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Original Factory Rustfree Pans 1720cc 49 Year History Receipts, PICs & Documents

Location: Barre, Vermont, United States
Condition: Used
Make: Porsche
Model: 356
Type: Coupe
Trim: Hardtop/Notchback
Year: 1961
Mileage: 131520
VIN: 200279
Color: Ivory
Engine size: 1720cc
Number of cylinders: 4
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Manual
Interior color: Tan
Drive side: Left-hand drive
Options: Cassette Player
Vehicle Title: Clear

1961 Porsche 356 Hardtop/Notchback Description

Relisting due to non paying bidder.
It is estimated that only about 100 of these cars survive in the world today. And perhaps only 15 or so in this condition.

Here is a walk around video link:https://youtu.be/PykDd5yS-7A
Here is a driving video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcnBLkNPEjw
Here is a video of the documented history that will go with the car:https://youtu.be/dPxDIbI4QoY
Here is a link to the NADA value guide for a 1961 356 coupe:https://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/1961/Porsche/356B-Super/2-Door-Coupe/Values

THERE IS NOT A MORE RUST FREE 356 THAT EXISTS ! Factory undercoating is still on the car with no patches.NO NEW PAINT or NO NEW UNDERCOATING. Paint and body were last done in 1974-5. Photographs of all this come with the car.
The Car spent it's entire time in California & Arizona NO RUST with ORIGINAL FLOOR PANS, ROCKER PANELS AND JACK MOUNTS. This Sikens paint is 45 years old. Everything was completely stripped the car and it was painted completely inside and outside, except for the underside pans. They retain their original factory undercoating.
I purchased the car in 1970 from Don Burns in Costa Mes, California. Originally it was royal blue. I did not like the color and eventually painted the car silver. I moved to Tucson, Arizona and the intense heat turned the paint into what looked like grey primer after a couple of years.
I got married in 1973, and had to sell the car to get something more appropriate for family life. I loved the car and missed it for 40 years.One day it appeared here on Ebay, so I sold my other Porsche to buy this car back again.
The guys I sold the car to in 1973 were only interested in racing the car and were part of Bill Cheesbourg's racing group. So the car was completely stripped for racing. It raced for a year, and was then sold and restored in 1974. It was then painted Ivory, and received a completely new interior.
I did buy the car back again in 2013, and with it also got back all my receipts from 1970-73, and a log book from 1974-2013The car had been fully restored in 1974, and the Sikens paint still shines from this beautiful Ivory color (suited for Arizona desert heat).
However the car was missing the original engine when I bought it back again. This gave me the opportunity to build something special :
ABOUT THE MOTOR

1720 Mild outlaw motor built from a 1965 C case
Forged, Light Weight counterbalanced crank (Not Scat),
JE pistons,
Comp. Engineering cylinders,
C.E. Torque Master Cam
Balanced and blueprinted to .10 g.
12 Volt System
Bosch 022 Distributor.
MSD6 AL Electronic Ignition conversion w points trigger
32NDIX Zenith carbs custom jetsMild head work/port matching.
Electric Fuel Pump
115-120 hp.
Stock rods, magnafluxed, balanced only quality Porsche parts were used in the rebuild. Revs to about 6300.

ABOUT THESE RARE NOTCHBACK CARS
The 1961-62 Porsche Hardtop (Notchback) is among the rarest of the Porsche 356 factory production line.
Only 1048 T-5 coupes were built in 1961, and fewer than 600 were super 1600's. These 1961 cars were factory converted cabriolets and represent an historical milestone as being the first Karmann built Porsches. These first cars started out as cabriolets at the Reutter factory, and had tops welded onto them at the Karmann factory.
The 1962 models are different and are T-6 coupes that were built as coupes from scratch rather than being cabriolet conversions. The 1962 coupe's front windshield is 1" taller than the T-5. Only 699 of the 1962 cars were completed.
Of the entire run of Porsche 356's built about 2% were notchbacks. It is estimated that fewer than 100 of these cars survive today. The reason not many 1961 notchback's exist is that many were converted back to convertibles, and their body parts used to restore cabriolet cars.

THE EXTRA'S YOU WILL GET
The original and still valid Arizona Title from 1974All the receipts I have which start in 1970The cars log book from 1974 to TodayPhotographs of the 1974 restorationPhotographs of me and one of my sisters with the car from 1970The story/obituary of the man who owned and restored the car from 1974-2013Copies of my story, and how I got the car back again after a 40 year absenceI will give you the trophies and medals the car has won since I bought it back. It has done very well !A racing poster from Phoenix Raceway, where Bill Cheesbourg's group raced Porsche's.
Like any car that is still being driven after 58 years and a restoration that was done 44 years ago, the car is not perfect. But it is beautiful and breathtaking and should be a good investment as these cars become rediscovered.Not many 356 cars have spent their lives in the dry climates and offer original rust free floor pans, and a history with a story like this car has.
More research needs to be done on the celebrity ownership prior to me in 1970.When I bought the car I was told that the previous owner was the manager of the "Monkees". In 1970 this really meant nothing to me as I was not really a fan of this band. Only later on did I find out that this had to be Don Kirshner, who was a major music producer. I cannot prove this, but this was what I was told back when I bought the car.So if you are a fan of Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, or Davy Jones this may mean something to you ?Not many cars have a history like this car does !
Photographs do not show how beautiful this car really is. I hope the new owner will love this car as much as I have and others have that have kept it so nice for so long.
As the car did not have a motor when I bought it in 2013 I chose to use the best case from a 1965-C, which has a bigger oil pump and the strongest case used in the 356 line.
My mechanic who built it, was very particular on every part that went into the build. See the spec's above. He carefully checked, measured and weighted everything, and the motor is very strong and pulls very nicely even in 4th gear going up hill. This build only has 3,000 miles on it.
There are two VDO oil temp and oil pressure gauges, added in the dash from the cars racing days in 1973-74.The heater cables are not hooked up, the tachometer and oil gauges do not work with the sending units. The sending units need to be paired with the gauges as my mechanic tried a couple of different units but did not have the right ones.
He suggested that these dash gauges need to be sent to Hollywood Speedometer to have them matched to new correct sending units and have them reinstalled in the motor. One of these sending units has some oil seepage which needs replacement anyway.
When the ignition key is turned on both the oil gauges peg to the right, so these gauges do work.
The only other issue to address is re-poking through the two punch holes in top of the gas tank vent area. These were sealed over when the gas tank was recondition with POR-15 sealer. A vented gas cap solved the venting problem, but poking through those holes in top of the tank would be a better way to vent the tank.
Good luck to all those who bid and to the next lucky caretaker of her.

Please contact me with any questions about this before bidding, and I will do my best to respond to you directly.

Offers of partial Porsche trades considered.

Thank you for your consideration.

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