1957 Porsche 356A Restoration - Video 1

The car was was originally delivered in June of 1957. Right at the transition from T1 to T2... body styles. It mostly seems to be a T1 body, but tail lights and a few other things are T2. Here's the Kardex details: Ruby Red exterior with brown corduroy and leatherette interior Sunroof Blaupunkt Cologne Type Radio Electric Antenna Two Speakers Passenger side headrest And a “set of chrome-plated perforated disc wheels” The car went from Stuttgart to the Ernst Islinger automobile trading group in Manheim, Germany, where its first owner (also from Manheim) took delivery. How it made its way from Germany to the US is lost to time. Glove box archeology uncovered PA based receipts spanning the years 1972 thru 1978, and (despite evidence of at least three top side re-paints) the condition of the underside of the car showed many years of road salt damage. I purchased through https://germanjalopies.com/ in November of 2024 and arranged transport with Reliable Carriers to my house just north of Salt Lake City, Utah. It arrived December 11th, an early Christmas present for me. 0:00 Adapting the Quick Jack lift system to the Porsche 356 4:30 Barn Find Porsche 356 interior cleanout 6:20 Porsche 356 engine removal

Added 21 Oct 2026