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November/December 1888
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356 Registry magazine is the official publication of 356 Registry, Inc., an organization oriented exclusively 10 the interests,
needs and unique problems of the 356 Porsche automobile owner and enthusiast, The mission of the 356 Registry, Inc. is the
perpetuation of the vintage 0 948-t 965) 356 series Porsche through the 356 Registl)' magazine, the central foru m for the
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responsibile for errors or omissions. llavea happyholiday!
On the cover: Near Sedona, Arizona. Hal Thoms photo.
On the outer wrap: Uwe Biegner on the Grossglockner
near Grnll nd, Austria on September 19th.
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OTO INNER : e ,t e 01
e cover wrap photo of Uwe'
Speedster on the Grossglockner Pass. Uwe Biegner, Germany
Above:"Ihope it's not too late to enter our picture in the 'Ferryyour Porsche to a berth
day: It seems like an odd theme for a contest,but we did our best;' writes Mike Hechinger
of Kutztown, PA. Alittle unclear on the concept(it was drive your Porsche to a Ferry berth
day), but a great shot nonetheless,Mike.
Below: Ifa picture is worth a thousand words, this one says it all. Bob, Mary and Michael
Kovatch's '63 in front of Robert Indiana'ssculpture at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Registry 25th Anniversary badges go out to these three winners. Thanks, everyone!
Dad, Mom a Son on Ferry Porsche's birthday posed between a '60
sunroof coupe and a '61 Roadster. Fred Hoover, Harrisburg, PA
Atan Inn about an hour north of Toronto, on
our first road trip since acquiringthe car in
May. ScottGray, Oakville, Ontario
We organizeda 356 drivingtour to visit five
different covered bridges in Preble County,
Ohio. It was a beautiful sunny Sunday, perfect
for top-down driving. We met at 9 a.m. and left
the last covered bridge at 3:30. It was about a
100-mile drive on well-maintained backcountry
roads. Eleven 356s,a 914 and a 993 from
Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio took
part. Fred and Carol Uhlmann, Bellbrook, OH
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Volume 23 Number 4
iovember 6th
New Mexico
The newly formed Zia 356Porsche Club, headquartered
in Santa Fe, will hold its first road rally. Interested 356
owners arc invited to meet in Bernalillo at Blake's Lotta
Burger at 9 a.m. We will proceed north to Cuba, cast to
Abiquiu and south to Santa Fe, throughsome ofNorthern NewMexico's most scenic landscape. Formoreinfo
on the rally or membership, contact Richard Ohrbom
at 505-983-4696.
November 19-20
California
The Porsche 356 Club presents its Palms to Pines DrivingTour. Contact Mike Goldberg at 323-665-2040.
December 19
Chicago, Illinois
The Windige Stadt 356 K1ub will holdits Seventh Annual
Holiday Dinner at Chicago's prestigious Tavern Club. A
cash bar/cocktail hourstartsat 4:30 p.m. followed bya
buffet dinner at 6 in the North Lounge. Coat-tie/dressy
attire requested. Contact Dale II. Moody to put your
name on our mailing list to receive final details when
available. Call 708-798-2637 or dhmoody356@aol.com
January 29, 2000
Los Angeles, California
The 17th Annual Porsche/ vnuage VW Literature, Model
andMemoribilia Meetat theL.A. llihon. Over 200 tables
of collectibles. Plenty of parking (special rate) at the
Car Bam next door. Admission $5 at 9 a.m. or early
bird, $25at 7:30. Contact Wayne Callaway, 2037S. Vineyard Ave., Ontario, CA 91761 or 909-930-1999 days;
Jim Perrin at 614-882-9046; or Prescott Kelly at 203227-7770 eves. for more details.
January 30
Anaheim, California
The Annual 356 Registry All-Porsche Swap Meet. It's
become one of the largest Porsche Swaps in the world
and this year, YO should be there, too. Once agai n,
our gracious hosts will be the Dunkels. Their parking
lot will be open for vendor setup at 6 a.rn, and the
Registry's trustees will be on hand to direct traffic. As
usual, spaces arc free, admission is free, even the coffee and donuts arc FREE! Dunkel Bros. warehouse is
located at 1515 E. Katella Ave., a short distance from
Anaheim Stadiumand Disneyland. There arc lots of hotels nearby. Call Bob Campbell at 661-251-3500 or
bob@356products.com for more info.
Mar ch 31-April 2
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
North Meets South 2000 in beautiful San Luis Obispo,
California. Ourheadquarters hotel will be the Embassy
Suites in San Luis Obispo. Rates arc $99 and include
large suite, breakfast (made-to-order), and a complimentary cocktail reception each evening. Call 1-800864-6000to make a reservationand plan 10 join us for
a great weekend. Aregistration form will be in the next
Registry magazine and on our website at: http://
www.ns.net!- betnaV356CAR.htm For more info, email
Elaine Cannonat emcannon@aol.comor Carolyn Hanley
at carolyn.m.hanley@intel.com
Ju ne 1-4
Germa ny
The International356 Meetingwill be held in Germany,
traveling from Frankfurt to Bad Mergentheim and several other stops along the way at museums and places
of interest. The event winds up at Stuttgart and the
Porsche museum. Please contact the publishing office
Coming
Events
if you have an interest in attending, so we may advise
the German club. 651-439-0204 or gmahby@minn.net
J uly 6-9
Duran go, Colorado
356 West Coast Holiday will be hosted by the Rocky
Mountain 356 Club. Here's the preliminaryinfo so you
can start making plans. The activites will be based at
the Double Tree Hotel in Durango. Unfortunately, the
100 rooms set aside for the Holiday are booked. For
hotel reservations, contact those hotels listed belowor
the Tourist Bureau at 800-525-8855.
General PalmerHotel800-523-3358; Strater Hotel800247-443 1; Holiday Inn 800-465-465-4329; Best Western Rio Grande 800-245-4466; Best Western Durango
800-547-9090; Quality Inn 1-800-259-7803.
The tentativeevent schedule is as follows:
Wed. Ju ly 5th, Early Registration4-6.
Thursda yJ uly 6th, Registration 9-6, HospitalitySuite
9-10, Goodie Store 9-6, Gymkhana 2-5.
FridayJu ly 7th, Concours (Street & People'SChoice)
7-12, Lunch, Tech Sessions 2-5, Goodie Store 2-5,
HospitalitySuite 2-6, Dinner at 6.
SaturdayJ uly 8th, Drive of The Millennium 9-4, HospitalitySuite 4-6, Goodie Store 4-6, Banquet at 6.
SundayJul y 9th, Swap Meet 7-10, HospitalitySuite812, End of Events 12 noon.
Registration forms will be in the next issue. Accommo-
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dations at the banquet arc limited to 250. Durrango
sellsout hotel spaces during the summer months. After
the 100room reservations at the Doubletree arc gone,
you mayfind it difficuh to find rooms. Book now!
September 14-17
Roanoke, Virginia
The Potomac Owners Group invites you to the 25th 356
RegistryEast Coast Holidayand alsothe fi rst ECHofthe
newcentury.The Bille Ridge Holiday 2000will be headquartered at the Wyndham Hotel in beautiful downtown
Roanoke, Virginia. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Thu rs: Tour
G & W Motor Werkes, Check-in at Wyndham Hotel
Roanoke, Va., Vi rginia Museum ofTransportation Tour.
Friday: PossumPatrol Tour ofThe Blue Ridge or Mountain Lake Lodge, Tour City Market and Antique Shops,
Tour G & WMotor Werkes, Barbecue, Literature Swap
Meet. Saturday: Continental Breakfast War Memorial,
Vinton Concours War Memorial with Blue Grass Music,
Tour Chateau MorisetteWinery, Blue Ridge 2000 party.
Sunday:Swap Meet, Continental Breakfast, HolidayEnds.
Makeyour reservations early bycallingthe hotel at 540563-9300. Mark your calendars now, because ifyou miss
this millennium event, you will never again feel right
about yourself. More details to follow in the coming
months, butifyou just can't wait, contact co-chairs Dan
Rowzie 304-728-6641; Ron Ohlerich 703-524-9191
(peachron@erols.com); or Mick Michelsen 540-9810356 (chathamms@aol.com)
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MIDVVEST
Porsche 356 Club
Bob Fitzpatrick
23738 Barona Mesa Rd.
Ramona CA 92065
760-788-9354
bfitzz@j ps .net
Groupe 356
SI. Louis Region
Ted Melshe ime r, Sr.
10517 E. Wats on Rd.
SI. Louis, MO 63127
314-966 -2131
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Jim Har die
2282 0 Sierra Blvd.
Sac ramento, CA 95825
W indlge Stadt
356 K lub
Dale Moody
19532 Governor's Hwy
Homewood, IL 60430
708-798-2637
Central Coast
Wes & Diane Morrill
25209 Casiano
Salinas, CA 93908
83 1-643-0356
Fah r North
Phil Saari
3374 Owasso SI.
Shoreview, MN 55 126
356 Group Northwest
Ed Greeno
1904 1 46th Ave So uth
Sea Tac, WA. 98 188
206 -433 -1694
"greeno@ msn.com .
356 Motor Cities Gruppe
Barbara Ski rma nts
272 44 Ryan Rd.
Warren, MI 48092
810 -558- 3692
Sierra 356
Porsche Club
Glen n Lewis
2000 Royal Drive
Ren o, NV 89503
Ohio Tub Fanatics
Thom Kearnes
P.O. Box 51
Richfield, OH 44286-0513
(330) 659 -7244
fax: 659 -6654
Rocky Mountain
Porsche 356 Club
AI Gor don
12773 Grizzly
Littleton , CO 8012 7
303 -979-1072
SOUTHVVEST
Ar izona Outlaws
Porsche 356 Club
Mike Wroug hton
19870 N. 86th Ave .
Peoria, AZ 85382
623 -362 -83 56
mw roughton@aol.com
Mounta inland
Porsche 356 Club
Edward Radford
1568 Connecticut Drive
Sa lt Lake City, UT 84103
801 -521 -7330
Zia 356
David J. Berardinelli
P.O .Box 1944
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87 504 -1944
(505) 989-9566
djblaw@nLnet
SOUTH
Southern Owners Group
Ray Ringler
37 55 Creek Stone Way
Ma rietta , GA 30068
Th ree56@aol.com
Florida Owners Group
Rich Will iams .
4570 47th SI.
Sarasota, FL 342 35
813-758-0356
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EAST
Po tomac 356
Owner's Group
Dan Rowzie
800 South Samuel SI.
Charl es Tow n WV 254 14-14 16
356 Mid Atlantic
Dan Haden
143 W. Carp enter Lane
Philadelphia , PA 19119
356 Southern Connecticut
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P.O. Box 35
Riverside, CT 06878
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Typ 356 Northeast
Gary Resnick
45 West Rd., 1E
Or leans , MA 02653
508 -240-6909
Gary R.356@aol.com
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Tub Club
Bob Morris
397 Creekw ood Dr.
Lancaster, TX
972 -227 -8357
bo b.morris@ ha lliburton.com
Lone Star 356 Club
Ma rk Roth
4915 S. Main, Suite 109
Staff ord, TX 77477 (Houston)
281-2 77 -9595
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OUTS IDE USA
Maple Leaf 356 Club
of Canada
Dave Hinze
2304 Weston Rd. # 1407
West on, ON M9N 1Z3
4 16-244-4759
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Melbourne, Victoria, 3004
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356 Registry Trustees
Bob Campbell
(Bob@356products.com)
661-251-3500
20964 Canterwood Dr., Santa Clarita, CA 91350
Chuck House
(chuckhouse@intel.com)
714-891-2386 (H)
6402 Harvard Circle, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
John Jenkins
( johnj enkins@hp.com)
619-224-3566, 224-3933 Fax
3122 Kingsley St., San Diego, CA 92106
Joe Johnson
( joej356@infoave.net)
336-886-5287 (H)
618 Gatewood, High Point, NC 27262-4722
Vic Skirmants
(skirmants@home.com)
810-575-9544 (W)
27244 Ryan Rd., Warren, MI 48092
Officers
Bob Campbell , president (bob@356products.com)
20964 Canterwood Dr., Santa Clarita, CA 91350
Chuck House, vice president (chuckhouse@i ntel.com)
6402 Harvard Circle, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Patty Yow, secretary
Randall Yow, treasurer (ryow356@aol.com)
21 Thimbleberry Square, Greensboro, NC 27455
661-251-3500
714-891-2386 (H)
949-250-4043 Fax
336-545-8994 (H)
336-275-9116 Fax
Magazine Editorial Staff
Gordon Maltby
(gmaltby@minn.net)
Editor
225 N. 2nd St., Stillwater, MN 55082
651-439-0204, fax 439-7620
(blocklab@aol.com)
Reviews
Dr. Bill Block
423 Hawk High Hill, Metamora, MI 48455
810/678-30 17
Dr. Bob Hilton
Vintage Racing
2389 Ringling Blvd. Ste. B, Sarasota, FL 34237
941-955-7619 fax
Dr. Brett Johnson (356drb@indy.net)
Restoration Editor
7510 Allisonville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46250
317-841-7677
Four Cam Forum
Dick Koenig
7S 710 Donwood Dr., Naperville, IL 60540
630-369-4492
The Maestro
Harry Pellow
(maestro@well.com)
20655 Sunrise Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014
408-727-1864
Jim Perrin
(carreragts@aol.com)
Historian
Box 29307, Columbus, OH 43229
614-882-9046'
Teile Trivia
Brad Ripley
Box 41030, Reno, NV 89504
702-626-7800
Ron Roland
Nuts & Bolts
28140 26 Mile Rd., Chesterfield, MI48051
810-749-9804
Jim Schrager
(75452.3160@compuserve.com)
Market Watch
54722 Little Flower Trail, Mishawaka, IN 46545
219-259-9261
(skirmants@home.com)
Technical Editor
Vic Sk irmants
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)
Webmeister
Chris Markham
(csm@adobe.com)
Robin Hansen (rhansen@cableone.net)Ass 't. Webmeiste r, email List Monitor
Rick Dill
(rdill@cyburban.com)
email List Monitor
Gub Services
Barbara Skirmants (skirmants@home.com) Members, Renewals, Circulation
27244 Ryan Road, Warren, MI 48092
810-558-3692, fax 558-3616
John Jenkins
Club Coordinator / Event Insurance
3122 Kingsley St., San Diego, CA 92016
619-224-3566
Goodie Store
M & M Enterprises, Wes & Diane (356goodiestore@usa.net)
25209 Casiano, Salinas, CA 93908
831-643-0356, fax 831-643-1333
Brett Johnson (356drb@indy.net)
Porsche Factory Liaison
7510 Allisonville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46250
317-841-7677, fax 849-2001
he resultsare in from our trustee election;
the two candidates with the most votes are
Chuck House andRandall Yow. This onewas
a "squeaker," with just a fewvotes separatingtwo candidates. Thanks to allofyou who tookthe time to vote.
Speaking of trustees, in the future we will be featuring
"guest" columns byeachof themfrom time to time; it's
a good way foryou to get to know them.
This issue is a milestone of sorts, having more
photos than I can ever remember using in the past. I
looked ata magazine from five yearsago and determined
that this one has about four times as many editorial
images. There are two reasons for this: the West Coast
Holiday in Sedona was a visual delight, and I think we
canonlydo it justice byshowingplentyofphotos. Check
outpages 32-36andyou'llseewhat I mean. And I must
confess a little initial skepticismwhenDuane Hyatt asked
that I publish the Holidaybox-camera photo contestwinners, but I thinkyou'll agree after looking at pages 16
and 17; they're delightful!
Thesecond partofthis photo extravaganza isfound
on pages 4, 22 and 23. These images chronical "a day
in the life ofa 356driver." The day, ofcourse, was September 19th, "Drive Your 356 Day." I billeditasa photo
contest, butthatreally wasn't the point. I was just hoping people would get their cars outandenjoythem, and
ifpossible, joinwith others who were doing the same. I
thinkwesucceeded.
Credit forthe original idea goesto Dick Douglass,
and Bob Campbell's column last issue must have been
good encouragementtoanyone who was wavering with
questions like, "Willmycar run?Is it worth the effort?"
It seemsa lot of you were out on the road that Sunday,
and the two letters that follow answer those questions
better than Iever could. Thanks to everyonefor participating, and congratulations to our winners (page 4).
T
and the '54 runs just fine agai n. Best regards fro m Germany. P.S. the only other Porsche I saw that day was a
911on Grossk!ockner. Isawno other 356except in the
museum.
Utoe Biegner, Langenlonsbeim, Germany
y son and I took up the challenge of Bob
Campbell in the Julyl August Registry and
vowed to get my 1963 super Coupe running and outon
the road September 19th on Ferry Porsche's birthday.
It had not been run for 3 years. You know the
excuses: the clutchneededadjusting (I didn't have time),
I'll have to clean the idle jets (it wasn't running well
when 1put it away), the brakes needed adjusting, and
anyway, I should wait until theyget rid of this California
reformulated gas- I don't want to put anyof thatstuff
in mycar.
WELL WE DID IT! And in time. We found the accelerator pumps on both carbs did not work. The old
gashaddone its work.So, wedrained out 12 gallons of
stuff that didn't smell like gasoline, rebuilt both carbs,
put in newplugs, points and condenser, push started it
(the batterywas halfdeadeven with a charge). Myson
timed it, twiddled with the mixture screws-SHE I.lVES!
We're ready!
On Sunday, September 19th out we went. 1had
forgotten howfantastic a newlytuned Porsche was. On
to the freeway on-ramp, 3500 r.p.m. in second under
the overpass, then hitthird, Bursch exhaust singingthe
songall 356 owners love. 1hope you heard it up there
Mr. Porsche. It was for you and all of us.
I'vegot a driver now. It will NOTsit in the garage
anymore. It was meantto be driven.
Thanks Bob Campbell for getting me to do it.
Alan Nelson , Uk iah, California
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Reflections on DY356D 1999
ob Campbell asked us to drive our 356s on
B Ferry's birthday and that's what I wanted to
do, too. In the article about the Swiss meeting Oulyl
August) itwas mentioned thatI had trouble with my'54
Speedster. The problemwas caused bya valve seat that
cameloose for some reason. So Bill Block and I drove
back on 3 cylinders. To make it even a little more difficult, the generator stopped charging, too. Anyway, we
came home safe and the battery died right in front of
the garage. During the next weeks, I took the engine
apart and fixed it. My target for completion was September 19th; to be true, I was a little bitquicker.
After Bob's article, I decided to use the last weekendfora bigtestdrive andvisitmybrother inRosenheim
near Munich. From there it's a nice day trip to Gmiind
and all the places where it all began. First we crossed
the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse to drive to Gmiind.
There we visited the pfortnerhaus and the Museum of
Mr. Pfeifhofer. FromGmiind we tookthe Katschberg road
toget backtoGermany. The roundtrip from Rosenheim
was almost 200 mileslong and just fine for a beautiful
and warm Sunday.
Back home, I had 845 miles more on the counter
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ywife Karen and I are justback fromthe
356Registry HolidayinSedona,Arizona.
What a great time we had! Mike
Wroughton and his band of Arizona Outlaws worked
their buns offto assure everyone had a good time, and
everyone did. Over 100356's cruzin' through the red
canyons and tree covered mountains is a sight to behold. I thinkI most enjoyed the fact that just about everyonewas DRIVING their cars.We want tothankMike,
all his worker bees and all the sponsorsthat made the
event such a success and we are looking forward to
2009, when they will do it all over again. You can bet
Karen and I will be there.
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be appropriate for the Holiday. What's nextVic, a rille
rack inthe rearwindow? Registrant Peter Hoffmanand
his wife Sabine came all the wayfrom Germany to attend, onlyto losetheirnew Audiovox cell phone. If anybody found it, please call me. At the Concours lunch,
weallcelebrated the25th Anniversaryofthe 356Regis-
A few notes from the Holiday
Vic and Barb Skirmants left for the Holiday a bit
early and arrived with 3,101 miles already traveled in
Barb's blue CCoupe. Vic thought the setofdeer antlers
he attached to the front bumper of their coupewould
If Orrin Henderson's 356 cab can
make it onto the Holidayconcours
lawn, your car can certainlymake it
through a weekend drive. Getout
there and enjoyyour 356!
Pleasenote: In future issues of the
magazine, we will invite each of the
356 Registrytrustees to contribute
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trywith Birthdaycake, HappyBirthday to us. Ed Lackie
had to be the most astonished person at the awards
banquet, ashe was thewinner ofthe356Registry'sgrand
door prize ofOne Free Holiday. He was reimbursed for
three nights at the Poco Diablo Resort and his total
Holiday registration amount. Congratulations Ed. Rich
and Linda Peters enjoyedtheentireHolidayintheir 1954
Speedster until the trip home when we stopped to
sightsee with Ed and Daphne Morris. Ed's van popped
out ofgear, rolledheavilyinto therear of theSpeedster
and pushed it forward into a Winnebago motorhome.
Fortunately, theywere able to continue their trip home
intheirnewly-wrinkled Speedster. SinceRich andLinda
arefeaturedin the Leland-West Insurance ad, I amsure
theywon't have any trouble in that area.
356 Registry Board of Trustees
and Officers Meeting
The 356 Registry Board of Trustees and Officers
met onWednesday,September 28th,inSedona,Arizona.
I am proud to report that your club is in stable condition andstillgrowing.The 25thAnniversary issue magazinewas mailed to 6,409 members in 32 countriesand
how do you like your new, larger sized magazine? In
addition to regular business, a good portion ofthemeetingwas devotedto the356RegistryWebsiteand356talk,
your email chat line, with Webmasters Chris Markham
and Robin Hansen in attendance. The RegistryTrustees
and Officers are in agreement that our Website is now,
and will become even more so, one of our most valuableassets. We are dead seriousabout establishingitas
the main "Portal" sitefor any 356-relatedneeds. Chris
andRobin have our completesupport and wewillwork
together to make it the premier 356 site for the next
millenium. I really want to thank the entire Board of
Trustees, Officers and especially Barbara Skirmantsand
Gordon Maltby, as your combined effo rts throughout
the year promote and maintain an incredible organizationthatwillonlybecomelarger andstronger with time.
You are a pleasure to workwith.
We have another new regional group organizing.
David Berardinelliandfriendsare formingthe"Zia 356
Club", outSantaFe, New Mexico way. Looks like a great
group to me, if you are anywhere near their area, join
thefun . You can contact David at 505-989-9566. The
356Registryis pleased to assist this group to organize,
as we have other groups in the past, so that they may
enjoy and share the goodwill and fellows hip found
among 356 people. This group and others like it are
thelife's blood ofthe 356Registry, becauseit'snotmuch
fu n ifyou can't share it.
Our friend Ray Litz passed away quietlyon tuesday, September 14th. I attended a service for Ray on
September 25th, after which all were invited back to
Ray and Anne's home for some Ray Tales and refreshments. Raytouched many, manyPorsche peoplewhile
he was with us and he is definitely one of the few real
pioneers in Porsche engine modifications. I am sure
Anne would appreciate a call or note from any ofyou
who knew Ray. The address is 3409Seclusion Drive,
Lake Isabella, CA. Telephonenumber is 760-379-1561.
Remember, you can buya 356 and then you can
pamperyour 356 or you may completelyrestore your
356, but ifyou donotDRIVE your 356,you are missing
out on the best part of the pie. Please let it be a car
again. Drive it and drive safe. ~
In the Mail
ot a kick out of the photo of the Denzel at Mt.
Equinox,Vermont (Registry, Sept. '99, pg. 15).
1rememberat least one Denzel being raced in NewEngland in the late fifties. As I recall, it had a 1300S engineand was lighter, fasterand better handlingthan the
pushrod Speedsters. Fortunately it ran with the AUa
Romeos. 1think Herr Denzelwas a Porsche distributor
in Austria.
1ran the Mt. Equinox Ilillclimb in june 1959 and
June 1963 with my Speedster. It then was a New Yo rk
Region, S.C.C.A. event. I don't remember much about
'63, butin '59 I took second or third in class. The trophies that year were Vermont granite bookends, which
were promptlydubbed "tombstones",
Equinox is a steep hill, at the time 5.2 miles long,
with plentyof switchbacks. On the last mn of the day
the driver's door latch on the Speedster jumped over
the striker plate and the door flewopen. I kept on going, making right turns steeringwith myright handwhile
holding onto the door with my left. Nothingdisturbed
me in those days.
Sam Sipkins, Richmond, CA
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about Denzels byJim Perrin.
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ran out ofgasseveral days agoin my recently
restored 1955 356Continental coupe.
The unfortunate event happened in a residential
area miles awayfrom the nearest service station. 1was
pleasantlysurprised to see a Mobil Oil gastruck comingup the street and proceeded to flag it down.
The driver, Keith Peters, said he would be happy
to pump a few gallons, buthis nozzle was forservicing
commercial accounts and was far too large for my gas
tank.
I indicatedthat he could puttwo and possiblythree
commercial nozzles in my tank, but1had to open the
deck lidto prove the point.
It reminded me ofa used Volkswagen I bought in
1954. At that time, 1was amazed that many of the service stations were still unfamiliar with the car.The service station mechanics would request that I open the
"hood" so that theycould view the motor.
I
1hadan Olsen 23Modelairplaneengineleftover
from my modeling days, so I mounted it in the "hood"
compartment and found a small black rubber band to
serve as the fan belt. 1nowwish that photographs had
been taken of the many incredulous double takes.
D. 1110mas Kincaid, Lake Geneva, WI
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ong the top ten head-scratchers that can
befall a faithful tubthumper is this one, for
rum-braked cars.You have just overhauled
the brake system. Everythinghascomeoff;shoes, hoses,
etc. The master cylinder is newand the drums, at least
fo r a while, arc round. The wheel cylinders have been
replacedor reconditioned as necessary.
It's allback together, the bleedingis done andthe
pedal is high and solid. The brakes feci fine backing
out of the driveway. But at the first stop sign it's,
"YEEEOOOW, it's not going to stop!" The brakes are
nowhere near as good as they were before the overhaul! What's goingon here?
Theanswer is that you just mayhave put your front
wheel cylinders on backward. Read on.
Drumbrakes have an "energizing" and a "de-energizing" direction of rotation. When the direction of
rotation of the drum is from the cylinder end to the
anchored end ofthe shoe, the rotation ofthe drum tends
to pull the lining in tighter against the drum. That increases the effective braking force and is called "self
energizing." Geometrically, this is because the anchor
pointfor the shoe is inside the curved plane ofcontact.
Bythe sametoken, if the drum is revolved in the opposite direction, the system becomes "de-energizing;" rotation of the drum tends to push the lining away from
the drum, lesseningbrakingforcedrastically.Afair guess
would be that, for the same pedal pressure, braking in
the de-energized direction of rotation is perhaps 10%
ofthatin the energized direction. Alittle bunnybeating
a drumtold methat.On the356 drum front brakes, itis
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i
t's often asked why 356s have no chokes. Ac
tually, early pre-A 356s had "enrichment de
vices" which serve the samepurpose.
On a carbureted enginewith a choke, it functions
mainlyto helpget the engineoffthe idle circuitand get
the main jetcircuit operating. Theidle mixtureis richer,
anyway, than the mixture of the "high speed" metering
system. That's whya cold enginewill often idle OK but
notwant to come up offidle. One reasonthat 356s don't
have chokesis that the intake tubes, often erroneously
called "manifolds," (anyone who wants to argue about
that, meet me at the end ofthe article) arc short.
On cars with longintake manifolds supplyingseveral cylinders, so much of the gas mixture condenses
on the inner wall of the long, cold pipe that it'sdifficult
to get a rich mixtu re - needed for cold starts - to the
cylinders. On the 356 it's a short trip fromthe carbs to
the combustion chambers, so not as much rawgas is
stored on the walls alongthe way. Also, on cars where
a single carb throat feeds several cylinders through a
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possibleto mix up the parts. If the wheel cylinders are
reverseddiagonally, everythingfits fine butyou havedeenergizing brakes. "Diagonally" means that the wheel
cylinder intended for the top on one side will fit just
fine on the bottom position ofthe other side of the car.
Andvice versa, ofcourse. (Ed. Not e: Thefactorymanual
warns, "Care must be taken to install cylinders so that
the piston side points in the direction of the wheel's
forward movement." See illustration.)
The rear brakes arc both energizingand de-energizing. Each rear wheel uses a single dual-piston cylinder operating bothshoes. Theanchored ends ofthe two
shoes are adjacent at the other end. This results in one
energizing and one de-energizing shoe per wheel,
whether the car is rolling forward or backward. It's
magic!To steal the punch line froman old joke abouta
Thermos bottle, "How do it know?"
When rolling fo rward, one shoe on each side is
energizingand the other de-energizing. When backing
Thisillustration from the AFactory manual shows
a front left side brake assembly. Theblackarrows
indicate directionof wheel rotation. Ona rear
wheel assembly, both pistons are in a single
housing at the top while both adjusters are in a
similar housing at the bottom end of the brake
shoes.
up, theytrade places. Well, not really, but theydo trade
functions. If itweren't for that, the braking effect would
be almost nil in reverse direction, which would make
backing out of the driveway even more of an exciting
adventure than it alreadyis. Another reason for that arrangement on the rear is thatmuch less forward braking effect is desired on the rear wheels because of the
effective forwardweight shift under hard braking. When
stepping hard on the brakes, there is more downward
force on the front tires than on the rear, so the rears
would slide if they had equal braking force. Soreducing the rear braking force by using one "forward" and
one "reverse" shoe works out verynicelyand also provides good braking effect (from one temporarily-forward shoe on each side) while backing up. It's not often that things work out thatneatly. If the front parts arc
reversedand you have de-energizing brakes, your braking effectiveness has been drastically reduced in front.
In fact, most braking is probably being handled by the
one forward shoe on each side in the rear. Pedal force
for adequate braking would be drastically increased.
Don't drive it, fix it! It ain't safe.
I can alreadyhear thedisc brake owners snickering. But don't worry, there are plenty ofways for you to
screw up too!
Pat Tobin
manifold, the distribution is never perfectly uniform,
increasing the possibility that some cylinders will be
short-changed when it's cold and there isn't enough gas
to go around. On the 356 a couple of flicks of the toe
will cause the accelerator pumps to squirt enough to
get the engine offidle, and that's usuallygood enough,
even ifit has to be repeateda few times.
Some carbureted engineswithshort intake tracts
had chokes, such as the early VW type Ills with automatic chokes. But thoseare cars intended fordifferent
drivers. Porsche expected drivers of their cars to be
moreskilled, sensitive to the needs of the engine, and
let's face it - conscious. Requiring the driver to goose
the throttle a fewtimes until the engine warms up was
considered preferable to a manual or automaticchoke
the constantdanger ofrunningrich needlesslylong.Now
- you say manifold - 1 say intake tube - let's call the
whole thing off. Amanifold, in this context, is a supply
pipe withseveral outlets - manifold outlets, get it? If the
pipe onlyhas two ends it is just an intake tube - at least
that's what Porsche calls it. Yes, 1 know I'm a voice
crying in the wilderness on this one, but I'll clingto my
intake tubes as I draw my last breath! Choking, of
course.
Pat Tobin ~
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irst things first; I want to endorse a product
thatIfound ontheInternet via 356er, Michael
Branning. It is a plastic cleaner/protectant
called Plexus. I tried it because one of my newer car's
inside plastic rear window gets covered with carsweat
if it stays out in the sunfor any lengthyperiod oftime. I
had tried the Meguiars plasticcleaner, butitwas a pain
and took forever. In contrast, thePlexus is a delight sprayit on wipe it off. This stuffwas originally developedfor the aviationindustryand does not seem to be
universally available. I got it fromJim at Auto Fanatics
via their website.
Duringthe ongoingrebuild ofmy stellar 51 Glaser cabriolet, Ken Daugherty
pointedout that notonlywere there two
serialnumbersonthegearbox, butthey
both hada KD prefix. Heexplained that
KD was used by the Porsche and VW
factories to designate rebuilt units. I
posted a question to the 356 list on
theInternetabout whatKD meantand
got several replies, so I went backto
our friends at PorscheAG for the definitive response.
The literal meaning of KD,
Kundendienst, is customer service, meaning the engine or gearbox was a unit serviced for a customer. This may have been an individual customer, a dealer, or even the Porsche factory.
Rebuilt engines did not receive a second number, just
the KD letters stamped in front of the serial number.
Just in caseyoudon'tsubscribetothat other magazine, the two numbers on the caseindicate an original
1948 build date and a September 1951 reconditioning
at VW. The car's delivery date was February 1951, suggesting that the rebuiltunit was a replacement for the
originalbox. The Kardexdoes not list the originalgearbox number or muchof anythingelsefor that matter. It
does list the exterior color as Bordeaux Red, a 1949
VW color.
Another interestingcarsurfaced fromcyberspace:
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I received a phone callfrom RichardGriffith who
saidthatthose snazzy wheel covers onthe Gmtindcoupe
on page 23 ofVolume 23,NumberI are from a Hudson
Commodore.
Greg Lafata e-mailed thathehas a '56 356A coupe
that apparently had the elusive European scripts. Its
chassis number 5542 I is substantially higher than the
previous high#55154.
I also got some responses regarding T-6s with
handthrottles and Roadsterswithout dashboard scripts.
Tom Olson's #118637 1962 coupe has a handthrottle.
Dick Lucas of Portola Valley, CA has a T-6 coupe,
#2101 77 that he purchased new in 1962 with the
throttle.
a 1961 Karmann Hardtop. I'm sure manyofyou have
an opinionof this short-lived model, which has the distinction of being oneofthe least valuable 356s, despite
their obscurity. I've heard stories that
when these cars were new, dealers
were occasionally forced totake them,
if they were to be allowed to obtain
more desirable models. Due to this,
most have few options.
Jamie Poole from Brandon,
Florida has recently obtained this car
fromhis grandfather, who purchased
it in the early 1960s from a serviceman, who broughtit back from Europe. The car is largely original, includingpaintandinterior. Itisn'tperfect, but makes an interesting time
capsule.
This particular car was delivered in September 1961 in Finland.
It is a 1600 Super and is heavily
Jamie Poole's Bhas some interesting options, including this
optioned including: variable speed fancy Blaupunkt that looks more like a jukeboxthan a radio.
wipers, headlight grilles, 80 liter
tank, travel kit, luggage rack, leather
seats, shoulder harnesses, headrests, koko mats anda
Informal Census Results
Biaupunkt Frankfurt AMlFMlLW. There is another item
Steve Martin ofPortland, Oregon reports T6Roadrelatedto the radio thatis mounted under the glovebox
ster # 89650 hasthe throttle, but no dashboard script.
that has nine pushbuttons (one for each letter in
Rue Prince from Norfolk, VA reports likewise that his
Blaupunkt). I've never seen oneofthese, but I'mhopeRoadster 89809 has a throttlecable but does not have
ful that one of you maybe ableto enlighten us.
the silver & gold plated Porsche emblem,with no holes
behind the dash indicating it was ever there. He also
stated that thereare two other twin grille Belgian Roadstersin hisarea, both ofwhich are similar.
There was alsosome banter about when the luggage rackmountingnutswere addedto the rearlid with
these results: 1956 coupe#55100 had noluggage rack
fastener points on theoriginal decklid. #55106, which
appearsto have an originaldecklid (stamped 06) has
factory fastener points. Coupe #572 12 has the factory
fastener points, but they do not seem to be threaded.
Anyone else?
Hazet Tool Kits
Colin Thorpe from Auckland, New Zealand sent
information about Hazet Tool kits includingthe followingdisclaimer:
"As I have stated this Hazet information is by no
means complete or accurate, butan account of what is
seenin Australiaand New Zealand." I know thatmany
ofyou justlove tool kitinformation,soperhapsthis will
stimulate other Hazetphiles to come forward.
An under dsah view of the unusual Blaupunkt radio control shown above
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Volume 23 Number 4
General Information:
Hazet Tool Kits
Hazet has been and still is one of the
manufacturers oftools for Porsches. Intheearly
1950s owners of W,' and Porsches and probablya fewother German makes wanted to have
a completeset ofuseful andremovabletools as
a optional item. Theywere not installed at the
factory, but manydealerships stocked them. Often you will find on the reverse side of the tin
near the hinge a dealer's decal/sticker,
There are 4 types of tool kits that 1 am
aware of. Thefirst version has VW on the top of
the tool tin (theseare actuallyseen in VWfactoryaccessories brochures). The other version
has only Hazet Tourist on the lid; these look
nice in earlycars!
So, there were two options available,
hence not all VW cars actually have the VWon
the tin. Many cars seen here in New Zealand
had just the llazet Tourist logo. Nowadays VW
owners strive to get the VWtins and Porsche
owners who opt fo r this type of period kitseek
the universal kit.
Thesecond difference which occurs with
boththe VW logo kitand what I call the universalkitis the contents. It appearsthatallchanges
made to VW onesoccurred to the universal kit,
as well.
Mainly the 3 spanner kit being the early
version upto 1959 (photosat left). The 4 spanner kitpost 1959 (photosat right) Another difference sometimes isthewrench 561. Earlykits
normallyonlyhave the 36mmend, whereasthe
later ones have a 21 mm end. ,~
The photos at left display the three-spanner
Hazet tool kits, while the kits pictured on
the right show the four-spanner sets.
Tool name
Pliers
Stubby Philips
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Spanner
Spanner
Spanner 10 & 12mm
Spanner 6 & Smm
Small Screw Driver
Wrench 36mm only
Wrench 36 & 21mm
Tire Speed Wrench
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Long handle polygrips
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Recovering the
3568/( Dash
By Carl Swirsding
er 35years or moreofabuse from thesun
andotherelements our 356dashboard tops
an become badly faded, cracked and
brittle. The bestsolution to bringing your dashbackto
its original glory is to replace thevinyl (or leather) and
padding. Below I describe thesteps I usedon my '64 C
Coupe. The only difference I can see between theA, B
and Cis thatthe Chas a map light underthe centerof
thedash.
Quality materials are thefirst element to any successful restoration project. So I bought the materials
from Autos International. The vinyl texture and color
was a perfect match and the foam padwas the correct
thickness (1/4-inch) andnicelyreinforced ononeside.
My first step was to remove theolddash. You will
find five screws under the dash, which need to be removed. Becareful tosave thespecial washers. Then pull
back the rubber door seal on both sides and release
the ends of the dash cover. Now, quite simply pull the
dash offbylifting the underside while pulling it slightly
toward you. Bingo it is off. Surprisingly easy.
Carefully remove theoldvinyl. You'll find ituseful
as a template and guide later. My padding had nearly
been reduced to powder which I easily removed. What
you will find is a two-part dash foundation of a metal
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Figure 1. The rusty metal frame and jute nose.
frame and a composite jute nose. See Figure 1. Plus,
undertheframe will be two pieces ofheavy upholstery
material. My jute nosealmost fell off, and I found my
metal frame to be surprisingly rusty.
Cleanup isnext.I putthetwo pieces ofupholstery
material through the washer. I wire brushed the metal
frame andgave it two coats ofPORI5 . While thesecond
coatwas still tacky, I sprayed a light dustingofshakercan gray undercoat paint into the PORI5 . This is recommended by the POR15 manufacturer to provide a
better surface for bonding paint and other materials.
The other cleanup job was to clean and polish the
painted metal surface thatis under the dash. Pay particular attention to the leading edge at the base of the
windshield, which isvisible from theoutside ofthecar.
Attention should alsobe given to where the vinyl meets
the painted surface under thedash.
The next element of my preparation was repairing theheadliner material wrappedaround the two wind14
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shield posts. They were torn at the basedueto sunexposure for 35years. 1was ableto repairthem bygluing
a matching piece ofheadliner underthetearsusing 3M
Super Trim Adhesive #08090. Then 1glued therepaired
piece to the painted metal underit using the same adhesive. The next problem 1hadwas thatthe headliner
material ontheposts was badly discolored. I purchased
avinyl paint called Surflex inthematching original "Gray
356Headliner" color.You canbuy this from Color Plus,
3767 Sunrise Lake, Milford, PA 18337, (717) 686-3158.
1 was totally amazed. The color matched perfectly to
the original light gray material. I also usedit to cover
up a number of other discolorations on the rest ofmy
headliner. But thatisanother discussion altogether.Note
that typical replacement headliner material is a lighter
colorthan theoriginal material. If thereisany question
ofcoloraskColor Plus tosendyou a sample before you
order.
Now thebody ofthecar is ready forthedashto be
installed, sothenext step istoassemble thedash. There
are basically five parts. The metal frame, thejutenose,
the padding, thevinyl cover and the two pieces of upholstery material. First, I aligned thejute noseandmetal
frame and marked a centerpoint ofeachwith a felt tip
pen. I applied several coats of contact cement (available atyour local hardware store) tothejute asitsoaked
intothematerial andtwo thin coats to themetal frame.
I very carefully made the first contact at the marked
center point. Afriend held one side of the jute away
from the metal while 1carefully applied theotherside.
With one sidein place, 1carefully applied contact cement to thesecond side.
The upholstery material comes next. Using 3M
General Trim Adhesive #08080 apply thetwo pieces of
upholstery material ontheunderside ofthemetal frame
suchthatthecutouts align with thetabs andtheedge is
clearofthe metal points. See Figure 2.
Now we apply the foam pad. I wrapped the pad
with the reinforced side down over the dash and cut
away some excess material still leaving about 2-3inches
ofextra material onallsides. I sprayed 3M General Trim
Adhesive on the pad and metal frame (do not use 3M
Super Trim Adhesive on the foam) . Again, with great
care, I started from the middle and applied the foam
padto thedash with only a slight bitofstretching in the
process. Then I useda razortoremove theexcess foam,
cutting along the edge oftheframe.
Now comes the trickiest part of the job. Stretching the vinyl over the dash. I did NOT use adhesive. I
used the sharp metal points under the metal frame to
holdthevinyl in place. See Figure 2. Besurethepoints
are sticking outfar enough to catch thevinyl. The trick
is getting the vinyl to form over theleft and right sides
of the dash. I tried several techniques and found that
bruteforce worked bestfor me. I enlisted the help of
my wife and teenage son. We eachhad a task. My wife
PULLED andHELD thevinyl over thecenterofthedash.
My son heldthedash andvinyl on onesideto stabilize
thedash andvinyl inonelocation. My jobwas toFORCEFULLY stretch the vinyl over the other end and wrap it
underthemetal frame to becaught onthemetal points.
After a bitofstrugglingto coordinate our efforts wegot
thecenter andfirst side in place. Then we didthesame
routine for the second side. Wow, it looked great. And
thatvinyl canstretchan amazing amount.
Next I trimmed thevinyl material underthe metal
frame toallow about 3/4 inchofexcess across thewidth
and 5-6inches at eachend. I glued the3/4-inch excess
onto the underside ofthemetal frame using 3M Super
Trim Adhesive, however doNOT glue thelastfew inches
at eachend. The result was big floppy "ears" of excess
vinylsticking outeachend.
If you have a C model you will have a map light
under the center of the dash. Starting at the center of
therectangular opening carefullyusea razorandcuta
lineto each ofthe four corners. Fold the resulting triangular flaps over the metal frame and glue in place
using 3M Super Trim Adhesive.
Now comes theinstallation intothe car. It is sur-
Figure 2. Tab, metal poi nt, and upholstery
mater ial on underside of metal dash frame.
prisinglysimple. Drop thedash intoplace being sureto
align the tabs (see Fig. 2) under the metal frame into
the slots in the body of the car. Now replace the five
screws under the dash. Be careful the washers under
thescrews do NOT cutthevinyl.
After you install the dash into the car you must
use some filler material (I useda bat ofcotton) under
the vinyl at each end to smooth out the transition between the jute nosepiece and the door jam. This takes
some trialanderror until you geta nicesmooth transition with a firmness similar to the jutenose. As part of
this process I carefully folded thetopandbottom ofthe
vinyl ends so that the total width was the same as the
height of the garnish rail at the top of the door panel.
Close thedoorsand position thevinyl endsas close as
possible to align with thegarnish rails. This makes fora
nicevisual transition from thedash to thedoor. When I
was satisfied with thefiller material, andtheposition of
the folds in the vinyl, I trimmed the vinyl so that the
folds were only 1/4- 1/2inchin depth topand bottom.
I then glued thefolds in place with 3M Super Trim Adhesive. The resulting "ears" have taken theirfinal shape
andcannow be placed underthedoorseals. Make one
lastcheckthattheyare in the correctposition relative
to the garnish rails. The laststep is to cut awayanyexcessand glue the "ears" in place using 3M Super Trim
Adhesive. Press thedoorsealbackintoplace.And there
you have it . . a perfect new dash and refurbished surrounding areas. ~
Remembering Ray Utz
n manyways the family ofPorsche owners and
businesses is a small one, and wc as a family
have lost one ofthe foundingfathersofPorschc
performance. Ray Litz was bornon August II , 1934 in
Pasadena, California. I1is love affairwith Porsche started
early. In 1959 Raywas stationcd at a militaryrocket test
facility at Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was during this
time that he bought his first Porsche-a 1958 Speedsterfor 2900.
Years later and back in Pasadena, Raywas workingina machine shopwhere he constantlytinkered with
ideas to increase the power of his Speedster, In 1963
he started Competition Engineering, and over three decades later he was still squeezing more power out of
every model Porschc developed, Raygaveme a chance
to work atCE back in 1972when I was 15 years old and
saving for my first car. lie was a great guyto work for.
When he retired two years ago, mywife Sally and 1took
over the business. Ray and his wife Anne were on an
extended vacation lastyear when he suffered a stroke.
Raynever recoveredand he passed fromcomplications
on September 14th, 1999.
I1is family and fri ends will miss Ray, as will the
entire Porsche community. And I will dearly miss my
uncle, mentor, friend and partner,
Walt Watsoll
I
1met Ray utz in Altadena in 1961 when 1needed
nell' pistons for my 1954 "Damen" Coupe. Ray's innovation of putting copper plated steel liners inoldaluminum barrels saved countless hundreds ofdollarstopoor
Porsche owners like me... I touched base with himoccasionally even when 1lived in Minneapolis in the 70s
or if1was in town visitingJPL. 1talked to himlast about
a year ago and he stillremembered me hyname and my
old coupe. I will miss him. Mycondolencesto his familyand 1hope dcr Professor was there waiting to shake
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The Outlaw Roundup
Holiday organizer Duane Hyatt andhiscohorts gave contestants a box camera and
a challenge: takethe bestpicture you canin eachoffive categories.
Here are thewinning photos!
Special Categories:
51. Aphoto that represents
the 356 Registry.
Cheryl Dunkel (top)
52.Aphoto that says
"Photo Contest:'
Bill Perkins (top rlghtl
A. Reflections.
1st Doug Bohm
2nd Barnett Black
3rd Barbara Bivens
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E. A moving picture
from the car (note: specific
instructions were given for the
PASSENGER to take the
photol,
1st Barb Crowley
2nd Jayne Goldberg
3rd Doug Bohm
D. Porsche detail picture, judged
for artistic merit.
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2nd Barb Crowley
3rd Steve Johns
C. "I know you took the picture for the contest,
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November/December 1999
17
T
his issue we havea specialcontributionfrom
our Publisher, Gordon Maltby, who visited
the Dana MecumAuction locatedat Elkhart
Lake, Wisconsin onJuly 22 and 23. His notes paintan
excellent picture ofthe four 356srunthroughthis auction, and form the basis for our report. I have added a
fewcomments here and there on the fewitems Gordon
didn't address.
1954 PorscheSpeedster 1500: The color was listed
as Signal Red, whichshould be a bright, clearred, but
instead this car had an unusual orangish tint in both
daylightandartificial light. Signal Red isa proper1954
color, but all the reds are difficult to paint accurately,
and I have seen many different shades of what should
be the same color. Offered by a broker from Georgia,
the car was presented with a fresh restoration. Rocker
bottoms showed what appeared to be improperlyfinishedplastic filler. Door gaps were mostly acceptable,
with the top of the driver's door a bit wide. The pan
appeared newand seemed to have deeper reliefs than
would have been proper. Black interior andtoplooked
nearperfect. Correctgauges andtheproperdetails such
as a flat distributor cap were marred by justa few exceptions, such as the hoodhandle, which should have
been "squarish." The engine was nicely detailed and
proper for the year. No Kardex was presented so it was
unclear if itwas proper for the car. 16-inch wheels and
period tires completed the vintage feel of this veryattractive 356.
This is the kind of Porsche that will be ruthlessly
critiqued bythose highlyknowledgeable, so a thorough
inspection by experts is required prior to purchase
making an auction a less-than-ideal venue for this car.
Several novices in attendance expressed interest in this
car, wanting "an open 356," butthis is probablynotthe
place tostart theirPetschehobby. It was bidto $42,500
and should bring more.
1958 Super Speedster: Silver with a red interior
and tan rugs, this older repaint (5+ years) was holding
upquite well. Seats were reproductionfiberglass buckets with wood bases and aluminum frames. Although
the exterior was quite presentable, a few details were
lacking. The horns hadsilver overspray, butthis would
not be hard to remedy. The side spear had the fairly
common problem of being not-quite-straight, a more
difficultissue. The engine was a 1720with a stated 120
hp that idled perfectly. Pan seemed original, which is
unusualona carofthis vintage. It was bidto$41,000 at
which time the auctioneer indicated another thousand
or two would buy it. The owner decided not to lower
his reserve as he alsohad the following Convertible D
in the auction and only wanted to sell one of the two
cars. In other circumstances, I think the owner could
have taken this bidas fair money.
1959 Convertible 0 : RubyRed with black, this was
alsoan olderrestoration, holding up well. 1600 Super
engine,with sharpdetails includingpowder coated sheet
metal, proper carbs and air cleaners, black coil and
full decals. Good gaps, properoverridersand trim, clean
undercarriage, but an improper longitudinal replacement. At thefront on thelongitudinal there is a "shelf"
where the front of the threshold dips down. Feeling
under this car, this area was open about 3/4 of an inch
along the top of the longitudinal. Even accepting that
reproduction parts fit poorly, I couldn't help butwonder whythe time wasn't taken to make it right, as the
rest of the job looked quite nice. The engine sounded
nice as it drove around the auction grounds.
Topwasdown andnotinspected. Soldat $35,000,
righton the moneyfor a pretty driver.
1960 Roadster Race Car: Auratium Green, owned
and prepared by Mark Eskuche of Wisconsin. Mark is
known for his excellent race cars, and there was no
reason to believe this was anything but a great way to
get started invintage racing. It appearedveryclean and
to have all the proper equipment. It was bid only to
$25,000, anddeclared notsold. This racecarwas worth
more, butit is a verysmall market.
Many thanks to Gordon for his thorough comments.
In a private transaction, a 1962 356B Super
Sunroof Coupe, special colorGulf Blue with a tan vinyl
interior was recently sold. This Califo rnia blackplate
Under the big top, on the lawn of the Ostoff Resort
in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The Dana Mecum
auctioneer and his spotters look to up the bid on a
'58 Speedster.
car, owned for 25 years bytheseller, was fullyrestored
about 15 years ago. Gulf Blue was a V\V color, but is
veryclosetoAetna Blue, a non-metallic, lightblue/gray.
It was fitted with later disc brakes andan SC motor rebuilt byLukes andShorman 19,000 miles'ago. Cosmetically, thecar was OK butnotgreat, in that thepaint was
lacquer, which ages poorly, with dulling and small
checks, the carpets and seats were tired, although not
ripped, andsomeofthealuminum trim was gettingdull.
The doorgapswere excellent, butthe hood hada small
rise in onesidewhere ithadbeenforced on itshinge at
sometime. No previous accident historywas apparent.
The car was fitted with a Speedster side spear and a
later 12 volt Blaupunkt AMlFM radio that worked quite
well. The electric sunroof was smooth and quiet, but
the sunroof headliner frame was missing.
1was ableto drive this car and here is where the
car was a standout. The engine purred like a kitten at
idle, and had wonderful, smooth power everywhere.
This car ran as well as anystock SC I have driven. On
the strength of its running gear, it sold for $15,000.
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orsche's 50th Anniversaryevent, heldlast
year in Monterey, was ofa size and magnitudewhich will never be seenagain. Fora
Porsche lover, it was the ultimate.
But Porsche fans were treated toanother fine event
this year at the 25thAnnual Monterey Historic AutomobileRaces held August 27-29.The event celebrated Steve
Earle's 25 year record of holding the world's premier
vintage race event at Laguna Seca raceway.
In 1999, theHistories featured the wonderful Auto
Union Grand Prix cars, and the German car manufacturer, Audi.
Inthelate 1920s, theeconomic crisisin Germany
had driven numerous car manufacturers out of business. Trying tosurvive, four manufacturers from Saxony,
DKW, Horch, Wanderer and Audi, banded together in
1932 to become Auto Union. While they still continued
to sellcarsundertheir own brand names, the financial
and management teamfor the new alliance united un"~.l.iJ1..~ ;d~er oneroof. The new company's next priority became
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lling the name Auto Union to the rest of the world.
~n in those days, motorsports seemed the most powed'ul way to establish a new automobile brand name,
, ~t the new companyhadno racing experienceto draw
~,~,·u p o n . They needed a freelance engineer to design and
build a competitive race car right outofthe box.
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Top: At Laguna Seca, the V12 1938 Type
DGrand Prix car. Thefour silver arrows
were on displayon the track, and inside
Audi's "tent" museum in the paddock.
Right: The V16 Bergwagen (hill climb
car) had extra tires for traction.The
onlyall-originalsilver arrow,in 1976 it
was dramatically rescuedfrom the
Russia ns by Latvian Viktor Kulbergs
only hours before it was planned to be
destroyed.
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The year was 1933, and a 58-year-old independentdesigner-who foryears hadsuccessfully designed
automobiles for Lohner, Austro-Daimler, Skoda,
Daimler-Benz and Steyr-opened a design studio in
Stuttgart andbegan working with Horch, Wanderer and
others.The opportunity to design a carfor thenew Grand
Prix formula capturedhis imaginationandhewas up to
the challenge. His name was Ferdinand Porsche.
The Auto Union "Silver Arrow" Grand Prixcarwas
conceived and built. Theybrought incredible v-16 and
V12 giants with 600 horsepower to the European circuits. From 1934 to 1939, the AutoUnions competed in
83races,winning 42from competitors with major teams
from Alfa Romeo and Mercedes-Benz. The first races
were won by Hans Stuck, the last with Tazio Nuvolari.
An Auto Union onlyracedonce in the United States,on
July 5, 1937, when Bernd Rosem eyer won the
VanderbuiltCup Race at Roosevelt held in New York.
At Monterey, Audibrought five oftheeight known
Auto Unions in the world along with several other important cars from their museum and invited us all to
share in their 100th anniversary celebration. They
erected a wonderful paddockdisplay, andhadon-track
demonstrations ofAuto Union GP carsandAudi racing
cars such as their Championship Rally and Trans-Am
cars, as well as the new Audi R8R which competed in
this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Obviously, if the syringe sucks fuel up even with
the unpainted area partially dipped into the jet, this
means the level is too high. lt is importantto stressthat
these levels can't be perfectly set, as the 356Handbook
leaves a certain tolerance. Anyway, the fuel level must
be really incorrect to give real troubles.
The Syringe in the
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part from some sporadic structural break
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the 356s don't give many troubles; quite
the opposite, they're the most reliable classic cars of
the moment, easilystandingthecomparisonwith modern models.
Thisissue, we are going totackle a frequentproblemthatsometimestries our patience: the lack ofgasoline inone carburetor. Statistically, it happens more often after leaving the car parked for a long time and, in
anycase, after major overhauls. Conversely, itwon't easilyoccuron a regularly driven car.
We aren't goingto talk aboutthe engine tune-up;
we'll rather see how to gauge the fuel level into each
carburetor. The onlytool you reallyneed is a 5cc glass
syringe, with a 30mm #2 or #3 needle. Should you experiencestartingtroubles or a power loss, just checkif
one ofthe carburetors ran outofgas, or the fuel level is
too low.
To overcome the problem of looking inside the
carburetorwithoutSuperman's super sight, an effective
method consists ofinserting thesyringe's needle inone
of the two big air correction jets of each carburetor.
Jets can be easilyspotted and reached, as you can find
numbers imprinted on them: 210, 220, or 230 on Zenith jets, and 180 on the Solex twin-carb jets.
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The fuel lies at the samelevel in the sumps underlying these jets and in the float chamber they're connected with. Just suck up and check if the syringe is
flooded with air or fuel.
This method can be made more accurate by getting the needle endfiled flat, andpainting it close tothe
syringewhile leaving it unpainted 30 0101 (Solex) or 25
0101 (Zenith) from the point. With the car parked on a
flat place and the engine idling, the fuel level into the
carburetor will be correct when, inserting the syringe
in the proper jet until the limit ofthe paintedside you'll
be able to suck some fuel up, whereas, if you have to
dip the needledown the painted area, it clearly means
that the fuel level is too low.
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night. Remember to be extra careful with the needle. If
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end will holdit, but if it falls in one of the choke venturis, just turn the engine off and don't touch the gas
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Finding outwhyyour 356's carb has run too low
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Apicture of my"old
girl" on Sept. 19th.
Ron Faust,
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Overlooking
Canandaigua Lake.
Sept. 19, 1999. Warren
Bender, Kirkville, NY
Aftera wash and a tankful of gas, 1took my 1958coupe toward San Miguel
on 9/19/99.1 often passed Mission San Miguel going north on Highway 101
and thought it would be a great photo background. I arrived in San Miguel at
3 p.m. and the whole Mission area was decoratedand a Mariachi band was
playingin the courtyard. Themissionwas having its annual fiesta and the
placewas packed. Ray Robertson, Atascadero, CA
Taken at a car show on Sept. 19th.The 1923
"Bucket T" is powered by a 356 engine. I have
seen a number of vehicles powered by Porsche
engines, but this is a first for me.
Adam Heller, Mt. Vernon, WA
Jan Wolfgang poses in a ground-up restoration
1956Speedster. Theawesome backdrop is
"Indianhead Rock", a stone cliffwhich projectsout
over the highway near Cattawissa, Pennsylvania.
Gary Wolfgang, Danville, PA
The Central Coast and 356 CAR groups met at
Laguna Seca where Dick Douglass was presented
a plaque for his idea, "Drive Your 356 Day:' A25car tour along the coast followed(above).
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the Skip Barber Racing School
Members of the St. Louis group inspecting ReidVann's
Carrera Speedster. Ted Melsheimer, sr, St. Louis, MO
While clearingout the Carrera II in
anticipation of the Tour to Toledo,
I lost track of reality. Thecurt
policeofficerwasn't interested In
the rarity of the car, nor this being
Ferry Porsche's birthday. Hewas
upset about my62 m.p.h. speed in
a 25 m.p.h. zone!I would hate to
think what the ticketwould have
been if I had gotten out of 2nd
gear.
It was still a great day and as my
wifesays of experience, "Mr. Hyde
was at the wheel and Dr. Jekyll
was nowhere to be found." I call
this car the "ultimate driving
machine's worst nightmare."
Richard King, Kent, OH
1965356 "C" Coupe. 232,000 miles.
Owned 24 years. Paid$3,000.
Richard Cottrell, Burlingame, CA
Ayoung
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and a 356
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My cute little niecesand their sand car
as seen on the beach in San Diego.
Jeff Gamble, Tucson, Al
Twelve 356 Porsches and their
enthusiasts met at the mouth of Big
Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake City and
drove up to Brighton Ski Resortfor a
photo session and luncheon
organizational meetingfor the new
Mountainland 356 Club. It was a
beautiful autumn day with the leaves at
their peak colors, makingfor a very
enjoyabledrive in the Wasatch
mountains. Ed Radford, Salt Lake City, UT
Terry Tumminello of
Allison Park, PA drove
his "new" Speedster for
a few days up and
down the Coast
Highway in California
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ave you ever heard of a 1500 RS 356
Carrera? Not many people have. These
were the very first 356 Carreras and they
were equipped with Spyder engines. Some years ago1
hada briefopportunity to examine one.The car was in
nice condition but needed restoration. Recently 1was
excited to discover that the car had been completely
redone andwas now in Gary Kempton's shop.
He invited me for a visit to'see the Carrera. We
shared stories and pictures and talked all day. It was
wonderful.
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Gary met me at the Tallahassee Regional Airport
andwerodein the pickup truckto hisbusiness, MadeBy-Hand, Inc., innearby Crawfordville.During ourdrive,
it became evident very quickly that we were in the
country-Florida country, thatis. Everywhere therewere
. dense thickets oftrees filledwith hanging Spanish moss.
The hot sun peeked through, creating fasci nating vistas.This areahasan old,settled peaceful aurato it,just
perfect for 356s. Gary's spread, which is back in the
woods, includes several buildings, storage trailers, and
a large area filled with used356s. He refers to thislatter place as his "historic archives." After a driving tour
oftheproperty,we entered thefirst building. There were
several nicely painted bodies ready for assembly. Especially attractive to mewas Ed Anspach's C2 Coupe. It's
scheduled for assemblyin October.
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Volume 23 Number 4
Dick Koenig. I seeallthese carsin process and
all their parts. How do you keep track of everything?
Organization must be a top priority.
GaryKempton.Organization isimportant, you're
absolutely correct. But, you must understandthat, first
of all, I'm in the service business. My goal is to take
care of the customer and serve his or her interests.
Above and center left: Kent Rawson's 1500 RS 356
Carrera on displayat the PCA Parade in Canada.
Thiscar was used for homologation of the series
by the Porsche factory and then became the first 4·
camimported into the US on Sept. 26, 1955.
People come to me with an ideaabout the kindof car
they'd liketohave. Usually, it's described ratherloosely,
but includes something about aesthetics and quality.
People want a car that's pretty to lookat or fun to drive
or,perhaps, both. They have a dream andarc filled with
excitement. This is the starting point. Forthedream to
remain alive throughout their project, a lengthy discussionneeds to occur before anywork begins. Adream
without clearunderstanding about time andmoney will
notbesustained. No matter how much money someone
has,there's always limits. Everyone wants to be treated
fairlyand to believe they're getting a good value for the
money spent. Aproject that's abruptlyterminated in the
middle is a baddream for everyone. Also, starting and
stopping several times during the courseof workcan
substantially increase the cost. So, I like to begin any
relationship with a serious conversation.
D.K. You're absolutely correct. I've heardso many
times about detours because time and money weren't
fully discussed. Everyone ends up with a bad feeling,
including theguy just listening to the sadstory.
G.K. There are some important things potential
customers needtounderstand about restoration. Somebody oncetold methese are the "harshrealities". First,
good quality andthorough restorations tend tocostmore
than the carwill beworthwhen completed. Intheshort
term, with little inflation, antique cars are not a great
investment. I don't know how many people I've scared
off when I said this, but it's a lot. Another important
thing isthatrestoration isnota perfect science. In most
instances I can't predicthow much something will cost
or how long the job will take. Even though I control
many things bydoing them in-house, thereare so many
unknowns with these oldcars. I've talked tomany people
who own big companies andruncomplex projects. They
tellme I should beable topredict accuratelywhat their
jobwill take. Forme, that "should" is a big word. Let
megive you a few examples. In thecollision repairindustry, there's a flat ratebookwhich specifies how long
a repair"should" take. Fora windshieldreplacement,
thesanctioned lime is about one hour. That's fine ifthe
replacement windshieldfits, ifthegasket isnottoolarge
or therubber too hard, and, ifthetrim moulding doesn't
needstraightening or polishing. These are big "ifs" on
most 356s. Recently I replaced a windshield and restored the mouldings in a little over 4 hours. I felt that
was a good time. On otheroccasions I have spentseveral days fitting windshields. Speedsters and Roadsters
are famous for this. Another illustration can be made
with the 1500 RS Coupe in theother building. This car
justcompleted a very high quality restoration. Its paint
andfinish hadto be perfect fortheshows this pastsea-
son. The materials used on the body, while amongst the
bestin theindustry, settle andshrinkover time. This is
not uncommon. We hadto sandand buff thefinish befo re each show. II's almost as if the body is alive, and
you want it to peak for the event. Usually, the moment
you touch one thing several others need attention. It's
like a snowball effect. Seldom is a little job so simple.
D.K. It sounds as if a customer needs to have a
dream and then be able to embraceuncertainty. I suspect your customers placea great deal of trust in you.
G.K. That's right. There is a combination of the
moneysideandthe psychological element. If these come
together, restoration isa reallypleasantexperience. Let
me add another pointabout shortcuts. I like to goslow
with customers,and not rush into anything. But several
times customers have come to me who were dazzled
elsewhere with promises of cheap prices. The quality
just wasn't there. II's a waste ofmoneyto do something
over again because itwas donewronginthefirst place.
Atotal waste. Another thing that's inefficient is when a
customer doesn't truly understand the level of quality
heor shewants in their fi nished car. Frequently people
raise their levelofexpectations in themiddleofthejob.
This occurs becausetheydidn't have a clearunderstandingbefore work started. Again, wehave togo backand
dosome things a second time, which costs extramoney.
D.K. I like the way you've highlighted the customer and that your core mission is service. Quite a
refreshingdifference fromthe prima donnasand snake-
drawers underneath where the restored partsare kept.
Each drawer corresponds to a section in the partsdiagram.
D.K. I understand. The real fun and excitement
during the process is the "re-creation." From theO\\11er/
customer's standpoint, I suspect the emotion gets elevated when this part of the process moves quickly If
assemhlyis prolonged as eachpiece is restored one by
one, most of the excitement gets lost. Also, the risk of
damage and error increases when attention starts and
stops. If I may, I'd like to aska question about storage
in plastic bags. I've been involved recently with some
restorers in California who claim that plastic stains or
tarnishes zinc and cad plating. They prefer wrapping
parts in paper. I have not noticed this personally with
mystuff. WhaCs been your experience?
G,K. I have hadnoproblems whatsoever with plas-
G.K. There's kind ofa balance between being rigidlystructured andconstrained hyeach page intheparts
bookversus miscellaneously painting or plating parts.
I've found that preserving the order of the parts saves
more time than the onebatch method hecause you don't
have to re-inventoryseveral times. This is very critical
to financial efficiency and customersatisfaction. We have
an in-house plating capability here. It's no problem to
do one boltor fifty.
D.K. Questions about originality come to mind.
Let's assume you're doing a high level, authentic resto-
"You need to start a restoration
on the right track and
check the alignment:'
oil tricksters we've all encountered. 1I0wdo you pull it
off! Earlier you mentioned being organized. As I look
around, thereisn't a mysterious pileofpartsor a mess
anywhere. Is this your secret?
G.K. I reallydon't think I have anysecrets. I like
to share information with everybody, especially other
restorers. Whatmakes our companyunique isour ability to do the vast majorityof restoration in-house. My
crewhas been together almost ten years. Also, wehave
the space, equipment and parts. All ofthese are essential if you want to be well organized. When you're involved with several models of 356s as I am, there's a
quantum increase in the number ofpieces and level of
complexity. My blueprints are the Spare Parts Books.
We workoff the parts' diagrams throughtheentire process; weorganize the disassembly, restoration and reassemblyaround them. At the start, weinventory every
item as the car is taken apart. Notes are made about
what's missing or needs replacement. We check offitemby-item eachpart of the car against the partsdiagram.
This process isvery intensive andtakes about 80 hours.
Some people think they can save time and money by
takingeverythingoffand throwingit in a box. This leads
to maximumdisarrayand canadd 25%to the parts restoration cost. When a car is disassembled, each section, based on a Spare Parts Book diagram, is placed in
a basket. Then, we go through each basket and thoroughly restore all the pieces. When finished, the components are stored in sealed plastic bags until needed
at the reassembly I like to have every part readyto put
back on. In my assemblyroom I have a hig table with
The Porsche chassis
micrometer, painted green, is
visible through the engine
compartment. Large bolts are
threaded through the car's
suspensiontubes to secure the
car to the benchto obtain an
accurate measurementof all
angles. Jambsand gaps are
corrected and the car is assured
to trackstraight on the road.
tic. Someyears agoI was a coin collector. At one point
I bought a shiny new penny. To preserve it, I used a
paperenvelope. Afewmonths later, itwas alltarnished
and black. That was a huge revelation. We should take
into account possible differences in climate. lIere in
Florida it's veryhumid and usuallyhot.We cannot leave
bare metal parts unprotected overnight or theywill rust.
Themorningdewand condensation is devastating. Paper accelerates the corrosive process by trapping water. I like plastic very much because it is a moisture
barrier.
D,K. I'd like to ask another question aboutyour
procedure. I envision one basket having say, 10boltsto
be plated and the nextperhaps 6 or 7. Do you go to the
plater everyotherdaywith a handful of stuff? It seems
to methat's reallywasteful.
ration. However, inoneofthe disassemblybaskets there
are repro parts, dead wrong items, and things you just
don'tknow forsure. 1I0w do you handle this?
G.K. Originalityis a fascinatingsubject.The more
I workon 356s the better I know the parts. However,
there are always questions. I quickly discovered long
ago that the Spare Parts Books don't have all the answers. They're incomplete. That's where our "lIistoric
Archives" come in handy. We have nearly 50 old 356s
and 5 large cargo trailers filled with parts. We continually use this inventory for reference. Forexample, recently there wasa question about fasteners securingthe
enginelid(0 the hinges. I looked to thesalvage cars for
an answer. There are I I cars with lids. Ofthese, 8 were
the same. We don't know what went on with each of
thesecars over the past40 odd years, but that's pretty
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G.K. Sure. I'd liketo. Let me get my magnifying
glass.
Gary quickly examined the photos one by one.
Suddenly he stopped andlooked upwith an expression
ofamazement. He hadfound photos oftheoriginal engine to this car, P90067. I had no prior idea. What an
astounding discovery! Ofcourse, this completely blew
compelling evidence for me.
Situations likethese, where the evidence is available, are the easy ones. All you have to do is look. But
this isn't always so. The green 1500RS Coupe is an example. Itisoneoffive pre-A Carrera production coupes
made, yet little documentation exists about specific details. Itisnotdescribed in theSpare Parts Catalog andI
haven't been ableto find any helpful photos.
O.K. That wasn't uncommon in those days .
Records weren't very thorough.
G.K. Fortunately, with theexception oftheengine,
the car was very complete, albeit well used. Close examination of original parts revealed many details, including fit and finish. In the absence of specific parts
diagrams,wehadtorely on our bestjudgement insome
instances. There are few people to call and no other
cars to visit. We usually had a very good sense ofwhat
Gary Kempton examinestransparencies which
include a Porsche factory photo of the 1500RS 356
Carrera's original engine. P90067 (pictured at
rlghtl was photographedfor the Porsche workshop
manual and proves to be an exciting discovery for
the car's restorer.
needed tobedonebased upon otherprojects, buthard,
conclusive evidence didn't seem to exist. Also, many
partshadto be specially fabricated.
O.K.I likeyour approach: looking at othercars,
talking to people and reflecting on past experiences.
I'm curious about this beautiful RS Coupe. It seems
nearly perfect. What sort ofquestions do you have?
G.K. We researched most everything pretty well.
My questions are mostly about minor details. Actually
thereare some conflicting opinions about the engine.
O.K. I don't know if this will help but I brought
along today some original factory photos ofearlyCarrera
engines. Theywere taken bya photographer employed
byPorsche in the 1950s to developmaterial forvarious
official publications. Would you liketo have a look?
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"Some people think you can take
everything apart, restore it and
that it will magically go back on
perfectly after the body is
painted:'
the rest of our interview schedule for the day. Gary feverishly poured over the photos making notes until it
was time for me to leave for the airport. What a precious moment on his restoration journey! Some weeks
later, after Gary and his crew returned from the PCA
Parade inCanada, wecontinued ourdialogue byphone.
G.K. I interrupted myself with yourpictures; that
was really awesome. I don't know how to thank you
enough. Well, we were talking about originality. One
thing I really believe isthatyou have tostartontheright
track or you won't get to the end
pointyou want very efficiently. Most
people define this subject in terms
oftheexterior trim items; lights, hubcaps, nuts and bolts, and so on.
These are what gets noticed most
when the car is done; clearly thisis
important. But for me, originality
starts with theinside of the car and
thenworks outward. Unless thesuspension mounting points are true
andthechassis hasstructural integrity, there'snoway a restorercando
a good job. So many carsthese days
are rusty and everything flexes . You
just don't know what's straight unlessit's checked. Also, when there's
a front endwreck, the huge mass of
the engine and transmission frequently twists therear torsion tube, butthedeflection is
notsomething you caneasily seeor measure with a yardstick. In our shopwehave a Porsche chassis micrometer, liketheone pictured in theFactory manual. This is
a huge measuring bench like a giant caliper. Near the
start of every restoration we check the front and rear
torsion tubes for alignment. Any structural or collision
repairs are doneat this time. When this phase is completed wehave absolute assurance that thecarwill track
straight on theroadandthatall jambs andgaps will be
correct. I justdon't see anyotherway to do this. If you
place a car on jackstands on an uneven concrete floor,
what do you get? You can't do an accurate measurement without inserting thefixtures intothe suspension
tubes. This allows you to measure in allplanes. Alotof
guys don't agree but, for me, toomuch is left to chance
on sucholdandvaluable cars.The 356suspension has
noadjustment forfront castor or camber. Correct angles
are totally dependent onthechassis dimensions andthe
straightness ofthesuspension parts.
O.K. It'sapparent that you feelquite strongly about
this. Yet, there's a lot ofconventional wisdom supportingthe "jack standapproach."
G.K. Maybe in the pastthatwas O.K. It'strue we
find some of the cars are still straight. But when you
have to replace theentire bottom end,asweusually do
these days, you're taking a huge chance. Ourcars are
getting olderand more valuable, sowhy would you take
the risk? Let megive you an example. Recently, we received a 356Ccabforevaluation.Afew years agoit had
received a concours level restoration. Cosmetically it
looked mighty fine forthemost part.However, thedoor
gaps weren't quite right andthecar seemed to flex and
shake when driven. Ourchassis measuring device immediately showed that the rear torsion tube was bent
forward on one side. I should explain here that this
Porsche factory bench doesn't have fixed mounting
points as a Celette bench does. Instead, wehave moveable calibrated mounts that allow us to measure how
faroffa cornermight be before repairs are made. Anyway, thechassis was off and thefront tubes didn'talign
with the rear. When we looked deeper, we found the
realproblem. At theouterendsoftherear torsion tube
thereare hollow boxsections which usually rust away
at the bottom. It's an easy repair for most restorers.
However, themost critical partis theheavy metal plate
inside the hollow section. This plate is a major, major
source of strength for the rear of the car. In thiscase,
the plate suffered rustdamage aswell as warpage from
a collision. Once wefixed theplate, thealignment came
intospecand thechassis was rigid likenew. The point
ofthis illustration is thatmajor damage went unnoticed
bysomeone who was probably a good restorer. The car
looked nice but the owner was afraid to drive it. You
needto starta restoration on theright trackand check
thealignment.
O.K. Well said, Gary. I suspect theowner ofthis
cabwas really pleased. You saved hisinvestment ofthousands ofdollars.
G.K. I've been talking about the early stages of
the restoration process because more often than not
important details getoverlooked. We're in toomuch of
a hurry today. But throughout the process you needto
think about originality and the details. I have a good
example. The fit of partsis always a question during a
restoration. You cannot overlook or assume anything.
Some people think you can take everything apart, restore it and that it will magically go backon perfectly
after the body is painted. More often than not, thisapproach is wrong. Things just don't fit the same after
replating, or painting, or whatever. We prefit everything
a time or two before final refinishing. For example, the
wholedoor is puttogether- glass, rubber, trim, handles
-everything. That's the onlywayto be sure thecomponents will fit and operate, as they did originally when
the project is completed. That's originality.
D.K. There's a clearsense of continuity to your
work. Where you start with a customer pervades the
process from beginning to end. Whetheryou're talking
about a particular level ofquality, or originality, or whatever, you're organized to carryit through from beginning toend. I'msure your customers find this safeand
reassuring.
G.K. I hope so. Even thoughI'm reluctanttogive
fixed quotes, I believe frequent communication with
customers is really important. Visits, discussions, pictures and reports are all helpful to keep the customer
involved.
D.K. Let's talkabout this 1955Carrera Coupefor
a moment. It looks reallybeautiful butI seeyou're doing some work on it.What's the story?
G.K. The car is YIN 54175 and the original engine was P90067, which is a Spyder number. The car is
designated a 1500 RS, which refers to the Spyder en-
gine and large brakes installed in a pre-Acoupe body.
The car was used for testing by the factory and then
became thefirst4-camimportedto the U.S. onSeptember 26, 1955. I acquired the car several years ago withoutthe engine. It now carries P90026 andis owned by
Kent RawsonofSt. Petersburg, Florida.The canvas fully
restoredthis pastyear andfirstshown at the 356Regis-
An engine before installation. Thecircula r red
stickers mark the areas needing attention. This is
one wayGary organizes his final "punch lise
Thecrew of Made-By-Hand, Inc. includesfrom bottom left clockwise: Keith Powell, painter; Richard
Flinkman, metal man; Lorenzo Randolph, sandblaster/fabricator/welder; Chris McMahon, body
man/fiberglass master; Gary Kempton, ringmaster; George Flinkman, metal man/mechanic.
"The car was used for testing
by the factory and then
became the first 4-cam
imported to the u.s:'
tryEastCoast HolidayinSt.Augustine. Itwonthe People's
Choice Award. Afterward, it sat here for abouta month
until Kentdecided he wanted to compete at the Parade
in Canada. So, we have worked intensely for the past
two monthsfinishingthe numerouslittle details thatwere
overlooked the first time around. We've attended to
things most people don't even think about. The closer
you look, or the more powerful your microscope, the
more details you see.This has been a stressful and rewardingchallenge. We've really gotten to knowthis car,
I mean really well. At Mt. Tremblant we were awarded
first inclass.
I enjoythis work and like these challenges. Over
twenty years ago I started out doing tune-ups and rebuilding engines. It's been fun as it has evolved now to
full scale restorations. I see myselfand my role as like
an orchestra conductor. Variouspeople, parts, subcontractors, etc., are brought together in harmony by me
to create an enjoyable experience for the customer,
which is a beautifullyrestored car. I love mywork!
Authors Note: Made-By-Hand, Inc. can be contactedbymail at Box340,Crawfordville, FL 32326-0340.
Their phone number is 850-926-5722 and thefax number is 850-926-7462.
Or, reach them on theweb at www.MBIIINC.com
and email tomadebyhand@nettally.com. ,~
November/December 1999
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he Registry of 25 years agowas Vol. I, No.
2, the second Registry issued. This issue
had an article on the 1959 coupe thatBob
and Ginny Gummow bought new, and which they have
to this day. InApril of 1959 theydrove toMilwaukee to
look for a Porsche dealer. They found Baumgartner
Motors anda red coupe on the showroom floor with a
price tag of $3700. They traded in their Cadillac and
drove home in the new car. Bob andGinny stopped on
the way home to showthecar to Bob's dadwho was not
impressed. He looked at the car and said, "A what?
Where' s your Cadillac?" In the early 1970s, the
Gummows restored the car and entered the 1972 Parade concours. Their efforts were rewarded with Manhattan Trophyfor best in show.
An application blankfornew members stated that
the annual dues were $10. The issue had a totalofthree
ads. One was from International Mercantile for rubber
parts, the second fromMarqueProducts, offering 1/43
scale models, and the third was from Parts and Parts
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(see last issue's article on Gene Babow) in San Rafael,
California for replacement parts and accessories for
Porsche andVolkswagen.
In discussing the356 Registry,JerryKeyser wrote
"We're notgoingtowait 20 years after production ended
tostartanorganization topreserve the series. Theavailability ofautomobiles, parts and information isstillrelatively good although production ceased 10 years ago.
Starting now will assure that there will be substantial
numbers of 356s around in 10, 20, 50 years for other
generations to enjoy (providing, of course, that gasoline exists!)
TheRegistry oftenyears ago hada beautiful cover
shot oftheconcours fieldatthe 1989 Sedona West Coast
Holiday. The scenewasveryfamiliar, asthe 1999Sedona
HolidayConcours washeldonthe very samegolfcourse
at the Poco Diablo Resort. The Holiday was appropriately named "Porsche on the Rocks". Cliff Berryman
was the event chairman. Although there wasn't a report
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Richardson who helped put on the technical sessions,
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DaveSecland'sFour-Cam Forum column discussed
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Jim Wardrop wrote an article on the Pittsburgh
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356 Crankcase Breathing Evolut'{;)fi
n The Beginning, from 1950-1 963, the Crank
case Ventillation System consisted of Vented
Valve Covers and Flip-Top Box type Oil Filler/Breather
(where you add the oil). Through clever baffling, oil
droplets wereseparated from the Blowbyandthe Blowby
vented Overboard (or Underboard, if you prefer),
through the long tube offthe Flip Top Box, that vented
throughand underneath the Dip Stick Shroud.
Note too that Vented Valve covers are fiendishly
designed to drip oil on your hot "J" tubes, producing
some worrisome smoke. Non-vented valvecovers don't
do that (well, theyshouldn't at least).
With this rather rudimentarysystem came Vented
Valve Covers, with Screens coveringtheVent hole in the
Valve Cover to act as a rudimentary oilseparator. This
was used forallengines up to the 1960 Super-90, when
the Factory Found out that the Oil Squirting Holes they
had placed in the S-90 Exhaust Rockers to combat Intake Valve Seizure from the higher rocker ratio ofthe S90 andSuper rockers causeda slight problem: toomuch
oil squirting on the screen(or was it the oil from the
Sump coming upfromthe non-extendedpush rodtubes
they used then?) \'\'hatever. Anyhow, the Factory put a
Ball Valve inside the Valve Cover oftheSupers andS-90,
butnot the No rmals-they stillgot the Screens. (Guess
you weren't supposed to goaround corners that fast in
a Normal.)
I
If you have the Flip-Top Box Oil Filler/Breather,
you should use the VENTED valve covers- with either
thescreensor the Ball Valves. The Flip-TopBoxOil Filler/
Breather vents directly to Atmosphere (doesn't go to
righthandcarb), and is decidedlyun-PC.
In year 1963, fi rst on the 356c for model year
1964, the Engines were required by U.S. Law to have a
"Positive" Crankcase Ventillation System, vented to the
Carburetor, to suck on the sump and bum the gases
that otherwise would go to atmosphere.
The 356C/9 12 PCVsystem uses UN-vented Valve
CoversAJ'i Dthe outlet fromthe Filler/Breather Can must
be vented to the Right-HandAir Filter fo r things to work
right. (If you just vent the blowby overboard from the
C/9 12 Breather with U -vented Valve Covers, the crankcase will be pressurizedandoilleaksmayoccur.) Hence,
the Screw-on Cap Oil Filler/Breather became Standard
on the 356C/sc and all 912 Models. (And the 912 Oil
Filler/Breather canhasTWO protuberances off its Right
Hand Side; onevents to the Carb as docs a 356C/SC, but
the second one vents the Right Hand Head, through a
little standpipe and a 3/4" hole in the top horizontal
section ofthe Head. The Factoryonlyused this secondary vent on the 912s. 356C/sc got just the one outlet
from the Breather Can to the Right Hand Carbo
So, ifyou convert to the 912System, use the NONvented ValveCovers, change the generator stand to the
C/9 12 type andvent to the right hand carboI'dalsohook
up thevent to the Right Hand Head, Note alsothatthe
decklidfrom some356Aopen carswill sometimes hit
the 912 Breather Can. If this happens, you must "section"th e 912 Breather can. Harry Pellow
Fuel Tank Breathing
e careful of clogged vents on earlier tanks
B(earlier than T6). These domed vents clog
easier than the T6 tanks when the tanks arc internally
sealed. We had one that was sealed and plugged but a
poor gasket on the sending unit allowed air in. The
owner putina newgasket andthe tankcollapsed. Those
fuel pumps arc powerful. To repair, careful pressure
will generally pop out the tank but an almost-perfect
tank is not quite right. Clean out the vent if you rustproofthe interior surfaces.
Bruce Prie dhaber
Under the early
tank's vent cone are
several small holes
which must be kept
open.
Edit or's note: With the widespreadusc of tank
scalers, wesee more problemsfrom uncured material
migratingthrough the fuel lines. Even ifyou've properly
curedthe scaler, it canstill cause someconsternation.
Most scalers will plug pinholes, which is a good thing.
Consider, however, that thecone-shapedvent onanearly
tank has only a few small holes to allow air replacement as fuel is pulled out. It's almost a sure bet your
sealer will plug these. After curing, reach in the tank
with a dentist pick, drill bit or other sharp object to
open all these holes. Don't underestimate the power of
your fuel pump. As Bruce says, it WILL collapse your
tank. C.M.
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Arizona
Sept. 30thOctober 3rd
Clockwise from top: Returning from Mormon Lake
through Oak Creek Canyon on the Friday tour.
• Barbara Proctor displays the latest in Western
headgear to Dennis andBarb Crowley.
• David Gill looks on asHarryPellow conducts a
tech session on engine failuremodes.
• Cheryl Dunkel gathers signatures on her event
poster. • Jeff Gamble plays urban cowboy while
waiting for lunch on Friday. • Mike andKaren Sue
Wroughton, with M.e. Dennis Crowley at the
Saturday evening banquet.
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Volume 23 Number 4
By Karen Sue Wroughton
The Outlaw Roundup '99 celebrating theTwentieth 356 Registry West Coast Holiday and the Twentyfifth Anniversary of the356Registry was a Yippee Ki Yi
success, thanks to allthehardwork byMike Wroughton,
Steve Proctor andtheArizona 356Outlaws! Fora group
that hasa motto of"No officers, nodues, no bylaws and
nobody's in charge ofanything," they suredoknow how
to have a get-together for a few friends!
The Outlaw Roundup'99 started onThursday, Sept.
30th atthePoco Diablo Resort inSedona,Arizona. Registration was openasthefaithful drove through redrock
splendor to arrive fora busy holiday. Steve andBarbara
Proctor greeted everyone with smiles and a "howdy".
Volunteers helped take care of all the details that ensure a rip-roaring time for everyone. Many decided to
trytheirluckinthe'Photo Contest' conducted byDuane
and Charlie Hyatt.
Atourto oneofArizona'spremier ghost/western!
artistic/quaint/fun destinations (that's
Jerome foryou tenderfoots) tookeveryone
upsteep switchbacks andinto a once-ghost,
now-thriving town that hasmany fine drinking ...er...eating establishments and great
shops.
Later that afternoon, Chris Markham
andRobin Hansen gave a tech session titled
"356 Registry Web Site & E-Mail Ust." Guess
cowboys and outlaws are becoming computerliterate! Leo Droughton followedwith
"Cylinder Heads", a talkthat included some
exotic partsand a cutaway headprepared
bythePorsche factory for training.
Friday morning dawned bright and
clear, with blue skies and top-down weather for the
Beck's Independent Porsche tour to Mormon Lake
Lodge. Registration was closed soeveryone could round
'emup anddrive! Winding through tall green pines and
unspoiled back country, a long line of 356s in every
colorandhuedrove toa historic "dance hall" forlunch.
Awinding two-lane roaddescending through Oak Creek
Canyon brought everyone backto Sedona.
That evening backattheranch, thefellas who just
can't get enough were at the Carquip Literature Meet.
Those folk who justneeded tosita spell andrelax could
dosoattheLeland West Hospitality patio that overlooked
thegolf course and siteofthe concours on Saturday.
Sunrise Saturday morning continued tobring perfect weather (mid-eighties intemperature) andofcourse
all the early riserswere up prepping their cars for the
Scottsdale Porsche People's Choice Concours. Those
outlaws must have some practice in moving herdsfast
because they flagged each of the one-hundred-twentyfive 356s into their spots quickly and without a fuss;
both openandclosed 356s corralled together in classes
for a spectacular setting. Balloting was easy andfun as
participants strolled around the golf course trying to
decide theirfavorites.
Agen-u-ine western singer serenaded the hungry
as lunch was served anddoor prizes were handed out.
In fact, door prizes had been showing up since registration on Thursday, thanks to Candace Delaney, Jim
Kaufman, Len Erie andJulio Picchio. Aren't outlaws supposedto take, not give? The 356 Registry helped celebrate their25thAnniversary with a cakecutting athigh
Above: Janet
Baker takes
advantageof the
shade and soft
grass on the
Concours site.
Left: Young Mr.
Johns enjoys
himselfwhile dad
Stevedisplays his
restoration
photos.
Clockwise from top: Saturday's Concours was held
in an idyllic setting on the Poco Diablo grounds.
Webmeister Chris Markham (left) and Robin
Hansen on the patio.• Melody Osborne's dark
green Speedsterwas a crowd favorite. • After25
years of ownership, RonAmundson started the
restoration of his Aquamarine blue Speedster
when he saw the cover of Registry volume 22-5.
• Mike Robbins and Ralph Maines compare notes.
• Hal Thoms shot several rolls at the concours, and
also arranged an early-morning photo shoot with
severalcars in the nearby mountains (seecover).
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Ringleaders Steve
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Wroughton and Dennis
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Mike was still
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suffered at the February
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where he mentioned
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a Holiday.
noon presented by President Bob Campbell.
While a fewcowpokes rested upfor the eveningahead, the reallyrowdywent to
HarryPellow's tech session on "Porsche Forensic Pathology." SomeIellas just can't
get enough if it involves their 356s!
The Awards Banquet was held under a starryskywith a fewspecial nighteffects
ordered just for the Outlaw Roundup'99. Did someone really see a UFO?! Gals and
guys in boots and western wear bellied up to the bar prior to an unbelievable slide
and video extravaganza by Dennis Crowley and Rob Meier, choreographed by Barb
Crowley. Did you knowthat Kermit the frog is an OUTLAW?
As each winning car was shown on the screen, the reward was a unique medallion/badge made by OutlawJeff Gamble. Jeffalso designed the awards for the prior
holidays held inArizona 1979, 1989 and now 1999!The steelyeyes ofan outlawgaze
out from a three-dimensional face complete with hat and bandanna. Patina bronze
fo r 3rd place, polished bronze fo r 2nd place and sterlingsilver for Ist place were
hung from ribbons and placed upon each smilingwinner.
The final doorprize sponsored bythe 356Registrywas awarded to Ed Lackie of
Costa Mesa, California. Although he was heard to say"l never win," he sure seemed
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Dick Douglass (left ) had a novel
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Between them was born "Drive
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lion and roomcosts at the Poco Diablo!AFREEHOLIDAY!
Now most players know when to hold 'em, know
when to fold 'emand when towalk away, butearlySundaymorning at0 Dark:30, the 356 Products Swap Meet
had plentyof fellers just itching to swap stories, parts
and money! Everyone gathered and visited and waved
goodbye to those settingofffor home.
Another Holiday over but oh, what memories of
spectacular vermilion cliffs , curvingtwo-lane highways
slidingdown canyonsand slicingthroughfo rests, gleaming356sclustered in a settingofgreen grass and blue
skies and folks so friendly you can't wait to see them
again nextyear!
As they said at the end of the Awards festivities
Saturday night, HappyTrails to You!
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From top: TItis doc makes house calls. Dave Stinchcomb of
Albuquerque brought his doctor's bag of tools to the rescue
when Vic Skirmants'linkage needed adjustment. Barbara
Skirmantsand John Harvey (left) look on. • Special guest M.e.
Kermit warmed up the crowd at Saturday's dinner. • Need to
adjust the brakes?That's what the concours pre-A tool kit is for,
right? • Leo Droughton talked about valves, cranks, heads and
exoticengine materials, stressing the importance of "doingit
right:' His four-plugengined cabriolet also garnered quite a bit
of attention in the parking lot.
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Volume 23 Number 4
Theparking lot at Poco Diablo was a meeting place during muchof the weekend. Thescenery
and weather were sensational, and after Holidays here in 1979and 1989, many Registry
membersare already lookingforward to a fourth one in 2009.
"Happening" at
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The -r -Shaped Bracket
Secrets, especially Porsche 356 Engine Secrets,
aresometimesmeant tobeshared-as the Porschegods
sometimes remind theMaestro-and theydidthis day,
by affecting him Personally, as they are wont to do, in
his Pocketbook. It all started with an e-mail from the
356 Registry Internet Group. The e-mail was from the
Lone Star State, advertising an IndustrialEngine forsale.
That rangalltheBells & Whistles in theMaestro's
Somewhat 1\visted Brain. And his Computer too. Immediately, he started salivating, Pavlov-like at the thought
of having yet another Virgin Porsche Industrial Engine
all to himself. To satisfy his every need. IIis needfor a
Race Engine or a 150,000mile engine or a long-lived
devoted friend.
Ah, those Porsche Industrial Engines. Young. Vibrant. Never Abused (well, hardly ever). With those
PerfectStandard Cases. The Standard Virgin CCranks.
Those nice C/9 I2 Rods. The Simply Wonderful C/SC/
912 Cylinder Heads. That Virgin Valve Train with OPEN
Oil Holes in theExhaust Rockers. Such Perfection. Fertile Fodder for reformulation into Maestro Massaged
Machines. Racing Engines. Long-Lived Street Engines.
JerrySeinfeld Engines. The mind reels.
And reeled in was the Maestro. He replied to the
sender, askingfora fewminor details, like the Engine's
ID Number. (Very Important, for there be various versionsofPorsche Industrial Engines. Someare good.But
others are better. The Data Base knows which iswhich.)
The Date Base, taking itscue, says:The "0I o,xxx"
series are the Not So Hot ones, but the "OI I,xxxOI3 ,xxx" Series are Nirvana. And the 48 MILLION Seriesare Nirvana ofthe highest level.
This one checked outNirvana-like.
The Maestro was so mesmerized bythethought of
getting yet another Industrial that he almost failed to
ask his standard, simple little question. His Center of
Higher Reasoning remembered it for him, just in time.
"Say," said the Maestro. "Could you check one
more little thing for me?"
"Uh, what's that?" said the guy a little hesitantly,
having hoofed over several times to theengine to check
on theEngine ID Number, Flywheel type, etc.
"Well," said the Maestro. "There's sometimes a
little 'Lifting Bracket' on thetop ofthe Engine, justbetween theFlywheel and the Fan Shroud."
"It's an "L"-shaped bracket that goes between the
two top Perimeter Bolts between the Fan Shroud and
the Flywheel on the FRONT ofthe engine. (Remember,
FRONT is towards the FRONT ofthe CAR!) This 'Lifting
Lug' goes from the boltHEAD end (notthenut end) of
the Case PerimeterBolt nearest theFlywheelto theBolt
Head end of the second Case Perimeter Bolt, the one
just in front ofthe fan shroud."
Aday later, the phone rang. The guyfrom Texas
said, "Eh, well, Idon't see that "L"-shaped bracket there
no how."
The Maestro's Center of Higher Reasoning knew
instinctively that little Miss Missing Lug was a Real Bad
Sign, and tried to Alert the Maestro. But the Maestro,
still in Industrial Engine Heaven, was alreadyfiguring,
"OK, somaybe it's beenapart oncebefore. Itstilloughta
have theOriginal 356c crankand thatBeautiful Case."
"Oh, and it was in a VW Bus" said the guy from
Texas, trying to be helpful. Or Honest.
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Volume 23 Number 4
KES!;;'s
er ofHighe
ing. That's really notgood. Muc 0 HI' required to move
barn door-like VW"Bus Down Road at Decent Freeway
Speeds. Heavy loads. Always low on oil. Industrial Engines, content to produce maybe a mere 15h.p. under
MilitarylIndustriai conditions don't like doing 75 in a
VW Bus. Heap Bad Joss. Not lastlong.
TheCenter of Higher reasoning almost won over
the Maestro. After hearing about the lack of lifting lug
and the (ab)use in a VW Bus, theMaestro actually told
theguyhe'd have to think itover.And hethoughtit over.
"It's been OVERHAULED! And usedin a VW Bus.
It's a Turkey! " shouted theCenter of Higher Reasoning
silently, citing Chapter and Verse, Data Base Entryafter
Data Base Entryabout the Contraindications.
"But still," sighed the Maestro, "Those wonderful, almost-Virgin parts inside..." The Maestro was still
sufficiently mesmerized when the guycalled back the
"Immediately, he started salivating, Pavlov-like at the thought of
having yet another Virgin Porsche
Industrial Engine all to himself'
next dayandsaid, "Look, I'm willing to knock off20%
because of the lack of the stupid lifting lug."(See how
much this Secret is savingyou already?)
That did it; the CENTEROF I1IGHER REASONING
was shoved outthe window. The Maestro, poker player
that he is, decided to gamble and got out his wallet.
Wrote a check. Stuck itinto hiscomputer. And the Deal
was a doneone.
Aweek later, during the Heights of the Summer
Rush, theMaestro had to drive his peek-up truckover
to pick up the industrial engine. And what a shock he
got when he saw it! The usually rather Handsome
Porsche Industrial Engine looked like an old, rusty
Volkswagen engine. Even moreso 'cause this onehad a
Holly Bug Spray Carb in the middle, the old Trick Hot
Set-up in VW Land in the '70s. (The Maestro long ago
even had one of those Bug Sprays on HIS souped-up
VW.) The HollyBugSpraywas temperamental whencold,
butproduced enoughpower when warmeduptoCRACK
THE VW CASE! Asingle Weber 44IDF carb on Isolated
Tube Runners outtoDual PortVW Heads withthe"Step"
flycut off theheadand a 9:I Compression ratioon87mm
Cylinders and Pistons would crack the VW case even
quicker.) Which is whytheMaestromoved on to Porsche
Engines. And neverregretted it.
The Teamsters attheLoadingDockwondered why
anyoneinhis right mind would spend $200 to ship such
a rat all the way fromTexas to California. And they all
gave him the HairyEyeball. Sothe Maestrothoughthe'd
better explain a bit.
"It's notjust anyoldengine. It's a Porsche Industrial Engine,usedto run theAPU for the F-I04."
And two oftheTeamster's eyes brightened andhe
said, "Yeah, I usedto be in theAir Force, andI remember those little engines. They were GREAT!" And the
Maestro quickly got his prize Texas Surprise loadedin
the backofhis truck.
Back atthe shop,theMaestro eyeballed therather
homeless-looking, disheveled engine that DEFINITELY
needed a bath. Oil, Dirt and MUD was cakedall over it!
(And, it turnsout, so were the MUD WASPS NESTS inside theFan Shroud and on topofthecylinders!)
Also ImmediatelyObvious to the MostCasual Observer werePorsche exhaust endswelded ontoVWexhaust pipes, one with a Big Hole in it, going to a really
rusty VW "extractor."
Eyeballing the other end of the engine, the Maestrosawa VERY rusty9-coilspring VWBus 180mm Pressure Plate, with a solid-center VW disk inside, positive
forensic proofthat VW (ab)use had occurred.
"Ah," said the Pocketbook, "But at least it has a
12Volt smallDiameter Generator." (Small Diameter 12
Volt Generators are getting rare these days). But Industrial Engines have almostNEW onesthat can beusedon
12 Volt 356 conversions or early912s.)
The Maestro beganthe disassembly. Off camethe
funky "Oil Cooler" that was literally wrapped around
the OUTSIDE ofthe TOP of theFAN SHROUD! This "Oil
Cooler" was just a simple loopof tubing with a buncha
rectangular "fins" on it, stretchingfromsidetosideand
curved to fit along the TOP of the fan shroud. Really
Weird.And justGreat for cutting your arm intoslivers
whentrying to reachover theFan Shroud to remove the
engine mounting nuts! You perform self-surgery onyourselfeverytime you have to takethe engine out! Orputit
in. Fortunately, this engine was alreadyout, so theMaestro cleverlyavoided that problem altogether.
He was hoping that the VW mechanic HADN'T
TAPPED theCASE at the Oil Cooler Standwhen he made
this mod. The Maestro hoped thatinstead, the previous
rebuilder used an Adapto-Plate that BOLTS onto the
Porscheor VW case at the coolerstand and takes oilin
and out, directing it (hopefully) to the right place. But
sadly, when theMaestro gottheFan Shroud off, hecould
easily see that this Turkey VW mechanic had Indeed,
TAPPED the Porsche Case at theOil Cooler Inlet/Outlet
holes and inserted a buncha pieces ofthreaded pipe.
Sheeeshh.
Well, still, said his pocketbook, "If the 'C' Crank
is still OK, you're OK."
Sothe Maestro pulled offthe cylinder heads, and
they were real CIndustrial Heads, although they were
leaking badlyat the Cylinder/Head interface from a piss
poor seal with the SC/912 Pistons in Cast Iron Cylinders. Worn Out 912 Pistons inWorn Out Cast Iron Cylinders too, it turned out. Parfor theVW course.
"No matter," said his Pocketbook. "There's always
the possibilityof using the cylinders with Oversize pistons someday."
Usinga blockof wood anda ManuallyCalculated
Impulse with his FavoriteHammer, the Maestro split the
Case. The state of non-Virginitywas about to be determined. The Maestro eyeballed the Crankshaft, and
jumped back in Shock and Amazement. It wasn't a C
crank!Itwas a Bcrankwith the50mm Mains (theones
where the completely circular #3 Main Bearing must
be installed, in its certain way, with the Oil Hole in the
RightHand Case Half, BEFORE thecrankgears goon.)
"Oh, no,it's NOTa 356ccrank, it'sa B," cried the
Maestro's Pocketbook who booked the bet on this girl.
"Somebody mustave replaced the Ccrankwith a B!"
Suddenly, the "Good Deal" partofthis Dealwasn't
a-gonna happen. "Virgin" and "this engine" were becoming mutually exclusive. And sho' 'nough when the
Maestro eyeballed the Main Bearings, he immediately
recognized themfor what they were:VW Bearings. And
what's worse thanfindingVW Bearings in your Porsche
Engine? Why, findingVW ALIGN BORE Bearings in your
Porsche engine! Meaning: the Case had been Align
Bored! And when the Maestro pulled the #1 flywheel
main out of the Case he found it not only to be a VW
Align Bore bearing, butonewith anOVERSIZETIlRUST!
And sho' 'nough when the Maestro eyeballed the
Case at the Flywheel Main Bearing Bore, his opticallyaided eye could easily see that some crazed VW machinist had INDEED donea "ThrustCut" on thePorsche
Case! Probably'causethen the VW mechanic could use
that set of Oversize, Thrust-cut, VW Mains he's had on
the shelf fo r years. Geez!
Sothe Case was bothAlign Boredand"Thrust Cut"
too. Ouch! Whatthe poorgirl mustave gone through at
the hand of that TURKEY BUTCHER! Fallingoffthe Flywheel Main bearing were three thin 36 h.p. VW shims
instead ofthe ONE, thick Porsche shim thatshould have
beenthere! Another SureSign ofdreadedVW Misogyny.
"...what's worse than finding VW
Bearings in your Porsche Engine?
Why, finding VW ALIGN BORE
Bearings in your Porsche engine!"
TheMaestro popped the C/9 I2 rodsoffofthe Crank.At
leastTIlEYwere Original. "At LAST, somethingusable,"
said the nowdepressed Pocketbook sarcastically.
TheMaestrocontinued his inspection. "Rod bearings, front and center!" The Backs ofthe rod bearings
shouted out (.25). "We're First Under on the Crank."
Sigh, said the Maestro Instead of a Standard Virgin 356C crank, wehave a 356Bcrankthat's First Under. And who knows what the grind was like? Can you
say"No Radius"?Can you say "Cracked"?
Sigh. Such a Deal, thisLone Star State Whore.
Just out of Curiosity, the Maestro got out his Micrometer and measured the OD of the Flywheel main.
And yet anothershock coursed through hisbodywhen
theMicrometer said 2.404". Since Standard onthe BearingOD is some 2.374", the Case had been align bored
to THIRD OVERSIZE!
And judgingfromthe multi-faceted, beat-uplook
of the Middle Main Bearing bore of the Case, it needed
to goyet another oversize bigger!To FOURTII Oversize!
But there are NO FOURTHOVERSIZE PORSCHE BEARINGS! Which meansyou couldNEVERputa 356ccrank
back into this onceVirgin butnowravaged Porsche Case.
Fittingitwas too, for when the Maestro removed the #4
nose bearingin the Third Piece ofthe Case he thought it
looked a little funny. Was it the nose ring in the nose
bearing that made it lookfu nny? No, it was just that the
Nose Bearing was a little thicker than normal.
Alittle THICKERthan normal? That ISfunny.
So the Maestro measured #4 Main Bearing and
fou nd that it too was THIRD OVERSIZE! What a Turkey!
You NEVER (well, hardly ever) need to bore the Third
Piece ofthe Case, and ifin you DO, you NEVERhave to
bore it more than First Over. But thisThird Piece was
boredThird Over! Which means that it can't go home
again. Ever. Truly a raped, ravaged and abandoned
Porsche Engine.
Well, at least the Super rockers looked like they
were in nice shape. The Maestro grabbed one of the
Rockers andeyeballed it close up.Would those exhaust
rockers have the Open Oil Holes?Sadly, in itsearly, formative years, thisindustrial engine mustave been maintainedbythebook. For, after break-in, to prevent eventual excessive oilburningfrom worn guides and valves,
and complaintsfromCustomers, the Oil SquirtingHoles
in the Exhaust Rockers were supposed to be plugged.
These were welded shut.Exhaust Rockers with welded
Shut (or otherwise blocked) OilSquirtingHoles are, by
definition, no longer Virgin.
So, outof this Industrial Engine theMaestro gota
pair ofCheads, oneofwhich was water damaged, a set
ofC/9 I2 rodsand a who-knows Bcrank in a definitely
not-so-hot and mostlyunusable Case.
"Hey," shrugged his Pocketbook."You win some,
you lose some. And someget rained out. But you always
suitup. Looks like you just lost."
"Yep," shrugged theMaestro. "But theexperience
was worth it."
"Whaddyamean?" asked the Pocketbook.
"Because, Next time, Pocketbook Bo', we're agonna LISTENto the CENTEROF HIGHER REASONING!
Sometimes he knows what he's talking about. He ought
to, he'sGot The Data. That Lifting Lug wasn't there. The
Engine had been in a VW Bus. It had a "Remote Oil
Cooler." How many Certain Unmistakable Signs of the
Turkey mechanicdo you need? How manyindeed, Ifin
you: Keep the 356 Faith!
P.S. Footnote to the Lifting Lug, Courtesy of the
Center of Higher Reasoning: Ifin there IS a little "LShaped" Lifting Lug across those two Case Perimeter
Bolts between the Flywheel and the Fan Shroud, then
there's a 90.356% chance thatthe engine is Original,
never having been apart. However, a small fraction of
(usually) good Rebuilders actuallyPUT THE LiftingLug
back in place! Not manydo, buta fewdo.
Conversely (and MostImportantly) ifthe little"lifting lug" ain't there no rno', then it's a 99 and 441100
percent chance that the engine HAS been apart-read
"OVERHAULED." Leaving the Lifting Lug out may also
mean that other things were left out too. Like Quality,
for example. Ergo: thatLittle Lifting Lug can be worth
its weightin Gold.
OR: Ifin the Lifting Lug is on the NUT side (the
right side) ofthe Case, that's also a SureSigntheengine's
been apart. The Factory always put thelifting lugonthe
LEFT hand side-the Bolt HEADside-not the ut side!
OR: ifin the lifting lug is on the Left Side of the
Case, and the NUTS are ALSO on the LEFT Side of the
Case, then some clod put the Case Perimeter Bolts in
fromthe RIGHT side of the Case. Which is Wrong! The
Factory almost always put the Case Perimeter Bolts in
from the LEFT Side ofthecase, which was easy enough
for them when they were building the engine for the
first time.
But ifin you're overhauling an already rebuilt
1957.5-and-up Engine, this means that you gotta first
REMOVE that little oil "fitting" in the Case, by the'First
Case Perimeter Boltnearest theCrank Pulley (earlycase
fittings aren't in theway.) This little fittingis where the
oil line from the bottom of the Oil Filter screws into
and, by Murphy, it interferes with removal of the OLD
Case Perimeter Bolt.
The little fitting is a little weird, being IImm.
I Imm is aweird,little-usedsizewhichTurkeymechanics, bydefinition, don't possess. And ifin you tryremoving that IImm fitting with an 'Merican wrench, you'll
quickly find outthat NO 'MericanWRENCHfits! And ifin
you tryusing an ADJUSTABLE wrench you'llfind thatall
you'lldo is ROUND THEFITTING OFF! Makingit impossible to remove with ANY wrench. And ifin you try to
remove the fittingwith Vice Grips you'llquicklyfind that
though the Vice Grips maywell remove the fitting, they
will also RUINthe fitting! And where do you get a replacement fitting in Turkey Mechanic Land? Nowhere!
(You're notin Kansas anymore, Toto.)
Proper removal,Step I: Procure anexcellent quality IImm BOXend Wrench, preferablysix point. Lower
the Boxpartofthe II mm wrench over the II mm fitting
from the top. Place it snugly over the Ilmm hexes of
the fitting so that the wrench can be turned counterclockwise without interference from the Case or anything on the Case. Be ingenious in placement.
Step 2. Find either ofyour old oil lines, the ones
that go to or from the Oil Filter Can. Place the oil line
end over the fittingin the Case and screw it down witha
I2mm wrench (the sizeof the mating fitting on the oil
line). Tighten the oil line up snuglyagainstthe box-end
wrench. The Oil Line now TRAPS the Box-end wrench
on the IImm fitting.
If you can, tum the IImmwrenchcounter-clockwise byhand. Doesn't budge?Don't panic. Get out your
favoritehammer and "redress" the free end ofthe II mm
wrench with said favorite hammer, applying Force or
Impulse, again in a counter-clockwise direction.TIlEN
the fitting WI LL loosen (99 and 441100%chance.)
Once removed, puttingthe fittingback in is easily
accomplished with the II mm wrench alone. Just remember thatthe fitting is NOT SYMMETRICAL! The top
side has the propershape to mate with the Return line
fro m the Oil Filter Can. The bottom side is "squared
off" andthicker as it merely has to screwintothe Case
to dump filtered oil from the Oil Filter Can down into
the Cam Gear area, thereby lubricating the cam gears.
In any event, put the fitting backin the Case in such a
way that the Oil Line fro m the Filter will screw into the
fitting again!
Havingfinally removed thefitting, remove thatFirst
Case Perimeter Bolt so that at we can re-plate or replace itwith an alreadyplated one!That's why wecame
here in the fi rstplace! Soit is a SureSign ofTurkeylVW
mechanic Tracks ifin the Perimeter Bolt nearest the
pulley was installed from the RIGHT hand side of the
Case. Soremember The Maestro's Law of the Case Perimeter Bolts:
IFIN: A.) The Case Perimeter Bolts are stuck in
from the Rightside (BoltHeads on the Right Side ofthe
Case) , or B.) They "alternate" side to side, THEN: BEWARE! That's a Sure Sign of a Turkey Overhaul.
Yes, it'sWrong. All fourCase Perimeter Bolts (actually, all EIGHT, as there are 4 Lower Case Perimeter
Bolts too) should ALWAYS be installed fro m the LEFT
Side of the Case. This is a Rare Case of the Left being
Right. Heh, heh. Get it?
Keep the 356 Faith!
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Volume 23 Number 4
n 1965 mysurfingbuddies and I had onlyone
means of transportation to the beach, a 1956
VW Bus. The engine stopped running due to
#3 valve dropping. This put an end to our season but
was the beginning ofwhatwould become mytrade and
oneofmypassions. My mother, after listeningto incipient 18-year-old sniveling for weeks, rented tools, borrowed the books and supervised a successful 36 h.p.
motor overhaul on top of an inverted trash can. I was
fasci nated bythe engine's workings and loved the vw.
In October 1966 this 19-year-old was introduced
to the Draftand theUS Army which leftme in Butzbach,
Germany, in 1967, In mid-December a strange-looking
little vehicledrove intothe Motor Pool, sputtering, spitting, stallingand refusingto restart. Alieutenantexited
the driver's door swearingand callingthe little car several special names. He opened the rear hoodand stood
staringinto theengine compartment.
I had never seen sucha car as this onebefore. Its
very short convertible top andlittle side windows made
it look like a miniature tank or something. It was my
first look at a 1957 Speedster, and I thought it was
"cool." I walked over and asked, "What's wrong, Sir?"
lie replied "This #%!*&@ piece of #&*%A (@ keeps
stallingand then won't restart. I've been stuck twice on
my way to Giessen this morning, freezing my $*(&@
ass off!" I told him that I had rebuilt a similar engine
oncebefore and I would take a look.
My Master Sergeant approached. "Sgt. Lewis get
your &%# back towork!" He hadn't seen the Lieutenant's
bars on his parka. The Lieutenant replied as he turned
around, "He's helping me,Sergeant." TheSergeant said,
"SorrySir, Yes Sir, No problem, Sir." and left.
After a little examination I found a dirty set of
points, and theleftcarburetor was so loose onthe manifold that I could wiggle it. I cleaned up the points,
checked the timing and tightened up the left carb, hit
the key and Zoom! The motor came to life! The lieutenant smiled and said, "l owe you a beer, Sergeant."
That night I collectedmyreward. Little didhe knowmy
sole mechanical experiencewas a VW engine overhaul
with a trash can for an engine stand.
I
Later that evening, half-inebriated, 1got to drive
the little car. That was IT. I was hooked. I loved the way
itsounded, smelled... everything. The car handledgreat,
butthe brakes barelystopped it. I couldn't see out, and
it was very noisy, butwhat a "bitchin car!"
The Lt. said he had found a wrecked coupe in
Frankfort with a bigger engine and a local shop was
goi ngto install it. The nexttime I sawthecar was a few
months later, with new paint andthe BigEngine. I got to
drive the car again; it ran like a banshee. We stopped
and I opened the hood. There were bigvalve covers up
in the enginecompartment.Itwas a Carrera, although I
"There were big valve covers up
in the engine compartment.
It was a Carrera, although I didn't
know what that was at the time:'
didn't knowwhat that was at the time. Itwas just a Really Bitchin' Car that went really Really Fast.
I told the Lt. I would take care of the car, wash it,
do anythingfor an occasional ride. Although I was "socially unacceptable" in the Officers' World (officers and
non-comm-officers were not supposed to fraternize),
Lt. Jeff and1became friends.
We made many trips, including one memorable
one to the Nurnburg Grand Prix. 1was loving Europe,
topdown inthespringvia Carrera Speedster, not knowingwhatan exotic treat this was at thetime. Lt. Jeffwas
sent on temporary duty elsewhere, andI had custodyof
thecar. 1was TheMan andthiswas TheCar, untildisaster struck. On the Autobahn at about 100 m.p.h. I was
nerfed by another car and sent offthe highway into a
woodedarea. The Speedsterwas totaled; I miraculously,
was OK, savethe regret of having wrecked Lt. Jeff's car
and knowinghe was going to kill me. Obviouslyhe didn't
do mein, and was actuallyvery civil, saying, "It's just a
car." What a guy. If the roleshad been reversed I would
have certainlyhad him drawn and quartered.
U. Jeffwas transferred out and I never saw him
again, butthis experiencewould stay inmysensory bank
forever. I had been infectedwith "356 Disease."
Ayear passed and I was sent home to look for a
job in civilianlifewith no trade savemy militaryexpertise in weapons, etc. My mother suggested mechanics
and I foundmyself, at her suggestion, at Volkswagen of
America where the executive in charge of training, an
ex-navy officer, was a sucker fora uniformand gave me
a break. I was in Volkswagen school and needed$250
worth of tools. My mother lent me the money and I
started school; eight weeks of basic training again
(sounds familiar). I started working in various VW
dealershipsand wound upata VW-Porscheshop inSanta
Monicainthe early·70s.The owner ofa 1952 356 coupe
abandoned his Bondo-fllled, whipped carwhenthe cost
of repairs exceeded his perceived value. It was liensold
bythe shop to me, and I was back in the driver's seal.
Butl was soon to find out that this was no Carrera
Speedster. It smelled the same, didn't stop very well,
sputtered and popped the same, buthad no convertible
top, lots of Bondo anda ton less power. Nevertheless, I
wasstillbehind thewheelofa Porsche. And itfeltgreat.
Itlookedscary, with odd purple primer spotsallover, it
had no bumpers and you couldn't hear the archaic radio. It was funk)' but it was ..bitchln'."
I was late for work, speeding down 6th Street in
Santa Monica onemorning, pulleda 3-2-downshift and
"Little did he know my sole
mechanical experience was a VW
engine overhaul with a trash can
for an engine stand:'
jabbed thebrakes. The car pulled hard right and it hita
parked car at, oh, probably 20 rn.p.h. No bumpers!
Bondo fleweverywhere;the frontofthe car wasWIshed.
My frie nd at a bodyshop said the car was too much ofa
disaster to repairand it was sold for junk. Shortlyafter
I had a brief encounter with the 912species, but it did
not have the same personalityas that of the 3;6 , and it
was a short-lived experience.
As a mechanic I found that I was not headed for
anyeconomic success as Ispent forever measuringand
polishing the parts and lacked the production pace
needed to make money. Still attached at the hip with
Germancars, I becamea VWService Manager. Asltmmy
Buffettsings, "Summers and winters scattered like splintersand 20moreyears slipped away." My20swere filled
with canyon racing Norton Commandos, writing and
playing music, wo rking 12 hours a day at the de-Mership, BMWtouring bikes and mynewaddiction , ocean
boating... and let's not forget women. My 30s brought
on more career demands, bigger boats; bikes disappeared and being at sea was everything. My 40s: I restored the sportfisher "Native Dancer" whichtook ten
years of knuckle-busting engine building, etc. BMW
SportTouringbikes were back. Boatinginsummer, bike
tripsin winter, car dealerships during theweek. Myearly
50s arc now. I'm a Service and Parts Director for 12
dealerships;time is notabundant, hutmyweekendsarc
still mine. The love of my life and wife of II years,
Maureen, had spent her winters on the backof a vintage sport bike, and wewere leading a small bike club
into the mountains on our winter weekends. Earlier
daysofmotorcycle racing, two high-speedcrashes, and
120,000 sport touring miles have leftme unscarredand
verylucky. I figured our number was probablyup for a
crash, as someofour group had done so. As a final test
AUTO RESTORATION
356 Specialists
I suited up in my leathers, started my trusty BMW900
and shut itoff. That was it. I was done. I started looking
for a sports car. I sawan ad: 1960 Super 90 Kardex, My
sonJason and I went to see the car.
We arrived at the seller's home. The wind was
howling and it was thundering when we arrived. We
walked up to the front door of a lovely country home
with a 6-car garage. Myson, the seller and I exchanged
courtesies and walked out to the garage. The gentleman said, " I thinkyou'lllike this" and threw the garage
door up. As he raised the door, lightning struck the
mountains behind his home and the wind gusted. Pretty
theatrical, who is this guy? Severalcarswere under covers in the garage. lie peeled the cover offofa ruby red
BT5 Super 90 sunroofcoupe that was absolutely beautiful. MysonandI lookedateachother andsaid, "we're
in trouble now!'; We inspected the car; it was close to
concours. We opened the engine compartment, 300
miles on a fresh motor, started it up, took a ride and
That Was It. Again, I Was The Man and This Was The
Car. Thesmell, the occasionalcarb popping, thedrone
ofthe engine, the look of the instruments. I was back in
Germanyin the springand in love with the samefeeli ng
I'd had before. I remembered the Speedster and the
old Bondo '52. I wrote a check and was back behind
the wheel. The Super 90 had replaced the BMWmotorcycle as our winter mount.
Encounters of the wrong kind followed with the
engine. After weeks of masterful motor surgery performed by "Dr." Larry Markham at Markham Motor
Works in Burbank, the Super 90 engine became super
again. While mycar was at Markham Motors, I visited
it regularly - and loved the Porsche workshop scene.
I've nowconverted myown garage intoa Super 90 hangar and have a really "bitchin" Porsche that even stops
when I push the brake pedal! I know why other cars
had lost their appeal overthe years. Nothing compares
to a 356.
I joined the 356 Registry and the So. Calif. 3;6
Club. During the week and even in summer (a sacred
time onceonlyreserved for boatingon "Native Dancer")
I'm ready to go fora ride just to drive.
Maureen loves the car; no "helmet hair" and
there's evena heater! 29years andI'mback. I'ma lucky
man and life is good, Thanks, Mom, for pushing meto
rebuild that first engine on the trash can, the support
and the many other lessons you taught. I'm sure that
you get this magazine where you arc now, ~
• Show quality painting
• Metalwork , rust and
collision repairs
• Engine and transmission
rebuilding
• Interior installat ion
• Cars / parts bought and sold
• Large used parts inventory
• Appraisals and pre-purchase
inspections
Same location since 1976
Visitors welcome!
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Long Beach , CA 90804
Tel. (562) 439-3333
Fax (56 2 ) 439-3956
F§ctory Trained
Expert Repair &
Restoration of:
. Speedometers
. Fuel Gauges
. VDO & Others
. Tachometers
Speed and RPM Changes
Specializing in
356 Electric Tachometer
Conversions
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Cars for sale
*'52 1500Coupe. 95%complete rough, good racer/parts!
restore $5000. '59 Devlin D Porsche restored, inquire.
Steve Herron805-969-4027 6pmPST. Santa BarbaraCA.
*'57 Coupe (57053), original 1600N engine (62414),
Guards Red, excellent condition. 15K miles since body/
chassis restoration; zero rust, partial toolkit; other extras. $12,500,trades considered. Photos available online.
A.C. Roda, 606 Longer Drive, Peachtree City, GA 30269.
(770) 632-9567, email: <germantool@aol.com>..
*'57 Coupe #100573, 60 Super Engine. Rebuilt 741
transaxle, disc brakes, originall1oor andlongs, new battery box l1oor, originally silver/red-now white/black.
$10,900. Dan Gee, 4836 Oak Road NW, Roanoke, VA
24017. 540-344-8003. Email: dgee@worldnet.att.net.
* '58 Speedster #84533, 1600N eng. #68636. Black /
black. Orig. black plate Calif. car w/68,940 orig. miles.
Pristinecondition in a heated garageunder a cover. No
rust, Nardi wheelw/manyextras. Must see, none better.
Best offer over $50,000. Photos avail. Have had for 25
years. Richard Meyers, St. Louis, MO. 3141514-0022 ,
rsm@webster.edu
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* '58 Speedster # 83909 Guards Red, Tan interior & top
& tonneau. Tan/oatmealcarpets. Fullyrestored. Rustfree.
1750cc engine 3,000Konrebuilt. Carrera Racingbrakes.
12 volt . $ 58,000. Glenn Treser. DalyCity, CA. phone or
fax 1-415-333-2967 e-mail Auzziglen@aol.com
*'58 1600NSpeedster #84119,Aetnablue, black leather,
mechanically, structurally & cosmetically excellent
throughout. $50,000 or will consider interesting 356 related trade. Please call or email for details. Don
Mylchreest,Simsbury,
CT,
860-651-8910,
don.mylchreest@us.abb.com
*'58 Speedster # 83909 Calif. car . Guards RedlTan interior, canvas linen top & tonneau cover. Groundup restoration, no rust. Rebuilt 1720cc big bore engine. Carrera
racing brakes, rollbar, chrome wheels. 12 volt elect. system plus 6 volt parts to restore to original. Rebuilt all
gauges. Manual & tool kit. All original parts saved from
restoration. Driven 2,630 miles sincerestoration. $ 58,000
Must sell moving to Australia. GlennTreser, Daly CityCA.
Phone & Fax # 1-415-333-2967
E-Mail
Auzziglen@aol.com
*'59 Conv. D#86608, eng#713019, ruby red/ black, gray
carpets, blackcanvas top and tonneau, excellent driver,
600 mi. on rebuilt engine, new l100r boards, newwheel
cylinders, no delivery, serious inquiries only, $35,000.
Wayne Kachel, San Antonio, TX (day) 210-536-1345
(night) 210-698-9006wmkachel@aol.com
*'59 ACoupe, chassis #108054; engine #74659; transmission #28255. 1600 Normal. All numbers match
Porsche Kardex. Completely restored to original condition, exception: radio is Blaupunktvs. Becker. Speedo
reading: 113219. It runs as magnificently as it looks.
$32,500. Ken jackels, 2507, Don Juan Drive, Rancho
Cordova, CA 95670. 916.635.5513. E-mail:
donj uandrive@juno.com
*'59 356A Sunroof Coupe #107657. Black exterior/red
interior, tan carpet, sunroof,overrider bumpers, chrome
wheels, original l1oors,vin # stamped upper bodypanels.
Beautifully restored, correct as per Kardex. Mark B.
Leonard, La Jolla, California. Tel: (858) 459-3500.
*'59 356-A Convertible D. #85691. Eng #71486. Outstanding example. Professional restoration to Parade
Concours standard begunby second owner. Body work
andsuspension completed. Death prompts sale. $25,000
firm. P. Weiss, 10285 North LakeCircle, Olathe, Ks. 66061.
913-782-4643 or pamweiss1@juno.com.
*'59 ACoupe 1600N#108140, w/ 1600s engine#80480.
Beautiful RubyRedpaint/saddle interior. Professionalbare
metalrestoration on a very solid car. 500mi. sinceresto.
& rebuild. Chrome 5 1/2" wheels, Super hub caps, &
Yokohamas. Nardi steeringwheel. All chrome replated.
Complete restoration photos & records. Orig. spare engine & manyparts. $16,500 firnl. Dave Wardrop, Temple,
PA 610-929-2411 hopheads@fast.net
*'59 Cabriolet 151992.All numbers match. CA black plate
car, SilverlBlackLeather int.500mi. on 100%Concourse
resto. Auto 's International interior, original Les Lesten
wheel, bench seat, radio, clock, speakers, 5 original date
stampedwheels, muchinvested. $42,500.JeffAleixo4247
ChaseAve., Los Angeles, CA 90066 (310) 398-0903
*'60 Beutler Coupe#11 93306011 3030. 2-door, 2+2 passenger, aluminum body, restored in 1990, very rare third
series, page 268 in Porsche "Excellence" book. Cream
white/red Auto's Int'l interior. $35,000. I1.A. Sessions,
Lubbock, IX 806-799-0653.806-790-0653 cell.
*'60 BT5 Coupe, #11618, eng. #603051.Complete bare
tub resto. Ruby red/tan int. All new parts on complete
eng. rebid. New Koni shocks & damper. Chrome 5.5"
wheels, newtires. Rebuilt front end & brakes. All chrome
pieces rechromed. $23,000. GrayHughes, 559-291-1212,
2970JoshuaAve., Clovis, CA 93611.
*'60 356BCoupe #109144, engine#p600471 (normal),
white w!blackint., recent top-end rebuild, front end rebuild, paint, rubber, and some interior work. Pan and
longs fair butnotperfect. Excellent, reliable driverin everyrespect, bodygood butnotconcours. US$ 12,000. See
pictures and more info at: www.members.home.com/
echernefflindex.htm Eric Cherneff, Victoria, BC, Canada.
250-361-0042, echerneff@ home.com
*'61 356BS-90 Roadster 88985 engine #802148. Red /
black int. Body restored in Germany 1989. New wiring
harness 1996. Engine rebuilt 1996. One owner 14 years.
Great driver. Always garaged. Solid throughout. Asking
$35,000. Bill Gramzinski. Covington, GA(770) 385-1042.
*'62 Twin Grill Roadster #89642 Champagne Yellow/
Black.All numbers match, butmotor is new912. $55,000.
213-387-0432 days, 818-241-7212Eves. JasonKim. CA
, *'62 356 Coupe, T-6, CA car. CamellTan int. , fresh 1600N
motor, new clutch, rebuilt carbs, perfect interior, verynice
condition throughoutonly$16,500. Carmel, CA 831 -6242095h or 831-625-1393wk. David Terdy.
*'63 356 "B" Coupe. 91k, personal plate KRlSLEY, red/
black, sameowner 20 years, all receipts, old ground-up
resto. $16,750/0BO. MargotKrisleySbelgio, 1750Whittier
Ave. #16, Costa Mesa, CA 92627. (949) 645-1811.
*'64 C Cab. #159852, rebuilt 912, (original avail) ,
chromed, 12V, Webers, stripped, blasted, lustrous silver,
leather seats, rechromed brackets, new bow, top, windshield, tonneau, fog lights, AM/FM tape, carpet,
removeable stainless roll bar, retractable shoulder harness bar allows rear viewing, clutch, manuals, halogens.
45K. PaulSegal. FL 561-637-4463; Psegal21 36@aol.com
*'64C Cab #159177, eng. #710292, White!black-fresh
motor rebuild, orig. 6 volt, all #'s Kardex match. New top
& wool carpet, luggage rack, bra. Blaupunkt AMlFM. No
rust, perfect seams. 2nd owner in 22 years. Drive anywhere $29,850. Paul Craig, Portland, OR 503-805-1025
Email paulc@transport.com
*'64 C Cab.,#159607, Signal Redlblack int. Year documented professional bare metal reconstruction including:NOS doors, NEW: nosepanel, pan,struts, longs, striker
posts, rockers.Car is currently being painted and awaits
reassembly. Price is neg. dependingonthe stateofcompletion. Stephen M. Hull 3500 AuberryWay, Cool, CA 95614
(916)988-8878
*'64CCab-fully restored. Lightivory6404. Black leather
& vinyl interior. Serial#160xxx. Correct engineexactlyby
Maestro's tapes & books. Skirmants trans. Interior:
Autoweave of Denver. 350 mi. since completion. Much
more! $34,000. Bill Oxley, Denver, CO. 303-773-6873.
*'64SCCoupe #218496 Ivory/Redleather, 13,000Ksince
complete resto. Exceptional condition. Maestro
remanufactured original engine #812180, 1720cc, Webers , Perma-Iune, chromewheels,Blaupunkt, headrests,
correct VDO oil pressure gauge, clock rebuilt, tools,
manuals, bra, cover. $21,000.DavidUnruh, Chattanooga,
Tennessee (work:423-755-7371),dunruh@sprynet.com
*'64 SC/GT Coupe. Authentic dealer built car when new
usinggenuine Porsche parts, alloydoors, GT seats, Plexiwindows, Nardi wheels, close ratio LSD gearbox. Slate
grey/red. In original good condition. $50,000. David A.
Duerr. PO Box 356North River, l\'Y 12856. 518-251-4296.
*.65 CCoupe #219817, eng. 1'715282, Irish Green/black,
98Kmiles, recent streetresto withAI interior, 5.5xl5 allovs $16,700. Curt Noland, San Diego, 858-587-0704
b~fdre 9:00PST, cnoland@sanelijohills.com.
*356B open racer, SCCA. Well-engineered, well-built,
great-looking machine, vib rant blue. Hot912engine, fuel
cell, Hanlon, cage, etc. Weighs 1580 lbs, has allthe right
stulT fora winning racecar or convert to vintage. For details and picture see www.356race.com. Will trade for
Porsche or pre-war/special race car. Tom Coughlin,
Dedham, MA TlC356sc@ao!.com or 781-461-0495.
Parts for sale
* Five Rudge knock-off5 1/2 four drums & spinners all
restored will sell separate 9500. Roadster hardtop
1350, Blaupunktradio pull-out $300, 741trans out ofa
running car $500. 213-387-0432 days, 818-241-7212
eves.Jason Kim. CA
*'51Enginecase#30376. 1have no sheet metal or piston
cylinders, but have crank, rods, lifters & heads. My researchsays '5I nearly'52, 1500-50 . $3,000. BillO'Brien.
914-235-4178. NY.
*For Sale:partial 356Registrycollection.Vol 12 & Vo!. 14
-21 (missing 18/6) . $80 + shippingfor completeset. Individual iss. may be obtained by purchasing complete
volumes @ $3 per iss. + shipping. Art A}tay, lIIHudson,
WI (715) 381-0426 email: a}taya@oz.osceola.kI2.\\i.us
*Seats: one passenger black leather w/wood bottom fo r
early "A", one driver black vi nyl with railsfor "B". Either
fo r $100 +$40 ship. Eves or W.E. 304-392-242 1 Louise
*Parts. Matchedpair factory 16" alloywheels forSpyder,
dated 11/55, in flawless orig. condo$1800. NOS Dunlop
RS5 Racing tire, 5';Ox16; 150. Two un-matched 16" allsteel wheels for early 356; $40 ea. Sebring exhaust system forCarrera GTor can be fitted to Spyder, inc!.newJpipes; $1600.Pair Zenith 32NDIX carbs, incl. manifolds
& factory air cleaners; make olTer. One piece, new rear
bumper trim for 356B/C. 356A and B/C hood handles,
excellent used, a fewto choose from. Useable 356MB/C
steering boxes. Used & NOS Koni 356 shock absorbers.
356MB & C volt. regs, 6V. 356A Black steeri ng wheel,
concours. Rdstr alutrim for windshield, used.NOS emergency brake cables. NOS long with T6jackreceiver, passenger side; $150. Leitz luggage rack, chrome; $195. Lots
of small stulT useful for restos, etc. Call for prices & to
negotiate. FOB. Lew Markoff, 301-229-3713 (II) or email: markolT@cberJda.gov. MD.
*Nurburgring badge, ADAC badge, Hella 128 lenses, used
128lights, 356+356A fron t nose foglights, Marchal fog
lights. Pre-Aturn signals-stoplights, red tipsignalswitch,
access. windwings, NOS Boschvolt. regulator, access. plug
trouble light, more. 310-37 1-3919. oldcarstuf@ao!.com
CMorley,Box 1705,Redondo,Calif,USA90278
*356 Speedster top boot-l/2 tonneau, blackHaartzcloth,
newin bag $95. 356models. Panos:Sept '82-Dec '89. 41
iss. 41. Excellence: April '94 thru Nov '97. 28 iss. 28.
Many older magazines. FOB. Send SASE for lists. Shep
Adkins No. 60, 170I Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos, CA
93402. Ph. 805-528-7043.
*'53 parts: Viegel gauges, 300/pr; shifter $85; pedals
$85; wiper assy 75; '53-'57 pass seat $185; seat backs
wi recliners 150/pr; rear SC'.it back 85; gauge hoods
$50/pr; VW interchange manual 100; partslwo! kshop
manuals$135. Telefunken radio, needs work $13, . Doug
Bok, 172Barbourtown Road,Collinsville, CT 06022 (860)
693-2675 eves.
* Prorr. bumperettes f!B/C (Excl Ch r.), pro rear funnels fI
bumperettes (U), pro chrome tip extentions (N) , set of
"S" pipes w/clamps (U), pr,Solex wi re mesh air filterswi
mtg. bolts (U),headliner f1T6 SIRCoupe, compl. w/clips
& tips (1'1), prorubber front wheel stops f:B/C (Nr/Nu),
pro frt. dir.l ens-clear (N) , f!B/C 4-ea. ceramic creststused
butv.g. cond.), lockpiece flgear shift lock:695.424.206.0I
(IIlus:3/3aA item #13) For:91l/912: 12V-Blaupunkt,AW
FM+ cassette, ModelDNR,w/2 ea.JBL-#540GTi frequency
dividers pro HELL\-139's newin boxes, set braided-stainless flex brake lines, earlyto -' 72,short-shift kit- newin
box earlyto '68 lower engine lid lock: 901.512.052.00
(N) Willconsider reasonable offers, or will swap for: 6VBecker or BlaupunktSCl912 Heads, ClSC Flywheel, Solex
Velocity Stacks, or other engine components or sheet
metal, VinceCappelletti, FL941-498-6461, Fax 941-4983183, or vincecappelletti @Prodigy.com
*Hazet round metal tool kit, complete, clean, most unused. Metalcanclean with minor surface paint scratches,
interiorflocking excellent. Decal insidecover intact. One
broken tool clip. A real beauty. Reasonable olTer accepted. John Darack, 96 Lakeshore Drive, Wayland, MA
01778. email: DPisland@ao!.com.
*356 B 1600s engi ne, complete older rebuild, inc!. muffle r, sheet metal and S pipes, in my garage for about a
year, take it away for $1888. Frank Lanzetta, 12018 Lake
Newport Rd, Reston, VA 703-435-1824 before 10:30 F.5T
*356BParts-Top piece ofbumperette (3) good $20 ea.;
taillightassy, incl. lens & gasket (2) very good $75 ea.;
leftparkinglight w/clear lens ( I) good $50; hoodhandle
wlo emblem (I ) fai r $20;J pipefor exhaust (I) new $15;
straight pipeextractor-not chrome(I) good $25; L!R fro nt
hrake drum assy $200 for both; (4) blue Koni shocks
from S90 used & dirty but good $200. FOB. Bill Smith
2720 Arrowhead Drive, Langhorne, pA 19053 (Day) 215953-2410; (Eves) 215-757-0926
*B/Cfront turnsignal chrome bases, the angled part that
often rusts, Drivers sideonly, NOS, cheaper than buyinga
newassy. $45 - postage. JimSchrager, 54722 Little Flower
Trail, Mishawaka, IN 46545.2 19-259-926 1. e-mail at:
75452.3160@compuserve.com
*T-6 "B" Coupe shell outer skin, doors straight, no accidents. Undersideveryrusty, needscompleterebuild. Ideal
racecar candidate. Price depends on parts incl. Bare shell
$1,000. Pre "A" 16"wheels-setperfect "turbo"trim rings,
complete low mileage '53 1500"Super" engineandgearbox, "A" Nardi steering wheel, Bosch NOS "Euro" headlight units. David A. Duerr, PO Box 356 North River, NY
12856.518-251-4296.
*Porsche 550Spyder parts: oil radiator, engine breather,
exhaust boxes, tail support mechanism, oiltank. Also, RS60oiltank.Joe Cavaglieri, Sherman Oaks, CA. Phone 818990-2588, FAX 818-990-2862, e-mail jcrestore@ao!.com
*Factoryposters from the 1950s showing 356s & Spyders
racing. Steve McQueen/Sebring poster. Set Panos & set
Christophorus magazines. 356Atool kitwith Messko.Jim
Perrin, P.O. Box29307, Columbus,OH 43229, (614)8829046, email CARRERAGTS@ao!.com.
*356 parts for sale. '49-'52. Good selection ofsplit wi ndow parts, dash parts, gauge faces, early Telefunken radio used, full crash box trans used, cases, gears, trans
mounts, 2-piece caseparts, pulleys, "D" regulator, vented
bands, heads, 1500-Super PICset, 1300 ('/C restored set,
many used & NOS parts. (714) 897-7363. Perry Urena,
6502 Oxford Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92647.
*Front hoodfor '63 BCoupe. Slightlydinged $1OO/OBO .
Frank Matranga. 118 North Ardmore Ave. Manhattan
Beach, CA 90266 or (310) 374-6044.
*Orig. T-5 pass. seat. Stored inside 20 years, $175. Pair
Pre-Adecos (below doors), unrestored, $75. 2 late 3561
912fuel pumps w/rehuild kits, $85ea. 0 miles on rebuilt
1600s engine, $1850. "A" red int. door panels, vintage
"Racemark" Porsche steeringwheel, "A" thru "C" engine
sheetmetal, Pair NOS Pre-AHella headlights, $700. Used
Judson Supercharger, $600. F& ins.OB TomNiedernhofer,
Belleville, IL. 618/234-5909 (phone/fax) .
*'60 BNormal motor 1'#602912, runs well, $1500. Curt
Noland, San Diego, 858-587-0704 before 9:00 PST,
cnoland@sanelijohills.com.
*Mechanical tach. $100. Speedo$75. Intake manifoldsZenith $15ea. Solex $22C'.i. Cam gears 40C'.i.9 12 flywheels
$75.912fan shrouds $60. Engine oilscreens $25. Powder coated engine sheet metal-call for needs. Jon Meigs
904-827-9684. 4028Casa Grande Ct. , Elkton, FL32033.
*Eberspacher 6V heat exchanger wlmountedcomponents
only serial #2924 condition unknown $90. New drum
brake master cyl w/o resv (FAG) slight surface rust $55.
Brake shoes relined, bonded, have 4 sets $20 ea. set. All
prices plus shipping, insurance, excess refunded. Ed
Statkus, 2630 W. 84th St. Chicago, IL 60652-3908.
*Custom built Speedster fiberglass and metal hardtop,
white, whiteperforatedheadliner. Karmann look with fli p
out side windows, full view Plexiglas side curtains and
glassrear window in metal frame (38 Chevy Coupe). Top
hassufficient headroomto accommodate 6'4" driver wlo
removing wood seat rails. Wlside curtains removed, no
wind bulTetingto 100+mph. Standard Speedster mounting hardware. Does need new bottom seal. $1995 OBO.
All -Shipping, 356A 71610 transaxlew/mountsandcradle,
no axle tubes #25085, $950 OBO. 356A6v. starter $95.
OBO. Ruediger von Prittwitz2817 GreenfieldDr., Merced,
CA 95340. (209) 722-1935.
*'52 crashbox rebuilt95%internalpartsnew$3800. Unused (new) 356fuel safefuel cell $600. '61 sweep hand
clockNOS $300. 5-16" slotted wheels not matched fair
$600. 356 autopower roll bar $200. Leitz chromesingle
grill rack $300. '52 smooth casesynchro gearbox apart,
good, no axeltubes $1000. '55 Telefu nken radio wrong
knobs (avail. repro) $800. Steve Herron 805-969-4027
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* V-shaped sunroof clip, almost perfect. Complete top,
$3,000. PascalGiai,San Diego, CA 619-298-531 8,fax2985306.
*Pre-Aparts: 5 trim rings, 1500 Superengine, original
and running, driver side door, decklid, misc. bits and
pieces. T6 coupe shell for parts or restoration. No engine, $1500. T6 normal engine history unknown, complete, $1000. Call Chris Duerr, 610-380-3546NY
*Agastank, sealed inside and painted outsidewith Por15. $75. T6 L. rear clip incl. door latch post, $150.
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The Whatzit Revealed
It is a heater tube that is inside the door sills to
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muffler for engine noise transmitted through the heat
tubes. Amodels and earliercars had a solidmetal tube
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WANTED: * Side windows (the ones on the doors) for Glaspar Speedster hardtop. If
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Thankyou. Pascal Giai, San Diego, CA 619-298-5318, fa." 298-5306.
*Moon hubcap, stamped Lemmerz9916, dated1957. Concours cond.only. Pat Yanahan,
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pyanahan@usachicago.com
*550 Spyder parts, emergencybrake lever assy, was told sameas PreA cars?Fuel filler
cap andneck Lemansstyle. Whereaboutsof engine#P90048or similar type 547engine
purchase or swap, any info appreciated. William Haupt. 195 W. Mombasha Rd., Monroe, NY 10950 (914) 783-1425 Days (914) 783-6192 Eves or leave message.
*For '51 Cab. #5134: Sq. taillight bases w/ out lenses. Pr of front seats (thin front cushion from earlyPre-Aonly), rear bench seat back, steeringbox platecover, bodybumpers,
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for body bumper car, conv. top small rear window assy. Early Pre-A fuel pump (flat
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*Wanted: Paint colorsof dash and instrument"eyelids" for a '55 356Continental Coupe,
Pearl Grey 534& White 603. Call collect. Tom Kincaid. 414-249-0577 or N-1545 Linn
Pier Road, Lake Geneva, Wl 53147.
*Carrera2 engine#97428, which istheoriginal enginefor my '64 CCabriolet.Last seen
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n addition to the wonderful Audi/Auto Union
displayanddemonstrations (seepage 20), the
MontereyHistories celebrated 25years bysalutingpastfeatured marques andgreat momentswith a
display across the front of the paddock, and with special track appearances at noon on Saturday. Porsche
was represented by Porsche#I and the Mexican Road
Race 550 Spyder, #550-04. Klaus Bischof (Porsche
Museum) was behind the wheel, and Bob Carlson
(PCNA) rode along as #I completed several exhibition
laps to the delight of the crowd. Also out on the track
were significant cars representing Ferrari, Aston Martin (driven byStirlingMoss), Mercedes (driven byJuan
Fangio II), Alfa Romeo, Lotus, Ford (Carroll Shelby),
Chevrolet andseveral others.
As for racing, early Porsches competed in three
racegroups. Race Group 1B (for 1947-55 SportsCars
under 2000cc) was dominated in the earlylaps by Bill
Perrone in his 1955 550-041, until he suffered some
rearend bodycontact from anothercompetitorandfell
way backafter a visilto blackflag. Theracewas won by
the ex-Ken Miles, 1954 MG R2 Special, with Bob Baker
in his 1955 550-034 coming in a close second. (Note:
both these 550s raced at Le Mans!) cont inued
I
Above: Dean Watts' Abarth
Carrera is seen going through
the corkscrew. Left: In the
paddock, Porsche #1 was on
displayafter being repaired.
Below: The concours-Ievel
engine compartmentof Bill
Perrone's Spyder.
Notall 550swere sliver; here's Bob
Bakerin 550-34negotiating the
corkscrew. Color photos by Hal Thoms.
Another view of the corkscrew, showingTom Trabue's #96 RSK
and Dan Baker's #55 RS 60. Below: Dennis Aker's "Pcnper"
November/December 1999
45
Above: Apost-race discussion
between (I-r) AI Cadrobbi, Dennis
Akers and Bill Perrone. AI was on
hand to tune the four-cam engine
in Warren Eads' 904, but his counsel
was sought by manyof the other
competitors in the paddock.
Right: Among the marques featured
during 25 years of the Monterey
Histories, Mercedes provided a
300SLR driven byJuan Manuel
Fangio IIand another GP car driven
by StirlingMoss.
While Pat DeWitt (left) gave the editor a tour of
her beautiful '55 coupe,Dawn Perryof Dawn's
Restoration cameby to say hello. Below: The
Auto Union Hill Climb car (see page 20).
Statement ofOwnership, Management and Circulation (Required by 39U.S.C. 3685)
1. Publicationntle 356 Registry 2. Publication No. 10666877 3. Date of Filing October 1,1999
4. FrequencyofIssue Bimonthly 5. No. of Issues Published Annually 6 6. AnnualSubscription Price $23.00
7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication 225 No. Second St.,Stiliwater, MN 55082
8. Complete Mailing Address oftheHeadquarters of General Business Offices of thePublisher Same
9. Full Names and Complete Mailing Address ofPublisher, Editor, and Managing Editor.
Publisher Gordon Maltby, 225 No. Second St., Stillwater, MN 55082 Editor same Managing Editor same
10. Owner 356 Registry, Inc., Membership offices: 27244Ryan Road, Warren, MI 48092
11.Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning orHolding 1 PercentorMore ofTotal
Amount ofBonds, Mortgages orOther Securities None
12. Taxstatus Non 13. Pub. title 356 Registry 14. Issue date for circulationdatabelow: Sept/Oct 1999
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(Signed) Gordon Maltby
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Volume 23 Number 4
Other fine top ten early Porsche finishers were
DennisAker in his 1953 "Pooper" MK 8Rin 5th, Charles
Forge in the 1949 ex-von Neumann 356SLRoadster in
6th, and Clint deWitt in his beautiful silver 1955 356
Continental Coupe in 7th. Steve Earle, driving Roy
Walzer's ex-CompetitionMotorsJohnvon NeumannlKen
Miles 1954 550-06, only completed 2 laps and retired
with mechanical problems.
Race 2B (for 1955-1960 Sports Racing cars under 2500cc) was also well represented by Porsche in
thetop 10. After several laps ofbattlingnose to tail between father and son, Don and Patrick Orosco, father
Don in his '58 Lotus 15 had to fall back with mechanical woes, as son Patrick in his '60 Lola MK 1 went on
for the win. DanBaker inhis 1960Porsche RS60 (#718054) battled to a fine 3rd, followed closely by Steve
Herron in his '59 Devin 0 Porsche in 4th, and Tom
Trabue in his '59 RSK (#718-019) in 6th. Mr. Trabue
alsowon the Vasek PolakMemorial Award for outstanding Porsche presentationand performance.
Race 3B (for 1956-1962 GT cars) consisted of a
superb field of cars that included Ferrari GTO, 250GT
SWB and 250 TOF examples, Aston Martin DB4 GT,
Mercedes 300 SL,Alfa Romeo SZ, Morgan +4, Corvene,
Porsche Carrera Abarth and several 356 models. My
question is, where did those 2-liter Morgans come up
with all that horsepower allofa sudden? Alot ofhorsepower inthe4.5 liter Corvettesandthe Ferraris, butthe
Morgans?As to be expected, the Corvettes and the 12cylinder Ferrari GTO were gridded up front, followed
bya coupleofMorgans, DeanWatts' beautiful and competitive Porsche Abarth Carrera, Steve Schmidt's "factory-built" '61 356 Super 90 GT, and Steve Torp's potent '63 356 BCoupe.
As the green flag fell, three strong Corvettesand
the Ferrari GTOpulled into the lead pack with Richard
Freshmanin his strongMorgan +4 right in the mix. Not
far behind, another stronggroup was led bythe Abarth
Carrera and included another Corvette, the 356s ofSteve
Schmidt and Steve Torp and a couple more Morgans.
These two packs would stay together for most of the
race, and several passes and re-passes in each group
madefor a veryentertainingrace. There were also many
good battles being wagedbackin the pack.
The ten-lap race's top 10 included Freshman's
Morganwith the win followed byCorvette, Ferrari GTO,
Corvette, Dean Watts with his outstanding drive in his
Abarth Carrera 5th, Corvette, Morgan, Steve Schmidt's
strong performance in his Super 90 GT Coupe first of
the 356sin 8th, Morgan and Aston Martin.
Other fine drivingperformances inthe 34-car race
were turned in byJohnKirby-Miller in his '58 ASpeedster, finishing 17th (lohn isthe original owner andused
to drive his Speedster to races and raced itin Northern
California in the early '60s). Paul Christensen in his
immaculate red '56 Speedster was 21st, and Harlan
Halsey's historic (raced in 12 Hours of Sebring) '59
356 Carrera GS Coupe in 24th. Rounding out the field
were SteveTorp inhis '63B Coupe, who was verystrong
early, buta broken rocker arm forced him to fall back
in 30th, Olga Reindlova from NewYork, N.Y., in 31st in
her '59 356 A Coupe, and Bata Mataja (last year's
MontereyCup Winner) sufferingmechanicalproblems,
DNFed.
It wasn't a Porsche year like '98, but there was
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