Sunday, October 2, 2016

Bargain Bathtub: 1957 Porsche 356A

1957 Porsche 356A Project
You know it has gotten pretty bad when a rusted-out $20k tub looks like a good deal! But, that’s where the Porsche 356 market has gone. So instead of complaining about it, we are going to concentrate of finding ones that are still reasonably priced (relatively of course). This project is rusty, but we have seen much worse get saved. A complete engine is included in the sale and it looks like this may have been a sunroof coupe, so the asking price doesn’t actually seem that far fetched. It’s still going to take a look of time and money to make this one right though. Take a look here on eBay and let us know what you think. Thanks goes to Peter R for the tip!


Floors Are Gone
Well, then again… Things look pretty grim here. This project is going to take someone who knows how to do major reconstructive surgery. The floors are completely gone and the body is deformed in areas.

Sunroof
There’s a hole cut in the roof, so it makes me wonder if this was a factory sunroof car. Real ones are pretty rare and I’m not sure if there is a way to prove that someone didn’t cut the hole later.

Certificate
No proof of a sunroof here. The certificate of authenticity does teach us that this car originally wore an ivory over red color scheme. It was a base engine car though, so unless you can prove that it had a sunroof, this isn’t the cream of the crop. Still, I’m sure someone will happily take this project on.

Source: barnfinds.com