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wow wow and ouch,hard to imagine, this field of dreams, kind of like the recent floodings in germany among other catastrophic events around the globe...
Photo from 1973, my brother looking on in horror at my $750 1964 356C, which I was stripping the paint on, to eventually fix the improperly-fixed rust repair done by previous owners.
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1964 356SSC before I sold it. Perfect body top and bottom. Truly the only 356 I could guarantee had no rust anywhere. It went to new owner who finished it. My part was a 6 + year "checkbook" restoration and full concours rebuilt engine.
It won Best of Show and Class at Boca Raton PCA Parade in 2018. Cole Scrogham "refereed" the build. It's as good as they get. Seeing a 356 restored to factory specs with the details involved was a real eye opener.
I was fortunate to watch it go back together. What an experience. The take-away was that I finally had empirical data proving you cannot build one cheaper than you can buy one already done. I'd preached this and still do but after this one there was absolutely no doubt. Buy the best you can but if you have a desire to restore something, stick to something like a hammer or a Radio Flyer Wagon.
High school, probably 1972. I had bought this 1300cc VW-powered 356C for $750. It had already rusted out and been improperly repaired. On the image numbered 5, you can see a bulge on the left rear fender. On the image numbered 6, this is what was underneath a ton of bondo. Someone had actually purchased a factory fender panel, stuck it behind the original panel, and just filled the gap with more bondo. Using very-primitive 17 year old skills, I patched the area.
Later I replaced the VW engine with a 356B engine.
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