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Upcoming Events
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Years Ago in the Registry
Jim Perrin
The Miscella ny File
Gordon Maltby
President's Letter
Bob Campbell
Technical
Vic Skirmants
10
Brett Johnson
12
Uwe Biegner
14
Northwest Club Meets
Chris Hamilton
17
Marketwatch
Jim Schrager
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How.to go oin tage racing, p'art2
Restoration
How NOT to go vintage racing
Beutler-Porsche
A story of two brothers in Swit zerland
The Gallery
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Years Ago in the Registry
Jim Perrin
21
The Outlaws Ride Again
Mike Wrough ton
22
Nuts & Bolts
Ron Roland
26
Four-Cam Forum
Dick Koenig
29
Net Result s
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6 to 12 Volt Conversion
Paul Goldzung
34
Reviews
Bill Block
36
The Maestr o
Harry Pellow
38
Page 17
Tbe latest ideas and parts to upgra de
400 m il es in a 3-cylinder 356
Page 44
Classified ads
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Rememberin g Bruce Jennings
David Duerr
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A Vint age Race Weekend
Monty Monteith
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356Registry magazine is the official publication of 356Registry,Inc.,an organization oriented exclusively to 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 (1948-1965) 356 series Porsche th rough the 356 Registry magazine, the central forum for the
exchange of ideas, experiences and information, enabling all to share the 356 experiences of one another. 356 Registry, Inc.
is a non-affiliated, non-profit, educational corporation, chartered under the statutes of the State of Ohio. Subscriptions are
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onll.S.banks.Application forms for membership are available from the membership chairperson Barbara Skirmants,27244Ryan
Road, Warren, MI 48092 USA.
On the cover: At the factory
Thomas Lloyd Meyer photo
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The opinions and statements expressed in 356 Registry are not necessarily those of the .156 Registry, Inc.,its trustees, officers
or the Publisher. Technical data and procedures described herein arc the opinions of the authors and carry no claim of
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models are trade dress and trademarks of Porschc AG and arc used with permission. Puhlisher reserves the right to edit or refuse
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Prin ted in Red Wing, Minnesot a U.S. A.
The 1997 West Coast Holiday
ttC<9lrniv<9l1 @n the Pet nt"
September 18-21, 1997
a t beautiful
Litchfield Beach & Golf Reso rt
a few miles south of Myrtle Beach, So uth Carolina
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ooking for some thing differen t... and Fun? Somethin g that include s your favori te car, the world' s
best clima te and a beau tiful view of the Pacific
Ocean. Yes? We've go t the Holiday for you .
Please join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first
West Coa st Holid ay in sunny San Diego. Mak e no mistake, th is event
will sure ly be di fferent. Ca ll it a carn ival affair o r a part y, but don 't
expe ct the usual... expect the unu sual. Ga mes, gimm icks, 356
challenges and more, all designed for yo ur enjoy ment. Win pri zes for
just havin g fu n!
Its an Awards Par ty, not an Awa rd s Ban qu et. Dan ce until the
cows come hom e. Enjoy a fine cigar and deliciou s glass of port w hile
you look over th e citysca pe and talk abo ut your favorite topi c...
"Your Ca r." This isn 't just another Ho lida y, it' s a Ca rn iva l Holid ay!
Eve ryone w ill enjoy th is even t, as the host site is filled with
luxuriou s amenities. Tennis courts, sw im ming pools, saunas, workout gy m and beaches all at yo ur di sp osal. An tique shopping at one
of San Diego' s largest antique di stri cts located just minutes from the
hotel. Quick access to and from d owntown San Diego and sur rounding beach communities makes it easy to enjoy the high ligh ts of
Ame rica's Finest City.
Imagine the very best in a 356 Holiday - then come to San
Diego and live it. We prom ise to spare no effort to br ing yo u a funfilled weeke nd w ith your car and fellow 356'ers. So join us for a
"di fferen t kind of d ay" designed by a "di fferent bunch of peo ple."
Please help us by makin g you r reservati ons early. For event
in for mation, please contact Chris Sta vros at (619) 223-8887 or ema il
356Chr is@com puse rve .com. "See You There"
For Hotel Reser vations,
please call the Kana Kai
Resort and Marina directly
at (800) 566-2524
Attenti on Vendors!
All vendors m ust c on ta ct
Chris Stav ros pr ior to event
at (6 19) 223-8887
go rgeo us spo t to sho wcase the best of the 356
Regist ry! Bring your favor ite 356, your suntan
lotion and the whole family for a full weekend of fun and
warm 356 camarade rie.
Held at the pri vat e Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort, wit h
restaurants, pools and sho pping on site, su rrounde d by the fu ll
offeri ngs of the Grea ter Grand Strand com munity of Myr tle Beach .
With wo rld-renowned beaches, shopping, concerts and caba ret
shows, there's no limi t to the fun you and the family w ill have! Plan
to come ea rly and stay late to enjoy all this area has fo r you!
Litchfield' s Brid gewater Condominium Suites
Accom moda tions are at a full condomi nium tower in the heart
of the Litchfield Resort Complex. One bed room and two bedroom
condo miniums ha ve been especi ally reser ved for our Ho liday eve nt,
but are available on a first-com e, first-ser ved basis.
All units have full kitche ns w ith basic d ish es, living areas and
nice bed and ba th facilities. The one bed room units have two do uble
bed s in the bed room, plus a Mur ph y bed p ull-ou t in the living room.
The two bed room units have a master bed room w ith a king / queensized bed , plus a seco nd bed room w ith two double bed s.
Make yo ur acco m moda tion reser vations directly w ith
Litchfield Beach & Go lf Resort : CALL NO W! 1-800-845-1897 and tell
th em yo u are coming to the 356 East Coast Holid ay! 1 bedroom
units are $95 plus tax per night 2 bed room units are $145 plus tax
per night
Here's th e Holiday Event Schedule:
Thursday September 18
2:00 - 6:00 p.m
Early Registr ation
6:00 p.m
Depart for Carolina O pry (a full eve nmg 's
stage show of mu sic and comed y for the w ho le family!)
Friday September 19
2:00 - 6:00 p.m
Registration
7:00 p.m
Welcome Recept ion
7:00 - 9:30 p.m
Literature & Mod el
Swa p Meet and Pho to Contes t
Saturday September 20
7:00 - 9:00 a.m
Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 10:00 a.m
Late Regist ration (sham e on you !)
11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m
Concou rs (Peopl e's Cho ice)
12:00 noon
Conco urs Cookout
7:00 p.m
Concour s Banq uet
Sunday Sep tember 21
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m
Continenta l Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Parts Swa p Meet
East I West Coast Holiday Registration Form
Photocopy and fill out the top section, and the left or right section below for each respective event
Registrant
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Member #
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Co-Registrant
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Junior Co-Registrant(s) * East Coast only
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Address :
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City:
State
Daytime Phone: (
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Eve. Phone (
Are you planning to drive your 356 to the Holiday?
If yes, Year:
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Model:
Yes
Registration Fee
No_ _
_ Color:
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East Coast Holiday
$99 x_1_ = $ 99.00
($109 afte r 9/1/97)
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West Coast Holiday
Zip
Registration Fee
$80
x_
1 _ = $ 80.00
=$
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Co-Registrant's Fee
$65
x_1_=$
Awards Banquet
$30 x__ = $,
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Junior Co-Registran t
$40
x__ =$
Gourmet Italian lunch
$10 x__ = $,
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Carolina Opry
Performance
$18
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Concours Banquet
$25
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Co-Registrant's Fee
$79 x_1_
($89 afte r 9/1/9 7)
Limited Ed. 20th Anniversary
commemorative watch
$30 x_ _ = $.
Total =
$
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Total = $
Shirt Size: (circle one)
Shirt Size: (circle one)
Registrant:
S M L XL XXL
Co-Registrant:
S M L XL
XXL
Please check the activities you plan on participating in.
_ Friday morning "Observtion Rally" - Prizes to win!
_ Friday night "Get to know ya" cocktail party
_ Cigar and Port Tasting after Awards party
_ Friday night Memoribilia Swap Meet
_ People's Choice Concours and Carnival
_ Sunday morning Swap Meet
Please note: Registration is discounted prior to Sept. 1,
1997. Please help us plan and register early!
Registration fees include event patch, long sleeve polo
pullover, event dash magnet and other goodies. Also, entry
to Hospitality Suite including beverages , Memoribilia Swap
Meet and no-host Cocktail Party, Cigar and Port Tasting,
Sunday morning Swap Meet and lots of chances to WIN
great prizes!
Make checks payable to: West Coast Holiday '97,
mail payment and registration form to: Chris Stavros,
4775 Narragansett Ave., San Diego, CA 92107
For more info please call (619) 223-8887 or fax 223-4740
Registrant:
M L XL XXL
Co-Registrant:
M L XL
XXL
Will you need space to sell at the
Swap Meet?
Yes
No
Literature Meet?
Yes
No_ _
Advanced Registration deadline is Aug.15, 1997! **
Registration fee includes: Holiday Shirt, Patch, Welcoming Reception (cash bar), Hospitality Area, Continental
Breakfast Saturday and Sunday, Tech Sessions, Concours
and Cookout, Swap Meets and Door Prize Tickets. *NOTE:
Junior Co-Registrants limited to children under 18 years old
and will not receive shirt or patch. **Registrations received
after August 15 will be charged the same fees, but will not
receive shirt or patch and are not guaranteed banquet
tickets. Make check payable to: 1997 East Coast Holiday.
Mail to : 5515 Walla ce Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407
Local/Regional
356 Groups
356 Registry Trustees
Bob Campbell
805-251-3500
20964 Canterwood Dr., Santa Clarita, CA 91350
Don Fowler
910-294-3540 (H)
P.O. Box 218, Summerfield, NC 27358
John Jenkins
619-224-3566 , 294-3933 Fax
3122 Kingsley St., San Diego, CA 92016
Joe Johnson
910-368-4110 (H)
Box 111 , Mt. Airy, NC 27030
Email joej356 @aol.com
Vic Skirmants
810-575-9544 (W)
27244 Ryan Rd., Warren , MI 48092
Porsche 356 Club Wayne Callaway
2037 S. Vineyard Ave., Ontario, CA 91761-8066
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P.O. Box 35, Riverside, CT 06878
Rocky Mountain Porsche 356 Club
AI Gordon - 12773 Grizzly, Littleton, CO 80127
(303) 979-1072
Officers
356 CAR Jim Hardie
2282 D Sierra Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95825
Sierra 356 Porsche Club Glenn Lewis
2000 Royal Drive, Reno, NV 89503
356 Motor Cities Gruppe Barbara Skirmants
27244 Ryan Rd. Warren, MI 48092
810-558-3692
356 Mid Atlantic Dan Haden
143 W. Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119
Groupe 356 SI. Louis Region
Ted Melsheimer, Sr. - 10517 E. Watson Rd.,
St. Louis, MO 63127 314-966-2131
Tub Club Walt Reeves - 3104 Wild Plum
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Southern Owners Gro up
Ray Ringler
3755 Creek Stone Way, Marietta, GA 30068
Three56 @aol.com
Flo rid a Owners Group
Rich Williams, 4570 47th St.
Sarasota, FL 34235
813-228-2901 ex. 145 (days)
941-355-4856 (eve/wknd)
356 Wind ige Stad t Klub Dale Moody
19532 Governor's Hwy,
Homewood, IL 60430
708-798-2637
Fahr North Phil Saari
3374 Owasso St., Shoreview, MN 55126
356 Gro up NorthwestOrr Potebnya
1327 Tabitha Ct. NW, Olympia, WA 98502
Potomac 356 Owne r's Gro up Dan Rowzie
800 South Samuel St.
Charles Town WV 25414-1416
Arizona Outl aws Porsche 356 Club
Mike Wroughton
602-582-4318
19640 N. 47th Ave., Glendale, AZ. 85308
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20964 Canterwood Dr., Santa Clarita , CA 91350
Vic Skirmants , vice president
27244 Ryan Rd., Warren , MI 48092
Patty Yow, secre tary
Randall Yow, treasurer
5515 Wallace Dr. Greensboro, NC 27407
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Maple Leaf 356 Club of Canada
Dave Hinze, 416-244-4759
Australia n Porsche 356 Register
P.O. Box 7356, St. Kilda Rd.
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004 Australia
810-575-9544
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910-299-4466
Magazine Editorial Staff
Gordon Maltby, Editor and Publisher
Phone/Fax 612-439 -0204
225 N. 2nd St., Stillwat er, MN 55082
Email: gmaltby @minn.net
•• NO TE NEW PUBLISHING OFFICE ADDRESS ••
Dr. Bill Block
Reviews
423 Hawk High Hill, Metamora , MI48455
810/678-3017
Roger Ender
Vintage Racing
3804 Westridge Farm Lane , Clemmons ,NC 27012
Brett Joh nson
Restoration Editor
7510 Allisonville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46250
317-841-7677
Dick Koenig
Four Cam Forum
7S 710 Donwood Dr., Naperville , IL 60540
630-369-4492
Harry Pellow
The Maestro
20655 Sunrise Drive, Cupert ino, CA 95014
408-727-1864
Jim Perrin
Historian
Box 29307 , Columbus, OH 43229
614-882-904 6
Brad Ripley
Teile Trivia
Box 41030, Reno , NV 89504
702-626-7800
Ron Roland
Nuts & Bolts
28140 26 Mile Rd., Chesterfield, MI 48051
810-749-9804
Jim Schrage r
Market Watch
54722 Little Flower trail, Mishwaka , IN 46545 ,
Vic Skirmants
Technical Editor
27244 Ryan Rd., Warren, MI 48092
810-575 -9544
Hal Thoms
Photographer, W.Coast Vintage Racing
1334 1 Ethelbee Way, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Mark Turczyn
Early Cars
3004 63rd Ave., Cheverly, MD 20785
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Club Services
Barbara Skirmants
Members , Renewals, Circula tion
27244 Ryan Road , Warren, MI 48092 ... 810-558-3692 , 558-3616 (fax)
John Jenkins
Club Coordinator I Event Insurance
3122 Kingsley St., San Diego, CA 92016
619-224 -3566
Brenda Perrin
Member's classified ads
P.O. Box 29-547 , Columbus, OH 4322 9-0547
614-882-9046 (H)
M & M Enterpr ises
Goodie Store Managers
2815 Mesquite Dr., Santa Clara , CA 95051
408-246 -7823
Brett Johnson
Porsche Factory Liaison
7510Allisonville Rd., Indiana polis, IN 46250
317-841-7677
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June 6
Cleveland, Ohio
Midwest Porsche/ VWToy & Literature
Meet at the Travelodge Hotel (216-951-7333)
Mentor, OH, State Routes 2 & 306. 4 p.m. setup & early bird shopping ($10), doors open
at 6 p.m., $2 admission. $20 advance vendor
fee, send check to Bill Ramsey, 3686 Orchard
St., Mogadore, 011 44260. 330-628-1913
May 25
Edmonds, Washington
The 12th annual Pacific NW 356 Bull
Session at the Garrett Goldsmith Estate.
Hosted by the 356 Group, always a low key
event where 356 bull and folklore are the
order of the day. German Style Bratwurst
cookout. $7.50 per person for the site and
food. Hours:9:30a.m. until the sun goes down.
Fordetails & map contact: BillMitchell, 1335
Madrona Ave, Everett, WA 98203, phone 206745-1599, fax 206-258-9153.
June 22
New York State
Southern Connecticut Region will put
on a gimmick rally (rain date 6-29) beginning at the Adams Diner, NY Routes 55 and
22at 10:30 a.m. Meet for an early supper at
the Daily Planet in Freedom Plains NY (a
2.5 - 3 hour tour). $5 in advance, please send
check w/ body count for restaurant to Gary
Resnick, 4 Vanessa Dr., Suffern, NY10901. If
Troy, Michigan
1998 West Coast '98 (tentative)
August 8-10
Monterey, California
weather is a concern, call Gary at 914-3544030 or roscoe<ronin@j51.com
1997 CLASS SCHEDULE
June 27-29
Crested Butte, Colorado
Second annual Summerfest, sponsored
by the Rocky Mtn. 356 Porsche Club. Open
to all sports cars: Concours w/ box lunch,
banquet, road rally, breakfast, trophies. $75
per person for reg. form, cont act Miles
Christiansen, 5098 E. Stanford Dr., Aurora,
CO80015,303- 690-6910. Call the GrandButte
Hotel for reservations, mention Summerfest
at 800-720-1221.
September 18-21
South Carolina
356 Registry East Coast Holiday.
October 3-5
San Diego, California
356 Registry West Coast Iloliday
October
Johannesburg, S. Africa
A week-long 356 Porsche Tour to Cape
Town. Contact Carrera Motors, P.O. Box 966,
Randburg, 2125. Phone 011-886-1330.
911 Engine Overhaul Classes
July 22 to 25 , 1997
October 28 to 31 , 1997
911 Tune-up Classes
July 26 , 1997
November 1, 9997
356 Engine Overhaul Class
November 19 to 21 , 1997
356 Tune-up Classes
November 22, 1997
Transmission Class
November 3 and 4 , 1997
Forinformation call, writeor fax
Bruce Anderson
1485 Yukon Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087 USA.
Phone 4081737·0122
or Fax 4081733-3694
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Last weekend I had an interesting experience which made a heliever out of me.
On the first 356 excursion of the season I
was marveling at how firm the hrake pedal
was, congrat ulating myself on switching to
silicone fluid, comfortahle in the knowledge
that inside my hrake lines, all was well with
the world.
Ahout half way along on the 3D-mile
trip I heard a strange sound and at the next
stop sign noticed the pedal was no longer
firm. This got my att ention. But it wasn't
quite the stomach-churn feeling you get
when your foot goes directly to the floor.
Those who have experienced hrake failure
know there's nothing quite like that helpless, pitiful sound of the pedal getti ng intimate with the rubber floor mat.
In this case, what my foot hit was the
second part of the dual-master cylinder.
Tentatively at first, hut soon with more confidence I continued on, and made the trip
out and hack without furth er incident.
So, what had I proven? That I'm a dim
hulb for not tightening a rear hleed screw?
Certainly. That a dual-circuit system is a
good thing to have? You bet. Get one.
Jim Schrager says we should all have
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Starting with a '69 9IIS in 1973, I've
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perfect preparation for a joh as a VW mechanic, and later, selling Peugeot, Triumph
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I've heen in the magazine and hook
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five as editor of this illustrious publication,
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W
elcome to the latest issue of
your magazine. I have always thought that reading
356 Registry Magazine is likeattending a 356
Registry membership meeting (if we ever
had one), only on my own schedule. I can
look over sections of the magazine and hear
(read) different people speak, or just walk
(read) around and enjoy any information
that interests me. I hear from old friends
and learn what's the latest in technical and
commercial offerings. I hope you enjoy the
meeting as much as I do, and thanks for
attending. Don't be afraid to stand up and
say (write) something! It's your meeting
place.
Membership at last count was over5400
members. Good for us. In addition to the
normalgrowth overthe last 20years, charge
card ability for membership has given our
total a real shot in the arm. How many of
you have fulfilled your New Years resolution of allowingone other deservingenthusiast, access to the 356 Registry? C'mon, don't
be so selfish with your club. Pass it around.
I will ask the Trustees to approve the inclusion, in the next issue, of a few small tearout cards that you could keep in the glove
box or side pocket of your favorite driver.
Each card would introduce the Registry and
contain information on membership. Then
when the next guy (or gal) stumbles over
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the gas pump island to get a better look at
your 356, all you have to do is remember to
quit talking about your car long enough to
hand him a card. You'll be a HERO!
The Trustees, at our last meeting, made
a decision to restructure the Goodie Store
operation. This decision, although obvious
and unanimous, was at the same time personally difficult for each of us. Our decision is to license out the entire operation of
the Goodie Store, to avoid jeopardizing our
not-for-profitstatus, yet continue to provide
our members with a varied inventory of
exclusive products. M&M Enterprises, of
Santa Clara, California, will be our sole licensee. We are confident they will continue
the quality service our members have enjoyed from the Registr y-operated store under Linda and Rip Patterson. On behalf of
the Trustees and the entire membership, I
would like to thank the Pattersons for their
four-plus years of service to the Registry.
Also at the last meetin g, I was reelected your President for another year. I
would like to thank the members of the
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fan also does not seem to remain efficient
at high RPM.
Eventually you will need exhaust temperature gauges. This is the only way to
accurately jet the engine. Using senders in
all four pipes tells you which cylinder is at
fault when you get one of those track gremlins that often occur. You can use dual
gauges, or one single gauge and a 4-way
switch; less clutter, but you have to switch
around when one cylinder drops out.
Fuel System.
T
he stock fuel pump is adequate,
but you can't beat an electric
fuel pump for filling dry carburetors with the engine off. You can also install a fuel pressure regulator for better
control of that function. The fuel pump
should be controlled by a separate switch
so it can be turned off with the engine still
running. That way you can lower the fuel
level in the carbs and not get as much hot
"boil-over" afte r the engine is shut off.
For the fuel pressure we run, 4-5 psi
max, you don't need metal-braided fuel line.
It's heavier and much more expensive than
ordinary rubber fuel hose. I do use the
metal-braided hose when routing the fuel
line inside the car, for safety. I install a
manual fuel shut-off valve with in easy
reach of the driver. With the high location
of the fuel tank on a 356, the gas can selfsiphon into the carbs when parked. This is
especially bothersome when disconnecting
fuel lines with a relatively full fuel cell.
out and resist the temptation to vent the
valve covers instead. Remember, you need
to remove these valve covers quite often.
Vent lines get in the way very easily when
doing so. The 1964-69 oil filler will interfere with the engine lid of an open 356. Either section the oil filler or notch the interfering drip pan in the lid.
Keeping valve covergaskets from leaking has always been a problem. We now have
a steel core laminated gasket made for us
by Fel-Pro. It can be installed without adhesive and will not "suck in" like the standard gasket.
Engine
instrumentation.
Vented valve covers (as seen here)
should not be used . Rather, crankcase
should be vented from the head. Thick
"steel sandwich" gaskets conform to the
valve cover without glue and assure
positive sea ling.
Engine breathing.
You will need to use the 1964-69 nonvented valve covers. The ball-check covers
are useless. It's oil vapor that comes out of
the vent, and the ball can't stop that. The
engine does need to "exhale" its crankcase
pressures. The 1964-69 oil filler-breather is
what you need. Vent the large outlet into a
catch-bott le in the engine compart ment.
Also vent both heads into the catch bottle.
The 912 heads already have vent holes; use
them. If your heads aren't vented, drill them
You will need a decent tachometer. The stock 6000 RPM
cable driven tach is not the way
to go. You will need an electrical
tach.Theseare all 12-volt. You will
need to convert the car to 12-volts.
You're changing all the instruments anyway. The windshield
wiper can be slowed down with a
resistor. You don't need a 10,000
RPM super-duper drag tach with
shift light and memory recall for
$250. Asimple Autometer $65. 8,000 RPM tach
is just right. Oil pressure and temperature
should be monitored. I use VDO gauges here;
0-80 lb. oil pressure and 0-300 degree oil
temperature. To insure an accurate oil temperature reading, I also use a standard oil
filter inlet line and loop it back to the oil
filter outlet line fitt ing on the case. This
gives you oil flow in that area and produces
a more reliable oil temperature indication.
Cylinder head temperature should be
monitored to ensure enough air flow for
cooling. VDO gauge here also. For proper
cooling, a 4" crankshaft pulley driving the
earlier 16-blade cooling fan is the set-up you
want. With a stock pulley, at 7000 engine
RPM, the fan would be turning over 10,000
RPM! That's too fast. Also, the 28-blade late
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Distributor.
The stock ignition system is quite adequate. You can install an MSD or some capacitive discharge system, but I don't believe you'll see much benefit. Crank-fire ignitions are currently not allowed.Full ignition timing advance should be 36 degrees.
For racing, you need a distributor that
puts out less advance than the stock 15 degrees; that's 30 degrees at the crank. You
want plenty of static advance, like 16 degrees, for easystarting, so you want to limit
the distributor to about 10degrees, that's 20
degrees at the crank. The Bosch 009 only
has 10 degrees of advance, so it's a prett y
good set-up. The points can sometimes be
weak at higher RPM, so a set of 050 points
can be installed. For best parts availability,
use the stock cast iron body Bosch distributor. For a race engine, I disassemble the distributor, add some weld material to limit
the advance to to degrees, then re-assemble
wi t h th e ea rly 911 point s, part
#901.602.960.03, Bosch #1 237 013 60. These
have a heavier spring and won't float at
any RPMthe engine is capable of.
A new product available is an electronic module that fits inside the Bosch 009
distributor and replaces the points and condenser. The resulting crispness of the timing is as good as a crank-fire! I have tested
this unit to 7800 RPM and highly recommend it.
Oil Cooling .
The stock oil cooler won't handle much
heat from even a mild engine being put
through its paces. Besides, that heavy lump
of metal can cause the engine case to crack.
As engine power output increases, so does
the amount of heat produced. You will eventually need better oil cooling. Don't use the
cheap cooler over the fan shroud air intake!
Install one or two decent-size coolers up
front behind the grill openings. This is
where the B's and C's have an advantage
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over the Ils. There are no ready-made oil
cooling kits for a 356. You will have to engineer everything yourself.
You can plumb off the top of the engine with an adapter that bolts in place of
the stock oil cooler. I hate this system. You
have to cut the fan shroud, route the lines
all over the place, interfering with the
thrott le linkage, and top engine mounting
nuts. I prefer to come out of the oil pump
cover,and then eventually back into the side
of the timing cover. You will need an oil
cooler by-pass plate (blatant plug). You will
have to be careful with lines passing right
by the exhaust pipes. The modern thermal
exhaust wraps do wonders for the reliability of this application.
After the oil line leaves the pumpcover,
its first stop should be a full-flow filter. I
prefer the Oberg cleanable screen set-up. It
lets you monitor the health of your engine,
and you don't ever have to buy another filter! If you feel the need for a thermostat,
install it after the filter. I don't use a thermostat. A race engine should be warmed up
gradually anyway.
Be sure and use AN-IO oil lines. The
AN-8 are too small to run all the way to the
front of the car and back again; too much
restriction. After th e filt er, go to t he
cooler(s) and then back to the engine.
Onedetail about an external oil cooler
set-up: the oil pressure relief valve is at the
end of this long system of oil. This means
that on a cold start-up, the oil pump can
put out over 700 PSI! That's right I said 700
PSI! This pressure is not relieved until the
oil gets back to the case. 700 PSI will blow
off spin-on filters, break the top off a Mecca
aluminum oil filter, bulge oil coolers, and
even make an Oberg flex and drip. Careful
start-up and warm-up with minimum RPM's
is essential.The other solutionis an oil pump
cover with built-in pressure relief valve
(blatant plug).
Use proper oil lines for all of the above.
No slip-on rubber hoses with hose clamps!
Use proper metal-braided oil lines. Besides,
they look so nice! Remember, "Aeroquip" is
a brand name, there are also "Earl's" and
"Russell". They're all the same. Use whatever is easiest to obtain for you. You can
save a few bucks by using the cloth-covered
metal braided hose you find on truck and
heavy equipment hydraulics. This stuff is
usually available locally, cheaper, bulkier,
heavier, uglier, and always looks dirty, but
it does work.
Left: The fuel-pump and stock oil cooler
block-off plates to be used when an
electric pump and full-flow oil system
are in place.
Below left: Oil pump covers for a fullflow oil system. The one on the right has
a built-in oil pressure relief valve. All
these items are available from 356
Enterpr ises.
Editor's Note: Another resource for
information is Duane Spencer's
Porsche 356PerformanceHandbook.
Duane'sapproach isslightly different
than Vic's, but many Of these same
topicsare covered in detail. Contact
Block's Books (See page 45), Classic
Motorbooks(1-800-826-6600) or Toad
Hall Motorbooks (303-237-0911).
Transmissions .
Before you develop much more power,
you will need to change gears. The stock
gear ratios are fine for the street, but useless on the track. Even the speedster 3-A &
4-Bwon't be adequate for serious track use.
As an engine produces more power, the
torque band gets narrower. Coupling a full
160 HP engine to a stock gearbox will result
in lap times slower than a 120 HP engine
hooked up to more useable gear ratios. For
slow to medium speed tracks a I-B, 2-B, 3-E,
3-C would work very well.A4-Agear would
give more top end if the straight was long
enough and the engine had enough power.
Having the 3-E and 4-A gears would also
mean not having to buy new ratios when
going to the ultimate trackgearbox. Machine
first gear off the input shaft and install a
2-Bfor first, 3-E for second, your old 3-B for
third, and the 4-A for fourth. One glance at
a gear chart shows how ideal the spacing is
with these ratios. These gears are available
only from 356 Enterprises. We started making gears in 1983, when new-old stock or
even used gears were almost impossible to
find. If we were to continue racing, something had to be done, so we did it.
You will have to use the standard differentia carrier if you can't find a ZF limited slip. No Vintage group seems to permit
a locked differential.
The fulcrum platesand axle shafts take
some serious punishment in racing conditions. The severenegativecamber combined
with high power output causes the steel
material to actually weld together. For this
reason a dissimilar metal is required. The
answer seems to be good quality bronze ful-
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crum plates. They are expensive, but so are
the consequences of continually destroying
axle shafts and side gears. Unfortunately,
these fulcrums are no longer available.
Grinding some grooves on the face of the
fulcrum and the spade end of the axle for
better oil flow helps somewhat. Besure to
use a good synthetic trans oil to help the
fulcrums as much as possible.
Back to the engine. Once you've decided
your car is ready for 160+ HP, you will install a hotter cam and concentrate on full
cylinder head modifications as well as a
compression ratio well over II:!. You will
already be using racing gasoline in any engine over 1O:!. Don't play games trying to
mix cheap unleaded, aviation gas, octane
booster, etc. You will waste your time and
money, and eventually cook some pistons.
It's not worth it! You will only spend $50 to
$80 on gas in one long week-end. Compare
that to the cost of one piston.
If you already built a milder engine
properly, you'll notice I didn't mention requiring any other parts to be changed.
Hopefully, this will give yousome idea
of what's required to get into racing. Map
out your budget and time, then decide what
steps to follow. I started racing in 1965 with
a car I drove to the track, developing it over
time as my finances permitted.
If, after reading this you have second
thoughts, better now than after spending
much time and money and then deciding
maybe you're not that interested. Racing at
any level requires serious commitment. This
commitment will be rewarded by some of
the most fun you've ever had, and some of
the best friends you've ever made! ,.~
T
he Speedster top frame dat a
sheet arrived a hit too late for
last issue, hut now that th e
weather is hett er, you Speedster owners have
no excuses. Go out and measure your top
frames and send the informati on to:
A. R. Miller
3920 Pringle Ave.,
San Diego, CA 92103
I got a note and photos from Mike
McNahh from Tampa, FL. The pictur es show
th e air filter cannister and chassis number
plate from a 1958 coupe "104660. Note the
additi onal pla te stating "MODEL L 1959
MADE IN WESTERN GERM ANY". Anybody
else have one? 1I0w about the Knecht cannister with the metal tag?
John Paterek weighed in on the gold
engine transmission coating stat ing, "...My
'52 Roadster with 9,700 miles has no trace
of this stuff on either the case or gearbox. I
carefully degreased hoth in 1980 only to find
raw magnesium on the 2 piece engine and a
few paint splashes on th e trann y." lie went
on to say that he has found that the gold
tone finish can he more easily accomplished
with a DuPont Chroma base color paint.
I was really inspired hy Vic's article
last issue and wanted to share a hit of my
own wisdom on a similar suhject. I feel that
thro ugh my experience, much trouhle can
be avoided. And so, before Roger Ender has
a chance to pen the same words, I give you:
How Not To Get Started
In Vintage Racing
Buying a Car
As Vic advised, resist the urge to buy a
ready-built race car. Check your own inventory first. If you have a 1951 coupe with no
floor, no glass, no interior and no engine
that you paid less than S200 for, th is is a
good place to start. Ignore the fact that no
one runs a car this old and whatever good
reasons are associated with th is fact.
thought ahout using early VW hus brakes,
but th ey are incompatible. Lots of exotic
shoe options arc out there from metall ic to
carbon-fiber Kevlar, hut if you put your
wheel cylinders in upside down, hard hraking areas will he very exciting. We also tri ed
those hraided steel lines th at are for "offroad" use only and found th at th ey aren't
necessaril y good for that applicati on either.
Wheels and Tires
If you decided to stick with th e VW
brakes, might as well use th e 16 x 3.25
wheels. This will give you the vintage feel
of just how had these cars really were when
they were new. We put the 15 x 4.5 wheels
with 1/2" spacers on the drums. This is the
absolute limit for early cars with the droopy
rear wheel arches. There are certainly some
creative cars at the track, however. Suffice
to say, it's a good thing th ey don't have
"".if you put your wheel cylinders
in upside down,hard braking areas
will be veryexciting."
NASCA R-sty le tail widt h templ at es. We
found out at the last race of th e season last
year that Hoosier tires will actually fit, so
this year may he more entertaining.
Suspension
You know there was no height adjustment for the front suspension on early cars.
That's okay, you can buy lowering kits at
the local VW performance shop. There are
also no sway har mounts on the front trail -
Rollbar
Orr Potehnya from the great Northwest
sent a couple of photos of a NOS 1957 or
1958 Porsche key fob with both Porsche and
Reutter crests.
Builda roll cage that would hring tears
to the eyes of Bill France. Look thr ough the
rules of your sanctioning hody to see if they
have a problem with welding your cage to
the torsion bar tuhes front and rear. This
makes your car really stiff, hut some organizations have rules about not doing th is.
Talk with those "in th e know" to find out if
your chosen group I) Makes rules they don't
enforce - or 2) Makes rules that they selectively enforce. If th ey actually make rules
and really enforce them, go somewhere else;
these people are no fun.
Brakes
Remember you picked an int eresting
older car, so you have to run drum hrakes.
You could be really stupid and run the tiny
9" vw hrakes that are on the car, but if you
want to he able to slow down, tr y the later
alumi num ones mad e hy Por sch e. We
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Oh ye s, the ZF steering box d oesn't fit o n
ea rly cars . Fue l cell in the orig inal tank
is a nice tou ch . Ca tch can is just
adorable. bu t I'm still loo king for a
German can .
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Resist the urge to put
on one of those zippy
little steering wheels.
Note the tric k above
the tunn el shift
linkage, wh ich makes
it necessary to
rem ove the steering
whe el to get in and
out of the seat . The
ra dio and orig inal
wind-up clock
psych e out other
competitors.
Well, it looks fast! Two-piece case
development engine. Hollow
generators aren 't sup posed to be legal
this year. Then again, they weren 't
supposed to be legal last year.
fairly complicated, but you can overcome it
all. It just takes time and money.
Engine
ingarms, because they didn't havesway bars.
At the other end of the car you have a single
mountsplit-case transmission with the original rear shock arrangement that was so bad,
Porsche changed it in 1955. This stuff is
Nobody out there runs a two-piece case
Porsche engine, but don't let that stop you.
You can't get valves. You can't get pistons
and cylinders. You can't even get those little
copper cylinder base gaskets. You can be
really creative though. Later this year stop
by and see our trick 1946 VW cross-bolted
aluminum case Porsche race engine. We're
also having the nice folks at Stoddard build
us a dependable three-piece engine, so we
can actuall y finish practice sessions and
races too.
Exhaust
1 did wha t Vic said and bought a
Bursch. Continued next issue.
PORSCHE 356 INVENTORY LIQUIDATION
The followi ng Porsche 356's are as described and available immediately.
Shipping in the US and Internationally is avai lable. Cars and parts are in New England.
1956 356A Speedster
1957 356A Cabrio
1957 356A Coupe
1958 356A Speed ster
1958 356A Cabrio
1959 356A Coupe
196 1 356B S90 Coupe
1962 356B Coupe
1963 356B Coupe
1963 356B Coupe
1963 356B S-90 Sunroof
1964 356C Coupe
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The Beutler-Porsche
A Story of Two Brothers in Switzerland
by Uwe Biegner
The Beutler firm in
Thun, Switzerland
was or ig inally
qu ite m odest, as
seen in this view
(right) from the
early 1960's.
Above right: Fritz
(lett) a nd Ernst
Beutler d isc uss a
new des ig n.
Below: The Beutler interp reta tio n of a 356 cabriolet included a distinctive
rear fender form that departed somewhat from Komenda 's design. The Swiss
connection with vo n Senger and car dealer Bernhard Blank was an
im port a nt means of generating inc o m e for the fledg ling Po rsc he firm , bu t
also provided a conduit for d ifficult-to-get raw materials a nd par ts. A Beutler
cabriolet was shown with a GmOnd coupe at the SwissAuto m ob ile Sho w in
Geneva in March of 1949, the marque's first international exposure.
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A
fter the Second World War the
two brothers Ernst and Fritz
Beutler decided to start their
own business. In the small city of Thun, at
the lake of the same name some 40 miles
south of the Swiss capital they founded a
company that produced exclusive cars for
nearly four decades. Many different designs
and makes left their production line, hut
one is of parti cular interest to us: th e
Beutler-Porsche.
Not much information has heen pubIished ahout this small company in the Swiss
alps. Some stories are incomplete or wrong,
like the fairytale ahout a fire that destroyed
all the documents in the factory. I hope to
help to close some more gaps in the history
ahout these exciting coachhuilders.
In early 1948, car dealer R.von Senger
introduced the Beutlers to the Porsche firm,
located in Gmlind, Austria at the time. They
received six chassis in all and were told to
design and build a convertible, modeled like
the coupes. All of these first cars sold easily, hut hefore the hrothers' production could
beexpanded, Porsche moved to Stuttgart and
hegan a relationship with Reutt er to build
hoth coupe and cahriolet bodies
From the six Swiss cabriolets only one
car has survived (356/2-003). This car was
sold new to Mohamed Taher Pascha , a
nephew of King Farouk of Egy pt. In 1952
the car return ed to Switzerland for engine
replacement and inspection. The car remained there and had several owners until
1960, when a Porsche enthusiast hought it
and gave it to th e Verkehrsmuseum in
Lucerne where it was shown until 1988. A
complete restoration was finished in 1990
and today the oldest known production
Porsche appears in new glory.
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In the late 1950's Porsche wasstill considering the concept of a four-seater car
(their own type 530 prototypes dated from
1952), and contacted Beutler to build a 4seater on a 356 chassis because the small
company in Switzerland had a lot of experience with this kind of vehicle. In early
December 1958, a single spare chas sis
(#12335) was delivered to Thun and the work
began. First the chassis was attached to a
special frame and cut in twoalong the original welding line. Then a new 250mm (10
inch) metal strip was inserted and the two
halves were welded back together. The custom-made aluminium body was then attached to the lengthened steel frame pieceby-piece.
It took three months to finish the first
prototype of the 2+2 seat Beutler-Porsche,
and after a few test drives it was prepared
to show in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. There,
Erwi n Komenda and his staff were impressed by th e Swiss firm's work. The
coachwork and finish were perfect, but they
recommended that the brothers change the
body style to facilitate future work together.
Komenda asked them to try to get closer to
the Porsche design and to use more Porsche
parts (bumpers, lights, handles etc.)
The next car was a special order for
the Duke of Wiirtt emberg who had seen the
four-seater at the Geneva motorshow. He ordered a cabriolet (#1182) of nearly the same
design as the prototype.
In 1959 Beutler received two further
chassis from Porsche and, still wanting to
perfect their design, the brothers turn ed
them into unique automobiles. The following year two more of these cars appeared,
differing only in details.
Like some others before it, the fifth
car (#1201) was also shown at the Geneva
motorshow but it contained some special
options like Rudge knock-off wheels, a
leather interior, a wooden steering wheel
and last, but not least, a S-90 engine.
The first cars were equipped with the
616/ 1 (60 h.p.) motor because it was the
cheapest version at the time. After the factory had launched the B-series, the cars usually came with the 616/ 2 (75 h.p.) but customers always had the last word. Of course,
Swiss craftmanship had its price; a BeutlerPorsche was 20-30%more expensive than a
car from the line.
Beutler also began to introduce their
own brochure about the Beutler-Porsche,
showing two specifications of the newest
The first BeutlerPorsche (#1175)
waiting for its body
in January of 1959.
Left: Firstdrive-out
of the prototype for
a photo session at
the lake.
Below: Only the
twin grille and
wheels reveal it's a
Porsche.
Bottom: The
original but very
unusual "wild life "
interior of #1175.
Photos © Uwe
Biegner and
courtesy Ernst
Beutler.
Left: The second , and last, car
based on a 356A was a special
order cabriolet for the Count of
WOrttemburg .
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design. But at the same time Stuttgart prepared to launch the new 911 and the joint
venture was interrupted again.
The last car (#1214) was finished in
spring 1962 and exported to U.S. directly.
Porsche and Beutler never worked together
again.
On all cars the Beutlers used the same
type of code numbers, attached to the left
hinge post and beside the Porsche badge in
the front compartment. Sometimesthe code
numbers differ slightly. For example: 1175
1'-59 shows it is Beutler No. 175 based on
Porsche and finished 1959. Also known is:
1193-31-60, here the last 2 digits of the chassis are added.
They also made a number of BeutlerPorsches equipped with a VW-pan. But as
you can see on the listing, a total of 13 real
Beut ler-Porsches were made between 1948
and 1962. Little is known about several of
these cars and I'd be very happy to receive
any available information.
After nearly 40 years in business the
Beutler factory closed their doors and today the building is the home of a dealership for italian cars.
Ernst Beutler is retired and lives today
almost all the year in a small village near
Lugano, Ticino. Butevery summer he returns
to Thun to visit old friends and to take his
sunroof coupe out of the garage. ~
Above: Another
Beutler-Porsc he .
pro bably # 1192 at the
lak e
Right: The last Beutler
d esign , ready to be
shipped to the United
States in May of 1962.
Below: A typical
interior wa s wellfinished with quality
materials .
A
Beutler - Cabriolet (1949)
Porsche No. ...... Beutle r No. .... Date
356/2
356/2
356/2
356/2
356/2
356/2
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002
003
021
024
028
030
1030
1/6/49
1033-1
3/12/49
1033-2
1033-3
1033-4
1033-5 ....... 8/30/49
Beutler 2+2 Seater (1958 - 62)
Beutler No... ...... Porsche No... . Date
1175
1182
1192
1193
1201
1213
1214
12335
13011
13030
13031
13069
13114
13175
12/58
05/59
11/59
11/59
05/60
11/60
11/61
ErnstBeutler ch attin g with the a uthor
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(most from the outset of production in Stuttgart, Porsche had been
involved in a "long romance with the idea
of a four-passenger Porsche:an idea that was
both fascinating and frustrating," according to Karl Ludvigsen in his book Porscbe:
Excellence \Vas Expected. Lud vigsen also
notes that as part of the early-sixties Type
695 project, the pre-911 T-7 prototype "; was
a planned new body that wou ldgivePorsche
a true, if cramped, four-seater car. In this
sense it was a successor to the early 1950's
experiment with four-seater coupes and
cabriolets."
Wendler of Reutlingen also built fourseaters in the early sixties, although the
front half of these cars were more or less
standard 356. As late as the 1980's, Porsche
still seemed smitten with the "sport sedan"
conce pt, but we can now ass ume th e
company's future plans will concentrate on
t wo-seat ers, leaving th e few four-scat
Porsche hybrids seen on these pages as interesting reminders of "what might have
been."
Edito r
Volume 21, Number 1
356 Club
Northwest Meets
at Denny Aker's
Chris Hamilton
A
March 16th open house at
Denny Akers' shop was the 356
NorthwestClub's first event of
the year and drew over 40 members and
356 enthusiasts. Out on the street were four
356's, out of their garages for an early start
to the season, and also to alert other members to drive these cars, even with a slight
chance of rain in this very weird March and
beginning of spring.
Denny Aker was very generous to offer his Seattle shop space to host this function amid his significant collection of 356
automobiles and other cars, motorcycles and
odd stuff that he has been collecting and
fixing for the last 25 years. Denny is one of
Puget Sound's best-known and mostsoughtafter experts on 356s, and his shop has one
of the best reputations in the area for performing good solid service on just about
anything with the Porsche name. I have
been taking my cars to Denny for over 15
years and he still provides the kind of service that has kept me coming back.
The club members had the chance to
wander around the shop and look at all the
cars Denny has in process and also the ones
he has completed. Still others will probably
have nothing done, since many of his cars
are original condition and offer good examplesfor the restoration and preservation
enthusiasts. Some of the more interesting
examples are in his "Speedster Row" upstairs
from the shop. These are cars that Denny
has found along the way, some in garages,
somethrough word of mouth and even the
"found in a barn" model.
Quite a surprise awaited us when we
looked under the engine lid of a 60's era
silver Beetle-in place of the original motor was a wonderful four-cam with bright
red stacks and braided hoses! This is a true
Q-ship; a good looking Beetle in goodshape
with nicelysqueezed- in engine package.Oh,
and don't forget to check out Denny's mid70's VW transporter with the 930 lurking
in the opening. The only hint that says,
"Don't mess with this set up" is the welded
pair of exhaust pipes under the lower valence.
Clockwise from above: Denny's
"Speedster Row"; Vintage Speedsters
being prepared for racing;
The "boneyard" in the basement;
A mid-sixties beetle with a decidedly
pumped-up powerplant. Isthis a Q-ship
or what?
Besides the shop and other storage areas with real nice cars, Denny has a "stash."
I'm sure someother Registry members have
this sort of thing in their lives and garages,
(johnson,Frick, Roland, Pellow, etc.)but this
was the frosting on the cake when we were
invited down to the "bone yard". It seemed
at first like something out of Tales of the
Crypt. I don't think Hollywood could have
comeup with a better set design: dim lighting, dust all over everything, cob webs and
that distinct smell of old oil. Once our eyes
got adjusted to the low lighting, we started
lookingaround and had to stop at every car
we come across. Here was a '69 912 with
40K+ miles, overthere a few 356s under piles
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of stuff, with parts and trim all around. A
corner of the basement wasreserved for engine cases-lots of them-some whole,some
split; it was like finding skeletal remains in
a cave with writing on the walls.
Back up into the daylight, the crowd
was having a great time; talking, having a
bite to eat and generally getting ready for
the season with tips on their respective cars
and beginning the horse trading for some
of the cars that will probablychange hands
this year. Seems like most everybody has a
lead on a car that really should be seen and
mostlikelywill not get advertised; justtrade
hands quietly and go on to another caring
owner, keeping the faith
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talk you into align-boring your
Porsche crankcase . Once you do,
you will have to buy those $400
versize main bearings. Worse yet,
in just a few year 's time, overs ize
main bearings will simply be
"unavailable".
T
he start of a new year always
brings the two big auctions in
Phoenix, first Kruse and then Barrett-Jackson. This year, both auctions attracted and
sold several 356s. First up is an "auction
special" 1964 CCoupe, Signal Red/tan with
shiny new paint that seemed to hide a
multitude of sins. The front hood fit was
way off, the door gaps were lousy, the
motor looked tacky, and several pieces of
trim were improper or missing, such as
the antenna, the lower horn grilles, the
rear reflectors and the "C" emblem on the
rear panel. This was one of the few 356s
we've ever seen run at no reserve, and it
sold for $6,700. It represents a scary, but
inexpensive way to join the 356 ownership roster.
Also at Kruse was a 1965 CCabriolet,
Signal Red/black, that sold at $18,000, a
low price for what was a fairly nice car.
Door fit on this car was quite good, the
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most trim was in good shape and the top
was proper Haartz cloth in good condition. The hood had been bent and not repaired fully, but otherwise fit well. Curiously, the Porsche name and Cmodel designation was missing from the rear panel
and the holes had been filled. Signs perhaps of a previous accident. Also the front
bumper was turned down at the ends. Still,
an inexpensive way to go top down in a
356. If it checked out mechanically, a good
buy.
A star of the show at Barrett Jackson was the 356 Speedster owned by comedian Jerry Sei nfeld. By now, many of
you may have heard that the car sold for
$79,000, plus a 5%buyer's fee which meant
the new owner paid about $83,000.
But how nice really is this car? Very,
nice indeed. It is a 1954, Ivory/black with
tan carpets. The body and paint were exceptional, with excellent gaps all around
and all trim in superb condition. It was
fitted with the low, European-style bumper
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guards and no overriders. The steering
wheel wasan original,without a horn rim,
and painted pastel gray. No Kardex was
provided, but a Certificate of Authenticity was presented (framed) with the car.
Original-type wheels and tires were used.
A lovely car.
The quest ion of th e hou r in
Scottsdale was: 1I0w much of that big price
was for the car, and how much was for
the provenance? The answer was nicely
provided by a nearly identical pre-ASpeedster that sold at the same time and same
place. This one was a 1955, Signal Red/
black, with a superb body and paint. Excellent gaps, a nice interior, a fully detailed motor, reproduction chrome wheels
an over-all very lovely car. It was, however, missing its bumper guards. It sold
for $40,500 plus 5%buyer's comnussiou. So,
I guess Jerry Seinfeld's name was worth
about $40,000.
The final car that sold at Barrett
Jackson was a 1963 T-6 BCabriolet, ivory/
black. This was a decent car, with good
door gaps, a tweaked hood, but a very
original flavor. For example, the car had
original painted steel wheels, all the small
bits of rubber trim were in place (such as
under the front turn signals), and the car
was properly tagged as a 60hp Normal
(although it was reported by the B-J officials as a "Super 60"). I was unhappy that
it had an improper vinyl top, but it found
a new home for $22,500 plus buyer's commission.
A few months back I reported on a
T-5 Roadster that sold for $37,630 at Rick
Cole's Monterey auction and noted the
color as Aquamarine. This was an error.
Sharp 356 Registry member Russ Ulrich,
of Penn Valley, CA saw this car and the
proper color is Fjord Green. Thanks, Russ.
Thanks also to Registr y member Rollie
Kahn of Scottsdale, AZ who provided great
photos of all the 356s at the Phoenix auctions. This helps me remember the various cars and really makes any job easy!
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Sam, Rip and Linda Patterson at the Los Angeles Swap Meet
in February. While Linda ran the Goodie Store, Rip and Sam
were off purchasinga a 1967 Beetle , an appropriate first car
for a college student from a three-generation 356 family.
Above right: There just has to be an unusual story behind
this photo. Unfortunately, we may never hear it. Trey Harrison
of Memphis sent this old , faded slide that a friend found in a
Denver trash pile. Think the Leitzcompany ever mentioned
crocs (or is it an alligator?) in their advertising literature?
Right: ORPHAN ALERT! Win Lyons of Woodland Park sent
this shot of a car he sa w in Frisco, Colorado. (I thought those
western cars didn 't rust.) No Crocodiles in sight this time.
Below: A, B, C, red, white, blue.Alan Gruening took this shot
dur ing the Arizona Outlaws' Tombstone tour.
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Years Ago
in the Registry
ule for the "lst West Coast 356 Holiday",
chaired by Bob Raucher. Vic Skirmants' column included a discussion of gasoline and
synthetic oils. He also wrote about float level
adjustment for both the Zenith and Solex
40 PII-4 carburetors.
Jerry Keyser's column covered a variety of items including the now-available
new 356 Registry badge, a commentary on
over-restoration of concours cars, and the
increasing availability of reproduction 356
parts.
Phil Reese wrote on the pleasure of
driving a 356, including what contributes
to this perception. His column had suggestions on how to make your gas pedal and
associated linkageworksmoothly and freely.
BrettJohnson'sRestoration column included a contribution byJon Earlyon reupholstering a 356.Jon had lots of suggestions,
including detailed recommendations on
needed tools. The column also had a summary of 1957 through 1965 exterior and interior 356 colors.
Finally, I authored an article on the
ex-factory prices of 356's for 1954-1964. The
article was based on Porsche price lists is~
sued during this time period.
Jim Perrin
T
he Registry of ten years ago announced the XI 356 Holiday, to be
held August 1987 at Estes Park, Colorado in
the Rocky Mountain National Park.
Dave Seeland's Four-Cam Forum column
included a discussion of several engine
swaps involving Porsche power plants. He
mentioned several involving putting Porsche
engines in VW's. (Editor's note: Seepage 11).
The most unusual swap was a four-cam
Carrera in a BMW motorcycle. (This article
reminded me of several cars I have owned
with engine swaps-the best one was a 1962
T6 B coupe with a full 904 engine in it.)
Gene Babow wrote about the end of
the firm of Karosserie Reutter in 1963. This
occurred when Porsche bought the Reutter
body-building operation to expand production. (Reutter didn't want to expand.) The
plaqueon the left door hinge post plate was
changed from "Reutt er" to "Karosserie
Porsche". The remaining Reutter organization changed its name to Recaro. Gene ex-
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plained that the name came from the first
two letters in Reutter and the first four letters in Karosserie (with t he "K" being
changed to a "C".
BrettJohnson's column covered a variety of topics. Included was a discussion of
rust neutralizingcompounds such as Extend
He also covered the topic of how to repair a
broken thrott le cable.
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550 Spyder with Indiana plates. The photos
clearly show the simple, classic lines of this
model from the 1955-1956 time period.
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T
wenty nine brightl y colored
356's converged on Tucson, the
start ing point of a driving tour
to Tombstone. Just after high noon the city
sounds were broken by that distinctive tone
of 356's arri ving alone or in groups. They
Top Left: Boa , are we having fun! Marie
Carlso n and Mike Wroughton
Top Right: Mick Michelsen drove all
the wa y from Virginia in his trusty
Flamingo-mobile.The pink guys were
suitably "duded up" for a tour of the
wild west.
arriving a little behind schedule due
to a fuel pump problem-qu ickl y rectified by Wayne Baker
and his emergency kit
contain ing a 6 volt
pump with regulator and all the plumbing
0> for a fast exchange. Guess all that racing
.~ experience pays off.
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Lunch, and a tune-up on another stum~ bling steed, then we were on to Bisbee and
~ Tombstone. That evening the streets of the
small western town were packed with 356's.
Three groups of 15-25 hungry Outlaws sent
represented five states, which included Arichills down the spines of the cooks and
zona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and
waitresses as they packed three of town's
Vi rginia. Yes, Mick (the flamingo man)
finest restaurants. After chowing down, "Big
Michelsen and his wife Dawn drove more
Nose Kate's" was the spot for some liquid
than 1800 miles just to see Tombstone. Seems
refreshment, music, dancingand a peek into
Dawn has seen the movie Tombstone more
what it might have been like 100 years ago;
times than I have fingers and toes. She dethe locals still look and dress the part. Forveloped a crush for Val
tunately, no shoot-outs or hangings occurred
Kilmer and just had to
before we parted, although a couple of backgo west and visit "The
fires kept the locals on their toes.
town that was too
tough to die."
Registration and a
wond erful warm-up
reception, planned by
Barb and Denni s
Crowley, began as everyone swapped tales
of th eir journey and
concluded with a walk
across the street to dinner.
Saturday at dawn
we saw oil level checks,
valve adjustments and
final road prep being
made before the drivers' meeting. First stop
was San Xavier Mission,
Sunday's activities began before sunwhich turned out to be just a few miles
up. Theskies were clear and someof us arose
down the road (a computer mapping error
to view the Comet Hale-Bopp, without the
demonstrated to the out-of-towners we keep
big city lights, at 5:30 am. Outside we went
it loose.) After a short off-course excursion
to view the trul y spectacular sight-and
for some, all were assembled at the mission
what a sight we were too, in our PJ's.
to enjoy the historic beauty of the "White
Directions to Tucson were dispensed,
Dove of the Desert".
hand written (we don't need no stinking
South to Patagonia and our lunch stop,
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computers!) 9:00 am brought our departure;
twenty-plus 3S6's stampeding through the
high desert and the roller coaster undulations of the road.
Arriving for brunch at the home of
Dick Ecelbarger, we admired his La Carrera
Panamerica Coupe poised in front of the
house. Racing videosplayed as we all soaked
in the beautiful desert setting and drank
Mimosas. More stories of the weekend were
exchanged over the culinary delights prepared byour hostess, Laura. Afternoon came
OK, fellas ; hands in pockets, everybod y
smile. The usual suspects ham it up for
the c a m era: fro m left, Mi ke Wroughto n,
Bob Fitzpatrick, Chuck Hou se and
Dennis "Bo o ts" Crowley.
and we realized a weekend filled with great
cars, nice people and the old west was coming to a close. We all unhitched our trusty
mounts and rode into the sunset with fond
memories, until the Outlaws ride again.
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W
e get letters... lots and lots of
letters. Wasn't that part of
an old TV show, about the
same vintage as our cars? Anyway, I did get
more response to my question about what
to do with the column, proving several
things: I. I have more than one reader (a
warm fuzzy feeling); 2. People arc still working on their own Porsches, or maybe starting to again (?); 3. My readers procrastinate
as badly as I do!
The gist of most of these letters, like
those from Fred Otjen of Lake Oswego, Oregon; Bruce Sweetman of Nashville, Tennessee; and Richard Oliphant,Sherwood, Oregon,
is that they would like to see articles on
how to improve and modify their cars. Some
of the modifications, like roll bars and 5point scat belts arc only needed for one
purpose. But others like dual circuit master
cylinders, retrofitting engines and transmissions between models, and intermittent Wipers have more practical aspects. I wonder if
this indicates a change in psychology about
our cars; or to use the latest buzz words, a
paradigm shift? Have Porsche people grown
tired of tr yin g to res tore and perf ect
someone's else's design and decided to just
enjoy it in their own way? Is this a reflection of current valuation? Arc we back to
where we were 10 to 15 years ago? Am I
spending too much time anal yzing this situation?
Karosserie Roland expands into the
international market
Anyway, th is suits me just fine. While
I do enjoy taking a pile of rusty junk back
to its original splendor, that is not where I
started. I didn't wake up one morning and
declare that I was going to tr y a11(1 restore
the "Perfect Porsche," It sort of evolved that
way. And I still get more pleasure out of
redesigning, updat ing, or improving someone else's design to suit me. Probably my
ego. Unfortu nately, in Michiga n one has to
Ron Roland
Building A Trick
356 Porsche
do a lot of rust restoration before one can
start to redesign, etc. So to build these special Porsches I have opened a new, "Kustom
Karosserie" (sec picture).
Mean while, I am still on an information hunt. I have gotte n closer to the early
history of '63 Car rera GT 122561. Da ve Duerr
wrote to tell me how to get hold of Dieter
Oest. That's Oest, not Oats (dummy). I guess
I should have known. Dieter Oest has been
"Thegist of most of these letters...
is that they would like to see articles on
how to improve and modify their cars"
racing Porsches for years, and this Carrera
was one of his early efforts (Oats was eaten
years ago by hors). Uwe (that's Ou.va - short
a, not U.we -like Chewy) Buehl died some
years back in a private plane accident. So I
am still looking for the late 1960's history,
between German y and Buehl. I have gotten
no leads at all on 1960 Carrera GT 110851,
reportedly raced heavily in Europe hefore
ending up in Southern California. Since you
have done so good on these two how about
a couple more?
1957 Speedster 82835, originally aquamarine hlue. Raced from the heginning, its
earliest known owner was Ed lIartzell in
Pittsburgh (Pgh?), PA. Also Owned hy Larry
Gross, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Peter lIeckmann,
Niles, Illinois; and Grady Ellis who is a
friend. Early log book pictures show the car
in white with two red lines forming a racing stripe outline from front to back. On
the side it says Red-Li ne Racing, Sewickley,
PA: EP 66.
1I0w ahout another old race car? This
is a 1960 Roadster 87887, originally Ivory
a11(\ hlack. Also a race car from the early
days. First records show Jerry Bennet and
LeRoy Perfect, from Dayton, 011 racing it in
1968. The log hook shows it painted silver
(?) bearin g number 26. Next owner was
lIerh er t Evans, East lIart ford , CTi th en
Weldon Scrogham. Somewhere between 1980
and 1984 either Wa lter Makowsky or Ronald
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Gates stripped the car to the bare shell,
which was how I got it from Vic a decade
ago.
Those arc the easy ones. The next two
were last seen in the Detroit area in 1964 or
1965 and may not even exist any more. First
a 1958 or 59 Carrera Deluxe Coupe. Numher
unknown hut original auratium green paint
with tan, full leath er interior shouldn't he
too hard to remember. The second car is a
1956 356A coupe. Agai n, numher unknown
but identifying featur es: originally a 1300
Normal (! ) and originally black with tan
and black interior.
Enough detective work. Lets now return to building that special "Trick" Porsche.
My first thought was lets go out and "torch
the springs" and install a glass pack muffler. But then this isn't 1957 and we should
put the lessons learned from years of racing and restoration to use here. Yes, there
arc many specific questions about how to
do th is or that, and some of those I will tr y
to cover separately when appropriate. But
giving this a litt le thought, plus some recent observations, suggest that a plan would
he a good idea. My plan will be to build a
neat/trick/hot rod (or what ever you want
to call it) street car. This will result in a car
that is faster, more modern, maybe more safe
and reliable, suitable for light competition
work such as autocrossing, and most important: look cool! I am going to shy away from
pure track cars. First, almost no one is running a Porsche in SCCA Production class
anymore. Second, not that many people are
actuall y going to go pure vintage racing,
Third, ironically Vic Skirmants has already
started covering these suhjects, and he is
infin itely more qualified than I am. A number of areas will overlap between street and
race, of course, so I will tr y not to he redundant , or at least offer construction details
and drawings (vic says he doesn't draw, and
since I am a frustrated artiste).
Yo ur firs t considera tions should be:
what model, and for what purpose. Li ke
star ting out on a restoration, you may already have a car, but frequently guys (and
gals) arc buying a second (third, fourth ....)
car to modify. If you already have a nice
stock car modifying it may not he a good
idea, especially if it is a rare or "high dollar" model. Also, early 1950 to 1955 models
will require considerably more work if competit ion is the goal. While nicely modified
cars are selling for as much as completely
stock cars today, hear in mind that any
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modification costs will be on top of current
value of your car. It may be wise to sell
that nice original car and use the funds to
build something from a lesser base, for the
same total expense. Notice I didn't say "investment." few people have been successful
in "investing" in race cars and " hot rods."
These cars are for fun. If done right you
rnay get most, all, or even more money back.
But don't bank on it. However, with Porsche
prices where they are now that is also true
of most restorations. So, while it is always
wise to keep an eye on the pocket book,
hopefully this a hobby that you are enjoying. Otherwise, why bother?
Another consideration that will also
impact on the above is what use you are
going to put the car. Starting with a nice SC
Cabriolet to build an SVRA race car, just
because you already have it and always
wanted to race it, is not a good plan. I know
of a recent example where a guy poured
money into a full SVRA car, building it from
a nice C Coupe. His other options were to
buy a fully prepared and sorted Ccoupe for
less money, or buy an old Roadster, ex SCCA
car, and build it for about the same investment. Advantages to option two or three?
He would have been on the track faster,
cheaper, with a proven winning car, in the
second case. Or, he would have had a Roadster with a very rich race history that would
have been worth as much or more than he
put into it, in the third case. Disadvantage:
option two could have been someone else's
junk that would have required a full rebuild
anyway. That wasn't the casehere, car number two having been built by a reliable, recognized shop; but beware of paying lots of
money for home-built race cars.
So what car would I pick? Well, 1 am
currently building a "hot" C coupe for a
customer now. I have been building a '57 A
Coupe for myself for years (the cobbler's
children being barefoot philosophy), and I
have an old E Prod Speedster that I am going to build a very hot track/ street car
from- some day. As with a restoration, make
the decision early: do you want a full race
car, which would be equivalent to a full
concours car;something basically stock with
a warmed up engine and wide tires and
wheels; or a killer street car/ racer lookalike? Building to a purpose is always easier
than changing horses midstream.
If competit ion is your first interest,
then so is light weight. Speedsters are the
lightest. Convertible D's and Roadsters the
next lightest and can be madeclose to Speedster weight by removing door glass and
bumpers. A couple of people have even installed Speedster windshields (a lthough
more for looks), but this is a major modification that cannot be easily undone. These
cars are expensive. True, but, if you hunt
around for an old race car in a barn, or just
a body shell, (like the one in the picture)
you may be able to get in almost as cheap
as a nicer coupe. Remember, you are going
the change, modify and rebuild everything
anyway. And if you are looking for light
weight, why would you spend money on
bumpers?
356A and T-5 B coupes are the next
lightest. The T-5 B has the additional advantage of being the cheapest, next to the
Karmann Hardtop. The Karmann is getting
to be hard to find because Porsche didn't
make very many, and it seems no one took
care of them. The top can be easily removed
from the T-5 Karmann, leaving a
Cabriolet body shell (another reason there are few originals left).
This will, theoretically, give you a
lighter car with a lower center of
gravity, if you opt for a removable
hardtop and no folding soft top.
Obviously, T-6 coupes are th e
heaviest, although they can be
lightened and made competitive, as
mentioned above.
Early, 1950-55Coupesare very
light, but require extensive modifications in the suspension department, as well as later transmissions
and mountings, and later engines.
Therefore they will not be as easy or inexpensive to build. As we progress I will go
over the additional items necessary to build
a trick car from one of these. I think they
make some of the nearest looking "hot rods"
and you may find an early body shell cheap.
Since so many changes will have to be made
to the mechanicals I don't recommend looking for, or starting with, a complete, nice
early car. All cabriolets are heavier, not to
mention more expensive, than a correspondingcoupe, unless you are going to completely
strip it for racing, so they are not the best
choice for a street car. Anyway they don't
look as racy!
Next, you must get your mind conditioned. Whenyou set out to build or modify
a car, you become an "engineer." Therefore,
you must think like an engineer, that is: for
my new purpose (high cornering force,
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heavy braking, or high rpm) will part X be
strong enough to do the job? I'll have to replace or modify part X, how will that affect parts Y and Z, and how do they interact with Aand B. This "'what-if" mindset is
especially applicable to competition, where
you maybe betting your life on a 40 year
old part. The good news is that while 40
year old parts do break, even in Porsches,
especially when overstressed, I have not
heard of anyone being killed in a 356 since
roll bars were invented.
Nextmind conditioning item:don't try
to out-trick yourself. That would be: lowering the car too much, or running tires that
are too wide or big, or too much cam or
carbs. I could cite many examples from
my...ah...earlier...ah...drivingexperienceswith
American cars where guys would run big,
sticky tires with a stock, highway rear axle
ratio, or huge carbs with a real racy sounding cam. Their spark plugs were always
Instead of starting with a nice street car,
you can use a "shell " that may be too
modified to use for a pure restoration .
fouled from street driving, or the engine
would bog because of the tire/ gear combination, but they looked and sounded bad.
Unfortunately, street racing is a comeas-you-are event. There is no practice, or
chance to retune between runs. You get one
shot, so it better run right the first time. An
overall planned package will look and run
better than a mismatch of styling and performance cliches. Afull-race SCCA or SV RA
car canNOT be driven on the street.
Ideally, you would not have to deal
with rust. Now that my son is living in
Tempe, Arizona, maybe I'll find out what
that is like. But we towed a '57 Coupe back
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Vic has already outlined some suspension
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years in Southern California (maybe he really meant Southern Jersey). However, it was
very little rust, easily repaired, compared
to Michigan. Actually this new surge in interest for trick street cars may save some
old cars that people thought too far gone
for pure restoration. If you don't care about
bumpers, original enginesand transmissions,
"matching numbers," etc., someof those old
shells that can be bought cheap would be
the perfect place to start a trick car, even if
it needs a floor. But if it needs a floor, I am
not going to cover that in this series. You'll
have to look up the old Registry articles,
starting at Vol.14, No 2, Dec 89/ Jan, '90 (Gee,
has it been that long?Of course, that can be
taken two ways).
If you are new to the Registry and just
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I
Dick Koenig: Your appr oach to
Spyders is un ique. You show them in
concours and race them quite actively here
and in Europe. You call your main thing
"preservation." What's this all about?
Warren Eads: My philosophy of the
restoration of the aluminum bodied Spyders
(550, 550A, RSK, Rs60-6l) is to leave them as
original as possible.The emphasis should be
on preservation rather than replacement as
has been so often the method. I would like
to discuss what is possible and how important it is to have the information you need
before starting a restoration and a craftsman who is patient and highly skilled.
11
Dick Koenig
The
Preservation
of Spyder
Race Cars
A Discussion with
Warren Eads
handling, not to mention potential danger.
OK. I'm having this awful thought.
Someone could have wiped a lot of bondo
over cracks and sold the car as restored.
What a marketing line: Pebble Beach show
car recently restored and featured in a national Porsche commercial.
WE. Well, I guess such deception goes
on but it is always a "buyer beware" world.
Thankfully, some buyers of such cars are
sophisticated enough to avoid obvious
trouble, but as this article points out, major
problemsfrequently are very subtle. All too
often a collector who is not knowledgeable
about Porsches per se will go to a broker
of Spyder Sports
OK. You have just shown me the video
of your 550A that was featured in a television ad for Porsche in 1989. It looks quite
nice. Is this the car you dismantled several
weeks later?
WE. Yes. It did look like a nice original bodied 550A to most. In 1983 its second
cosmetic and mechanical restoration was
completed and later that year it was chosen at the Monterey Histories for the Pebble
Beach Concours. Only 10 cars out of about
250 were selected, based upon both race performance and condition, to compete for the
Pebble Beach Cup. But that wasbefore 2,000
more miles of track racing and 10,000miles
of rally events, including two Colorado
Grands and four Mille Miglias in Italy.
At the 1990 Mille Miglia the transmission rear frame member broke on the finish line causing the engine to rotate up and
pull the gas lines off the fire wall. I looked
back to see a 100 ft. trail of gas while the
crowd yelled "gasolina, gasolina."Just like a
Teutonic Porsche to go 1,001 miles in a 1,000
mile event. So, we took a very close look at
the body and noticed several other developing problems.To the above miles we must
also add that this car went through Austrian hill climbs with Ernie Vogel and the
'58 and '59 road racing season in the U.S.
with Ken Miles. He droveevery race flat out.
I suspect he kept the Otto Zipper Body Shop
busy full time bet ween races. Ken was
known for his aggressive driving style.
Remember also that Spyders were built
to race one or two seasons and then the
next race- developed model wasintroduced.
In vintage racing we really push that envelope of design. I'll show you a photo of this
car during the 1959 Pomona Grand Prix.
Ken Miles won this race overall in one of
"[ust like a Teutonic Porsche to go
1,001 miles in a1,000 mile event."
Porsche's great giant-killer events.The competition included bigger and more powerful 375 Ferrari's, 5 litre Lister Jaguars, a 300S
Maserati plus the reputedly swifte r yet
smaller RSK's. In the waning laps of this
two hour race, Ken "pushed" the rear end
of BillKrause's leading 300S Maserati at the
braking points of turns on the course and,
on the last lap, got by for the overall win.
If you add all this up, the
550A had about 20,000 total race
miles. We knew it was time for
repairs, as we could also see that
excessive twisting of the frame
had caused the body skin to split
at the wra paround areas just
ahead of the doors. With the 550
and 550A about 30%of the car's
frame is hidden and cannot be
inspected for cracks unless the
body is removed. So you could not
see the area where the car was
hurting the most. If you continue
to race a car that has these problems you will experience poor
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29 May / .June 1887
Left: Ken Miles at Pomona in 1959,
showing the car's battered nose. Above:
The 550A with a bondo-filled nose at the
1984 Mille Miglia star t in Brescia . Mark
Pettibone, left, and Warren Eads. Below:
After a complete "p reservation" the 550A
is shown at its first outing at Steamboat
Springs in 1996.
II
who has only one thing in mind; sell whatever is on the market now. Man y brokers
who sell these cars have never owned one,
never restored one and have little information about whether the car for sale has been
rebodied, and with what degree of accuracy.
They are not experts.
To a buyer I would say: it's in your hest
interest to do your own research. If you are
looking for a certain model Spyder, take your
time to do a careful hackgroundsearch. Talk
to the last restorer, prior owners and anyone else who might know the car's history.
Then look at original photos to he sure the
shape and construction is as original.
In my own research, I have kept an
love these cars and just went after the types
of Porsches that I had watched racing while
[ was a teenager. Years later I was ahle to
fulfill my dreams. [ paid $[5,000 for the 550A
and bought it over 6 months on time payments in 1974. People often ask what the
car is worth and [ just answer that I paid
$15,000 hut it is not for sale.
It is often unfortunate when a wellintended and perhaps very talented craftsman dives into a Spyder project. Experience
with Italian and British cars often doesn't
help very much. Major sections, and mayhe
even the whole car, get replaced. All the
original stuff is torn off and thrown out.
"New is hetter, and less expensive" is the
approach. The end
result may look and
sound great, hut it
is no longer a
Spyder, The original character and
detail ar e lon g
gone. It's not what
Porsche intended;
it's something else.
What's most
rewarding for me is
preservation of the
origi na l, hand made car. This entails retaining all
th e irr egulariti es
of th e origi na l
The chass is and inner body work with the exterior body panels
metal, fabricated
as a "system ." The outer two inches of the fender wells shown
hy use of expensive
here were gas welded, then "b lend ed in ."
old world tooling
and hand procedures. The inner fender
archive since 1972. It includes over 5,000
wells, for example, were not meant to he
photos of factory cars and representati ve
smoothly formed and sculpted pieces ahsent
unrestored, as well as restored examples of
of hammer and weld marks. Nor were all
the hest of each type in the Spyder series.
examples of the same model exactly the
You need information. For most buyers you
same. There were changes within each seneed to look beyond a hroker's comments
ries and they were usually based upon perfor the right information. Either do your
formance in the most recent race. Suhtle
own research or get help from an expert.
differences in construction occurred and, of
Another factor to consider is that the
course, the human variations of Hans and
right car for you may not be on the market
Heine. But don't let anyone tell you these
at the time you are looking. It is a good idea
guys were not good craftsmen. The Spyders,
to know about all the cars that meet your
except for early prototypes, were very well
criteria and then be patient. The rewards
made. Just look at the photos of the RSKs
will he worth while. In developing my coland R60s coming off the line. The door
lection I personally researched racing hisseams, for instance, were just like the street
tory and went after the car in each type of
cars-very smooth, almost perfect.
Spyder with the history [ wanted. This was
In essence, the goal of preservation is
hack in the '70s and early '80s, before so
not to make something that never was, but
many cars were poorly restored. [ found
rather like it was. We don't need the artsome well used hut original historic race
istry of modern craftsmen or an apparent
cars to work with. I must also say that I
new shape. Instead, I prefer a restoration
that leaves the impression it's an original
car. That is perfection.
This idea extends beyond the body skin
and final appearance to include the frame
and inn er structure. Mu ch of the car's
strength came from the comhination of the
shape of outer and inner panels. While there
was a fra me, th e body was almost a
monocoque wrapped around a frame in construction. It's a "system" wherein many details, including types of rivets, shape, welds,
metal thickness and temper come together
to result in a final product. So, when your
friendly metal man tells you he's going to
dismantle yo ur Spyder today, and do you
happen to have any photos, you know you're
already lost. Once the car is disassembled,
much of the original detail can never he
recovered. You've eliminated nearly all hope
of preserving your car and returning it to
its original condition. Ca reful study during
the dismantling process with photos and
notes is the ohvious first step.
"Oncethe car is disassembled, much of the
original detail can never be recovered. "
I helieve that preserving a car, with
all the attr ibutes of its first heginning, is a
very rewarding experience. Such an accomplishment is immensely pleasant for me, and
over time the car, if done right, will not
even he noticed for its new restoration.
However, I recognize that sometimes there
are constraints which make such a task impossible. In these cases patience is valuable,
If you cannot afford a body-off restoration,
I am in favor of carefully stripping a car,
metal shaping the body to get the approximate shape and some of the strength back,
then welding any cracks and using aluminum epoxy to get the general shape. Then
give it a good paint joh. In this way you
have not lost all of the information needed
for a preservation-type restoration. You have
saved the car, spent a lot less money and
you can have the car mechanically perfect.
As long as the frame is sound you have
bought some time until you can afford to
return the car to original.
OK. What if someone wanted to make
a prett y show car, just because they enjoyed
looking at it or having it? Wo uldn't that he
OK?
WE. Yes, but there should he no real
difference if you have checked for fatigue
and at least repaired the car as I just de-
356 Registry 30 Volume 21, Number 1
scribed. The judges should know the subtle
shape and details of these cars. However, I
have trouble with show cars, especially race
cars that are judged without any liquids or
lubricants in them.Something is wrong with
a show race car that is not functional.They
are meant to be used!
I'm further skeptical about this idea
becausesooner or later these cars get represented as viable race cars and someone can
get stung. It's not like with production cars,
where thousands were made. Most of the
time Spyders get rallied or raced. I know of
few that are just show cars, even though
many enter such events. There are only 39
of the 550A's.
DK. Let's return to the preservation
story of your 550A. I assume you compiled
lots of information prior to when this photo
was taken.
WE. Yes, I went to see a very nice man
at Porsche A.G.- Mr. Klaus Parr-who is in
charge of the archives. I was able to get the
original build sheets and many photos. We
spent days compiling the information. During the dismantling and rebuilding I moved
to Arizona for five months to learn on a
day-to-day basis how the Spyders are constructed. I must have backed up 3,000 riv-
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When the preservation was completed,
I had assembled two notebooks, several videos and 30 rolls of film. Every bracket on
the car is now detailed in blueprint form.
We have already used this information on
two 550A restorations that Spyder Sports is
managing or making parts for. I also plan
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function." Every dent and recess has a reason in contrast to, say, British and Italian
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pelled out giving maximum cooling. In British and Italian cars the shape was designed
and then a hole was cut out in front for the
oil cooler. The 550A is built aro und a
monocoque concept with a lot of aircraft
design features in the constr uction. You
build the outer panels first for proper shape
but you then set them aside and 75%of the
work is involved in the details of the inner
panels and their relationship to the total
welding up of the car into one monocoque
unit welded to the outer panels.
British and Italian cars of the time
were the opposite. Their outer body shape
was first completely achieved and mounted
to the frame and then straight inner panels
were riveted to the frame and outer body.
It is interesting to note that you can build a
Cobra body complete in less than one third
the time of a 550A. The latt er is not more
difficult, but is more detailed and with more
to do. A550 or 550A could never be done by
detailed photos alone as with other cars of
its time. You just plan, measure, pattern and
construct from a good original car to get it
right. It is also not easy to stop and then
come back to such a project later as you
must stay focused to achieve the results.
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all me a fanatic or nut, but I use
the original fasteners whenever
possible. My plater charges me about $45 for
a lot which will do all the fasteners for an
entire car including other small pieces (hood
latches, etc.) but excluding black oxide. Any
spring steel parts need to be baked afterward to prevent brittleness. The plater does
th is for an extra $25/ lot. You can't buy all
the bolts for a car for this price, not to mention you'll have to deal with 13mm ATF
bolts/nu ts which never came on a 356 nor
will you have the old DI N markings. There
may be some new fasteners you'll have to
use but I hide these wherever possible unless it's really an application where originalit y means nothing (like I said, I guess
I'm a fanatic). There are some sources for
some sizes of new 14mm ATF bolts and MS
14mm ATF nuts, but they aren't cheap!
As to the plating, there's a lot of controversy on what plating came on which
pieces. In general, my opinion is that most
of the silver fasteners were clear zinc, with
some spatter ing of silver cad. Most of the
fasteners on the chassis were black oxide,
some hardware had no plating. Some hardware was painted the body color and some
painted black. The only gold cad I've ever
seen on an original 356 were the little base
plates which held the US reflector bases on
T6 B/ C cars (t hese are on the inside of the
rear fenders). Of course, as you go thr ough
the years, things are slightly different. As
usual, there's rarely a set rule, only trends.
For example, the original engine case perimeter bolts on my Roadster are clearly
blue zinc, earlier case perimeter bolts on A
cars tended to be black.
For those not caring about originality,
cad II resists corrosion slightly better than
clear zinc and a whole lot better than black
oxide. You can get cad II plating in silver or
yellow/ gold or other colors. The yellow/
gold is obtained by a chromate wash at the
end of the process. Cad II silver can look
prett y bright at first but changes to a dull
appearance in a short time. Clear zinc stays
prett ier longer than the silver cad. The chromate wash on yellow cad protects somewhat
from the dull look longer but strays the
furth est from original appearance. To each
his own. Chuck House
T
he factory used lead in the rocker
panel seams on both the front and
rear. Replacing the rocker panels requires
that you deal with leaded seams no matter
what you finally use to fill them again.
I have found the best way to remove
most of the lead is with a propane torch
and a wire brush (stainless). I heat the lead
to melting and brush like hell to get MOST
of the lead off. Sometimes, I will also use a
solution of 6 IICL and brush this on to
remove some of the residual lead/tin compound before doing metalwork. It is almost
impossible to remove all of the lead unless
you cut back to metal which has never been
leaded in the first place. lie sure to wear
heavy gloves and a respirator while doing
this and put plastic underneath to catch the
drips.
When replacing the rocker panels, consider butt welding the new panels to the
fender rath er than using the pre-formed
flanges which come with the replacement
pieces (and which were used by the factory). Because the flange is "upside down",
it serves as a perfect place to trap moisture
from water which drips down the inside of
the fenders. Yo u can seal the area with seam
sealer, but a non-flanged butt weld is probably better in the long run.
I concur with your concerns about
welding with lead residuals on the metal,
MIG welders turn this stuff into a nasty
vapor. Sometimes, its just unavoidable. I do
this part of the welding outside while wearing a respirator and hope for the best (be
sure to position yourself UPWIND). When
grinding the welds, wear a respirator. Treat
everything with Metalprep when done.
Yo u can fill the new seam with either
lead or plastic. One advantage of using a
butt weld is that you need much less filler.
In the case of plastic, that is much less filler
to shrink under your paint. One more tip:
use a length of wooden yardstick to align
the new rocker panel with the door bottom
in the vertical position. Yardsticks are about
35 mm in thickness, which is very close to
the "factory" specs of 3 mm used for door,
hood and trunk lid gaps. They are flexible
and make a perfect spacer for new gaps.
When you add sandable primer and paint,
the resulting gap is a nearl y perfect 3 rnrn,
straight result. (Try your local hard ware
store if you have trouble finding a yardstick)
Bob Cannon
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Butnow wehave come full circle. Many
young people ask me the samequestion. They
are familiar with "Porsche," but only in the
context of the 911 varieties and perhaps the
914/ 928s. So now [ am getting the same
question, giving the same answer, but getting a different reaction - disbelief! It
doesn't look like any Porsche they are familiar with, so they think [ am pulling their
leg!
Sometimes you just can't win.
Pat Tobin
paid $4,000 for a new 1600N coupe
in Tulsa in 1957. Afew months later,
in a gas station, the car was studied (as a
curiosity) by a salesman from the Buick
agency up the street. He had never seen nor
heard of a Porsche; to him it looked like a
toy VW. Afte r th e usual question s (h e
wouldn't believe it would go 100 mph, and
even if it would, he would't risk his life in
it at that speed) he got around to asking me
how much [ had paid. When I told him, his
chin dragged his chest. Astounded, he gasped,
"[ would sell you the best Roadmaster on
the floor for that!"
It was utterly incredible that I would
pay the price of a top-of-the-line Buick for
this little, ugly puddle-jumper. There was
no point in even trying to explain. Besides,
the Roadmaster wouldn'tfit where [ wanted
to tell him to deposit it.
Forseveral years, even after moving to
So. Calif. in '58, [ encountered people who
asked me what kind of car it is. More often
than not, since they had never heard the
word "Porsche," they only heard the familiar middle syllable. "A FORD?" [ got damned
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hiSpast summer a good friend
of mine, Tom Schwenderman,
found a sweet 1965 C coupe
whil e travelin g through weste rn Ohio.
Knowing I have a small fondness for the
356 Porsche, Tom gave me fir st shot at
aquirlng this car. I grabbed my wife, jumped
into the pick-up and off we went to snag
this C coupe.
The car was complete, orginial and
TOTALY UN MOL ESTED, with onl y 85,000
miles on the odometer. Both my wife and I
decided that this C's mission in life was to
become a daily driver.
The demands of daily/ year round safe
driving in Ohio requires 12 big volts of contemporar y electricty. Sorry to all you purists but personal safety ranks high on my
list.Someof the new-fangled features available from the additional voltage would be:
IIigh quality stereo, thi rd brake light,
all-around higher wattage lights, halogen
head lights, driving and fog lights, electric
windshie ld washer s, a "jump" if ever
needed, cold weather starting, half a chance
at acquiring replacement part s while out of
town, CB, TV, lap top.. etc.. You know the
drill!
I began my 12 volt oddyssey by tr ying
to locate a nice 64-65 color coded wiring
schematic. I first went to my Factory Shop
Manual. Guess what? No cigar. All I could
find was a plain black and white line drawing. (note: Yn Z's has a very nice schematic
for the )Is and Stoddard has a decent one
for the '1'-5 B's )
I called everyone I knew regarding a C
color schematic and still came up empty. The
Factory shop manual would have to do.Just
plain black lines! Then I went to the 356
Registry Technical and Restoration Guide
for all the back articles on 12 volt conversions. There were a few 12 volt articles but
all very incomplete and dreadfully out of
date. To make a long story short, I just
jumped in head first. I kept notes while
working with the intent that I would put
my experience into some sort of organized
format when the job wascomplete and fully
tested. Hopefully, this info will be simple,
up to date and easy to follow.
Volt Conversion Revisited
Starter (6 volt)
If it is OK, you are OK. The starter is
only a momentar y electrical device. It and
the solenoid should handle 12 volts with no
problems for many years. Most importantl y,
the starter is matched to your flywheel and
you do not want to go there now. If for any
reason you do change your starter, stick with
a 6 volt unit. They are available all day long
from a million vendors and at all swap
Rocky Mountain Motorworks'Voltage
Drop (seen below fuse panel) allows
your 6V wipers to run in a 12V car.
meets. Please do not forget to change your
starter bushing at the same time. It is the
small bushing located in the transmission
bell housing.
ing.The nice part about a new voltage regulator is that you can keep your old factory
one in place as a dummy and hide your new,
dependable 12 volt anywhere you like.
Wiper Motor
My Ccoupe came with a variable speed
switch from the Factory, so in this case I
used a beautiful little SII. resister with a
built in heat sink ("937-990) from a company called Rocky Mountain Motor works.
It functions just like a champ. I just placed
it in the wiper motor feed line
which comes out of the fuse
box. I have my full range of
speeds and th ey still "park".
NOTE: All '1'-6 cars with th e
round style wiper motor can usc
the motor from a 12 volt 912.
You will have to do some work
to get all the mounting holes in
line but relatively, it is a piece
of cake.
On '1'-5 and earlier cars you
have the older-style motor so you only have
two real choices here. 0 E, find a 12 volt
VW motor ("1I3-955-113-A) at a swap meet
or a new part s vendor. TWO, call a company
called Wolfburg West at 714-630-9653 and
buy one of their new 12 volt wiper motor
armatur es for $35. It installs into your existing motor in just a few minutes.
Generator
Now you need a real 12 volt device. You
can find and use any of the following: most
912, some VW bus and most VW Thing 12
volt generators. I find at least one or two at
every VW show I att end. The VWpart number is BOSCH 0-101-206-113. They usually sell
for between 525 to 545 depending upon condition. Most local repair shops can test and
rebuild generators for very littl e money. I
am most definit ely talking about the generators with the posts for our remote voltage regulators. You can also tr y any of the
new or remanufactored VW part s vendors.
Voltage Regulator
Once again you need a real 12 volt part
here. Any 1968-74 VW Beetle regulator will
do just fine. They cost between 514-524 everywhere. Be careful at swap meets, because
voltage regulators look alike but some of
the earlier VW (pre-'7I) have a lower rat-
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Gauges
Here I used the Rock y Mountain "Drop
a Volt" "937-990 once again. I simply placed
it in line with the hot feed to all the gauges
and so far they are working fine. Note! Do
not do not do this to your electric Tach.Send
your tach out to be professionally converted
to 12 volts.
The gas gauge will be just fine but there
might be a slight change in the needle position at the upper end of the scale. I have
found that the gas gauge is still very accurate at the lower readings. I do not know
why this is but you always have your reserve gas lever if you ever get into a jam.
Your best bet is to have a friend fill your
tank while you watch your gauge from in
the car. You will then know the gallons-togauge relative position.
The relative position of the temp gauge
needle might also show an ever-so-slight
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change. If your motor is running the same
as it was before (hopefully running well)
you will just get used to the new settings.
NOTE: \mo. makes a full line of very
nice 12 volt gauges and sending units. Many
of these new gauges are styled for our interior design. They fit well into the general
layout of a 356. Just give it some personal
thought.
Horns
Every VW vendor in the world sells 12
volt Bosch horns for $8-$10. 1also see these
horns at all swap meets. They do not have
the apperance of the Factory horns but they
do the jobwell. If you want to maintain the
original horns from your car you can wire
them in series instead of parallel. See illustration on page103 of the 356 Registry Tech
and Restoration Guide.
Relays
Once again, if they are all right, you
are all right! These are also momentaryelectrical switches and should last forever at 12
volts. Leave them right where the Factory
installed them.Note: if you have driving or
fog lights DO NOT use the 6 volt relay. These
are not momentary switches and will soon
burn up under the new loads. Your best bet
here is to find a new 12 volt relay to do the
job. N.L.A. has a very good schematic of a
fog light relay on page 3 of their catolog.
Take this schematic to any German
repair shop. Most good shops have a complete line of catologs full of BOSCH relays.
You will have to search for the right one.
Sorry, I do not have any part numbers for
this one. But look on the bright side- you
can now spend only $125 on a new pair of
Hella driving lights (not $450 -$650). .
Go buy a 12 volt flasher from Stoddards
Headlights
12 volt sealed beam HALOGENis a good
light for the money.
Clock
Your clock needs a full time hot feed
so here I used another Rock y Mountain.
"Drop a Volt". I placed it in the hot line to
the clock and thus far we have all been on
time.
Switches
All your Factory switches will be just
fine.
Cigarette Lighter
Don't smoke in your car. Disconnect
your lighter. You can also replace the Factory lighter with a new 12 volt lighter which
can be used as a power port.
Fuses
I installed all new 8 amp white fuses
in my fuse box. So far all have held and I
have pushed the system to its limit many
times.
Wiring Harness
Inspect your entire wiring harness and
mostimportantly, all yourgrounds. If you've
reached this point you should know what a
good connection looks like. Make sure that
all yourconnectionsare clean and tight.The
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a
Factory harness will be very happy with
the new 12 volts.
Battery
When it comes to a new battery there
is not even a question! OPTIMA. 1couldwrite
thr ee pages on how good this one piece of
equipment is. There is no substitute. If you
cann ot find an OPTIM A batt ery call
Chatham Motorsports at 540-981-0356.
Well, I think that is about it. Do not
forget to always disconnect your batter y
while working on your electrical system.
Good luck, be safe, and drive!
Here are some phone numbers:
NLA
800/ 438-8119
Stoddard's
800/3 42-1414
Rocky Mountain Motor 800/ 258-1996
Wolfsburg West
714/630-9653
NOPI
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Imparts
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Chatham
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I
ha ve fin all y recei ved Cole
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an autographed and numbered copy, no less.
Thank s, Cole. The late lamented Bruce
Jennings' forward is unlike usual forwards,
in that it is basically a reminiscence on how
he started racing Ca rreras; including Bob
Sharp screwing (his words) him over its classification to protect the 2.0 Datsuns. This is
really marvelous stuff and seems to strike
a responsive cord; see the comments in the
last issue and the old racer's symposium at
the East Coast Holiday in Florida. Cole relies on factory photographs and dra wings
for background. Intermixed are his black
and white photographs to document origina l equi pmen t: th e Ameri ca n-made
Autopulse fuel pump, later the Bendix 12v
found on 692/ 3 engines.
In the middle of the book is a color
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refl ecting th e research he has done on
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Makes sense; but there is a red 356ACarrera,
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Cole does list the serial numbers of the cars;
at least where they are unique and he explains the 4-cam engine type numbering. An
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t was 7:30 PMand the Maestro had
just arrived Home after a hard day
at the Shop. As he entered his Study,
his well-trained Refrigerator handed him
his Manly-size, Federally Recommended,
Minimum Daily Requirement of Beer.
The Maestro had the beer almost to his
sweet lips when Mrs Maestro stuck her head
out of the Kitchen and said in her Melodious Voice, "There's a Call for you. A Customer who's Broken Down somewhere."
A Customer of the Maestro "Broken
Down"? Oh, say it isn't so! How can this be?
His Customer's never break down, break
down, break down... Do they?
(Hey, Murphy's gotta win a few too,
y'know. After all, ifin there were no Murphy,
there'd be no Broken Down Porsche Stories
to tell. Think about It.)
"So, what's the Problem," asks the Maestro between gulps of good grog.
"Well said the VOl', you rebuilt my engine about 10 years ago. I'm in Chicago now,
but I live in Michigan, 400 miles away. And
I have to be home the day after tomorrow."
"Yes," said the Maestro, sensing the setting of the Stage, but not quite sensing the
Problem. "So what's the Problem?"
"I just broke an Exhaust Valve Spring!"
"Oh, noon," said the Maestro. "That
could be Very Bad! lfin an Intake Valve
Spring Breaks, the valve usually doesn't hit
the piston. But ifin an EX HAUST Spring
Breaks, the valve CAN hit the Piston! (And
DOES! The Maestr o's Museum of Broken
Porsche Parts has a 356Bexhaust valve bent
into a "S" shape from its Close Encounter of
the Piston kind.) And ifin THAT happens,
you could damage the Piston. Or the valve
seat. Or the Head. Enough so you won't he
leaving Chicago anytime soon!"
The Maestro flashed hack to the Halcyon days of his Youth, when he was graduating from a Famous East Coast School of
Technology, and finally, FINALLY getting out
into the Real World, 1968 Version. To enter
the Real World, he even had a 1966 Corvette.
And thiswasn't just any Corvette, hut a Big
Block, 427 Corvette! Able to burn rubher
from Gas Station to Gas Station. Unfortunately, this particular Corvette also had a
nasty habit of breaking a valve spring every 7,000 miles. Almost like clockwork.
The First time the Corvette broke an
Intake Valve Spring he was heading home
to Upstate, New York. He heard the funny
pop-pop sound and noticed the loss of power,
but didn't have any idea what was wrong.
400 Miles in a
3-Cylinder 356
Pulling over at a Farmer's harn, he
popped the hoodand listened. It wasn't hard
to hear the engine noise saying that, obviously, Something Was Wrong.
Completely equipped with a handful
of 'Merican wrenches and a pair of pliers,
the Maestro removed a massive Valve Cover
from the 427 engine. The correct one, fortunately, there being two.
It wasn't hard to spot the broken intake valvespring. There it was, in twopieces.
Only problem was the intake valves on a
Corvette are nearly Vertical, and unless supported, the Intake Valve would fall inside
the engine and hit the piston- especially on
an 11:1 compression engine. Just such a thing
was most certainly occurring, right before
the proto-Maestro's eyes.
The Problem: Figure how to PREVENT
said Intake Valve from falling down and
hitting said piston, using only the Materials
and Tools at hand. Which weren't much.
By this time, The Farmer cameover and
asked the Maestro just what the Hell he was
doing in his driveway. The Maestro pointed
to the Broken Valve Spring. And had a Flash
of Inspiration!
"Say," he said to the Farmer. "You don't
happen to have any small diameter copper
tubing 'round here, do you?"
Amazingly, the Farmer DID just happened to have some 1/4" OD copper tubing,
probably from the still, and happily loaned
the Maestro a foot or two.
The Maestro coiled the cooper tubing
around the valve, making a prett y good
valve "spring"to hold the valve up and keep
it from falling inside and hittin g the piston. And oh, yeah- he removed the pushrod
for that valve so no rocker action would
disturb the makeshift repair. And drove on
home to Upstate, New York on 7 cylinders.
Made it, too. Even got better gas mileage!
The Second time the Corvette's valve
spring went "Coilus Interruptus" was in Ohio.
This time the piston whacked the valve hard
enough to drive it back into its seat and
seize it there, kinda catywhompus. Which
convenien tly prevented furth er contact
with the piston once the Maestro again
pulled the pushrod out. (He was getti ng
pretty good at this by now.)
The Third Time (which turned out to
be The Charm), wasout in California in the
Dreadful, Ever-G ray Daly City when the
Corvette hroke an EXHAUST Valve Spring.
THIS time an exhaust valve did some serious damage. Ironically, in a stroke of luck
that seldom happens to the Maestro, this
disaster happened THREE DAYS and 300
miles BEFORE the 24,000 mile warrant y
expired! And Chevrolet had to fix it!
The Maestro sold that Corvette soon
afterwards. It had given him much experience in making Emergency Repairs alongside the road that would prove invaluable
later in life.
Actually, throughout his life, the Maestro has had MANYoccasions to partake of
the School of Emergency Repairs, each adding to the Information Base of what it takes
to get a few more miles Down The Road.
Agoodly fraction of that Data Base was
learne d driving derelict cars th e Final
Mile(s) to his father'sJunk Yard (Oops."Used
Auto Parts Emporium"), back in the '60's.
Boy, Those were the Days of Wild & Crazy
Innovation.
So, could the Maestro use some of his
Wild & Crazy Data Base info to help this
poor guy get the Hell out of Chicago?
You BETCHA! The Beer had finall y
reached his Center of Higher Reasoning,
which started it thinking innovatively.
"So, you've got a 356B Super with a
Broken Exhaust Valve Spring. You're Trapped
in Chicago and want to get the Hell out."
"Yes, and I gotta find some way to keep
the #3 Exhaust Valve from hitting the piston,"said the Poor guy stuck in Chi town.
"The Maestro's got one word for you:
Tubing. Copper tubing that is." And he proceeded to tell the guy the Corvette Story
about the copper tubing holding the valve
up for a hundred miles.
"Yeah said the VOl', but I gotta go FOUR
HUNDRED MILES! On THREE Cylinders! You
think it'll hold up that long?"
"Oh, No Problem. A MaestroMassaged
engine will certainly hold up for 400 miles
on Three Cylinders. And the tuhing should
hold up that long, but don't forget to pull
356 Registry 38 Volume 21, Number 1
the pushrod out! THAT'LL keep the Exhaust
valve closed and away from the Piston."
"In fact,"said the Maestro, the Beer now
working at FDA Maximum Strength, "It is
an Interesting Philosophical Question, that,
ifin the exhaust valve is closed, whether
you oughta pull the INTAKE pushrod out
too! In fact, I feel you oughta. That'll isolate
the one cylinder completely so that raw gas
can't drip inside from the carburetor.
"So, pull BOTH pushrods out of #3 cylinder- it's not diffi cult. Once you do so,
Voild-a THREE CYLINDER 356!"
"But, will I be able to make it back to
Michigan on THREE CYLINDERS?"
"I don't see why not," said the Maestro,gloriously euphoric as the Alcohol content of his blood stream peaked out.
"Hell, I'd sure change the oil and drop
the Screen & Magnet to see ifin you see any
pieces of piston. If so, then you gotta change
the Equation, take The Hound back home,
get your peek-up truck and tow your baby."
And then the Maestro told the Tale of
his 1956 Chevrolet Convertible he rescued
one summer from the Junk Yard (literally,
for it was parked up On The Hill, engineless with more than a littl e Upstate, New
York rust). But a willing transplant from
the "core" engine pile made it run again. All
summer long the Maestro beat the Bejesus
out of that '56 Shevrolay Convertible.
Then it was September and Time for
him to go back to Boston. But first he hadda
drive down to Wilkes-Barre, PA, to pick up
his Grandmother.
On the way down to Wilkes-Barre, the
Chevrolet took its revenge- by blowing a
hole in #6 piston!A hole big enough to suck
enough gasoline/air mixture through the
hole and then ignite it INSIDE the Sump,
blowing the Oil Filler Cap upwards with
such force it put a dent in the hood!
While th e explosions made th e car
sound like something from the Keystone
Kops, the SMOKE from the fuel/air explosions inside the sump was a sight to behold.
Awesome. The Maestro was a port abl e
Smudge Pot, able to provide Smoke Screen
Cover for the
-any of 'em.
He couldn't drive his GRANDMOTHER
Back in a car acting like that! Fortunately,
by removing the plug wire, he was about to
make it to W-B with a vast reduction in the
number of backfires. The mechanic at the
only gas station near Grandmother's house
pulled the head and found the hole in the
top of the piston.
The Maestro found his wallet way too
light to do a Real Fix, so he hadda be Ingenious Independently. And Time was of the
essence- he hadda leave the next day.
That night, after a few swigs from a
carefully hidden "Crown Royal" bottle, the
Maestro had a Flash of Inspiration. Let's pull
the pushrods out of the affected cylinder.
That'll close off that cylinder and prevent
ANY gasoline/ai r from getti ng in or out.
So, he told the Mechanic near Grandmothers, "Just put the head back on, and I'll
drive her home on one less cylinder."
The Mechanic was more than a little
skeptical. "Bo', Ah Don't think you'll ever
make it," he said helpfully. "You'd better let
me overhaul the engine."
"No can do," said th e Maestro. "I'm too
poor, after having to buy a gallon of "Reclaimed" motor oil for 99 cents a 2-gallon
can. That blew the budget."
And yes, the Maestro and his Grandmother DID make it back to Upstate, New
York on one less Cylinder, with NO smoke.
But since the engine was overheating, the
Maestro had to turn the Heater on to help.
Having the Heater "on" on a Warm September day necessitate having the Top Down.
The Maestro liked th at. And his Grandmother never forgot that Trip!
Sooooo, said the Maestro to the Man
wanting Out of Chicago, "Give it a try. Pull
BOTH intake and exhaust pushrods out of
#3 cylinder and Drive on home on Three
Cylinders! You gotta take it apart anyway
to fix it right, so you haven't got a lot to
lose." That was Monday Night about 8:00p.m.
The Next day, at 5:00 p.m, the Man Who
wanted to leave Chicago called. He had
MADE IT! All the way Back to Michigan! On
THR EE CYLINDERS.
And the funny thing about it: a 3-cylinder Porsche 356 engine (Well, a MaestroMassaged 3-cylinder Porsche 356 Engine at
least) likes to Run Free-at about 70 mph!
Almost Normal Cruising speed. It just doesn't
like to run slow.
Four Hundred Miles in a Three Cylinder 356. Wonder if they could make a song
'about that. Let's See:
"Four Hundred Miles, Four Hundred
Miles, You can hear the Three Cylinder 356
Sing, Four Hundred Miles...
All the while keeping:
The 356 Faith!
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Brenda Perrin
Box 29-547
Columbus, OH 43229
·'; 2 Cabriolet #1; 090. Solid. Has been updated
with later engine & trans. Needs complete
restoration. 16" wheels. 516,000.'; 2coupe #12034.
No rust. Champagne Yellow/tan corduroy int.
Very nice driver w/'62 engine & tran s. 514,000.
Parker Tyler, Skowhegan, ME, home 207/4748163, ofc. 207/ 4;3-2168, fax 207/ 4;3-2878.
"53 coupe. Original floors, VW motor, matching
numbers. Needs restoration. 57; 00. Chris Casler,
Newport Beach, CA, 714 / 631-2464.
·'; 3 coupe #; 101;. Original family owner. Partial
tool kit , factor y manual s. In exce lle n t
condition. lias been in storage for 24 years.
Great project car. In original state of condition.
517,000. Mike Sheldon, Arlington, WA, home
360/43; -8; 00, ofc. 360/ 403-9600, fax 360/ 4030289, e-mail Sheltechfrsos.sos.net.
.'; ; Speedster vintage champion #80778. Mexico
lIIue and silver. Race prepared with absolutely
all the right stuff by Ecurie Engineering. Ready
to compete in '97 season. Trades considered.
5;3,000. Steve Pfeffer, Lebanon, Nil, 603/ 4480414.
·'; 8 Ca br iolet #1; 0914. All meta l work
professionally finished. No clips or accidents,
excellent solid Cab for restoration. Ruby Red.
514,; 00. Also '62 Cab. Christophe r Casler,
Newport Ileach, CA , 714/ 631-2464, e-mail
c3; 6c@:lOl.com.
"; 9 coupe #1048; 2. Ivory with red interior.
Original engine #70793 and trans. #21602. ot
concours hut ver y good condition. Driven
regularly in summer. Same owner for 13 years.
Original owner's manual with Cardex. 8; K
miles. 518,000 Canadian. Tom Guhbin, Stoney
Creek, ON, 90;/;78-;709, fax 90; ;;78-3443.
·'; 9 Convertible D #86601Navy Blue/black, S90 engine, constantly maintained and have
records, used as a daily driver. This car is in
great shape. Photos availahle. 527'; 00. Graem
Elliott, Redondo Beach, CA310/37; -2897.
"; ; Speedster #80688. Signal Red/black coupe
seats. Michelin tries, owner's manual signed hy
Dr. Porsche. Full set of tools. Very nice show
and goshape. Super details.538,000.jack Rabell,
Alpine, CA, 619/ 44; -31;2.
·'; 9 Convertible D #; 8616. 38K actual miles.
Professional restoration. Aquamarine Blue from
factory sample book/blue leather. 2nd place
concours '9; West Coast Holiday. Never any rust
or accidents. One of the finest in existence.
549,;00. Russ j aenecke, Boulder, CO, 303/44 07028.
.'; ; Speedster #80; 90. Red/ tan / tan. Shown
many times in PCAand Registry events. Always
1st place. Ma ny judges and Peoples' Choice.
Man y Best of Show awards. Orig. motor and
trans. Tools and manual. None finer. Delivery
available. 561,000. Bob King, Medford, OR, 541/
773-7119.
"; 9 1600s Roadster #8762; . Totall y original.
Ground up mechanical and body restoration
with less than 200miles since. Meticulous work
done by the best people around. All numbers
match. Royal Blue/bl ack leath er and top.
53; ,000. Bruce Evans, Rochester, MI, 810/ 6; 08899.
·'; 5 coupe, solid and straight, complete, 16".
Needs cosmet ics (outside). Tim Hist and ,
Sellersville, PA, 215/2;7-33; ; .
·'; 9 coupe #108; 08 originally Meissen Blue/ red.
Original Normal engine. Sitt ing 2; plus years.
Rusty floors, doors. lias Nardi, Blaupunk t.
Shows ;;,000 miles. Less bumpers, Good title,
manual, keys. In primer. Restore, race car or
good basis for a Beck or kit. 52800 or trade.
Trey lIarrison, Memphis, TN, 901 /278-9024.
·'; 6 Speedster #82; 4;, eng. #6006;. Car is totally
disassembled and has been chemically dipped.
99%complete. 519500. Partial trades considered.
Ray Wi lls, Aldie, VA, 202/ 663-; 137 days, 703/
327-412; eve.
·'; 6 Speedster. Matching numbers, no accidents,
orig. floors, complete. Needs restoration.524';00.
Chris Casler, Newport Beach, CA, 714/ 631-2464.
Cars for sale
·'; 8 Speedster. Black/red. Beautiful. Restored.
54; ,000. Dick Entorf, Leesburg, FL, 3;2/326 342;3, fax 3;2/326-0332.
"; 1split window coupe #10899, 1300cc engine,
Adria Blue. Totally restored, very original, full
Connolly leather interior, Blaupunkt radio, tool
kit, owner's manual, jack, Ha zet tourist tool kit,
Petri steering wheel. 56; ,000. Christer Rye,
Sjogardsgatan 8;, ; 7136 Nass]o, Sweden, 038073926, fax 0380-73976.
·';7 coupe #; 8289, eng. #p633; 8. Rare pre-n
beehives, single rear overrider. The ultimate
'X coupe to restore. All original metal, matching
numbered panels, minor metal repair. Original
sales receipt Nov. 30, 19; 6, North Hollywood
entertainer. Ran 3 years ago when stored. With
correct Golde 'V' sunroof clip. 512';00. Frank
Torchia, Chicago, IL, 847/ 726-0629.
"; 2 coupe #11648 Silver Gray/ hlue leath er, '; 8
engine. Restored. Split window, Telefunken.
524,000. Paul Thompson, Li ncoln, NE, 402/4888826.
"; 8 coupe #1048; 7, Normal motor, orig. floors,
hlack/red, great restoration project. 56400.
Christopher Casler, New port Beach, CA, 714/
631-2464, e-mail c3;6c@aol.com.
·'60 type; coupe. 1600 #11 2723, eng. #p603469.
Registered thro ugh 8/ 97. Restoration project.
52000 OBO. Tower lsho, Modesto, CA, 209;;7;350; evenings only.
·'60 Cabriolet #1; 4266. '64 'C' engine #1'716631.
Recent ivory paint, black Haartz top, rebuilt
Zenith s and fuel pump, new dist rihutor,
stee ri ng damper and bat ter y, new Koni
adjustahie rear (Boges front). New Dunlops and
powder coated wheels, reuph olstered and
rebui lt sea ts, new squa re weave carpet,
sheepskins, luggage rack, moons 114s, clock.
526500 OBO. Erik Sharp, Manhattan Beach, CA,
work 213!380-9100, fax 213/38 0-7290, home
310/ ;46-6266 before 9 PM.
·'60 sunroof coupe. Red/ black. Body and pan
100% restored. Needs to he assembled. Has all
356 Registry 40 Volume 21, Number 1
new interior and exterior parts, most factory.
3 sets factory chrome wheels. 5 misc. 356 engine
and many other parts. Sell all. 515,000. Dan
Puchalski, Lexington, KY, 606/255-7424.
"61coupe #115998. Silver, 1600sstrong engine.
Driver. Good condition. 59500. Louis Muzekari,
Columbia, SC, 803/2 52-3975.
"61 Roadster #88582, eng. #1'604005. Street
concours, Guards Red/black int. Mint cond.,
mech. flawl ess, exceptionally maintained,
unbelievably beautiful. Complete records since
total restoration in '86. Show engine with big
boreand Webers is meticulousand has less than
8500 miles since complete rebuild. 534,900. Bob
Graf, Hilton Head, SC, 803/ 681-8050.
"61T-5coupe #117469.Great restoration project.
All numbers match. Complete car. Has rust,
engine seized. Good glass. Trans. shifts through
gears. Front hood and rear lid are in very good
condition with little or no rust and perfect
hinges. Incl. engine stand and pan. $2000 firm.
Cary Cole, Sequim, WA, 360/ 681-7356.
"61 and '62 Roadsters. $32,000 for '61 #88462
Drauz. Newly restored Ruby Red/tan interior
and top. Fresh 912. 536,000 for '62 #89471
D'leteren T-5 Aetna Blue/tan leather and top.
Disc brakes, chrome 5.5", low miles S-90. Both
immaculate with man y ava ila ble ext ras.
559,900 for both or make offer for either. Call
or write for data sheets. Russell Ul rich, Penn
Valley, CA, 916/ 432-2499.
"61 red Roadster #3NR8699002, black leather
int., model 1600S2, restored in '85.15,260 miles,
Blaupunkt radio AM/ FM, woodsteering wheel,
chrome dated wheels, mint condition and with
manuals/ records. Don Sebert, Kansas City, MO,
816/753-4424 after 6 PMCST, fax 816/ 753-2469.
"61T5coupe #116456,original except for paint,
tires and brake cylinders, excellent restoration
project, 140K original miles and engine is
original, virgin and run s fin e. One owner,
minimal rust , very straight. '61 S90 roller,
mostly complete minus motor. '61 N coupe,
roller, no floor. '62 VW Beetle. DavidClement,
Pittsboro, NC, 919/5 42-2474 before 10 PM EST.
"62 Cabriolet S-90 T6 156544/805096, Signal
Red/ black/black. 106Koriginal miles. Original
engine rebuilt wit h big bores and Webers.
Owned since '80. New or rebuilt since then:
underside; clutch; top; interior; decos; rubber;
Konis; brakes; suspension; more. Very good
looking and a fun , nimble dri ver. 524,500
includes over $3000 in part s. Joe Michaud,
Cumberland, ME, 207/ 781-3805.
"62 'B' Karmannhardtop T-6 #201699. Very rare.
Only 500built.Polyantha Red paint in excellent
condition. Tan interior with cord. insert in
seat s. Europ ean ga uges and h eadli ghts.
Everything works including clock. Complete
restoration in '90. Parade concours in '90 and
'93. 300 miles on entire car since '90. 535,000.
Alan Bambina, Farmers Branch, TX, 972/24 17556, e-mail bambinaa@TENET.EDU.
"62 notchback coupe #200866. New brakes,
professional rebuild of original engine, powder
paint, new floors, etc, no rust, no dings, Glasurit
paint, excellent thr oughout. Secondowner. Phil
Dann, St. Petersburg, FL, 813/ 822-5656.
" 63 coupe. Yellow/tan int erior. Excell ent
condition, radi o. 56,982 miles. Don Sebert,
Kansas City, MO, 816/ 753-4424 after 6 PM.
"63 S-90 coupe #123723, eng. #806837 rebuilt.
New flywheel, complete clutch, thr ow out
bearing, heads reworked, new valves/springs,
battery, tires, trim, exhaust, etc. Never wrecked,
orig. floor pan in exc.condition. Red/red, tool
kit , orig . own er 's manu al , li cen sed and
inspected. $14,000. SV RA-Iegal component s.
Red/black. Possibility of trackside service and
transport. 532,000. James Cox (Dennis Strauss),
Omaha, NE, 402/ 333-4195.
"64 'C' coupe #128343, eng. #1'731245, light
ivory/ black int. Original owner. 86,300 miles.
Less than 7000 miles since total restoration by
Jones Autowerkes. Beautiful car. 525,000. Jack
Charles, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX, 210/981-4385.
" 64 SC coupe #215091. 85,000 orig. miles.
Excellent condoOne of the best in existence.
White/red leather int. Fully restored.Weber
carbs, orig. Blaupunkt & speakers. Orig. Leitz
lugg. rack. Orig. head rests. Orig. racing harness
seat belts. Very rare orig. hub caps.518,000 firm.
John Lay, Austin, TX, 512/ 322-9627 eve.
"64 SC coupe #216005, eng. #812808. Ground
up restorat ion completed Dec. '96. Receipts.
Calif. black plate car. No rust ever. Virtually
everything new. Signal Red/black interior. Will
fax or send detail ed list. 520,000 firm. Jim
Sorensen, Alameda, CA, 510/523-1550.
" 64 'C' coupe. Much new. Needs cosmetics
(outside). 54000. Tim llistand, Sellersville, PA,
215/2 57-3355.
"64 SC electric sunroof coupe #127158/ 1'820311,
tota lly correct superior restoration with
original rebuilt engine and tran s. Red with
black leath er seats, horn ring and Blaupunkt
AM/ FM/SW. Reutter numbers matching Euro
model. 526,000. Michael Silverman, Little
Compton, RI, 401/635-8989.
"64 SC Cab. #160421, eng. #811961. White w/
black leath er. New seats and new carpet in '95.
125K miles on once rebuilt correct engine. All
avail abl e opt ion s including LSD, electr ic
antenna and air horn. Never any rust. All
records available. 549,000. Steve Patin, Santa
Fe, NM, 505/989-3344.
"65 coupe. 3 year complete disassembly of
entire car, documented with photos. Body sand
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blasted, all rust repaired and reassembled with
all new part s. Complete engi ne and
transmission rebuild. Silver with red interior.
524,600 invested in parts only.524,000. Reinhard
Riedel, Meadow Vista, CA, 916/ 878-1027, 209/
339-1823.
"65 'C' coupe #221443. Ivory/black, chrome
wheels, completerestoration early '80s. No rust.
New floors, longitudinals, rocker panels, battery
box, etc. Rebuilt engine, front end, brakes,
Konis, excellent mechanicals. Luggage rack,
tools, bra, owner's manual, and more. Drive
anywhere. 515,000 OBO. Ri chard Turchiano,
Baldwin, NY, 516/ 868-4841.
"65 'C' Cabriolet #161047, eng. #715150.Complete
restorat ion by Tom Youk with 2000 miles.
Engine/t rans rebuilt by Vic Skirmants. Man y
NOS parts: gas tank; exterior chrome parts and
top. Yell ow with gree n Connolly leath er
interior. 545,000. John Bell, Bloomfield llills,
MI, 810/644-0210.
• '65 'C' coupe #220543, eng. #1'714633. Second
owner, twin grilles, thru bumper exhaust. Zero
miles on rebuilt engine, clutch, and brakes.
Blaupunkt AM radio, manuals, needs pan and
cosmetics. Best offer. Dave Foley, Durham, CT,
860/349 -1355 leave message.
Misc. For Sale
'Still have an original Speedster driver'smanual
dated 12/55 , NOS mesh headlight guards
644.631.130. Pre-A workshop manuals c/o '54
service manual and 1/55 catalog of spare parts.
Jerr y Keyser, POB 937r, Powell, OH 43065-0937,
fax 614/ 436-4760.
"54 coupe shell and parts. Make offer or trade
for 356 parts. Two sets 6v horns. Gas tanks,
glass, rear suspension, trans, and engines. Lots
of misc. Klaus Seibert, St. Ann, MO, 314/56 70946 eve.
' Erich Strenger set of 19prints circa 1964. 5350/
offers.1955 Porsche poster showing 550 Spyder.
$550. 'C' tool kit. Jim Perrin , P.O. Box 29307,
Columbus, OH 43229, 614/ 882-9046 phone/fax.
' Original Schuco 1/86 Porsche Gulf 917 in its
original plastic case. Mint. 538. Joel 1/43 Porsche
Car re ra 6. One of a kind . Per son all y
autographed by Mario Andretti. Mint. 5165. Meri
1/43 diecast kit. Porsche 908 Turbo, 1975, H.
Muller. In the box. 555. Bam 1/43 diecast kit.
Porsche 935 K3, poster tube type packaging.
Sachs/ Fitzpatrick car. 550. Wes Morrill, 408/
246-7823, fax 408/246-4356.
' NOS '57 and earlier rear panel beehive. NOS
"/\ and pre-A front fenders. NOS hood. NOS
rear fend er pre and 'A' . Tim Histand ,
Sellarsville, PA, 215/257-3355.
'Pre-A 16" wheels. 5180. Cibie Z beams. 550. Glass
washer bottle. 5425.Complete C/ SC disk brake
set up. 51200. 3-piece case '55 Speedster 1500N
engine, apart. 53250. Rebuildable 912 engine,
complete. moo. A/B Euro headlights. 5250. PreA radio panel wit h Porsche gauge. 5350.
Hauserman press. plate. 575. Marchal driving
lights. 5225. Steve Proctor, Tucson, AZ, 520/5779507,663-6762.
"64 BBAB Speedster trans. Many pre-A, ABC
parts. David Clement, Pittsboro, NC, 919/5422474 before 10 PM EST.
"56 sunroof coupe parts: front clip wit h
fenders, 5250; top clip, 51500; I/r doors, 5500
each; tr ansaxle, 5500; gas tank , 5100; fro
suspensio n, complete, 5500. Ala n The il,
Minneapolis, MN, 612/ 922-4894 eve.
' Railye car badges from the Swedish Rail y to
the Midnight Sun. Years '59, '60, '61, '62, '64,
enamel. 5350 each. Halda Speed Pilot. 5500.
Models: Porsche F1, 1:24, Nichimo. $300. 904,
Monogram. 5100. Carrera 6. 5100. Distler. 5850.
JNF. 5500. Christer Rye, Sjogardsgatan 85, 57136
Nassjo.
'356Cabriolet/ Karmann hard top vent window
frame assembly, complete with good glass,
chromeand I NOS ventseal.5850OBO. Complete
and good running '60 Normal engine "603619.
51800. Early wiper Bowden pull switch type,
complete. 5250 or motor only 5150. Original
Carrera engine assembly guide, 5120. Russell
Ulrich, Penn Va lley, CA, 916/432-2499.
'Christophorus magazines: complete English
collection "I thru "250, 52995 plus shipping.
Misc. Christophorus magazines from "25 thru
5200. Misc. 356 Registry magazines Vol. 5 thru
Vol. II. Ea rly Panorama magazines Vol. 5 "9,
Vol. 7 "6 & "12, Vol. 9 "10, "11, "12, Vol. II "II.
Tom Oerther, Cincinnati, OH, 513/733-3356 eve.
' New wor ksho p manual , OK including
supplements. 560. New Maestro's 5 video tapes
plus Secrets of the Inner Circle. 560. New 356
Registry Vols. 7 "I thru "20. Technical Guide
to Restora tion. 5200. NOS Carrera T-6 rear
valance. 5300. Chip Engel, 605/348-2312 eve.
'356orig. bumper, front hood, Rdstr folding top,
NOS lIella 128 fog lights plus lenses also used
set, chrome Messko gauge, 'K body mount fog
lights, '49-'52 turn signals, rectangular taillights,
body bumper trim, deluxe banjo wheel, Golden
Lad y butt on, Zodiac butt on, NOS 6v-12v
regulator, NOS license light, much more. Chris
Morley, Redondo Beach, CA, 310/371-3919, 310/
371-4827 fax, e-mail aw992@LA FN.org.
'Gas/ temp gauge10/ 56. '55SWP turn indicator,
red, blue. Green dash lights, Na rdi hub adapter,
Raydot mirror. Dean Burnside, Lodi, CA, 209/
334-1955.
' Hardtop "67685 black, very nice, original
perfect headliner. Correct for 'B' T-6 and 'C'.
5600. Pascal Giai, San Diego, CA, 619/298-5318,
619/298-5306 fax.
' Restored, beautiful Les Leston wood wheel
with turned spokes, includeshorn but ton, 51250.
New repro B/ C hood handle with crest. 580.
Scott Harmon, Wilson, WY, 307/733-6333.
'Four Super hub caps. Top quality German from
NLA. New. 5150 which savesyou 590. Phil Saari,
Shoreview, MN, 612/484 -0303.
"'K Cabriolet pass. door, high striker, NOS fits
chassis "10271 thru "61892. Part. "644.531.004.20.
5350. ' 8' T-5 NOS lef t fr ont fend er, part
"644.503.033.05.5350. Ea rly 911 NOS driver's door
"901.531.003.21thru 911.531.005.27.5295.Shipping
extra. Dick Weiss, Cincinnati, Oil, 513/232-0485.
"56 'K sunroof clip, complete. Needs new wood
and canvas.5700. Mark Christensen, Los Angeles,
CA,213/ 850-1991.
'A/ B brake drums. 511)(). Flywheels. S125. Solex
32PBIC carbs/ AC/ manifolds/e ngine sheet
metal. Rebuilt long block early '59 1'84662.
Sl500. Split case transaxle. Seats. 510. 4 hole
pulleys. 550. Solex 401'11 straight shaft. Fan
shrouds. 520. 'C' engine 714390. 'C' steering
wheel. 5100. 'K horn button. 5125. lIeads. 5100.
Gauges, clocks. 545. T-5/6 doors. Cheap. Scott
Visniewski, EI Paso, TX, 915/778-9790 days, 915/
545-4742 eve.
"K steering wheel, steering column. Complete
early coat hooks, late coat hooks,Speedster door
caps reproduction, top latches. James Rogers,
Tucson, AZ, 520/5 74-3437.
"56 stork temp. gauge and capillary nose. '56
Carrera air cleaner assemblies. 'K horn ring.'K
Carrera front brakes. 'C' Euro heater boxes. B/
C horn ring. 741 transaxle. Carrera 2 rear
annular brakes. 12v sunroof motor. 'B' brake
drums. Va rious gauges. '55 Cabriolet top bows.
Other items. Ed Anspach, Grantville, I'A, 717/
865-6661,717/865-5428,717/865-7172 fax.
' Li terature: Registr y complete to present.
Panorama '65 to present plus 9 issues from '61,
'63, '64. Christophorus "25-"264. Partial
Christophorus set "85,"95, "97-"100, "107-"120.
Porsche/ Excellence "1-"58, missing 7 issues,
extra "I, "4, "5. Sell in sets only. Bob Sturm,
Sunnyvale, CA, 408/773-0884.
'Solex PC32 carbs with manifolds and balance
tube. 5150. Rodney Packwood, Escondido, CA,
619/731-3232.
"58 cabriolet rear clip, some rust but useable.
Everything from the striker plate back, no lid
5500. L& R "A" cab doors w/frames 5250. each.
Complete set of "A" brakes, back plates, cyls,
drums, shoes, spindles, etc. all in good shape
S600. ZF box S125. Wheels (2): 2/58 S25.ea. "CO
str.whl 550. Gordon Maltby 612/439-0204 MN
'356/912 parts: NOS 6:31 R/ P, orig. new part
for less than a copy, S650 OBO; NOS A/ BSuper
pistons/ cyls, S750 OBO; 180mm flywheel cut
for 200mm VS pressure plate use with 'K trans,
S175; A/B mast cyls, I like new, S60, one used,
S30, both for 575; 912 flywheel, 5100. Leonard
Turnheaugh, Markleeville, CA, 916/694-2174.
Wanted
'Binders, 4 each for earliest Christo format,gold
colored. Also, need 4 each of 2" style and 3
each of 3" style blue binders for Panos. Del
Johnston, Long Beach, CA, 562/ 596-9215, 562/
430-5355.
' Don't pay too much attention to Bill Block's
review of our iNew, Old 356 Calendar"...he
bought a bunch!We would like to consider your
356 as one of the monthl y pin up beauties in
the 1998 edition.Jerry Keyser, POB 937r, Powell,
011 43065-0937, 614/43 6-4760 fax.
'Funded co-driver for LaCarrera Panamericca
for '97 in 356 Porsche. Klaus Selbert, St. Ann,
MO, 314/ 567-0946 eve.
"61B back up lens.John Van Syoc, Grants Pass,
OR,541/846-6821.
' Porsche tools: chrome lIazet vanadium "450,
sizeII-12mm wrench with PORSCHEon handle,
size "1O-14mm. Cast headlight grilles. G. Miller,
6859 Magnolia Ave. Suite 2, Riverside, CA 92506.
' Information/ history of '60 T-5S-90 Euro coupe
"111661 around '90 in Simi Valley, Calif. or
thereabouts. Rodney Packwood, Escondido, CA,
619/731-3232.
' Registry back issues: Vol. 1 "I, "2, "3 reprints
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Remembering
Bruce
Jennings T
David Duerr
Photos b y Barry Ten in
Color photography by Shep Ad kins
Top: Bruc e conferring with Jerry
Mc Carthy at Lime Rock, May 30, 1968.
Above: Bruc e also drove a 911 in the
Trans-Am series.
he phone rang. jack Murray, a college friend, was calling; he wanted
to go to Vineland, Nj for a sports car race. It
was 1962, I'd just acquired my
Speedster and any excuse for a
trip was a good one.
The track wasn't much; a
combination of paved oval and
road course. It was raining so
we watched from the grandstands.
The strongest memory of
that day was a cream colored
Speedster with the number 77.
With each lap he came by us in
a mar velous drift , constantly
sawing at the steering wheel
and correcting incipient slides.
As he shifted up to top gear, the
sound and the accelerat ion was
fantastic. Who was this driver?
The race program said "1957
Porsche Carrera, owner, Bruce
jennings."
We saw Bruce race a few
more times before traveling to
Watkins Glen that fall for the
SCCA National Championships.
ja ck Murray and I were watching at the uphill left which led
onto the main straight. We had
the perfect vantage point for
what was to become a very controversial incident.
As the cars went by on the
pace lap we were surprised to
see Bruce's Carrera at the front
of th e pa ck a mong Bob
Grossman's 250 SWBFerrari and
a bun ch of Corve ttes , one
driven by Dick Thompson, a
Dentist.
The field approached our
turn with Bruce still among the
front runners. lie was on the
outside of the turn when the
Thompson Corvette hit him and forced him
off the track. The Carrera rolled right in
front of us (I think more than once) and
came to rest upside down with all four
wheels pointing in different dir ections.
Bruce crawled out and appeared to be unhurt but mighty unhappy. He threw his helmet to the ground and stomped off. Foryears
an argument raged and accusations flew
that this race for the Championship was won
by Thompson only after forcing jennings
off the road. This incident was the beginning of the East Coast Corvette vs. Porsches
Wars.
As the dust sett led aft er the accident,
I turn ed to my friend and said I'd be willing to swap the wrecked Carrera "even up"
for my pristine Speedster. ja ck just laughed.
In th e mid 80's, I decided to visit
Watkins for an FI A six hour Enduro. The
event also hosted vintage races (still in the
embryonic stages). It was a chance to run
in a new Super 90 engine that I'd built for
our Convertible D. I have long been an adherent of the axiom "break them in fast and
they'll be fast later."
The plan was prett y simple. I'd leave
around 4 a.m. Sunday and drive (within
reason) prett y much flat-out, arri ving at
"Witheach lap he came by us in a
marvelous drift, constantly sawing at
the steering wheel and correcting
incipient slides."
Watkins in time for breakfast. The trip was
about 200 miles and I'd done it in less than
3 hours before. The last leg of the trip is
one of my favorite roads; Rural Routes 96
and 224 from Owego to Candor, then Watkins
Glen. We'd slow to sixty or so for the small
hamlets. Early on Sunday morning there was
no traffi c and no cops.
It was just dawn and this was farm
countr y; long two lane sweepers followed
by even longer straights. Often we exceeded
5,000 RPM in top while watching a lovely
sunrise in the rear view mirror. As weslowed
down while entering Watkins, I heard a
fairly loud squeak coming from area of the
right front wheel. Stopping, I examined the
front hubs and brake drums. The right side
hub was very hot to the touch, the driver
side cool. I'd cooked a wheel bearing!
Driving (slowly) to the track I formulated a plan. Surely there would be some
356's racing and I could scrounge a bearing
set. I spied myoid friend Dale Miller next
to the Collier Equipe trailer. Ex plaining my
plight, Dale gave me a pit pass. I parked next
to their eighteen-wheeler.
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Someone told me Bruce Jennings had
sold some cars to Collier while still retaining the "rights" to drive them at Vintage
Races. Dale, who worked for Collier, later
explained there wasno formal arrangement
at all. Bruce went to the races to drive the
cars, share in the fun, but paid all his own
expenses. Occasionally, according to Dale,
he'd show up with boxes of new spare parts
for the Spyders, Carreras, 906's, etc. His instructions were to put these (priceless) parts
into inventory since they "might be needed
some day."
Just then BruceJennings cameover. He
was natt ily attired (as usual) in a tie, tweed
sport coat, pressed trousers, etc., as befitted
a "gentleman" racer. Hearing of my problem, within seconds Bruce had shed his tie
and jacket, rolled up his sleeves and was
removing the brake drum. All this over my
protests that I was the one who should do
the work and get dirty. Bruce would hear
none of it.
Dale recalls Bruce very carefully removing his glasses from their case and examining the bearings, like a Paleontologist
who had just unearthed a rare specimen.
He then handed me the offending bearing
and although slightly blued from excessive
heat, it looked serviceable. Bruce suggested
1repack it with greaseand re-install it since
their spares didn't include a bearing set.This
1did and completed the repair.
Bruce then began to examine our Convertible D. Looking at the Sport exhaust, he
asked if it was a Carrera. SadIy 1 replied
that it was not, but a lowly Super 90 albeit
somewhat modified. He then noticed the roll
bar, Spyder alloy wheels, competition belts
and asked if the car was raced. I said I'd
done some vintage racing with it but only
a few events. He then pointed to the steering wheel, a beautiful original Nardi with
the aluminum sparklingin the sun,contrasting with the highly polished mahogany rim.
"Dave, get rid of that wheel," he exclaimed!
Puzzled, I asked why. Bruce replied that
after his crash at this very track many years
ago the Nardi in his Carrera Speedster had
disintegrated and splintered. He had picked
splinters out of his hands for six months!
I told him a friend and 1witnessed the
"accident". It appeared to us that Thompson's
Corvette had deliberately forced him off the
road causing the crash. While noncommital,
Bruce was clearly still annoyed even after
all the years had passed.
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Below: He also successfully drove Spyders and other later model racing Porsches.
Over coffee we spoke and joked about
the "old days" and how it was so different
and 1think (wistfully), better.1finally asked
why his cars were so fast compared to the
specification for a standard Carrera. He replied that there were three cars, all light
weight versions fitted with gearing appropriate for each specific track. They were, in
fact, short, medium and long track cars.
What a luxury, I thought. No need to change
gearboxes for each race; a task I still dread.
The key, of course, wasthe engine. Each
was prepared to full Spyder specification
by Heinz Bade using the latest factory upgrades. The car they raced that year at
Watkins probably developed 160-170 horsepowercoupled with a chassis weighing only
ten times that much. All that plus the right
gearing explained everything. No wonder
they could run right down the straights with
the big V-8's.
The late Dennis Jenkinson in his great
book about competition driving talks at
length about "tigering"; in essence, that inherent trait possessed by great drivers that
combinesskill, determination, maturity and
agressiveness in the right balance and degree. Notmacho derring-do, but skill honed
by years of experience. All the great ones
had it in spades-Nuvolari, Fangio, Moss.
The last time I saw Bruce race he was
still at it, really "tigering". The venue was
the Lime Rock Fall Vintage Festival in the
early 90's. At this point he was in his early
sixties, still handsome with craggyfeatures
and a sparkle of fun and mirth in his eyes.
Bruce was piloting the Collier Gold 911R. His
sole competition was a very fast E-Type
Roadster probably as light as the 911R but
with twice the displacement. It made a great
race with Bruce finishing a close second.
Still, he seemed to enjoy himself immensely
saying after all it was still only "for the
fun of it."
As 1 drove home that day, I thought
about what a neat arrangement Bruce had.
He drove someof the best prepared and historically significant Porsche racing carsever
built. His skill level was still very high so
he could extract the best from them providing a good show for the spectators. All
the while having fun doing what he liked
best. I thought, what a nice way to retire
for a perfect gentleman who could occasionally do a bit of "tigering".
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A Vintage
Motorsports
Weekend
in The
Bahamas
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Monty Monteith
Right: At Sp eed
d uring lim e tria ls at
R. M. Ba iley Park.
Belo w : The Concours de Elegance in
Pa rlia m ent Square on Bay St.
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Photos by Mac Mont eith
antasies from childhood be
came realit y when our jet
touched down at the Nassau airport
in the Bahamas. It was early Januar y
and the temperatur e was in the high
eighties; quite a contrast from th e
single-digit numbers back home in
Senatobia, Mississippi.
assau has long been the site of
high-speed motoring events; the first
"Trophy Cup" runs started in 1954 and
continued to around 1967. They were
the product of a tourism drive, and
the island folk welcomed racers with
open arms. Over this span of years
many world-class names appeared on
the race programs. Two of these world
International Mercantile
champions, Phil Hill and Stirling Moss
returned this year for the inaugural celebration of the Nassau Classic Car Festival on Cable Beach.
Sponsored by the Ministr y of Tourism and the Cable Beach lIotel Association,
this event was possibly even better than
the originals, with fabulous cocktail parties, dinners and concours events. Add time
trials, short rallies, mock LeMans starts and
spirited driving thr oughout, and it was
about all the excitement this boy could
stand! In addition to great drivers, a wide
range of machinery was there, from the star
of the show, a LeMans 917 owned by Vasek
Polak to a 1960 Super 90 Roadster, owned
by me.
Event host Brian Redman and his staff
ran what seemed to the participants a flawless event. A cordial and char ming man, it
is almost as entertaining to hear Brian recite "The Lion That Et Albert" as it is to
marvel at his driving.
The Bahamians seemed to love our
presence, each day lining the streets and
tracks early on and staying late. The thun der of engines set off alarms and security
systems across the island, but the crowds
were enjoying every minute of it, showing
smiles you could see from your car. An indication of the enthusiasm for racing here is
the fact streets are named after some of the
early drivers.
I believe th e parti cipants all th oroughly enjoyed the Festival, and like me, are
proud to have been a part of it and anxiously await its return .
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Rod Nut, 356, 912 all
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Flywheel Gland Nut, 356, 912 all
26.50
Solid Bronze Wrist Pin Bushing
4.95
Rear Engine Tray, 356 wi American heater 139.95
Engine Seal, 356, for above tray
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Lifter, 356, 912 all
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7.50
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49.95
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179.95
Fuel Pump Rebuild Kit, all 356 to 912
21.50
Carb Rebuild Kit, 356, 912
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ENGINE ELECTRICAL
Bosch Spark Plug W6BC OR W7BC
1.65
Tune Up Kit, 050 Dis!. cap, rtr, pts, cond
17.70
Distributor Cap, with cast iron distributor
6.45
Distributor Cap, with aluminum distributor
10.55
Rotor, with cast iron distributor
4.00
Rotor, with aluminum distributor
3.20
Condensor, for cast iron distributor
4.00
Points
from 2.15
Coil, 6 volt
23.50
12volt
18.00
Spark Plug Wire Set, 356, 912 all
13.95
6V Voltage Regulator, rectangular
29.95
Bosch 6 volt Starter, remanufactured
ex 140.50
Bosch 6 volt Generator, remanufactured ex 159.95
Bosch 12 volt Gen, small case, remanf ex 225.00
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Inner gear chnge lever (hockey stk) 239
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Oil pump gear, rebu ilt
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1625 1200
Rocker panel, left side, OE
815
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Rocker, right side, NOS, OE
750
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400
Striker plate, early A, left or right
84
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Nut platefor striker
23
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Window trim, B,C, Cab only, wide 42
35
356C Glove box, excellent repro 130
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18.50
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26.00
King Pin Rebuild Kit
14.00
Tie Rod Ends, inner or outer
8.95
Shock, 356 56-65, min. 2
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Steering Dampner, 356 all
13.95
Rear Axle Seal Kit, 356 wi drum brakes
2.95
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11.95
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6.99
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64.95
Front Wheel Cylinder, 356 wi drum brakes 79.95
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24.95
Wheel Cylinder Boot & Cup Kit, for drums
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715.00
356,716/741
371.50
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BODY & LIGHTING
Headlight, 356, 6 volt sealed beam
Windshield Seal, 356 all
Rear Window Seal, 356
Headlight Assy, 356 all USA
H-4 Conversion Headlight 6 volt
Bumper Guards, 356 B,C
Bumper Deco Strips, 356 all
Rocker Deco Strips, 356 all
Horn Grilles, 356 all
Outside Mirrors, various styles
Hood Handle Crest, 356 all
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32.00
CLUTCH KITS
Kits incl ude disc, p ressu re plate and T.O. brg .
356 A, 180 mm
72.00
356 A, 180 mm, heavy duty
116.50
356 B, 180 mm
266.00
356 B to C, 200 mm
299.00
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Engine Bearings available, all sizes - call for prices
356A US Muffler
$ 295.00
T-6 Fuel Sender, bottom type
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695.341.613.90
$500. / pair
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Fiberglass Tonneau with
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$199. for drum brakes
$ 49.00
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Allentown, PA 18102
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