1958 Porsche 356

Convertible

1600 cc 356A, w/ dual Zenith Carbs

Manual

151194

Clear

Gasoline

Up for auction is a 1958 356A Porsche Cabriolet painted in British Racing Green. A great running example of a rare open A style Porsche with smooth, streamlined headlights. Now is the time to own a piece of automotive history before the museums devour them all! We bought the car in Texas in 1988, then replaced the floor pan, longitudinals, front torsion tubes, and the bottoms of both doors. Significant body work was done, as well as lots of mechanical restoration to get the car up and running. Now the car is almost done and begging to have an interior thrown in to push it over the finish line. Please visit this link for additional photos and don't forget to look through the albums entitled "restoration" and "floor pan" : http://s1373.photobucket.com/user/bullfrog356/library/ The 1600cc engine (#65202) has been recently thoroughly rebuilt by Partsklassik in Arizona. Please watch the restoration and test run video at the bottom of this page. Partsklassik has agreed to honor their warranty for the engine until December 2015. They have installed dual Zenith 32NDIX carbs and converted it to 12 volts. The transmission was completely rebuilt by Zims Autotechnik in Dallas during the early 2000's. Other Details: -The gas tank was removed, sandblasted, and chemically sealed using the "Gas Tank Renu-USA" service. It is the original gas tank. -All brake slave cylinders were relined with stainless steel linings to prevent rust corrosion, a service provided through Stoddard cars. -The seat upholstery, fabric convertible top, and tan headliner were purchased from Autos International, and installed by local upholsterers. -Convertible top works great, and now features a herringbone tan headliner. -The window glass is complete and rolls up and down easily as the videos show. -The original color was Fjord green. -The car drives, handles and brakes well, the only thing left are some small odds and ends! Areas in need of attention: -As the photos show, the car does not have any floor mats or interior carpeting, or side door panels on the interior. I do not have any of those pieces to offer. -Please look at the photos closely. The finish is good but not not perfect, there are several small chips here and there. The passenger door has a small dent in it. Also on top of the front right fender, there is a slight noticeable rift where the nose panel was welded on. Originally this was invisible, however after several years, the plastic filler has distorted slightly. -There is also a tiny penny sized rust hole on the underside of the rear passenger cowl. See photos. -The floor pan and majority of metal underneath is solid, but recently have noticed some surface rust. The original battery box has all been replaced with metal repro panels, however the area is not as tidy as it could be. Some of the seams are not as square as original. This is the area that would need the most attention to improve the quality of the restoration. -As stated earlier, we replaced the front torsion bars since they were damaged in a collision before we acquired the car. While my repair and welding work is solid, it may not be as seamless and as cosmetically pleasing as possible. - The finish on the bottom of the rear cowl has suffered from overheating, and filler has cracked in that area. See photo. -The car does not have a glove box interior, spare wheel, or working tachometer gauge. The windshield wiper motor is in good shape, however is not currently working due to a faulty switch. The wipers have not been set to parked correctly. I have plenty of documentation of the ongoing restoration and could provide that with the sale if interested. Please email me if you have further questions. Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code