bzzbee2

any help would be appreciated. im basically looking for the year, I know its a 356, but what model it is i am unsure of.

Thanks.

Steve Jensen

Looks like an A to me ('56-59). Check the Registry's spotter guide:

http://www.356registry.org/Tech/Guide/index.html

bzzbee2

I believe it was as 59. I am trying to track down this exact car as a gift...

Pedro356C

Dear BzzBee2,

My guess is 1958 or 1959 356A...car was made definitely before February 1959 as it has the low overrider tube (front bumper)...Porsche repalced the low for the high overrider by February 1959...I guess it's a Ruby red car (color # 5702)...I'm not really very good with the "A" cars...probably Robert and JoAnne will answer this thread with better info...

Take care...

bzzbee2

Thanks for all your help with this. This was my fathers old car when he was in college. We are trying to track it down for him... (retirement gift/project)

Steve Jensen

Know what the VIN is? It may be (relatively) current in the Registrys database

bzzbee2

I dont know the vin yet. Im going to try to track it through the Michigan Secretary of state by using the license plate. hopefully i will be able to find a old registration for it which will have the VIN. and from there i can search by VIN. but before i did the search i wanted to make sure i was searching for the right model..

Pedro356C

It's a beautiful project...try and find the vin# and get back to us...with the vin# we can try to help you out...

Good luck...

Pedro

texas911

That's a great story. Good luck with it. There is a story just like yours in the 356registry magazine I got when I joined.