Early Porsches: 356, Classic 911

[Matt Bacon]

Knowing how much @Ace-Garageguy likes his 356s, these are for Bill, and for anyone who is contemplating detailing the Revell 1/16 scale 356s, or building some of their Fujimi EMs...

This one was described as an "outlaw"... not sure why.

And this is what's under the hood

The interior

Regular 356 coupe

Regular Coupe engine

A very fast 356...

...in action,. And yes, the hill is that steep, which explains why so many cars get a bit out of hand at the back as they round Hollywood and start downwards toward the Craner curves...

Classic 911

911 Engine... all of those light rectangles in the mouldings at the bottom are labels printed in black on gold paper. Wish I'd got better pics now, because they'd be a really easy way to add some extra realism to a 911 back end...

This one's a bit of a puzzler... built March 1974, but with a 3.2 litre engine, according to its registration. I'm guessing its a road-legal Carrera RS replica, but I don't know for sure.

Carrera SC

Not a Yellowbird, but I think it would really like to be...

best,

M.

Edited May 8, 2019 by Matt Bacon

[Ace-Garageguy]

Beautiful selection of cars. Some interesting stuff there.

I tried to post a reasonably intelligent reply, 5 lines of text, but only got the dreaded 404. 

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Great photos Matt.  For those unfamiliar here is the original Ruf CTR Yellowbird

https://petrolicious.com/articles/this-is-what-it-s-like-to-own-a-ruf-yellowbird

 

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[Ace-Garageguy]

 

The V-windscreen coupe with the green nose is a rare piece. I almost had one of those eons ago that was also a race-car, but it had been t-boned and was way beyond what I thought was repairable at the time. If I'd known what they'd eventually be worth, I would have saved it. Sadly, it went to the crusher.

Edited May 9, 2019 by Ace-Garageguy

[Ace-Garageguy]

I've never seen a bench seat in a 356 as in the interior shot of the blue roadster. I need to research that. It probably gets its "outlaw" moniker due to the mild visual departures from stock. A-style hood with B or C-style fenders (I don't remember if that's an actual "thing" from the factory or not), lowered stance, low-profile tires, wide wheels, wider front and rear track, louvered engine lid, center bonnet fuel-fill, etc. Sure is a beauty.

THIS IS A 404 TEST

Edited May 9, 2019 by Ace-Garageguy

[MrObsessive]

Thanks for posting this Matt! I've got a number of those EM 356 Porsche kits so this will come in handy.

[Casey]

 

[TransAmMike]

The silver blue 356 is a beauty!!