Guess that Porsche!
 

I saw this on a trailer today and had to share it with all my friends here on the forum. Can anyone tell me what year and model? No, it's not a Volkswagon but close. :)

Was there suppose to be a photos?

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Yes I forgot to post the photo so here it is. I am 1old dude!

356 Karmann Coupe....1960?

Cayenne???

Looks about mid-valley?

356 with the uber rare HDTV Antenna option.

Porsche 356B with a Cayenne tow-car.

2014 Carrera S4 ?

You guys are good. It definitely looks like pristine condition for being 54 years old.

Just the concept car I think. The actual vehicles will all be built and finished in speed yellow!

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I think, judging by the bumper, it's got to be about 1956. I am guessing 356A.

Porsche recently put out a video of a guy who daily drives a 356 and is about to hit 1,000,000 miles.

I hope I am not breaking the rules by posting this:

The Million-Mile Porsche 356 - YouTube

It's a good story and a high quality video.




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Man do I miss this...http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1382107978.jpg

That million mile got stolen shortly after the video...

random fact: 356 #1 was drop top and midengine.

To increase sales engine went in the back.


You sold one of those? You aren't Luke Perry?

The 356 A did not have the side vent windows which are shown in your second photo. While the 356 C also had vent windows, it had twin screens on the engine hood and a larger back window. I can't tell for sure from the photos, but this car also appears to have the exhaust exiting through the rear bumper guards - something else that was introduced with the 356B. However, it does not have the reflectors above the tailights that appeared on the 356B.

So OK, old dude, what is it?

Brad

I don't know for sure. I figured somebody here could figure it out. Looks like the 356 time frame to me but one thing is for sure, it's a cool looking car and probably worth a few Franklins!

Actual LOL

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

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.

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

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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No, I'm Puke Lerry:barf: