Guess that Porsche!

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Timco

Cayenne???

Actual LOL

[southernstar]

Definitely a 356 A or B (or a 356 A and B) and a Cayenne tow car - lol. I think what is contributing to the confusion is that I believe that you have inadvertantly posted photos of two different cars. The one parked beside other vintage Porsches (and aircraft) is definitely a 356 B - it has not only the side vent windows but on closer inspection, it also appears to have the reflectors above the tailights. The car on the trailer, however, appears as if it may not have the side vent windows; certainly it does not have the rear reflectors. In addition, the hub caps on the two cars are different. The car on the trailer is probably a 356A, although the hub caps are from a later model and the bumper must have been updated as well (assuming the exhaust exits through the bumperettes as it appears).

Clear as mud?

Brad

[1olddude]

Thanks for clearing things up for me Brad. It is fascinating to me how long Porsche has been around and how awesome they look, not only now, but way back then. It was cool to see this gem on that trailer but I wish I could have talked to the owner and found out a bit about the car's history. When I saw it, the first thing that came to my mind was this forum and all the knowledge and love of The Porsche brand that exists here. Thanks again.

[southernstar]

My pleasure. I too love old Porsches. Interestingly (or not) when my brother was going to school in socal in the late 60's he owned a red 1958 Porsche 356A; in the early 70's while I was going to school in Canada I owned a 1961 Porsche 356B, also in red. The photos bring back great memories - even if mine was stolen while being stored over a winter while uninsured. I know, incredibly stupid, but I was a poor student and couldn't afford the insurance coverage when it was not on the road (and the car had cost me only a few hundred bucks and had a VW engine which the previous owner had installed when he blew up the original).

Over the years many of the cars received mods/updates to bumpers, wheels/wheel trim etc., so it can be tricky to ascertain the model year. As I recall, the 356 B was introduced in late 1959 as a 1960 MY in North America. In addition to the changes to the bumpers (including the aforementioned exhaust exit through the rear bumperettes), they received slightly different tailights, reflectors on chrome mounts above the tail-lights, side vent windows and redesigned front sheet metal with different bumpers, raised headlights, a different shaped hood with a different hood pull and and different front openings/trim for the horn, etc. In terms of appearance, to me the 356A was the most clean and pure of the bunch and the Speedster and Convertible D, the most clean and pure of the clean and pure. Wish I could afford one today!

Brad

[Dave S.]

I may have shot some (low grade) video of that car in September 2003 on my way over Independence Pass to Aspen. Check it out in these two videos:
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