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Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:38 pm

i'm tring to get into learning about the 356 coupe. front shots side shots back shots like early 52- on up to 63 or so the changes the went through i want to build a outlaw car probly 58 and below body style anyb pics or info thanks billy .

Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:31 am

Here you go:

http://www.356registry.org/Members/index.html

This link will take you to year-by-year picture galleries, just click on the pics. Check out the cars and the subtle differences that Porsche made over the run of the 356. Seeing the progression is really kinda cool, I think that you'll have some fun.

This will help you out as well:

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&q=356+%2B+outlaw

Luck,

TC

Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:06 pm

I like the nose on my 63b better than the earlier cars. Just my .02 DG

Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:31 pm

thanks guys . by the way what does pre A mean. thanks billy

Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:44 am

crewlvw wrote: thanks guys . by the way what does pre A mean. thanks billy

pre-A = $$$$$

plain and simple

Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:29 pm

Pre-A refers to the 356s that were manufactured prior to the release of the 356A model. 1955 and down are considered Pre-A cars: within the Pre-A 356s are sub-groups like Continentals, Europeans, bent windshield and split windshield cars, Gmund Coups and so on. Often sub-groups overlap to include a single car in two groups, such as a 1955 Bent Windshield Continental Coupe. That sort of thing . . .

There aren't really that many Pre-A cars and very few Continentals or Europeans, so don't worry too much.

Good luck in your search.

Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:15 am

Billie- Grab a few books from Borders books. One that i'd highly recommend is: Original Porsche 356 by Laurence Meredith. It's written in the same format as his VW publication. Great info and even better pictures. All in color :wink:

Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:39 pm

Any Pre-A owners on the house?

Omar

356 1952 Coupe 1500N
356 1953 Cabrio 1500S

Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:46 am

I've got a '55 Continental, a '64 C, and a '65 SC all coupes, all "under construction" in a manner of speaking.

Yeah, I know, picking up a 356 is pretty much the first sign of mental illness . . .

Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:47 pm

RareAir wrote: Billie- Grab a few books from Borders books. One that i'd highly recommend is: Original Porsche 356 by Laurence Meredith. It's written in the same format as his VW publication. Great info and even better pictures. All in color :wink:

If you read that book, then maybe you would be able to quit posting pictures to the gallery of A's and calling them B's!

Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:19 am

I am almost done with the early 52 (bodybumper), I dont know if I am going to be able to survive the 53 cabrio

Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:55 am

lets see some pics of the pre A's then :lol: :D

Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:29 am

I dont know how to post pics here? I have some on the Gallery.
53 cabrio I bought it two months ago, very solid car.og pasha red missing rear wooden bow???(help) no engine, no 16" wheels,no rear glass and some other little bits. original owner was Zapaterias Canada. sponsor of the Carrera Panamericana.
Its missing the og rearview mirror and I dont know if the mirror is like the 52 style or the 54?

Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:06 am

Kaiser_sose wrote: I dont know how to post pics here? I have some on the Gallery.
53 cabrio I bought it two months ago, very solid car.og pasha red missing rear wooden bow???(help) no engine, no 16" wheels,no rear glass and some other little bits. original owner was Zapaterias Canada. sponsor of the Carrera Panamericana.
Its missing the og rearview mirror and I dont know if the mirror is like the 52 style or the 54?

Post it in the Gallery as you did before. Click on it, go to Edit tab, copy it, go to this forum to post a reply and paste it. :wink:

Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:55 pm

Thanks Bob,

Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:11 pm

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/313324.jpg

Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:15 pm

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/322108.jpg