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1965 Porsche 356C Coupe, All Numbers Match w/COA, Very Solid, Great Project!

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Location: Conway, South Carolina, United States
Make: Porsche
Model: 356
Type: Coupe
Trim: C, Karmann Coupe
Year: 1965
Mileage: 70,000
VIN: 220508
Color: Champagne Yellow
Engine size: 1600
Number of cylinders: 4
Transmission: Manual
Interior color: Black
Vehicle Title: Clear

1965 Porsche 356 C, Karmann Coupe Description

You're viewing my rare numbers matching project 1965 Porsche 356C 1600 Karmann coupe. A few of the pics are how I found the car and show that the paint (which is over 20 years old) and body weren't some rusty mess. In fact, the paint still looks really good (just the wrong color). The last pic is how I found the car. The rest are how it looks in its current state. The car is a two owner NC car. I bought to restore for myself from second owner who bought in 1986 from the original owner. He was a professional mechanic who serviced the car for the original owner for many years and bought the car from him when he got too old to drive it. Second owner drove car for about 10 years, when he decided to do a color change from the original Champaign Yellow to the green that you see. He removed the gauges, passenger front seat (I have drivers seat and rear seat bottoms), all glass/trim, and bumpers and stored them in his shop while he sent the car out for the respray. During that time, his personal shop caught fire and was completely destroyed. He lost all the pieces he removed, but the good news is the car was spared since it was at another location being painted. He brought the car back home, and stored it at his new shop. He never got around to putting it back together.
I bought this to restore for my personal collection, but my wife wants to pay off her new Suburban and do some other things, and I feel I should sell it to keep her happy. It's very solid, with a no hit body. I cleaned it up, and decided to remove the floor sections because the drivers side was bad, the rest were "okay" but I felt all new metal was the way to go (I have the new correct floor pan metal from Stoddard and will include in sale). You can see in the one pic before I cut the floors out that they weren't that bad, but new was the way to go. Front pan is solid with just a few pin holes, and longitudinals are very good. Rear seat pans are solid, surface corrosion only. I had the door bottoms repaired with new metal (they only had very minor bubbling, but I was doing the job right!). Rear deck and front hood were stripped and primed. I stopped stripping the car when my wife gave me the "great news" (insert sad face here). I also replaced the steering knuckle and have some small suspension bushing parts in boxes. I have all the parts I took off the car bagged and tagged. I also have the plastic gas tank cover, gas tank, tool bag, and some tools. Keys are lost. This is a very correct car, and engine and tranny numbers match the COA (included in sale). Wheels, including the spare, are date code correct. The motor should run with very little effort. The second owner (professional mechanic) rebuilt the motor and when he put the car away, he filled the cylinders with oil. The car only had around 70k original miles, but it was close to 30 years old when he rebuilt it. I have made no attempt to start it as I was going to have it resealed, gone over, and detailed anyway since it has sat for 20+ years. 1965 is the last year of production, and very desirable to collectors. This is also one of the last cars built. Taking it back to its original combination of Champagne Yellow over Black will be truly stunning and the car will be worth $100-125k easily, and only going up! This is not some hacked up rust bucket that has been sitting rotting away for 30 years in some field.It's extremely solid and was tucked away in the back of his shop protected from the elements. The German wiring is still in very good shape. I can't believe I'm selling it, but "Happy Wife, Happy Life". Starting with a very realistic price with no other reserve, and will happily entertain offers to end early. Will gladly work with overseas buyers. Please only bid if you are a serious buyer and have the means to complete the transaction per my terms. I require a $500 deposit immediately following the auction, and balance bank wired within 3 business days. Zero feedback bidders MUST contact me prior to bidding or your bid will be cancelled and you may gen blocked. Thanks for looking and happy bidding!

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