Porsche 356: reputable source

may want to try asking at www.clubstuttgart.net also.

 

Good luck, those bath tubs are getting expensive.

 

Get in touch with the 356 Registry. Also, check the PCA classifieds. There are lots of really good 356's out there, but they dont get advertised or sold outside the "community". All the guys really into the 356 are "cultish". They tend to be a bit fanatical! The really great cars all seem to sell within the clubs and such.

I had a '63 356C years back, white with black. It was a really fun car, wish I had never moved it on.

Good luck on your hunt!




Terry

 

Try Bob Cambell @ 356 Products http://www.356products.com
or http://www.europeancollectables.com

You have to let both of those guys know what you are looking for because some of the best cars never hit the open market.

 

http://www.356registry.org/

 

i'd recomend the 356 registry and join their talk list. it's in email format but like f-chat, there are some very knowledgable people there. join the list, tell them who you are and what you're after and go from there. i managed to source my 2 owner 356 cabriolet through asking if someone on the list could look at a car at a dealer for me. i didn't get that particular car but a good lead followed shortly after.

 

Heres one... Needs to be waxed...
http://gullwingmotorcars.com/moredetails.html?83663912&sitecode=gullwingmotorcars

 

Give John Paterek in Chatham, NJ a call.

He is one of the top Porsche guys in the country.

The name of his shop is Paterek Brothers.

 

PS Good luck getting it, those are one of my top 2 Porsche models

 

check with www.fantasy-motors.com .

 

do you have a specific year or model in mind? all i can suggest is to be patient. there are a couple of dealers on the west coast that i wouldn't recomend.

 

This is totally off topic but the 356 is a fantastic car. Here is a story for you. My Dad has always liked the 356, he still regrets not buying one when he was younger for $3000 at a dealer ship when he only had $2800. He could have gotten the money, but instead he bought some other car. So...he was looking to buy one since he missed out a couple of decades ago and I had found him a very mint, I mean clean, pratically all original 356 A Sunroof coupe for sale. This was at a time where no one was really showing that much interest in the 356. Silver exterior, red leather...really nice, not a replica. Price? $12,000. Wow. I told him to buy it, he told the guy he was...later on he backed out. Now that car goes for a bigger price tag than that. Much bigger.

It's a classic alright, but not as classic as the 55 Spyder.

 

I met a guy at my ex gfs dads alternator electric shop that had a 4 cam 356 he bought from Brazil, unusual light blue color as well, car had less than 30k original miles and was mint, the 4 cam Carrera motors in 356s are extremely rare and it sounded really cool.

He had just sold it to a guy back east and was preparing to ship it, I would never have guessed it was worth so much over $200,000.

 

Paterek has, arguably, the finest America Roadster in the world.

His repair shop is considered to be one of the best by Porschephiles throughtout the country. He doesn't sell the cars, but he may tell you where to look.

http://www.funcarsonline.com/gallery/JasTX/My_Cars086_8x6