Nothing to do this winter?
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The tyres have dressed up quite well[
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Rusty.the.clown
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Yes. I saw this when it first appeared a week or so ago. In fact I have seen a lot of "his" 356s having been in the market for a couple of years. I even went to see one of "his" cars here in the UK that was supposedly a Californian car that had last been on the road as recently as 2006 (apparently) At which point I think it must have dropped in to the Pacific Ocean until it was dragged out and sold to someone here. The guy was desperate to sell me it (he'd paid way too much!) and I walked away from it, never have I seen rot like it and I've restored lots of cars! In the end i bought a UK RHD car as it seems to me that all 356s rot wherever they've been. Incidentally the car that came to the UK is here.
It's the gold one with the tidemark in the hubcaps on the seat and the cars entire paper history (and horn push!) on the seats inside!
http://derwhites356literature.com/New356Stuff/356WrecksandBarnFinds2.html
It's the gold one with the tidemark in the hubcaps on the seat and the cars entire paper history (and horn push!) on the seats inside!
http://derwhites356literature.com/New356Stuff/356WrecksandBarnFinds2.html
Great Stuff - just spent the last forty minutes looking through the photos. As I looked at some pics I thought it cant get any worse - but it did[
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I recall stumbling across a 356 in the UK many years ago. I had been to see another car and quite by chance spotted this one in autotrader.
Since I had to go by his door on the way home a quick phone call and we were on our way.
On arrival we were meet by a guy who lived on his own and he had completed dismantled the car.
In every room in the house were bits. The engine in bits in the lounge along with gear box and axle. also in bits.
The the various dash clocks were arranged all completely in bits on windowsills throughout the house. And so it went on!
A shell was in the garage - I think it was a notchback!
The guy said If I was interested in a test drive he would have it done in 3 months - he apologised for the delay in getting it back together
but said he had to fly off to the US for the following day - he was going Panning for Gold. I estimated his age to be 70.[
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Always wondered where the phrase "rust free Californian car" came from?
Guess one would buy it for the chassis plate, assuming its still there.
Guess one would buy it for the chassis plate, assuming its still there.
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