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Vice President: Brett Johnson, Indianapolis, IN
Secretam: Brenda Perrin. Columbus. OH
~reasm&: Tom Youk, waterford, MI
9 technical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Vic Skimants, editor
11 restoration . . . .
. Brett Johnson, editor
1990 holiday chairmen
14 case drips... . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . Dick Pike, editor
editorial staff
15 four Cam forum. . . . . . . . . . . . .David Seeland, editor
national membership chairman
Roger Whitton, P.O. Box 1356, Noblesville, IN
46060. 317-877-3560.
west: John Jenkm
east: Richard Oakes and Peter Thompson
editor-in-chief: Jerry Keyser, P.O. Box 1000,
Westewille. OH 43081
tech editor: Vic Skirmants, 27244 Ryan, Warren, MI 48092
restoration editor: Brett Johnson, 7510 Allisonville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46250
case drips editor: Dick P i e , 80 Parker Avenue,
Atherton, CA 94027
four cam forum: David Seeland, 47 Flower
Street. Denver. CO 80226
classdieds: ~ k n d aPerrin, 2041 Willowick
Drive, Columbus, OH 43229
asleeo at the wheel: Pat Ertel. 115 W. Davis
Streei. Yellow Springs. OH 45387
historian: Jim Perrin, P.O. Box 387, Pennsville,
NJ 08070
reviews: Dr. Bill Block, 2116 Daugherty, Tupelo, MS 38801
iust one moore: Bill Moore. P.O. Box 384. Monmouth, OR 97361
letters to the maestro: Harry Pellow: 20655 Sunrise h i v e , Cupertino, CA 95014
staEphotographer: Hal Thorns, 13341Ethelbee
Way, Santa Ana, CA 92705
of special i n t e e Cole R. Scrogham, 210 Valley View Ave., Mt. Sidney, VA 24467
nuts &bolts:Ron Roland. 28140-26 Mile Road.
New Haven, MI 48048
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18 10 years ago in the registry. .~ i mPenin, historian
18 calendar of 356 & related events
for the rest of 1991
20 reviews... . . . .
21 just one moore... . . . .
. . . . . Bill Block, editor
. . . Bill "1"
Moore, editor
23 letters to the maestro.......Harry Pellow, editor
27 of ~pecialinterest... . . . . Cole R. Scrogham, editor
29 356 registry business . . . Holiday
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The 356 REGISTRY magazine is the official publication of 356 Re istry. Inc.. an organization
oriented exclusive? to the interests, needs and
unique problems o?the 356 Porsche automobile
owner and enthusiast. The mission of 356 Registry, .hc. is the perpetuation of the vintage
(1948-1965) 356 senes Porsche through the 356
REGISTRY magazine, the central forum for the
exchange of ideas, e eriences and information,
enabling all to s h a r z e 356 experiencesof one
another. 356 REGISTRY magazine is ublished
bi-monthly for 356 Registry, Inc. by & m e Fifty
Six, Inc., P.O. Box 1000, Westenrille, OH
43081-7000. 356 Registry, Inc. is a nonaffiliated, nonprofit, educational corporation,
chartered under the statutes of the State of Ohio.
Membershi dues are $20 in USA and North
~mericaan! $30 to foreign addresses, which includes a 6 issue subscription of 356 REGISTRY
magazine. All rates are in US dollars; checks
MUST be drawn on US banks.
Contributions of material for publication in the
356 REGISTRY ma azine are welcome. All
editorial submittals Lould be t ed; black and
white glossy photos are preferre? as color photos generally do not reproduce as well; artwork
should have good contrast. The right to edit or
refuse publication is resewed and responsibility for errors or omissions is denied.
. . . plan now
registrations,
financial statement, etc.
36 classified advertising . . . . . . Brenda Perrin, editor
r ~ e w Members, Renewals, and Circulation Difficulties:
Roger Whitton, National Membership Chairman, P.O. Box 1356, Noblesville, IN
46060, 317-877-3560.
Free Member Classified Ads:
Brenda Perrin. 2041 Willowick Dr.. Columbus. OH 43229
Insurance
Insurance Committee, c/o Greg Young, 2810 Exeter Pl., Santa Barbara, CA 93105.
Commercial Advertising
Three Fifty Six, Inc., P.O. Box 1000, Westenrille, OH 43081-2533.
614-891-0398. 8-5 Weekdavs, Eastern time.
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No part of the 356 REGISTRY magazine may be re roduced in any form without the express written permission of the publisher. copyrig& @ 1991 by 356 Registry, Inc., c/o
P.O. Box 1000, Westerville, OH 43081.
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The response to the first "write-on" comment card has virtually guaranteed that it will be an annual event. About 150
were returned - they ranged from vitriolic, [fortunatelyonly
a couple - why waste the stamp?), to completely laudatory
(more than a few - seventeen to be exact!) with everything
in between. I'm still puzzling over the blank one. Most have
been distributed to the appropriate editors for their review,
comment and use. The following are the first of the ones I
kept to share and in some instances, comment on:
From Dick Koenig, Medway, MA: " . . the vendors of
sheet metal panels all advertise their products as 'authentic',
'improved', etc. Recently I've had the occasion to order pieces
from Tweeks, Stoddard and Zim. There are clear trade-offs
among the panels, none being perfect, either across all panels
or within a particular piece. Price does not seem to be a factor - more expensive is not necessarily better. It would be
interesting and helpful to read the results of a comparative
analysis done by an expert (who works with them regularly)
such as Ron Roland."
From Dean Watts, Carson City, NV: " . (the 'clipper'
ads) that attempt to (ridicule) the people that ask huge bucks
for their Porsches should stop. Granted, some are preposterous, but you tend to (malign) ANYONE who sells a Porsche
at a great price as prostituting the 356 series. Instead of thinking of myself or others are being pirates . . . I like to think
I was smart enough to see what was going to happen a number of years ago . . I purchased a NUMBER of Porsches
knowing they would increase in value. I really can't sympathize with anyone who now cries and moans because (we)
have driven up the prices. The ones driving prices up are the
others who NOW purchase at higher and higher
prices . .
(Editor's note: It has never been our intent to do anything
other than: 1)show our members some of the prices being
asked so that they have better knowledge of the market if (or
when) they should want to sell their 356%and 2) to give those
who send in such clippings the space in the letters section
that they rightfully deserve. As for ridiculing those who run
these ads, I went back six issues and there were never any
negative editorial comments made (except for the 'Dr. Porsche
chair' ad which deserved to be made sport of) . . . any offense
seen (malignment, ridicule, embarassment, etc.) has to be
only in the eyes of the beholder.
A related comment comes from Eric Wahlberg, Pottstown,
PA: "If you're going to run more reprints of (356) ads from
other publications, please block out the names, addresses and
phone numbers of the sellers. Why give them any free advertising, when most of them are . . . speculators."
From Dennis Bogle, Columbia, MO: "Would like to see
Holiday proposals and selections made six to eight months
earlier. A year would be better . "
(Editor's note: Me too . . please see first call for 1992 Holiday proposals in the "356 Registry Business" section of this
issue.)
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More "write-on" cards to come in subsequent issues
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The "Inner-Workings" of 356 Registry, Inc., continued
from the December/January issue, the final installment:
Committees
The Board of Trustees, by resultion adopted by a majority
of the Trustees, may designate committees consisting of two
or more Trustees, which committees, to the extent provided
in said resolution, shall have and exercise the authority of
the Board in the management of the corporation (with several exceptions). The current Trustee committees are:
1)The nominating committee, which consists of all the
Trustees, formed to qualify and nominate candidates for the
Trustee election.
2) The insurance committee, which consists of Greg Young
and Jerry Keyser, formed to investigate and gather facts the
presentation to the full board on
insurance matters,
such as: event insurance for the Holidays, magazine editors'
libel and personal injury coverage, financial bonding of those
handling corporate funds and directors, officers and committee chairpersons liability insurance.
Other committees not having and exercising the authority
of the Board of Trustees in the management of the corporation may be appointed in the manner adopted by a majority
of the Trustees where a quorum is present. Except as otherwise provided, members of such committees shall be members of the corporation, appointed by the PresidentAny committee member may be removed by the appointing authority
whenever the best interests of the corporation shall so be
served. The current committees operating under this section
are the "356 REGISTRY" magazine, the Membership, the
Holiday East and the Holiday West Committees.
Each member of a committee shall continue until his successor is appointed, unless the committee shall be sooner terminated, unless such member is removed, or unless such
member shall cease to qualify as a member of the corporation.
All 356 Registry, h c . co-ttees,
both Trustee and other,
are non-paid, all volunteer positions.
The "356 REGISTRY" membership committee
The membership committee shall have the responsibility
to solicit, interact with and sign-up prospective 356 Registry members. The Chairperson shall make him or herself
generally available to answer questions and to explain the
corporate goals and missions to prospective members. The
committee shall receive and appropriately distribute the new
member applications, renewals and membership dues and
welcome new members. The committee shall coordinate all
members' 356 REGISTRY magazine circulation difficulties
with the magazine distributor to resolve any and all such
problems.
The membership committee shall have the responsibility
to provide and distribute local membership rosters to those
members requesting them, collect and forward to the Treasurer all fees for such services.
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The "356 REGISTRY" Holiday committees, East and West
The Holiday committees shall have full responsibility in
planning and hosting the annual national conventions of 356
Registry, Inc. The requirements are few to encourage innovative ideas for programs and events: the standard 356 Registry,Inc. contract and pro-forma budget shall be executed, a
suitable jacket patch shall be furnished to all registrants, there
shall be no competitive moving events involving registrants'
automobiles and a complete financial accounting of the event
must be provided to 356 Registry, Inc. within a reasonable
time after the event concludes. It is recommended that a suitable central gathering place be provided for the duration of
the convention (hospitality suite) for registrants, that the Holi-
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day be financially self-sufficient yet operated to break-even
only, and that the Holiday Chairpersons provide a timely written and photographic record of the event to the editor of "356
REGISTRY" magazine for publication.
In summation, the following organizational tree illustrates
our corporate hierarchy - note that each box contains the
"356 REGISTRY" issue volume & number where each job
description was discussed. I trust this helps clear up any misconceptions that may have existed and explains how everything works (or is supposed to work), who does what,
eliminates all of the perceived aura of mystery and shows how
it all fits together. Your comments are invited.
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Members
Nominating
Committee
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(14-06)
Committee
President
(14-04)
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Vice President
(14-04)
Treasurer
(14-04)
"356 REGISTRY"
magazine (15-02)
Holiday East
Secretary
(14-04)
Holiday West
Membership
Manufacturers and distributors of obsolete
rubber and trim items for the vintage 356,
912/911. 539.08.402 Balance Tube Elbow for
356A motors with solex carbs where balance
tube is mounted over screen, $8.00 each.
(619) 438-2205 (9:OO - 3:OO)
FAX 619-438-1428
Please wrlte or call
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I Letters and Other Miscellany
The latest contributors to the 356 Registry Booster Fund
are: Jim Olson, Dennis Bogle, Damon Bradtmueller, and William King. Thank you for your generosity - watch for future Booster Fund projects.
edly guarded against nails dumped by the fleeing criminals."
David Seeland, Denver, CO
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Brenda Perrin reports that the= are still few of the Doug Carrie
"An Index to THE REGISTRY" left. This index which covers
Volume 1 through 10 was donated by Doug. To receive your
free copy, send a Q"x12"self-addressed,stamped envelope with
$1.44 postage afEked to Brenda Perrin, 2041 Willowick Drive,
Columbus, OH 43229. Thanks Doug and Brenda.
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Phillip Schudmak, president, the Australian Porsche 356
Register, writes that our mention of their organization, last
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issue, resulted in " . . half a dozen inquiries
writes that VISA or Mastercard is the preferred method of payment (no doubt to resolve the currency exchange problem).
Their address is P.O. Box 7356,416 St. Kildaro, Melbourne,
3004, Victoria, Australia.
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" . my 1965 356 after a motorcyclist decided to make
a curve into me. I was going 15 mph. No, he wasn't hurt (but
I wanted to kill him). He had no insurance and no license nice, eh? My insurance covered the $10,000 repair bill
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Sally Pierszalowski, Creston, CA
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CC, V.W. engine, 4 spd, new tires, needs little engine work.
restorable, $3,000 OBO Call 913-842-O439 after 10 am. (Lawrence,
KS) Dave 02
"Could this be the long-lost '59 356A-RS60GSlGT LeMans?
I particularly admire the parachute and jackalope strapped
on the nose!"
Jim Shoemaker, Kansas City, MO
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"Bill Richling repeated an interesting story that he heard suggesting that early (circa 1951)cloth sunroof cars were police cars.
Germany had a problem with wine-runners and the sunroof allowed one of the policemen to stand and shoot at the winerunners. A sweeping device at the h n t of the Porsche suppos-
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"My favorite Porsche story of all time. My father was a
Porsche dealer in the early '60s. It seems early in 1962, he
made a deal with a customer to order a Super Cabriolet in
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black with red interior. The customer traded in a Convertible D in black. Since the deal was made during the winter,
the customer agreed to relinquish the trade in. Well, to make
a long story short: after numerous production delays, etc. the
car was finally built. The customer was impatient as he had
already missed the whole spring enjoyment of his new Super Cabriolet and his trade-in was sold. In middle June the
dealership received this telegram. Can you imagine 23 new
1962 356s laying at the bottom of the Channel? I wonder if
there were any double grill roadsters or Carreras on board.
Of course, naturally, the only two special order cars, both
Cabriolets, for the dealership were among the 23 cars lost.
The customer was very unhappy. He eventually got his car
that winter and it was a 1963 Cabriolet with price increases
and further delays. If they can find the Titanic, I wonder when
the Nyon and its precious cargo will be found."
M.J. Schnieder, Eureka, CA
(Editor's note: any interest in participating in a salvage mission? Write or call Bill "1" Moore for details.)
Jonathan and Ronald Faust and Mike Harper, all of the Minneapolis area sent in the h n t page story h m the "Minneapolis Star Tribune" about an ad agency hoisting a 356 to their 31st
floor office. The car is to be a conversation piece in the agency's
lobby. Sandy Kernper, Silver Spring, MD, saw the story in "Advertising Age" magazine. Sandy writes, " . . . Based on the photos and caption, it is not clear how the car can ever be removed
h m the building without disassembly. What is most interesting, though, is that there appears to be a badge on the left engine grille. It is too difEcult to discern b m the photo, but I would
bet that it is a 356 Registry badge."
(Editor's note: It's a great photo and interesting story can anyone get us a photo that is reproducible and with permission to use it?)
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"I own a 1964 356C and maybe why I like my 356 so much,
is because it's small, odd, unpretentious and in its own way,
humble. No disrespect intended, Ferdinand, but back when
most cars build had chin level fins, rocketships on their hoods
and Marilyn Monroe styled bumper projections, you were
making cars that looked like you used a giant ice cream scoop
to mold them.
"But never underestimate the popularity of the 356. Recently at the Hershey Fall Antique Car Show, one of the largest such events in the country, the two most popular cars
out of the hundreds of fine cars there were a '37 Duesenberg
and a '55 Speedster. They were asking two million for the
Duesenberg, and the "humble" Speedster? Well they wanted two million for that too, but you missed my point. That
being, that people like and want "our" beloved 356s.
"So for all you Registry members out there who want to
dissuade the money-ladened, Bathtub craving crowds from
driving the prices of 356s through the roof, I give you:
The top ten reasons for you
(a yuppie) not to buy a 356
#lo. Your father did not own a Speedster. No matter what
you think you remember, it was a Buick, trust me.
#9. Very soon the only people who will be able to afford an
uncracked horn button for a 356 will be the lawyers handling
the Trump divorce.
#8. 356s are not made from recycled materials and are
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non-biodegradable.
#7. 356s have 6 volt electrical systems that will not allow you
to hook up a compact-disc player. They do, however, have
long-wave radios in them that constantly pick up ship to shore
distress signals.
#6. 356s have been known to spontaneously combust when
exposed to new age music.
#5. The engine is in the rear, the trunk is in the front, this
is going to confuse you, don't deny it, you know it will.
#4. All on their own, 356s have been known to wait until the
middle of the night, break out of their garage, and aimlessly drive
themselves around, in search of "The Fatherland".
#3. The 356 is the f i s t thing the judge is going to award your
wife in the divorce settlement, and you know it.
#2. If you're buying a 356 for an investment, just remember
your last great "can't miss" investment. Does October 19,
1987 ring a bell?
#1. You're going to get very tired of explaining to people that
your car is absolutely,positively NOT a Karrman Ghia. Trust me.
"I am happy I already own my 356. My aspirations to own
a Speedster are rapidly fading, every time I see a rust-riddled
bondo-mobile for $27,000 or someone asking $14,500 for a
Speedster relying on bungie cords to simply maintain its
original silhouette, I ask myself when it is going to stop.
Prices will probably never come down. So I'll let you in on
my Tub hunting secret, look in every old barn you can find!
You never know what you might find."
David Boyer, Lebanon, PA
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"The Eighth Annual Porsche and Vintage VW Literature
Model, and Memorabilia Meet was held February 9,1991 at
the Hacienda Hotel near the Lost Angeles Airport.
The 1991 event was bigger than ever. It is estimated that
it was attended by several hundred enthusiastic collectors.
In fact, the meet is close to outgrowing the hotel. The event
was preceded by a Friday night Hospitality Suite party at the
hotel. Over 80 people showed up for this event. Several individuals bought items for show and tell, and there was some
early selling going on.
The doors opened for dealer set up at 7:30 a.m. the next morning. A large crowd rushed in as soon as the doors were opened,
and the event was soon in full operation. Once again several visitors h m outside the U.S. attended the event. The countries
represented included Italy, Japan, Germany, and Australia.
The interest in models continues to be high. Jeff Gamble
had beautiful 356 coupe and a 550 Spyder models which he
makes. Ted Zombeck, the master model builder from Columbus, Ohio, showed up with several models including a stunning 1/24 red Carrera GT Speedster that soon found a new
home. The Distler Porsche convertible collectors were present
in force, and several of these desirable models found new
homes. Much of the literature and posters of one long-time
collector was sold at the meet. He is consolidating his interests, with Distler models being a main focus. It was said
that he now has over 30 Distlers!
One big unknown before the event was what effect the
weakened U.S. economy would have on the event. In spite
of the recession, there seemed to be a lot of buying and selling going on. As far as Porsche literature is concerned, the
prices didn't seem to be much different than last year.
The interest in posters continues to be strong. In just the
last several years, poster collecting has become significantly
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more widespread. I suspect that the publication of the Porsche
poster book has had a lot to do with stimulating interest in
posters. Some of the early posters, especially from the 1950s
and early 1960s are getting a little harder to find, although
several sellers did have them available. There is surprising
interest in the three sets of Strenger posters that the factory
has issued the last several years. One seller had three sets
of the last set for sale at $100 a set, which was regarded as
a good price for the buyer. One dealer had broken up an earlier set, and was selling individual prints from the set.
Ron Ferrira showed up at the meet with a good assortment
of literature, posters, and calendars. Ron is in the process of
moving, and was clearing out items he had collected over
a period of time. One Porsche enthusiast was delighted to
purchase the first 900 series paint/carpet/upholstery sample
book from Ron. I have been looking for 356 series books of
this type, but didn't see any offered.
Wayne Callaway probably had the largest assortment of
literature for sale at the event. However, another large assortment of Porsche literature was offered by the
Porsche/Mercedes Benz enthusiast Frank Barrett. Frank was
offering a very large number of items from a single collection, which consisted of both sales literature and posters. He
had so many items that he used Tim Kuser as his assistant.
Several individuals had Porsche 356 series tool kits for sale,
both original and reproduction ones. Mike and Robin Keady
even had individual wrenches for sale.
For the third year, the Saturday Literature Meet was followed by a 356 PorscheNW car show on Sunday. This event
was put on by the Southern California Chapter of the 356
Registry and the Vintage VW Club of America. The weather
was beautiful and the turn out was quite large. The whole
weekend was great, and plans are already being made for the
February, 1992 event."
Jim Perrin, Pennsville, NJ
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englne rebuild.$2495. Walt Ouellet, 15 Cherry
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1965 Rose Cup. Wonderful handler. $3295 (301) 735
firm. Paul Woodroffe, 4555-37th ave. N.E.,
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City, Utah 84111; (801) 328-4255.
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Spyder and raced it with great elan here on the west coast,
finally sold it in 1972 at a small profit. The rest of the Porsche
ads are fun too."
John Grove, Walnut Creek, CA
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"There I was, happily contemplating the start-up sequence
from a 4 year hiatus for my SC Cab. I'd had it off the road
('cause of lack of space) and I had spent a few days replacing
the drain plate studs, etc., adjusting valves (per der Maestro's good book) and was refilling the oil. Disaster! The 3rd
oil bottle decided to relieve itself of the (previously) captive,
plastic ring that had held the cap on the bottle. Down the
hole it went. Fishing with a piece of baling wire with a
hooked end produced nothing (except disturbing sludge). I've
never had a 356 engine apart, what's in there! Panic! Who
knows about these things? I tried Dave Seeland. I'm glad I
did! He took his portable phone to his cache of dismantled
356 engines and diagnosed where the ring would most likely be lodged. He suggested I pull the oil "tank" and then
slip the generator mount out from underneath the generator.
Lo and behold! There the bugger was; on the right side of
the baffle in the 3rd piece. Total recovery time, including adjusting fan belt and pre-process dirt removal, was about 2
hours. Lesson: either remove the 'captive' rings from the oil
bottles (or use a funnel that they can't fit thru!)Thanks again
Dave! You kept the FAITH!!"
Doug Henclrickson, Nashua, NH
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" . . Vic Skirmants has called attention to the splendid
way in which Stoddard Imported Cars responded to problems
caused by faulty valve guides they had gotten from one of
their suppliers. I was one of the people affected by those faulty
parts, and I heartily echo his sentiments about Stoddard's rising to the occasion. Bill Green (Assistant Parts Manager) and
salesman Paul Domitrovic were most helpful during the tributions I suffered because of the bad guides, and Stoddard
not only paid my machine shop bill and reimbursed me for
some other costs, but installed good new guides in my heads
at no charge.
But it's not only Stoddard - indeed not even mainly Stodd a d - that I want to thank for help in those trying days last
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spring when I guess I set fheGuinness world record for hqwntIy
repeated mod,repair, and reindhtion of a 356 engine.Fhm
that awful moment when the meticulously rebuilt and
scrupulously detailed motor, five minutes into its shakedown
cruise around the block, suddenly, sickeningly lost power in the
midst of a horrifying cacophony of clicks, bangs and groans;
through that hellish, exhausting week and a half of day and night
a c t r a w , disassembling, reaming, rebuilding, and replacing var
ious parts over and over again to no avail; to the stunning reve
lation of Stoddard's letter identifying the metallurgical cause of
all the agony; to the final, Mumphant, smooth, quiet running
of the now properly "guided" engine - through all of this, I
WAS NOT m N E !
In the valley of this mechanical shadow of death, the true
spirit of 356 camaraderie was with me. In Cincinnati, Dick
Weiss, one of the great gurus of 356 wisdom, spent endless
long-suffering hours on the phone, offering advice, suggestions, and moral support; Ken Daugherty, did the same from
his immaculatePorsche garagerie in Louisville; and from his
anything-but immaculate but active and colorful autoinfirmary in Columbus, Ohio, came further assistance from
James Cowan, the Import Doctor. Finally, across the vast
reaches of the continent extended the helping hand of the
inimitable Harry Pellow, whose early telephonic diagnosis
of the problem proved prophetically near the mark, and
whose book brought a beam of saving light in the 2 A.M. darkness one morning with its reminder about putting those
engine-mount bolt-heads inside the transmission case. (One
positive result of this terrible ten days was that I had gotten
good at removing and replacing the engine en solo, but even
I couldn't get the thing to slide in place with the flywheel
hitting those backwards bolt-ends.)
" . . Mv Porsche in front of the Porsche Bar., Tokvo. cirThe dramatic growth of the Registry has brought about
some inevitable straining of and necessary changes in its ad- ca 1962. fhat A was sold in japan and replaced by a new
ministrative framework and procedures, and some unfor- Super 90 which I still have with 102,000 miles."
Royall W. Randall, Houston
tunate and probably no less inevitable wrangling within its
ranks. But my experience with the notorious valve guides
brought clearly into focus the friendship, generosity, and
good will of people like Dick, Ken, Jim, Harry and many
others we all could name, that transcend its petty difficulties and constitute its true strength and character."
Randy Wddron, Delaware, OH
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. . . one of the benefits of 'belonging' came home to me re-
cently in the form of a very detailed response h m Dave Seeland, who answered my questions on prepping and painting.
Dave wrote at length and sent copies of his previously published
articles which were of considerable interest and help. Thanks
again,Dave and I'm glad I belong to an organization devoted
to our particular needs in keeping 356s on the road."
Shep Adkins, Los Osos, CA
mditor's note: 356 Registry members - please remember
that our volunteers have other lives, in addition to 356 Registry matters - please be considerate. The way the "356
REGISTRY" is supposed to work is as a central forum, where
your questions and our editors' answers are to appear on
these pages for all to share in the information .
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"On November 11,Veterans' Day, 11veteran 356s and their
veteran drivers left Zim's Autotechnik in Bedford, for a 125
mile drive thru the north Texas countryside. The weather was
great - 78 and lots of sun! Those of us in coupes were very
envious of those with open cars! No problems, flat tires or
bad reviews of the chosen route were to be found. The ride
ended in Decatur, TX where another 356 was waiting to complete the even dozen number. "
Cross,
Dallas, TX
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Index
OK! You've asked for it before, but I've
been reluctant to do it. Yes! I'm going
to tell you how to rebuild your transaxle! First, two assumptions: 1)You know
something about wrenches and have the
brains to figure out which way to turn
a nut (or bolt). 2) Your ring and pinion
are in good condition, are not being
replaced, and have not been set up improperly during a previous "rebuild".
Like I said, four assumptions. Make that
five; this will only cover the 644, 716,
and 741 tunnel-type gearboxes. Maybe
I'll cover the 519 in the future.
The only magical mystical part of a
356 gearbox is the adjustment of the ring
& pinion. For that you do need some special tools or the ability to innovate and
adapt other equipment to accomplish the
same goal. The basic information on ring
& pinion set-up is covered in the workshop manual and is much too involved
to be covered in a short column such as
this.
First, pull the gearbox. I won't insult
your intelligence by telling you which
bolts to remove (see assumption #I). I
will mention a couple of hints. On a B
or C shifter set-up, don't pull the shift
coupler out of the gearshift rod, unless
you enjoy re-adjusting the shifter. Merely pull the 8mrn square-head set-screw
out of the back end of the coupler. Don't
forget to unbolt the ground-strap from
the chassis. Unbolt the front donut
mounts from the ears on the torsion bar
tube. Unbolting the trans ears from the
donuts won't work. Note the arrangement of the shims between the donuts
and torsion bar tube ears; you could end
up with some strange rear toe-in or toeout if you don't pay attention to this.
1'11 assume you've disconnected the
throttle rod, clutch cable, battery and
starter wires. Not to mention the brake
lines and however much of the rear
brakes you've decided to pull off first.
On B and C models, pull the back-up
light switch wires.
The 1961 and later transmission can
be balanced very nicely on the cast-in
S-90 compensator mounting pad on the
bottom of the differential bulge. The 644
to 1960-741transmissions don't have the
pad, so you'll have to figure out a way
to hold the trans based on your jack or
removal method. I've made up a metal
U shaped bracket that I bolt to my jack
pad that holds the trans by the drain
plug area and forward of the differential
bulge. You can probably make something up with 2x4s to accomplish the
same thing.
Now that the transmission is out; you
did drain the oil first; right? You should
spread a week's worth of newspapers
under the trans and axle tubes. This
thing is going to be messier than you can
imagine! When you pull off the axle
tubes, you'll find that they can hold
what seems like a quart of oil in the axle
boot.
Tip the trans up on its bell-housing,
putting a 2x4 under the top end of the
housing to keep from resting the input
shaft on the ground; you won't hurt the
input shaft by resting the trans on it, but
this way the housing won't go "clunk''
onto the floor when you pull out the gear
cluster.
Remove the eight through-bolts that
hold on the front cover. Some light taps
with a plastic mallet should remove the
front cover. If the shift finger wants to
come off with the cover, try cleaning up
any burrs by carefully using a file. On
B and C models, don't ever grab the shift
finger with vise grips, channel locks, pliers or whatever to see how it's shifting!
the rod part of the finger is mild steel
and incredibly easy to gouge, resulting
in a nice oil leak because the seal was
not designed to seal a buggered-up shaft.
Both 644 and 741 type shift fingers
should be welded for longer life.
The 644 finger is a one-piece forging,
and a used one will always be slightly
cracked on the inside fillet between the
arm and the "finger". Have it welded up
in that area. The 741 finger is a twopiece construction and cannot even be
checked for cracks in the shaft because
the machined-down part of the shaft
(where the cracks start) is covered by the
finger. Just have the finger welded to the
shaft all the way around. Keep the weld
small, and you won't have to worry
about clearance to the inside of the
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nosepiece; otherwise you'll have to
chamfer the nosepiece. The 644 does not
have an interference problem.
After the cover is off, loosen up the intermediate plate by tapping with a plastic mallet. Now pull out the gear cluster,
and measure the thickness of the gasket
or gaskets between the intermediate
plate and housing. This gasket is part of
the pinion gear depth adjustment, so be
sure you don't lose track of the proper
thickness.
With the gear cluster lying on your
workbench, the next step is to pull the
shift rails and shift forks. Remove the
three detent ball plugs from the intermediate plate and pull out the springs
and balls, as well as the spacer from the
bottom hole. Now remove the shift fork
bolts and pull the third-fourth gear shift
rail out. Remove the interlock plunger
between the third-fourth gear shift rail
and the first-second gear shift rail. Then
pull out the first-second gear shift rail,
remove the interlock plunger between
that rail and the reverse gear shift rail,
finally remove the reverse the shift rail.
Pull the cotter pins from the input
shaft nut and the pinion shaft nut. If you
have a vise with soft jaw inserts or
covers, clamp the intermediate plate in
the vise. Now shift one shift sleeve into
third or fourth gear, and the other shift
sleeve into first or second gear. The
shafts are now locked, and you can remove the input shaft and pinion shaft
nuts. Then pull the upper and lower
reverse gears off the two shafts, as well
as the three keys from the shafts.
If you have the special tools, you next
press the two shafts out of the intermediate plate. You are reading this because
you don't have the special tools. You
will need a good two-arm gear puller. By
pushing each shaft just far enough before the gears start jamming each other,
you can press the shafts out without
damage. It's tedious, but it does work.
Don't even think of bashing on teh ends
of the shafts to drive them out! Not even
wtih a brass hammer. The shafts are
quite hard, but that's a case hardness
over a relatively soft inner material. The
outer hard case will break up and the in-
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ner metal will then mushroom over.
There is no need to remove the other
gears from the input shaft unless you're
changing a gear. To remove a gear, use
the gear puller or a press. A press can
be used to reinstall a gear cold. Otherwise, support the shaft on a block of
wood and use a piece of pipe to drive the
gear on. If you choose to heat up the
gear, don't overdo it! I have seen gears
turned blue from over-zealous heating.
If you change the color of the gear, you
have just changed its hardness.
On the pinion shaft, you can remove
the two spacers and then fourth gear by
merely pulling them off. Fourth gear
bearing race is pressed on. Adjust your
gear puller to grab first gear and pull the
entire assembly off the pinion shaft. The
little roller bearings will now be falling
all over the place. You might want to do
this operation over a tray or something
that would collect any stray rollers. The
pinion adjustment shims are located between the first gear bearing thrust washer and the rear pinion bearing. Don't lose
them. If you are replacing any of the
bearings, they are made accurately
enough that you can assume the ring and
pinion set-up will not be changed. When
re-assembling the pinion shaft, all the
bearing races, washers, shift spiders
should slide on. Only the fourth gear
bearing race will have to be persuaded
with a pipe and hammer; again, support
the pinion gear on a piece of wood. Now
you have to construct a support to hold
the input and pinion shafts in the poper
relationship while you carefully tap on
the intermediate plate using a piece of
pipe that drives against the inner bearing races.
Put the intermediate plate in the vise,
install the reverse keys and gears, and
shift into two gears again to lock the
trans. Torque the input shaft nut to 25
1b.-ft.; check to see if the cotter pin holes
line up with the castellated nut. If they
don't, tighten the nut some more until
one of the holes lines up and the cotter
pin can be installed. Don't back the nut
off to line up the holes! Next torque the
pinion shaft nut to 70 1b.-ft. Tighten
some more if necessary to line up cotter
in holes: install cotter in.
put both shift sleeves i k o neutral. Install the shift rails, detents, and interlock
plungers; you do remember how they
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went, don't you? The reverse gear detent
spring is slightly longer than the other
two. There is a factory tool for holding
the ends of the shift rails while adjusting the shift forks; totally unnecessary!
You do need to support the reverse idler
gear; a link pin is perfect. Just slide it
through the gear and into the hold in the
intermediate plate. The shift forks need
to be set equi-distant between the two
gears they engage. Also, the ends of the
rails that the shift finger engages should
be aligned so that their sides are a couple of millimeters apart. I use blue Loctite on the shift fork bolts and torque to
18 1b.-ft.
The gear cluster is now ready for reinstallation. I use sealer on the gaskets
(Permatex Ultra-Blue]. Slide the gear
cluster carefully into the case, being sure
not to damage the new input seal you've
already installed. When putting on the
nosepiece, be certain to keep the shift
finger engaged properly in the shift rails.
Torque the through-bolts to 18 lb. ft.
You'll have to wait 'ti1 the next issue
to rebuild the differential.
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least two full turns should be used. It goes on to say that their
existence was due to a six year co-operative development be-
Koni. red
644.333.501.10
80A-1191
356.4 1600 S and Camera
356B optional
356C optional
Koni, blue
644.333.501.12
80A-1191SP20
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356C 1600 SC and Carrera 2
Don Fowler of Fairfax Station, VA sent additional information about Koni shocks in the form of a letter dated June
1,1964 from Kensington Products Corporation, the US Koni
importer. This letter states that there were actually four types.
All of these are stamped with the month and year stamp in
this form 6.58 (June 1958). The date is stamped on the top
part of the shock.
Two measurements on shock absorbers that define their feel
are bump and rebound. The bump is the resistance to compression and the rebound is the resistance to expansion. On
Koni shocks the rebound is adjustable by compressing the
uninstalled shock absorber and turning it. With the exception of the blue shocks, all were originally supplied at the
minimum amount of rebound. Bump was not adjustable.
1.The first type is the 80A-1044180A-1191 listed above as
the "red" shocks. They were indeed the redlorange color that
most replacement Koni shocks were and still are today.
Front rebound 100kg. Bump 45kg. at minimum adjustment
Rear rebound 120kg. Bump 30 kg. at minimum adjustment
These were the original Koni shock absorbers fitted by
Porsche starting in 1958 on Cameras only, then becoming
standard on Supers and optional on Normals. Early versions
were stamped 01 and 02 rather than the complete part number. Porsche stopped using these in May of 1960 although
Kensington continued to supply them until late 1962.
2. The second type 80A-1044SPl80A-1191SPwere "red"
when supplied on the aftermarket, but initially light grey and
later darker grey when installed at the factory. The Porsche
part numbers were 644.343.501.11 and 644.333.501.11.
Front rebound 75kg. Bump &kg. at minimum adjustment
Rear rebound 75kg. Bump 45kg. at minimum adjustment
These were designed to give a smoother ride and were fitted to Supers and Super 90s from the time that the others were
phased out in 1960.
3. The third were numbered the same as the first,
80A-1044180A-1191, but have date stamps of 1.63 or later.
This variety does not have a Porsche part number and were
never fitted by Porsche. They were also red.
Front rebound 70kg. Bump 20kg. at minimum adjustment
Rear rebound 60kg. Bump 20kg. at minimum adjustment
These were even softer than the preceding type. It notes
that many owners would want to adjust them. It also states
that when fully adjusted, they are softer than any of the others
and as such are unsuitable for racing.
4. The final type 80A-1044SP20180A-1191SP20 is the
"blue" shock listed on the chart. It does not state when they
were first introduced. The Koni information states standard
on SC optional on C, while the Porsche information says that
they were used on some 356B as well.
Front rebound 80kg. Bump 20kg. at minimum adjustment
Rear rebound 60kg. Bump 20kg. at minimum adjustment
These were fitted by Porsche and supplied by Koni adjusted with one turn resulting with the following:
Front rebound 140kg. Bump 20kg. at minimum adjustment
Rear rebound 80kg. Bump 20kg at minimum adjustment
Further comments state that the adjustment of this particular shock was more sensitive and for racing applications at
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Slight structural problem with the hood.
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St. Joanna of the Wheels
Despite the thinly veiled L.A.-bashing
you may have read between these lines
over the years, I admit to a southern
California connection or two. And one
in particular. But my wife's favorite cousin is not just another angelino, oh no.
And more than just tall, blonde, gorgeous, poised, sophisticated, worldlywise and all that, this former producer
at MGM. Yes, Joanna drives a 356. And
not just any 356! Joanna serenely cruises
tinseltown's clogging arteries surrounded by five Rudge knockoff wheels.
But the picture is not quite right. Joanna's car is a '61 coupe, and the fabled
Rudge beauties were not offered by Porsche
past the 356A. As near as she can recall,
the previous owner tmnsplanted them h m
a dead or dying '54 Speedster (yes, I know
all the steering linkage is different.). I guess
if you are going to Kalifornikustomize your
356, though, this is a pretty reserved way
to do it, and about as nice a result as can
be expected.
So nice, in fact, that not long after
Joanna acquired her coupe years ago, the
inquiries began. No, not requests, more
begging, pleading, wheedling. They'd
pull up at stop lights and get out of their
cars, pull over a couple of lanes on the
freeway and shout through an open window, follow her to her destination. And
it was always the same: "Wanna sell
your wheels? I want to buy your wheels!
How much for the wheels?" They'd
hold u p fingers: one, two,
three . . . thousand? And Joanna always
said thank-you, no.
A guy named Tommy has been the
most persistent. Turned down flat years
ago, he combed LA, searching out The
Lady of The Wheels. And he succeeded. Joanna says he is a nice guy. He has
a '58 Speedster and he wants her knockoffs for that final touch. So once a year
or so, Tommy comes around to see the
Rudge lady. Who continues to rebuff
him with a charming and gracious "Sorry, not this year."
Linda is fond of saying, "Joanna leads
a charmed life, but that's because she
supplies half the charm." Which is only
too true. Once Joanna was afoot in Flor-
ence with a friend. Traffic was slow, and
she struck up a conversation with a man
in a car. Charmed, he invited them to his
house as guests for a day. He turned out
to be one of Italy's top clothing designers. Then there's Joanna's friend with
the XJ6 Jag. And that house on Balboa
Island (think nice; think very, very nice).
Every bit as classy as the big black cat.
But then, it would be out of character for
Joanna to surround herself with the
mundane.
Which those Rudge wheels on her '61
coupe most definitely are not. They are,
however, 37 years old now, and they've
been on the street all that time. On at
least one unspeakable occasion in their
long life, some cretin took a steel hammer to them, leaving the ears pretty badly bunged up. Joanna likes beautiful
things to be well loved and cared for,
and her wheels are increasingly in need
of serious TLC.
So when Tommy made his annual appearance - this time offering to throw in
a fully installed set of reconditioned '62
wheels and spindles, plus storage of the
car while Joanna was away on Safari in
Africa for three months - she wavered.
I didn't. When she called me, I said
the guy's price was low by 100% and no,
she most certainly did not want to sell
those magic wheels unless she was about
to be kicked out on the street - which
she wasn't (even if she was talking about
a bank loan - with the car as collateral - to finance a new battery box and
nose-panel work). I also told her who
would really like first refusal on five
Rudge knockoffs, but that given our new
mortgage she was safe for the foreseeable future.
I thought it wouldn't really be Joanna
without her utterly unique '61 coupe,
resplendent in its mysterious dark steelgrey-blue paint and down-at-the-heel
spinners. But I was wrong about this; the
foreseeable future had plenty of unexpected twists in store.
The first surprise arrived in the form
of a postcard of a snow-capped mountain, with a native African herdsman in
the foreground. It bore a Tanzania stamp
showing a 1906 Zanzibar locomotive
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and was postmarked Dar es Salaam,
where the sender claimed to be relaxing
on the beach "in balmy tropical
breezes." Six days before Joanna had
climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, reaching its
5895-meter summit amid "pain, will,
and miracle." Over 19,000 feet and, as
we later learned, breathing only the
available atmosphere. I suppose other
356ers have climbed above 20,000 feet
without oxygen, but I'd be surprised if
there were many.
At first I was disappointed to learn
about the wheels, but Joanna always has
her priorities straight. By now, Tommy
has the knockoffs apart and at the
platers. Joanna figures he'll be into them
to the tune of seven and a half grand by
the time they grace his Speedster. The
wheels brought not only enough cash for
the airfare to Africa, but included all the
aforementioned inducements plus the
battery box and nose work. I think there
was also a day at the amusement park
that boasts the meanest rollercoaster
west of the Rockies. Joanna has a thing
for serious rides. She'd probably make
a terrific stunt pilot.
But, no. Joanna has decided that what
she really wants to do in the next phase
of her life is to teach - English in secondary school. Sounds totally out of
character, huh? I thought so, too, but the
African experience left an indelible mark
on this sensitive person. Her lucky students will have a remarkable teacher of
great character.
Forever changed,
.Joanna faces a once
congenial but no longer acceptable environment that now feels unnecessarilv
complex and crowded and "unnatural."
So great was the feeling of dislocation
upon reentering U.S urban "civilization'' that for the first few days she could
not stay in her own home. I trust she will
continue to find some measure of sanity in the honest automobile that she still
drives, even without the glamor of
Rudge wheels. There are compensations
for a no-frills 356. No longer will people pester her about the wheels. And as
her mechanic put it, "now at last it really
looks like a '61." Like its owner, a lily
that needs no gilding.
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GT underside finish1
alloy-rim update
by Dick Koenig and David Seeland
If you were admonished to "keep the shiny side up" of
your '57 Carrera GT Speedster, would you worry about rolling it? Some people wouldn't because we've seen GT cars
that were nearly as shiiy underneath as on the exterior. Some
13 years ago (!) in this column, in vol. 5, no. 1of the REGISTRY,it was stated that the underbody panels of GT cars had
"no undercoat except along certain seams", presumably to
make them lighter. However, it has been frequently stated
since then that 356 Carrera GT cars had NO undercoating.
We have recently examined and talked to owners of original
unrestored GT cars and can offer a more complete discussion
of the undercoat "controversy".
On the cars that we have seen or have had others examine
(six 356A Carrera GT Speedsters, 1957 to 1959, and a 1960
S-90 GT),the original statement made in this column is generally, but not universally accurate. Most of these cars have
seam sealer brushed and sprayed along many critical joints
while the remainder of the underbody was sprayed (brushed?)
with semi-gloss black paint, not sprayed with the German
equivalent of 3M "Body Schutz" as are the Carrera GS Deluxes and pushrod cars.
It is important to make distinctions between the different
types and purposes of undercoat materials used on 356s.
Types of material included black seam sealer; non-hardening
white caulking; the black German equivalent of 3M "Body
Schutz", a product usually called undercoating; and semigloss paint.
The most obvious and important purpose of these materials is the protection of joints and overlap seams from water
penetration and concomitant rusting. We will refer to this
as seam sealing, Seam sealer is a filled (asbestos?)tar-like
substance that eventually hardens, and that is usually brushed
on specific seams and joints, in contrast to a black undercoating similar to 3M "Body Schutz" that was sprayed on the
entire underside of GS and pushrod cars. Undercoating
sprayed in the fender wells and on the chassis, acts as a sound
deadener, reducing the level of road and engine noise inside
the car, and also provides impact cushioning so that stones
thrown up by the wheels are less likely to "star" the exterior finish. The black paint is mostly cosmetic but to some
degree also inhibits surface rusting of underbody panels. The
non-hardening white caulking is used to build a dam at the
front of the front closing panel to keep water and road debris
out of the upper rear fender corner. Although non-hardening,
it does shrink and the seal often fails at the caulk-fender joint
and then it does act like a dam, and road debris plus (salty)
water is trapped and poultice corrosion occurs penetrating
the upper surface of the fender andlor the closing panel. This
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regularly occurs on otherwise unrusted cars, so beware, check
your caulking!
A review of the movieltape "Made By Hand" provided
some useful insight into theseam sealing and undercoating
process as performed on pushrod cars in 1960. There are two
stages, or steps shown.
First, after the chassis or undercarriage is complete, all
seams and welds are sealed with a "special rubberized nonhardening compound". The compound is applied with a
brush to seal seams against water penetration and to minimize
rusting. As seen on the tape, the seam sealer is in an open
five-gallon bucket of sealer which Hans lifts onto the floor
pan section of the inverted chassis. Using a stick already in
the bucket, he stirs for a moment. Then he coats the seams
with a 1% inch to 1 inch wide brush. The subframe was
turned over to an upright position after the brushing was
done. This accounts for the heavy, uneven appearance underneath the gas tank floor and by the master cylinder
bulkhead.
Second, after the body is added to the chassis and is ready
for painting, the entire undercarriage was sprayed with 24
pounds of undercoating to protect futher against weather,
sound, and impact. The material was sprayed for "complete
coverage". There was no evidence that Hans taped edges to
prevent overspray and allow complete coverage. So, he probably was "complete" only in a rough sense. However, a 1958
pushrod Speedsterwith original undercoating seems to have
been masked to a line about l/2 inch in from the fender opening and then sprayed; but this was not the case on an original pushrod 1959 examined recently.
But we digress. After the body and chassis are combined,
most GT cars receive a coat of semi-gloss black paint over
the entire chassis in the fender wells and in the trunk and
engine compartment. It is probable that this paint is applied
before the final exterior finish. The black paint appears to
have been sprayed in the cars we have examined. However,
Chuck Stoddard had the paint brushed onto the surfaces of
his GT Speedster's fender wells, because he thinks his car
originally had the paint applied with a brush. Time constraints in a factory setting would argue against brush application, but then again, no factory today would even consider
an engine requiring as much labor as the 356 four-cam either,
but Porsche did, and Chuck may be right.
Furthermore, although conventional wisdom holds that the
fender wells, chassis, engine compartment and front compartment should always be semi-gloss black, Harry Bytzek
says his '57 GT Speedster is original and that the underside
is painted red just like the exterior. The seam sealer was applied over the red so that two colors are visible - red and
black. However, examples of exterior paint color in the fenderwells and on the undercarriage could be expected as was
pointed out previously in this column (REGISTRY, vol. 5,
no. 2): "4) Not all cars were painted black underside as some
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were left the color of the car, especially if it was a dark
color - red or blue". The seam sealer over the body-color
paint suggests that some additional seam sealer is applied
after the body and chassis are joined and painted.
Harry Bytzek also said there was brushed-on seam sealer
around the wires on each wheel well opening, on the inside
of the fender skin, the only example of this treatment as far
as we know.
Vic Zeller's early '58 GT Speedster has partial undercoat
in addition to seam sealer. The underside has non-factory
white paint so the undercoat may have been applied by
whoever applied the white paint. The undercoat has been
sprayed in the upper fender wells and in much of the master
cylinderlsteering box chassis area. No other GT car that we
know of has any area undercoat coverage. Let us know if you
know of another GT car having area undercoat coverage.
Both Weldon Scrogham's and Bill Romig's '59 GT Speedsters are thought to have never had any seam sealer (or undercoat). Romig's car, said to be the only original unrestored
pristine GT Speedster in existence, is in storage and has been
coated with creosote underneath, so we must depend on his
memory.
GT Speedsters in 1959 were run through the coupe line
and thus have patterned "tar paper" in the engine compartment - but not(?) in the front compartment. This theory was
proposed by an anonymous contributor to an early four-cam
forum column (vol. 5, no. 2). The Sam FosterlRalph Lauren
GT Speedster is an example of a '59 Speedster with full sound
insulation in the engine compartment. Earlier cars, for the
most part, just had paint, while later pushrod and GT fourcam coupes continued to have sound insulation in the engine compartment. An exception is the late '58 alloy-panel
GT number 84743 that has "tar paper" only on the firewall.
All four-cam GT cars had a piece of this material in the fender
well surrounding the tank holes as shown in the parts book.
An interesting sidelight is that a 1960 S-90 GT has "tar paper"
covering oil tank holes and coil switches on the dash. Rumor
has it that a shortage of four-cam engines was the origin of
the pushrod GT cars, but this is not obvious if the number
of '60-'61 GT coupe bodies (40)plus 20 Abarths is compared
to the number of '60-'61 engines (about 75).
Seam-sealer application to specific seams will now be discussed. The box-like structure below the gas tank that contains the steering box and master cylinder has varying
amounts of seam seamer in the four vertical and in the 4
horizontal seams at the top of the box. The application is uneven and sloppy. The seam sealer is heavier along the mastercylinder bulkhead than along the battery box wall. There is
also the usual tar glob (different material than the seam sealer) on the rear brake line tube where it protrudes from the
front of the tunnel. On Vic Zeller's early '58 steel panel GT,
and his only, undercoating is sprayed on the entire mastercylinder bulkhead, entire top, and parts of the sides, but none
on the torsion-bar tubes or h n t wall. All other GT cars studies
have only seam sealer and paint.
Thick seam sealer was irregularly applied to the two vertical seams in the outside rear corners of the underhood compartment behind the gas tank.
The front fender wells have three seams with seam sealer.
The two near-horizontal seams at the top and bottom of the
side wall of underhood area from the nose back to the closing panel and the vertical seam between the closing panel
and rearmost part of the fender (where the typical h n t fender
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rust occurs). This appears to have a smoother texture than
the seam sealer below the gas tank suggesting either thinner
material or spray application. The upper closing panel "dam"
of white caulk has been previously described.
Again, in the front fender wells, undercoat was found only
on Zeller's car where the upper fender area and the outer wall
of the underhood compartment, in the wheel well, are
sprayed with undercoat. Only Bytzek's car has seam sealer
brushed around the wheel opening to seal the wire
reinforcement.
Underneath the GT cars, in the floor pan and longitudinal
area, the pedal reinforcement is heavily brushed with seam
sealeraseam sealer is also brushed on the outer longitudinallfloorpan seam, the outer longitudinal/door-threshold
seam, the outer longitudinallfront closing panel seam and the
floorlfront bulkhead seam. All other surfaces are painted, except on Zeller's car where the inner side of the rocker panel,
the underside of the threshold and the upper part of the outer longitudinal are sprayed with undercoat.
In the rear fender wells, heavy seam sealer is sprayed into
the lockpost-rear fender seam (another typical 356 rust area)
and lighter sealer sprayed onto the door-wedge pocket and
door-striker backing plate (after the lock plates and door
wedges are installed). The horizontal seam, just below the
upper shock mount extending from the lockpost to the rear
of the inner engine comparment, is coated with seam sealer.
Only Zeller's car has undercoat sprayed about 8 inches down
on the upper inner fender in line with the wheel and only
Bytzek's car has brushed-on seam sealer around the fender
openings as on the front fenders.
The joints around the vertical bulkhead panel across the
rear of the floor pan just in front of the torsion bar tube has
thick seam sealer where is joins adjacent panels and thinner
sealer at the floortbulkhead joint.
The typical sound-deadener tar paper is found on the
arched chassis section above the transaxle in some of the steelpanel GT Speedsters, but we don't know what the later GT
Speedsters and coupes had, if you do, or have other information or questions, please contact one of us.
alloy-rim wheel update
We have had some interesting calls and correspondence
regarding wheels. For example, Harry Bytzek knows an exemployee of a German Wheel manufacturer who said that
Kronprinz (KPZ)went to race tracks and offered to trade new
reinforced alloy-rim wheels with thicker 3.3mm centers for
old wheels with 2.9centers. Just about all the old wheels
eventually failed and KPZ wanted to quietly get them off as
many cars as possible to head off bad publicity. They broke
around the mounting bolts leaving 5 "washers" attached to
the drum. The following service bulletin pictures the reinforced wheel and the identifying "incision" (pimple at arrow). Don't drive hard with early "no-pimple" 2.9mm-center
wheels!
Some relatively random bits of information about alloy-rim
wheels follow.Six or seven (?) inch drum-brake wheels were
seen on a flared-fender 356B S-90 GT(?).Bruce Jennings had
6 inch alloy-rim drum-brake wheels near the end of his fourcam racing career. Alloy-rim wheels, both 15 and 16 inch,
were made in offsets for both 40mm and 60mm brakes. The
l6inch wheels for 40drums (early 550 Spyders) had a
93inside offset and the 16 inch wheels for later Spyders
with 60drums (S597A) had enough offset so the outer
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SERVICE BULLETIN
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all Dealers
No. 20/59 abroad
Subject: Reinforced Disc meelS for Carrera Vehicles
Vehicle Type
356 ~/1500GS, -/l600 GS
Engine Type
1500 GS. 1600 GS
Effeotive date: immediately
In a letter to all dealers we have already pointed out that only
reinforced disc wheels (spare part No. 644.68.110.1)
may be used
for Carrera vehicles with 2.360" (60 mm) broad front wheel brakes.
Since November 1958 these wheels
with discs which are reinforced
by about .016" (0,4 mm) are being
installed as standard equipment in
the "Gran Turismo" model. They outwardly differ from the earlier
model by an inciaion, as can be
seen on the illustration.
Please note that all 5 disc wheels have to be replaced.
Dr.Ing.h.c.F.Porsche
K.4.
Stgt.-Zuffenhausen, July 28, 1959
part of the center is outboard of the rim. The 15 inch wheels
for 40mm drums have a 97.lmm inside offset and those for
60mm drums had 118.lmm of inside offset.
Trade wanted: 5lhx15 alloy-rim disc-brake wheel wanted
(see fig. 1); have 5.0~15alloy-rim drum-brake wheel to trade.
Another trade wanted: 4x15 6032A RS-60 wheel for one
4.5~15standard offset, 97.lmm, 6046A. Also wants to buy
one more 6046A wheel. (Contact Seeland).
Paul Allen in Ohio points out that 904 disc brake wheels
have 19 rivets (we said 20 on 906 wheels) and have 3.7mm
centers in 5% and 6 inch widths, thinner than the wider (7
and 9 inch) 906 wheels we listed that have 3.9 and 3.8centers, but much thicker than the 2.9 and 3.3mm centers
on 3.5 inch and 4.5 inch drum-brake wheels.
Siidrad made both 16 and 15 inch drum-brake steel wheels.
Jim Saunders, Sydney, Australia mentions his interest in
different types of GTISpyder brakes, backing plates, and even
spacers. Photos of Spyder brakes and backing plates would
be appreciated if you would send them to us.
Tim Herman has solved the problem of the curious 1!, inch
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holes drilled in both steel and aluminum wheels in the bead
area (see v. 15, no. 1, p. 12, figs. 1and 2). He has a 16 inch
Spyder wheel with a lead wheel-weight having a brass pin
that goes through the rim and weight and is "bradded over"
on the bead side of the rim. In addition, the weight is also
held to the rim with a steel clip in a sort of belt and suspenders
effort to keep the weight in place.
Finally, a graduate of Porsche's February, 1957, Carrera
School has surfaced. Gerry McCarthy of KAM Motorsport,
does Porsche service and restoration and specializes in fourcam engines and cars. He can be found in Waterbury, CT at
2031754-1547.
With respect to wheels and brakes, Gerry's class notes state:
"(55A-1500) RS brakes are the same as GT Carrera and 550
after chassis-056 except for drums which had larger fins and
a flange in the air stream. Before chassis-056, the 550 had
normal (but milled and drilled 40mm, ed.) brakes. 550 wheels
will not fit RS drums."
A1 Zim (Zim's Autotechnik, Bedford, TX) took the time to
inwrite that the German vehicle inspection agency (T.U.V.)
sisted on tubes in non-safety bead tires.
Coming soon: Bill Doyle has promised to fire up his computer and continue with his 2-liter four-cam rebuild series.
Thanks, Bill.
Gas tanks: a 1960 S-90 GT coupe was found to have 3/60
alloy wheels, a 3/60 gas-tank sender and an " A GT (80 liter)
tank having all the appropriate internal baffle characteristics
and external ribbing (see vol. 15, no. 3, p. 13, fig. 3: Early
"1967" - a typo, should read 1957, tank). There is some
chance that this tank was added to a small-tank car at a later
date, but it seems unlikely because of the car's history and
the date on the sender. Any other B cars out there with original "A" GT tanks?
Additional comments on our gas-tank article would be appreciated. No one has figured out the origin of JimBreazeale's
asymmetric "B" tank. Weldon Scroghamhas sent photos (fig.
2) of another "weird" tank (356?)that he found while hunt-
-
pip. 2 weldon scroghams "wairdWtank, 14.5 inch- widsby 28.5
inches long, came from a Porsche repair shop. Is it a Porsche tank?
ing an aluminum Porsche "being used as a doghouse"!
And, as always, gripes, comments, questions, or answers,
gladly accepted by Koenig, 508-429-4772, or Seeland,
303-238-3306evenings, or 303-236-1539days. Your response
has been great and helps to truly make this column the fourcam FORUM!
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of 356 literature. He also discussed the Merritt-Millerbook
on 356 literature. This book
has been a great help to literature collectors as a source of
information.
However,
Charlie pointed out that there
are a number of pieces of 356
sales literature that are not in
the MM book.
Vic Skirrnant's technical article covered a number of
technical topics including unleaded gas, converting to
12-volt systems, transmissions,
and
electrical
problems.
The REGISTRY of ten years
ago carried the registration
form for the Lake Tahoe West
Coast Holiday, with Barry Allen as chairman. It also announced that the East Coast
Holiday would be held in
Suffern, New York, under the
leadership of Jack Magrane.
Brett Johnson's Restoration
column included a discussion
of head lights, turn signals,
tail lights, and license plate
lights. In addition, the article
included a detailed five-page
article by Ron Roland on installing a floor pan in a 356.
Included with his article were
fifteen excellent sketches.
The issue also contained
the first Literature Collector
article by Charlie White. In
the article, Charlie talked
about the different categories
Event chairpersons: Send us information on your 356 related event for a free listing. Please have your copy typed and
set up in the same general format as the listed events below.
We reserve the right to edit as required. Important - don't
be disappointed - we need at least 60 day advance notice
of your event! Send to Calendar of Events, P.O.Box 1000,
Westerville, OH 43081-7000. Members please note: events
that appear in this section are not necessarily endorsed by
356 Registry, Inc.
a ril 20, 1991
&
15th Annual Central Pennsy1vania Porsche Swap Meet
will be held Saturday at 7:30 a.m., Ski-Roundtop near Lewisberry, Pennsylvania. A free parts shuttle and plenty of parking for the buyers. The outside vendor fee is $15.00. There
are indoor spaces available by reservation. Admission to buyers is free and refreshments will be available. For more information or directions contact Steve Bond, 717-938-5876
eveningslweekends EST, Marty Ginter, 717-232-2905 eveningslweekends EST. Please no calls after 10:OO p.m. EST.
may 4, 1991
Inc., 1011 San Pablo Ave. at Marin, Albany, CA. Reservations a must! Five dollars ($5.00) per person; includes lunch.
Send your check (L.&.S. Inc.) before May 1st to. Dick Cottrell, 1685 Hunt Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010, 415-692-2100.
may 17 & 18, 1991
Concours de Mayo and Sedona experience. Multi-event
weekend sponsored by Southern Arizona region of PCA. Friday night warm-up party with panoramic view of Sedona at
sunset, Concours on Sat. on the grounds of Los Abrigados
Resort. Caravan through Oak Creek Canyon Awards presentation and gourmet dining. Plan early! Contact Dennis and
Barb Crowley at 602-299-2288 or Jeff Gamble and Patsy ConMin, Registrar, 4642 N. Camino Blanco Pl., Tucson, AZ,
602-299-6714 (6-9 p.m. Pacific Coast Time)
may 18-19,1991
Concours and Swap Meet 4 classes for 356s beautiful artwork
trophies, over 20 356s at every event on display. This year
held as a benefit for Paul Newman's "Hole in the Wall Gang
Camp". Held at Stouffer Westchester Hotel, White Plains,
NY. Contact Donna Paterak, 201-635-5918,
Sixth Annual Tech Event for the "Restoration & Preservation"
of your Porsche, 9:30 a.m. to 2:OO p.m. at Lukes & Shorman,
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may 26, 1991
The 5th Annual Pacific N.W. 356 Bullsession, on the beach
at Kala Point near Port Townsend, Washington. This year it
is Bull and Burgers hosted by Bill Mitchell and Bud Shank.
Bring your burger condiments and your 356 for a low key
day at the beach. A parts and literature swap will be held
so bring your stuff. For a map, send a SASE to Bill Mitchell,
4916 Seahurst Ave., Everett, WA 98203. $5 donation for food,
refreshments and the Park.
june 1, 1991
Owls Head TransportationMuseum's All German Meet and
Airshow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission for exhibitors: two adults and any children in the vehicle, come at 9:00
a.m. There will be ribbons for those participating. The Owls
Head Transportation Museum is a non-profit organization
housing one of the world's foremost collections of pioneer
automobiles, aircraft, engine, motorcycles, bicycles and carriages. The Museum is located on Route 72, two miles south
of Rockland in Owls Head, Maine.
june 10 & 11, 1991$
jdy 13, 1991
Gathering of the hithful, Northern and southern Califonia 356
clubs will hold their annual Mom Bay event Q9:00 a.m., Saturday at Del Mar park in Mom Bay. All 356 Porsche ownen and
enthusiasts welcome. Reservations required if you intend to join
us for dinner. Swap Meet Sunday a.m. For information, call Bob
Cannon, 916-481-9528 or Greg Young, 805-682-8138.
jdy 28-august 3, 1991
PCA Parade, Boston, MA.
august 9, 10, 11, 1991
356 Regishy East Coast Holiday XM, Portsmouth, NH. Full details and regisbation can be found in this issue. Richard Oakes,
603-394-7498, Peter Thompson, 508-465-2329.
august 10, 1991
Roguefest Three, Medford, Oregon. Hosted by Mike Moran and
Bob King, 1:00 p.m. 'ti1 dark at Bob King's residence. This is
a noncompetitive gathering of 356 enthusiasts. Bring your 356,
best friend and parts to swap or sell. An evening barbeque with
cold beverages will be available at a minimum charge. B you
plan to attend, need a map or additional information, call or
write: Bob King, 1089 Brookdale Rd., Medford, OR 97504,
503-773-7119 evenings or Mike Moran, 503-772-2053 days.
Driver Education and "356 Day" at Watkins Glen. The
Niagara Region P.C.A. event will feature special run groups
for 356s only. Both a touring class and a driver's school class
will be available. Entries for those groups will be limited to
the first twenty-five (25) cars in each. Both groups will have
a track time exclusive to themselves. For "356" information,
contact: Jim Liberty, 6 Windham Circle, Mendon, NY 14506,
716-586-0440, FAX 716-586-4844.
356 ReghIry West Coast Ho 'day XV, Steamboat Springs, CO.
Full details and registration can be found in this issue. John
Jenkins, 303-841-3560.
june 16, 1991
september 8, 1991
14th Annual Midwest Concours d'Elegance Cincinnati Country Day School (Shawnee Run and Given Roads), Cincinnati, Ohio, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This year we'll have 200
cars, and the featured marque will be Porsche. Partial exhibit
list: Porsche 962, Porsche 904, Porsche RSR ROC, Porsche
356 GSIGT, Lotus 38 Uim Clark), MB 300SL Gullwing, 1965
Shelby GT350. For more info: 513-271-4545.
jdy 6, 1991
The 1st Annual Springhill Winery 356 Registry, near Albany, Oregon. A low-key event, at a small winery in the rolling foothills of the Oregon coast range. The day will give you
a chance to visit with fellow 356ers, and enjoy some excellent Oregon wine, including Springhill's 1988 Pinot Noh,
Oregon State Fair 1st place winner. Hosted by vintner Mike
~ c ~ l a iJust
n , One ~ o & eand Lady Jane. or a map and further details, write us at P.O. Box 384, Monmouth, OR 97361.
A $5 donation for buffalo burgers and soft drinks.
august 30, 31, se tember 1, 1991
f
Lake Armwhead Escape 1V. Treat yourself to the cool, clean
mountain air and pristine beauty of Lake Amwhead, California, and enjoy the Award Winning Brunch at the Lake Anowhead Hilton Lodge. Afterwards, we will motorcade to the annual Art & Wine Festival. This event has grown to more than 50
people and over 30 cars, and new this year will be a parts swap.
For full information, please contact the Event Chairman, Bob
Breslo, at 714-626-2757,
september 27, 28, 29, 1991
Autumnfest 1991 - A multievent weekend featuring southern
hospitality and the beauty of the Blue Ridge in autumn, Contact
Cole or Suanne Smgham, Regisbas at 703-248-4217.
september 28, 1991
5th Annual Potter's P o d e Round-up, Grayslake, Lllinois. Details to follow.
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As before, on late-model Speedsters, the steering is virtually neutral when cornering, at least up to
the limit of tire adhesion. Overexuberance will ultimately result
in rear-end breakaway, which is
unavoidable with over 56% of the
total weight carried by the rear
wheels. As before, with 2.3 turns
lock to lock, the steering is exceptional. Also, since the adoption of
an anti-roll bar and a hydraulic
steering damper in 1956, the car
is steadier when cruising on crowned
roads or in gusty cross-winds.
ROAD & TRACK, April 1958
Super Speedster Road Test
IA~
obvious ones are gone. It's interesting
the PCNA was threatening to sue anyone using a Porsche name in the U.S. but
in Great Britain no one seems to mind.
Certainly the 911 is well covered but
both issues I received had a restoration
section. In the Winter issue it was of a
'52 356 coupe. Black like my new '52
coupe! Almost litter mates - chassis
11872 vs. my 11994. The owner,
Richard King, having bought the car
sight unseen from California, having
also bought non-originality and missing
parts problems, also bought Brett's book.
Unfortunately the article doesn't mention it by name. Now if he had carefully
read Brett's book (OK for the two new
readers, Brett's book is: THE 356
PORSCHE - A RESTORER'S GUIDE
TO AUTHENTICITY) he would have
realized that the last coupe with rectangular and round tail lights was 11779
and his car is over 100 too late. I was
struck to read that the glass windshield
reservoir is common to the 300 SL gullwing - now I know where to get one if
mine breaks. The pickiness is a lot less
than one sees here. The car actually has
an S-90 engine, but the owner likes the
power and isn't worried about changing
it, though he is trying to get the right
head lamp bezels. Fun, sort of like the
U.S. in the early '60s. Issue 4 had no 356
stuff to speak of though it did have an early 911 restoration. But I won't get started
on that one here, except to note that it
pales in comparison to the '65 911 restored for German vintage racing seen in
the same issue. 911 & VINTAGE
PORSCHE WORLD is available from CH
PUBLICATION LTD, P.O. BOX 75, TADWORTH SURREY KT20 7XF, GREAT
BRITAIN at 4 issue (1 year) surface $32,
air $40 by check or money order.
For almost a year Harry (aka the maestro) Pellow's THE MAESTRO'S LllTLE
SPEC BOOK AND EMERGENCY
BREAKDOWN PROCEDURES (aka the
spec book) has been out of print. The
glovebox size book feels thicker but has
123 pages of text rather than 120. The
page numbers in the index have not
changed. So what's changed? The engine number data section is significantly expanded. In Harry's inimitable
fashion 24 unnumbered pages, containing the expanded engine number database, have been inserted between pages
16 and 25 (which now faces the
"wrong" way). As near as I can tell the
remaining numbered pages are from the
original 1984 edition. Unfortunately,
there is a price for all this new information - $15 instead of the previous $10.
It's almost worth it to see your engine
in print - though I didn't find my S-90
which was KD'd by the factory as an SC
with S-90 heads. For the rest, the information in the book is easily worth the
price and unfortunately the $10 choice
doesn't exist. Buy it and be thankful
someone is going to a lot of trouble to
Writing of THE 356 PORSCHE A
get the specs straight.
RESTORER'S GUIDE TO AUTHENTICI am indebted to Clive Househam, edi- ITY reminds me that Brett has now made
tor and publisher of 911 & PORSCHE available the 2nd edition in soft cover.
WORLD in Great Britain, for two review The only other change is the paper,
copies of his new magazine. Don't be too which is better than the stock used in the
put off by the name. I supose most of the first edition, but not as good as the heavier glossier stock used in the hardbound.
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Bill Block, Editor
If there are any left, you should buy one
of the signed, numbered hardbound copies at $45. If there are none left, or you
can't justify the cost difference, go ahead
and get the $25 softbound copy.
Now some housekeeping.
Last issue I reviewed Picard's, article
"356 Spotter's Guide," in the PANO.
While saying nice things I misspelled his
name as Bernard. B e m d (spelled correctly this time) pointed out that '52
coupes shouldn't have "A" hood handles.
They also shouldn't have brake vents. Bertrand Picard is absolutely right. A pre-A
with an A hood handle should be a '55.
My memory was that the owner of the car
had told me that by serial number it is a
'52. Perhaps it had been updated by the
fadory or perhaps I just erred. Even more
bizarre, Bertrand had thought of submitting the article to the 356 REGISTRY but
was put off by the "intimidation factor"
(his quotes not mine). I am astonished.
Among the reasons this club exists is to
avoid the formality of the PCA. Actually
I see the club as about as informal and laid
back as one of my wife Patty's 7 Labrador
Retrievers. That is, somewhere between
relaxed and coma.
There seem to be an interminable
number of people to whom I need to
apologize. My remark mentioning that
I want Ken Daugherty to return my ERSATZTEIL KATALOG I1 was meant in
jest, and the scores of you who called to
give Ken a hard time should be ashamed
of yourselves. In fact I still have two engines in Ken's garage - which he
would like me to pick up. Speaking of
engines,the database in Harry's book
shows Ken to be among the big
documenters - some people have been
through a lot of engines!
Drayton James, who is working his
way through the hierarchy of the PCA
the hard way by paying his dues in sheer
hard work, has discovered that Y n Z
only has wiring diagrams available for
'56-'59 cars. He found out by trying to
order one, having read my review. I
hope Drayton finds it useful for the 356c
he is restoring.
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ONE LAST LOOK: I can't leave 1990
without just one moore look back; sort
of shake out the blanket and examine
what tidbits fall out. Here's one - we
drove to the Grande Tetons this summer
to visit my daughter who was apprenticing for Smokey-the-Bear's job. Arriving in Jackson Hole, I bought the weekly rag and sure enough, there in the classified~was the following: "1965 Porsche
356C, excellent condition", and a phone
number. Didn't call until I'd returned to
Oregon. Learned that the car had been
restored, ivory with red interior in 1984,
45,000 miles ago; a total of 130,000
miles and for $13,000 it could be all
mine. No thanks, but this demonstrates
they are everywhere, waiting to be
found . . . doesn't it? Moore of this to
come.
How about this for a classified expose?
This ran in the Oregonian for a number
of weeks last fall. The ad was entitled
Sports 6 Collector Cars and listed many
autos including the following two - '67
Dino Coupe and '58 Porsche 356 Coupe.
What's so unusual about this? They were
both the same price, $24,995! We have
arrived!! (Update - according to today's paper the cars are still there; the
Dino has been reduced to $19,000. The
Porsche? Same price as before.)
The 18th annual Forest Grove Contours D'Elegance was held in June. This
has evolved as one of the prestige shows
on the west coast. Thirty-seven classes
of cars were judged; those with 95 points
or better were eligible to compete for
Best of Show. Only six made this cut and
one was a 1955 Porsche Speedster
owned by Bob and Anne King. They
didn't win the gold ring, (a 1955
Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing grabbed
that) but they were right there in it. Congratulations to them! Mark Fisher was
also there to win one of the classes with
his 1964 SC. Bob Hanson showed a nice
red roadster which he promises will be
prettier next year. I believe!
Christmas brought a card from Joe
Johnson showing the site of the XVI East
Coast Holiday. What a beautiful picture
of some great-looking country. (Appears
to be Oregon.) The West Coast Holiday
is still with us. We'll never forget the
top-down, eight days to and from Morro Bay. What a time!
When it comes to cars, I'm not a cutter or welder so I read Ron's columns for
style only. Then he told me how to fix
my electrical system and I can do that!
The 01' Cab really needed that fixen.
Soon as the rain stops, it's road test time.
Thanks for the advice Ron.
So much for 1990. I'd best get on with
this year.
MOORE ON THAT: In the last issue,
Editor Jerry recommended the "Australian 356 Registry". I belong and it
offers some most interesting reading. For
example, the last issue contained informative data on where 356s have been
shipped over the past ten years. Some
of the points-of-destination caused me to
recall my treatise on the demise of our
vehicles. Between 1953 and 1963, four
356s were shipped to Kuwait and 26
were sent to Lebanon. I wonder how
many of these have survived? How about
the six sent to Libya from '61 to '63?
Where would I go to search for a find,
both in a car and a story? How about
Thailand where 42 were sent between
'53 and '63 or Central America where
over 400 were shipped during that time
period? Maybe you'd like to go to New
Guinea to search for the one coupe sent
in 1961. The bottom line is that our
loved ones have been shipped to almost
every country. Sure would be fun to go
on safari for one. (Hopeto give you some
clues on a few that are for sale in
Cuba . . next issue.)
Another engaging article in the "Australian Registry" concerned the dangers
of fires in cars like ours. The byline was
England and it described a dramatic
50% increase in fires in classic cars. The
rise was blamed on negligence, ignorance and wretched body work. With the
addition of old age to the equation, it
puts the car and owner at the top of the
fire-risk list. The main blame lies with
electrical wiring and faulty fuel lines.
Most fires happen after some type of
repairs have occurred. Pooring wiring
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and fiberglass repairs are an especially
lethal combination. The article gave
pointers on prevention and what to do
if the worst should happen:
Maintain the car in good order.
Keep a modern fire extinguisher in the
car and learn how to use it. (How
many of you have an extinguisher but
have never used one? Are you waiting
to learn under pressure of your car or
garage going up in flames?)
Don't open the bonnet if the fire is in
the engine compartment. The inrush
of oxygen will fuel the flames. Direct
fire extinguisher through the grill. (I
recently observed a car fire on the freeway. The firemen were on their backs,
spraying water up into the engine
compartment. They didn't open the
hood.)
Don't pour water on an engine fire it can spread burning petrol.
Do disconnect the battery if electrical
connections are smoldering - but
only if there is no petrol leak.
The magazine is a good one, and
would probably be of interest to many
of you. Peter Schudmak, the president,
did a two part series on the West Coast
Holiday and Monterey Parade. It's enlightening to get a different perspective
on our behaviors. He's looking forward
to visiting us again. Guess he liked Morro Bay as much as we did.
TO COLLECI' OR NOT TO, REVISlTED:
The reader likes to keep me informed
about the collector's market and where
we are today. According to the latest,
and who you believe, interest in collector cars is at an all-time high. Collector
cars and old cars are synonymous and
they seem to start in the late '60s or early '70s. According to one source, "a
good rule of thumb in judging the future
value of a particular car is its popularity when it was new." (How popular
were 356s when they were new? I'd
guess they weren't all that fashionable.
Anyone recall? Maybe we have the exception to the rule.)
Another source feels that the
collectible-car market has leveled off.
But what that means is that it may be a
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good time to buy. One expert reports that
the thing to remember is that collector
cars retain their value just like great
works of art and their value always goes
up. He then goes on to point out what
to look for if you're in the market:
In general, choose convertibles;
Skip a car that's not completely
original
Shop for the most powerful or most
luxurious models;
Beware of counterfeits.
If you use the above criteria on a 356
you do arrive at the most desirable (to
some) and expensive ones we see. What
am I offered for an original California
black-plate, Carrera Cabriolet with the
genuine luggage and rack, radio, ski carrier and . . . what else did they have?
Well, you get the point. But we're lucky
'cause all of our cars are collectable and
we made the right choice, no matter
when we purchased!
If you can't afford the real thing, how
about this option; get a Porsche replicar
manufactured by a cottage industry that
is selliing the looks and elitism of classic sports cars at a fragment of their cost.
Or so is reported in a recent readerdiscovered expose. The article doesn't
feature Plastic Porsches only, but
presents a case for saving big - that's
spelled BIG - bucks on buying copies
of most any car. Rather than $2 million
for a '73 Ferrari, you can get a replica
for only $50,000. We know the Plastic
Speedster can be had for about
$15,000 . . . for a real one; call Dick
Meyers at Western Oregon State College.
It is reported that two companies are
making Plastic Speedsters; one in Canada and one in Florida. By comparison,
Carroll Shelby reported that he knew of
87 companies, world-wide that were
making the Cobra. So you see, we are
still in the elite minority of the collector car market, whether it be plastic or
real.
MOORE READER DATA: According to
the other reader, the Federal Highway
Administration reported that from 1978
to 1988 the number of licensed drivers
over 65 jumped by 45%. Or stated differently, elderly drivers account for nearly
13% of the licensed drivers. It was further stated that the majority of these
drivers have sold their smaller, sporty
cars and moved into larger accommodations as provided by the likes of Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Mercury and Buick. So
if you're in the market, watch for that old
duffer in a 356; he might be ready to
move out.
Another bit of knowledge; in 1989,
auto thefts increased by 9%. Many of
you are aware of this and try to protect
yourself from the dangers. You've purchased some type of anti-theft device
and are comfortable with it. However, I
know some of you out there are super
paranoid and no matter what, never put
your prize possession in harm's way;
like on the street, at the curb, in the
driveway or in an unlocked garage. But
for those of you who have taken the
precautions and live dangerously, well,
read on. This will make you rest moore
easily in the restaurant, at the show or
in the mall; especially if you're in LA.
According to the auto-theft experts at
LAPD, there's nothing a man can build
that another man can't take apart, override or otherwise defeat.
Furthermoore, "If we're talking about
a pro and your car is marked, it's gone.
It's about that simple. But auto theft is
a crime of opportunity. If the car has
some sort of deterrent, the thief is thinking, "Why mess with this one when the
one up the street has none of this stuff?"
(If there is a 356 up the street.)
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The expert does say that one of the
most effective - and least expensive passive anti-lock devises is the steering
wheel lock. One of high-quality steel is
very easy to put on and very hard to take
off. And theft investigators say it is the
most obvious "move-on-to-the-next-car"
signal that a thief can encounter.
Lots moore advice is given, but suffice
to say that some caution is required, if
only to make you feel better. I have a
steering lock and I do use it when I feel
the need. Not only has it protected the
car, but its sphere of security has universalized. By merely placing the lock in
the back of the 01' Cab, I have managed
to keep possums, skunks and mice out
of the garage. In addition, I've had no
SCUDS land near the premises nor have
I had any trouble with terrorists. It seems
to be an amazing, protective device. I
highly recommend it.
Well, so long for now. Hope to see you
at the Bullsession in May. If you can't
make that, stop in on July 6th for some
down-home Oregon hospitality at the
winery that's practically in the Just
One's back yard. Now you know the
cause of this raving and ranting.
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THE MRS. ROY ORBISON
STORY
. . . we continue fiom the last issue . . .
And the Maestro did get up at the ungodly hour of 4:30, hopped into his
Shevroley peek-up truck and drove to
the Donut Wheel to top up on Caffeine
and Carbohydrates for the trip so he'll
look and feel his Very Best in LA five
hours later.
Out the door of the Donut Wheel he
zoomed and pointed the Truck South on
101, turned left on 152 and hung a Right
onto the 1-5. Drive South 'till you see,
smell and taste the smog.
The Maestro had fed the moving
Weather Satellite picture from the 11:OO
News into The Computer to project the
probability of Tuley fog in the Central
Valley. December 7th, it said, will be
Clear.
By 8 AM the Maestro hit the Central
Valley- and as expected- there was NO
fog. The Computer was right again. Setting the truck on Auto Pilot, at the 75
MPH that's Absolutely Normal for 1-5,
the Maestro made good time and
hummed into Huntington Beach at
10:59AM.
Quickly he consulted his Triple A
map of LA and found the street where
the two 912's were housed. Geez,
thought the Maestro, I didn't know there
was a bad part of Huntington Beach.
But there he was- in a rather run down
neighborhood in front of a rather rundown house. 'Is this the place?' he
thought.
He knocked on the door - an older
woman came out and made it Perfectly
Clear that she spoke absolutely no English. 'Back. In back.' She motioned to
the rear of the house.
So the Maestro went around to the rear
of the house - there in the rear of the
house was the garage. Sort of. The
garage had long since burst its seams
with Volkswagen and Porsche parts.
Mostly Volkswagen parts.
Piles of VW Bus brake drums, axle
shafts, and seats were scattered throughout the back yard. Unstable pyramids of
parts toppled out of the garage into the
backyard, meshing with the piles already growing there.
The Maestro's Porsche Parts Discriminator quickly located all the Porsche
parts of interest - and they weren't of
much interest. Oozing, hardened, used
transmission mounts and old, rusty and
probably cracked 'A' cranks somehow
don't excite the Maestro anymore. Not
when he has BRAND NEW 'B' CRANKS
in Stock!
But two 912 Engine cores do interest
him - and his Optically Aided Eye triangulated in on the two 912 engines over
by the V W Bus doors. They were of Two
Continents - one a European, one
American. Heater System that is. Variety, the Spice of Life.
The Maestro eyeballed the two candidate cores. As usual, one was Turkeyfied. The other surprisingly - looked
Original! The Maestro could hardly suppress his surprise - Finding a Virgin in
LA is Really Something!
The proprietor of the back yard junk
yard came out from the nether regions
of the garage and met the Maestro. The
conversation soon turned towards the
two engines.
'Whaddy want for these two guys?'
asked the Maestro.
'Oh, Senor they are worth at least
$2,000, I theenk.'
'Geez, I don't know,' said the Maestro. 'That's a lot of moola for them. I'll
give you $1500.'
'No no, Senor, my friend said I must
have at least $1900 for them.'
'Your friend? I thought these were
YOUR engines?'
'Oh, no no, Senor. My friend, he owns
them. I am just selling them for heem.'
'Right,' thought the Center of Higher
Reasoning. Now where have I heard
THAT before?'
'OK, then how about ONE of the two
for $goo? said he Maestro, knowing
which one he'd choose.
'OK, Senor- for you, I wee1 sell one for
$950.
'OK, said the Maestro pulling out his
checkbook.
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Harry Pellow, Editor
'Oh no, sorry senor- no checks- it must
be cash.
'Geez,' said the Maestro. 'I didn't dare
bring that much cash to LA.
'I don't want no steenking check! Eet
must be Cash!
'Fine, ' said the Maestro, 'I run a business not a fencing operation. Thanks for
your time.'
And with that the Maestro walked
back to his peek-up truck parked faithfully outside. So much for the Last Virgin 912 engine.
Hummh, thought the Maestro. 'I
Wonder if this is a Sign of how the day's
gonna go?' From his knowledge of Customs, the Maestro knew that to lose a
sale on the FIRST Customer of the day
was a Bad Sign, an Omen that the day
will go poorly. It's Murphy's Law of the
Retail Trade.
Technically, however, this was not a
sale but a PURCHASE, so the Omen
doesn't really apply. Hoped the Maestro.
Now let's go do something useful,
suggested the Center of Higher
Reasoning.
Let's Debug Mrs Orbison's 356.
Everybody inside the Maestro agreed
now- hey, that was a Good Idea. So the
Maestro pointed the Peek-up in the
direction of the Huntington Beach
Porsche Paragon, and quickly did he arrive there.
Expertly, the Maestro maneuvered the
Pick-up in between two Cabriolets who
were dripping their precious bodily
fluids onto the tarmac.
The Maestro dismounted and entered
the shop to find the Owner and was surprised to find him in heated discussion
with the Carpet installer. He was installing CARPET on the FLOOR of the shop.
Judging from the leaking enginesltransmissions of the 356s inhabiting the parking lot, the new carpet won't likely look
new after a week or two!
The Maestro waited for a pause in the
argument, then introduced himself, exchanged Greetings & Salutations and
was shown the mellow yellow 356 from
Mississippi. He set to work. They went
back to arguing.
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First things first the Maestro thought.
He checked the oil. It was clean and full.
Well, OK, let's fire her up. Ruhhh, Ruhh
Ruhh,. .. cranked the starter. But the engine wouldn't start. This was a Highly
Unusual Event, for a MaestroMassaged
Porsche Engine.
Hummh thought the Maestro - she
sure started up just fine on the Test
Stand. Ran for an hour too. He looked
at the gas gauge - less than l/4 tank. Not
much gas either. I wonder how old the
gas is - old gas acts like glue on the
valves. Nah - the Man from Mississippi drove it a thousand miles - and even
Maestromassaged engines need more
than a tank of gas to go that far.
The Maestro put her fuel cock on
Reserve and cranked the engine over a
few turns. Still no fire-up.
The Maesm returned to the shop,
braved the bad vibes h m the still-ongoing
argument, borrowed a can of gas, returned
to the car,popped off one Weber Air cleaner and poured a cc or two down each hole.
Then he cranked the starter Ruhh, ... Rurrh , ... Pow! Pop. Pop.
Whoom. The MaestroMassaged engine
fired up. First on one carb, but them as
the New Fuel Pump the Maestro always
installs pumped in gas from the tank, the
Carbs filled up nicely and she settled
down to an idle. A somewhat rough idle.
The Maestro warmed her up a bit it was obvious she hadn't been fired up
in a while - probably since she first
came into the shop!
After few minutes the Maestro let her
idle and went back to check things out.
Sure enough, she WAS running on three
cylinders.
The Maestro began the Idle Mixture
adjustment - and the VERY FIRST
Cylinder his Magic Fingers touched showed no effect when the idle mixture
screw was screwed all the way in.
'Boy, is it gonna be this easy?' thought
the Maestro.
'Of course not!' said the Porsche gods,
writing their words in the smog. 'You
just wait.'
The Maestro whipped out his small
stubby screwdriver and expertly undid
the brass holder for the Weber idle jet one per cylinder, just to the front and
rear of the Fuel line Inlet on the Weber.
The Maestro got the idle jet holder out
with No Problem.
Unfortunately, that's ALL he got
out - the Jet HOLDER. The JET remained inside the carburetor! Hiding.
As Weber jets are wont to do.
And, of course, the Maestro had for-
gotten his Special Tool - the Super
Duper Weber Idle Jet Extractor - the
ONLY way to remove a stuck Weber idle
jet without taking off the carburetor!
And what is this Special Tool, I hear
you cry? It's not even in the Stoddard
Catalog. It's:
A Round Toothpick!
And it works just great! But remember - it's gotta be a ROUND toothpick!
Not a Square toothpick - square toothpicks don't work. You gotta have the
Right Tool for the job.
So, there was only one way to get the
jet out - pull off the Carburetor.
Fortunately, the Maestro had THREE
carburetors with him, since he was amakin' sure. If one must face Murphy,
one best be Prepared.
The Maestro was. His lOmm wrench
instantly popped off the linkage arm.
The short screwdriver loosened the
clamp on the fuel line. Two special
wrenches made an easy job of the four
nuts on the carb, and the Weber popped
off.
The Maestro extracted the wayward jet
and sho' "nough there WAS a piece of
crud in it. The Maestro raised the jet to
his sweet lips and forcible exhaled
through it. He stopped, and held the jet
up to smoggy grey LA sky and saw the
crud still lodged inside!
Several more attempts to remover
whatever it was that was plugging the
idle jet failed!
Now what ya gonna do, Maestro?
No sweat said the Center of Higher
Reasoning - I've got this one Nailed.
We can always replace the Weber with
one of the three, of course, but why not
just use one of the JETS from one of the
other Webers?
What a Good Idea thought the Maestro. I'm glad I have my Center of Higher
Reasoning along for this trip.
So that's what he did. Swapped idle
jets with one of the spare Webers,
replaced the carburetor and fired up the
Engine. Now, the Maestro was met with
the pleasing sound of a Porsche running
on all four. Not three no mo'.
The Maestro placed his Healing Hand
on the Fan Shroud and adjusted the idle
mixture screws - which now could be
adjusted. The result was a happy Harmonic Conversion to a Properly Purring
Porsche. Hey, not bad thought the Maestro. Sometimes I even surprise myself.
With the Carbs running well, the
Maestro decided he'd check the Timing.
Hooking up the timing light proved
beneficial - the High Speed Timing
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was only 25 degrees advanced - rather
less that the Maestro Recommended
30-33.
With his two 10mm tentacles the
Maestro loosened the distributor clamp
and rotated the distributor counterclockwise just a tad - and tried the High
Speed Timing Test again - this time
the Notch he made 1.5" to the right of
the 'OT' mark came lined up with the
notch in the Third Piece at 3000 RPM
and above.
The Maestro eyeballed the Static Timing - hummh - 'bout 5 degrees just about perfect. Ah sure do like them
thar .050 Distributors and those Webers
a whole lot! Vic notwithstanding.
NOW she sounded like a good 356
should. And the Maestro went through
the idle mixture adjustment just one
more time. To be sure. With next to no
change. Looks like we've reached
Stoichiometric Nirvana.
So the Ma& got in to hy her out. And
drove on down to the Beach of Huntington.
To find a gas station to put air in the
right rear tire - correction - to ATTEMPT to find a gas station that had a
WORKING air hose! The Maestro went
to SIX gas stations in Huntington Beach
to find ONE that had AIR!!! All the
others had their air hoses cut off. What
is this world coming to?
Finally filling up the low tire with air
and the tank with gas, the Maestro motivated down the road to see what how
this Forty Grand Trollop rode. Hummh,
the Transmission isn't the greatest the synchro's are a bit weak, gears a bit
noisy. The steering feels a little funny
and the Disk Brakes don't seem to stop
quite as well as they should.
But, she sure smells nice in
Leather - it's still the Second Greatest
Smell in the World!
The Maestro returned to the Porsche
restoration facility. And parked the
debugged 356 in its previous place.
As he walked into the shop, he tossed
the keys to the proprieter and handed
him a beer. 'Try her out now - I think
you'll find she runs much better.'
'What was it anyway?'
'Oh, a clogged idle jet.'
'Huh. Yeah - I knew that. I sure
thought it was a carburetor problem.'
'Ah, said the Maestro, taking a swig
of his Soporro. 'But it's NOT a carburetor problem!'
'Whaddya mean?' said the shop owner. 'You said it was a clogged idle jet,
didn't you?'
'Yes,' said the Maestro. 'That's right-
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but the clogged jet is an EFFECT, not a
Cause.
'So what's the cause?'
Savoring the Drama of the moment,
the Maestro said - 'The REAL Problem
is a rusting GAS TANK!Which is sending copious quantities of of crud to the
engine. In fact, as we speak, the fuel
filter is practically clogged.
'I knew that too,' said the proprietor,
'in fact - we CHANGED the fuel filter.
'Well,' said the Maestro - 'it needs
changing again - and that confirms the
theory - the gas tank is full of crud.
And sooner or later it'll clog another jet.
Eventually, it'll need a carb overhaul
from the small stuff that gets through the
filter and agglomerates in the
carburetor.'
So the Maestro wrote a letter to Mrs Orbison telling her the Story of her car and suggesting the gas tank be cleaned out
rather quickly. He also enclosed his bill for
&pert Services Rendered.
The Maestro looked at his watch and
realized it was almost 3:OOPM and the
Albatross Manager hadn't yet shown up
with the Two-piece Porsche Engine.
So the Maestro borrowed the proprietor's phone to arrange a meeting. (The
Maestro was a-hoping the Albatross
manager would meet him at the shop of
the now-debugged 356, but 'twas not to
be - the Manager was not as free as
he'd like to be.)
So the Maestro had to go to him,
which was close by car, not a Freeway
too far. With a friendly wave, the Maestro drove off to LA in his Shevroley, to
the Albatross market.
Fighting LA traffic (in LA, Fighting
Traffic is correct - you assume everyone is ARMED,. .. and Dangerous), but
Maestro made it through the maze to the
market's parking lot.
Driving down one row, the Maestro
spotted a toy HonDatToy pick-up truck,
completely insignificant compared to a
REAL peek-up like the Maestro's, of
course, but significant this time as it had
a two-piece case Porsche engine inside.
Since the Laws of Probability state that
it is Highly Unlikely there there would
be TWO two-piece Case Porsche Engines
in the Average Albatross parking lot, the
Maestro figured this was the place. He
parked and went in to find the manager.
The Maestro found the Manager in the
Frozen Turkey Section. Hummh,
thought the Center of Higher Reasoning.
I hope this isn't a Sign.
Back out to the parking lot they
went - to eyeball the 2-Piece case En-
gine a little closer.
The Maestro took a Close Look, and
blanched. This wasn't just a Basket Case
two-piece Case Porsche - this was a
Corroded, Water-tortured heap of Hematite and Bauxite.
Oh, how it hurts the Maestro to
describe it. Argggh. But here goes. The
Flywheel was so badly corroded that its
teeth were worn down to mere nubs! Not
by use - but by RUST! Twenty, maybe
Thirty Years of sitting outside in the
Rainy Season had taken a serious toll.
The Case - Precision Machined by
Poxhe to exacting tolerances - was corroded so badly you couldn't tell ifin there
was an engine ID Number there or not!
The Heads looked like Aluminum
worms had lived inside, partying. For
decades!
There were not Good Signs.
The Maestro groaned. 'Brother, this is
gonna be a real bitch to rebuild! Most
everything outside and probably everything INSIDE is trashed. What have I got
myself into?'
The Albatross manager asked: 'What
do you think it is?'
A Piece of Prehistoric Poo-Poo the
Center of Higher Reasoning wanted to
shout.
'Well, it appears to be a &Piece case
Porsche engine,' the Maestro said
instead.
'Can you tell if it's a Normal or a
Super?'
The Maestro eyeballed the intake ports
of the head - 'Well - the Intake ports
of the head are circular and about the
size of a quarter - that signifies Normal
heads. Super heads have larger, ovalshaped intake ports - more like a flattened Silver dollar.
'Do you have the carbs?' asked the
Maestro. 'Normal and Super Carbs are
quite a bit different and usually tell what
the engine thinks it is.'
The Albatross Manager shows the
Maestro a box of miscellaneous junk.
The Maestro eyeballs the contents yep, just like I thought - Single Barrel
but the 32 PBIC Solex - those are the
Normal Carbs. Super's use the 40 Solex.
'Yep,' said the Maestro, impressed
with his detective work. 'I'd sure say
she's a Normal.'
'Really?' said the Albatross Manager,'I
was hoping it would be a Super.'
'Nah,' said the Maestro - I'd bet
money she's a Normal.'
'Well I only wanted to do the overhaul
if it were a Super.'
The Maestro was silent for a second,
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as his senses dissected that last statement. What was that? He only wanted
to overhaul it ifin it were a Super. And
it's not a Super it's a Normal.
Therefore,.
'What was that?' asked the Maestro.
'Well,' stammered the Albatross
manager. 'I only wanted to rebuild it if
it was a Super. '
'You mean you DON'T want to do the
overhaul now?
'Uh, ah, no. I only wanted to do it if
it was a Super.'
The idiot never told the Maestro
THAT before! In fact, NOBODY'S ever
told the Maestro that before especially after the Maestro made a
1000 mile Round Trip to a place he
doesn't much like to save the Owner
Time & Trouble of shipping the engine
up, and now this Clown doesn't want to
do the Overhaul!!!???
No jury in the World would have Convicted the Maestro ifin he had inflicted
Great Bodily Harm on the Albatross
Manager right there on Albertson's
Asphalt.
But no, the Maestro marvelously kept
his temper - and said but one FourLetter word beginning with 'F':
'Fine.' said the Maestro.
And walked back to his peek-up truck,
fired it up and pointed it in the direction of Home, and drove calmly down
the Road. It was several miles later, well
out of earshot, that the Maestro emitted
a Primal Scream on the Onramp. Boy,
that felt good.
Them the Porsche gods love, they sure
do Chastise.
'Specially when you get greedy. The
Maestro got too greedy - He tried to do
THREE things at once. Successfully.
That's something only the gods can do.
This time, they struck the Maestro out.
And he had to go home Empty-Handed.
But he got to drive a Thousand miles
in his pick-up truck.
Think of all the FUN that was! 'Only
the Lonely know what I mean.'
It was: December 7th, 1989.
A DAY IN LA THAT WILL LIVE IN
INFAMY
You win some. You lose some. But
you always suit up.
KEEP THE 356 FAITH!
..
P.S. - The debugging of Mrs Orbison's car occurred in early December,
but when Spring came to the Silicon
Valley, the Maestro's Accounts Receivable part of his tormented brain signaled
the Center of Higher Reasoning that the
piper (in this case the Maestro) had not
been paid for the Orbison exorcism.
So it was time to place the Curse on
the car.
But the Maestro always gives the Customer one last chance to make good. So,
with that in mind he called Mrs. Orbison. Actually, he called Mrs. Orbison's
Secretary, who of course always answers
the phone and screens the calls.
'Hello' said Mrs Orbison's Secretary.
'Hi,' said the Maestro slightly surprised he got a speaking human instead
of the answering Machine. 'I'm the
Maestro - if you remember, I debugged
Mrs. Orbison's 356 Porsche last December and wrote you a letter concerning the
cause of the problem - the rusty fuel
tank - and recommended that you
clean it out.'
'Oh, yes - I remember! In fact - I
drove the car for a month after you fixed
it.'
'Oh,' said the Maestro - 'You
DROVE it for a month - how did it
run?'
'Geez - it ran just GREAT! Better
than I expected. Smooth, powerful - a
lot of fun! Until the SAME problem
cropped up again.'
'I DID tell you to clean the tank out!'
said the Maestro.
'Yes you did - and we should have
done so sooner - it just ran so well, I
thought maybe it wouldn't come back
again. '
Wishful1 thinking thought the Maestro. 'But it DID come back, didn't it?'
'Oh Yes, we had another occurrence
of the clogged idle jet - but this time
thanks to your help, another mechanic
cleaned the carburetor. THEN we had
the tank cleaned out and recoated.'
'And that finally fixed the problem?'
asked the Maestro.
'Well, noooooooo. The people who
coated the tank didn't do it right and the
goo they used oozed all through the lines
and into the carburetors!'
'Oh, N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ' , cried the
Maestro - his Center of Higher Reasoning concocting up a horrible picture of
thick black undercoating-like goo oozing through all the fuel lines, fuel pump,
carburetors. NOT a nice thought!
'Oh my god,' cried the Maestro. 'That
means you'd have to clean out or replace
the ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM!'
'Yes, and after getting a quote for all
of that, we SOLD THE CAR!'
Well, thought the Center of Higher
reasoning, that's what you get for not
Checking it out FIRST! but instead re-
plied - 'Oh, that' too bad you sold the
car - it really WAS a pretty nice one it just needed a little Tender Loving
Care and some work on the front end,
transmission and brakes.
'Yes, I suppose,' sighed Mrs Orbison's
secretary, 'but with all the trouble we
had with it, the luster was lost.'
'Yes,' said the Maestro - 'I can understand when the idol is tarnished the
spell is broken. But at least you got to
drive a Properly Purring Porsche for a little while. It's more fun than a Mazda
Miata! '
'And the reason why you haven't been
paid is because we've just changed business managers and some invoices
slipped through the cracks.'
'That's OK,' said the Maestro. I understand - 'I'll be happy to take payment
in First Edition signed CD's of Roy's
Greatest Hits if you'd like.'
'OK,' said the Secretary. we'll see if
that can be arranged.
And with that, the Maestro concluded another Story - a sad one of love
that never was. Only the Secretary knew
how well a 356 could run - because he
was the only one to drive it AFTER the
Maestro fixed it!
True 356 Love ain't easy. You gotta
pay your dues to smile the satisfied
smile. And drive that 'trouble-free' 356
down the Roads of Life. You gotta:
KEPT THE 356 FAITH!!!
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In the past several months, there has been a resurgence in
activity sunround 356s, particularly in unique parts and alloy panel cars. It is interesting to note that several inquiries
into these items have come from around the world, perhaps
signalling the end to the stagnation of the 356 market. Once
again, we are seeing outside influences as the value of the
dollar drops and European and Oriental buyers are able to
buy American cars cheaper than ever before. This activity may
soon reach the level that was seen two to three years ago, and
once again 356 owners are faced with the financial and moral
issue of whether or not to sell their cars overseas. This time,
however, there is a decidedly different attitude among buyers of unique and not so unique 356%and this attitude concerns quality. During the buying frenzy that existed several
years ago, cars were traded as a commodity and profit was
the motivator. 356s were bought and sold at a hectic pace,
and most noticeable was the "foreign element," buying at
bargain prices from their point of view. American 356s were
hastily restored or prepared for sale, creating a bad name for
Porsches that came out of the States. Poor restorations and
cars were most often sent overseas for reasons already touched
on, but now buyers worldwide are skeptical of anything coming out of America. This has dramatically helped the very
few businesses that have always relied on unique and quality 356s to make their living, but has just as dramatically hurt
those businesses who cut corners on quality.
Recent interest has most usually been in GT coupes or all
body styles of GS Carreras, as well as parts for limited production 356s. This pattern is most probably due to the inflated
price of open GT cars, which makes a GT coupe a far cheaper alternative to owning an alloy panel Speedster, but still
is a very rare and unique Porsche. Late 356A coupes are becoming more desirable, and the forty 356B GT coupes will
soon become a more important and identifiable part of
Porsche's history. But just what are you buying when you
opt for a GT coupe?
Bill Bencker, who raced a Super-90 GT coupe when it was
brand new, has a special love for the little known coupes.
Soon, many other Porsche 356 fans will come to love these
coupes just as Bill does. The coupes had mesh headlight
screens, GT fuel tank, GT 60mm brakes, alloy wheels and
heated windshields as their most common options. This list
of options was actually small by 1960, because there were
so many differences between the GT coupes and normal
coupes as to already make the lightweight's point. With your
lightweight GT body, you would get a host of other goodies
to make your car special. How about wire rolled body edges
and no exhaust cutouts in the rear? Combine that with a set
of plexiglass windscreens with a unique "plexiglass" stamp
everywhere except the windshield. The GT's did not have
undercoating or sound deadening material, nor did they have
ornamental trim on the side of the car. The front and rear
bumper decos were formed from aluminum, to dublicate the
shape of a normal bumper deco strip. There was a mesh
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screen inside the louvered alloy engine lid (six louvers in
1959, 5 louvers in 1958), and cold air ducting to the carburetors. These ducts were numbered as were the doors and lids,
with the last three digits of the car's serial number visible.
Four studs were welded inside the engine bay to mount twin
ignition coils if the GT received a four cam rather than a
Super-90 engine. There were also alloy access covers for the
steering gear and fuel pump in the front trunk,and a special
plate to secure the longer tank straps if the GT fuel tank was
used.
Inside, the dash was similar, but sported a set of GT gauges
(l6Omph and 8000rpm) and twin ignition pulls just above
the steering wheel. The seats were aluminum with metal
frames instead of wood to avoid any motion during cornering. Leather door pulls with an aluminum catch released the
door windows, saving the weight of the door regulators. The
door caps were vinyl covered wood instead of steel, and pasteboard was used to fashion the rear shelf below the rear quarter
windows. The interior was complete with a rollbar mounted
to two conical stubs welded to the car, and pebble grain vinyl
carpet in the front of the car.
All of these points make a GT coupe authentic, and since
a new pattern is developing toward originality and quality,
all of these points are important. No matter whether or not
you are buying, selling or keeping your 356, be ready for a
renewed commitment to finer examples of the 356.
Aluminum decklid with numbered fresh air vents and mesh screen.
GT instrumentsinclude an 80C--,speedometers.
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356B GT tank with horizontal inpression.
Unique mounting plate for GT tank.
Wooden door caps and leather pulls for windows on a 356B GT.
Unique "plexiglass'' stamp in side and rear screens of a GT coupe.
Alloy GT seats with corduroy inserts.
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registry, inc.
Members, Trustees and Officers
356 Registry, Inc.
1 am pleased to present for your review the financial
results for our organization, on a cash basis, which
covers the twelve months ended August 31, 1990. I
would be pleased to answer any written questions sent to
the following address:
Joel R. Horvitz, Treasurer Emeritus
356 Registry, Inc.
P.O. BOX ii3i
Cloucester, MA 01930
Cash - money market account booster fund
Other miscellaneous assets
Total assets
$ 83,502
Fund balancelnet worth at August 31, 1989
Excess of expenditures over revenue
at August 31, 1990
86,428
Fund balancelnet worth at August 31, 1990
$ 83,502
(2,926)
* A11 inclusive: production, 1st class and airmail distribution,
356 Registry, Inc.
subscription management and renewal services, back issue
inventory production and shipping to regalia vendor, furnishing and mailing of current issues to new members and late
renewals.
** Includes ad make-up and preparation charges for vendors.
Summary of Cash Receipts
and Disbusements
Year ended August 31, 1990
Total case available at August 31, 1989
The above financial statement is Joel Horvitz's last official
act as 356 REGISTRY Treasurer and Accountant before his
retirement from active involvement in 356 Registry, Inc. affiars. Joel faithfully served from 1976 until 1991 - a remarkable and outstanding effort, From all of us, a sincere thank
you, Joel, for your many, many hours of dedicated volunteer
service over the last fifteen years. Our best wishes for an enjoyable and peaceful retirement!
The new 356 Registry, Inc. Treasurer is Tom Youk from
Waterford, Michigan. Tom has possession of the organization's financial records and will be doing all the things that
treasurers do, such as the bookkeeping, having custody of
the corporate funds and responsibilities to pay corporate obligations. Welcome, Tom!
Revenue:
Membership dues
Net Holiday income and booster fund
contributions
Sale of books
Sale of video tape - "Made by Hand"
Merchandise commissions and sale of
back issues
Advertising
List rental fees
Interest and dividend income
Total revenue
Total available
First call for the 1992 356 Registry Holidays, East & West!
If you have ever thought about hosting a Holiday, why not
consider 1992? If you are interested in making a proposal,
following is the procedure:
1)Request a copy of the Holiday contract and pro-forma
budget which list all Holiday requirements. A copy can be
obtained by writing to Brenda Perrin, 356 Registry Secretary,
2041 Willowick Drive, Columbus, OH 43229.
2) Forward two signed contracts and completed pro-forma
budgets, along with five copies of your formal proposal to
Vic Skirmants, 356 Registry President, 27244Ryan Ave., Warren, MI 48092.
3) Vic will distribute the five copies to the Trustees for a
vote. After an affirmative vote, Vic will sign your contract
and an executed copy will be returned to you. The fun can
then commence!
Please note that the Trustees have committed to the
prospective 1992 Chairpersons that proposals received by
September 1,1991 will receive highest priority. If you have
the only acceptable proposal in by that date, you are almost
certain to be awarded the Holiday. We are looking forward
to hearing from you.
Expenditures:
Magazine cost
Advertising commissions
Advertising - promotion
Mailing labels
Cost of books
Insurance - K&K event insurance
Legal and accounting
Membership expenses
Office expense
Travel and meeting costs
Other miscellaneous
Total expenses
Total cash at August 31, 1990
356 Registry, Inc.
Balance Sheet - Cash Basis
August 31, 1990
Following are the details and registration forms for the 1991
Holidays, both East and West. Please help the Holiday Chairmen help you - favor them with early registrations.
Cash - checking
Cash - money market account
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356 REGISTRY
EAST COAST HOLIDAY M I
August 9, 10, 11 1991
This year's EAST COAST HOLIDAY will be located in Historic, Tax Free,
Portsmouth, the colonial capitol of New Hampshire. Located one hour from
Boston, this waterfront New England city offers superb Dining, Harbor Cruises to
the Isles of Shoals, Whale Watching, the Largest Factory Outlet Mecca in the
country, several Colonial Museums, Fine Beaches, and unparalleled Scenery.
August in New Hampshire is predictably warm and dry, the corn is ripe in
the fields and the smell of freshly cut hay is in the air. All that's missing is the
synchronous whine of 356s as they explore the narrow country lanes of southeastern
New Hampshire.
HOLIDAY XVII begins Friday, August 9th with early registration followed
by a Literature and Model Swap Meet. Plan to arrive early so that you can enjoy
Portsmouth or venture across the bridge to Kittery Maine.
Following a Continental Breakfast Saturday morning, cars will assemble for a
spectacular tour along New Hampshire's seacoast and rural countryside ending at the
site for this year's Concours. There should be Many surprises at the show and a full
lunch for all registrants will be provided.
The Banquet, that evening, will be entertaining for EVERYONE with lots of
Door Prizes and something Special guaranteed to grab your attention!
Sunday morning's Swap Meet should be one of the best ever, with many 356
Pack Rats digging deep in their Yankee pockets and coming up with tons of great and
unusual merchandise.
Some very interesting Tech Sessions are planned and all in all a Super Family
Weekend is in store.
So mark your calendars NOW and plan to attend August 9, 10, 1 I!
EVENT CHAIRPERSONS
Rich Oakes, Chairman
Peter Thompson, Co-chairman
472 Locust St.
24 Turkeyhill Rd.
S. Hampton, N H 03827
W. Newbury, MA 01985
(603 394-7498
(508) 465-2329
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9
3 0 0 PM - 9:00 PM
Registration& Hospitality
Literature & Model Swap Meet
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
7:OO AM - 1O:OO AM
Registration& Hospitality
Line up for SEACOAST TOUR to Concours Site
Cars Depart
Concours - People's Choice
Lubrication
Awards Banquet
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 1
6:OO AM - 11:00 AM
Parts Swap Meet
Tech Sessions
ACCOMMODATIONS
The Sheraton Portsmouth New Hampshire has blocked a number of rooms at the flat rate of
$1 12lnight. Children under 12 are Free. Hotel is located within walking distance of the downtown
waterfront, historic Strawberry Bank and numerous activities for the whole family.
Rooms at the Sheraton are available on a first come first serve basis. A list of alternate hotels will be
included upon receipt of registration.
(The Sheraton telephone number is (603) 431-2300. The 356 Registry MUST be mentioned at
the time of registration.)
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199 1 EAST COAST HOLIDAY XVII
Registration Form
August 9,10,11 1991
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
PHONE (HOME)
ZIP
WORK
TOTAL NUMBER IN PARTY -A D U L T C H I L D R E N BABYSITTING SERVICES YES -N O PEOPLE'S CHOICE CONCOURS PARTICIPATION
YES
NO
MODEL
356s BRINGING T O MEET: YEAR -
BODY STYLE
HOW MANY MILES DRIVEN TO MEET
COLOR
FEE SCHEDULE
..................................... $35.00 x 1 =
AWARDS BANQUET ................................................. $23.00 =
CO-REGISTRANT FEE
CHOICE:
CHICKEN WITH CRAB I ASPARAGUS STUFFING
WITH TARAGON CREAM SAUCE
ROAST SIRLOIN WITH ROASTED GARLIC SAUCE
CHILDREN (12 YEARS OR UNDER)
$1 1.OO =
CHICKEN FINGERS AND FRIES
REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES: Continental Breakfast (2 Days), catered lunch at Show Grounds, Car Show. Awards, All
Tech Sessions, Entry to Swap Meet and Literature Meet, Event Patch, Event Hat, Event Pin, Door Prizes.
T-SHIRTS (HEAVY COTTON)
SMALL
MEDIUM
LARGE -X - L A R G E $10.00 ea.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JUNE 28,1991
Any Cancellations POSTMARKED by July 5, 1991 will be fully refunded
MAIL TO: RICHARD OAKES
472 LOCUST STREET
S. HAMPTON, NH 03827
(603) 394-7498
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Geared
for
West Coast Holiday XV, August 30, 31 & September 1, 1991
It's really all y o u could want: vintage cars,
mountain roads, races, guaranteed sunshine,
and hundreds o f 356 friends1
Steamboat Springs, best k n o w n for skiing, is
located in northwest Colorado. It's nestled in
the beautiful Yampa Valley, just west o f the
Continental Divide. During the summer, the locals play tennis and golf, fish for trout, hike, bicycle, and generally enjoy the fresh mountain
air and the springs. There are over 150 natural
springs in the area including the d o w n t o w n
natural h o t springs pool and waterslide, and
the Strawberry Park natural h o t springs.
A t the end o f the summer, however, the ski
village streets are barricaded and hay bales are
piled next t o the resort condominiums. For 3
days, the quiet resort t o w n is wrapped around
a race track and the Rocky Mountain Vintage
Races entertain the locals and 20,000 car fanatics. This year is a special year for 356ers because the German flag will fly over the starting
line and Porsche is the honored marque1
W e have carefully meshed the Holiday schedule with the vintage races t o provide y o u with
the utmost in fun and entertainment. In addition, the Holiday schedule that follows will all o w y o u t o visit the Steamboat Springs Contours D'Elegance o n Saturday afternoon, cruise
the t o w n in search o f exotic and unusual cars
and visit the many shops and saloons available.
A l l are within easy walking distance. H o t air
balloons, Lamborghinis, and '57 Ford flip-tops
can be expected. Colorado likes t o take its toys
t o Steamboat.
For your peace-of-mind, Ron Appleton (303)
444-91 17, Porsche Only Specialties, has offered
t o fly out and repair 356s in distress. He says
250 miles from Denver is n o t very far. W e
don't w a n t y o u t o miss this Holiday1
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Make your plans t o j o i n us in Steamboat
Springs this year. Our goal is t o make your visit
an enjoyable and memorable one. The schedule
merely hints o f our plans. Could this be a good
time for a 4-cam reunion? H o w much fun can
w e have?
Accomodatlons
As y o u might expect, the vintage car race is a
popular event. Rooms go quickly. We cannot
stress enough the need for your Immedlate attentlon to lodging. Condominium
complexes comprise the lion's share o f the lodging in the ski village area, i.e., race track area. If
y o u plan t o travel with friends, w e suggest y o u
share one o f the spacious condominiums being
offered via the Steamboat Resort toll free numbers. The first properties w e recommend are:
The Lodge (Holiday Headquarters) and the
Thunderhead Inn. The Thunderhead is closer t o
the shopping and dining. The Lodge is closer t o
the track. Also, please consider Trappeur's
Crossing which is located very close t o the
Lodge and the race track.
Steamboat Resorts (800) 525-5502
(They serve The Lodge and Thunderhead)
Trappeur's Inns (800) 228-2458
For information about all other lodging,
please call Steamboat Reservatlon
Servlces at (800) 922-2722.
Vintage racers may obtain information o n
qualifications, rules, fees, etc. from Ely
Fiskin, Rocky Mt. Vintage Racing official
phone (303) 753-1090 evenings.
Looking forward t o seeing y o u in Steamboat.
Get geared1 John Jenkins, (questions and
concerns7 phone (303) 841-3560).
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West Coast Holiday X V Schedule
August 3 1, Saturday
8:00 a.m. - Registration open
Concours staging
10:OO a.m. - Concours area staged
12:OO a.m. - Ballot closes for concours
Afternoon activities (Steamboat
Concours D'Elegance & Vintage
Car qualifying races)
6:00 p.m. - Cocktails at Sheraton Hotel
banquet room
7:00 p.m. - Dinner (served a t table)
Awards & door prizes
August 29, Thursday
5:00 p.m. - Registration opens
Hospitality Suite opens
August 30, Frlday
10:OO a.m. - Registration opens
Literature & Model Room open
1 :00 p.m. - Coupe tour a n d open t o p tour
4:00 p.m. - Tours e n d
5:00 p.m. - Close Literature & Model Room
Refreshments at Pig Roast area
6:00 p.m. - Full Polynesian Pig Roast (pig,
roasted turkey, fried rice, corn,
fruits, Polynesian cake a n d fruit
punch
f'
September 1, Sunday
7:00 a.m. - Swap Meet
9:00 a.m. - Tech Session
10:OO a.m. - Tech Session ends
12:00 a.m. - Vintage Car Races
5:00 p.m. - Hospitality Suite closes
Wst Coast Holiday XV
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Registrant Name
Co-Registrant Name
Mailing Address
City
State
Zip
Phone (
1
Registration fees include free-flowing Hospitality area, Holiday X V shirt, jacket patch and door
prize tickets. Each entry number will also receive an event poster and a chance for a special door
prize drawing.
570.00 x 1 = 570.00
Registrant
...............................
Co-Registrant ............................
Polynesian Pig Roast.. .......
........
*Dinner Banquet: (Chicken) ................
(Trout) ..................
(Prime Rib). ..............
**Promotional T-shirt .....................
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OS
O M
O L
OXL
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.
-
515.00 x - =
$
5-
OXXL
* A l l entrees accompanied b y salad, vegetables, potatoes or rice, rolls, choice o f dessert, coffeeltea
**Promotional T-shirts will n o t be available at the event. One printing only. Collectible. N e w
Howard Shoemaker originall Holiday shirts may be claimed b y registrants from the Goody Store.
*
Concours (3 Dlvislons, check class)
0 **People's Choice
0 *Un-Concours
Full Concours
356 Open
356 Open
356 Coupe
356 Coupe
356A Open
356A Open
356A Coupe
356A Coupe
356B Open
356B Open
356B Coupe
356B Coupe
356C Open
356C Open
356C Coupe
356C Coupe
Un-Concours points will be acquired by summing points for: rust, non-originality and dirtlgrease.
* * Additional votes given for driving car t o event, proportional t o mileage.
Porsche y o u will bring: Year
Need LiteraturelModel Room Table: 0 Yes
Model
Coupe Tour:
Color
Open Car Tour: 0 Yes
Yes
Complete Informatlon on lodglng, banquet meal, shim
plg roast, etc. wlll be sent upon receipt of entry.
Make check payable to:
356 West Coast Hollday XV
Mail t o
Ralph & Peggy Velt
6082 Ponderou Way, Parker, CO 80134
(303)841-0873
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Brenda Perrin, Editor
Ads submitted with cars and parts are Jan. 1990, $85,000. Bill Strickler, P.O.
considered one ad - there is no Box 2457, Big Bear City, Ca 92314,
separate "parts for sale" section.
714-585-4079.
'57 super coupe #59092 last of the earYour cooperation is requested.
ly A's, black plate Calif. car, little rust,
restored in '88. '61 super engine #88517,
case #5573, professional paint silverlgray with red interior, Nardi wheel
'54 super coupe #51745, early car (originalin box), radio blanked (original
without horn grills. Complete dash, in- wfspeakers in box). A beauty. $19,000.
terior, Telefunken radio, seats, etc. Easy Ted Schuenemann, 110 Glen Cannon
restoration. $5,900. Brent Fagan, 1309 Dr., Pisgah Forest, NC 28768,
Andover Dr., Boalsburg, PA 16827, 704-862-3905.
'57 Speedster #82558, ground-up
814-466-6929.
'54 Cabriolet #60575. Very rusty restoration of a very solid car, correct
project car, will not part out. Missing en- and complete, Aquamarine bare metal
gine and bumpers. Has good top frame, paint with red seatsfdash and tan carinstruments, steering wheel, seats, and pets. Engine, brakes, shocks, and electransmission. Trade for good "A" coupe trical rebuilt and restored. $60,000 with
bodyshell, early S90 engine, or $5,500 911 trades considered. Rich Becherer,
OBO. Aftermarket "Z" bar assembly, 820 Puritan, Birmingham, MI 48009,
slightly used, $125. Engine case (3 313-689-1440 office, 313-644-6021
pieces) 1959 Normal #72969, $150. home.
' 7 Speedster, Pearl Whitehrown,
Bruce Farrow, 87 Condor Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M4J 3N2, 416-466-1762 original tan top. Chrome wheels. Clean,
straight, usable Speedster. Normal enevenings.
'55 (pre-A) Speedster #80373, engine gine. Serious only. $45,000. Dave,
#35410 (1500N).All metalwork complet- 309-755-7153 days.
'57 Speedster, red with black interior,
ed by professional Porsche restoration
shop. Drivetrain needs rebuilt. Complete Speedster seats, chrome wheels, 'C' mowith bumpers, windshield trim, tor with Webers, very strong, no smoke,
"Speedster" seats and top bows, no leaks, restored in'78 needs nothing.
$28,700. Ed Anspach, 468-2777 days, $55,000. '58 Speedster #84354, silver
with black interior, 33,148 miles from
865-5428 evenings.
'55 Cabriolet #60803, good condition, start. Speedster seats, 5.5" chrome, Airfully driveable, stored most of last 8 quip brake lines. $95,000. Thomas Tate,
years; brake system completely redone 617-956-9048 days, 617-329-9881
in 1990; all new tires; black interior, evenings.
'58 Cabriolet, silverfgreen interior and
ivory exterior with black top and tonneau; needs some DM work and lonnitu- black top. All numbers match including
dinals, $22,000 orbest reasonable Gffer. body panels, dated original chrome
Evenings or weekends, 216-725-0725. C. wheels, factory hard top, overriders front
Reinhardt, 5334 River Styx, Medina, OH and back. Original pan, no rust anywhere. Beautiful car, third owner.
44256.
'55 pre-A coupe #53167 body shell. no $37,500. Bob Ricks, 2150 Tanbark Ln.,
engine or suspension. Good clips and Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312, 305-584-2974.
'58 Speedster #84294, no rust, Calif.
doors, glass, gauges, dash. $3,000 OBO.
car, complete, in primer, new wiring
Must sell this month. 305-296-3305.
'56 356A Speedster #82372. Calif. car, harness, windshield, side curtains, chroground up restoration for 1985 Costa me wheels, rubber, gauges and chrome
Mesa Parade, beautiful car, 7,000 mi. on redone, ready for paint and assembly
balanced 912 eng., red with beige int. with strong 'C' engine. $35,000. Ibrahim
& top, German carpet, Nardi wheel, Kuzu, 8901 Miami St., Omaha, NE
cover car in Road & Track Special Issue, 68134, 402-397-2707.
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'58 356 A Coupe 1600N #I05826 needs complete restoration including
floors. No bumpers and motor is not
original, asking $3,200. Also '62 Normal
longblock with problems, $450 or partial trade for good carbs with intake
manifolds for 59N. Jeff Burger, 24 Vervalen Dr., Poughkeepsie, NY 12603,
914-454-2128.
'58 Beutler Porsche coupe 1154 - '58
aluminum body, tadgreen; 87K miles,
excellent condition; winner Watkins
Glen 1959 Concours d Elegance; one of
six build; $45K. '59 Beutler Porsche
Cabriolet 1182-59;only cabriolet built by
Beutler;-oneoff; very rare; $85. 356 ABC
fronthear bumpers, original speedster
windshield post (pair). Alex Bivens,
714-892-5050 days or 714-840-2069
evenings.
'58 speedster #84895, needs total
restoration, very rusty, no engine or
bumpers. Will trade for driveable 356A.
Mike Immarino, 8858 Madison Rd.,
Montville, OH 44064, 216-968-3420.
'59 Coupe #107440, original engine
#73999 with less than 2,000 miles on total rebuild including 1750 NPR kit,
reconstructed Zeniths, 200mm flywheel.
An excellent, second-owner example of
late "A". Fully-documented restoration
inside and out for show or go. Meisen
blue with beige interior. $23,000. Frank
Earle, 4000 Mayne Lane, Ferndale, WA
98248, 206-384-6136.
'59 Camera Speedster GT #84949; one
of 7 factory pushrod cars, original and
perfect in every respect. Needs nothing
ready to race, or cruise. Offers in excess
of $250,000 please. Andy Strasser, 6
Longwood Court, Woodcliff Lake, NJ
07675, 201-573-0229.
'60 coupe #11621, engine #600937
(1600N). Dismantled for restoration.
Floor has been replaced; battery box
needs work but can be saved. Longitud i n a l ~need repair. Doors and lids are
straight and solid. Needs interior. Good
candidate for amateur restoration for
street or vintage racing. $5,450. Dennis
Frick, 774-6302 eveningslweekends.
'60 roadster #87971. Complete history of total neglect and abuse. Ruthlessly driven in all weather conditions.
Never garaged, serviced, or maintained
properly. Plenty of rust, bond, fiberglass, and other questionable bodywork.
Absolutely no matching numbers, nothing powder painted, missing everything - interior, roof, doors, etc. Paul
Harrison, 2361 Cranmore Rd., Victoria,
BC V8R 125, 604-386-3801.
'61 Coupe, 117358, hit hard on right
front. No engine. Most other trim, window frames, glass, steering box and
transaxle. Selling as entire unit only.
Trade for complete late A bumpers
andlor ?. Jay McDonald, 12214 Boheme,
Houston, TX 77024, 713-468-5319.
'61 Roadster, #89341, whitehlack,
complete and unrestored, in dry storage
since '83. Normal engine, running when
removed. Disc brakes, 12V conversion.
GA car always. New floor included,
$9,800. Don Bower, Winterville, GA
404-542-7566, work, 404-742-7340,
home.
'62 T-6 coupe body and interior, no
engine, rear clip has been cut away but
engine hatch cover remains. Rust in all
the usual places is substantial but not severe. '65 coupe, complete car, substantial rust in all the right places, some rust
holes in side by door jambs. Bill,
913-541-9699.
'63 super coupe, T-6 Reutter coupe.
#125,100 with correct engine #707029.
Engine is in good condition, interior
needs some replacement of leather,
needs underbody pan work and complete paint job, $3,890. Mike Serta, 113
Podunk Rd., Candia, NH 03034,
603-483-8358.
'63 coupe project car, has new Stoddard floors, longitudinals, rocker panels
and jack posts. Rebuilt original normal
engine, complete but not installed,
needs windshield and front nose panel
and much TLC to complete. $3,000
OBO. Many mechanical parts, 'A' brake
drums, f&r pre-A transaxle, engine parts
for BICISC and 912. Peter DuLong, 21
Elm St., Georgetown, MA 01833,
508-352-7434 home.
'63 coupe, fresh engine, trans., new
shocks, bushings, tierods, some rust in
floor. $6,500. Albert Salvatore, 2320
Carlton Ave., San Jose, CA 95124,
404-358-0034.
'63 Coupe #123046, late B, T6 body,
Super 90 engine #800596 runs well.
New brakes including all new wheel
cylinders and new master cylinder. New
Ruby Red paint over bare metal prep.
Asking $12,500. Ed Clausen, 34 Hermaine Ave., Dedham, MA 02026,
617-784-9102 or
617-784-7625
(recorder).
'63 Normal coupe #212406 original
owner, completely restored, whiteltan,
all engine parts standard #609439. Never
out of San Diego area. Asking $17,500.
John St. Marie, 1358 Hymettus Ave., Encinitas, CA 92024, 619-753-3184.
'64 SC coupe #127827, redhlack. Engine #820476 professionally rebuilt
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~ 1 1 7 2 kit,
0 Webers, and correct powder
coating. New Konis, battery, clutch and
Bridgestones. Includes rebuilt original
Solexes wlair cleaners, Euro version
wlrestored Blaupunkt AMIFMISW and
clock. Excellent driver, solid pans, easily restored to concours. $15,000/offer.
Bob Moss, 1612 Broadmoore Ct., Livermore, CA 94550, 415-443-6311.
'64 European electric sunroof coupe,
#129016, perfect SilverIBlack, 1990
professional bare metal restoration,
Stoddard and Tweeks components, new
floor, rebuilt C engine, new interior,
original working AMIFM Blaupunkt,
owners manual: car is MINT!! Appraised
Q $30,000. Will sell $25,000 firm. Jim
O'Neil, Box 206, Chesterfield, NH
03443, 603-256-6365 evenings.
'64% Karmann Coupe #219161, C,
light IvorylBlack, cardex, original engine #714424. 25K mi. on expensive
rebuild, Webers, fresh rebuild on transaxle, 3K spent, Blaupunkt Frankfort, excellent driver, Morro Bay vet, appraised
$16,500, sell $14K. Larry Shandola,
1207 South Crystal Springs Place, Tacoma, WA 98465, 206-565-8810.
'64 Camera 2 electric sunroof, 50,000
miles, SC engine (10,000 miles) with
wide lobe 912 cam, Arias big-bore, 2
DCNF 42 Webers, 8 liter Carrera dry
sump oil system (2 collers, tank, 2 filters,
double pump), lightened 912 flywheel,
2 electric fuel pumps. New grey paint,
new red leather. $53,000 FOB. Sergio
Guerreiro, Barcas 160, Sao Paulo 04641,
Brazil. Fax (11)64-5469.
'65 SC Coupe #220482. All numbers
match correctly. Signal redhlack interior. Fully restored in 1986 w h e w pans,
chrome & hardware. New Michelins on
5.5" chrome wheels, AMIFM cassette,
1 2 volts, original 128 Hella fog lights,
optional horn ring, Leitz luggage rack,
tool kit, manuals. $18,500 obo. Lee
Raskin, P.O. Box 60, Brookland, MD
21022, 301-484-1834 evenings.
'65 Cabriolet, red, straight body, sharp
looking and driving body #730323.
Older upholstery and top. Firm price.
$22,500. Will consider 'A' coupe in
trade. Tom Coughlin, 25 Village Ave.,
Dedham, MA 02026, 617-461-0495 or
tape 617-326-8910.
'65 coupe #220910, white on black,
rebuilt, powder painted motor, Webers,
new rubber, battery, clutch, starter, 6v,
paint. Clean, straight car. $12,800. Ray
Spinosa, 522 Woodland Ct., Vienna, VA
22180, 703-938-0493.
'65 coupe #221812 Irish/green/Black,
100% original, rebuilt engineltrans.,
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many new parts, solid Texas car,
$13,500. A steering wheel and horn button, $500; heater boxes, $125 ea.; gas
tank, $125; rear seat, $75; '58 trans.,
$600; wire mesh air cleaner, $50; BIC
steering wheel & horn button, exc.,
$250. Gene Schaeffer, 4904 Raffee Cove,
Austin, TX 78731, 512-346-8855
evenings.
Christophorus calendar collection most years. Send for list. Jim Wayman,
711 Old Mokapu Rd., Kailua, HI 96734,
808-254-5706.
356 Carrera Speedo, $650; Roadster
top, $175; B/C It. grey orig. ft. seat
covers, very clean, $200; Hella 128 fogs,
$650; A sunvisors, $300; 3561911 look
headlight doors, orig., $350; B/C SIR
headlinder, new, $30; BIC cab rear seats,
$150: B/C cab rear panels, $175. Tom
Tuccillo, 718-238-0460.
1955 Continental coupe front hood in
perfect shape, $1,000; rear decklid,
$100; excellent C gas tank, $300; pair of
thick back red '57 coupe seats, $300; Solex 40PII4 carbs from '56 SC, $175 pair.
Many other m i x . parts from ABC & 912
motors. FOB Bill Ramsey, 3686 Orchard
ST.,
Mogadore,
OH
44260,
216-628-1913 evenings.
'59 Targa Florio poster. Shows 2-550
Spyders. 1955 Mille Miglia poster showing 2-356s. Will sell or trade. Want
1950-1965 Porsche posters or other intersesting Porsche memorabilia. Jim Perrin, P.O. Box 387, Pennsville, NJ 08070,
609-935-7123.
36mm Dell'Orto carbs wlmanifolds,
air filters, manual, sync tool, slightly
used, $300; tach, speedo, $75 each; B/C
turnsignal switch, $50. Mike Marciano,
91 Belden Rd., Burlington, CT 06013,
203-675-8717.
New West German 'A' horn button.
Best offer or trade for hard-to-find NOS
B/C stuff. D.J. Frick, 2 Pine Tree Dr., RD
1, New Cumberland, PA 17070,
717-774-6302 EST until 10 p.m.
Misc. "A" parts: body, brake, suspension, trans., trim, for coupe. James E.
Rogers, 3906 E. Garryana Dr., Bed AFB,
CA 95903, 916-788-0225 evenings.
Speedster windshield posts, xlnt.,
$390; 1 set disc brakes, need rebuild,
$500; compensator spring only $100; 'B'
rear brake drums, turned, $250/pr.; window regulator, Coupe and Cabrio, $100
ea. John Willhoit, 1360 Gladys Ave.,
Long Beach, CA 90804, 213-439-3333
days, 714-733-2203 evenings.
Speedster racing tonneadheadrest (alloy), very nice replica. Fairings for
render mount mirrors, GTIGS also alloy.
Tom Boutos, 8115 Elder Creek Rd., Salto, CA 95824, 916-381-8945, fax
916-381-0224.
'62-'65 Cabriolet top made by Robbins,
new in box, tan cloth, Robbins sells for
$575. My price, $275. John Linden, 575
Bridle Ct., Walnut Creek, CA 94596,
415-939-1375.
Blaupunkt Frankfurt AMIFMISW,
$220; B/C speedo, 2 tiny dents in chrome trim, $35; magazine ad, 2 "C" cars,
$9; Car collector magazine 1979 wfarticle 1958 coupe, $8. Want Panoramas
years '64, '65, '68. Win Lyons, 201
Pennsylvania Ave., Woodland Park, CO
80863, 719-687-1227.
356 parts: pair removable panels for
Cab hardtop, $170; RIH Cab vent window, $40; B/C heater can, $40; pair early seats, complete, $130; 6V generator,
$30; camshaft, $40; Nardi leather covered Slwheel wlhublbutton, $225.
Shipping extra. Shep Adkins, P.O. Box
6549, Los Osos, CA 93412,
805-528-7043.
Back issues of the Registry: Vol. V 3.6,
$9 ea.; Vol. VI 3, 4, 5, $8 ea.; Vol. VII
1,4, 5,$6ea.;Vol.XIV2,3,$5ea. W.R.
Heidbreder, 10 Litzsinger Ln.,St. Louis,
MO 63124, 314-889-7243 days,
314-968-6483 evenings.
356SC piston and cylinder set: Mahle
piston and cylinder set with aluminum
(bird) cylinder liners, brand new, duplicate mistakenly purchased for rebuild,
$750; used C cam, 40K miles, very good
condition, $50; mechanical tach oil
pump gears, best offer; junk C crank,
best offer. Buyer pays shipping. David
Kozak, 6512 E. Monterosa St., Scottsdale, AZ 85251, 602-990-8614.
Most Christos from English #8 (3157)
for sale individually. Lost of Panos from
516 1956, various posters from 1950s to
1990 for trade, lots of 911, etc. lit. from
1965. Stu Stout, 3488 Iris Ct., Boulder,
CO 80304, 303-924-4070 work,
303-444-4656 home.
Porsche parts: "C" transaxle unit;
rebuilt 912fSC engine less carb; gas heater; front and rear SC bumpers; front and
rear C bumper overriders; oil coolers;
chrome hella fog lights; piston ring sets;
clutch and pressure plates; carb
chokes - 40 PI1 - 32mm; pistonslcyl.
- standard - sets or separate; "C"
horns. Contact: Bob Maholick, Atlanta,
GA 404-641-7731.
'58 shine up new license plate light,
never used. Joe Immanuel, 79 Anawan
Rd., N. Attleboro, MA 02760,
401-647-2385, 508-695-6334.
Overrider bars, excellent reproduction
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of 'A' low style overrider bars, references
available, $375. Erich Wilms, 931 Marguerite Lane, Carlsbad, CA 92009,
619-431-3742.
Speedster hard top (Glaspar) in excellent condition includes side windows.
Stored for 20 years. $1,800 obo. Stan
Bauer, P.O. Box 3217, Beverly Hills, CA
90212-0217, 213-659-8363 home,
213-207-6841 work.
Gauges: 7/63 S-90 tach, $175; 7/63 S
tach, $150; 9/62 oillfuel, $125; 1/63VDO
clock, $75; Solex 32 carbs-intakescleaners, $350 pair; 71610 trans. (no ring
gear), $250; S-90 rear torsion bars, $40
pair, plus many m i x . odds & ends. Call
or send SASE for complete list. Geoff
Daigle, 654 Manor Dr., Reno, NV 89509,
702-329-9995.
Complete transaxle for "A", $1,000
pr.; "A" coupe seats, $250. Carl Goodwin, 19902 Keith Rd., Grosse Ile, MI
48138, 313-675-9565.
Type 741 transaxles, numbers 52559
and 52588, $450 each; also, trans case
only, #27908, $75; pair of 356A coupe
window frameslchannels, excellent,
$75. Other rnisc. parts. No shipping, you
pick up. Dick Rowley, 13 Main St., East
Hamton, CT 06424, 203-267-0385.
Original factory Workshop manual for
356 pre-A, dated 1954, excellent condition, $250; original factory workshop
manual for 356B, with matching set of
supplements for 356B T-6, in two matcing factory binders (yellow covers with
tools), condition 7/10, $325 for both.
Camber compensator barlspring, complete with all hardware - offer. Charlie
White, 5801 E. Calle Del Media, Phoenix, AZ 85018, 602-949-8096.
1600cc Porsche race motor. EP or vintage legal. Fresh Skirmants rebuild. 40
over Venolia pistons, Elgin 7805 cam,
Litz heads, new 2001nm flywheel, pressure plate and Berg 3 puck clutch disc.
912 case with extended sump. 155 + hp.
$5,500. Steve Scannell, 313-288-4858.
356 sales lit., trades preferred; 911
etc., lit. for sale or trade; many Panos
from 4/56; various early English Christos
incl. #1, 2, 5, 8, 18 #22 to date for sale
individually; factory racing posters from
late '60s, a few earlier. Stu Stout, 3488
Iris Ct., Boulder, CO, 303-444-4656
home, 303-924-4070 work.
'64 engine, 1600C #P712364, runs
good, can hear run. 356B T-5 front hood,
engine lid, left door lots of other 356
stuff. Jay Johnson, 520 S. Leh St., Allentown, PA 18104, 215-791-4177 days.
4 165 X 400 Michelin "X" tires, 2
new, 2 80% tread, $390; "A" Speedster
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tadtan carpet set sq. weave, NOS (Stoddard), $380; Speedster windshield posts,
replated, exc., $300 pair; 1500N case
35365, chks OK, $180; left half nose
piece, NOS, (644.503.1.00) early AlPreA, orig. priomer, $1,450. Chuck Willis,
709B West Abram, Arlington, TX 76013,
817-261-1863 work, 817-461-9280
home.
356 PORSCHE EXPLODED-VIEW
PART DIAGRAM SETS: 356 Pre-A,
51 pgs., $14; 356A, 74 pgs., $17;
356B, 72 pgs., $17; 356B T-6 (includes 356B), 118 pgs., $26; 356C
(includes 356B), 114 pgs., $26; complete set Pre-A to C, $60; 1953 factory parts book (copy), 160 + pgs.,
$28; 1955 factory parts book (copy)
350 + pgs., $35; 1954 Pre-A factory
workshop manual (copy), 250 +
pgs., $30; 356A factory workshop
manual (copy), 500 + pgs., $65; factory color coded wiring diagram,
(1960, good all years), $10; 1954
owner's manual repro, 40 pgs., $7.
All books spiral bound or %ring
binders, postage paid. Charlie
White, 5801 E. Calle Del Media,
Phoenix, AZ 85018, 602-949-8096.
WANTED: 356-related drawings
and sketches to be used throughout
the "356 REGISTRY" magazine as
highlighters, fillers, etc. Prefer
good, solid line drawings to allow
for reductions. "356 REGISTRY ",
C/OP.O. Box 1000, Westerville, OH
43081-7000.
Recently Available:
Porsche Renngeschichte
(book of racing prints)
$120
Maestro's Little Spec Book
$ 14
rev. 2
$ 75
Porsche Speedster
Porsche 356 Performance
$ 15
Handbook
Porsche 356 Restorer's Guide
to Authenticity, Hardbound
$ 45
Rev. 2
Porsche 356 Restorer's Guide
to Authenticity, Softbound
$ 20
Rev. 2
Porsche - Fine Art of The
$ 85
Sportscar
Illustratred Porsche Buyers'
Guide, ed. 3
$ 13
Porsche 959, Lewandowski,
$ 55
reissued
Porsche 356 Performance
Handbook
$ 15
Porsche - The Art of The
$ 85
Sportscar
Porsche Factory Tour 1960
$ 30
(2nd printing)
$ 16
Auto-Union V-16
Generally Stocked:
Excellence Was Expected
$ 65
Porsche 356, Fahren In
Seiner Schonsten Form,
$ 65
(Deutch)
Porsche 356, Schiffer
$ 18
(now in English)
Porsche 911, Schiffer
$ 18
(now in English)
911 Performance Handbook $ 15
The Best of Christophorus
(56-62) factory serialized
$ 30
limited
Ferry Porsche - Cars Are
$ 20
My Life
How To Make An Old
$ 15
Porsche Fly
Porsche 356 Rev. 1 , Early
911 or 914 Authenticity
$ 18
Porsche - Man and His
Cars (1st English edition) $ 1 2
Illustrated Porsche Buyer's
$ 13
Guide, ed. 3
Blocks Books - The
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356 and 911 a speciality, also Mercedes, Ferraris, interesting sportscars and water cooled Porsches.
2 1 1 6 Daugherty Ave., Tupelo, MS
3880 1, 6 0 1-844-6062.
N.O.S. PARTS: Turn signal for '59;
right half of nose panel; T5 fenders; T6
fenders front and rears; fog lite switch;
T5 battery box. For '54 Speedster: low
bow top, upper lower frame with rare
latches, metal battery box cover; tire
strap with rare buckle; stork oil temp
rebuild; speedo and tach; idiot lites; turn
signal switch with red lense. Bosh Euro
headlites (obsolete);NOS stork oil temp
gauge pre-A; OEM Derrington wood
wheel for A; NOS right front nose clip
for A; excellent T5 front hood; NOS not
repro wire harness for 1955 Speedster;
1959 only NOS front turn signals (obsolete); Carrera 1600 used pistons and
cylinders and OEM velocity staks; Carrera I1 steering wheel; rear valance and
rear deck lid; optional horn ring for "B"
or "C". Have lots of hard-to-find exotic
parts. Call, write or fax for needs. Jose
Gochez, 169 S. Roosevelt St., Pasadena,
CA 91107, 818-793-7155, FAX
818-795-1141.
550 Spyder11500 Carrera cam-drive
"distributor boots". The original neoprenelrubber item; ULTRA limited
availability. Sold only in pairs at $125.
US, post paid. AMEX accepted. This
offer will NOT be repeated. Spyder En-
terprises, R.F.D. 1682, Syosset, NY
11791, FAX 516-349-3258.
356 PARTS. We have a wide selection
of new and used mechanical, trim, and
body parts. We are now in our fourth
year of serving the Porsche enthusiast
with high quality parts at low prices.
KLASSE 356,3213N. 4th Street, Arlington, VA 22201, (703) 528-2661, FAX
(703) 528-2660.
Porsche Literature
& Posters: Over
1,500 pieces, 1950-85, many unusual,
probably largest collection ever offered;
List
#I:
manuals
(workshopldriverslparts), supplements, sales
lit., etc; rare 4-cam, competition manuals, parts lists, 1961-83calendars, books,
memorabilia, for sale individually. List
#2: 217 1953-80 factory posters (86
pre-1970) for sale as set. List #3: over 200
1958-82 factory posters (73 pre-1970) for
sale individually. Send long SASE (65
cents), specify list(s). See us at L.A. lit.
swap and War Bonnet Tech. Toad Hall
Motorbooks, 1235 Pierce St., Lakewood, CO 80214; 3031237-0911, FAX
3031237-6080.
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Continental fender script for '55 coupe
also Hella interior roof in mounted light
for '55 coupe. Chuck Volk, 402 N. Main
St., Port Byron, IL 309-523-2923.
Engine #64987, original in my Speedster or enginelcase in series
633987-66999 or engnielcase in series
80757-81199. Also need 4 wheels dated
3/57. Victor Buck, P.O. Box 824, Banff,
Alta., TOL OCO, 403-762-3057, Canada.
For '61 T-5: set of seat rails with excellent chrome; bumper guards, 2 front,
2 rear in excellent cond.; Mesk chrome
tire gauge in pouch. Joe Jensen, Dixon,
CA 95620, 916-678-3010.
Registry back issues (please send list
of issues available and price). 'B' speakers and speaker grills, good (new) Antenna 'B'. John Clark, 1984 Beaufort
Ave., Comax, BC, Canada V9N 4C3,
604-339-4167.
Panoramas: years '64, '65, '68. Will
buy singles. Also, glove box dealer
directory for years '64 and '65. Have
Index
some Panos '73 for sale. Win Lyons, 201
Pennsylvania Ave., Woodland Park, CO
80863, 719-687-1227.
Hazet 450 10/14mm wrench. Help before Zone One and the Parade. Jim
Liberty, 6 Windham Circle, Mendon, NY
14506, 716-586-0440, 716-586-4844.
Sunroof (T-6)for '64. Must be rust-free
and in good working condition. Chris
Olson, 610 Neff Rd., Grosse Pointe, MI
48230, 313-884-1539.
For '57 GT Speedster: 54711 motor
P90815. Spark Plug wrench and rachet.
For "57 GS coupe: information about
Ruby Red coupe, VIN 100777. Trans was
painted green and stamped in several
place "AAA." Dick Koenig, 38 Hill St.,
Medway, MA 02053, 508-429-4772.
For '55 Speedster: left front fender; instrument panel sheet metal; rear bulk
head seat area. John Worden, 405 Green
Mountain Rd., Green Mountain, IA
50637, 515-474-2313.
Engine sheet metal complete including heater boxes for Euro style SC motor. Will consider complete motor. Dan
Swartz, 4600 Olive, Vancourver, WA
98663, 206-695-8738 evenings,
503-283-4102 days.
'58 sunroof clip cheap. Early pre-A
bumper - cheaper. Color chips of grays,
Fjord Green, gray interior samples. Joe Immanuel, 79 Anawan Rd., N. Attleboro,
MA 02760, 401-647-2385, 508-695-6334.
356 Nardi wheel (original). Will trade
original Derrington plus cash. Matched
pair of "C" heads. NOS or good used 'A'
front Euro guards. 'A' fog lights. Will
trade BIC Hellas. 'A' tools. Need some,
have some to trade. John Willhoit, 1360
Gladys Ave., Long Beach, CA 90804,
213-439-3333 days, 714-733-2203
evenings.
Interested parties to share expense in
creating A-T5 battery covers. D.J. Frick,
717-774-6302 EST.
'65 SC engine, running, rebuildable.
Tom Couglin, 25 Village Ave., Dedharn,
MA 02026.
'62 T-6 Karmann notchback coupe,
mechanicals not important, prefer car
needing restoration. Erich Wilms, 931
Marguerite Lane, Carlsbad, CA 92009,
619-431-3742.
Reward for information on '59 Super
eng. #83004 & type 716 trans. #25023.
Original to my Conv. D (#85792). Last
seen at Jose Ochoa's Log Angeles shop
in mid-'80s. Will purchase or swap for
any other unit. Any leads to Achoa's
present whereabouts appreciated. Also
need optional A bench seat. Ed Venegas,
8 Parkview Cl., Corte Madera, CA 94925,
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415-927-9433.
16" wheels dated 1955, Pre-A glove
box liner, Pre-A interior knobs (tan), PreA tool kit, any 356 era Porsche or VW
shop tools, 1955headlight assembly. Jim
Wayman, 711 Old Mokapu Road,
Kailua, HI 96734, 808-254-5706.
German Christos #1-17, any 356 sales
lit., factory posters, press kits, Pano
12/55 & 7/56, 356 Registry Vol. 1 #2-6,
Distler Porsche toys, speedster plate and
salt & pepper shakers from the early
1960s. Stu Stout, 3488 Iris Ct., Boulder,
CO 80304, 303-924-4070 work,
303-444-4656 home.
For Carrera 2: ratchet handle for spark
plug socket; 2 extensions for spark plug
socket; spark plug socket; 90 degree
socket wrench; U-joint wrench for exhaust SW 12mm. Rubber front floor mat
for right-hand drive late B or C - good
condition. Pair of Hella 128 driving
lights. Michael Gloster, P.O. Box 182,
Noosa Heads 4567, Australia.
Metal fuel line for Solex '40s
(SClS901912) from fuel pump to both d s ,
C/SC breater boxloil fdler, carb inlet
piece(s) for wire mesh air cleaners (Knecht)
from breather tube, long carb coniml rod
(front of fan shroud), C dipstick shroud,
912 horn ring, front and rear rubber floor
mats for 66 912. Bill Gamy, 6742 North
Campbell Ave., Chicago, IL 60645,
312-973-3938 evenings preferred.
Car badges: early 356 Registry, PCA,
100,000-krn badge, and/or any other
colorful brass and porcelain badges from
'50s and '60s. For '59 A: battery cover,
tool bag, Phillips screwdriver, driving
lights, owner's manual, accessory light,
sales brochure. Robert Heintz, 512 East
Haley St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103,
805-965-6757 work, 805-687-3825 home
before 9:30 p.m.
356 Registry issues Vol. 1, # I thru Vol.
6, #2. Panoramas 12/55 thru 12/65. English Christophorus # I thru 126. Binders
for any of the above. Gary R. Engel, 5644
S.W. Seymour Court, Portland, OR
97221, 503-297-4736.
PE-A fuel tank and filler cap. Have for
exchange OEM pre-A battery box assembly. H.A. Scheuermann, P.O. Box 446,
Haverford, PA 19041, 215-446-4600.
Any 356 sales lit., German Christos
1-17, early factory racing posters, Distler
356 toys in any condition and factory issued press kits, any language, any factory photos. See for sale ad. Stu Stout,
3488 Iris Ct., Boulder, CO, 303-444-4656
home, 303-924-4070 work.
Desperate for one 5.90~15Continental Super Record tire to complete set.
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Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Greg Young, 2810 Exeter Place, Santa
Barbara, CA 95105,805-682-8138 evenings, 805-965-0027 days.
Elastic (rubber)bearing with steel cover
for compensating spring, flat VDM wood
wheel, alloy wheels for '57 Carrera, Cabriolet engine lid grille for 'A', Speedster door
tops, shift tunnel cover for 'A', soft top
b e for 'A'. Trevor Keetley, 215 Grattan
St., Carlton 3053, Australia, FAX,
3-347-0810, Phone 3-347-1411.
Still in search of motor #730718.The
greatest expedition of the twentieth century continues! But the century may end
before 730718 shows up. Take it out of
your neighbor's dunebuggy so I can put
it in my rarely driven '64 Coupe. It's the
environmentally correct thing to
do.Cash. Dave Boyer, 564 Doris Dr., Lebanon, PA 17042, 717-272-4452.
4 or 5 wheels for 356SC, 5.5"x15",
prefer chrome, but will consider good
steel. Roger L. Heironimus, P.O. Box 67,
Phillips, WI 54555, 715-339-2401.
Any information photos and/or location of Porsche 1500 Super Speedster
raced by Lew Bracker at 1956-'57 Cal
Club events - Palm Springs, Bakersfield, Santa Barbara, Pomona, Torrey
Pines, etc. Need for major motorsport article. Generous fee paid. Lee Raskin,
P.O. Box 60, Brooklandville, MD 21022,
301-484-1834 evenings.
Any items with written signatureslautographs of Ferry Porsche, or other
Porsche-related people: race car drivers,
factory people, etc. Press kits for any
Porsche race car: 917-current. Any technical or factory items on 917-962 race
cars: parts books, workshop manuals,
technical bulletins, sales literature, etc.
Charlie White, 5801 E. Calle Del Media,
Phoenix, AZ 85018, 602-949-8096.
For 1965C: need correct jack, in good
condition. Peter Cruz, 195 Gould Ave.,
N. Caldwell, NJ 07006, 201-278-8880
days, 201-403-9441 nights.
For BIC: Frankfurt AM/FM/M 6/12v
complete with speakers, chrome grills,
$895; S-90 Tach, $400; brake shoes,
$100/pair; full hood bra, $150; Nardi
leather wheel, Porsche button, $400;
Hazet 77212, $250. For SpeedsterIConvertible DIRoadster: underdash radio
bracket, rare, original, no repro, $300.
Ed Tolentino, 16 Sherwood Rd., Winchester, MA 01890, 617-729-5675.
356 parts: 'A' gas tank, $125; 'A' steering wheel & horn button, $400; 58A
trans., $600; 'A' rear seat, $75; Speedster scrip new, $25 ea.; VDO volt meter,
$125; B/C sunroof parts, trans lock &
Index
key, $U5; T5 hard top, 6 volt CD, $100;
AC 1,500 plus other parts. Gene
TODAYS SOUND FOR YOUR CLASSIC PORSCHE
Schaeffer, 4904 Raffee cove Austin, TX
78731, 512-346-8855 evenings.
Trade hr 356 collectible item: pmotioncustom autosound
alpiecehrtheintroductionafthe911;3%"
diameter aluminum plaque with cloisonne
or 3561911 1914
blue ring & red 911, brass Porsche emblem
Perfect no modification fit
in relief, inscribed "1st U.S. Porsche Deal\
AMIFM cassettes by
\--- -- --- er Tour, S w a r t , July 19-22, 1965". BeauCustom Autosound! 3
tiful, unique and excellent condition! Bill
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NEW models from $149!
Goodwin, 1824 Mockingbird Place, DanCustom Sub- Woofer KENWOOD - SENTREK
ville, CA 94526, 415-820-6800 days,
and OEM speakers also
enclosures also
415-820-4285 evenings.
available for your classic.
available.
Spyder top bows, spyder heads, GT
heads,1500caseP90863,~.~~.
EBE Brochure Ayailablsl Call or wr~lelor ~nforrnat~on
Rolly Resos, 413 Santa Ana Ave., Newport
Beach, CA 92663, 715-465-00546.
1 3732 E Cerrttos. (K) Los Alarnllos. CA 90720 (213) 430-4864
Original Hella shine down license plate
light for '55; 383 distributor wfcap; beck
after market fuel gauge (steering column
mount) whender (circa 1955); grey starter
button; grey vinyl tool kit wltools for '55.
Chuck Willis, 709B West Abram, Arhgton, TX 76013, 817-261-1863, work,
817-461-9280 home.
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Price including shipping: $40.
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