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^ Lovely.
Cheib said:
Any recommendations for reading up on the various 356 models ?
'Buying, Driving and Enjoying the Porsche 356' by James E. Schrager is a great book for identifying the models, getting a feel for the cars, what to look for when buying and how to look after the car once you've got one. Highly recommended.loughran said:
^ Lovely.
Thanks I'll order a copy. Got plenty of time to read it not a 2019 project sadly! Cheib said:
Any recommendations for reading up on the various 356 models ?
'Buying, Driving and Enjoying the Porsche 356' by James E. Schrager is a great book for identifying the models, getting a feel for the cars, what to look for when buying and how to look after the car once you've got one. Highly recommended.
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loughran said:
The orange car is owned by Mark Motshagen, built by John Willlhoit it had a 2 litre twinspark engine, then later a 911 engine fitted. Yes the red car is mine, a 1959 A.
Lovely, Have you seen this 356 A that is for sale ? Unique ! https://www.thornleykelham.com/restoration/porsche...
That's a great find, thanks for posting. Looking at the kardex in the collection of photos it shows the car was first delivered to an F D Sykes of Milnsbridge which is near Huddesfield. A bit of Googling reveals he was probably Frank Sykes, the rugby union player, capped for England 4 times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sykes
Delivered on the 10th December 1959 in metallic silver I can imagine it would have looked like a UFO driving around Huddersfield in the bleak midwinter
My farther in law played for Wasps and would have been a contemporary of Frank Sykes, I wonder if they would have known each other, they would most certainly known of each other. Unfortunately I'll never know now.
A really lovely car... though anybody thinking of buying and restoring should own a pair of trousers with the extra deep pockets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sykes
Delivered on the 10th December 1959 in metallic silver I can imagine it would have looked like a UFO driving around Huddersfield in the bleak midwinter
My farther in law played for Wasps and would have been a contemporary of Frank Sykes, I wonder if they would have known each other, they would most certainly known of each other. Unfortunately I'll never know now.
A really lovely car... though anybody thinking of buying and restoring should own a pair of trousers with the extra deep pockets.
Edited by loughran on Saturday 25th January 08:35
That red SC that Dinkel posted up could be a dead ringer for mine!
As my engine is something of a bitsa, I have plans this winter to upgrade it somewhat. My current spec is 1720cc, with an SC cam, and Solex 40Pii carbs, but I have the older type heads with smaller valves which tends to run out of go at about 5,000 rpm.
I have acquired a set of 912 heads, fairly cheaply, with cracks between the plug holes and the valve seats on two cylinders, so these are away at an engineering shop being welded up and machined back. These heads, when matched to a set of lighter pistons with 30° squish angles should perk things up a little.
As my engine is something of a bitsa, I have plans this winter to upgrade it somewhat. My current spec is 1720cc, with an SC cam, and Solex 40Pii carbs, but I have the older type heads with smaller valves which tends to run out of go at about 5,000 rpm.
I have acquired a set of 912 heads, fairly cheaply, with cracks between the plug holes and the valve seats on two cylinders, so these are away at an engineering shop being welded up and machined back. These heads, when matched to a set of lighter pistons with 30° squish angles should perk things up a little.
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