Pat Tobin - 356 Registry

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356 Registry
Volume 26, Number 4
November / December 2002
Volume 26 ;" N'umber
Upcoming Events
The Miscellany File
In The Mail
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Brett johnson
12
Racing in the Sixties
Pat Tobin
20
Years Ago
Jim Perrin
24
Four Cam Forum
Dick Koenig
26
ReutterBody Construction ill Pictures:A Discussion with Karl-Heini \Vaiter, Part 2
Jim Schrage r
32
Generator and Regulator
Joe Leoni
34
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
Erik Severeid
36
German AutoFest
Bob Campbell
.38
The Maestro
Harry Pellow
40
202 West Coast Holiday
Orr Potebnya
42
Pat's Posts
Pat Tobin
.45
Marketwatch
Special Roadsters
Classified Ads
Gmiind West
Cover photo by Rob Wilke.
On the outer wrap: Thomas lloyd Meyer in his first
Porsche (a former Mille Miglia class winner) during a tour ofGermany while inthe US Air Force.
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UpComing Events
Thomas lloyd Meyer
November 22-24 Palm Springs, California
The Porsche 356 Club's 11th Annual Palms to
Pines. Saturday, lOam , caravan from Palm
Springs to IDYLLWILD via IIwy243or just meet us
in Idyllwild. Headquarters, the Chase lIotel, 200
West Arenas Rd. Palm Springs - in the "Heart of
Downtown." Contact Mike Goldberg for information (323) 665-2040
February 1, 2003 Los Angeles, California
The Porsche/VWLiterature Meet at the L.A. Airport
lIilton.The gala 20th Annual L.A. Literature, Model
and Memorabilia Meet will be on Saturday,
February lst, 2003 - with 230 tables of vendor
wares. It will again be at the L.A. Airport IIilton
Hotel at 5711 West Century Blvd, a free courtesy
bus ride away fro m the Los Angeles International
Airport. Entry times are 7:30mn for Early Bird
Shoppers at $25 per person, and 9:00am for the
general public at $5 per person. llospitality Room
and Early Bird Registration (plus trading, buying,
selling out of vendor hotel rooms) is Fridaynight,
January 31st in the hotel. Vendor information is
available from Prescott Kelly, 16 Silver Ridge,
Weston CT 60883, or email with name and
address for return packet by mail to
KellyCT@optonline.net or call 203-227-7770
before IOpm Eastern time.
February 2
Anaheim, California
The annual All-Porsche Swap Meet and car show
at Dunkel Bros., 151 5 East Katella in Anaheim.
Call Bob Campbell at 661-296-6545 for a
brochure, registration form and tickets for
Saturdaynight's celebration and tribute to Scooter
Patrick. All proceeds willgo to charity.
April 11-13
Cambria, California
North Meets South at Cambria Pines.
May 29-31
Brighton, England
The28th European 356 international Meeting. Get
more information and a registration form (pdf
format) at www.356international.com or email
info@356international.com. Reservations and a
deposit should be made by November 30th.
Snail mail to Box 356 International 2003, London
W2 IW] , England.
J une 22
Dana Point, California
The Porsche 356 Club's Dana Point Concours.
Sept. 3-7
Asheville, North Carolina
The 356 Registry East Coast Holiday 2003. Mark
your calendars.
Please contact any of the trustees if you have an
interest in hosting a West Coast Holiday for 2003.
Gordon Maltby
u mal' have noticed the the look of
your magazine evolving slowlyover the
last several years, and with the previous issue I took a step away from a long-standing
practice (since volume I, number I) to
change the headline type font on the
cover. The heads and subheads in the
magazine were also changed to the new
typestyle, DINNeuschrift (appropriately, it's a German-designed font).
Eurostile-the fontthat "sort of ' looks
like Porsche's extended logo typeface-s-was just wearing thin , designwise. I thought itwas time for a change.
Several weeks have passed without :my hate mallso I will nowassume
members approve - or at least aren't
too offended. I half expected a guywho
looks like Zero Mostel in lederhosen to show up
on mydoorstep shouting about "TRADITION!" All
I can sayis, I hope you like the new look and will
agree that it allows some nice
creative effects like this
issue's cover.
Credit for the sensational
holiday image on the front of
this magazine goes to Rob
Wilke (right), a photographer
fro m Bozeman, Montana. Rob
called me a few months ago
and asked if I might consider
a photo for the cover. In my
usual unwilling-to-commit
way I explained that I am
happyto lookat anyphoto but
already had several issue's
worth in the hopper. Rob was
undaunted by my Don Rickles-like diplomacyand
lack of enthusiasm. He sent the photo anyway.
I opened the email attachment and as the
screen filled up I said to myself, "Cooooooooool."
Dunno about you, but I think it's one of the best
Regisf,:)' covers ever. It's great to have a little ofthe
Big Sky in our magazine. Thanks, Rob.
Oh, and by the way - ifyou'd like the image
on a Christmas card, see Rob's ad on page 39 in
this issue.
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Sad news camea few months ago from Alan
Meyer that his father, Thomas Lloyd ~l eyer of
Louisiana had passed away. Many of you will
remember the incredible Factory photos that
graced our covers several times since Lloyd's article "Porsche, the Magic Word" appeared in the
July/August 1995 issue. Servingin the Air Force in
Germany, Lloyd chronicled his love affair with the
Stuttgart marque bytakingsomeof the nicest photos I've seen. On our outer wrap this issue is one
of his compositions showinghis first 356, the former von Metternich Mille Miglia 1952 class winner. Several of his other color photos have graced
our cover, some featuring his lovelywife Evelyn.
I never met Lloyd (below), but in many
phone conversations and correspondence he
came across as a true gentleman and showed an
enthusiasm for Porsches that was deep and lasting. We're all the richer for your contributions,
Lloyd, and you'll be remembered for a long time.
Olaf lang
FromStuttgart comes the news that Olaf Lang
died from injuries suffered in a fall in early
October. Olafwas a particularlygood friend to the
Registry, often helping with historical research. lie
had many friends in the USA and was a skilled
driver, entrusted by both Porsche and private
teams with their vintageracing machinery. We will
carry a tribute in the next issue.
November/December 2002
\
ave you noticed howmany356 events
have been happening this year? It
seems like something's been going
on every other weekend since spring. I just got
back from the Vancouver Holidayand Marsha and
I are taking offthis comingweekend for the annualj avalina run put on by the Arizona Outlaws 356
club. Last year I cracked the oil cooler stand on
the Roadster outside Palm Springs and had to
nurse it back home. Let's hope this year's run has
better luck. We held the third Registry Holiday in
Septemberand for those who missed it, Vancouver
was yet another great event. What a spectacular
city and one of the most beautiful spots in
North America. The participants enjoyed the
scenic skyline view on the wonderful harbor cruise and dinner on top of Grouse
Mountain. OurCanadian hosts made us all
feel very welcome and the Registry extends
it thanks for hosting another fantasticgathering.
This issue's Registry contains statements by the Trustee candidates along with
a ballot card. There are three open positions for Registry Trustees and I urge each
and every Registrymember to read the candidates comments and vote by the due date.
We often have a very low percentage of members
voting and while this may be an indication that
members are generally happy with what the club
is providing, it is stillimportant to cast that vote so
you canhelpdecide who will lead the club. It's the
Single most important thing a member can do to
support the Registry.
As usual, Gordon has assembled another
great Registry issue. I hope you've been enjoying
the historical interviews with Porsche factory
workers as much as I have. It really gives you a
first hand viewof the craftsmanship thatwent into
these cars. I always imagined the workers who
built the bodies could do magic with metal and
while I still believe that, reading the articlesgives
me a sense for just how much work and practice
went into a specific task in order to make it
look easy. It's almost reassuring to hear how
they struggled with Speedster cowls as it
makes the workers more real andless mythic. What a great series.
As I mentioned earlier, I'll be putting a
lot of miles on the Roadster this weekend.
There was a recent thread on the Registry
356Talk list about whether taking your RPM
up to red line occasionally at shift points
would lessen engine life. While avoidingthe
debate about"byhow much" I'll just saythat
the Roadster willdefinitelyseesome red line
shifts this weekend. Not because I want to go
fast, but because I occasionally like feeling and
hearing what driving a 356 is suppose to be like.
Take 'em out of the garage and enjoy!
H
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usually seen.
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La retrospective des
24 Heures du Mans
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ByStanleyGold & Del Johnston
Photosby
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Shaub, RobinWatson, RickWilson*
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Part 1- The end result
he calendar read, "September 22nd,
Drive your Porsche Day," and drive we
did. As a matter offact, we started the
day before, Saturday, at 4:00pm and drove clockwise round and round an 8.19 mile roadway until
4:00pm Sunday. We were, ofcourse, participating
in the inaugural ofthe Le Mans Classic, basicallya
team event.
We had tried to field an all-Porsche team
where possible, butthe 1956 Sauter-Porsche 550
we had entered brokea crankshaft in testing. We
hurriedlysubstituted a quick Lotus in its place. So
now we were a team, all with
startNo. 15, consisting offive
differentcars in different categories: a 1934 Talbot AV 105
Alpine; a 1956 Lotus 11 ; a
1960 Porsche 356B; a 1964
Porsche 904 GTS and a 1967
Porsche 910.
An echelon start, as
practiced in the early Le Mans
races where drivers are lined
up acrossthe track from their
cars, was a joy to see. This
produced some interesting
first lap placements but soon
T
the more powerful cars in each category led the
pack.
But as afternoon turned to evening, the test
of endurance began to take its toll. Mechanical
failure, driver fatigue and accidents would sideline manyof the entrants. Our team, however, was
able to overcome several potentially catastrophic
events and as dawn broke we were all still running.
After our first runs onSaturday, the teamhad
a respectable 26th place of the 60 teams entered.
By Noon on Sunday, the handicappers began to
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As the final hour (4:00) on Sunday
approached, our 910 was making its final laps
when we heard the announcementthat No. 15 had
spun out. We received no word on our two way
radio that there was any serious problem, so we
waited and waited and waited. Finally, the 910
carne into view running nat out to take the checkered nag and assure our team of high placement.
In fact weplaced - hut wait! Thisstory started over a year previously when we decided to
compete and the enormous job of planning and
logistics began.
PART 11-THE BEGINNING. will betold in the
next issue.
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Trustee Elections
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founder, as some mistakenly believe,
(Jerry Keyser gets full credit for actually starting this organization), I do
feel my letter published in Road &
Track magazine gotJerrythinking.
The Registry has grown 54%
since Sept 1992; up from 33% just
two years ago. The 356 Registry is
one of the few "old" car clubs that
continues a healthy growth of new
members. I would appreciate your
support to continue serving in the
capacity as Trustee to help guide our
club into the future .
Thankyou, Vic Skirmants
nce again it is time for the election of threetrustees. Each year
half of the board seats are open to nomination and election of
members in good standing to serve theclubfora two-year term.
The trustees meet twice a year and correspondregularlyon issues thataffect
theclub. Travel andlodging expenses are reimbursed, butthetime andeffort
spent is strictlyona volunteer basis. Many thanks to thenominees listed here
for theirwillingness to serve the club.
Here, listed as usual in alphabetical order (sorry, Al!) arefive members
nominated as candidates for the three positions. Please complete the
attached ballot and mail to arrive at the Secretary's address no later than
December 15th, 2002 . Vote for threecandidates.
Bob Campbell Santa Clarita, California
t has now been
I almost ten years
since I was first elected
to the356Registry Board
ofTrustees. I have served
as your President and
currently as your VicePresident, and together
with the otherTrustees I
feel I have contributed in
many ways to the
progress and growth of
our organization. My wish is to continue my tenure as Trustee and I ask at
this time for your vote to launch meinto my second decade ofservice to the
356Registry. Thank you.
Bob Campbell
Joe Johnson
High Point, North Carolina
seek your support in the upcom-
I ingelection. I have been a trustee
for almost tenyears, two ofthose as president of the 356 Registry. I think these
years have been some ofthemost exciting
and the most progressive years for the
356Registry andI amproudto have been
a part of them.
As most of you know the Holidays
are most important to me; notonly have I
attended most of the Holidays since 1982, I have also been Co-Chairman of
a recordfourEast Coast Holidays. I will work to seethat our Holidays remain
at thehigh standard we have been used to.
We still have many improvements and projects in the works for the
Registryand I would like to stay on the board to see them through. I appreciate your support in thepastand lookforward to it in thefuture .
foe fohnson
Vic Skirmants Warren, Michigan
ear Friends, Yes, I am running again for the position of Trustee.
DHaving been on board as a Trustee since the start, I care a great
deal about our organization and wish to carry on. While I am NOT a colO
Volum e 26, Number 4
irst and foremost, exercise
your opinion by voting for the
person(s) you think will serve or have
Peoria, Arizona
served the Registry membership the
best. I have been a Registry member for
fifteen years, meeting some wonderful
people, many of which have become
lifelongfriends. Now I would like to give
something back by serving as your
Trustee.
I was a co-founder of the Arizona
Outlaws, which has existed forabout ten
years with "No officers, no bylaws, no
dues and no one is in charge of anything" as our motto. I have also been the
newsletter editor since its inception,
chairman of theJavelina 100 forseven years andchairman ofthe 1999 West
Coast Holiday inSedona. I have attended every West Coast Holiday since 1993
and threeofthe last four East Coast Holidays.
I think the current and pastTrustees and boardmembers have done a
great jobin putting theRegistry where it is today. I would liketo seethecurrent direction of the club continue with emphasis on participation and drivingthe carswelove. Looking forward to seeing you at a future 356 event!
Mike Wroughton
F
Mike Wroughton
Al Zim
Bedford, Texas
ellow enthusiasts, the 356
Registry is one of the world's
greatest car clubs. Our love for
Porsches, specifically 356s, brings us
together and creates a sense of community unlike any other club I know
of. Over theyears, I have supported the
Registry through my business and now
feel that it is time for me to step forward and support the Registry on a
more personal level. I believe I canbe
of benefit to the club by bringing my
(almost) forty years ofsuccessful Porsche-relatedbusiness experience to the
table. With my experience, andthesupport ofthemembers, we cankeep the
356Registry as thegreatest car club intheworld. I would be honored to have
the members elect me as a trustee for the 2003-2005 term.
Thank you, Al Zim
F
'm an engineer (marine) on a fireboat
for New York City. As you can see from
the photos, we're located a mile and a
half from the WorldTrade Center site. 1truly miss
the buildings. Ten years ago, 1was working on an
engine at a "former" marine repair shop over the
water. As the engine was completed, 1figured I'd
treat it to a walk on the pier near thefi reboatjolJII
j. Harvey. My engine stand can be rolled around,
so it was easy to wheel it out for a photo. The
Trade Center is one of the greatest backdrops, so
whynot use it?
I
In the Mail
Jeff Zwart, noted photographer and Pike's
Peak class winner in a Porsche 911, sends these
photos from a short film he was working on for
the new Boxster. That's his early Speedster in
which the models are obviously having a good
lime during the shoot. nough work, but somebody's gotta do it.
With all that has gone on since last
September, I thought you probably haven't seen
anything like this, so us 356ers will know that
image of a 356engine (which 1personallythink is
a work of art).
I'm 29 years in the i\'YC fire departmentand
am currently 19 years in the marine division. I
personally felt tremendously lucky to work with
such a dedicated, wonderful, professional group
of men. Our sorrow has been great, but the outpouring oflove and generosity fromthe world-and
I do mean the world-has been beyond belief. I
personally, and all of us, wish love and thanks to
all!
Sincerely,
Bill O'Briell
Above: Lloyd Meyer left us a wonderful collection of photos fro m his days in the Air
Forcein Germany. Inaddition to familyphotos of European campingvacations in a series
of 356s over ten years or so, Lloyd shot the cars against a wide-ranging backdrop of
European scenes. Each photo shows he had a great eye for composition and a real appreciation ofthe car's form. Here he is with his third Porsche; we'll show more in the futu re.
Left: Lastissue's cover showed the editor's green machine and elicited a fewphone
callsand emails asking, "What is that color?" It's Auratium Green, a "Sonderwunsch" or
special order color from 1956-59. 1know of no more than five or six cars in this country (two of which were painted using a sample I have) in that color. It was never very
common, but OlafandAnn Shipstead brought one backfrom Europe in about 1959. Ole
sent me this photo some time ago and 1present it here to prove to skeptics that it really
was a Porsche color. It's a very "fifties" color, butit turns heads like nothing elseI've ever
experienced. And no, it wouldn't look good on your 911.
NovemberIDecember 2002
11
actuallYdrove my 356 on September 21
and 1drove it to the Brickyard Crossing
Golf Resort and Inn, which used to be
called the Speedway Motel. Didn't see any 356s
there, but there were sure lotsof British cars scattered about for our annual local British car show.
I parked CB a couple spots down from the 1957
Ford Retractable, which was repeatedly demonstrating its electro-hydraulic top to the obvious
delight ofthe crowd assembled in the parking lot.
Most of the Bri tish car folks are pretty low
key and seem to enjoy a couple of "foreigners"
around. I've been trying for several years to allow
an invited non-British marque tothe Sunday show,
but so far no progress. I'mtellingyou this because
next year we're looking into an escorted lap
around the FI track, which we did three years
I
ago. It will betheweek before next year's Fl race.
Might be worth buying a British car before then?
Hint: MGBs are cheap.
Or-just come for the Fl weekend. This year
there were some new things for all Porsche owners, including infield marque parking corrals.
More intriguing were the Grand Car Cruises
through the downtown Indy area for Corvette,
In search of 356s on drive your 356 weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
around the specified arrival time of 5:00 PM and
were surprised to seeabout 25 cars alreadylined
up. Not surprisingly, mostcars were considerably
more recent than ours, butwe were pleasedto see
Mike Robbins in attendance with his well-traveled
1958 Speedster. As it turned out, the group which
was officially limited to 50 cars-though it seemed
a bit larger-had only our two 356s. Indeed, the
next oldest Porsche was a 1974 911 and a significant number even had water in their engines!
Thoughit seemed a good idea to Mike andI
that cars should be lined up chronologically, the
organizers decided that the order in which we
were parked was just fine. We ended up in the
middle of the pack and Mike was about ten cars
behind us. We spent the next hour or so telling
people what year our car was and explainingwhat
our license plate meant. We then received a lectureabout sittinginside our vehicles and remaining fully clothed during the Cruise-must have
been the Corvette people. Around 6:00 PM we
were given the command to start engines and off
we went in a police escorted caravan through the
heart ofthe city for the next25 minutes or so.
Watching the motorcycle tag team sequentially block roads to stop traffic for such a big
group was fascinating. The city streets were all
open to the public at the time making their task
just that much more daunting. We had been told
not to leave much gap between cars, so that the
general public would not become partof our tour.
Realizing that our car, regardless how natty it
looked, did not accelerate or brake like the 911
ahead made for an interestingdrive.
Local publicity had been a little weak, so
Cruise participants line up with cityscape in background. Mike Robbins' Speedster at extreme left.
Pitlane view from the BAR garage.
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Ferrari,Jaguar and Porsche. I understand Ferrari
and Jaguar, since both of these field Fl teams.
Porsche, of course, pays Bernie millions to have
the Supercup cars lag along, so that made sense.
But, Corvette?
The Cruises, organized by the SAP Grand
Prix Hospitality Committee and the appropriate
single marque club, were on the two evenings
prior to the Sunday race with the Porsche one
departingfromthe Indianapolis Zoo parkinglotat
6:00PMon Saturday.
Julie and [ took our 1955 coupeand arrived
mostfolkswe drove byseeminglyhad no ideawhy
the police were escortinga bunch offunny foreign
cars through town . As we motored onto
Monument Circle, where theJaguars were parked
with owners awaiting their similar adventure, we
were met with shouts and gestures of approval.
Mike got the same treatment, as 356s were the
obvious favorites ofthe FI fans.
We finished up in the parking area for
Victory Field, the award winning local baseball
stadium, wherewe again lined up, exited our cars
and wandered around for awhile. Our numerous
lelt: CB at the end 01
the Cruise flanked by
more modern
Porsches. Belowleft:
The Panther racing
shop outfitted with
tables lor Porsche
philes.Below right:
Old #51surrounded by
Speedway memorabilia in the Panther
Racing lobby.
police escorts departed to the Jaguar camp and
two sheriff deputies took over the task of directing
us to dinner at the Panther Racing shop on the far
west side. Before departing we were instructed to
turn on our headlights, which seemed like a good
idea since it was becoming dark. They also asked
us to turn on our four-way flashers....
Fortunately, the drive to Panther was not
complicated and despite the 45 mph accordion
crawl across 1-70, where we tested the braking
capabilities of our nearly 50 year old car several
times, everyonearrived safeand sound at the pris-
control with bias ply tires a bit over three inches
wide, the 1955 356 is truly a marvelous machine,
though you can't hear the radio when it is running.
In any event, next year the Committee folks
said it will be better publicized and hopefully we
can turn out some additional 356s and, with a
minimal organizing, arrive in a group. I'll be
happyto tryand coordinate this and willkeep you
posted. There is no charge to participate in the
Cruise, though you have to pay for the optional
dinner; so if you are going to be in the
Indianapolis neighborhood the last weekend in
September next year and want to partake let me
know. It will again have a limited size, so quick
response will be appropriate once details are
known. I'll be happy to make interested parties
aware bv e-mail if vou will contact me at one of
the add~esses i~ tl;e front of the magazine, I'll
make a list.
Like most of vou FI fans, I watched the race
on the tube (thOl;gh here it was tape delayed),
since nobodv camethrough with free luxury suite
tickets and I;elicopter ride in. However; I did have
a 356 related FI encounter with Registrymember
who happens to be part of the BAR crewand was
in a strange land in need of a 356 fix. lIis hotel
was less than five minutes away, so I obliged.
To my pleasant surprise, I was offered an
opportunity to take a behind the scenes tour of a
genuine Formula One garage, though I was not
allowed to take photographs of all the secret stuff.
I can tell you that the diameter of the clutch used
on the 800+ hp Honda powerplant is a substantiallvsmaller diameter than the one in our favorite
car.' Very cool!
~
tine race shop, where wewere greeted by everyone's favorite 1951 356race car, right there in the
lobbv.
.The gathering at Panther was not just for
Cruise participants, but was a PCNtVPCA sponsored event, complete with pretty spiffy food and
speakers from Panther, Porsche AG and PCNA.
There were also some additional 356 hangers on
present including the Brumbacks, Paul Schiemer,
Bob Gutjahr and probablya num ber of othersthat
1 didn't see, because they were in the perpetual
food line.
On the drive home, I once again became
aware of the merits of driving a 356. The dull
glow of the headlights in contrast to the sharp
glare in the non-day/night mirror with the instrument lights self-adjusted to total darkness, refusingto re-light. No modern IIVACsystem, no cruise
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56 AYD' 356
This image was taken in front of the Frank Lloyd
Wright-designed Marin County Civic Center herein
San Rafael, California. The building has the distinction ofbeing the lastWright-designed building
being built when he diedin 1959. While my modest coupe may not sharethat same sort ofdistinction, the car never fails to put a smile on my face.
jim Fash
San Rafael, California
I'm a brand new Registry member with a brand
new (for me) Euro 356C. Latrobe is the home of
Arnie Palmer, Mr. Rogers, and Rolling Rock Beer.
At the wheel outside the brewery is my daughter,
15-year-old Katie Kennedy, who does not drink or
drive, and, despite her affection for 2003 popculture, thinks the 356 is "hot." (A highly positive
evaluation, not a comment on a lackof MC) .
Bill Kennedy
Drive
Your
5 Da
22
JA~D
Here is a picture of our 356CAR group from the
San Francisco BayArea that went on a drive 9/22
for DY356.
Dennis Lee
Tahoe City, California
The Australian Porsche 356 Register celebrated
the "Use Your Porsche Day" with a short tour in
bright spring sunshine (our seasons are upside
down, downunder) followed by a very long lunch
at a mountain resortvillage.
Frazer Carless
Australia
This picture was taken on "Drive Your 356Day"
on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in L.A. My '64 C
Coupe is in front oftheWayfarers Chapel (aka
"The Glass Church"). Yes, thechurch is there in
the background.
john Grusd
Woodland Hills, California
Here is my 1964 SC Karmann Coupe with Gig
Harbor and Mt. Rainier, Washington in the backgroundon DY 356Day.
Bruce Rockwell
GigHarbor, Washington
Here's howj effGamble and I drove our 356s on
the birthday weekend, (Pictures above and
below) j eff- blue Roadster,Steve - redSpeedster,
I had just driven the Speedster 1000+ miles
(much of it across the 100+ degree Sonoran
desert) to Ventura and back the weekend before.
Stelle & Barbara Proctor
Tucson, Arizona
In southern New Mexico there are a lot of miles
between 356s, so sometimes you have to go it
alone. Case in point are 2nd generation original
owner, Brian Ross, and future 3rd generation
owner, Grant Ross (age3), with their '60 BSuper
on 9122102, where they somehow gravitated
towards NM IIwy 356 just east of Silver City.
Couldn't ask for a nicer day for touring.
This year my wife, Becky (pictured), and I hitthe
road on Dy356Day in our '63 coupe to lift the
wraps offa car I drive byoccasionally. The shape
under the car cover was unmistakablya 356.
Neglected, not runni ng butstillveryloved by it's
owner, it turns out to be a T-5 BCabriolet fi tted
with a removable hard top. Owner claims it is a
1961 European delivery Super. Abrief scan
fo und the hinge cover and number plate missing
and no coachbuilder badge.
Godtoin Pelissero
jlatli, Hawaii
Bria n Ross
Las Cruces, New Ale.\'ico
This photo W;L~ taken on 22 Sept. returning to
Olympia,Washington from the WCII. The setting
is Ft. Lewis, WA with a captured Iraqi T-n tank
in the background.
This is our 1962 35GB Coupe going for a spin
around Lake Willoughby in the Northeast corner
of Vermont.
Ourcar is a '62 Karmann Hardtop.
Daile Hammill
Grants Pass , Oregon
Orr Potebnya
Olympia, Wasbillgtoll
Graham R, GOtlltl
Derby, Vermont
Opposite jJage, bottom: Florida Owners Group
observed DY356 Dayon Septem ber22nd at the St.
Petersburg headquarters of the dul'ont Registry,
with lunchcon and awards held among the
impressive classic car collection of Mr. Tom
duPont, a FOG member and publisher of the
mainstay exotic auto sales magazine, More than
thirty356sbroughtmembers from all partsof the
state, and cighty plus attendees enjoyed a great
afternoon with fine cars, good food, and wonderful friends, In the photo, the Orlando group gathers for pre-departure planning before their two
hour drive horne on DY356 Day.
Paul Sbiemer
Eleven 356swent out to Fred Thatcher's place inSabadie, MO forDrive Your 356Day. It was a neat drive
on typical Porsche roads. TheThatchershad a great lunch for us and a good time was had byall. Thanks
to Fred and Susan for their hospitality.
Ted Alelsb eimer
St. Louis, Mis sotlri
Willter Park, Florida
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This was taken at the Danville-Riverside Airport
here in Pennsylvania. I drove in looking for a
plane to pose with and Larry Golumb accommodated me with a 1977 Cessna 150 M. I was as
impressed with his plane as he was with my car. I
believe both are boxer 4 engines. His is lighter
and a whole lot more awkward to park. Both are
mechanically reliable, a quality which is probably
more important to him.
Gary L. Wolfgang
Danville, Pennsylvania
Graham Beckett
Anchorage, Alaska
Greetings from New Zealand. It was a fine spring
dayso we took the car out for a run. Cheers.
SalUlySandberg
Nelson, New Zealand
Here is a picture ofmy'60 BCoupe taken on Sept.
22 parked along beautiful Lake Murry here in
Columbia, SC.
Gary Raymond
Columbia, South Carolina
Our 356 Roadster "Max" was taking us on a drive
through Chester County, PA. This picture was
taken at the Hayes-Clark covered bridge in East
Fallowfield Township. With Max is my wife,
Debbie, and our Golden Retriever, Barrett.
Bill Cooper
West Chester, Pennsylvania
The Potomac 356 Owner's Group (POG) enjoyed a
scenicdrive and Brats andBeer gatheringat Bjorn
Stalessen's farm near Frederick, MD. We were
treated to great food and a most interesting collection of 356 machines, engines and parts. A
great day for all.
Jim Harre
Fairfax Station, Virginia
On Drive Your Porsche Day, my wife and I drove
all the way to the town of Black Forest. Well, the
town of Black Forest in Colorado, not Germany.
Bill Frey
Franktown, Colorado
Fahr North members gathered forcoffee at Ross Collins' home in Minnetonka, MNbefore settingout
Gordon Maltby Marine , Minnesota
on a drive around the lake.
"Come FlyWith Me"
This picture was taken on Sept. 22 at the Middlesex Airport in
upstate NewYork, notfar from our home. The plane is a bright
yellowSteerman with Army Corps insignia and has been beautifullyrestored. It was there as partof a Sundayfly-in breakfast
meet at the airport. Our car is an original/unrestored '64 SC.
Joyce and I purchased it new in September 1964 in Syracuse,
NY. It is Bali Blue with silver gray interior and is totally stock
fro m stem to stern.
Chuck & Joyce Gladle
Rushville, New York
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decals on them: the six smaller plates feature various 1960 356 models and the large serving plate
depicts an RS-60 Spyder,
And yes, all of these plates use decal sets,
which is most common on porcelain plates and
boxes. There is a mistaken impression thatporcelain items as late as the 1960s were hand-painted.
While some verylimited edition items have always
been hand-painted, it was prohibitively expensive
to attempt mass production with hand painting.
Several fi rms in Europe had long since mastered
the printing of decal sets in up to 16 colors. The
decals arc not readily perceptible because a clear
glaze is put over the entire plate before the final
fi ring.
The original paintings for and the production of these decal sets were not inexpensive
either. When this writer was tangentially involved
in French- and German-produced porcelain collectibles in the 1970s, 5,000 sets in eight colors
for five different porcelain items cost over
$50,000- which is whyyou do not see small runs
of reproduction porcelain items like these
Porsche plates.
One piece of possible news for most collectors will be that there are probably at least three
editionsofthese plates. The first set ofsmall plates
has three 356's depicted with "1960" in the
license plate area, uses shallow dish porcelain
blanks, has two rings on the plate lips - a larger
red ring outside and a smaller black ring inside,
has two holes in the deep circular ridge on the
back (for string or wire hanging of the plates) ,
and the decal on the reverse is dark brown/black
with "Ulmer Keramik" in block type under the
Company's logo. The second set keeps "1960" in
the license plate area, uses deeper dish porcelain
blanks, has only one red ring - thinner than on
the earlier set - on the plate lips, does not have
holes in the deep ridge on the back for hanging
the plates, and the logo on the reverse is in
grawgreen with "Ulmer Kerarnik" moved up into
the company's logo and the words "Made in W.
Germany" added belowthe logo- where the company name W:L~ on the earlier set. The third edition is very similar to the second except it has
"1962" in the license plate areas, and the logo
area on the back - while the same design as on
the second set wi th "Made in W. Germany" - is
nowin blue.
The two 1960 sets also have more intense
colors than the 1962 set, although in all other
respects, thedecals lookidentical. 11 is more likely thatthere were at least two runs of decals produced offthe original master art - the cluebeing
the change in license plate dates from 1960 to
1962. The other, less likely, possibilityis thatthe
1962 run was made with leftover decals thatfaded
in two years on the shelf and that the years were
changed by hand. Please note that it is most likely
thatthe rings at the edges of the plates were painted on by machine, or they could possibly be
decals that are completelyseparate from the inner
depictions.
The 1962 set of small plates has an incongruence: the three plates that have the updated
"1962" license plates nonetheless show the same
earlier T5 body styles as on the 1960 set: single
grill engine lid, smaller rear Window, round and
not squared-off hood. The update was a minor
effort that did not involve the basic artwork.
Of interest is the fact that the large cake/pie
plate has no changes between the two editions on
the front side - no change in the ring at the plate
edge- although the back does have the changeto
no holes for string hanging and the change in the
Ulmer logo decal. The second edition large plate
definitely does have the less intense colors of the
second edition small plates.
Let's look at these plates individually The
large cake or pic plate shows a side view ofan RS60 Spyder in red placed in fro nt of race stands
very reminiscent of Le Mans or Nurburgring.
(Anyone got a firm opinion?) And the six smaller
plates depict:
A side view of a black 356 coupe is set in
front of a French night club named the "Chat
Noir" (blackcat) with a couple enteringthe door,
she in a gown.
Ared roadster in a circusscene has a merrygo-round in fro nt of a ferris wheel. Mom in a yellow dress stands by the roaster holding balloons
and wavingto a child on the merry-go-round.
A yellow coupe, head on, is in a country
scene with a farm or abbey in the background.
Dad, Mom, and child are to the leftof the coupe.
This rear view of a white coupe is set at a
lakeside, with a couple under an umbrella to the
left. Small sailboats arc on the lake in front of a
distantmountain.
A green cabriolet is in a ski scene, with a
couple at a table in the leftforeground, skisstuck
uprightin the snow to the right, and snow-covered
mountains with fir trees in the background.
Agreen/blackhardtop in a street scene with
store fronts labeled "Conditorei" (pastry shop)
and "Moden" (fashions) in the background.
Nowa little story: a number ofyears ago, just
after Chuck sold his Stoddard Cars operation to
the Porsche family, the newmanagement included
these plates at very reasonable prices in their
monthly ad in Porsche Panorama. Because
Stoddard had introduced what we all assumed
were original supplier reproductions of the
Il24th-porcelain cars the factory originally
issued, a lot of people assumed these plates were
reproductions. Anyone who understood the cost
of porcelain decals would have suspected otherwise. In fact the plates Stoddard had were mint
original 1960 sets. Someone fo und them in the
upstairs parts area after Chuck left. The plates
photographed here with the original gold seals on
them are from that stash. Unfortunately there
were onlyabout 12 sets, but it did make a bunch
of us happy!
NeX1 month we'll look at the set of a small
white platter with mustard bowl, and salt and pepper shakers thatgoes with the plate set. We'll also
look at the matching artwork placemat and napkin set and the wrapping paper with these designs
on them. All the pieces with this interesting aI1work arc among my most favorite 356 collectibles. So staytuned.
If you know ofother items wi th this artwork,
please contact me. I amat Kell~cr@ opto nli n e . n et
for email; 16 Silver Ridge, Weston, CT 06883 for
mail; and 203-227-7770 phone Eastern Time
8pm- IOpm or weekends. And I am still looking
for one 1962 small plate ifYOlJ11ave sparesto sell
'4W
or trade.
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1 drove the race peering through the vent slots!
Visibility was just a fewfeet, and at the end of the
long straight there formed a junkyard which
increased in population with every lapas drivers,
unable to see, overshot their braking point and
crashed into the other cars already there. Sad to
say, someofour POCRace Teamcompatriotswere
amongthose who played bumper carsin the rain.
Officials stopped the race when enough laps had
been completed to make it official.
Side note: somedrivers used ordinary Pirelli
Cinturato street tires for racing in the rain. The
tires had excellent wet adhesion. I didn't even
have a spare set of wheels, let alone tires. But the
Blue Streaks had a pretty good tread which kept
them from being as useless as slicks are in the
wet.
So after my 3rds at Willow and back-to-back
2nds at Pomona, I was starting to enjoy running
up front. Then in May we raced again at Santa
Barbara. In practice, Bob Kirby and I were having
our ownprivate little ding dong. It's great fun to
run hard in close company with a buddy, just
inches apart in some turns, with full confidence
that he is not going to do something stupid and
screw you both up. Even more, I appreciated
Bob's feeling confident enough in me to stay that
z
close, especiallyin practice when it wasn't necessary except for our own amusement, anda crunch
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might have put one or both of us out of the
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upcoming race. After all, Bob had about a decade
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announcer
for the Cal Club/SCCA races for many
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such close company: "You could throwa blanket
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over those two cars!" On Saturday I finished 3rd
n Ma~ch '65 we ~1fed at Pomona, Just"'nanwho0Jt~\\rrc.t<i'" You'd'M%\1~rised how many~ars
a flat'course on ~~ huge.pa,ygd lot of1,ul'11l'a~~ed as they slow~tlumJgh 1and 2. I pasi Sd out of 28 cars, behind Dale Hersh and Bob Kirby.
the LQ§ Angeles COunty Fmrgropnds. I C1alllsuriWiSed Alan Joh'G~,q!hJu!\l before turn 3 one Sunday, from my notes: "Third on grid from
Saturday's finish. Spun on hooker (that's a part of
didn't ,go well orrtairport and parking sni4itY"bUH hit theramp aboutrlemph too fast. TUt
the course!) second lap, dropping to 17th. Car
lot courses like San Luis Obispo, Santa"Barbara
tosse~Jhe taibup brieffyOfIiJ while I was waiting1fii
p
\leBur n ,
"Lcmll o
and Del Mar, bnt
i\. Pomona }xeated mesbener. . get tracti0g,6!gain, Alat}Jr~passea. I'm sure tllj!!, was slower, I drove poorly, half-asleep."
There was one linle section ~f, the coursethat I \·\.mef~tJere ma8Xoo.thef}W.v~l'S'wh6\lsed thesamf i\ Nevertheless I somehow managed to soldier up to
a 4th place out of 25 finishers behind Dale Hersh,
owned. At the endiof the long'''slraight, turg 1, 2 S£lrillVeii."!ifJjetter technifJ}.lfAWlugh that section,
Nevin Lyon andJohn Grove.
in
qUillK
succession
vir,h't\-,I
worked
it
outfor
myself
and
itwas
more
fun
5
and 3 were left-nglu.left
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L tuS r
In June we were back at Pomona. On
tually a set of esses.lust beforgjurn 3 tlH~" track
thanthe !!!'~ allows.
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I qualified second and started on the
went under an overp~s. In t e1gli eo nrrn 3
.,!~~~ f\lll-X notes: "Started 10th on grid' ~7
I useda new (to me) startingtechnique
frontrow.
was an up-ramp where the p~eme,n~ ch~ged
worKed up ~o ,?th, dlced.hardiwith Walt Kirby's
I had dreamed up and Rita said our car came off
Morganfor several laps, passed him into 3rd. On
level about a foot. Conventional\ visdom was to
the line like a bullet. It put me into a lead I never
last lap Dave Gott's Elva ran out of gas' right in
take itfairlyeasy through 1and2 b'ecatlSe YOll had
relinquished. Accordingto Rita's lap chart, at lap
frontofme on a flat-out sweeper. Scary way toget
to be very slow in ord_e~ to hit the rarupj ust right
5 I had a 3.5 second lead on the 2nd place
-"
a 2nd. Johnson & Kirby, originally leading race,
and not too fast.
Morgan. Late in the race he bobbled. I eased up a
ran into each other, stopped to contemplate the
I discovered that, by cheating on line, I
bit, just keeping in front ofhim; at the finish I was
situation and the rest of us drove on by. Had
could make my own tiny little straight between 2
leading
by only 1.0 second. By then I knew he
and 3. Probably no more than about 30 feet, but everyone stayed running I would have finished
couldn't pass me unlessI screwed up. We had put
4th." But I accepted my 2nd without a whimper.
enough that I could straighten the wheels briefly.
on an entertaining race for the crowd; the third
This allowed me to stormthrough 1and 2 like the
Sunday was a different kettle of fish, almost
place car was 18 seconds behind the Morgan at
literally. I finished second to Alan Johnson in a
hounds of hellwere chasingme, then, with the car
the finish. Frommynotes: "2nd on grid, got good
hard, pouring rain. I wore an open-faced Bellhelmomentarily straightened and balanced on all
jump into leadover Walt Kirby (Morgan) and Bob
four, stomp very hardon the brakes. This alltook
met, with goggles. The lenses remained covered
Miller
(Porsche). Ledalltheway. Pushed hard by
with water, butthere were narrow ventilation slots
place in no more than two seconds, and I was
Kirby.
I slowed late in raceafter he bobbled - have
down to a safe entrance speed for turn 3 and its
about 118" high across the topofeach plastic lens.
I
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Volume 26, Number 4
"We taped the checkered flag to the roll bar
and towed the race car home on the San
Bernadino Freeway to cheers from occupants
of other cars.."
"ready" phase. I saw no reason to let the revs
down. Sure enough, as soon as the errant car had
backed up, the starter began waving the nag low,
at waist level! I had about two milliseconds of
indecision, then figured what the hell, if I make a
false start theywon't kill me. I dumped theclutch.
To this dayI don't have the slightest idea howI got
around or through the six rows of stationary cars
ahead of me. Perhaps I drove aroundthemon the
outside, butI was so close to the edgeI'm notsure
thcre was room. Perhaps I zig-zagged between
them, or jumpcd over the tops ofthem! All I know
is that a couple of seconds later I was racing,
looking at the tails of only two class D cars. My
fi rst thoughtwas reliefthat at least two other fools
had decided to give it the benefit of the doubt; if
theycrucified me I would have company.
I expected tosee red nags as the first lapwas
completed, after which theywouldarrest the three
of us and then restart the race for the others. It
was with a great sense of relief that we carne
around to start-finish andfoundthe grid nolonger
full of cars! That meant the rest of them were
behind us, which was OK by me. They black-
cool-off lap they waved me, along wi th Johnny,
into the victorycircle. After he was presented his
checkered nag, the party moved to my car and I
was also given one, along with the requisite kiss
from the race queen du jour. That wasn't the
worst part - her kiss was a lot juicicr than the one
from the more businesslike type who had been
dealing themout on Saturday. It's toughwork getting kissed by a new race queen every day, but
someone has to do it. Then Rita jumped in the
passengerscat and we didanother victorylap, our
second in two days. I stilldon't know why- never
before had I seen anyone except the overall winner given thc spoils of victory. I don't know
whether theywere startinga newpolicythat dayor
whether theydecided to give it to me also because
my class Ecar hadledmuch ofthe D& Eraceand
finishedsecond overall. I askedno questions nor
did I confess toJohnny's generosity I grabbed the
nag and beat it the hellout of there.
From my notes: "l-ith on grid, got good
jump in confusingstart, 3rd into turn I. Leading
car was black-nagged; evidently he had jumped it
a little too much. Lumkin andI always close, good
support and enthusiasm, never complainingabout
the pressure that racing puton the budget for luxuries such as food, shelter and clothing. What a
great pleasure it was to eam our first checkered
nag, and present it to her, on her 30th birthday!
We lived only about thirty miles from
Pomona, so we went home Saturday night. We
taped the checkered nag to the roll bar and towed
the race car home on theSan Bernadino Freeway
to cheers from occupants of other cars, some of
them probably race spectators. The kids thought
this was just too cool to be believed. They had
probably given up on ever saying "Daddy" and
"won" in the same sentence.
We arrived in understandable good spirits
Sunday morning, then got the bad news: they had
decided to run D & E Production together. Great.
After: winning on Saturday, I was 14th on the grid
Sunday, behind all the class D cars. But the fun
was about to begin.
My grid position was so far on the outside
that I worried about traction. E. Forbes Robinson
Sr., who had approved myfirst national competition license a year and a half previous, was standing nearby. I motioned him over to the car and
asked him to look ahead of the left rear wheel to
see if there were gravel marbles or any other
debris which would deter my getti ng underway.
He said it looked clear.
The start was something else. As the starter
fluttered the green nag over his headand we held
the revs up, readyto pop the clutch, a car up fro nt
crept forward. The starter slowly lowered the nag
and motioned for him to move back into position.
Most of the other drivers also let their revs down,
expecting the starter to go through another
nagged the leading car, evidently the protagonist
of the messy start. That left onlyJohnny Lumkin,
an experienced and seasoned driver in a class D
MGB, ahead of me.
SoJohnny and I just ran away and hid. We
didn't see another car except those we lapped. At
the beginning of lap 3, Johnny discreetly raised
one hand barelyabove his left shoulder - where it
wouldn't be seen byspectators - :II1d motioned me
around. I was happyto accommodate.Johnnyrepassed and led laps 5 and 6. Then on lap 7 I retook the lead until lap 12 when Johnny blew my
doors offas he carne around on the S-Fstraight in
the faster class D car, but I had my class win. It
was great fun and wehadputon a heck ofa show
fo r the crowd. Wc lapped eight cars; at the finish
the 3rd place car, another class DMGB, was 7 seconds behind me, Twenty five cars fi nished in both
classes,Johnnyturned the fastest lap at I:26.6; my
1:27.0 was the fastest of the Eclass cars.
Then I was in foranother surprise. After the
Rita's 30th birthday present- a checkered flag
and victory lap at Pomona.
got to stopdoing that. Car poor - inflexible engine,
fading brakes, handling fair, drivingjust fair." But
it was enough to do the trick, and I won. Eighteen
cars finished.
At this point, please allow an appropriate
digression.
The contribution of a wife or significant
other to racing cannot be overstated. Rita ran a
hundred racing-related errands while I was at
work. A frequent routine was that Sunday night,
after returning from the race, I would pull the
engine. (There was always something to be done
before the next race.) Then on Monday morning
Rita would tow the race car to Fred Sebald's body
shop in Glendale if I had picked up anyscars the
preceding weekend. She made the numbers for
the car by scissoring them from adhesive shelf
paper. She made the lunches, organized the kids
and a hundred details. She contributed constant
tight racing, big thrill to lead class D. Car
mediocre; see Saturday."
However, all was not well with the engine later in the week I foun d both cylinder heads
cracked. These were the heads which had come
on our '60 super Coupe, and they probably had
40,000 street miles on them before they went on
the racing engine; they didn't owe me a penny.
WillowSprings was comingupagain in justa couple of weeks and I couldn't buy and set up a new
pair of heads that quickly. Dick Lovell, an active
POC member who later founded Performance
Products, kindly loaned me a pair of heads which
had formerly been on someone's racing engine.
They had the pre-A 8 mm valve stems which were
used by most of the 356 racers at that time.
Then, back to Willow springs inJuly. I felt
that the engine was running well enough with the
2t
borrowed heads, but a friend in the pits said that
my car didn't have a healthy, even-sounding
exhaustnote.
I don't recall how I finishedSaturday, butit
couldn't have been too well because on Sunday I
had towork up through sometraffic before I saw
the lead car in fron t ofme. I passed Bob Kirby on
the front straight; Bob was again handicapped by
a sick engine. When I got withinshooting distance
ofthe leading car, it was the damned Elva again!
No problem. With a couple of wins under
my belt I no longer felt uneasy about leading a
race. I wanted this guy, and I wanted him bad, to
avenge the defeat of the Porsches at the previous
Willow running. The driver was no more experienced than I, andI felt confident I could take him
this timeand make it stick.
As I began closingon himhe spunagain, just
as he had in the previous Willow race, and at
about the same place - between turns 3 and 4.
This was beginning to feel like deja vu all over
again. I would rather have passed him fair and
square, but if he wanted to hand me the lead, I
would take it.
I expected him to remain out of the way and
re-enter the course when clear, per the rules. But
with his wildly spinning rear wheels throwing up
rocks and sand, he pulled back onto the track
directlyin frontofme! That's nota fastpart of the
course - I was moving perhaps 60 mph. But he
re-entered the track at about 2 mph. I stomped
onthebinders andmy carwent sideways, my right
door collecting the left-rear corner of the Elva.
Former divisional champion Denny Harrison,
watching from the pits, told me later that my car
left the ground "about a foot"from the force ofthe
impact - that's how great the speeddifference was.
I don't think the fiberglass monstrosity was even
cracked; the Elva continued on its way, having
been given a little extra boost by my car.
The force vector propelled mycar off course
to the leftwhere the nose climbed partway up the
steep slope thatcanle right down tothe edge ofthe
track at that point. There was a corner marshal
nearby, and I asked him to take a walk around my
car to seeif it looked OK - that would save meunbuckling, gettingout, then gettingin and buckling
up again. After a brief circuit of the car he said
...after two or three signals from
very agitated drivers, I became
curious and looked in the mirror.
My God, my car was on fire!
that there was a big bash in the right door but
everything elselooked OK. I thankedhim, backed
down the embankment and resumed racing with a
fury. I had lost a little time, and now really had a
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As I passed start-finish half a lap later, I
noticed officials stooping and looking very carefully at my car. Anotherhalf a lapand I knew why.
Justas I cleared the hill and embarked upon the
back straight, my engine quit. I cut the ignition
switch, took it out ofgear, raised my left armhigh
in the air and steered down the right edge of the
track, wondering howfarI could coast. Then cars
began passing me, each driver pointing frantically
to the infield. I thought they were justtelling meto
get off the track, although I wasn't really in the
way. But after two or three signals from very agitated drivers, I became curious and looked in the
mirror. My God, my car was on fire!
Later inspection showed that, when the car
had been wedged up the embankment, upward
leverage on the "stinger" pipe had broken the
exhaust system loose at one ofthe rear cylinders.
The air intake of one of the carbs was burned,
indicatingthat hot exhaust had ignited some overspray fromthat carbo
Without further delay I steered deep into the
infield, well awayfrom the track, then jumped out
of the car and got the hell out of there - at that
point I didn't knowifthe carwas going to blow or
what. Froma safe distanceI could seethatthefire
was mostly in the engine room and under the car
where the fuel hose had been burned in two and
gas drippingfrom the tank was feedingthe flames .
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also burning and carrying the flames to the front
part of the car.
I knew I should shut off the gas valve, but
there were complications. I had removed the
stock longfuel valvehandle and replaced the valve
with a simple petcock without an extension handle. So to shut it off I had to reach deep into the
passenger foot well, under the gas tank. But the
tonneau I had to get under was burning! And last
but not least, I didn't knowif I could get the seriously-damaged right-side door open.
About that time another competitor (nonPorsche) pulled off - sacrificing his race - and
offered me the use of his on-board fire extinguisher (weweren't required tocarrythemat that
time). lie didn't carrya very big bottle, butit was
better than I had and the course fire truck was
nowhere in sight. I explained to thedriver that if
he would playhis extinguisher on the burningtonneau, I would trytoget inandshut off the gas. lie
did so as I tugged mightilyon the door, fi nallygetting it open far enough. just as his fire bottle was
exhausted I took a deep breath, gave a loving
thought to my wife and children, got down on
hands and knees and crawled under the tonneau,
shuttingoffthe fuel petcock. Sure enough, the fire
subsided almost immediately. The course fire
truck didn't show up for another several minutes.
1I0waboutthat driver?He sacrificed his 0\\11
race and saved my car from much more severe
damage, andpossiblytotal loss. Nobodyhad much
money in those days but I sent him a note of
thanks and a small amount of money, hoping it
would at least pay for re-charging his bottle.
At the start of the race, Ri ta and Diana Kirby
had enacted their usual routine when Bob and I
were running - they climbed on top of one of the
towcarsandlitup cigarettes. But at the time of the
crunch and fire, Rita was elsewhere - probably
standing in line at one of the portable powder
rooms with one of the kids - the usual. Diana
fo und Rita and her first words were, "lie's alright
- he's out of the car and he's alright." Only then
did she relate that I had been involved in a nonroutine incident. Rita hadprobablyheardabout it
on the P.A., butshe appreciated Diana's priorities.
The fire truck finallyshowed upandsprayed
C02 all over the car. One reartire had burned and
blown out, so before the car could be towed I had
to walk to the pits and borrow a tire and wheel
from former divisional champion Dale lIersh.
When the towtruck attached a line I remained in
my car to steer it. But when we hit about 5 mph
the powdered residue of the C02 began swirling
up and blowing in my face. That's awfu l stuff to
breathe! SoI stood up on the edges of the driver's
scat, reaching dO\\11 to steer my bashed and
burned race car back to the pits.
Accepting plaque fromthe SCCA presenter of
the evening for 2nd place, Regional points 1965,
a surprise after not having competed since July.
I could have protestedtheElva driver's clearly illegal re-entrance to the track, but I didn 't finish the race so they wouldn't have given me the
win. Besides, I had my hands full dealing with my
damaged car.
When the season's awards were handed out
in january, I was presented with a plaque for second place in regional points, even though I hadn't
raced since july. little did I know that my racing
career was over. Well, almost.
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20 Years Ago (OctlNov 1982 )
he "Memo from der Keyser" column
byJerryKeyser hadthe announcement
that the 1983 West Coast Holiday VII
would be chaired by Lee Whistler in Santa
Barbara. He also reported that Paul Rettig of
Woodland Hills, CA had passed away. Paul was a
long-time Porsche enthusiast who at onetime was
into MGs. Paul loved swap meets, and one day he
noticed a strange thing at a Southern California
swap meet. The prices for early MG parts were
more than the pricesof earlyPorsche parts. After
confirming his
observations,
he started to
switch over to
Porsches. By
the early 1980s
his collection
included
a
Carrera
Speedster, an
RS 60, and a
GT
356B
coupe. He also
had a massivecollection of Porsche parts, primarilyfour-cam parts. He had the foresight to be buying themwhen almost nobodywanted them!
Brett Johnson's Restoration column dis-
T
cussed dash instruments, knobs and switches.
The columnincludesa large number of photos of
various dashboards.
This issue also includes an excellent photo
report of the 1982 West Coast Holiday, held in
Monterey, as well as a report of the 1982
Monterey Histories, The Holidaywas a majorsuccess, and included the 1948 prototype Porsche
and the Otto Mathe Berlin-Rome car. This was a
once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Mathe
car, the only surviving example of the three that
were built byProfessor Porsche and his staff. This
car was sold a few years ago by Mathe's estate.
Forsome unfathomable reason, both the Porsche
factory and the VW factory failed to step up and
purchase it for oneoftheir museums. I regard this
o
~~e~'
car as a close second in historic importance to
history of Porsche after the 1948 car. (Editor's
note: see Orr Potebnya's story on the current status of the car in this issue.)
The Monterey Historic races were the first
time that Porsche was the featured marque.
Needless to say, it was a stunningevent! Of particular note was the Porsche-designed 16-cylinder
Auto Union gran prix car seenrunning exhibition
laps at the track. Also present was Dan Gurney at
the wheel of his 1962 Porsche granprix car.
Dave Seeland's Four-Cam Forum column
included a discussion of rusting in
Porsches. He discussed both the
areas in which rust
is usually seen, as
well as techniques
to stop future rusting. This column
is an excellent
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Ten Years ago (Sept/Oct 1992)
In volume 16-4, new editor Gordon Mahby
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be delivered byfi rst class mail, explainingthat the
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Brad Ri pley's Teile Trivia column debuted
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Vic Skirmants' Technical column was a
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He warned against lugging, especially in the S-90
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The Snowshoe East Coast Holiday story was
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25
Reutter Body Construction in Pictures:
ADiscussion with Karl-Heinz Walter, Part
By Dick Koenig
yvisit with Karl-HeinzWalter continuesaswe look at a series of
photos describing the body construction process at Karosserie
Reutter. The discussion begins with the frame and proceeds
through assemblyoftheentire metal body until it was readyforpainting.
M
Frame Construction
Construction ofthe raw frame involved many steps. After the individual
metalstampings were made, a few ofthe pieces were joined together to create subassemblies. Then, these components were integrated to create the
frame. Even though tools and fixtures were involved, assemblywas done all
byhand-there was no automation at thistime. Therewere many steps andat
each precision and accuracy were essentialfor the
integrity of the suspension and chassis. An error
during an early stage, ifundetected, would get magnified in subsequent steps and the part would
quickly become trash.
Above, right: Subassemblies of the frame,
like the longitudinal section shown here, were
created first by joining a few of the metal stampings. Most ofthese junctions between metal pieces
were made with electrical resistance spot welds.
The continuous rows of tiny black dots along the
edges ofthe longitudinal show spots where welds
were made. The worker added material with a
torch weld to the lower hinge post because additional strength was neededin this critical area.
In this area, the rawframe assembly department, the complete frame was created. Ateam of
workers performed many operations to create a
structutrally rigid and dimensionally accurate
frame. The massive surface plate at the bottom of
the photo, along with the attachments for all 4
suspensionpoints insured that the frame would be
correct in every way. Note the hand-held resistance clamp welder at bottom right.
These details offrame construction show that the cars were indeed
made by hand, not "made by glove. "
In these non-OSHA times, additional
torch welding was done in a manner
that was expedient and allowed the
craftsman to work unencumbered by
additional equipment. At right, three
panels are being joined and at far
right, a workman is grinding and
trimming in preparation for the next
operation, adding the cowl and door
post. The door post alignmnet was
just as important as the torsion bar
tubes positioning.
Workmanship on every component of the car had to be of the highest
quality to meet Reutter and Porsche standards. This meant that there were
many checkpoints and inspection was frequent. Even though the frame W:L~
generallyhidden fro m view it was crucial for the structural integrity ofthe car.
At right an inspector checks the spot welds by the front torsion tubes, just
behind the batterybox.
The outer body panels
While the frame was being made, theouter bodywas created simultaneously in another departmentat the Reutter Factory. Two large exterior assemblies were constructed. The fro nt fenders andnose formed one unit whilethe
entire rear of the car, including the roof if applicable, composed the other
unit. When construction of each of these sections was completed, they were
merged with the frame.
Below right, two men assembled the roof/rear section for a coupe. This
elaboratefixture heldthe components intheir proper places forassembly. On
the left, the fender was being welded to the roofwhile on the right the rain
drip rail was bent to finished shape. Notice the large metal brace at the bottomof the picture. This is a clamp that secured the rear section tightlyto the fender and aided welding the scam.
The photo belowshows in detail howa fender seamwas
weldedwith a torch and yet resulted ina verysmooth surface.
The clamp was carefully shaped to the contours of the two
pieces being joined and held them firmly in place. Further,
there was a small space between the two halves of the clamp,
right at the seam of the adjoining panels. This gap was just
large enough for the torch to heat the steel and make a weld.
The huge size of the clamp acted as a heatsink to absorb and
drawawaythe torch's heatand prevent the metal pieces fro m
warping.
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Further work on the roof/ rear
section. The man on the left trimmed
the flange for the engine compartmentlid. The other worker, kneeling,
was smoothing the weld seam along
the fender line. Below, a speciallymade handtool was used to bend the
flange on the raingutter. There were
many of these hand dollies used during construction, most of which were
individuallymade by the craftsmen.
The large frontandrearsections
were welded to the body first. Then
the dash and other interior components were fitted. Finally, the doors
and lids were bolted in place and
aligned for proper fit.
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Handfinishing ofthe metal occurredafter welding, using a
file as shown above, in combination with a hammer and dolly.
When this step was done professionally, this seam typically
required no further attention. It was ready for the paint shop.
Right, the finished roof/rear sections were stacked and
awaited attachmentto the frame.
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Above, the roof/rear section was spot welded to the interio r
wallsof the engi ne compartment. The welding "guns" were large and
hem)', requiring two men for holding and accuratelypositioning their
electrodes against the metal.
Above right, the exterior shell of the body had been attached
when the car arrived in this department. The metal was only roughly
filed and no lead work had been done. Interior components, including the dash, were installed at this work station. The bodies rested on
dollies and were pushed by hand from station to station.
The last phase in the manufacture of the body, before painting,
involved making the metal as smooth as possibleand the gapsthe correct dimension. Fit and finish were the emphasis. By this time the
body was completelywelded together and all panels filled. Fine tuning the metal surface to remove bumps and blemishes occurred first.
Then the gaps and jambs were filled to the proper width in lead.
Finally, the entire car was checked once more.
The photo above draws on the discussion in the last issue
about the problematic Speedster cowl. At the back of the front
fender, where it joined the cowl was a difficultarea. The stampings were not precise and there were manybumps and wrinkles
that had to be removed, The procedure started with shrinking
the excess metal with a torch. This was an unusual extra step
that, while necessary on the Speedster, did not occur much on
any of the other body styles because the tooling had been
improved.
At left, inspectors worked on each side of the car to examine the rawbody shell. Their job was to find surface imperfections needing further allention. They brushed thin, shinyblack
lacquer on the metal and then scraped it with a thin yet stiff
blade. Where the paint rubbed off helped them locate uneven
and bumpy areas. An "0" was used to identify a recessed dent
and an "X" a raised area.
Notice the right front fender, where the black test coat
paint had been applied already. It was brushed on quickly and
dripped down the side. An "X" identified a high, bumpy area.
The rectangular pan resting on the comer of the cowl held the
paint and applicator brush.
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Final preparation
The ultimate and final metal finishing
occurred in this room, after which the completed
bodies exited through the center doorin the background into the Paint Shop. Every aspect of fit and
metal finish were checked one last time to assure
that quality standards had been maintained.
These bodies were ready for painting but
stored outside. The finishing hall could get
crowdedand on a nice dayitwas pleasantto work
outside. Other departments did the same thing
when weatherpermitted. As demand for Porsches
grew, the Reutter facilities became more and more
crowded, forcing the utilization ofoutside space.
Our tour stops as our metallic jewels are
ready for their color and the assembly. Thanks,
Karl-Heinz for sharing with us again. You have
made our journey back in time most enjoyable.
Acknotoledgements. This series would
have not been possible without the generousassistance of several people, whom I
must thank again. They include, in
addition to Karl-Heinz, his daughter, Tanja, and son, Oliver. Also
involved were Mr. Klaus Boizo of
Porsche Classics, Mr. Klaus Paar
and Mr. l ens Tomer of Porsche
Historic Archives and Mr. Peter
Albrecht, our translator. Also, for
thisissue,photographswere generously lent by Mr. Tony Simler and
Mr. Don Fowler.
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Karl-Heinz Walter today.
Dick Koenig photo
Net Results
Items of interest gleaned from the
356 Registry Talk list
Dry Carb Syndrome
I am a new owner of a 1965 Porsche C
Coupe. Our garage is under the house and my wife
complains that the car smells like gasoline.
Lee is correct when he suggestsyou insulate
the carb body from the manifold but that is only
part of the answer. The fuel boiling offis a result
of the low initial boiling point of the fuels weare
using nowadays. As an example, the low octane
gasoline we are running through the refinery
today has boiling points of initial 95 deg. F, then
10%at 120 deg , 50%is 216and 90%is 351 deg.
F. So if your carbs get to cylinder head tempwhich on a well tuned air cooled engine will be
about 325 deg F-then after about 10minutes of
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sitting after a run, 90%ofthe fuelin the carb bowl
will be likely to have boiled off. The phenolic
block (between the carb and manifold) is a partial solution but also look for places where the
metal fuel line touches the heads or the tin work
under the carboIfyou insulate thefuel line it will
helpalso. When you do a restart, do itwith a wideopen throttle so the engine will spin over faster
and therebypump more fuel in to the carbs faster.
The rich mixture of boiled-off vapors will also
help to start fasterifthere are anystill in the manifold. Throughout this hot summer in Ohio it usually takes about 5 seconds of wide open throttle
cranking to get any of my three 356s fired up
when hot. Hope this helps.
H. Daoid jones
Checking Fuel Pump Volume
The fuel in fully-filled carb float bowls will
keep the engine running for a couple of minutes.
To check fuel pump volume, you onlyneed to run
the engine for 30 seconds or so. You remove the
fuel hose fromthepressure side ofthe pump, and
shove on a 4 or 5 foot length of fuel hose. Have an
assistant startthecar with theendofthe hose in a
suitable container - coke bottle, milk bottle, etc.
And please, not something that will dissolve in
gasoline. Run for 30 seconds and see how much
fuel pumps out. Believe me, the engine will have
no problem running fine during this test, unless
you run it so long you drain the carbscompletely.
Now, in practice, fuel pumps usually put out a
good squirt or onlya little dribble. In theshop we
didn't measure it, except byeyeball. If in 10or 15
seconds you hadhalfor 3/4ofa cokebottle full of
gasoline - there's enough volume.
For those who are curious about just how
long the enginewill run,tumthe fuel reserve valve
to the "off' position and doa test.Those of us who
use this technique asan anti-theft device figure the
car will be fou nd dead (out of gas) about 1 to 2
blocks away fro m the startpoint.
Richard Shilling
Diaphram fuel pumps arc constant pressure,
variable volume. The pressure isset byhow much
the diaphram is extended against its spring by the
pushrod (sometimes with a longer linkage
involved). As the fuel feeds out, the dlaphram
moves toward the pushrodandwill be returned to
its full extension by the next impulse of the
pushrod.
If no fuel is flowing the diaphramsimply gets
touched but not moved by the pushrod. If lots of
fu el is flowing, the diaphram is pushed a fair distance. If you want to get more fuel pressure, get a
stronger spring or a longer pushrod, but usually
we don't need to get into modification.
The float valve is designed so as to keep a
constant level of fuel more or less independentof
the inlet pressure. The floatcloses a needle valve
and cuts off flow once it is lifted by the fuel level.
If the needle valve and its scat were very small in
diameter, the downward force on the needle
would be very small and thewhole thing basically
pressure independent. Since we need to actually
flowsomequantity of fuel through the valve it isn't
tiny and the float must overcome the force (fuel
pressure times area of the scat) in order tocut off
the flow. This will take some displacement (area
of the float at the fuel surface times the density of
the fuel times the increaseinlevel) togenerate the
matching force.
I don'thave a carb here beside bycomputer,
butthis level ofmath isn't rocket science. It is relatively easy either theoretically (or through measurement) to determine the fuel level as a function
of pressure and then decide how much you care.
Nowthe effect offuel level on carb operation
is complex. 1wouldn't even tryto predict that.
Rick Dill
Plug Follies
Someyears ago 1was changing sparkplugs
ina friend's 356- normallya ten minute job. After
removing all four old ones, 1 replaced the first
three. When 1 tried to insert the fourth, on hole
#3, it just wouldn't go in. Not only wouldn 't it go
in, but the sparkplug hole seemed to have disappeared! No matter how 1tried to locate the plug
hole, I failed. Things were looking grim.
In absolute frustration, yet determined to
solve this problem, I removed the left carb, and
then the sheet metal plate on the side of the
engine. 1.0 and behold, the #3 sparkplughole had
an old sparkplug in it, upside down..that is, the
thinner end of this old plug hadsimplyfallen into
the hole when 1 removed the actual sparkplug.
From the looks of this "fifth" plug, it must have
been silling under the sheet metal for manyyears
just waiting to springa lillie surprise.
Nowwhat would be the chance that a spark-
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plug wouldfind the hole ( albeit upside down), at
precisely the time 1 needed to insert a new one?
Never trust inanimate objects!
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Steering Box Grease
The question of using grease in the steering
box has come up since the time when these cars
were new. There is certainly no harm in using
grease in place of the 90 \\'1. hypoid oil. The
advantage of grease, is that it won't leak through
the end seals as the oil will. The reccomended
brand used to be "Lubriplate", however, I've been
using grease in my own steering boxes fo r many
years and usc any good brand of moly-based
product. Usc a product that is fairly thin, or even
make a mixture of 90 \\1 . oil and the selected
grease... this will help it settle into the low areas.
Of course, using grease docs not mean that you
can forget to properly adjust and maintain the
integrity of the box.
1 normally pack it into the cavity when
rebuilding the steering box, but it can be applied
with a grease gun. After you inject a quantity, turn
the steering wheel several times back and forth,
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greasedeeper into the works. You mighteven do
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1at we are talking abouthere are all
the non-Cabriolet open production
cars from 1954 on; Speedsters,
Convertible Ds and Roadsters. Insome ways, these
are the sweethearts of the 356swe seeat auction,
as they routinely command the most interest from
the non-356 public. In this issue's round-up,
recaps of nine cars will be presented. However,
unlike the last time we looked at Speedsters (one
year ago) when six out ofseven sold, or when we
reviewed Roadsters a few issues back and again
had sixout ofseven sell, here just five of the nine
were sold. A sign of change? Hard to tell. But
something to watch for. These special Roadsters
will be presented byyear ofmanufacture, with the
oldest first.
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We have four pre-A Speedsters to get us
started. First up is a 1955 in Ivorylblack, filled
with low " Euro'' alloy bumper guards, proper
baby moon hubcaps on correct 16" painted steel
wheels,andcastheadlamp grilles in place ofglass
covers. This car was imported from the USA into
France whereit was restored in the '90s, nowwith
a British license plate. In general a good car, but
no longer a fresh restoration and some signs of
wear showing. I wasn't thrilled with the hood
gaps, but perhaps Europeans aren't quiteso goofy
as us Americans. It was declared unsold at
$39,480 against a reserve of $46,000 at the
Bonhams & Brooks Goodwood Festival of Speed
auction, Sussex, UKinJuly 2001.
Back home in New Jersey another 1955
Speedster didn't sell, this time at the Kruse Atlantic
City Auction, February 2002. This one was
Speedster Red (which is bright, Signal Red) with
a black leather interior, correct painted 16"
wheels and baby moons, no bumper guards, and
twin rear view mirrors mounted way up forward
on the front fenders. This car had a lovely patina,
and many folks I spoke with believed it to be an
original car. But if you looked closely, you could
see it had been the subject of various repairs and
repaints. The trick was that nothing had been
done ina long time, so the repairs had a patina of
their own. Worn rubber mats, tired aluminum
trim, all indicated car that had been used and
enjoyed. This one spoketo me, I love to find them
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Convertible Os
like this. It remained unsold at $40,000. I hope
wewillsee it again.
Let's get one of these 1955 Speedsters sold,
ok? This one is darker red, call it Ruby Red with
a black interior and correct 16" wheels painted
"Ihe trick was that nothing
had been done in a long time,
so the repairs had a patina of
their own. Worn rubber mats,
tired aluminum trim, all indicated car that had been used
and enjoyed."
body color, baby moons, low "Euro''
bumper guards. Once again, cast light
grilles instead of glass covers. Good
hood gaps, but both doors did not fit
right. Very pretty paint. Sold at
Bonhams and Brooks Quail Valley,
August 2001 for $58,600, which seems
like plenty for a car with questionable
door gaps.
Our final 1955 Speedster was
Blacklblack and owned byactor
Nicholas Cage (left). Very nice
gaps and paint, over-all a quality
restoration. No bumper guards and repro
VW 5,;" wheels with improper baby
moons detracted from this package for
me. Still, unclear how much the celebrity
provenance helped, as the car sold for
$71 ,500 at the RM Amelia Auction sale in
Florida, March 2002.
Another Black Speedster, this time a
1957 356A with a red interior. Avery prettycar with low bumper guards and correct
painted steel wheels with incorrect Super hubcaps. Lovelygaps, fresh paint, restored mechanicals. If the car was in fact as good as it seemed,
this seems like the bargain of the bunch at
$56,700. Sold at the RM sale in Phoenix, january
'02.
We move now into Convertible Ds, the fi rst
onein Signal Redwith a tan interior and top. This
wasa very shinyand straightcar, with many"modern" options such as a newer small diameter
Nardi wood steering wheel, improper 5,;" repro
chrome wheels, and Super hubcaps even though
the engine was a Normal from the correct serial
number sequence. In spite of these newer accessories,this carwas nicelyprepared, with beautiful
presentation of the engine compartment and a
verv clean chassis. The bumpers had the full USA
overriders, with the low front overrider bars. All
chrome and alloy (or "alley" as the Brits would
say) around the car in excellent condition. Lovely
gaps, justa great looking car, offered to an unappreciative audience at the Kruse sale in Atlantic
City, 2/02, bid to $45,000 and not sold. This car
deserves a better venue and I hope it finds one.
Next Convertible Dis Ivorywith a black interior and a black top. The car had a 1600 Normal
engine, USA bumper guards and overriders with a
high-override front bar, mesh screens over the
headlamp glass, correct painted wheels and baby
moon hubcaps. Provided with the car was a copy
of the Kardex, proving that the color and engine
on thecar were correct. Agenerally very nice car,
butI was worried that the color was a bit too near
the white side of the paint spectrum. I was also
not thrilled with the hood gap, as the hood
seemed to sit a bit high all around. This car was
sold by Kruse in Las Vegas in June 2002 for
$51,940.
Roadsters
A 1961 Roadster, in the unusual colors of
Heron Gray with a blue vinyl interior and a 1600
Normal engine in the correctserieswas presented
at the Potter King auction inAtlanticCity, February
2002. This car was an interestingmix ofgood and
bad. Good were the deluxe horn ring, the nice
chromeand alloytrim, and the door fits . Bad were
the slightoverbite of the front trunklid (although
I have seen this on many Belgian Roadsters and
wonder if it may have been an original feature),
thedroopyendsofthefront bumper, visible bitsof
dirt in the paint and a Drauz coachbuilder tag
placed high on the passenger door, between the
window glass and the side spear (what in the
world was it doing there, hiding the holes from a
form er rearviewmirror?). It was fittedwith incorrect VW reprochrome wheels andSuper hubcaps.
Bid to $35,400 anddeclared a no-sale. I'd saythe
owner was wise to wait for a better venue,
although we also need tomove that coachbuilder's
tag down where it belongs low on the passenger
side front fender.
The last car for this issue is a bit of a stunner, particularlysince I wrote about a "top of the
world" Roadster recently that sold for $85,000.
Here's another Black/black 1962 Twin Grille
Super 90 Roadster (opposite) that sold for even
more money. It was a knock-out of a car, with
chrome Rudge knock-off wheels, a wood steering
wheel and llella fogs under the front bumper.
This car was donated to the Peterson museum and
auctioned to an appreciate crowd at the BarrettJackson auction in Los Angeles in June 2002. It
sold for $92,800. Of course, it had Rudgewheels,
and our last triple black Super-90 Roadster had
standard road wheels. But even so, gentlemen and
ladies, we have a new Roadster record.
Whatzits answers
The long wooden sticks are from the
inside oflate pushrodtubes, wheretheytake
up space, allowing the oil pressure to stay
high as it moves through the tubes. Thanks
to Dick Wiess for this puzzler.
The small studs are threaded into the
wooden dash "brow" to secure it to the
dashboard on a Speedster and Roadster.
Thanks to Don Bartlett for these photos!
Sendyour Whatzits to the editor, butbe
suretotellme what theyare, preferablywith
a photo of the item and a photo of where it
goes. Thanks!
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the magnet frame (0 -) .
The generator will run as a motor in the clock-wise direction facing the
sheave. Then lift the OF wire from ground and the generator (motoring) will
speed-up. This a confirmation that the field is intact. Increase field current
will slow the motor down. This same test can be run on the car if the belt is
removed.
Flashing the Field:
ByJoe Leoni
Generator's Rating:
Generator's capacity is marked on the top of the generator toward the
fan. An example: L) /GEG 200/612600 L19
• This then is a 200 watt / 6 volt / 2600 rpm.
• The rpm is the generator's speed, not the engine's.
• Allow a 1:1 .8 ratio; the engine would be turning around 1400 rpm.
Some generators are marked with the current (amperes) instead of
watts. (Watts = Volts x Current)
Direction of rotation may be marked with an arrow on the magnet
frame. This will be "clock-wise" from thepulleyend ofour 356 cars, or looking forward.
Current limitation of the Generator:
There are limiting parameters to the generator's output capability
(watts). One parameter is the brushes. Their physical size and composition
are their limitingfactors. In our 356 cars the brushesare ofa carbon/metallic composition. The current density for the 0.1243 in2 brush, is 240 amps
per inch2, at 30 amps load. This is a veryhigh current density.
Do notkeep addingelectricloads until the generator capacityis exceeded; often the charging of the battery is not considered as one of the loads.
In industry, the value of 60 amps per inch 2 is considered as ideal. The
industrial brushes can ranwith a 100%overload butnotcontinuously. While
the industrial brush is basically carbon, the 356 brush is carbon/metallic.
This accommodates the higher currents and still allows filming of the commutator, when the charging current is much lower. The warm brown film is
desirable on the commutator.
60 amps/per inch2 on the 356 would be about 8 amps, This current
level will film thecommutator. Good!
Testing the Generator:
First, the bench test.Ground the OF terminal (field) to the magnet frame
(0-). Connect the + of the battery to 0+ on the generator, and - battery to
Motoring the generator will flash thefield. Or, just touch, on the regulator, B + to the 0+ with a jumper.Just one quick touch is all that is needed.
There will be a little spark. The regulator's OF terminal must be connected to
the generator's OF terminal. This will apply a groundin the regulator for the
flash current to flow. See diagram.
Bosch recommends lifting the 0+ terminal from the regulator before
flashing the field. Their reason for this procedure is notclear. Perhaps it is to
protect the electronic component in the T6c regulator.
Regulator's Voltage Adjustment
I , Preliminary:
Factory recommendations for voltage is 7.1 to 7.5 volts. When measuring at thegenerator (0 +) , a good value is 7.3 volts. Avoid highervoltages, they
willdamage the battery The sealed gel batteries should not exceed 7.25 volts
at the battery.
The batterymust be fully charged before adjusting the regulator's output
voltage. This is best done by charging overnight.
Record theinitial rest and close gaps at the voltage regulator. The closed
gap is noted with medium pressure applied to flapper. It will not be touching
the iron core ofthe relay. The normally opened contact will just be closing.
2. Adjusting:
With the engine running about 2000 rpm, measure the generator's voltageat 0 + on the regulator. All other electric loads mustbe off. If this voltage
is low, slide papershims between theblued springandthe rest post. Paper is
about 0.004". Note thevoltage increase. Continue with shims until the voltage
is the value you want. It is better to be a littleshythe firsttime.
With the engine off, remove the shims, and form the rest post down to
raise the voltage, or up, to lower the voltage. 00 this while measuring the
gaps, adding theshimsto the initial gap's readings. (Thisworks forraising the
voltage only.) Increased rest gap will increase the voltage.
The voltage will be jumping around as the regulator tries to regulate.
When observing thevoltagewith a digital meter, thesamplingrate ofthe meter
coupledto the regulator's contacts operating at 50to 200times a second. Will
result in a voltage reading that is notsteady at thevoltmeter.
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Or to lower the voltage, just tap with a mallet on the rest post forcing it up.
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A generator that has been repaired
and the field connections reversed ,
will run backward (CCW).
This has been observed.
The simple test of motoring the
generator without regard to the field
or direction of rotation is an
incomplete or perhaps a false test.
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It can be seen that on a stormy
night, lights and fogs on, radio playing,
and wipers on. The generator's load is
already 189 watts.
Those Fogs or extra Driving lights
used up most of the "current" margin
of the generator. Little is left to charge
the battery. And what if you only have a
160 watt generator (not T6). Turn off
the radio? Sell the fogs maybe?????
There is a bottom to that barrel. It
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And, insure the regulator is adjusted for the correct charging voltage to
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he twentieth anniversary of the
PittsburghVintage Grand Prix was held
20 & 21st ofJuly andfittingly, Porsche
was the featured marque. it was an outstanding
turnout ofcarsfor both show andrace!
Some of you may recall that last year, my
Speedster caughtfire almost taking the garage and
house with it. Then the '59 GT graciously offered
to me by Bill Bauman dropped a screw down a
carb and a bent valve during qualifying left me at
thebeer/alesoaked mercy offering byDave Baker
ofhis '58Speedster, "The Geek." Somemayrecall
"TheGeek" as the car which won worst of showat
the 356 Indianapolis Holiday in 1988.
Nonetheless, it was this iron oxide-lightened 356
that carried me across the finish line in a
respectable 5th position out of 30 plus cars last
year.
Now, a year later, the Speedster was in fine
(although still singed) form, but I was not. A
severe case ofpneumonia should have kept me on
thesidelines, butNorwegian stubbornness and its
oft-accompanying stupidity had me wheezing,
gasping andgraspingfor antibiotics and that wonderful mind altering cough elixir!
Have any ofyou ever arrived ahead ofyourself! No, it wasn't the cough medicine - after a 5112 hour tow from Northern Virginia, we arrived
in the pits, and before we even unloaded, people
were coming by and saying, "Congratulations,"
"Way to go" and, "looks GREAT!" We were perplexed. The Speedster had actually been washed
At'ID WAXED but even that, it seemed, was not
enough to merit such accolades - particularly
from the non-356 crowd.
We soon found that with Porsche as the featuredmarque, for some reason Dave Baker and I
had become the poster children on this year's
event Tee Shirt! Despite the fact that Dave and
Erik's Hysterical Racing has "No phone, nofax, no
customers and no Wins," we had now made the
big time. Over the courseof the weekend wewere
delighted to honor requests to autograph shirts
being worn by female fans!
Much has been written about this race
course laid out in Pittsburgh's centrally-located
Schenley Park. Oak trees, parking meters and
those lichen-laden stone walls guide and line the
course instead of grass, kitty litter and distant
Armco. 1\venty-three turns demand threshold
braking and a lot ofrowingup and down between
2nd & 3rd. It is a hard course on brakes, aptly
shown by Dick Scott's lovely (drum brake) Lola
going 'a hay baling and totally taking out the chicane! Dick used to run356sas dailytransportand
is our perennial Friday night host, opening his
lovely turn-of-the century Squirrel Hill home for
Beer, Brats, Kraut & great conversation. It is with
great amusement that we watch all the Brit car
drivers tucking into a bountiful Bavarian buffet.
With Porsche featured marque there was a
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"The Geek", worst-ol-show winner at the 1987
Indianapolis Holiday.
The
Pittsburgh
Vintage Grand
Prix 2002
by Erik Severeid
Detail lrom the t-shirt image.
Below: Agaggle 01 356s flocking after a bigbore Healey. Bob Klingenburg lollowed by
Sandy Sadler. Rob Hyman photos.
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greater gaggleof356sand sports racers than normal. Of particular visual and racing pleasure was
Tom Beil's RSK. Competitor attendance was so
good that most of the 356s were punted into the
Over 2 Liter class, swelling that run group to a
crowded 43 cars! Unfortunately, and possibly due
to five other NE regional auto related eventsgoing
on over the weekend, crowd attendance was
down .
The first mechanical malady of a self-inflicted varietyarose during Friday's track familiarization session (mandatory due to a course change
when the brake pedal went to the floor!
Thankfully, no sheet metal was rearranged nor
paint scraped as we slid precariously around a
corner. What had gone wrong? In the usual last
minute fit to prep thecar my6 year old son Mikael
was helping dad bleed the brakes for the first time
- ever. Now, it would be easy to blame Mikael but
in fact dear old dad forgot to fully tighten one of
the bleeder nipples!So, on Fridayevening's cruise
around the course, the Speedster was merrily
squirting brake fluid all over its under carriage.
Dad erroneouslyassumed that there was air in the
lines which could be quickly bled out before the
morning's practice and 'twas this, and nothing
more. Besides, the draw of more crepuscular
activities of socializing, rabble rousing and recementing friendships was more enticing; the car
could wait. On Saturday it was panic city once we
discovered there was a paucity of fluid in the system. To make matters more interesting, the officials advanced our qualifyingsession. Nothing like
dressing while driving and heading out on to the
track with unproven brakes.
Gary Ford and his wife Charlie graciously
allowed their motor home to be used as base of
operations. Gary once again brought his stunning
1947 ex-Nuvolari Cisitalia, it is with great surprise
that no one commented on last year's photo
regarding the strikingresemblance ofthe Cisitalia
and Kommenda's early 356 design. Or was it the
BerlinIRome roadster? Who thugged whom on
that one? Regrettablyfor Gary, a red flagshortened
his raceto 2 laps this year.
Race day dawned in its traditional hazy, hot
and humid splendor (the rain gear was rernembered.) With the exception of Gary Ford's
Etceterini class, splendor was a good description
ofthe seven groups of Vintage Vehicles that raced.
As this course is about 2.5 cars wide, with 43
cars in our run group the track resembled cross
town traffic in Manhattan, only MUCH quicker!
Consequently, we stayed well bunched for a good
part ofthe race. Ahead of the rest ofus more languidly paced 365s,Dave Baker, SandySadler, Bill
(Cigar Garage) Swartz and Bob Laepple settled
into their own dice as Pete Brittingham and Bob
Klingenburg pushed their lovely A coupes to the
max trying to keep the big bore boys in their
sights. On the last lap of the race, Dave Baker
appeared in my Speedster's mirrors and he was
gainingon me! Now I know I was not up to full tilt
Boogie but I was notdriving thatslowto be lapped
byanother 356!As Dave drewcloser and passed I
sawa large dark thing hanging down from his rust
worm-infected car. As he passed, he resembled
the Schurnacheresque spark making road skimmers sporting superstructure of ailerons. This
obviouslywas not in design, hut by the plumes of
sparks emanating from the underside ofthe car.
Unfortunately, the origins ofsparks were not
titanium skid plates hut the BOTTOM FALLING
OUT OFillS CAR! We later learned that the only
thing holding the remainder of the 0001' and his
seat in place was his submarine strap and the
REST OFillSSAm1Y IIARi'iESS! Nowthat is determination to finish! Sadly, this was to be The Geek's
last race for some time. When Dave released the
harnesses in the pits we all saw the 0001', driver's
seat and Dave himselfsink earthward!
This event helps fund tbe children's
Autism Society of Pittsburgb and tbe Allegben)'
Scbool for the p/~J'sically challenged. As this
year'sattendance an funds raised were doum,
would eacb ofyou please send $15 plus $3.00
for postage to PVCI' c/o Autism Society of
Pittsburgb, Inc. RO. Box 38333, Pittsburgb, m
15238. Of course, include your t sbirt size.
Make tbe check out to pvcm.
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Right: The Cisitalia.
Below: Lola vs. hay bales.
Dave Baker (#718) artfully drifts "The Geek."
Bollom: Single file in the Serpentine.
Below left: hard-pursuing Pete Brillingham corrects just intime to save sheet metal.
As the group gathered, we broke into a sad
refrain of, "Goodbye old Geek, for I am leaving
Cheyenne!"
Aword of special thanks to all the 356ers
who finished their projects - as suggested in last
year's article - actually drove to the event, and
stopped by the pits for a chin wag, beer or a pint
of Dave's life-threatening Yorkshire Ale! Great to
meet and see you all. Not only was there a grand
showingof Porsche racers, but ;1II equally healthy
representation of spit and shine variety 356s set a
striking display upon the not-so-green sloping
fairways spreading upward from a portion of the
race course.
Running the risk of being tarred with the
syndrome of viewing today's Vintage Racing with
rose-colored glasses, and should the concept of
watchingfree racing, meandering down a winding
tree shaded pit lane, chatting with Austin to
Wolesleydrivers alike stir somethingin you, think
of visiting or racing in this event next year.
Although the 2003 featured mark will he the plastic pig - I mean the Corvette. Ifyou didn't get that
project done this year, do it for next and let's see
if we can out-show in quality-though doubtfully
though in number-those yank tanks from Detroit!
And by the way, rear view mirrors are always provide a better vista when viewed through a tint of
rose.
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The Speedster Fest brought ou
100 new and old cars.
he 2002 German AutoFest started with
a bang early on September 14, 2002 at
beautiful Seaside Park, in Ventura,
California. Despite the unexpected brisk temperature, thousands of smiling Porsche enthusiasts
and over 700 Porsches of every make and model
traveled Highway 101 to this beautiful seaside setting to enjoy and participate in one of the six
events organized to celebrate allthings Porsche.
Saturday morning was a flurry of activityas
people voted for their favorite cars in the People's
Choice Concours, or voted for their favorite
Speedster in the Speedster Fest. In the end,
George McMurtry won the Best of Show in the
People's Choice with his 1965 356 Coupe, and
Bob and Lila DeKlotz won the Best ofShow in the
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Bestof Showin concours: Richard Roeder from
los Angeles.
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Volu me 26, Number 4
.' byBob Campbell
Speedster Fest with their 1956 Speedster. Both
events were culminated by an awards ceremony
and victory laps, led by Peter Dunkel's beautiful
1954 Porsche tractor.
The highlight of the show was the two huge
exhibitor halls, full with over one hundred indus-
trybooths displaying thousands of choice Porsche
items, specialized services and outrageous
Porsches. Also available for purchase each day
was Porsche artwork and boutique items, as well
as event t-shirts, hats, and posters. The artist for
the event poster, Michael j ekot, was on hand and
personallyautographed many posters.
Prescott Kelly's Literature/MobiliaShow was
Mark your celendar! The next
German AutoFest will be held on
September 13 &14, 2003.
againa very popular hall to visit with hundreds of
rare and collectible goodies covering over six
thousand square feet of space. The huge outside
Swap Meet area was full of great fi nds, and there
was row after row of Porsches in the For Sale
Corral.
The highlight of Sunday's events was the
Concours d'Elegance, staged on the front lawn
area and conducted by Barbara and Alex Bivens.
This year's Best of Show award was a framed
watercolor by Jeff Dorgay of WallWerks, which
was taken home by Richard Roeder of Los
Angeles, California, who showed his stunning
1959 Carrera Cabriolet. This event was wellattended and followed by an awards ceremony
and more victory laps.
Top this off with two days of seminars,
including speakers Bruce Andersen, Dale Miller,
and Richard Clewell, as well as an ongoing Silent
Charity Auction to benefit Habitat for Humanity, a
free event poster drawing every hour, and local
Below: Gary Emory (left) and Ted Rodgers.
Bottom: Heading for the slopes. via Ventura.
Bottom right: Dunkels brought a trailer full.
clubs and special interest groups displays, and it
all added up to a very enjoyable and fullweekend.
The Santa Barbara Region of the PCA provided
volunteers headed up by David Stone, that somehow moved this entire event along smoothly all
weekend,
The 2003 German AutoFest will be held on
September 13 & 14 and will highlight the Boxster
model with an international meeting of Boxster
groupsand the Boxster Fest 2003. Inaddition, an
imitation has also been made to the International
Porschc Tractor Registry to also attend and plan
an event, Porschc tractor pullanyone? The organizers, Bob and Karen Campbell, encourage all
their Porsche friends to bring all their Porsche
friends to nextyear's event. For more information
or to obtain event merchandise, please visit
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he Maestro was headed to the first
German Auto Fest. lie had finally finished loading the Truck and at the
earlybird hour of 10:30 am, he pointed the Blue
Bow Tie out onto US 101, South to the Southland,
donut and coffee clutched firmly in hand.
Alternately.
He expected the drive South in the Truck to
be uneventful, as all drives in the Truck had been
for many years; decades, in fact. The Maestro's
1969 Shevrolay 1/2 ton Pick Up Truck now has
220,000 nearly trouble-free miles on it, since he
bought it back in the middle '70s. Rebuilt the
engine almost immediately, a Balanced and
Blueprinted 356 cubic Inch Shevrolay(a 350 with
a little wear), now with over 150,000 miles on the
Rebuild. So it was barely broken in.
To prepare fully for the Trip, the Maestro
had checked the level of 5W-50 Castrol Syntec in
the Sump. It was Full. As always. lie checked the
Water. A Little low as usual- thanks to the little
leak that sprung from the Radiator after Pressure
Washing the other day.
No Problem, that's what Stop Leakis for, and
the Maestro had added just that Very thing that
VelY morning before he left.
The only little nagging problem The Truck
had was that every now and then, seemingly randomly, itwould buck, hesitate, lose power, cough,
and backfire a bit. Then it would clear up. But
other than that..,
Once or twice, the bucking and backfiring
got bad enough thatthe Maestro investigated. And
found that "adjusting the points" with the Allen
head wrench through the access hole on the
Distributor cured the Problem. (You 356 owners
don't have an Access Hole in your Distributor to
adjust the Points WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING?) Oh, too bad.
Anyway, he had bought a set of New Plugs
and Points for The Truck and had actually
installed the Plugs, but not the Points. The Points
were there on the Seat, next to him. Just In Case.
The first Hundred and Fifty Mileswere boringly uneventful. The Truck was Purring Proudly.
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The Maestro's Travelling
Engine Seminar
But 50 Miles South of East Jesus, the Truck started bucking- BADLY! VERY Badly! With MANY BIG
LOUD BACKFIRES!
And a corresponding Great Loss of Powerand Speed, down to 40mph. Damn Dangerous on
a Rural CaliforniaFreeway! So the Maestro reluctantly took the Very Next Exit, which by the grace
of the gas gods, hada Chevron Service Station.
Well, "Service Station" is actually a bit of a
Misnomer. The Only "Service" offered there was
the Candy Clerk at the Counter where you paid
asking if you wanted cookies, gas, or beer.
The Maestro asked the Lone Clerk ifin anyone 'round these here parts could work on a
Shevrolay He pointed across the street to a (former) gas station (Lots of "former" gas stations in
South California), nowan auto repair place.
The Clerk said- "The guy is Mexican and
doesn't speak very good English. But he works on
a lot ofVolkswagens."
Geez, thought the Maestro. Will I be held
hostage by a Mexican VWMechanic? After all the
things I said about VW Mechanics, is this the
Revenge of the VW Mechanic god against me?The
Maestro hiked on back to The Truck, which had
STALLED. (It NEVERSTALLED!)
Fortunately, with much lively goosing and
pumping of throttle coupled with gentle, understandingwords of Four Letters, it started.
The Maestro deftly maneuvered the Sick
Shevrolayacross the Street to the Re-pair place. It
had- asyou mightexpect for a VWestablishment
50 Miles South of Nowhere- a Dunebuggy's butt
sticking out of the one-stall service bay of the
abandoned gas station. Several Dead WI engines
laid around the side. Various pieces ofWI's were
scattered hither, thither and yon. But there were a
few 'Merican cars around too - Shevrolays!
And that was a good sign.
The Maestro introduced himselfto the Man
in Charge. lIewas about 29 years old, with a pony
tail and hailed from South of the Border down
Mexico Way about four years ago. The Maestro
described the problem- then SHOWED him the
problem by opening the Truck's hood.
The Balanced and Blueprinted ShevrolayV-8
was a-buckin' and a shakin' somethin' TERRIBLE!
Ifin you rewed it up, it would Backfire to beat the
Band - or, two days after That Terrible Tuesday,
attract the FBI. The Shop's Proprietor motioned
the Maestro please, not to rev it up again, and
went off to get his timing light. Smart guy, thought
the Maestro. He does what I do- check the Timing
first. He returnedwith the TypicalTimingLight- No
Magic Dial to make the Spark move Magically.
He hooked the Timing Light up correctly to
the # 1Cylinder on a Shevrolay V-8 and pointed the
business end at thePulley. The Timing was OK, but
the Maestro noticed the light was flashing very
intermittently. "See that?" said the Maestro. "The
timing's OK, but the Spark- she's missing badly.
Intermittent. I figure it's either the Points or the
Coil."
Fortunately, the Maestro HAD a 12 Volt Coil
with him- in the BACK of the Truck, on the GoldPlated Industrial Engine the Maestrowas bringing
with him for Show & Tell at theAuto Fest. But he
had a New Set of Points on the seat beside him.
"So, how about wereplace the POINTSfirst?" said
the Maestro, as he handed the young guru-to-be
theNEWSet of Points the Maestro had thoughtfully brought along with him. (The ones he didn't
have time to replace the previous weeki)
And rather than have the Maestro hang his
aging body over a Hot Shevrolay engine, he convinced the guru-to-beto have the Honor ofreplacing the Points in the Maestro's Pick Up Truck. Tom
Sawyer would be proud.
And theguy climbed rightup onto thatBigV8, popped off the Distributor Cap like he haddone
many times before, unscrewed the Rotor (Yes, on
Shevrolay, you UNSCREW the Rotor'), undid the
Points, looked at them. Smiled. And handed them
to the Maestro.
The Maestro eyeballed the Points. And
smiled too! Laughed. For he had found another
Candidate for his Museum of Broken Parts! The
Points had NOT been hitting "Dead Nuts On", like
they're supposed to. No, not these. Points are two
circles or disks that make and break "contact" to
cause the "Spark" for your plugs. The two circles
are supposed to touch each other intimately and
evenly. over 360 degrees of their surfaces.
(Rightl) But these had been hitting on only 1/3 of
the surface. They were seriously"offset."
And they worked OK. For a while. But after
that Mlile, the Points burned throughthe resistant
metal on the surface of the Points. Underneath is
"regular" Steel which "burns off' MCCII FASTER.
The resultwas thatthe moveable partofthe Points
started to strikethe SIDE of the other Point"post."
The Result of T1 L\T was Wild TIming Variation!
Depending on exactly where on the side of the
Points the moving piece touches, the Timingcould
be Advanced, Retarded or just Right. (Rightl). It's
the Monte Carlo Theory of Engine Timing- With
wide variation in Timing, sometimes it runs Well,
other times Poorly, sometimes EXCELLENT and
sometimes So-So.
Gotta love those Monte Carlo Real Life
Simulations! The Maestro had been experiencing
JUST that very thing! The VW Mechanic hopped
back down from the Tru ck and motioned the
Maestro to fire it up. The Maestro turned the key
to "Start" andThe Truck Roaredto life. It felt just
like it used to. The VW guyshined the TimingLight
on the Pulley. It showed about 5 degrees advance.
About Stock for a Shevrolay
"Y'know,' said the Maestro. "If you had a
Sears Magic Timing Light with the "Dial" you
could check the IIigh Speed Timing easily.
Especiallyon thoseVWs. By the way, how DO you
set the TIming on the VWs in your shop?"
"I set the Timingat idle."
"Do you CHECKthe lIigh Speed Timing?"
"No."
"Well, you oughta! lIighSpeed TImingvaries
with the type and condition of the Distributor. If
the lIighSpeed Advance is way off- 1I0LES form in
Pistons!"
As reward for successful replacing the
Shevrolay Points, the Maestro lead the VW
mechanic to the Inner Sanctum- the back of the
Peek Up Truck. lie opened the Camper on the Half
Shell's Deck Lid, dropped the tailgate, reached in
and removed the Red Velvet Blanket covering the
Gold Plated Porsche Engine.
The Maestro always likes to watch the
Reaction of people when they first see a Gold
Plated Engine uncovered, in all its Glory The Eyes
Widen. The Mouth Drops, then forms a Smile!
The guy shouted in rapid Spanish to his
helper who carne running over full tilt- like there
be Sinful Senoritas inside. They hoth looked and
pointed and talked excitedly. And the Maestro
began his First Tech Session out On The Road,
pointing out the Powder Paint. The Weber Carbs.
The .050. The Gold Plate on the Coil Strap,
Generator Strap, Generator Shroud, Pulley Nut
and all the Cheese lie-ad Screws.
The Maestro removed the removable Gold
Plated Dip Stickand passed it aroundto the "Oohs
and Aahs" of the two making up the crowd.
The VWGuy Wiselyrealized that a Visit fro m
The Maestro doesn't happen every dayso he
asked a LOT of Questions, wanting to Learn.
The Maestro gladlyexplained.
After the Lesson, the Maestro asked, "So,
how much for the Repair."
"How about Twenty Five Dollars," said the
VWguy.
"Nah, said the Maestro. "How about Forty?"
Put the extra towards that Sears Timing Light with
the Dial I told you about. You'll be amazed what
you can do with it. And it REALlY impresses the
girls!"
And the Maestro saddled up his Camouflage
Brown Steed, which was once again purring like it
used to. And somehow he knew that the
Porsche/ShevrolayMV gods had gotten together
thatday to:
I. Save the Maestro's hide and:
2. Educate a young'en into the Ways of the
Wise. And have them LISTEN, mesmerized by the
Gold.
The Maestro seeswhyThe Lone Ranger left
behind a Silver Bullet.That's whyhe leaves behind
Gold-Plated Cheese HeadScrews.
It's just his way of: Keeping the 356 Faith!
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ByOrr Potebnya
Additional photos by
Robert Ree, John Harvey and Roland Lohnert
he 356 Registry West Coast Holiday,
held in beautiful Vancouver, British
Columbia is nowrelegated to memory.
Ninety four registrants and their partners had a
most memorable 356 time.
Thursdayeveninga birthdaycelebration was
held for Ferry Porsche. The cake was appropriately adorned with a photo of Ferry realistically
created out of frosting. Following this, many
retired to rest up for the following days.
Registrants who had driven from as far away as
Maryland, Texas, Kansas and Colorado were on
hand to enjoy Canadian hospitality. Speaking of
hospitality, the Hospitality Suite was well stocked
with wonderful Canadian beers, fine wine and finger foods throughout theweekend. Wes and Diane
Morrill had the Goodie store fully operational by
the first evening. Other vendors in evidencewere
jeffery Fellman of Perfect Motion in Florida, the
Biersdorffs with theirLereyn Co. third lights, and
Dario Callandra who makes some great 550
Spyder replica parts.
Friday morning found 65 cars and their
occupants gathering in Stanley Park in preparation forthe 100+ mile drive to \~~l i stl er. To saythe
drive up the Sea to Sky Highway is spectacular
would be an understatement! The officials in
Whistler Village opened up access to normally
pedestrian onlypaths forall our tubs to park. The
weather was beautiful and the shops exuded a
European flavor. Those who returned from
Whistlerin time were treated to an open house at
Intermeccanica-the premier 356 replica firm .
That evening many participated in the dinner
cruise aroundVancouver harbor. Again words are
inadequate to describe the beauty and serenity of
the cruise complemented by the balmyweather.
Saturday morning dawned beautiful again
and 76 356s were counted in the Van Dusen
Gardens for the people's choice and judged concours event. The cars sparkled like little jewels in
the sunlight spread over the gently rolling, manicured landscape. Notable in attendance was the
always magnetic "1964 Emory cabriolet." That is
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Clockwise from left: ASpeedster at the concours. Gary and Rod Emory's latest creation.
The Registry awarded two free Holidays, including registration and hotel costs. The winners,
shown here with Holiday Chairman Dave
Bambridge (left) wereSally Biersdorff, Perry
Lee and Jack Biersdorff (right). At center is
Registry president Chuck House, who made the
presentation. Is getting there half the fun? Ask
Jeff Crabtree, who drove from Maryland. The
clocktower and parking lot at Whistler.
the way this work of art is registered!Garydid say
that he was almost rear-ended on the way to the
venue and [ think many of the out-of-town attendees were mortified on more than one occasion
by the extremely aggressive driving style of the
locals.
Saturday evening and the awards banquet
came all too quickly. The gondola ride up to the
top of Grouse Mountain in the ebbingtwilight was
spectacular. The entire city of Vancouver and the
harbor was laid out below with city lights
sparkling like millions of diamonds. The awards
banquet found the contingent from Washington
accepting a disproportionate number of the
awards as follows: Eric Linden, Peoples Choice;
Syd Baker, Judges Choice; John Harvey, Long
Distance Award - and in a very gracious move,
John declined and requested the award go to Jeff
Above: Roland & Rosemary
lohnert attended the Holiday
on the return leg of their
trip to Alaska in a C
Cabriolet. where they picked
up the moose antlers (not
by hitting the moose.)
Right: Mike Wroughton (center) joins in the laughter
during Saturday evening's
awards banquet.
PRIIVlA. -FIBRE
COCO MjTS
Crabtree, also from Maryland; Lois Franco, Nardi
jacket; and finally the very much anticipated and
coveted Nardi wood steering wheel went to Ron
Amundson. Jeffery Fellman was most generous in
his contribution of the jacket and steeringwheel.
As with the preceding days, this day and evening
was over before we knewit.
The nextmorning manywere packing, loading trailers etc. Nonetheless at IC:lSt 25 people
attendedJoe Leoni's presentation on 356electrics
and the one and a half hour historicalslide presentation byyours truly
In closing, recognition is due Dave
Bambridge and his fiance Cidalma, Wayne Sievers
and his wife, andJohn McGanie and his wife. As
with so many volunteer efforts over a dozen people volunteered to help initially and when things
got serious only the six aforementioned people
were there to get the job done. I find it to be a
minor miracle that they pulled off such an enjoynble and successful Holiday under those circumstances.
One other note of gratitude should be
extended to DennyAker who provideda "loaner"
Convertible Dto our president, Chuck House and
a 1\vin Grill roadster to Ken Ito. I still hear of
Denny's similar generosity to attendees at the
1988 Holiday in Port Ludlow. To our Canadian
356 enthusiasts, a hearty "well done" and thanks
for the great memories! continued
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The Chairman writes:
In August of 2001, a small group of
Registry!members in Vancouver, BC decided we
were going to bid for the 2002 WCN. Fifteen
months later it bappened!
We started with 8 volunteers, then there
were 7, then 6, then 5 and 48 hourspriorto the
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Holiday it is well worth the experience (I say
this weeks later). The secret is to be well prepared.
My background in Catering & Hotel
Management certainlyhelped with our Holiday.
The onlydownfall was about a dozenfolks who
had not signed up for the Friday dinner but
showed up anyway. So much for the honour
system (piece of advice: issue tickets).
Would I do it again? Yes! I met somegreat
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Houete r, at about3pm the sun appeared, not to
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The Drive to Whistler was breathtaking.
The concours site beautiful and the catered
events went offwithouta hitch. But how could
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Thanks to all who made my first Holiday
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arlan Halsey's near tragic experience,
related in the last RegistTJ' sounds a
warning for all of use who love and
drive our tubs.
The original-type fuel hose, the German stuff
with a braided cloth outerjacket, is intended only
for relatively hrief service. After just a fewyears
the rubber-like main section hardens.
When the main section hardens, it becomes
brittle asglass, As longas it is notflexed, you have
a fuel line (no longer a hose) which maynotleak.
But if it is flexed even slightly, it cracksandleaks.
Then the braided cloth outer jacket compounds
theclutch is released, theengine tips backward a
the problem by wicking up gasoline from a small
little
on its rubber mounts.
leak and allowing it to evaporate, preventing it
There is an alternative to frequent replacefrom dripping which would cause the leak to be
ment of the original-type hose. American 5116"
quicklydiscovered. Ifyour car has a definite smell
ofgasoline hut no drips, you may . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ,
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have an internally-cracked piece
of original-type hose which has
long outlived itswelcome.
This was not considered a
problem when the cars were
made. The Germans believe infrequentandcarefuI maintenance by
authorized mechanics. A car
which was serviced regularly
would have the hoses replaced at
safe intervals by mechanics who
were aware of the short life.
The late Gene Berg, one of
the world's most knowledgeable
technical authorities on the aircooled VW engine, toldme that he
recommended replacementof the
original-typehose every two years.
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He added that he has seen many
vwengine room fires which were
the result of old, hardened, leaki ng original-type
Aside from bad fuel hoses, other things that can
hose.
go seep in the night are gaskets and "hard" fuel
But howabout the reports we hear regularly
connections. At the gas tank outlet there may
of original-type hose, apparently still working
be seeping fuel, and while this area is out of
safely, removed after two or three decades ofservsight, it may not be out of smell. Check it out.
ice? There are places in the car where the fuel
On late fuel pumps, hard inlet and outlet tubes
hose is not flexed - the splice in the tunnel, near are pressed into the cast pump body (shown
the gas tank and fuel valve of some models are
above and at the white arrow in the picture at
examples. Severalyears ago on the Registrye-mail
right). These often loosen and allow enough
list there was a report from a member that, after
seepage to smell, but no wet spot,even though
doing somethingwhich moved the metal fuel line
the hoses are tightly clamped onto the tubes.
where it emanates fro m the rear of the tunnel
With time, deposits from gas leave a tell-tale
underneath thecar, once things were huttoned up
amber residue - a clue that there is a slow but
and gasolinewas put inthe tank, therewas a flood
sure leak at that point. Another point of potenof gasoline leaking from the tunnel.
tialleaks is at the diaphragm (black arrow in
Finding: the hose splice within the tunnel
picture at right) . The "top" cover on the pump
had been OK although hardened for decades. But
(#7 in the diagram) has two gaskets that can
when the rear part of the metal fuel line was disalso leak or seep. Abroken diaphragm can
turbed, causing the hose splice to flex, the inner
allowgas into the engine case, thinning the oil
core shattered like glass.
and creatinga potential fire risk. Thanks for
The piece of hose that was almost Harlan's
these additional suggestions goes to editor
undoing, from the body to the engine, most cerGordon "Smokey" Maltby who reminds us,
tainly is flexed everytime the car is driven. MlCn
"Only YOU can prevent 356 fires! '""
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Pat Tobin
Fuel hose hazards
fuel hose is a near perfect fit. The best type bears
an SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) spec
number: SAE 30R6. It is made of a flexible rubberlike material which is impervious to hydrocarbons. The hose also bears a manufacturing date.
The reinforcing webbing is a layer inthecenter of
the main hose section, not around the outside.
The metal fuel lines on a 356 are 8 rum 00.
5/ 16" is 7.94 mm, veryclose to8 mm. The 5/16"
hose is a nice slip fit over the metal fuel line.
However, the crush is only0.06 rnm, notas much
/
as we would like. I use a smallhose clamp at each
end oftheSAE hose, and I sleep verywell at night.
I don't knowwhat theofflcial life expectancyof the
SAE hose is, but I've been using it on 356s and
other German cars for fortyyears. No, I don't let it
runthat long; I change it about everyten years just
for the halibut, but the old hose is never brittle
and always lookslike it couldtake another decade
in stride.
Ifyou showyour car or insist on the original
appearance, be sure to change the original-type
hose everytwo years or so. If you are more concerned with safety than original appearance, use
the 5116" SAE 30R6 fuel hose, available at most
auto narts stores, with a small clamp at each end.
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please contact Vic Skirmants at 27244 Ryan Rd.,
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* '52 Pre-ACoupe# 11933. +/ - 8,000 miles since
1998 resto. Fish silver-gray, white leatherlblue
corduroy interior. 912-based motor (S-90 crank,
1720 cc, Elgin cam, "C" heads, Zeniths, full flow
oil system, 200 mm clutch) plus correct 2-piece
1500-N# 30918. 16" wheels, turbo rings, jack,
owner's manual, 15" wheels with newMichelins.
$40,000 OBO. Tom Krugman. 209-527-411 7, CA.
topclass356@hotmail.com.
*'53 Pre ACoupech. 51029, Motor#31952, original Kardex. 1500cc, Adria blue, black leather
seats, Tan corduroyint, Orig.radio. 16in. wheels.
Complete restoration bumper to bumper, engine
rebuilt, 50 miles since completion. 1have owned
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Volume 26. Number 4
and cared for this car for the last 32 yrs. Paul
Ritchey, 954-427-3071, Deerfield Bch. FL.
$45,000.
rebuilt w/German cyls. Never run. $6000. Owner
in IL. 618-628-4206. Car in PA. Neil Cornell. 610296-5042.
*'57 356 Porsche Speedster, #8273. Rare
Aquamarine Blue MetalliclTan, Black Top,
Restored to original condition by Autosports
Exclusive RedwoodCity, CA in 1990. All numbers
match. Perfect fit! Tool Kit. People's Choice
Award in PCANW Concourse condition. $70,000
a must see. Ted @ 917-833-6494 IA. Pictures
available.
*'61 356Bcoupe #115879. Above average coupe
due to condition andoptions. Red, black interior;
12V electrical; rebuilt 1966 912 engine with
1750cc kit, <500 miles; new voltage regulator,
brake linings, windshieldandseal, battery; rebuilt
wheel cylinders, generator, front seats; Some extra
parts. $24k10BO Chris Bauer 352-378-5391 (FL)
*'58 Convertible 0 1600 Super, #85551.
Silver/red leather, great driver. $35,000. Fred
Brubaker, Allentown, PA. 610-434-8778 days,
610-797-9298 eves.
*'58 Coupe. No engine. Interior stripped out,
some missing. Headlamps, tailamps, directionals
gone. No bumpers. Transaxle is there. All the
usual rustfound in theNortheast. Retiring & moving, don't want to move it. Located in Syracuse,
N.Y. $1200. 315-656-2701 before 9pm EST.
*'59-356 Cab, Reutter Body, No.l 51631,
Kunstharzlack, NR 608. Always garaged. No rust.
ew paint I year ago. New top 2 yrs. ago. Engine
rebuild and has less than 2000 mi. Greyw/ black
interior. Full tonneau cover and bra. $36,000.
Emil Minicucci, 440 Dixson St. Arroyo Grande,
CA. 93420. MINICU@AOL.COM. 805-474-4428.
*'61 356B Coupe T-5 1600NRedIBlack #1l6068
Needs bodywork, engine runs well, mechanically
in good condition. Has all parts, just needs TIC.
Asking $5,000. Chuck, 313-875-2675. Detroit, MI
48212. Helzo@aol.com.
*'62 T6 356B Super coupe, Champagne Yellow
w/Green and Tan Interior (factorycolor combination). A very low rust car-original underbody
sheetmetal is exc. Car needsa repaint. 1\vo engine
options: Super engine is apart and requires
rebuild. Have a running 196691 2 w/Webers that
is readyto bolt in. Price $8,900 with Super engine
or $10,550 for 912 engine. Easy conversion with
sheetmetal and 6 volt conversion parts available.
Digital photos and detailed description available.
Jimat gio@sprynet.com or 425-603-9612.
*'59 356A (Reutter) Coupe #105974, Ivory/red,
2nd owner. All documents and history since day
one. Match #s (P72399). Spare parts, Blaupunkt,
owners manual, jack. Mint condition, show winner. $32,500 CON. neg. Montreal, Canada. 51 4727-1709 work, davin@videotron.ca.
*'63 1600 S coupe. Matching numbers per
Kardex: 21 2247, engine 705221. Rebuilt engine.
Rust free. Bare metal repaint with proper Ruby
Red color, 1998. New rubber, chrome, tires.
Original Blaupunkt radio. Brakes andshift linkage
rebuilt 1999. Tool kit, jackand manual included.
Very original and honest car. $17,500. Steve
Kearns, Ketchum, Idaho 208-726-4843(w), 208
788-2001(h) steve@kearnsbuilders.com
*'59 Convertible 0 , #86219. Concours winning
restoration. Ruby Redlall tan leather. Original
Super engine rebuilt with Shastas andSC heads by
Berardelli. Have original bill of sale and all
papers. This was Hoffman's 1959 N.Y. show car.
$53,000. Dodge Olmsted, Alexandria, VA. 703836-8306.
*'63 356 T-6 Super 90 #123431, Heron Gray,
BlackInt., Eng. #P-602171. Ground upresto, professional paintlbody work, new floor and rebuilt
engine in '92. Has won awards in local shows. Gd
driver. LuggageRack, bra, Workshop Manual, xtra
parts & wheels. $18,000. Priscilla French, Dixon
IL, 815-284-5043, tlrpfrch@cin.net
*'60 Sunroof Super Coupe. RedIBlack. Chassis
109731. Upgraded to Super 90 with engine KDP
800511. Typical rust. Drives great, fun. $10,000
John Malone, Glenview,IL 847-729-9356
*'64 CCab, Silver/red, older restoration, excellent
condition. $35,000. Fred Brubaker, Allentown,
PA. 610-434-8778days, 610-797-9298 eves.
*'60 356 B Coupe, 1600 Normal, #109796.
Redlblack, matchingnumbers, big borekit, excellent driver, no rust. $16,500. Fred Brubaker,
Allentown, PA. 610-434-8778days, 610-797-9298
eves.
*'61BCoupe. Project car, disassembled. Bodyhas
typical rustin front andrearofdoors, rockerpanels. Front end damage. Car is complete. Engine
*'64 356C Coupe, #216858. Orig. Ruby, now
white. Body ok. Afew dings and scrapes, but no
major rust. Hood replaced, gaps notgreat. Seats,
headliner, door panels good. Needs floor mats or
carpets.Chrome wheels, 6velectric, Webers, owners manual, service manuals. Running and registered. $9,500 or best. Jay Mackro, San Juan
Capistrano,
CA.
949-388-4533
or
jmackro@cox.net.
items. Wayne Hardman at wayne.hardman@ttireland.com. Orcall (44) 2866-34 1990 PhonelFax.
*Transmission main shaft $100, 741 nose piece
$50, tachometers 356 $70, 912 $50, 914 $50,
speedometers 356 & 912 $60, engine 3rd member #7360 1 & 601403 $60, generator support
stand $30, reground normal crankshaft 30/30
$100. Aengine sump plates $30.Jon Meigs 4028
Casa Grande Ct. Elkton, FI 32033 904-827-9684
*356B original owner's manual for '63 Normal
coupe. Also 14 yrs 356 Registry issues, '89- '03.
Make offer. Jack Doremus, Tallahassee, FL.
jpdoremus@aol.com 850-893-7565.
*356 racing motor and trans built by Vic.
Freshened after only 17 hours, 0 since. 160+h.p.,
all the best components and detail work. Trans
fresh, 2D,3E,3B,4A, ZF LSD. Units together would
cost over $20Kto replicate. Complete specifications upon request.Detuningtoaccommodate differentsanctioninggroups. Bruce Baker, 610-4952186 (eve.) bbspdstr@aol.com
*S-90 Centrifugal oil sump valve-cleaned and
ready to install. Includes new pickup tube seal.
$150. 6/12 Volt converter- Realistic (Radio
Shack). $25. Becker Europa radio, 12 Volt.Needs
faceplate to fit 356. $100. Brian 508-429-1 949,
Brivrnora@aol.com
*ENGINES & PARTS: 4-Cam Porsche Engines with
newparts, someare rebuilt bytop mechanics and
tested, some are complete new parts packages
with rebuilt 82 mm and 80 mm cranks with
Carrillo rods, new Mahle Nikasil 1600 cc and
1700 cc pistons and cylinders, rebuilt distributors, carburetors, to concours standards, available engines by numbers: 550, 550A, RS60, RSK,
GT 356, 904. ABARTH CARERRA OIL COOLER,
new$2400, Carrera II used coolers $1400, pressure checked and cleaned. OIL LINE SETS for all
Porsche 356 Carerras. Complete oil line system
hard and soft lines andArgus fittings for Carrera
A, B, or Cinstallation, POR. 904 E.t'lGINE, rebuilt
by AI Cadrobbi in '95, dyno time only, concours
prepared, 99000 seriesengine, complete with all
sheet metal, mounting bracket, and oil pressure
relief block. This is a carefully built engine with
maximum horsepower, all 1965 improvements,
$57,000. 69213A NEW BILLET CRANK, lightweight,
new oil design, $2600. 904 NEW BILLET CRANK,
lightweight, new, improvedoildesignfor safe high
rpm, $2600.Warren Eads 310-377-0012.
*Extensive collection of Porsche 356 parts, memo
orabilia, books models-many rare and highly
desirable items which would be ofgreat interest to
the 356 collector and enthusiast. Prefer to sell as
one complete lot. Please email for a full list of
"Custom-built for '58 Speedster: Fiberglass and
metal hardtop. White wlwhite perforated headliner. Karman-look with flip out rear side windows
and full view plexiglass side curtains and glass
rear window in metal frame ('38 Chevy Coupe).
Top has sufficient headroom to fit 6'4" driver wlo
removing wood seat rails. With side curtains
removed no wind buffeting to 100 miles plus.
Standard Speedster mounting hardware. Does
need new bottom seal. Back scat shelf with carpeting for flat luggage loading. Back seat rear
from Coupe. $1995/0bo. All - shipplng & crating.
356A 716/0 Transaxle with mounts andcradle, no
axle tubes #25085, $750/0bo. Ruediger von
Prittwitz, Merced, CA, 209-722-1935.
*FactoryCalendars '59-'63 & '74-'79, Bosica 356
metal kit, Factory 550 enamel sign, '60 Aspen
Parade license plate, PCA cloth banner, Strenger
Factory reissue poster set #1, many models/toys.
Douglas Palm, 4243 S. Clarkson St., Englewood,
CO 80110. 303-973-6509.
* 356 parts: James Dean spark plug poster, $80.
"Porsche Pit Stop" poster, $80. Porsche flag 3x5the perfect Christmas gift, $49.95. BMW dealer
sign, 5x5, lighted both sides, $650. Derrington
wood wheel, not repro, excellent condition,
$1500. Velocity stacks for Zenith carbs, aluminum, $50. '56, 356 A Carrera Coupe die-cast
model, 1:18, red, $59.95. '63 356 B T6 Coupe,
1600 motor rebuilt, $2200/0bo. BMW flag, 3x5,
$24.95. Plus shipping. Thomas H. Powers, 1119
Glendale Rd., York, PA 17403. 717-968-5080 or
717-845-5734.
*356 Parts: NOSleft side longitudinal, late style wi
jack receiver $150. NOS T-5 Coupe tail section
$800. NOS T-5 Coupe tail section Lside one-half
$400. NOST-5 frnt nose corner, Lside $400. NOS
T-6 frnt nose corner, Lside $400. NOS "A" frt nose
corner Rside $750. RestoredT-5 Cab Lside door
$750. T-6 Cab engine lid with grilles $500. T-6
Coupe engine lid $200. T-6 front hood, not bent
$500. "A" front hood, not bent $500. 356 Auto
power roll bar for Coupe $250. ClSC outside
rearview mirror $75. Grey tool pouch, leather
strap missing. "A" model factorylug wrench. "A"
model factory spark plug wrench. Conv
"D"!Roadster complete top assembly, windshield,
windshield frame. David A. Duerr, PO Box 356,
North River, NY 12856, 518-251-4296.
*Type 356-A Porsche Workshop Manual plus 356A Porsche Supplements Workshop Manual.
Complete and original, not a xerox. Paul Segal,
Delray Beach, Florida. PsegalI2136@aol.com.
*For Sale: Original dealer posters from the '50s
and '60sshowingeither 356s or Spyders/904setc.
JimPerrin, 614-882-9046, carreragts@aol.com.
*For Sale: 356Messko tire gauge "Bailon" 1950s
in leather case, $375. Porsche Design Carrera
sunglasses in original hard case, black frames,
'601'70, $75. 356 third brake light kit in
unopened box, $75. Christophorus 1967-2001 ,
37 issues, $90. Panos, 1976-current. 300 issues,
$150. Shippingextra. Shep Adkins, 930 Ridgeway
St., Morro Bay, CA 93442-2851. 805-772-7757.
Gnu356@hotmail. Fax 805-772-7069.
*1953 partsfromCoupe#50702. Over 80items in
fair to excellent condo 2, 3.25xI6" wheels. F&R
torsion bars, trailing arms, instruments, switches,
steeringwheel & column, "E" brake ass'y, window
winders & windows, scats,shifter ass'y, wls wiper
ass'y, tank, jack, etc.Wrecked andparted 40 years
ago. Call for list. Bill Hallandal, 7200 Power Dr.,
Bellaire, M1 49615, 231-377-93 10.
*Six to twelve volt converter at 3 amps by Radio
Shack. New in box. $45. 904-280-8839. Ed.
*356 Parts, Halda Speed pilots Mk.4 & Mk.5, LL
wood wheel for BIC, Nardi for Aor BIC, Restored
B wheel, Chrome 4.5x15 C wheels, C tool kit,
Blaupunkt radio for BIC US spec, Marchal
Fantastic driving lights, B & Choods. Much more.
Rolly Resos, Newport Beach, CA 949-650-0546
rolly356@Lx.netcom.com
*Feature your 356 in an upcoming "New, Old 356
Calendar," a tradition since 1978. Looking for
photos where your original-appearing 356 (no
bras, please) is part of an interesting overall
scene, in the same style as the early Factory
CHRISTO calendars. Shots representing each of
the four seasons needed. JerryR. Keyser, PO Box
937, Powell, OH 43065-0937. Questions? 614848-5038 or ctomagazine@aol.com.
*Wanted: 356T6Notchback Coupe any year, any
condition, preferably running. Mike Gertner,
Newport Beach, California, 949-852-8400or 714649-3165.
*Detroit ownerof 1963 356BSilver Normal coupe
bought from Northshore Imports this year. I have
your Service Book coupons and all service
records from 1983 to 2002. FREE. Chassis #212
383, engine P609 983. Jack Doremus,
Tallahassee, FL. 850 I 893-7565.
jpdoremus@aol.com
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*WANTED: AlBIC Cabriolet, Roadster or Conv.D in
anycondition. I will consider a car in any condition, including an unfinished restoration or project car. Location nota problem. Cash or trade for
coupe or older Jaguar. Jim Giordano, Bellevue,
WA. 425-603-9612. gio@sprynet.com.
*Wanted: 356A Nardi steering wheel, must be
original. Fitted luggage for 356s. Factory 356-era
tools as supplied to dealers, such as PlOl, PlO2,
etc.
Jim
Perrin,
614-882-9046,
carreragts@ao!.com.
*Wanted: Information, history and or whereabouts of the 1956 ASpeedster #82254. My dad
bought it used in June 1957 from R.B. Kuhn
Motors, Fairborn, Ohio. Sadly, it is no longer in
the family. Mark Klohe, markklohe@juno.com,
509-448-7127.
*Euro-Motor #730718, have you seen it? I'm
readyto give up mysearch and buythe912 motor
my neighbor uses to pump flood water. Please
help me locate the original plant for my plain
vanilla "C" Coupe. I would liketo locate pastowners of '64 356C Coupe #127376 in the N. Virginia
area to help trace maintenance history. Looking to
buy Registry back issues: Vo!. 1, Iss. #1, #2, #3.
Reprints may be acceptable. Wish to purchase a
Quaker State Indy-Porsche golfhat, green wlwhite
piping in new condition. Dave Boyer, 890 South
Green St., Palmyra, PA 17078. 717-533-3612.
Ayrlon94@earthlink.net.
*Wanted for T6 sunroof sliding door panel and
aluminum rails for electric sunroof, all or some.
Also, Speedster door tops, any condition. Parts
went missing during last owners' restoration.
Louis Paras, 714-488-0506.
*Wanted to complete tool kitfor 1962:Screwdriver "wood handle long Philips" and Chrome tire
guage with leather bag. I have "C" Philips for part
trade. Scott Seemann, 360-371-0999. Blaine, WA
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chart available. Perform ten-point quality restoration of
locks and door handles. Electrical repair of ignition
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etc. For info call: Tony Euganeo 610-461-0519. 501
Folcroft Ave. Sharon Hill, PA 19079
HONEST ENGINE Experience since 1965 in ail areas
of the 356. Specializing in street/high performance,
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From full concourse to vintage race/high performance
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Blaupunkt, Becker, Telefunken, etc. Covering all 356s
and early 911s. 1950-1970. Tube or transistor. The
only shop catering to these specialized radios exclusively. Summer residence - Wilford Wilkes, P.O. Box
103, Brisbin, PA 16620 Ph. 814-378-8526. Winter residence is 457 La Playa, Edgewater, Florida, 32141.
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SAM SIPKINS, 356 MECHANIC. Custom engine
rebuilding. Mechanicallelectrical repairs. Extensive
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PERTRONIX IGN ITOR. Fully contained in distributor.
Special pricing for Registry members. VJ4B R18MK&
earlier, 022; 6v-$99, 12v-$89. 031 ; 6v-$1 19, 12v-$1 09.
009, 050; 6v-$79, 12v-$69. NEW 050 distributor
w/Pertronix installed; 6v-$159, 12v-$149. SPECIAL
PURCHASE: Free flow exhaust system with glass
pack muffler. Made in USA. Includes mounting gaskets, nuts and bolts. U.S. heater-$79. Euro heater$89., quantities limited, "silent muffler" add$20. BARGAIN PARTS: KYB nitrogen shocks give a beautiful
ride; front-$48 pr., rear-$64pro Conti fanbelt-$4. Bosch
Platinum plugs WR7BP-$12, set of four. Freight add'l.
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make it easier for you to charge your purchases. Find
The LereynCompany at: www.thirdbrakelight.com or
831-636-3046. Add peace of mind to your driving
experience-hundreds of satisfied 356 drivers have
already added Lereyn Company lights to their cars.
BRAKES sleeved andrebuilt: Masters, wheels, clutch,
slave, calipers, Proportioning valves, boosters and
shoes relined . Quick Service. Lifetime written
Warranty. White Post Restorations, One Old Car
Drive, PO Drawer 0, White Post, VA 22663. 540-8371140 www.whitepost.com
"Carrera" style valances. Pattern taken from a
never-mounted factory original, made in Germany. Kit
comes with Valance, beading, stainless steel hardware
andinstruction sheet. Exhaustopenings for twin pipes
and the Carrera style with one opening. $475.
Hermage Coward, 2474 Vistavia Road, North
Charleston, SC 29406. Hermage@aol.com or 843553-0777.
Wooden Steering Wheel Restoration and Repai r.
Complete & correct re-woodi ng, polishing, machine
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woods for custom orders. VDM, Nardi, Les Leston,
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Carrera wheels. AUTOMOTIVE SCULPTURE by
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Optima batteries: Corrosion free/true zero maintenance battery for yourPorsche. Totally sealed, no gas
or acid can escape. 800 CCA, retains charge in storage. 72-month warranty. Extremely rugged ! $13512vt/$124-6vt, includes UPS. Add $5 west of Miss.,
"chipped" battery tenders 6 or 12-$40. Master cutoff
switch $10. CHATHAM MOTORSPORTS, 225 N.
Maple, Vinton, VA 24179. Chathamms @aol.com . 540981 -0356 (cute number, eh?)
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GmUnd, Colorado
By Phil Carney
ome Porsche lovers are enthusiastsand someare fanatics,
GeorgeMaybee falls in the latter category. How else can
you explain building a over size replica of the Grniind
Pfortnerhaus in your back yard, parking dozens of 356s on your
lawn and lining your drivewaywithPorsche-Diesel tractors?
S
It was back in 1999 that George started planninghis oversizereplica ofthe Gatekeeper's house
at the Austrian site where Porsche built 356-001.
Basically a pole barn, much of the construction
was done by George, wife Sharon and his family.
I
'The exterior appearance is in keeping with the
original Pfortnerhaus, butthe interior's 5,184 sq ft
are laid out with an office, Sharon's pottery and
stained glass hobbycenter,a machine shop (complete with mill and metal-working lathe), wood
workingshop and engineassemblyshop. Thecenter of the building contains two large garage bays
for storage and auto repair. On the west end is an
metal fabrication area and there is a detached
building for paint spraying and fiberglass work.
When the buildingwas completed in 2001, George
andSharon invited a fewhundred of their Porsche
friends over to helpthemcelebrate. Theevent was
so well received that the Maybees decided to recelebrate this year with a special recognition for
the inauguration of the North America PorscheDiesel Tractor Registry.
Porsche Tractors
In the 1930s when Dr. Porsche was working
out the design for the People's Car, he was also
conceiving the idea of the Volks-Schlepper or
People's Tractor. Porsche's tractor design featured
a uniqne hydraulic coupling between the engine
and transmission because engineers evidently
believed farmers could not handle a clutch. By
1956 Mannesmann AG decided to get into the
tractor business and bought the Porsche-Diesel
design. They modernized the old Zeppelinfactory
andin 1956, began producing one, two, three and
four-cylinder models ranging
in performance from fourteen to fifty-five horsepower.
One hundred and twenty-five
thousand diesel tractors
came off the line but only
about one thousand were
sold in North America
Vintage tractor collecting has now caught on and
there may be more PorscheDiesel Tractors in the VS
today than at any prior time.
And like anygood hobby the
price has increased as the
interest level has increased.
A special-interest group for
diesel tractor owners has
recently been formed within
the Porsche Club ofAmerica.
This year the cars and
tractors started arriving at
GmUnd, Colorado
at about 9am. The
356s were given a
place of honor on
the lawn and thetractors
were
lined up along the
driveway.
Tom
Conway was permitted to park his
4-cam, Carreraengined motorcycle right beside the Pfortnerhaus. This seemed
most appropriate since Tom had made a dramatic
entrancewith his pants on fire (literally l) as he
pulled up in frontofthe building.
Friends renewed acquaintances over beer
andbrats, andpeople started cruisingthroughthe
silent auction to place their bid and strolling
through the 356s to pick the People's Choice.
Therewere a lotof cars to chose from buttwo of
them proudly stood out from the rest. Best of
Show was awarded to Scotty and Jean Knox for
their recently restored beautiful black '53 coupe
(left) . The People Choice award went to Jim and
Debbie Walters who drove a silver '58 Speedster,
(a participant in last year's Colorado Grand).
There were two excellent tractor events, a
Schlepper Coneours and a Schlepper Autocross.
Roland Lohnert, a former Porsche-Diesel Tractor
salesman took home Best of Show in the Tractor
division, For the Schlepper-cross you didn't need
your own tractor, and a lot of drivers tried their
hand, generating a lot of laughs. And it wasn't
always the husbands thatcameout victoriousover
their wives! The courseconsisted ofrows of cones
that had to be swished through, a tight If-turn, and
backing into a restricted parking space. In the
adult category, Graeme Weston-Lewis and Susan
Bucknam took home the black and gold ribbons
andJordan and Jessica Proehlwon the honors in
the kids division.
GMVND 2002 was a total success in every
respect! We had 52 356s, tons of 911s and watercooled Porsches, as well as 12 Porsche-Diesel
tractors. All of the 400 + Porsche fans attending
this event had a blast and the proceeds support a
worthy cause - Project Safe Guard.
Next year's event is already in the planning
stages. George hopes to have put the finishing
touches on his Pfortnerhaus and the surrounding
grounds. So if you find yourself in the vicinity of
Gmund, Colorado - 1mean Henderson, Colorado
- nextJuly20th, stop byand have a good time with
500 other Porsche fanatics. And don't forget to
bring your Schlepper racing gear!
l eft:The Knox's1953 coupe, People's Choice
winner. Above: The Speedster rescued from a
nearby reservoir a few years ago makes an
interesting planter. Below: On the
Schleppercross course.
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77.95
Air, K&N assembly 356, wI Solex 40 PII
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3.99
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.89
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2.99
Flywheel Gland Nut, 356, 912 all
25.50
Engine to body Seal, 356
12.00
Ring Set, 356 most models
from 49.95
Pushrods, 356, 912
25.95
Pushrod Tubes, 356, 912
set of 8 $72.20
Cam, 356, 912 all, stock, new hardened 272.50
Oil Line, 356, 912 all, inlet or outlet line
12.50
Generator Pulley Half, 356, 912 all
9.95
Generator Belt, 356, 912 all
3.95
Oil Cooler, 356, 912 all
59.95
Fuel Pump Rebuild Kit, all 356 to 912 from 25.95
Carb Rebuild Kit, 356, 912
from 11.95
COLLEC TI B L ES
356 TUB CLUB CAR BADGE
35.00
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Bosch Spark Plug W6BC OR W7BC
1.75
Bosch SPark Plug WR7BP
2.95
Tune Up Kit, 050 Dis\. cap, rtr, pts, cond
25.60
Tune Up Kit, cast iron Dis\.cap, rtr, pts, cond 30.50
Tune Up Kit, alum Dis\. cap, rtr, pts, cond 27.25
Coil, 6 volt
32.50
Spark Plug Wire Set, 356, 912 all
28.95
Bosch 6 volt Starter, remanufactured ex 164.95
Bosch 6 volt Generator, remanf
ex 189.95
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6.95
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ex 29.95
Master Cylinder, wldrum brakes
94.50
German Wheel Cylinder Kit
9.95
Front Wheel Cylinder, drum brakes
115.00
78.95
RearWheel Cylinder, drum brakes
Brake Pads, disc brakes, Frt or Rr
from 19.95
NEWEST Competition "C-Tech" Pads
55.95
Caliper Kit, 356 C, Frt or Rr
11.95
Front Rotor, 356C
41.95
Rear Rotor, 356C
64.95
37.95
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129.95
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356 A, 180 mm, not OE
74.00
356 A, 180 mm, German
123.00
356 A, 180 mm, Spring Disc
82.00
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182.00
356 A, 180 mm, German Spring Disc
148.00
356 B, 180 mm
279.00
356 B or C, 200 mm
349.00
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356A, Braided Stainless
42.50
356A, Braided Stainless, DOT Approved 62.95
356B or C, Rubber
39.80
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42.50
356B or C, Braided Stainless, DOTApproved 55.50
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85.00
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35.04
Lexol Leather Cleaner or Conditioner,1/2 liter 8,49
Lexol Vinylex vinyl and rubber care, 1/2 liter 9.95
P21S Wheel cleaner, 1 liter
19.95
Klasse German All in One Polishl Wax
24.95
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36.95
Zymol HD Cleanse, Pre wax prep
15.95
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16.35
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26.00
German Link Pin Rebuild Kit
59.95
King Pin Rebuild Kit
14.00
German King Pin Rebuild Kit
39.95
Tie Rod Ends, inner or outer
8.95
Shock, 356 56-65, set of 4
105.00
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19.95
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