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356BSuperCoupe wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2024 1:14 pm 356B Super 1600 S
A few random pictures

What a great-looking Porsche!

Thanks; yes signal red; highly original numbers matching survivor!

Here's my friend's car, also Signal Red. When his dad gave it to him, it was a true daily driver, but he did his own rolling restoration. This must have been the late 70's or early 80's. The original paint was worn out, so he had the Signal Red redone at a local shop. If memory serves, he paid $500 for the paint job, and the car won oodles of local and regional shows -- and made the cover of a book! Can't even image what that paint job would cost today. And the car/paint still looked perfect last time I saw it maybe 5 years ago.

What a pleasure and unrivaled nostalgic trip it would be to drive a car like that. I could sit and stare at the dash and steering wheel for hours.

Wow! A beautiful survivor! Iconic and great history

My 1960 356B is a driver and I drive it in the beautiful brandywine valley of Pennsylvania and Delaware whenever possible! Very visceral and my favorite car to drive…

356BSuperCoupe wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2024 6:36 pm My 1960 356B is a driver and I drive it in the beautiful brandywine valley of Pennsylvania and Delaware whenever possible! Very visceral and my favorite car to drive…

Out of curiosity, what makes it a "driver" car for you? How did you come to that decision?

My 356 is driven and not a “garage queen”. It has wrinkles/ patina like I do.
I do not worry about the mileage I put on it.

With respect to my 997.1 turbo I was always concerned about putting too much mileage on it since cars of that vintage are hit hard in value when sold with what the market at that time believes is high mileage.

356BSuperCoupe wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 6:46 am My 356 is driven and not a “garage queen”. It has wrinkles/ patina like I do.
I do not worry about the mileage I put on it.

With respect to my 997.1 turbo I was always concerned about putting too much mileage on it since cars of that vintage are hit hard in value when sold with what the market at that time believes is high mileage.

Thanks! I appreciate that.

I ask because I have a 911 that's also a driver (it's my only, however), and I always go back and forth about what to put into it, but feel like if I made it a garage queen, I'd be so sad to not drive it anymore. It's nice to hear someone else's perspective on it.

I sold my 911 turbo” garage queen “ as I had the same feeling. A porsche should be driven…”there is no substitute”. “Keep on trucking”. Best wishes