayeveningeveryone was on their own for
dinner and Durango is a good place to be in such circumstances. It seems like the town has more restaurants than fulltime residents. Whether your taste buds
prefer seafood or Chile Relleiios, there was something
to please everyone.
Between the gymkhana and bedtime everyone
made preparations for the Friday Leland West
Concours. In the morning approximately 120 cars
lined up on the grassat Santa Rita Park, which is
located on the banks of the Animas Riverabout a mile
"After the blindfold segment,
the navigator grabs a wooden
cooking spoon and with a neonglow tennis ball balanced on it,
the driver shushes through a
series of pylons as quickly as
possible. Drop the ball and more
points are deduded:'
fromthe hotel headquarters. The showwas a people's
choice competition with special recognition by the
committee for best restoration byowner and oldest
car. At the Concours, one of the more interesting cars
Many of the carsat the event were driven some
distance, Phil and Karen Saaricame from St. Paul.
Minnesota in their Roadster.
appearing was a one ofa kind '59 BeutlerCabriolet
which was recently restored byStan Gold. After lunch
Roland recordeda televised interview for Channel 12
news that was shown later that night. After Sandra
Palmer, Paula Konisberg and their crackteam from
Price-Waterhouse hadcounted the Concours ballots,
things reallygot rocky. The trophies distributed duringthe Holiday were large river rocks engraved with
the logo of the Rocky Mountain 356 Porsche Club.
Miles Christensen presented the gymkhana rocks and
John McConnell and Holly Bromberg teamed up to
congratulate winners in the Concours. Then BiU Frey
describedthe detailedanalysis the committee used to
calculate the winner ofthe oldest car award and
declared the competition to be a tie with two trophies
being awarded.
Back at the hotel that afternoon Cathy tittle,
Karen Mueller, Helen Huitt and a many other volunteerswere keeping the Hospitality Roomstocked. Next
door, about 100 registrants crowded into the Anazasi
Room to hearJoe Leoni
and BiU Block provide two
tech sessions sponsored by
Competition Engineering.
Joe is a frequent contributor on 356Talk and at the
Holiday he provided a
humorous review of the
Porsche 356 electrical
designand common problems. (Question, "Why
does my Pre-A starter
switch hum?" Answer, "It
doesn't know thewords.")
Ne},1, BiU brought everyone
up to date with a commentary on past, presentand
future 356 literature. BiU's
reviews are particularly
insightful because he helps
Left: Randall Yow at the concours with the Carrera
2 he and Patty drove from North Carolina,
Above: Anot-so subtle reminderthat the switchbacks in these mountains can be treacherous,
althoughthe roads have improved a lot since
these carsbit the dust in the sixties.
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At left, Master of Ceremonies, Roland Lohnert, took
the podium to introduce the speakers for the
evening. Joe Leoni led a tech session on electric
gremlins.
Bill Block, left,jokes with Dave Stinchcomb and a
bookbuyer after Bill's tech session on 356 books.
Bill Bencker drove (ofcourse) his new/old Super
90 GT from Florida. Bill was the first and the current owner of the ex-race car, with severalothers
in between.
people find the best book for the topics andfeatures
they are most interested in. After thespeakersstepped
off stage, the room was rapidly reconfigured into a
sales area. If you have everseen a sharkfeeding fren'Ci on the DiscoveryChannel, you have someidea of
what took place in the Anazasi Room. There were all
kinds of hats, books, new parts, old parts, sculptures
and memorabilia to threaten the wallet of every 356
fan at the event. .
Shortlyafter 6 pm, everyone was herded under
the tent at the Bar D Chuckwagon about seven miles
north oftown. After a set ofbaritone instructions on
how to feed hundreds of peoplewithin minutes, barbecue beef, chicken, beans, and baked potatoes were
served up in true cowpokefashion. As the orange sun
set and the plates were cleared fromthe tables, our
group was treated to official western-style slap-stick
andcowboy music byfour seasoned seventy-something entertainers.
EarlySaturday morning, Rich Haggan, our drivemeister, gave a briefing on the Drive ofThe
Millennium. The route traversed the awesome mountains of"Switzerland in Colorado" by taking us north
over Coal Bank Pass, quickly followed by Molas Pass
at 10,910 ft. At the Summit ofMolas Pass, which is
about 42 miles from Durango, we stopped for a break
and the best picture-taking scenery you will find anywhere in thelower 48 states. (It's beautiful locations
like this that make Kodak shareholders smile.) After
an impromptu race to use adjacent restrooms, the
group continued towards Silverton, the northern terminus of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge
Railroad. Descending from Molas Pass, the mix of sun
andclouds made the view ofSilverton picture postcard perfect.
Climbing back up to Ouray took us over Red
Mountain Pass toppingoffat 11 ,008 ft. with the snowcapped Sultan and Bear Mountains in the background. After a one-way trip ofabout 75 miles, the
group arrived in Ouraywhere Lee Merkel, the town
administrator, had arranged special parkingoffMain
Street. Ourayis a popular tourist destination with
about 40 small restaurantslocated throughout town.
But theywere almost overwhelmed when hundreds of
hungryPorsche fanatics descended on them in one
fellswoop. Sowe yakked whilewewaited for food
andafterwards patrolled the shops and bargained
with street vendors until just about everyone pur-
chased sometrinket to remember the trip by. Someof
the best news is that despite all the altitude fears, our
group of 40 to 50year oldcars did quite well. Ron
Appleton, the Holiday mechanic, made a sweep run at
the end of the dayand found plenty of time for his
own sight-seeingas opposed to performing rescue
service.
That evening, the bar at the Double Tree ballroom opened at 6 pmso that everyone had plenty of
timeto relaxbefore the awards banquet. The conversation was at sonic levels and barely diminished later
even between bites of steak and salmon. It's difficult
to believe that after three full days people are still
talkingabout cars, making jokes and recounting
stores about allthe Porsche enthusiasts they have
encountered. As everyone started to dig into their
Devil's Food cake, Roland took the podium to begin
the thank-yous and introduceupcoming speakers.
First up were Priscilla and BarryCross, the co-presidents ofthe RockyMountain 356Porsche Club which
hosted the first 356RegistryHolidayofthe new mil-
Ron Appleton, official Holiday mechanic at work under the lid of an ailing 356.Thankfully, Ron didn't
have to deal with any major disasters.
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Silverton and Ouray can properlybe classified as
"Tourist Towns" with manyshops that sold jewelry
and local artifacts. Wallets took a pounding, but
everyone left with a smile. David Berardinelli
photo.
old car parts, packed their car, purchased some old
car parts, packed some more and purchased some
more until every corner of their 356 was crammed
with Holiday goodies. I wouldn't be surprised if some
poor spouse had to ride all the way home with a 30
lb. rock trophy in their lap just so swap meet parts
could fit behind the seats.
It was a great Colorado Holiday. The weather
cooperated perfectlyand we received support from
everyone. Special thanks to.the trustees who were able
to join us: Bob Campbell, Chuck House, Vic Skirmants
and Randall Yow. We're glad you and Marsha, Barb
and Pattycould all attend. We alsowant to thank
Julianne Tissonnier and the city of Durango for helping to make all the details come together. And thank
you to Dale Lawson and the rest of the staff of the
Double Tree Hotel for workingwith us to make sure
the accommodations worked out so well. Finally, the
RockyMountain 356 Porsche Club extends a very special thank you to Roland & Rosemarie Lohnert for
their leadershipand for spendingso much of their
personal time over the past year making the fi rst
Holidayof the millennium, a Holiday to be remembered.
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Rogerand Janet Flink tour top down to Silverton.
lennium. In my opinion one of the finest moments of
this Holiday was when Priscilla awarded Tom Conway
a lifetime membership in RM356pCfor the sponsorship support Tom and his companyCARQUIP have
provided to all the 356 enthusiasts in Colorado and
acrossthe US. Tom graciouslyaccepted his award and
proceeded to thank all of the other sponsors who had
a role in ensuringa successful 2000 West Coast
Holiday.
I was fortunate to be able to present two large
stained glassversions of the Holiday logo to the long
distance travelers. After leaving Atlanta, Georgia and
taking the first wrong turn to the Atlantic Ocean, Ray
Morgan got himself pointed westward only to overshoot Colorado and end up on the shores of the
"People fondled old car parts,
packed their car, purdlased some
old car parts, packed some more
and pUrdlased some more until
every comer of their 356 was
aammed with Holiday goodies:'
Pacific Ocean. Finally, Ray's wife got him to ask for
directions and after only3,988miles from their
garage, the Morgans landed in Durango.
During the prior two daysdoor prizes had been
distributed as time allowed. But since we had so
many, Bob little took the podium to distribute additional items rangingfrom flight time in a real 747
simulator to beautiful Porsche graphic art. Gordon
Maltbyawarded two setsof the available back issues
of356 Registry magazines. (That's what I'm asking
Santafor this year.) Finallyit wastime for the grand
prize awards. Bob Campbell, on behalf of the 356
Registry, awarded Milesand Karen Christensen a free
Holidayreimbursement for their Holidayexpenses
including registration fees and lodging cost. Roland
drewStan Gold's number and awarded him the
HolidayGrand Prize of $2,000 towards a trip to the
Porsche factoryin Germany.
Before the first light ofSunday morning pierced
the eastern horizon, registrants were patrolling the
parkinglot to get at the front of the line for the 356
Products swap meet.Jim Kellogghad arranged to have
a section of thelot roped off (to keep the feeding
sharks corralled) and tables set up. People fondled
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hinking about buying a Speedster? Wonder
what the market is doing these days?
Speedsters and summer just go together,
whether you want to drive yours or sell it. As the 3;6
icon, Speedsters appeal to a wide variety of non-3%
buyers, andwe see manyat the auctions. So this issue
we are running our own Speedster Fest with a collection offive Speedsters from around the world, in addition to a pairof1\vin Grille Roadsters anda 904GTS.
Starting with the lowest priced car first, a 1957
356A was presented at The Auction in Las Vegas,
Nevada, 15April 2000. This redlblack car hada Super
engine that appeared to be correctfor the car. Owned
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various Japanese sourcesthis year. There have already
been some good bargains among these cars, so keep
yours eyes outfor others fromJapan.
Our last two 3%s areaninteresting pairof 1962
356B1\vin Grille Roadsters. The first is a race car,
with a highly modified bodyincluding a fancysilver and
redpaint joband 3" flares on the rear quarters. No top,
windshield, windshield frame, or bumpers were provided. There was no glass in the doors and they were
bolted shut. Power was provided by a modified SC
motor, prepared byVic Skirmantsand reportedlyquite
fresh. An extra transmission for long courses was pro~
bythe Imperial Palace for 10years, it hadprobably not
beendriven much in that time. When driven across the
block, the engine knocked so loud that the metal-tometal bangs were audible over the public address system. Ooops. Otherwise, it was a decent older restoration, showing someage inthe interior. Panelgapswere
acceptable, but not superb. Euro-style short front
bumper guards, no overrider bars. Aneat car to take
to thenext level. It sold for $38,850 andseemed a good
value.
Christie'ssale in Tarrytown, New York on the 29th
of April contained a 1955 356 Speedster in White
with a red interior and black top. This car was
equippedwith a 1500 Normal, maybe even the original
block, equipped with a big bore kit and Solexes. I do
notknowhow this car ran or what other modifications
were made to this early case. I was impressed that the
odometer showed about 68,000 miles and there was a
continuoushistoryfromnew. However, a handymagnet
verified the visual guess that there was a coating of
bondo throughout the body. It was a worrysome
machine, bidto $48,000and declared unsold.
A 1956 356A Speedster, in white with a red
interior and a tan top was presented at the Spectrum
Auction in Palm Springs, California on 7 April 2000. It
was tagged a Super, had chrome wheels and proper
USA bumper guards and overriders. I was unclear if
this was the original engine. Therewas fresh paint, but
someofthe trim was pitted. Theleft door gapswere off.
I liked the car but the audience didn't. It was bid to
$52,000, which I thought was plentyforthis #3 car, but
declared unsold.
Coy's of Kensington in London, England sold a
lovely 1958 356A Speedster on 6 March 2000. This
car was black with red and appeared to be a California
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and USA overrider bars. The engine had Solex carbs,
although the original Zeniths were included with the
car. It was declared sold at $%,000.
Our final Speedster sold for $58,7; 0 at Christie's
Tarrytown NY auction, 29April. It was a 1957 356A,
in the unusual colors ofBlack with a black interior and
top. It carried a 356SC engine andhad been completed re-worked including floors. Proper USA overriders,
correct 16; x1 5 tires mounted on reproduction drum-
brake chromewheels and moon hubcaps. Where this
car stood out from the crowd was the panel fit for the
doors, engine cover and hood, which were simply
superb. This was a fabulously restored Speedster, just
built around an improper motor. Ever wonder what it
costs tohave the wrongmotor?This price gives you one
example, because except forthe engine mismatch, this
was an exceptional car.
Remember the1953 1500 Super Cabriolet we
reported onin the last column? It's forsaleagain, this
time at the Amelia Island, Florida RM auction, 11
March. This car was reported sold at the RM Phoenix
auction at $33,000 inJanuary. This time it was reported sold at $30,800. I wonderifwe'llsee this one again
at the RM Meadowbrook sale?
At the same Florida auction a very lovely 904
GTS appeared, serial number 92. This blacklblackcar
had spent many years in a Porsche museum inJapan,
and although the exterior paint wasn't perfect, the interior was verynice.
It was fitted with proper steel disc-brake wheels
and flat hubcaps. Itwas supposedlyroad ready, having
been checked over prior to the auction. This was the
wrong crowd, as it was bid only to $230,000, not
enough these days to buy a complete, running, 904.
We are seeing a number of very interesting cars from
vided as were a set of steel wheels in addition to the
Fuchs alloys. This car sold in a private transaction for
$32,000.
The other 356B Super-90 1\vin Grille is at the
other end of the scale, by virtue of its numerous concours wins. Most recently it tookSecond Place at the
PCA Parade in 1999. Under continuous ownership for
the past 22 years, this car was in superb condition.
Ruby Red with a black interior and top, lovely paint,
lovelycorrect interior, lovelygaps, simplylovely, lovely,
lovely. It sold at the Kensington Auction in
Bridgehampton NY on 27Mayfo r $68,200, after being
advertised in several publications fo r several months.
Does that seemlike not quiteenough moneyfor such a
nice car? Although in wonderful condition, painted
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original colors, it did not have its original motor. It
started out life, as so many Roadsters did, as a 1600
Normal. The S90 motor was from the proper early
1962 period, butnot original to the car.
Errata: In the column last issue the SC Cab at
BarrettJackson had a blacktop, asshown in the photo,
nota tan top aswritten in mycomments; andthe "1500
Super" badges placedon the front fendersofthe 19; 3
Pre-A Cabriolet were in fact placed above the side
spears, as shown in the photo, not below the side
spears as noted in mycomments.
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Three550 Spyders prepared for LeMans, 1954and some of Porsche's support team. From left,Walter
Glockler, Rolf Wiitherich, Hubert Mimler, Werner Enz, unidentified, HerbertUnge(in cap), Willi Enz, B.
Trostmann, Schmidt, Eberhard Storz, Karl Wiess, Ing. Hild, ErnstFuhrmann. Theengineers worked closely
with the mechanics, and some mechanics doubled as drivers. Atleft, Ungestraps on his helmet in the 1960s.
Herbert Lin~:
A life with
Porsche
"I started as an apprentice
with Porsdle and the Old
Professor. It was 1943 and I
was 14 years old:'
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For urn
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hink back to the beginning, shortly after World War II.
Porsche was about to move its automobile manufacturing
enterprise back to Zuffenhausen. Money, fadlities and equipment were in short supply. Moreover, there was no established market
for this extraordinary new car. In spite of these hardships, the firm grew
and flourished. They were inspired by the genius of the Old Professor. In
addition, some immensely talented people were hired early on for key
positions. One such person is Mr. Herbert Linge.
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Mr. Linge was the first mechanic hired at the
Zuffenhausen Factoryin 1949. Six years earlier, while
in his mid-teens, he was hand picked by the Old
Professortoserve his apprenticeship. Later, while helpingbuild some of the firststeel-bodied cars, the multitalented Linge earned a reputation for doing many
other things necessary for Porsche to prosper. He
helped with customer service, management, test-driving, andracing. His versatility andunique blendoftalents enabled Herbert Linge to manage the workshop of
the ExperimentalDepartmentfor over 35years, firstin
Zuffenhausen andlater inWeissach. He supervised the
development ofsome ofthe mostinnovative racingcars
during the lasthalf ofthe 1\ventiethCentury. Moreover,
inthe earlierdays ofPorsche, he racedthese same cars
to victory, earninghimselfandPorsche an international reputation in the process.
On a sunny afternoon, in the early fallof 1999, 1
visited with Mr. Linge and his gracious wife in their
lovelyapartment located inthe beautiful countrysideof
Weissach. We talked for several hours about Porsche
and other interestingsubjects. Then we took a tourof
"lhemechanics had theengine
and they knew howit sat in the
car, so they just made the parts
that were needed:'
Ungeand the "Old Professor" discuss a new cylinder head.
Below: Herbert Unge and Bruno Trostman work on the test bench with a prototype of the
Fuhrmann engine. Mr. Trostman wasa shop foreman in the Experimental Department. He
wasresponsible for building the first batch of prototype Carrera engines and overseeing
the early production.
his "museum", which is a large roomdedicated to an
extensive collection of memorabilia from his career.
For me, this was trulyan excitingday.
Dick Koenig: Mr.Linge, could you tell us how
your career started with Porsche?
Herbert Llnge: During the war, 1started as an
apprentice with Porsche and the Old Professor. 11 was
1943 and 1 was 14 years old. We worked in a small
areain the back ofthe brick building we knownowas
Werk 1. There were about8 ofus whowere intraining.
1finished just as the war ended in 1945.
OK. At the time, the buildingwas under the control of the U.S. Forces, as I understand it. Wasn't the
main use as a motor pool, for storing and repairing
non-combat vehicles?
H1. That's true. I started there in the repair
shop with the American soldiers. We fixedJeeps, GMC
trucks and the cars. I worked there about two years
and thenMr. Hans Klauser, whowas the headengineer,
asked me and three other people to go to BadenBaden. The Old Professor had a contract to design a
French car similar to the Volkswagen andwe were to
help out. But, when he came there he was arrested and
accused of working for Hitler during the war. This
caused some problems for a while.
Baden-Baden was part of the territory controlled
bytheFrench at the time. Thismeant that you couldn't
go just where you wanted. You needed papers to go
back and forth. So, we stayed there for two years and
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Post race at the 1954 Mille Migliafrom left, Heinrich Sauter, who co-drove a 356 1500 Super to 29th place
and a 1500GT class win. Hans Hermann looksdashing after completing 1000miles through Italy,but
Herbert Linge shows the wear and soil of a riding mechanic. Richard von Frankenberg and Ferry Porsche
werepleased with the team'swork: A sixth place overall and a class win in the 1500sportscategory.
repaired Volkswagens. We lived in an area assigned to
Americans. The French officers liked this special 4wheel drive wagon. The carwas allblack andhadbeen
used by theArmy. Only themost important officers and
generalscould getthese cars. There were about 100of
them that we repaired. The French really liked the
Volkswagens.
In 1948, thePorsche people who hadbeen working in Austria returned to Stuttgart. Arrangements had
been made to start back again in Zuffenhausen. So, we
returned from Baden-Baden and Mr.Klauser hired me
as a mechanic at thenew factory.
OK. I read that you were the very first mechanic
hired bythe new firm.
HL. That's true. When I started I asked Erwin
Komenda, who was theChiefDesigner atthetime, what
should I do. He told me we needed brake, clutch and
gas pedals plus the linkages for some car. He showed
me how much room there was in the chassis and said
to goahead andmake them. There was no drawing, no
nothing. So, I made them.
That's thewayweworked foryears- theengines,
transmissions-everywhere. Nobodywas ever making
a drawing for an exhaust system. It was much easier
just to make one. The mechanics had the engine and
they knew how it sat in the car, so they just made the
parts that were needed. When wefinished this first car
at Zuffenhausenin the spring on 1950, there were just
seven mechanics and a fewothers.
We were so busy just building cars that there wasn't time for many other things like testing. I did test
driving in the night or over the weekend. Sometimes,
on the weekend, I would drive 500or 600 km through
the Black Forest. Then, on Monday morning at the
Factory, a report went to theengine man, transmission,
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chassis, brakes, or whoever. So, the repairs would be
made andthen testsagain in thenight so that we could
go on working the next day.
This is how we started with test-driving in
Zuffenhausen. At first Mr. Klauser, the head engineer
and I did most of thetesting. Later on we added some
other drivers-Rolf Wiitterich, Mimmler, Denk and
Naetal. We had one test driver who used to be a DKW
"Development didn't always start
with an order from the engineer,
however. Frequently, a small
group in the workshop would
just try something:'
factory motorcycle driverbefore theWar. Afterward, he
was too old to drive a motorcycle anymore. When he
came up to the Factory asking if we had any job fo r
him, most ofthepeople said he was tooold. I was very
interested in motorcycle racing at the time. I knew all
theteams andthe names ofthefactory racedrivers, so
I said Manfred Winkler is going to work in the Factory
with us. Sometimesthere wasn't anythingforhim to test
for days. We only had 2-3 cars in production at one
time. So, he hadto stayin theshop during theday and
work on other things.
When you think of Porsche today, most people
wouldn't believe how the operation was and what we
did. But it's true. That's howwestarted.
OK. Tins sounds exciting. Most of us admire the
go-forward spirit you're describing. And what commitment; to work allday and testat night.
HL. During those early years, delivering each
new car was a big event. We didn't have a show room
like the dealers have today. There was none of this.
Every car was delivered personallyandit was a special
occasion. Most of the customers at that time were
known personally. When something went wrong with
theircar, they calledthemechanics; the ones who actually built the car. Customers talked directly with
mechanics about questions and problems.
I remember the first convertiblewe built. It was
for a man in Fuerstenberg, an executive with one ofthe
beer companies. He made a party for many of his
friends at his house. It was notactually a house, buta
much bigger place. He ordered the car to be delivered
at 7 p.m., buthisguests didn't know something special
was coming. Dr. Ferry Porsche told Professor Prinzing
and me to take the car. Earlier that day, in the afternoon, theOld Professorcame to theFactory andwanted to see how the topworked. This was the first time
we made a convertible and everyone was curious. So,
we opened the top and back again. Somehow, a wire
was in the linkage and we had a fire! We put out the
flame but the interior in the back was ruined. So, we
hadto replace thepieces in the back. It tookus until 8
or 9 in the night until the car was finished again. And
then, I hadtodrive about anhourtotheparty. When we
got there, it was after 10 p.m. and a few of the guys
were drunk. But, our customer was stillwaiting. So, in
those days, every car we delivered was something special.
OK. That's a good story. You couldn't call the
guy andexplain that you'd be a little bitlate because his
new car started on fire. Luckily there was plenty of
beer.
You have mentioned the Old Professor a few
times. He hired you as an apprentice and you were
involvedin a few ofhisprojects. Most ofusdon't know
much about him. What was he like?
HL. As I said, during the War when I was an
apprentice, we had a small place in the backyard of
what is now Werk I where we were in training. He
would come to theoffice 2-3 times a week. Otherwise,
he was at Volkswagen or someplace else. Always, he
would come backto us andask how things are going.
He was interested in everything, even thesmall details.
When he came to us,we always gave him a hand. It was
something unbelievable.
OK. Inthose days didyou think ofhim asa great
person? Nowadays, the Old Professor is regarded as a
genius, oneoftheforemostautomotive designers ofthe
1\ventieth Century. Did you think of him in the same
way backthen?
HL. Yes, we did. Definitely.
Forus, he was the big boss. We were pleased of
his interest inus. It was differentforhis engineers, who
worked directly fo r him. If one of them made a drawing andhe didn't like it,he could be critical. But, to be
truthful, he was already up in age. By 1950, when the
Factory was opened again in Zuffenhausen, he was
already retired. He came almost every day just out of
interest, to see what was going on. He would look
around a little andthenhe was offagain. He wasn't able
to drive himself anymore and had a chauffer. He was
involved only in thefirst few carsand then he died.
OK. Even though many of us weren't alive during his lifetime, we are fond of the Professor and his
cars. I'm sure he was an inspiration foryour career as
well. For those of us involved in racing, Professor
Fuhrmann was very important as well. Did you have a
chance to work with him?
HL. Yes. I worked closely with him for several
years. lie was a good engineer who worked day and
night. When we put an engine on the test bench, be
wanted us to stay there too. lie didn't want us to go
home because it wasted too much time. So, we slept
right there in the room.
After the 4-cam prototype wasbuilt, thefirst road
testing was in Spyders, Theengine had been designed
strictly for racing. But Dr. Fuhrmann felt the 4 cams
could be used in production chassis racecars also. So,
he wanted to make a car for the very difficult LiegeRome-Liege Rally of 1954. We had some a1uminumbodied cars that were built in Austria. They had been
raced in prior years with pushrod engines. So, we put
a Fuhrmann engine in one of them and found that the
car didn't handle very well. There was too much power
in the back. So, Mr. Bott, who was at the timein charge
of tires and chassis, said that we had to put stabilizers
on the car. We brought the car into the shop and
worked every day making the stabilizers. Then, when
wewere almost fi nished, Dr.Fuhrmann came andwanted to know how much faster it would go. Hewas worried about theadded weight from thestabilizers. So, he
said that tonight at 8 o'clock Linge would drive to
Munich and back with the stabilizers. Then, we \\;11
take the stabilizers offand make the trip again.
OK. That's about a 3-hour trip, right?
HL. Yes, it took us all night. So, on the second
time, without the stabilizers, the car was lifting up and
gettinga little lightat high speed and around the bends
on the Autobahn. So, I backed off from the pedal.
Fuhrmann asked why I lifted my foot. lie was sitting
there with a stopwatch, taking times from one place to
another. When he found out the car was quicker; he
approved the stabilizers. With this engine, Helmut
Polensky and I won the 1954 Liege-Rome-Liege Rally.
OK. I am amazed at the number ofactivities you
were involved in. It seems that you have done almost
everything: construction, development, testing, customer service and racing. That's an immense versatility. 11011' did racing enter your life?What got you started?
HL. I had been doing someoff-road racing with
motorcycles on my own. With all the test-driving at
Porsche, it just came natural. Before we had our own
track, we made tests at Hockenheirn and Nurburging.
We would bethere forweeks sometimes doing our testing. Then, we had comparisons of my times with the
guys who drove in races, Sometimes in testing mytimes
would be quicker than the race drivers.
In 1954, I drove in a fell' races, including the
Mille Miglia and the Tour de Prance Rally. In both of
these, myteam won our class. It showed upalreadythat
I wasas fast as some of the Factory drivers. Then, we
had the Eifel Races at the Nurburgring and four cars
were there. The regularFactory drivers were in the first
three cars. Several guys wereInvited to test the last car
to sec who was fastest. By then Huschke von lIanstein
was our new Director of Racing. lie wanted a Swedish
Kaiser to drive because he said it would be good in the
newspapers. I was there also as a mechanic and test
driver. Professor Fuhrmann stepped in and said that I
had done all the testing and that my times werequick
enough. lie told lIuschke that if I didn't drive, there
would only be three cars at the starting line. After that,
nobody asked any questions about how fast 1 could
drive. Forthe 1955 season, Dr. Fuhrmann gave theO.K.
for me to be one of the regularFactorydrivers.
OK. So, thatwas the start of your racing career.
You had an impressive number of victories, including
the Targa Florio, LeMans, Monza, Nurburgring, Carrera
Panamericana, as well as Sebring and Daytona.
HL. Forme, actually, I preferred theexperience
in the shop and the test-driving. As you said, I liked to
do many things. But, clearly my work in the
Experimental Departmentwas more satisfyingthanraeing. When I had a chance to drive in a race, it was
always in the second or third car. At that time, we
always had some topdrivers who were in the first cars.
They were famous guys that everyone knows. Factory
drivers, like me and Eddie Barth, got the third or fourth
car. When I went to races-LeMans, or Sebring, or
Targa Florio-as a mechanic and crewmember, I didn't know whether I would drive or not. After the first
practice or so, lIuschke might tell one of us we could
drive the car. But I never had a contract. It was just
handled informally.
OK. You sound so casual, but you were very
successful as a driver. Actually you're quite famous
among the Porsche drivers. I have some racing posters
at home with your name on them.
HL. Well, four times I wason the Factory team
that won the World Championship. Then, in 1963, I
raced bymyselfas a private entry and won theGerman
GT Championship. That wasmy most satisfying ex-perience because it was such an incredible accomplishment. I couldn't participate in all the races. Sometimes
therewassomething special at work, such as an experimentwe were doing, and I couldn't go to race,
OK. That's an important part of winning a
championship. The more racesyou can run, the better
yourchances.
HL. That's for sure. At that time, the German
Championship was 14-I5 races, but I onlycould go to
eight of them. For me, the work at home was more
important than the races,
Later on, when Mr. Piech came along, 1got permission one year to drive in about five races. The reason always was that1hadsome work to do at home. In
1967 or '68, when he took over, he started givtng out
contracts to the drivers. lie asked me what I wanted to
do. It took a few years to finish this discussion, if you
knowwhat I mean. At LeMans, in 1970, thatwas mylast
race in a 917 long-tail. He told me that I could either
sign a contract as a driver or continue as chief of the
workshops at Weissach.
For me, it was an easy decision. I was an age
where I could raceformaybe three or four years more.
So, the shop was more interesting. That's where I finished my career at Porsche. 'When I retired from
Weissach in 1987 as Director of the Workshops in the
Experimental Department, 950 mechanics were workingthere.
OK. I'd like to ask a question about development, which you were heavily involved in. During the
356/Carrera time, whatwas development like? 11011' did
you go about making new partsand improving things?
HL. The experimental work often started from
outside, when there were changes in the motorsport
rules. When the Chief Designer decided weneeded, for
example, a 1500 cc engine, it was mostly because the
Spyder 550-08 left Brescia at 3:51 a.m. and after
twelve and half hours had covered 990 miles of
mostly rain-slicked Italian roads. Just after sunrise,
Ungewas reading coursedirections to Hermann as
they rounded a curve at 90 m.p.h.Ahead, a rail
crossing arm was descending as a locomotive bore
down on the scene. Hermann rapped Unge's helme and both duckeil as they sped under the gate
Just in front of the train. Later, Unge revived the
engine after a rain storm had shorted the ignition
system. In spite of hazardsand the weather, the
team took sixth out of 613 cars in the race.
rules in the sport had changed. At first, the 1100 cc
class was big in Europe; so we had an engine for this.
Then, the rules changed toallow 1300; so we responded. Later, the same thing happened again with the 1500
cc engine. We followed the rules and regulation of
motorsport. At that time, 60-70%of Porsche owners in
EuroRe drove their cars in races or rallies. So, we had
to follow those rules very closely.
Development didn't always start with an order
from the engineer, however. Frequently, a small group
in the workshop would just try something. On these
occasions, engineers worked closelywith the mechanlcs, It didn't matter whal the jobwas-s-racing engines,
pistons, transmissions-theyall worked together.
OK. This was in Zuffenhausen, Werk I, right?
HL. Yes, in the same place where I did my
apprenticeship. We didn't move to Weissachuntil 1969.
The 9 I I was already built. In those days, the
Experimental Department was where the Customer
Repai r Department is now. For people who live in
Stuttgart today, this is where they get their nell' cars
serviced.
The room in Werk I is basically the same as 50
years ago but it is arranged different noll'. We had the
benches in rows for each part of the car; raceengines,
transmission, chassis, and so on. In the beginning the
Race Department was verysmall; onlyfourmechanics.
Our Mechanical Shopstarted out with onlyone lathe. I
boughtthe fi rstdrilling machine so we could bore castings.
OK. I have been in this room. It is right next to
Mr.Sprenger's office. 1understand howclose everything
was. That would be good for cooperation and experimentation. Let's talk some more about development.
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I~ addition to co-driving with Edgar Barth in the W-RS Spyder and other carsfor the Factory, in 1963
Lmge won the German GT Championship
What otherthings, in addition to the motorsportrules,
were involved? Let's say, for example, that you wanted
toget more horsepower out ofa 1500 cc racingengine.
I've been toldthat the drivers were always looking for
more power. What could be done?
HL. Usually, the engineer involved would talk
with thedesigner andthe race mechanic.Together,they
would make the changes. I remember, for example,
Hans Metzger, who was involved in many engine
designs. He was always talking to the mechanics. Their
feedback about hownew pieces fit and worked in races
was veryimportant.
Another thing we did frequentlywas to goto our
suppliers to discuss new parts. The race mechanics
frequently went to Bosch Experimental and told them
we neededsomethingdifferent. Theywould just walk in
the shop and have it made. This was true for exhaust
andother parts as well.
DK. During one of my visits to Stuttgart I was
surprised to discover howmany ofPorsche's suppliers
are located in the city. You could drive just a few minutes andvisit many ofyour suppliers. It reminds meof
how Detroit used to be the automotive mecca in the
U.s.
HL. The highlevel of participation in racing and
development is one ofthe reasons so many mechanics
andengineers came to Porsche and why they stayed so
long. When somebodyhada new idea, they could test
it and see the results. Manypeople worked their whole
life at Porscheand never left. There has been verylittle
turnover compared to some other companies.
I can describe this in another way. Whenwe went
to the races we had only I-2 mechanics for each car.
Theyoungguys liked this because theyhada chance to
do everything; engine, brakes, chassis, body work,
everything. There wasn't a special mechanic assigned
to each part, like in the factory or on thebigger teams.
If you worked fo r Mercedes and were assigned to the
engine, you probably never looked at the brakes.
When we went to LeMans, we had 8-10mechanics for
four cars. Ferrari, or BMW, or Jaguar had twice as
manypeople.
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At the Carrera Panamericana in 1952, Mercedes
won. Theyhadabout 35 mechanics for theirthree cars.
I was there all by myself with two Porsches. Racing
director, co-pilot and mechanic were my jobs-all at
once. Mr. Neubauer, the Race Director of Mercedesat
that time, was so excited about what I was doing. He
had a garage wherethey were making repairs, while 1
was workingoutside, somewhere on the road. So, after
the second day, he gave me a space close to the
Mercedes cars. If I would have needed
something- help, tools, or parts-he would have provided it. He was alwaysaskingme ifI needed anything.
That was so fantastic because I had to do everything.
DK. Could we talk about Porsche's success in
the U.S.? Why do you think this little car became so
popular? I understand the basic appeal was to people
who wanted something different. Did it surprise you
how much Americans loved, andstill love, these cars?
HL. From the beginning, our cars had little
"bugs" just like M.G. or Jaguar, butwere much more
reliable. Most important, Porsche was very interested
in helping our customers. There were many
races-almost every weekend-whileI was in theU.s.
Sometimes, there would be 20-30of our cars at a race.
I tried to go to every race to answer questions, give
advice and help the mechanics.
The first timeI came over was in 1952. We went
to the Carrera Panamericanaraceina 356 convertible.
Then I went to stay with Max Hoffman in New York. I
was there forabout fouryears workingin his shop and
then I returned to Germany. Inthose days, whenwehad
a complaint or something, I would get in mycar and go
take care of it. Sometimes there would be a call from
Miami or Chicago. Max always said, "It's not far." So, if
a clutch cable needed adjustment or something was
wrong with a carburetor, I would drive over and take
careof it.Thiswas before we had dealers or tech reps
in the regions. Later on, the reps didthe same things I
started.
While service was important, Max also knew what
Americans wanted. His idea about the Speedster was
very good. Many times he gave advice to Dr. Porsche.
They were close friends and talked 3-4 times every
week.
DK. What was Max like?Howdo you remember
him?
HL. Oh, he was a salesman, strictlya salesman.
He was very good at it. I remember sometimes we
would have a problemandsales would not be as good
as hewanted. When the Super 90 first cameout, there
were problems with carburetors flooding. At that time
Porsche sales went down butJaguar was strong. So,
Max told the dealers that they had to take a Porsche if
they wanted a Jaguar. 1\vo years later, it was the other
way around because Porsches were sellingwell again.
DK. I heard that he used this same tactic with
somewhat "lesser" marques, such as Hillman and
Borgward. Could you imagine that?
HL. He brought in everything. When I was over
there he sold also Alfa Romeo, VW and Mercedes. He
could do this because hewas such a good salesman. He
dida great job with several cars.Jaguar and Mercedes
made a lot of moneywith him.
Max's repair shop and parts department were
well stocked. If I said we should get something, he
always gave the approval. We had allthetools and supplies we needed. He was very good in this regard.
However, if I went to Karl Grassov, who was the parts
manager atthat time, he tried to keep themoneydown.
If I wanted five of something, he would suggest that I
only get three, butthis ideanever came from Max. So,
often I called Maxfirst and he toldme that 1could even
have the parts sent airmail if I wanted. We had a big
stock andwere the onlyones who had the parts.
DK. I have been told thathis inventorywas very
complete and also that parts were expensive. It wasn't
uncommon for people to go to New York to pick up
their stuff, especially fo r the bigger items. UPS and the
mailservice weren't as available back then.
HL. One of the problems was that there would
be changes in theparts and he would be sitting on the
oldstuff. So, the inventory would get bigger and bigger.
Everyone wanted the newest racing parts, not the old
model.So, it was notso easy sometimes.
DK. I understand. Nobody wants the obsolete
stuff. But, after a periodoftime, somethings startto get
valuable again. New old stock 356 parts and especially
Carrera havegoneway up in value. Brad Ripley, whose
business is NLA Limited in the U.S. and Europe, bought
most of the old 356 parts after Max retired. That's how
Brad got started and helped revive the 356 hobby
toward howpopular it is today. Like you, he did it first.
Mr. Unge, this has been a stimulatingdiscussion.
You truly personify the popular term "well rounded."
Porsche racing and
the Porsche marque
clearly have been
enhanced by your
invo lve men t.
Thanks for sharing
your memories.
Q;W
Mr. Herbert tinge, today.
/
ravels this year have' been intei'esti~g, tosay!
the least. After a most enjoyable LA Swap
Meet inJanuary, I was off to Paris in early
February forRetro-Mobile. As notedlastyear, this is the
finest event of its type but small in scale; being in
France, the emphasis is decidedly non-German. The
exception this year was the first display of the 80I
Formula 1 car freshly liberated from the Matsuda collection. It was shown with the bodywork removed
revealing the intricate hand-formed gas and oil tanks,
which were realworksofart. The onlyother real draw,
besideswonderful Paris itself, is the exceptional highend scale models. This lO-dayevent could be done in
one or two days unless you enjoy the other European
marques.
April brings the enormous Techn-Classica in
Essen, Germany, which takes over 15 halls but only
lasts four days. Certainly, a first-time visitor would easily need threefull days with good walking shoes. There
issomuchto seeandbuy; the focus,being inGermany,
is more in our areaof interest butnota lot on the 356.
Some of the major displays byMercedesClassic, BMW,
Audi, etc. are stunning and informative.
As noted before, clearly the winner in "events"
for the 356 enthusiast is the LA Literature Meet and
Registry Swap Meet inJanuaryor earlyFebruary. There
is nothing like it anywhere that is so focused, with so
many vendors, and such a widevariety ofmerchandise
from small items to carsthemselves. It remains on the
topofthe "must-do" list each year.
If car shows that are not white-glove, concours
d'sanitaire (modemexperiments inownership torture)
are of interest, there are a number ofvenues worth a
trip to the Northeast in the late spring. On Memorial
Day weekend, the first Hamptons Concou rs and
Auction was held. The sale went quitewell and the concours was exceptional in depth and range. Jerry
Seinfeld was the honorarychairman and picked best of
show. Therewere a number ofwell turned out 356C
Cabriolets as well as John Patarek's class winning
America Roadster.
Thefollowingweekend was thefourthGreenwich
Concours. Each year the variety and quality ofthe cars
T
gets better and better. It is now considered one ofthe
most important concourseventsin theEast. Top-of-theline Ferraris were sent in from as far away as Illinois
and California. The Porsches presented were mostly
local/regional cars but of great merit. Among those
were a sensational 356c Carrera 2 Cabriolet, a wonderful Speedster, a 906,and a nice gatheringofCseries
Cabriolets. Thistwo-dayevent, with differentgroupings
each day, is wellworth the effort;the addition ofan inthe-water classic boat show was a masterful touch, this
being Long Island Sound.
Getting on the soapbox, as I am prone to do, I
return to my current subject d'jour... gettingyour car
out on the road. Following my own advice, I drove my
convertible D-GT from San Francisco to Durango,
Colorado for the West Coast Holiday. The route was
Interstate 50, "The Loneliest Road inthe U.S." which is
aptly named. Other than watching out fo r July 4th revelers, I didn't see a patrol car in 1300 miles; during
onestretch of 250+ miles, I didn't encounter another
car on my side of the road! Besides driving at your
pace, the scenery inNevadaand Utah was breathtaking.
The Holiday had a great balance of events which
included a People's Choice Concours, a sensational
drive throughthe mountains (that most peopleavoided
the later stages of, a real error, as there were some
spectacular vistas and a I950s car show en route),
swap meets (literature and parts), andgenerous helpings ofWestern hospitality.
Finally, an editorial comment on Vintage Tours
and our beloved 356. Much to the unhappiness of
many applicants, our cars are viewed as being too
common, not special enough, or just too damn good
(takeyour pick). The bottom line is that unless there is
some extenuatingcircumstance, many of us are being
excluded to make way for more important and unique
cars. When the eventswere under-subscribed, the 356
was a welcome participant; with the over-subscribed
nature of many of the more well known events, we're
being set aside (unless you were one of the founding
members/participants) . I'm not sure there is any real
solution other than owning a more expensive and less
practical racecar, finding a car with race/rally provenance, or just praying hard. The effort is well worth it
as the events continue to improve and become more
andmore popular.
Whatever you do and enjoy, please take your
beloved 356out for a drive; you'll both be happier for
the timetogether.
~
At Retromobile in Paris, a Porsche formula one car
was laid bare, showing the how the fuel tanks
were squeezed into a tight space. Below: Porsche's
Gmiind racerwas on display in Paris. Above left:
Tony's Convertible Don the wayto Durango.
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Net Results
Items of interest gleaned from the Registry's
electronicmail list
Leaks on left side of engine
Sources ofLeaks from the area you describe are:
I) Leaking head nut seal 2) Leaking pushrod tube 3)
Leaking valve cover gasket 4) Leakingoil cooler seals
; ) Leaking oilcooler 6) Cracked caseat cooler stand.
If the leak is ON TOP of the engine add: 7) A
whole buncha places on the junction block, including
oil temp sender, pressure sender,boltfor oilfilter line,
Junction Block seals or Junction Block itself, and the
Standpipe below it. 8. Oil lines to/from Oil Filter Can.
9. Oil Filter Can Top Gasket 10. Oil Filter Can Top Bolt.
11. Distributor hole. 12) Oil Breather Can cracked!
leaking at base of if 3;6AIB from mounting neck OR
vent tube! 13. Pulley Seal Leak. 14. Pressurized Dip
Stick oil ejaculation from non-vented valve covers. 15.
Fuel Pump/generator stand-very unlikely butifin 1don't
mention it, that'll be the source. 16. Oil oozing out of
Fan Shroud: see causes 4-6 above.
It helps to place unsoiled cardboard down under
engine while running it. (or after driving it, getting it
hot, bring it back and let it idle. Place (ideally) white
cardboard underneath. Wait. Analyze drops like
Chinese tea leaves; theytell a story. Take plumb bobto
determine vertical source of drops. Trace feed stream
to source. Add fluorescent dye to oil if necessary, with
UV light for dramatic effect. Report back for Data Base,
now highlyStatistically Significant.
Harry Pellow
Knocking/combustion basics
1 wrote this for a private mailing, but here is a
way to think about these issues. The most important is
understanding that a shock wave in your engine can
seriouslyoverload your bearings, destroy pistons, and
knock chunks of metal out of the piston tops and
heads.
There is often confusion about the terms; it took
me a long timeto get this squared away. Pre-ignition is
a term that was used by people in my teens and it
ranged from describing 'knocking' and also from
spontaneous ignition (often called dieseling). Let's
start with the latter. This usually occurs in an engine
which has some hot spot (crud built up somewhere)
that is hotenough to ignite fuel (usuallyat low throttle
only). Big dirty old American engines often do it when
shut down. It usually is not an important factor when
the engine is runningunder load.
Now let's think about a cylinder which is full of
gasoline/air mixture. If you light a spark in that mixture, a flame will start at the spark plugand propagate
away fromthe plug at a mostlyuniformvelocity untilall
the gas/air mixture is burned (you want the burning
pretty well done before you open the exhaustvalve) .
How fast this flame front propagates depends
upon the pressure/temperature of the gas/air mixture.
The hotter andhigherthe pressure, the faster the flame
front bums. The higher the compression, the hotter
and higher the pressure. When the speed of the flame
front matches the speed of sound, it peaks out and
knocking occurs with a shock wave which may be
focused bythe shape of the combustion chamber. This
is 'pinging' or knocking. It is goingto be worst at relatively low revs and full throttle but it can occur under
other conditions.
Now let's go back to our cylinder full of air/gas.
The piston is coming toward top dead center. You'd
really like to start the fire a little before the piston
reaches the top so that you get the maximum push
down on the piston by the burning charge. If you light
the fire early, it raises the temperature and pressure, so
the flame front moves faster as you come up to mc.
The earlier you light the fire, the more likelyyou are to
get knocking. So retarding the spark will prevent
knocking (at someexpensein power).
It reallydoes all make sense. Lead added mass to
the flame front and slowed things down. Since then,
theyhave branched the hydrocarbons and putin other
additives to slow down the flame front and get reasonable octane.
I've never seen an 'octane engine', butit is a very
primitive engine in which you simply raise the compression ratio until knocking starts. It is calibrated
against the pure, inbranched hydrocarbon known as
octane or probablytodayagainst otherstandard hydrocarbons. Rick Dill
Starter no-go woes
1 am an advocate of an outlined, systematic
approach to fixing a problem that mighthave a number
ofpossible solutions. I would tackle your starter problem as follows. First, get a good digital voltmeter and
putit right across the batteryofyour car. 1will assume
for this discussion that you have a 6vsystem. Use long
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leads to your voltmeter or a helper try to start your car.
Ifthe voltage drops I to 3 voltsthenyou have solid contacts to the starter motor and the motor is consuming
too much power or your batteryis weak. If the voltage
drops onlya volt or less then there might be a resistance contact goingto the starter.
Let's tackle the large voltage drop first. Here the
possiblesolutionsare a locked rotoror a shorted rotor
in the starter. Take the starter motor out and have an
electrical shop perform the growler test on the rotor
(armature). If it is shorted then the test will show the
problem. If the rotor checks out then you might have a
bad bushing in the rear ofthe bell housing, this bushingsupports the rear of the startershaft. Ifthe bushing
is worn out the starter rotor could lock.Thesolution is
to replace the bushing, it is not a large ordeal and can
be replaced with the engine in the car.
If the voltage only drops a volt, then take this
avenue: move the voltmeter leads to the starter, putthe
positive lead on the large stud on the starter solenoid
(I2V +) andthe negative leadon the case of the starter,
again tryto start the car and note the voltmeter reading.
If it onlydrops a volt andthe starter does not tum over
then you probably have either a bad starter or a bad
solenoid. Check the brushes in the starter; there are
four andtheyshould not beworn down past 112".
If the voltage during this test, with the leads on
the starter, drops down near zero then you have a bad
contact between the battery and the starter or the
ground return path to the battery. Check every junction
for a voltage drop while trying to start the car. If all is
well,thencheck the voltage drops fromthe bodyof the
START!
starter to thenegative terminal ofthebattery. Check the
braided strap from the starter body to the chassis of
your car, this is freq uently overlooked and could be a
sourceof problems. The sums ofall the voltage drops
in an open loop will be equal to the voltage of the
applied battery. The maximum drop across any junction should not exceed 0.2V. If you find onethat drops
above thatvaluetakethe junction apartand sand all the
mating surfaces to remove any corrosion that might be
present. Re-assemble and recheck the drops.
Using this approach you will find the culprit
sooner or later. Reed Dickinson
When the brakes are applied there is a tendency
fo r the caliper to "open up." This combined with the
rotational movement of the disc putsan offset force on
the piston. The cutawayon the piston allows the resultant force to compensate for the offset force.
Mike Robbins
Spare Parts to take on a trip:
(the first 7 are Serious)
OIL: at least 4 quarts, enough to refillyour engine
ifcompletelyempty. I. An entire, working, KNOWN TO
BE GOOD Distributor with Cap & Rotor & Points
already installed, with Distributor ClAMP attached,
with bolt/nut/washers. 2. A New Coil of your chosen
Voltage. 3. ANew, or used butknown to be GOOD, fuel
pump. With several feet of NEW fabric fuel line. With a
coupleofNEW fuel filters. And someclamps for thefuel
line(s). 4. AFan Belt (ofcourse) , with complete set of
BOTHpulleys, Hub and KEY fo r the Hub, 10 shims and
a Generator Pulley Nut. 5. Spare wire anda good set of
Battery Jumper Cables. AVoltmeter'snice too. 6. Spare
carb linkage arm or two. (Put in tool kit.) 7. Spare
CARBURETOR of the type on your engine. If you have
Webers you onlyneed ONE spare carb sincethe Weber
swings eitherway in 5 minutes. With ZenithandSolexes
you need Bom carbs, so forget that. 8. Spark Plugs
and Spark Plugs Wire Set with known good Plug
Connectors. 9. Niceto have an Intake Valve, an Exhaust
Valve, a Valve Spring and the Keepers/Retainers with
you too. 10. Spare Cylinder and Piston of the type in
your engine, ideally with another spare Rod that was
Reconditioned and balanced with the set in your
engine.
And don't forget the Satellite GPS receiver, the
Cellular phone, the portable Web Siteand that 100 Mile
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your torque and eat it too. So if you over-carburate an
enginewith lots of low-endtorque, you will lose that fat
bottomend.
Carbs and Torque
The 356Normal, Super ('58 and later) and Cuse
32 mm carburetors. That is, the diameter of the carburetor throat at the throttle butterfly is 32 mm. The
Super 90, SC and912use theSolex 40 mm. Within the
carb throats are venturis, carefully shaped deliberate
restrictions which increase the velocity and lower the
pressure oftheincoming air in order to draw in gasoline in the correct amount, resulting in a correct mixture over a broad RPM range. Sometimes venturis of
different diameter are specified in a given throat size;
for example, the Zenith 32 NDIX carbs use venturis of
24 mm on the Nonnal engine; for the Super andC, 28
mm venturis are used. Jetting is also different in the
same carb as used on the different models. The Solex
40 carbs use venturisof 32 mm diameter.
There's a great temptation to try to find some
additional "bolt-on horsepower" by fitting 40 mm
carbs to the Normal, late Super or C. But thecarburetor throat size is carefully matched to other engine
parts - mainlythe cam timing andvalvelift, intake port
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diameter and shape and intake valve size- to balance
the torque range of the engine in the desired RPM
range. Any changes to only one component will upset
the balance and the net result can be less power, or at
least less power in a broad, usable range.
32 mm carbs are used on Normal, Super ('58
and later) and Cengines because those engines don't
need the bigger throats. They use 24 mm or 28 mm
venturis because smaller carbthroats andventuris, and
other considerations in the intake tract, make better
low-speed torque. In order to fully charge a cylinder,
there hasto besome"rameffect." When the valve starts
toopen andthe piston startsdownon the intake stroke,
the mixture (mostly air) inthe intake tract isstationary.
Atmospheric pressuregets it moving, then it has velocityand momentum. Those two properties cram more
of the compressible gas (air) into the cylinder than
would happen if there was only atmospheric pressure
to push it in. Sufficient velocity is nota problem at high
and even mid revs. But at low revs, if the carb throat,
intake port and valve lift are too large, not enough
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velocity is developed to
in "ram charging" th'
cylinder; Soyou actmUly needsrifaller passages to adequately charge a cylinder at lowrevs.
An interesting example: In one ofthe books it is
stated that when the higher ratio, higher lift intake
rockers came alongon the alloystandsearlyin thefirst
year of the B (J960 models), the factoryalso fit them
to theNormalsaswellas theSupers and S-90s. Soon it
was discovered that the Normals had LOST low-end
torque! Stop the presses! The factory did a minirecall; scooped up all the Normal engines they could
get theirhands onand changed therockers backto the
previous Normal type without the higher lift. So even a
little extraintake valve lift screwed up that delicate balanceofthe intake tract.
The first pushrod (non-t-eam) 356 engine to
use a 40 mm carburetor was the Super-90. Although
the camshaft profile was unchanged from the Super,
the intake valves and intake ports were made larger to
extend the top end of the torque range in conjunction
with thelargercarbs. But considerable torque was lost
off thelower midrange, compared with the Super.
The C/SCengines use a carefully developed new
cylinder headwhichworks with both 32 mm carbs for
the Cand 40 mm carbs for theSCand later912. This
was quite a designcoup. It works, in part, because the
Cuses a camshaft with lower lift than the Super/SC/912
profile. This once again proves our point: the lower
valve lift of the C cam works nicely with the 32 mm
carbs (with Super-sized 28 mm venturis) to give a
lower midrange torque as strong as the former
Nonnal,while stillmaking it to 75 hp, same as thefo rmer Super, on the top end. The SC/91 2, with heads &
valves identical to the C, has more upper rev horsepower butless lower midrange torque, exactlywhat we
would expect from larger carb throats combined with
a cam giving higher valve lift and more overlap. Of
course,compression ratio is also somewhat higher on
the SCl912.
The only engine originally wirh 32 mm carbs on
which 40 rnm carbs havea decent chance of working
well is the Super. That is because the Super cam is the
sameas the S-90 and SC. But the Super intake valves
are smaller than the S-90 (although the same size as
the C/SC) and the exhaust valves are smaller than the
ClSC. So a 40 mm carb on a Super, with no other
mods, would not give you either a S-90 or an SC. And
the Super heads will not accept 40 mm intake pipes
(usually incorrectlycalled manifolds) without re-porting of the heads, so it'sfar from simple bolt-on horsepower. And you would certainly lose lower midrange
torque.
Balanced performance is what it's all about. If
you change just one element of the picture, such as
carb size, you are verylikely tolose more than you gain
overall. In a simple engine (nofuel injection, variable
cam tinting or other modern tricks) you can't have
Q: I am experiencing occasional severe clutch
shudder when startingfrom a deadstop.
Situation: 1964 SC with fresh engine rebuild.
New Clutch Disk andPP(JK miles) , cleanand oil-free.
New, clean surfaces and oil-free known good throw out
bearing. Properlylubricated pilot bearing. Good actuator cross arm bearings
When it happens: Never with a cold engine.
Always with a warm engine andstartingfrom a stop. It
will shudder about lout of 10starts.
What happens: I will gently let out the clutch
with slight throttle to start moving and the clutch will
violently engage and disengage 3-4 times within the
The Bowden tube from the body (left) to th e col·
loar above the transmission must have adequate
"bow:'
span of 1-2 seconds. Myreaction time is notenoughto
quickly depress the clutch to stop it from happening.
Subsequent restart will usually be normal but sometimes a second shudder occurs. The clutch hasalways
seemed to be a bitgrabby.
Clutch adjustments: I have very carefully
adjusted theclutch pedal fortherequired .5" free play.
The Bowden cable housing is properly routed and sits
in the mount on the transaxle at about 1/2 the adjustment. The clevis on the end of the clutch cable is in
good condition andis adjusted to about.125" from the
end ofthestart ofthe clevis threaded rod.
Q: Could this be a geometry problem with the
linkage? Pedal end adjustment? I amat a loss to figure
this one out. Art Stanwood
A: I'll describe this in somedetailfor the benefit
of others who may also have a similar problem. Clutch
shudder of this severity can be caused by some gross
defect in the pressure plate or disc. Or it could be
stickyspots on the disc as a result of a very small oil
leak, either engine or transmission oil. But it is usually
a fo rm of"mechanical feedback."
When the clutch begins to engage and the engine
begins to supply torque, the engine attempts to move
away from the load. That means it tips the tail downward a little. That has the effect of pulling the clutch
release ann (on the bell housing) farther from the
frontofthecar. That, in tum, has the effect of partially
releasing the clutch (pulling the release arm back is
the same as pulling the clutch cable forward) . When
the clutch releases slightly, the engine is delivering less
torque so it straightens up in its rubber mounts again,
which has the effect ofre-engaging the clutch, andhere
we go again. It's a regenerative process which resultsin
violent shuddering.
The above scenario is prevented, in normal operation, by the loop in the Bowden cable; the flexible
outer housing of the clutch cable which runs between
the body and the bracket on the transaxle housing.
There should be enough extra length "stored" in the
"loop" of the Bowden cable that when the engine
moves away during clutch engagement, the Bowden
cable will just follow along and the effective length of
the clutch cable will not be changed by engine movement.Another wayofsaying it is that the outer Bowden
sleeve, when bent into a slight loop, "stores" extra
length of the inner cable so that it will playout as needed to follow the engine when it effectively moves backward, with no resultant movementof the clutch release
arm and no shudder.
So the first thing to check isthatyou have an adequate "loop" in the cable. If that is OK, look for anything that is loose in the Bowden mounting. Actually,
verysoftengine mounts mightalso do it by allowing the
engine to tip more when it is delivering torque.
Amore rapid clutch chatter is usuallya problem
with the clutch itself, often a worn pilot bearing. But a
hard, low-frequencyshuddersuch asyou describe usually is traceable to something changing the effective
length ofthe clutch cable when the engine moves in its
rubber mounts.
Having a pretty good loop in the Bowden cable
also means increased drag at that point for the clutch
cable. I have found that lubricating that area with STP
is farbetter andlong lasting than any kind of grease. I
was recently toldon the list that STP isn't what it used
to be; if so, I'm not familiar with that. I don't put it in
the engine, just keep it around for unusual things like
this, so mysupplyis several years old.
Art replies: I checked the manual to see how
much slack or loop there should be in the cable andit
is notvery specific. I settled on about I " ofslack as my
fi rstadjustment. Bear in mind that when you adjust the
Bowden cable as described, it will have the net effect of
tightening the clutch cable. You will need to readjust
the clutch cable after you make the Bowden cable
adjustment. Results: Asmooth and linear engagement
of the clutch without the shudder problem.
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he Maestro's Worldwide Spieskeep himupto-date on events throughout the World of
Science, Politics, & Porsches. Recently, a
Man FromEngland-we'll callhimThe Englishrnanphoned the Maestro for a bit of advice about a 356based Race Engine that had broken down on a
European Rallythroughthe French Alps.
The Engine had suffered an inadvertent overrev
when the throttle stuck wide open and the engine
revved waayyyy up with the result that it now wasn't
running too well. "What Damage could be done to an
Engine by overrevving it?"asked the Brit.
Try EVERYfHlNG!"Well," said the Maestro querying his Personal Data Base. "Ifin the overrev occurs
REALLYqUickly-like on a downshiftinto First instead
of Third-the Flywheel Dowel Pins can be sheared off!
Cleanly Decapitated. Like by Guillotine. But since the
English Rally Race Engine in the French Alps was still
running (albeit poorly), the Flywheel must stillbe connected to the crankshaft, so sheared dowels aren't the
problem. Here.
"The Second Bad Thing is the beating the Valve
Traintakes when Valve Float occurs, which it likelydid
here. At extreme revs, the valve springs can't close the
valve fast enough and the valve 'floats' open. If thathappens, theExhaust valves can be hit bythe Pistons-the
exhaust valve cut-out notwithstanding-s-and BEND the
valves." (And the Maestro has one Ate 3043 356AIB
exhaust Valve, so badly bent that it traces out an "S".
Should be in an ad for Ate though; there were NO
cracks in the badly bent "S" section.)
"Obviously, a bent valve won't seal very well and
can be easilypicked out bya compressionor leakdown
test. Orbychecking valve gaps. When you find thevalve
with the quarter-inch gap, you've found one problem.
But there may be more.
"The Third Baddest Overrev Failure is that of the
Weakest Link in the Valve Train- the Pushrodswhich sometimes bend like pretzels. They bend
because the Valve smacks the Piston and the resulting
sudden impulse load fails the column-like pushrodcatastrophically. Or breaks offa Normal's Cast Iron Cam
Follower Head."
The nextday, the English Gentleman called backtosaythat, Lo andBehold, there WERE a couple of Bent
Pushrods, Mate. But after replacing them with good
pushrods, it turned out that the engine still wouldn't
run right. The Valves werebentalso!
So, there you are, stuck in the French Alps with
bent Valves. You out of Luck, Bo'! And the Race was
over forthe English Gentleman's Customer.
Having some free time before the Engine arrived
back from the Continent, the English Gentleman told
the Maestro a Story. It went kinda likethis: Afriend of
The English Gentleman bought a 1967 912 from
California and had it imported to Africa where he was
working, in Nairobi, Kenya.
Being in Nairobi, the guy necessarily did his own
maintenance and tune-ups, and called the English
Gentleman manytimes forneeded Parts and advice. But
once, the guy had his local Nairobi mechanic fix an
exhaust leak while he (the owner) wenton a trip back
to Headquarters. And Civilization. When the owner got
back, his "mechanic" had pulled the 912's engine out
and stripped it down to the Lower End, bypulling off
onlythe Right Hand Case Half, was now in totally over
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his head, and declined vociferously to do any more
work on the engine. So, the owner had the engine
shipped back to the English Gentleman in, appropriately, London, England for a compete rebuild. Once
rebuilt, shipped back to Nairobi and put back in the
912, the car ran verywellindeed, andbecame theenvy
ofthe town. Too mucha temptation, apparently, forone
day, the owner was awakened at Four in the Morning by
a Machete held against his throat by one of two rather
large Nairobi natives standing over him.
They hog-tied and blindfolded him, and threw
him in the backof his OWN 912!And there's notmuch
room there. And then the thieves got in the car and
drove.And drove. Althoughtime must pass quite quicklywhen you're having fun likethis, hog tiedin theback
"Night came, and so did the Night
Dwellers. The Spiders. The Snakes.
The Scorpions. The Lions!"
of your own car, the owner estimated they drove for
somefour hours.
Finally, the thieves stopped the car, wayyyyyy out
in the Outback.(And when you're in the "Outback" in
Kenya, you're in the OUTBACK!).
The guy figures he's dead meat. They drag him
out of the back seat and toss him by the side of the
"road", suchas it is. And it is here thatthe owner feels
the immediate need to get in touch with his God, forhe
thoughtsurelythat notonlyare his days numbered, but
that number is nownear ZERO. Theythrow him on the
ground. And they get back in the 912 and drive off.
Leaving theguyin the dirtbythe Side of the Road, hogtied and blindfolded.
Eventually, he managed to scrape off the
Blindfold so he could at least see, but he couldn't get
loose from the ropestying his hands behind his back.
Tryas he might-and hetriedallday-he couldn't get free. And now nightwas coming to the African
Savannah. Night came, and so did the Night Dwellers.
The Spiders. The Snakes. The Scorpions. The Lions!
And therehe was, hog tiedand helpless.
Now, picture yourself in a similar position. Ifin
you were a betting man, what oddswould you give that
this poor guy hog-tied and helpless would make it
througha nighton theLone African Prairie?But somehow, by some Miracle, he made it through the night
unscathed. And allthe next day.
And then night fell again. And he was still hogtied! Again, out came the Snakes, the Spiders. The
Lions. And this time they came Closer. Like they could
sense their dinner getting weaker. Which itlhe was!
Amazingly, bya Double Miracle, he made it through the
second night unscathed too! After two days and two
nights with no food nor water, hog-tied on the African
Outback, theguyagain figures that the Third Time's the
Charm and again his days were down to Zero.
It was then that a Range Rover "Tour Bus"
bounced down the outback rut that was the "road",
and FOUND HIM! Un-hog-tied him and gave him food
and drink. Yes, Saved his life! That too.
And just WHY did they happen to find him?Why,
because the tour guide was attracted byalltheWildlife
that seemed to be grouped inone place, over where the
hog-tied guy was, just waiting for him to become dinner; THEIRdinner!
The guy was rubbing his raw, rope-roughened
hands as the Range Rover bounced down the road. A
few miles down the road, offto the side of the road,
what should he spybut HIS 912! With both doors wide
open and nobodyaround.
The guy couldn't believe it! He cautiouslywalked
over to the 912 to check it out. The keyswere still in
the ignition. The battery was dead too, because: THE
THIEVES HAD RUN OUT OF GAS!
And had run the battery down trying to start it!
The tour bus had a spare jerrycan of gas, so the
owner poured that into the912andpushed it a bit. Got
in, popped the clutch, the engine started, and offhe
went, backto Nairobi. And immediately transferred to
Equatorial Norway.
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n the morning of July 15 Bruce Baker
all odds and every weather fo recast when he decided to go ahead with
the 7th Annual Baker Barbeque and Bullsession that
day. There were supposed to be heavy rains andflooding, butBrucehadfaith, and it paid off. The day turned
out to be dryandpleasant ifnot beautiful, anda record
crowd of the 356 faithful showed up to celebrate the
last BBB at Bruce and Martha's farm in Arcola,
Pennsylvania Next month they move to a new house a
fewmiles away. Theeventwas anactivity of the 356Mid
Atlantic club and was sponsored byfour Porsche dealers in southeastern PA, Brandywine, Holbert's, Rosen,
and Vision. Door prizes were provided byKlasse 356of
Allentown andthe local club.
No official count was made, but I estimate that
therewere at least 70 people and more than 25 cars,
many of which had never been to a 356 Mid Atlantic
event before. Afew ofthe notableoneswere a Carrera
coupe, a Ccoupe with a 911 engine and rearend, and
a newly acquired B Roadster. The threatening weather
reports kept a lot of other cars in the garage. There
were a fair number of parts for sale and I saw some
spirited haggling, butI'm notsure how many changed
hands. I didmake a sale from the club swap meet collection just as I was packingthings up to leave.
Bruce made an effort to invite some of the 356
legends from the area, and many of them attended. I
got to meet a number of people whose names I had
heard for years, but had never had the opportunity to
meet. Alot of stories and memories of the old days
were relived, and theyoungstersgot to hear themfro m
the horses' mouths, so to speak. These guys weren't
just there, theywere doing it back when356s were the
onlyPorsches. Among themwere Nagle Bridwell, who
raced Bruce's Speedster when it was new;Jack Heron,
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''The twokey reasons to have
local dubs is to encourage people
to enjoy their cars and to get to
know the other people and
resources in the area that will
help them to do that'
the area 4-cam guru in the sixties; Dick Scarborough,
who raced in the sixties a beautiful Speedster thatJack
prepared; Bob Russo, a long time Porsche pusher;
Wayne Flegler, who put the 911 in the CCoupe; Mike
Tillson, another racer from days gone by; and quite a
few more that I should remember, butdon't. It was also
heartening to see a number of new, young members
whohave gotten the356buga fewmonths or years ago
rather than decades ago like most of us. Thereis a lot
ofenergy andenthusiasmthere that will hopefullykeep
the club and interest in the cars going for years to
come.
It was a wonderful day. The two key reasons to
have local clubs is to encourage people to enjoy their
carsandtoget to know theotherpeopleand resources
in the area that will help them to do that. Therewas a
lot of both goingon at Bruce's. We thank the generous
sponsors for their support, but most of all we thank
Bruce and Martha fo r their seven years of hospitality
andforopeningtheir home to us year after year forthis
wonderful event.
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Photographs, counterclockwisefrom top: Many 356s
were parked on the street as
participants took an opportunityto makea Saturday
morning driveout of it.
Looking down, Stan's garage
is not your typical car storage
area. TheShamrock Racing
910 is just back from a multidayevent on the racetracks
of France. Stan's 904 and
Carrera Speedster got plenty
of attention,but so did the
Beutler cabriolet which he
droveduringthe Colorado
Holiday. A911 police car,
posters and a large badge
collection were on display
inside.
Above: Stan was happyto
talk about his carswith
everyone who was interested.
Porsche
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to Stan Gold's
he Porsche 356 Club organized a morning
at Stan Gold's garage onJuly 22nd. On display at Stan's Beverly Hills estate were his
550 Spyder, Carrera Speedster, Carrera 2, Porsche tractor and the 910 that Wayne Baker drove in the 2000
Tour Auto / Tour de France. Vistors enjoyed refreshments while looking over the machinery displayed in
Stan's garage and the courtyard outside. Stan hosted
several dozen Porsche enthusiasts whoenjoyed a sunny
dayanda great collection of interesting Porsches.
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Bylaw Amendments
he Trustees have proposed changes to the
bylaws of356Registry, Inc. as published in
volume 23-6, March / April 1999. The ballot card on page 8-9 is provided for your vote for, or
against these amendments, as they appeared in volume
23-6 andas noted herein Article VI.
In accordance with Section 4, all ballots should
be signed, with your member number noted and
mailed to the secretary no later than October 13th,
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2000.
BYLAWS
Feb 10, 2000
356 Registry, Inc.
ARTICLE I: NAME The name oftheClub shall be
the 356Registry, Inc.
ARTICLE II: GENERAL OBJECTIVE
The general objectives of the Club shall be the
preservation andpromotion ofthe following,
A. The highest standards of courtesy and safety
on theroad.
B. The enjoyment and sharing of goodwill and
fellowship engendered by owning a Porsche automobile manufactured between 1948 and 1965 andengagingin social or other events as may beagreeable to the
membership.
C. The preservation of the highest standards of
operation and performance of the marque bysharing
and exchanging technical and mechanical information
concerning these 1948-1965 Porsche cars.
D. The interchange ofideas andsuggestions with
other 356Porsche Clubs throughout theworld.
E. The establishment of mutually cooperative
relationships with other Sports Car Clubs as may be
desirable.
ARTICLE III: POWERS, CORPORATE SEAL
AND BADGE
Section 1 - Powers
The Club shall beempowered to doallthings and
conduct all business, notfor profit, necessary to carry
outthegeneral objectives oftheClub as setforth in the
Certificate of Incorporation, issued underthe statutes
oftheState ofOhio andin these Bylaws.
Section 2 - Corporate Seal
The corporate sealoftheClub shall becircular in
form, beinginscribed with thename oftheClub andthe
year andplace ofitsincorporation.
Section 3 - Badge
The badge of the Club shall be circular in form,
being inscribed with thename oftheClub andinsignia
"356." The colors ofthe badge shall be red, gold and
black.
ARTICLE IV: MEMBERSHIP, DUES AND FEES
Section 1- Membership
Membership in theClub shall beopen toowners,
lessees, or co-owners of 356 Porsches who are 18
years of age or olderand to such otherpersons interested in the Club and its objective as provided in
Sections 2(B) and Cof this Article. A356 Porsche is
defined as an automobile body and suspension which
is, basically, as manufactured between 1948 and 1965
by, or designated as, a Porsche automobile byPorsche
AG or its successors, which is powered byan engine
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iesbythemanufacturer ofsuch automobiles, although
notnecessarilyin the body concerned.
Section 2 - Classesof Membership
A. ACTIVE - Any owner, lessee, co-owner of or
person interested in a 356Porsche, who is 18years of
age or older, having paid Club dues and fees as
required.
B. HONORARY - Any person who, on the affirmative vote oftheExecutive Council, is deemed to merit
recognition foroutstanding interest in or service to the
Club. Such membership shall be limited to one year,
but may, upon the affirmative vote of the Executive
Council be renewed.
C. LIFE - Any person who, upon thethree-fourths
vote oftheTrustees, is deemed to have performed such
extraordinary service totheClub as towarrant tosignal
this honor. Alife member shall be considered as an
active member.
Section 4 - Membership Application
All applications for membership shall be submitted to the National office, which shall either accept or
reject the application. In case of rejection the applicant or a member on behalf of the applicant may
appeal totheTrustees whose decision shall befinal and
binding.
Section 5 - Dues
Annual dues for the various classes of membership shall be determined from time to time by the
Trustees. Annual dues shall be due andpayable at the
endofthemonth inwhich he or shejoined or inwhich
he or shelastrenewed.
Section 6 - MembershipYear
The Membership Chairman shall send each
member two billings for renewal dues at or about the
due date. Members who are in arrears for more than
forty-five (45) days shall be dropped from membership. Subscriptions to the356Registry shall begin with
theissue ofthenext month after receipt ofapplication
formembership.
Section 7 - Privileges
Members including family members in good
standing shall be entitled to all the privileges of the
Club, except that Honorary members shall notbe entitled tovote or hold elective National office andshall not
be entitled to receive the 356 Registry or any duplication of any mailing to the active member. Ballots will
be mailed to active members only.
Section 8 c Suspension
Any member may be suspended bya two-thirds
vote of the Trustees for infractions of the 356 Registry
rules or regulations or foraction inimical to thegeneral objectives or best interests ofthe 356Registry.
Section 9 - Resignations
Any member may resign byaddressing a letter of
resignation to the Membership Chairman. The recipientshall inform theothers oftheresignation. His resignation shall become effective upon receipt and all
Club privileges shall terminate as ofthat date.
ARTICLE V: ELECTED TRUSTEES AND SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS
Section 1 - Trustees and Officers
Trustees are elected by the membership for two
year terms. President, Vice-President, Secretary,
Membership Chairman and Treasurer shall be positions appointed by the Trustees. Their terms of office
shall be one year, and shall end on the first Trustees'
meeting of each year. No Person may hold more than
one office at onetime. No Trustee or officer may continue in office if he or she shall move his or her resi-
dence beyond theborders oftheUnited States.
Section 2 - Special Appointments
The Trustees shall appoint fora specified term an
Editor oftheClub's official publication. It may appoint
an Executive Vice President and such other persons as
it may deem advisable toinsure theproper operation of
the Club. These appointments may be terminated at
will bytheTrustees.
ARTICLE VI: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND
HO,\Im OF DIRIlG'f9RS TRUSTEES
Section 1 - Trustees
The President, the Vice-President, the Secretary,
the Treasurer, the Executive Vice-President, if any has
been named, Membership Chairman, Trustees (if not
officer) , and the Editor of the 356 Registry magazine
shall constitute theOfficers inwhich thegovernment of
theClub shall bevested. The Trustees may increase the
total number of Trustees in accordance with the
Articles of Incorporation. The Officers and Trustees
shall be responsible for the proper conduct of the
administrative affairs of the club, the proper functioningoftheseveral committees, andshall insure compliance with these Bylaws. The Officers andTrustees shall
be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable and
ordinary expenses incurred in the fulfillment of their
duties. All decisions of the Trustees shall be by a
majority vote unless otherwise provided in these
Bylaws.
ARTICLE VII: DUTIES OFOFFICERS
Section 1 - Duties of President
The President shall preside at all meetings ofthe
Trustees, andshall perform theduties pertaining to his
office. He shall call atleast onemeeting oftheTrustees
percalendar year. He may call meetings oftheTrustees
as he may see fit and shall callsuch a meeting at the
request ofany three Trustees. The President shall cause
to bepublished intheclub's official publication a semiannual report on the status of the Club, its plans and
programs, policy decisions reached bytheTrustees and
other pertinent matters dealing with the affairs of the
Club. In the absence of the President, the VicePresident shall preside, and act as President. In case
ofhisor her death, resignation or disqualification, the
Vice-President shall become President.
Section 2 - Duties of Vice-President
The Vice-President shall assist the President in
theconduct oftheadministrative affairs oftheclub and
perform such other duties as may be assigned to him
or her bythePresident.
Section 3- Duties of Secretary
The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the
Executive Council and the Board of Trustees and shall
keep full andcomplete minutes oftheproceedings and
ofallvotes cast. He or sheshall cause to bepublished
in the Club's official publication notices of proposed
and adopted amendments of these Bylaws and other
matters relating to theproper conduct oftheclub. The
Secretary shall have custody ofthecorporate sealat all
times aswell as theclub's records. He or sheshall perform allduties incident to hisor her office as required
bylaw.
Section4 - Duties of MembershipChairman
The Membership Chairman shall receive incoming mail and phone calls pertaining to membership
matters, such as membership applications, address
changes, renewals, complaints, etc. He or She shall
make allnecessary membership list updates, i.e. additions, deletions and changes, as received from the
members. He or She shall have manufactured and
maintain a supply of membership applications and
renewal notices (first, second andlast) to be mailedon
a schedule as directed bytheTrustees. lie or Sheshall
maintain a list of advertisers, life membersand others
who receive complimentary issues, in a manner that
these may be differentiated as necessary. lie or She
shall forward relevant information and inquiries to
Editor-in-Chief or columnists. lie or She shall fo rward
monies received formemberships, state listsetc. to the
Treasurer in a timely manner. He or She shall contact
members that submit non-U.S. bank and NSF checks.
lie or Sheshall place advertisements for attractingnew
members at the direction of the Trustees. lie or She
shallalso report to the Trustees about the effectiveness
of such advertising and make recommendations, as
requested. lie or She shall conduct exit surveys as
requested bythe Trustees. lie or Sheshall submit mailing labels or electronic data for list rental mailings
under the guidelines specified by the Trustees. lie or
She shallsubmit mailinglabels or electronic datatothe
Puhlisherona timelybasis, so that the magazine canbe
published and distributed on schedule. The
Membership Chairman's performance shall be monitored bythe Trustees and the Trustees maycancel contracts with thirty (30) days' notice for non-performance. He or She shallprovide the President a membership print out or data file showing both present and
past members once per year. And, He or She shall
exhibit proofofability to perform this job function. lie
or Sheshallhave useofa computer systemprovided by
the Club for database managementprinting reports and
labels. Expenses, phone, mail, computer maintenance
and supplies, printed materials, etc. shall be reimbursed following submission of proper documentation
10 the Treasurer. The term of office shall be one year,
renewable upon thirty (30) daysnotice byeither party
for non-renewal.
Section 5 - Duties of the Treasurer
The Treasurer shall have custody of all monies,
debts, obligations andassets belonging to the Club. He
or She shall receive all monies of theClub anddeposit
tbem to the Club account in a bank insured by the
FDIC. lie or She shall have direct control over, and
supervision of all Club assets and of all payments of
club debts and obligations. lie or She shall insure
strict compliance with these Bylaws in all matters pertaining to thefinancial affairs of theClub's expense, in
such amount as may be determined by the Executive
Council. He or She shall cause to be published in the
club's official publication a full and correct report
semi-annuallyon the financialstatusof the Club. He or
She shall also give a full and correct report on the
financial status of all receipts, disbursements, balances, assets and liabilities of the Club. All checks or
other ordersfor the payment of monies in the name of
theClub shall be signed bythe Treasurer. The Treasurer
shall submit his or her books ofaccountsand records
to a certified public accountant at the Club expense at
the close of the fiscal year. The Treasurer shall be
bonded bya legitimate insurance company.
Section 6 - Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Requirements
Should the successful bidder of a profit making
position withthe Registryalso be a Trustee, or be financiallyinvolved with a Trustee, the bidder shall report on
request to the Trustees the income received and
expenses incurred by the bidder in question on the
Registry contract. In addition, no Trustee shall cast
votesin matters where a conllict ofinterest exists.
ARTICLE VIII: COMMIITEES
The Trustees, in their sole discretion, may
appoint the following standingcommittees:
E. Membership
A. Public Relations
E HolidayAdvisory
B. Finance
G. Policy
C. Nomination
II. Insurance
D. Technical
The Trustees may create such other committees
from timeto time, to exist at itspleasure, as it maysee
fit. The President, with theadvice of the Trustees, shall
appoint the Chairman of the Committees and their
members, and may, in like manner dismiss or replace
the Chairmen and members, except that the consent of
the Trustees shall be required for the appointment of
the Chairman and members of the Nominating
Committeeand for their dismissal or replacement.
ARTICLE IX: ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
Section I - Nominations by the Members
Active members in good standing may nominate
themselves or another member ingood standingforthe
openTrustee position. Such nominations must besubmitted to the Secretary in writing and must include the
member's signature and printed name, and must be
received by the Secretaryin time for publication.
Section 2 - Notice of Election
The Secretary shall cause 10 be published, in a
timelymanner, a notice ofelection andthe names ofall
nominees for Trustee and shall include a ballot in the
Club's official publication. The notice ofelection shall
set a return date for the ballot, which shall be at least
thirty (30) days befo re the end of the fiscal year.
Section 3 - Ballots
All balloting shall be by mail, with the membership number and signature included. Votes shall be
cast on standard size postcards, indicating the member's choice of candidates and must be signed by the
member. Any member shall be entitled to write in the
name of any member in good standing as his or her
choiceforTrustee. All ballotsmust be receivedno later
than the date set forthin the notice ofelection. Ballots
not in accordance with the above shallbe invalid.
Section 4 - Tellers
The Secretaryshall tabulate the votes cast within
fifteen (I 5) days of the return date and shall make a
written report. The member who receives thegreatest
number ofvotes castfortheopen Trustee position shall
be declared elected.
Section 5 - Notice of Election Results
The Secretary shall cause to be published the
results of the election in the next edition of the 356
Registry.
Section 6 - Newly ElectedTrustees
Upon tabulation of the votes, the Secretary shall
immediatelynotify the persons elected oftheir election.
Their term of office shall begin onJan I, following the
election.
ARTICLE X: FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year of the d ub shall end August 3I.
ARTICLE XI: OBLIGATIONS AND INDEBTEDNESS
Section 1 - Authority to Incur Obligations or
Indebtedness Only the elected Trustees or persons
authorized by the Trustees to act on behalf of the Club
shallincuranyobligationsor indebtedness inthe name
of theClub. All obligations or indebtedness incurred in
accordance with the provisions ofthese Bylaws shallbe
incurred solely as corporate obligations. No personal
liability whatever shall attach to or be incurred by any
member or Officer of the Club by reason of any such
corporate obligation or liability. No elected Trustee or
anyother personauthorized toactin behalf ofthe Club
shall incur any obligation or indebtedness in the name
of the Club which is not for the general benefit of the
entire membership of the Club nor shall the Trustees
approve the incurring ofanysuch obligation or indebtedness
Section 2 - Personal Liability for Unauthorized
ObligationThe incurring ofanyobligation or indebtedness in the name of the Club by any elected Trustee or
appointed Officer or member in contravention ofthese
Bylaws shallbe an ultra viresact (beyond or exceeding
their legalauthority or power). The person or persons
responsible for such act or acts shall be personally
liable, individually and collectively, to the Club in an
amount equal to the obligations or indebtedness which
the Club may be required to pay.
ARTICLE XII: AMENDMENT OFBYLAWS
Section 1 - Amendment of Bylaws These Bylaws
maybe amendedbya majority ofthevote's castina referendum of the membership, which shall be conducted by mail.
Section 2 - ProposedAmendments The Trustees,
or members in good standingconstituting at least one
percent (I %) of the then membership, may propose
amendments to these Bylaws. Amendments proposed
bysuch members shallbesubmitted to the Secretary in
writingand shall be signed byeach member.
Section 3 - Notice of ProposedAmendmentsand
Referendum The Secretary shall cause to be published
in the Club's official publication any proposed amendment submitted to him or her within sixty (60) days
thereafter, together with an explanation of the proposed amendmentsand the need therefore byits sponsors. Before the deadline for the thirdsucceedingissue
of the club's official publication any member may submit statements of reasons against the adoption of any
amendment to the Editor. In the said third succeeding
issue the proposed amendments and the explanations
and needs shall again be published, together with a
summary of any reasons against adoption which may
have been submitted. Aballot shall be included specifying a return date of notless than thirty (30) daysnor
more than forty-five (45) days from the date of final
publication.
.
Section 4 - Ballots Votes for or against a proposed amendment to these Bylaws shall be cast on a
standard size postcard andmust besigned bythe members, with the membership number. All ballotsshallbe
mailed to the Secretary and must be received no later
than the date set forth in the notice of referendum.
Ballots not in accordance with the above shall be
invalid.
Section 5 - Tellers The Secretary andlo r anytwo
members or Officers designated by the President shall
serve as Tellers and shall tabulate the votes cast in the
referendum within fifteen (I 5) days ofthe return date.
Section 6 - Notice ofVoteor Referendum Results
The Secretary shall causeto be published the result of
any vote or referendum on a proposed amendment in
the Club's official publication.
September/October 2000
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Member.s fre,e ad.s
if he classified are exclusively for members'non-commercial use. Include your member number when submitting an ad.. Ads MUST contain the full name of the
seller and the state in which the item is located:' Ads
are lim,ited to 50 words or less of typed copy. We
reserve the right to reject illegible ads or even worse, to
guess at your meaning. The right to edit or refuse pubIica1ion i~ reserved: we are not responsible for errors,
omissions or misrepresentation.
Note: One car for sale per member, per i~s:i1e.
CONDITIONS OF SALE/PURCHASE
Seller will ship item within 7 days of receipt of payrnept, " buyer pay~ with personal check, seller will
ship within 7 days after check is honored.
2. "buyer is not satisfied with the item, buyer may
return item at buyer's expense. Within?, days of
return of item in same condition as received by
buyer, seller wilLrefund the price.
e
3. Seller assumes risk of non-delivery when item is
shipped t8 buyer. Buyer assumes risk of non-delivery when item is returned to seller.
•
iI. Unless otherwise stated, cost of shipping will be"in
addition to item price.
I!.
5'. By, placing advertisements in the 356 Registry, seller\igrees to these conditions . By ordering, buy~r
agrees to these conditions .
6. "the conditions of sale are not met, advertiser's /
purchaser' s Registry membership will be terminatea. " youhave a legitimate concern about a transaction you feel has not met the conditions above,
please contact Vic Skirmants at 27244 Ryan Rd.,
Warren, M148092. Fax 810-558-3616.
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• In offering a car, please include your asking price to
save someone a cross-country phone call; chassis,
engine serial numbers are helpful.'
'
,. Ads must include your city/state, so buyers will know
where the item is located.
• Also include your membership number so that we can
verify you area Registry member.
• Ads must be received six weeks before the cover
date. "your ad arrives after the deadline, we will hold it
until the next issue unless you instruct otherwise .
• Send your free member ads to the mail address below
or email togmaltby@minn.net
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356 Registry
225, N. Second St.
Stillwater, MN 55082~5048
*356 A. Completely restored show car. Silver exterior/red leather interior. Mint condition. Asking 30K.
Geri Sheldon, 3041 Idis Lane, Caledonia, NY 14428.
716-889-8030(w) 716-538-4526(h).
*'54 Coupe, #51745. Restoration project needs new
home. Original working Telefunken radio & washer
bottle. Car is solid andstraight, has new floors, longs,
& closing panels all around, no bumpers or 16"
wheels, engine missing jugs. $13k+ invested, MAKE AN
OFFER! Marty Harbin. 7793 Bent Mtn Rd, Roanoke, VA
24018 540-772-9186. email: MMartdog99@cs.com.
*'55Speedster. P35437, 1500 Normal. Instorage since
1977. New engine, all correct. Most chrome new. No
rust, no rot, no patch panels. Some new rubber.
Restorations started on a complete original car. Some
spare parts. $33,500. Daryl Plueger, Garden Grove, CA.
714-636-7203.
*'55 356 Pre-A Speedster: Chassis#80502 Originally
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Volume 24. Number 3
Red/black. Original doors & gearbox, but engine is
missing. Car is currently disassembled, stripped and
bolted into a custom restoration cage on rollers. Car
needs extensive metal work done, includes a Tweeks
floorpan and rocker set. $10,000 OBO. Jon Phillips,
Seattle WA. 206-322-5367 or jonp356@yahoo.com
*'56 Speedster #82823. Redlbeige leather, fully
restored, excellent condition. Documented history.
Coupe and Speedster seats. 40K miles. $55,000. New
Orleans, LA. 504-443-9575 (after 8pm or leave message) Perry Dolce.
*'561600Sunroof coupe, 55125, Aquamarine Metallic
Blue/red leather interior, bench seat. Recently
restored, mint condition, no accidents, no rust. Great
body, good gaps. Fourth owner. $36,000. Timothy R.
Poisson, Chicago, IL 773-376-9030. Poisson@aol.com
*'57 356 A Ex-vintage racing coupe. I've kept all the
racestuff on this car, buthave putanallnew 912component engine in it for street fun. Fresh orange paint,
Carrera brakes. $22,450. Roger Ender, 3804 Westridge
Fr. Ln., Clemmons, NC 27012 .336-766-6290
*'57356 ACoupe #101647 Ruby Redlbare metal interior. Nardi wheels. 914 cut down seats. Plexiglas side
windows. Auto power rollbar. Strong 1969 912 engine.
1720 cc Webers. 12V MSD ignition. Stinger exhaust.
Rust-free floor and longs. Excellent candidate for
street/vintage/autocross/club racing. $12,500 OBO.
JackChamberlin, 520W. 13Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI
48073. 248-288-0799
*'57 Carrera 1500GS Coupe. A collector's dream!
Silver/red. Only 23,000 original miles. Sold new at
Rickett Motors in Long Beach. All service records since
new to document mileage. Absolutely mint original,
unrestored condition. Less than 100 miles on Doyle
rebuilt original engine. Complete with original tools,
manuals and extras. Fully disassembled and inspected
mechanically. Fully detailed topto bottom forfull concours competition. Recent "Best ofShow" winner. Will
satisfy the true collector who appreciates a well preserved original car. You can'tbuild onelike this! Ready
for Parade competition. $130,000. JohnWillhoit 562439-3333. Email: john@willhoitautorestoration.com
*'58 Convertible D #85796-recent Cream paint/new
green leather interior, tantopingood condition, updated 12 volts, fine road car. $44,500 David Mechem,
Kensington NH. 603-778-2353 (fax same number) Email secanvas@nh.ultranet.com
*356A (RHD 1958) Coupe, Dark blue exterior/Air
Force blue leather interior. Owned for 30 years and
raced at Historic events like Le Mans (Bugatti Circuit)
Brands Hatch-Silverstone, A professional restoration
started in 1994 and is now completed. New caring,
enthusiastic owner wanted with significant offer. Email
wayne.hardman@nireland.com Telephone days
00442866-346868 Eves 00-44-2866-389920
*'59Speedster #83909 CA car. Guards Red/tan interior,
canvas linen top & tonneau cover. Ground-up restoration, no rust. Rebuilt 1750 cc big-bore engine. Carrera
racing brakes, rollbar, chrome wheels. 12-volt electrical system plus all 6-volt parts to restore to original.
Rebuilt all gauges. Brake backing plates, gas tank,
steering column & otherparts powder coated, allother
parts re-chromed. Large, wide airplane-type seatbelts.
Manual & tool kit. All original parts saved from restora-
tion. Driven 3,000 miles since restoration. $50,000.
Glenn Treser DalY,City, CA. Phone/fax 415-333-2967.
Email Auzziglen@aol.com
*'59Convertible D Vin # 86444 Normal eng # 74406,
lastrunning 1988, good original floors, new longitudinals, needs battery box, originally silver, needs paint
and is red now. Car has 61,000 miles, black original
interior is usable as is.This carwould be easy to make
into a nice driver. $20k, Tom Miller 732-563-0074(w) ,
NJ. gardenstategraphics.com
*'59356Convertible D 1600 Super, Redlblack top, tan
interior, matching numbers, engine 61587, chassis
86706, excellent driver, no rust. $28,500. Fred
Brubaker, days 610-434-2656, eves 610-797-9298.
Allentown, PA
*'59 Convertible D #86113, Black/tan, beautiful
ground-up restoration. Car is perfect. $47,500. Mike
Ortlieb, Newport Beach, CA. 949-722-1188.
*'59 356-A Convertible D #85691, Eng #71486.
Outstanding example. Professional restoration to
Parade Concours standard begun by second owner.
Bodywork andsuspension completed. $25,000 FIRM.
P. Weiss, 10285 S. Northlake Circle, Olathe, KS 66061.
913-782-4643 or pamweiss1@juno.com.
*'60 1600s Cab, 153278, Ruby Redlblack leather interior. Recent paint onan original three-owner car. Rustfree, no accidents, good gaps. Currently hasa hardtop,
soft top needs repair. Robbins rebuilt trans. $26,000.
Timothy R. Poisson, Chicago, IL 773-376-9030.
Poisson@aol.com
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*'60T-5, S-90 coupe #111584. Complete, butin need
of complete restoration. Original S-90, in dry storage
for nearly 30 yrs. Expect to encounter typical northeastern rust. Reportedly hasIsky 107 cam & other performance mods which I can't recall. Excellence says
it'sworth $10,200. Best offer by10/1/00 takes it. Bud
Osbourn, 240 Southview Rd. McDonald, PA 15057
*'60 356B Roadster #88253, S-90 #801632 .
Ivorylblk/blk, GT tank, fog lights, factory wood steering
wheel, Blaupunkt Derby, lugg rack, manuals, tool kit,
headrests, boot, tonneau, Kardex, restoration by
Dennis Frick, never wet. $42,000 JimWalters, Denver,
CO 303-363-1641 e-mail JBW4141@AOL.COM
*'61 Belgium Roadster, 89233, Silverlblue leather interior. Recent paint on a straight car. Factory roll bar,
disc brakes. Third in class in 1979 Atlanta national
meet. $38,000. Timothy R. Poisson, Chicago, IL 773376-9030. Poisson@aol.com
*'62 356 B S-90 sunroof coupe #119205. Guards
Red/full tan leather. Total restoration in excellent condition. Matching numbers, including original ZF LTD
slip. Fog lights, luggage rack. $22,500. Curt Grote,
Gainesville, FL. 352-332-0868
*'62 Twin-grille Roadster. 6-year-old ground-up
restoration atWillhoit Auto Restoration ofnice original
car. Driven only 2800 mi. since resto. All metal finished
body w/ perfect finish & panel fit. Orig. 1600N engine
built to Super specs. Fully documented resto
w/receipts. Looks, runsanddrives like new. Numerous
concours awards. Black w/tan full leather interior/tan
German canvas top. Complete w/toolkit, jack. Will sat-
isfy the perfectionist.$85,000/0ffer. John Willhoit 562439-3333. email: john@willhoitautorestoration.com
*'62 Porsche Cabriolet ForSale $39,995. 40,000 originalmiles, original interior (excellent), original paint.
New top, new brakes, new clutch. Engine is excellent.
Drives and looks like it just came offthe showroom.
Pictures: www.darrellmiller.comIPorsche356/Porsche
356 Cabriolet For Sale.html Email: dmiller@darrellmiller.com
*'62 356B Karmann Coupe 1600N. Second owner,
106K miles. Slate greyllight grey. $5K recent mechanical work. Original gauges, new replica quartz clock,
matching #'s. Original radio/speakers. Clean, dry,
mostly original. New custom cover, sunshade, bra,
Michelins. Owners manual, toolkit. Appraisal $22K.
Asking $19,900.Jan Thomas 505-771-8236, Albq., NM
*'62 356B Karmann hardtop 201699, Polyantha Red
(maroon)/beige, rare restored car,long PCA concours
history 1990-99, Pebble Beach in 1998, history and
records, solid throughout, ready to show/drive, stunning! $27,000. C. C. Ling, 2815 Polo Rd., Bloomington,
1L 61704. 309-663-7472.
*'62 356B 2000GS Coupe #120613, fresh Bill Doyle
engine #P97203, 48 Webers, fresh trans741 2C, annular disc brakes, White!black, leather seats, arm rest,
outside temp gauge, sweep second hand clock, wood
wheel, seat belts, owner's and driver's manuals in
German and English, chrome wheels dated 3/62, 128s,
bumper-mounted Marshal Fantastics, gas heater,
43,500 miles. Rolly Resos, 413 Santa Ana Ave., Newport
Beach, CA 92663. 949-650-0546. rolly356@ix.netcom.com
*'63 356B Super 90 Cabriolet, SIN 157535, EIN
P805047, CA blackplate UVF 984. Extensive mechanical repairs and maintenance just completed. Solid
body. 63,794mi. Very good overall condition. New top,
leather interior, luggage rack. Paint fair, wrong color. A
sound driver or excellent basis for restoration. Asking
$36,000. Sam Sipkins, CA 510-632-8232.
*'63 356 BCabriolet, #158563, Ruby Red, restoration
& paint 6 years ago, completely rebuilt engine. 12,136
mi. in 11 yrs, some parts chromed & very clean, new
carpet/ash gray, seats some workin v. good condition,
orig. Blaupunkt AMlFM & SW radio & new Blaupunkt
radio w/conversion system to run offthe 6-volt battery.
lIella 128 original chrome fog lamps & lens with BIC
original fog light switch & NOS relay, European tail
lights, glass perfect, new tires & many others. AU paperwork. Amagnificent car. Garaged & covered. $30,000.
John Marzano, Newport, RI. 401-848-9757 [fm-inportco@g1enfarm.com. Will sendmorephotos.
*'64 C Coupe #218786 (Karmann body), original
engine P*714166 and transmission 79931. Irish
Green/tan interior. Never damaged. Not restored, just
well-maintained. 88,750 miles. Same owner since
1966. 3,000 miles on totally rebuilt engine and transmission. $15,000. Thorn Kyle 727-360-4665
*'64 SC Coupe wi matching numbers and Travel Kit.
78Korig. miles. Slate Gray wi red leather byAutos In!'1.
Strong virgin engine. No rust, never hit. 2 setsofcarbs
(Weber & Solex), 2 sets of chrome wheels (4.5" &
5.5"). Working clock. Like new Michelin XVX tires. If
there's a pushrod coupe worth $30,000, this is it. Bob
Cadrecha, Tampa FL. 813-289-3334.
*'64 C Coupe, 217070 (Karmann body) , Dolphin
Grey/blue interior. Original three-owner car includes
original paint, interior, toolkit, sales sticker and documentation. $27,000. Timothy R. Poisson, Chicago, IL
773-376-9030. Poisson@aol.com
*'64 356 SC coupe. Red wltan leather interior. Newly
restored. Matching numbers. Original engine rebuilt.
Authenticity papers. New longitudinals and diagonal
member. Many other new parts. $18,000. 309-3467336 eves. Jon Gerard, Pekin, IL.
*'65 Porsche-based vintage racecar. Tube frame chassis. Made byCrusader. 356 Porsche front end, brakes,
transaxle, fuel cell, Halon fire system, VDO instruments, new seat belts, fiberglass body, race history,
HSRA, RMVR log books. One of eight built. $25,000.
Scott Visniewski. 915-545-4742. 4709 B Excalibur
Drive, E1 Paso, TX 79902.
'65 356 C Coupe #222337. Eng #P717702, Togo
brown/black vinyl. 74,000 mi. 2nd owner, Kardex, all
original andmeticulouslymaintained, storedinclimate
controlled garage. Jack, tool kit, owner's manual, luggage straps, headrests, bra, cover, 11-4 headlights, new
Michelin XZXs with matching spare. $30,000. Ron
Brubaker, 1445 Main St., Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.
717-766-0504.
*'65 356c Coupe #218974. Red exterior, Black/Grey
interior. 15,000 miles on totally rebuilt engine. Runs
great. Garage kept. Good interior, underbody, tires,
brakes, and suspension. Chrome wheels. Body looks
good but will need work in future, Priced to sell:
$11,500. OBO. Lew Mabie, 9204 Claytonia Lane,
Annandale,VA 22003. 703-764-2065. Email:
MabieML@AOL.com
*Excellence IVas Expected $65; Xerox CY BParts man*'63 356B Super 90 Coupe,# 213-631. 3rd owner for
29 years. 108K miles; no rust ever. Ruby RedIBlack.
Engine byJohn Howe, fully detailed, 12V, European
heat; original Nardi wheel; European headlights, Hella
128s, chrome wheels (Porsche) , luggage rack, tool kit,
manuals, etc. Avery fine driving 356anda dependable
friend. E.A. Singer, (0)516-367-1616
email:
singer356@aol.com
*'63 CCoupe #212347, engine P81320, Burgundy/tan.
Restored mechanicals, paint and interior '93. In good
running condition. Need to sellto make room for new
car. $9,000 to $10,000 or best offer. Ed Holmes,
Naperville, IL. 630-904-0272.
ual$50;Xerox CY PreAShop Manual andParts Manual
$75; new BDrivers (Owners) Manual (Apr 1960) $55;
Brookland Books (1952-1956) (1957-1960) (19601964) AU 3 $40; others, listSSAE toEdStatkus 2630W.
84thStreet, Chicago, IL 60652-3908. 773-778-5699.
*Extensive library of 356 books, manuals, brochures,
catalogs, 10 years of Registry calendars, 13 years of
Registrys, misc. Panoramas dealing with 356s. For
detailed list, SASE to Paul Makosky, 7223 Drum Point
Road, St. Michaels, MD 21663
*Factoryshopmanuals, all in excellent condition 9I 11965 thru 1983 (6 volumes) $200for all; 912E - $35;
Carrera 4 cam$35; original 356A $100; Harry Pellow's
(The Maestro) 356 manuals (3) $100 for all. Buyer
pays shipping. Sid Jepson, 4043 Ashby Ave, Des
Moines, Iowa 50310.515-277-2714.
*Manuals & supplements (550, pre-A thruC, Carrera) ;
Factory & event posters featuring 356 and/or Spyder;
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*Porsche Seig: Le Mans '81. Orig. Porsche factory
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tube. $38+shipping. CalVwrite Richard Bitterman 773743-1511. 1701 West Chase Ave., Chicago, IL60626
*NOS,H4 headlights wi parking light in reflector, limited quant. $48. complete. Moto Meter air gauge in clear
pouch, straight round style VGC $225. SWF directional
switch wi blinking red tip VGC repro fog light switch
$I50. Moto Meter OEL temp gauge (50s)Set of4 gauge
eyebrows. Carrera 60MM bleeder valves $65. Carrera
60 MM front brakespacers $75. NOS 12volt fog lamp
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*NOS2-piece engine case, unstamped #I 11-101-102A,
Unstamped late-style engine case (1963) perfect line
bore, 1953 engine case #P-31720 needs line bore,
A,B,C, 912 cranks -6:31 ring & pinion - BBAB
Speedster gear cluster - 741 Coupe gear cluster - NOS
Stork OEL temp gauge -Aand T-6 front hoods - Pre-A
Coupe doors, restorable - NOS Adriver side headlight
corner - PR new Recaro seats black cord -T-6 gastank
-Speedster toplatches -Set nice16"wheels, 1953 date
stamp - Davtd A. Duerr, POB 356, North River, NY
12856.518-251-4296.
*NOS Les Leston wooden steering wheel with tooled
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*A& Bdrums, Bheads, 912 cranks, Zenith PICB 32 &
40 carbs, manifolds, flapper boxes, handles, latches,
pedal assy, window trim, gauges, engine stuff & other
little German gems. Call with needs. Jim Anderson, PO
Box 366, Glenville, NC 28736. 828-743-9476.
*Doors: pair of TI ('55, '56) coupe doors. High striker, no rust, ex. condition. Sold as pair $800/0BO. Dave
or Lee Friedli, Carmel Valley, CA. 831-659-2060.
*For Sale: 100,000 Km badge reissue, made in Italy,
excellent quality $I75. Just a dozen available.
Cloisonne badges (l950s-1980s) Bosch-Hella Cibie
Marchals (a few left) Michael Lederman. Fax 310-6574760. CA.
*European heater boxes $275/pr. ; '54 gauge hoods
$50 ea.; plastic visors $235/pr.; '53 shifter $85; hood
handle $I25; AlBIC guards $30-$50; nice T5 hood
$400; cab hardtop $500; AlBIC wheels $45; pre-A
wheel $175; Ctach $165; g1ovebox 8-day clock$750;
C spindles $350/pr; NOS 356A fenders, nose half
Sep tembe r/October 2000
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$450/$850. More. +VPS. Doug Bok, 172Barbourtown
Rd., Cauton, CT 06019. 860-693-2675 eves.
*Pre-A heads audrocker gearforsale. Also, head bolts
aud pushrods +lifters available. Some shrouding left.
Also, '53 Pre-A case needing lifter boss (See Litz). Matt
De Maria, 909 Ashland Dr., Ashton, MD 20861. Days
301-948-6762 .
*356 Parts: Carrera oiltauk, aunular discs, steel/alloy
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*Engine for sale: Type 616/6 ('59, industrial case)
P*01748, complete, ready to bolt into auy 356. Fresh
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*Vnderdash radio mounting bracket for Speedster or
pattern to make one. D. Bartlett, 727-898-4823, 115
18thAve. S.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33705
*Vent pull assembly w/ toothed shaft, complete or
parts, pair of good used Bosch symmetrical headlight
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Coupe w/Silver exterior/red interior. Peter Simmons,
760-749-0679, CA
*WANTED: Even heat exchauger trade. 912 Euro Heat
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*Stilllooking forauy info on redor white '57 Speedster
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backin theearly'70s.Alsolooking forengine # 65540.
Tom Miller 732-563-0074, gardenstategraphics.com
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covers. Aluminum generator housing. Harlau Halsey,
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coupe doors, low striker, no rust, ex. condition. Dave
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*'52 Coupe restoration stillunderway. To thekind gentleman from Florida that sent the alloy Porsche script,
please call Taos, New Mexico collect 505-758-1160
until Sept. 20 or Louisiana 318-352-5580 after that.
Sorry, lost your addressandphone number. Ed Kollar.
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* 2-piece complete rebuildable core engine for early
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David A. Duerr, POB 356, North River, NY 12856. 518251-4296.
*Wanted: Speedster Glasspar hardtop. Prefer excellent
condition. Michael Ledermau. Fax310-657-4760. CA.
*Reasonably priced '64-'65 SC sunroof coupe w/
strong motor. Must be rust-free (body & underbody).
Will likely repaint. If car needs paint please state that &
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Scott Krueger in the only drum-brake 356 at VIR.
HSR Midseason 2000
istoric Sportswear Racing has hosted
three more exciting events since I last
wrote. We started with the Walter Mitty
Challenge in Atlanta April 27-30 that has become very
popular with manycars and spectators. Then we headed north for Watkins Glen Historic Races June 2-4
where the big cars and teams go to play again with
many spectators. Then to Virginia International
RacewayJuly 14-16, a newvenue for HSR.
H
Keith Denahan showsa 914 how to take the corners at VIR
Walter Mitty
Upon arrival at Road Atlanta the race starts for
paddock space, which I always win regardless of starting position because I go to the bottomin the woods in
the "Skirmants Area." Then I count two drum brake,
eleven disc brake 356sand a Devin 356to play wiih. At
Friday's group 2 practice Scott Krueger in his Acoupe
is fastest ahead ofJim Matthews andJerryPeters in his
Devin. They kept thatorder all weekend with Scottand
Jim always about 6 tenths apart. In group 3 George
Balbach is fastest in both practices with Bill Hartong,
Story Keith D.eJlahan
Photos R. Harrington
Dale Irwin (inthe familiar ex-Skirmants car) leads
John Schrecker.
Keith Denahan andJohn Biggs next on the time sheet.
The racing day ends with The Klub Sport Porsche
Challenge. George is the fastest 356, 4th overall of 3I
entries with Bill and PaulSwanson next in the order.
The weather is still good for Saturday qualifying
andyes, Georgeis on top with JohnB., Keith, Paulthen
Tim Baker and Dale Erwin I tenth apart. In the afternoon race George and Bill race with a Royal and the
Cooper Monaco of BobAkin whilePaul, Keith,John B.,
John Schrecker, Tim and Dale finish nose to tail after
eight laps of elevation changes, fast comers and two
long straights.
Sunday at noon eight 356s start the Vintage
enduro and Mr. Bleads the way with John B., Dale and
John S. second through fourth. George is the king for
the weekend leading alllaps and time sheets with Paul
gettingwithin 7 tenths in the feature race. George has
actually been king allyear, and a humble one.
Watkins Glen
Eleven 356sarrived in Upstate New York to fight
for control of this 3.4 mile fast and challenging track.
Behind George in Friday's practices are Bill Hartong,
Bob Tenges, Keith Denahan andJohn Biggs. George is
fastest all event untilMark Eskuche drivesJohn B's car
which is fastest in qualifying. In third is Bill then Bob,
Keith, Richard Koplin and Marianna Kympton.
Saturday's race finishes with George 4 tenths ahead of
Bill then Bob 1 second ahead ofKeith. Next,John B. is
over a second ahead of Richard and later comeJohn
Mayer, Ted Chilcoat and Brian Quintenz. At Sunday
morning's first raceeight 356sstartthe I hour enduro.
George, Bob and John finish in this order with very
quick times. Next is Keith who learned how to drive
without a front swaybar, our main racing suspension
component. The afternoon feature showed George on
top then Bill and Bob trading places a few times. Next
came Richard then John M. Bill's best lap was only 1
tenth behind George, which is very fast!
Virginia International Raceway
Here we are in Virginia, a newvenuefor HSR. The
track and facility are even better than I read about in
manyarticlesthis year. You must check it outfor yourself. Six 356s made the journey, our smallest showing
in 8 years. The first thing I didupon arrival was to take
a few laps on my bicycle and that helped my progress
throughout the weekend. In our first practice John
Biggs is fastest, then Keith Denahan, Roger Ender and
Scott Krueger in a drum brake coupe. The second session, Keith is fastest thenJohn and Roger. In that session John broke an exhaust rocker, another 36-yearold faulty part. The Klub Sport Porsche Challengeends
the day; Keithis first 356of 20 entries, nextcomeScott
and Tom Gammino, The 9I4s dominated in this allPorsche race.
During Saturday qualifying Keith is quickest with
Danny Marshall, John, Scott and Tom next on the list.
Thequalifyingrace resultswere the sameasweall tried
to learn this newtrack. The track is bothtechnical and
very fast. The upper esses seemed to be the troublespot
for many; this is a 4th gear section in a 356, trying not
to liftuntil the top of the hill. I think the three slowcorners are the most work to get right. I almost forgot that
our last two laps were run in a downpour on a new
track. Oh boy!
Sunday's morning I-hour enduro Keith is the first
356withJohn right behind and Tom third. The feature
race was very exciting but we 356s raced with other
makes, which is also a blast. Keith had two Offs in that
racealone to go with three others he had in the event.
I guess heeither foundtheedge or didn't read the track
correctly. No harm was done so that was a free education.
Until next time, squeeze on the power.
PS. Paul Suanson is headedalit to Bonneotlle
to tryfor a new record in his '5 1 coupeand 1 have
thehal/or togo as crew.
~
Jim Matthews at Road Atlanta.
Sept em ber/October 2000
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Pittsburg Vintage
Grand Prix 2000
A Vintage Car Wash
By Erik Severeid
istorically, the weather pattern for
Pittsburgh's mid-July Vintage Grand Prix
(PVGP) has been torrential thunderstorms on Friday while you were towing-thus assuring your car was clean when you arrived- with
Saturday/Sundaysunny andhotter than thehubs ofhell
with humidity around 95%.
This year, weexperienced the reverse; a drytowin and racing in a theater of rain the remainder ofthe
weekend, with showers seeming to coincide with the
356 run group. John Cooper and Bill Jasper stood in
the driving (pun intended) rain to catch this soggy
group ofderelict drivers on film.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the
PVGP, it is a charityevent to benefit theAutism Society
of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny Valley School, and it
seems asthough allofPittsburgh opens itsdoors to our
group of renegade racing riffraff. This year, due to the
rain, wewere luckyto bein thecompany ofonly 5,000
soggy butloyal fans. This year was to be a grudge race
between the 356s and what loosely could be called
MGs.
Friday: After a 6 112 hour tow under clear skies
andconstructioncongested roads, therather schmutzy
Speedster wastrailered into Schenley Park andthepaddock. No sooner had the ignition on the Jeep shut
down butthe heavens opened up. Without an evening
tech, the party started early in Gary and Charlie (his
wife) Ford's motor home.
Saturday: Slept through the alarm, arrived late,
hadtoattach therollbarandassemble/disassemble the
car for tech and hopefully make practice. After much
begging, groveling andtwo wellscuffed knees later, the
car passed tech just before our run group #6 wentout.
We hadthirteen MGs and nine 356s ready to go.
This was to be our driest run of theweekend though,
and unfortunately, fraughtwith engine gremlins.Three
356s lunched their engines on thefirst lap! Ah, the joys
ofoiland kitty litter on a verytighttrack. Well, it is not
exactly a track.The PVGP courseis one ofthe fewroad
courses in the U.S. and it is nm in SchenleyPark. It is
2.33 miles long, has 23 turns combined with a 4-plusfoot crown in the road fo r water run off. Cresting that
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crown in a corner at race speed
totally redefines the meaning of an
off-camber turn! To addtothe challenge, there is a 3 foot wall that
lines a good part of the course.
Where thewall isn't, a 10inch concrete curb, very sturdy old oak
trees andtheodd, randomlyplaced
parking meter fill in most of the
remaining open spots. Like in Ernie
Ford's Sixteen Tons: "If the right
one don't get you, then the left one
will."
Testament to thetreacherousness of these obstacles, a lovely Elva Formula Junior
went off sideways and fortunately for the driver, slid
between and not directly into a parking meter and an
aged oak thus, significantly shortening the Elva, both
fore and aft! But thankfully, driver TerryBaxter was not
hurt. Driving this street course hasbeen described as a
cross between a tight hill climb and a road rally. Our
practice session ended uneventfully with only engine
maladies.
Afternoon qualifying brought the first of several
car washes furnished by mother nature. Despite the
slickness,
Bob
Klingenburg-on
STREET
TIRES-qualified first in class. Bob is one of the last
356ers I know who still drives hiscar five to sixhours
to an event, races the wheels off it and then packs up
his wife anddrives home. Your humble narratorqualified 2nd in class in a bog-standard (except for the
Dunlop racing tires), windshield-adorned, bumperhung, fully-upholstered street car! During qualifying,
theengine gremlins hadleftusandunfortunatelyso did
Bob Laepple when oilsent him 'a hay-baling. After the
session, with some quick hammer/dolly workby Dave
Baker anda strategically placed decal, Bob was backin
business for re-techand race day.
During qualifying, young Dr. Swartz and yours
trulyhad a great dice, trading nose to tail positions fo r
thebetter partofseven laps, hopefully, tothe enjoyment
ofa sparseandverysoggy crowd. But, theMGs, in their
entirety, soldiered on to surround our diminishing 356
ranks. Did someone say something about British car
unreliability?
In the heat of qualifying, Pete Revis threw a fan
belt and toasted the motor in Dave Baker's car. After a
long cool off the motor ran, butwouldnot pull more
than 4000 r.p.m. Another 356 out.
Sunday, 0 dark thirty: Agray, humid butDRY day
began. Six uneventful vintage practice sessions passed
in the morning only to be concluded by the Bimmer
Boys who, once again, succeeded in reducing their run
group by rearranging sheet metal on the three-foot
stonewall previouslymentioned.After four race runsin
the dry, the heavens open for our group's run. The
green flag drops anddown comesthe rain. Klingenburg
and the hotted up MGspecials disappear into clouds of
mist. I'm dicing with an MGAbut, the rear end is very
squirrelly; the used tires I started with have turned to
slicks with the extra practice on Saturday. The spray
from the specials and Klingenburg begin to disappear
into their own race as yours trulyand the Speedster try
to collect the TD without collecting ourselves in the
process. Withthe exception oftaking most ofthe cor-
ners at 90% terminal oversteer, the Speedster is running magnificentlywith Jim Constas' exhaustbellowing
spectacularlythroughthe oldoaks. But no matter what
I try, the TD can not be reeled in; there is just not
enough traction in the turns to press an advantage. In
retrospect, it is interesting that a 1200 cc car with the
aerodynamics of a brick can pull away from a 1600cc
sleek 3561 What were those rules about remaining
completelystock?
Cruisingtopless in anopencar inthe rainwith no
top is not all fun, and racing one on a tight, twisty
course is only recommended to drivers with the limbs
of an octopus! Steer, shift, wipe the windscreen, wipe
helmet visor, adjust visor for air flowto keep from fogging, repeat sequence in chaotic order.
At this point, Bill Swartz-having squeezed by 3
MG's-begins to make the oddappearance in my mirrors, followed closely by the decal-bedecked Laepple.
Coming outofthe chicane in 2nd, theTD's distance has
been shortened. 3rd is quickly grabbed then 4th. No
lift for the bridge right-hand turn. It was either oil,
water, hay, brain fade or all of the above, but the
Speedster is now crabbing its way forward across an
extremely narrow 200 yard bridge. With foot firmly
frozen onthatslender rightpedalcombinedwith a delicate sawing of thewheel, it felt as though the car slid
for 199 of those yards before we got each other
straight! Just in time for a 90 degree righthander that
is crowned! Oh boy!
Safely around the course again, the "Bridge
Right-Hander" hasnow become a 3rd gear turnwith a
suspension-settling prior poke at the brakes. The
octopus-like cockpit chaos continues: shift, Wipe,
saw/steer, wipe, etc.
Bill Swartz has now closed but cannot get by as
the Speedster- fully extending its 13 ft. length-is
sideways in most corners. Bob Klingenburg finished
4th amongst the MG Specials, 1st in our class. Your
humble narrator was 6th, Bill 7th, Bob Laepple 8thand
Bob Neilson 10th.
Although there was much grimacing about the
weather, one would have thought the weekend a brilliant sunny onebythesmiles onthedriver's faceswhen
they jumped out of their newly rain-washed cars.
Thankfully, it was a good and safe race.
Since this was the first race ever that my rain kit
was left behind, this awful weather must have been
entirely my fault! Next year, come join us for a great
weekendas a racer, spectator or better yet, a volunteer
to support these two noble causes in their fund-raising
efforts. And REMEMBER to bring YOUR rain gear!
au
Theauthor and his squeakyclean Speedster.
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ENGINE REBUILD KITS
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complete gasket set, rodnuts, valve guides, andrings,
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Rod Nut, 356, 912 all
2.99
Flywheel Gland Nut, 356, 912 all
25.50
Solid Bronze Wrist Pin Bushing
4.95
Engine to body Seal, 356
11.50
Ring Set, 356 most models
from 49.95
Lifter, German, 356, 912,
29.95
Pushrods, 356, 912
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Pushrod Tubes, 356, 912
set of 8 $79.20
Cam, 356, 9 12 all, stock, new hardened 295.00
Oil Line, 356, 912 all, inlet or outlet line
9.50
Generator Pulley Half, 356, 912 all
8.95
Generator Belt, 356, 912 all
3.00
Oil Cooler, 356, 912 all
59.95
Bursch Exhaust, 356 all, Quiet
209.95
Fuel Pump Rebuild Kit, all 356 to 912 from 25.95
Carb Rebuild Kit, 356, 912
from 9.95
E NGI N E ELECTRICAL
Brown Distributor Caps
13.95
Bosch Spark Plug W6BC OR W7BC
1.75
Bosch SPark Plug WR7BP
2.95
Tune Up Kit, 050 Dis!. cap, rtr, pts, cond
17.70
Tune Up Kit, cast iron Dlst.cap, rtr, pts, cond 23.20
Tune Up Kit, alum Dis!. cap, rtr, pts, cond 27.05
Coil, 6 volt
29.95
Spark Plug Wire Set, 356, 912 all
15.95
Bosch 6 volt Starter, remanufactured ex 140.50
Bosch 6 volt Generator, remanf
ex 178.95
8 m m Colored Ignition Cable Sets
Cu st o m Made· High performance
ANY COLOR SET $27.00
12 VOLT CONVERSION PARTS
356B th ru C T-6 12v Conversion Wiper Motor
ex 246.95
Transistorized Voltage Reducer 12v to 6v !WiPers) 39,95
Transistorized Voltage Reducer 12v to 6v gauges) 59.95
12 volt Hella Horns, dual horns , original style
pair 69,00
12 volt Coil, Bosch Blue
23.50
12 volt Optima Battery , Newest Spiral Cell Design 144.95
Clutch alignment tool
End play measuring tool
Flywheel main seal installer
Flywheel lock, fits 6 or 12 volt
36mm Rear axle nut buster
5.95
19.50
41.95
19.25
14.95
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Front Axle Link Pin Rebuild Kit
26.00
King Pin Rebuild Kit
14.00
Tie Rod Ends, inner or outer
8.95
Shock, 356 56-65, set of 4
105.00
Steering Dampner, 356 all
19.95
Steering Box, ZF, rebuilt 4 stud version ex499.95
BRAKES
Brake Shoes, 356 all drums, rebuilt
ex 24.95
Master Cylinder Kit, 356 w/ drum brakes
7.95
Master Cylinder, w/drum brakes
92.50
Wheel Cylinder Boot & Cup Kit, for drums 1.50
Front Wheel Cylinder, 356 w/ drum brakes 90.00
Rear Wheel Cylinder, 356 w/ drum brake 48.95
Brake Pads, disc brakes, Frt or Rr
from 19.95
MINTEX Competition "C-Tech" Pads
55.95
Caliper Kit, 356 C, Frt or Rr
11.95
Front Rotor, 356C
41.95
Rear Rotor, 356C
64.95
Master Cylinder Kit, 356 w/ disc brakes
30.95
Master Cylinder, w/disc brakes
69.95
CLUTCH KITS
Kits include Disc , Pressure Plate and T.O Bearing
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356 A, 180 mm, not O.E.
70.00
356 A, 180 mm, German
123.00
356 A, 180 mm, Spring Disc
82.00
356 A, 180 mm, heavy duty
173.00
356 A, 180 mm, German Spring Disc
137.00
356 B, 180 mm
279.00
356 B or C, 200 mm
325.00
BRAKE RENEW KITS
Drum Brake Cars
699.99
Disc Brake Cars
299.99
BRAKE HOSE KITS
356A, Rubber
51.80
356A, Braided Stainless
4 1.95
356A, Braided Stainless, DOT Approved 58.95
356B or C, Rubber
39.80
356B or C, Braided Stainless
39.95
356B or C, Braided Stainless, DOTApproved 51.95
CHEMICALS I CAR CARE
ATE Blue or Gold Brake Fluid, 1 liter
9.50
Swepco 201 GL5 Gear lube, 1 gallon
35.04
Lexol Leather Cleaner or Conditioner,1/2 liter 7.49
Lexol Vinylex vinyl and rubber care, 1/2 liter 8.49
P21S Wheel cleaner, 1 liter
18.50
Klasse German All in One Polish/ Wax
24.95
Klasse German SealanVGlaze
18.95
Klasse German Wheel Cleaner
13.95
Zymol Carbon, "Ultimate Car Wax"
32.95
Zymol HD Cleanse, Pre wax prep
13.95
Zymol Clear Auto Bathe
13.95
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