After the Second World War there were more automakers than there are today. From Abarth to Zundapp, the automotive marketplace was a crowded and often bizarre place. Each segment offered a wide range of vehicles, with a range of shapes and build quality that would baffle a modern buyer. In order to keep the company moving forward, through difficult …
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18 Years and 250k: A Young Man’s 356A Story
By current Outlaw-356 standards, Mark Pribanic's 356A is pretty mild. While some guys spend years in the garage trying to see how far they can take their build, Mark tries to see how far he can take his car. Mark picked up his 356 in the late 1990s for eight thousand dollars, and has covered 250k miles since then. In that time it's been three …
Continue to the full articleGuy Newmark and His 356 Finally Reached 1,000,000 Miles
The Porsche world was first introduced to Guy Newmark and his 1964 Porsche 356C back in June of 2013. At the time, Petrolicious ran a story on Guy's Porsche, affectionately known as "Blue", and described how it was a testament to the reliability of Stuttgart's engineering. After nearly 50-years of consecutive ownership Blue had received 3 engine …
Continue to the full articleThe Power of Preservation: Auctions America and the $665k 356 Speedster
Well preserved, unrestored cars are continually gaining traction in the collector market. Concours events and auctions are increasingly catering to preservation-class cars, and the market is pushing the price point of Porsches like this higher and higher. Auctions America pushed survivor 356 prices through the roof this past weekend, with this 1957 …
Continue to the full articleAstounding Automotive Archaeology Uncovers Porsche’s First Le Mans Winner
In 1950, at the Paris Auto Show, the organizers of the 24 hours of Le Mans invited the Porsche family to enter a car in the 1951 race. Porsche accepted and decided to use one of their left over aluminum bodied Gmünd Coupes as their entry. In fact, they prepped four cars for testing with the intent to enter two cars in the 1951 race. The two …
Continue to the full articlePiersons’ passion for Porsches brings rare Cabriolet back to life
Bill and Kathleen Pierson certainly qualify as members in good standing of the German Car Club of Kansas. Bill has owned and loved several VW Beetles and is currently having a rare double-cab VW pickup customized. Kathleen only reluctantly let go of her BMW sedan a few years ago. The couple even own a Porsche tractor. But it’s a slightly …
Continue to the full articleThe Half-911: A 993-Based 356 Replica
Over the decades, since it left production, the 356 has inspired numerous replicas. While most of the 356 replicas are VW based, this Intermeccanica-bodied car is something entirely different. This Speedster uses the running gear from a Porsche 993. The owner has always owned convertibles, and wanted to combine the best of his classic British …
Continue to the full articleDriving A Porsche 356 On Roads Usually Reserved For Off-Road Equipped SUVs
4-Wheelers and road aficionados in the So Cal area are most likely familiar with Burns Canyon Road (otherwise known as FSR #2N02). It's 20 miles of overland trail running from Pioneertown, CA into Baldwin Lake that provides access to many of the other off-road trails in the Big Bear area. A trip along #2N02 takes you from the low-desert high up …
Continue to the full articleThis Porsche 356 Is Meant To Get Lost In
In today's world of stratospheric price levels for air-cooled Porsches its becoming increasingly rare to find unrestored and unmolested examples. While there are definitely exceptions, an overwhelming majority of those that you do find spent a better part of their life as garage queens, undriven and admired from afar. Matt Hummel's 356 is the …
Continue to the full articleWatch John Willhoit Explain His 356 Engine Building Process To Jay Leno
Back in 2013 Jay Leno acquired a '63 Porsche 356 Carrera 2 and wanted to know its past ownership history. During his search for the car's provenance he learned that John Willhoit (of Willhoit Restoration) was a past owner and the man responsible for its restoration. Jay decided to have John on his show, Jay Leno's Garage, and since then the two …
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