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Old 03-03-2013 | 11:06 AM
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So long story short, I know a guy with an early 911 and have been trying to buy it from him for a long time. He will not sell it and I guess he got tired of me pestering him, so he tells me, he knows of a guy with an old Porsche in a barn that has been off the road since 1970's. A few weeks and numerous phone calls later, above are the pics.

The first owner ordered it with special gearing and suspension and apparently used it in Hershey as a hill climb car. The guy I bought it from parked it in 72 and would go out to the car every so often and put air in the tires, lubricate the engine, change the oil etc, but never drove it again.

When I picked up the car, it came with a few boxes of parts, all kinds of records and paperwork as well as 20 years or so of 356 Registry Magazine.

They are still out there folks...
Old 03-03-2013 | 11:15 AM
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At home in Porsche Parking:

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Awesome! Congrats. Which engine does it have?
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Thanks...it's a super
Old 03-03-2013 | 11:56 AM
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Nice job!! They are definitely still out there. Last year I bought my neighbors 356 that had been parked for 15 years. Fun stuff.
Old 03-03-2013 | 12:05 PM
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Great find. You can never have too many Porsche projects.
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Nice find and nice color combo! My favorite.
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Very cool, welcome back to the 356 club!
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Originally Posted by jainbaby
Thanks...it's a super
Great! going to restore to factory specs or outlaw?
Old 03-03-2013 | 10:34 PM
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My dream! Congrats
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Well played!
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That's awesome and welcome to the 356 club. Can't wait to see what you do with it
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Look at this list...



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