356 custom roadster

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Date: 2007-12-04, 4:06PM EST

I know this car well, a work of art Car built by Karosserie won lots of awards, excellence feature, was at the parade at Hershey, one of the Porsche family members asked the owner " Is this one of ours?"

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This beautiful custom roadster was created in the spirit of the special cars offered by the factory and custom coachbuilders in the Golden Age of the 1950s. It's exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum Of American History was featured in the September / October 2004 issue of the 356 Registry Magazine. It was also featured in the April 2007 issue of Excellence. At the 30th Anniversary event in Williamsburg, Virginia, it was the first Outlaw to win Best Of Show at a 356 Registry Holiday. It also captured Best Outlaw honors. The materials from the Smithsonian Exhibition, and the Awards for the Registry Holiday will convey with the car as will copies of the magazines.

The Convertible D doors wear original door panels with rare Roadster / Covertible D screw escutcheons, and both feature locking pouches. Original Pre A door handles, and window cranks with ivory knobs are fitted over ivory escucheons. All of the dash knobs are originals in ivory, on original switches, of course. The aluminum threshold trim strips are restored original pieces. The floormats are original 1956 vintage, and the GT seats still wear their original upholstery. The seats were lowered with NLA steel lowering frames, and allow ample room for drivers well over 6ft. In fact, except for the carpet and the dash covering, all of the interior uses original 1950s vintage materials. There are virtually no reproduction pieces used anywhere on the car, all of the trim srews are replated originals, and SWF wiperblades were fitted. The gages have been rebuilt by Palo Alto Speedometer. The period Moto-Lita wheel carries an original 1950s Golden Lady horn button. This button activates the rare Bosch Fanfare horns. These horns have a fuller, more mellow sound than the standard 356 horns. Depending on the light, the color, Hoffman Blue, shifts from Robin's egg blue to light grey, and it compliments the car's unique shape very well. Silver Porsche script is fitted to compliment the color, and the car bears an original cloissonne Reutter badge. The panel fit is exceptional, and the doors close easily with a solid thunk. Original Roadster / Speedster spears were used, while and the driver's fender sports a handmade aluminum GT style mirror. A new Sigla windshield is fitted. The rear cowl and decklid were formed from the hood and cowl section of a T6 coupe, retaining the original latch and hinges.The louvers were cut from original decklids. The louvers on the cowl feed a duct which supplies the fan. The decklid covers a sizeable storage area, and allows easy access to the 912 engine. The hood handle is an unrestored original item, as are the door handles. The turn signals, front and rear, have original lenses and bezels. The headlights are new Hella Euro units. The bumpers are original A bumpers. The modified rear bumper utilizes the tag and reverse lights from an original factory housing. All of the various chrome pieces have been plated as necessary. The brakes have been gone through, and it has a new master cylinder, new hoses, and rebuilt wheel cylinders. The transmission is quiet, and smooth. The shocks and suspension bushings have been replaced. It rides on silver painted 5 1/2" wheels with new 195/65/15 tires.

Very Nice car! Looks as good as something that Emory would do!

regards,
Eric

The photos don't do it justice. I recall that one of the Porsche family asked "Is this one we built?"
I saw it at the East Coast Holiday in Williamsburg. The craftsmanship is second to none.

Tom

This is a very neat car. They stayed at the same motel we did during Hershey Parade and got some good looks at the details. Very well done.