Vehicle Description
1964 Porsche 356 SC Coupe VIN 217771
Delivered new on March 20, 1964
The first owner bought this 356 new from Vasek Polak the Porsche
dealer in Manhattan Beach, California. He loved and cherished this
356! But after 40 years of ownership, he sold it in 2004.
The second owner was from Northern California and is one of the
biggest strawberry and egg farmers in California. During his
ownership, a restoration was done including a complete repaint in
dark blue with a new beige leather interior. The paint is in
excellent condition along with the chrome work. The gaps and panels
fit are very good. The floor pans are original with no rust. The
engine was rebuilt in 2004 at 121,540 miles by Swick's Automotive
in Salinas, California $13,604 was spent. The transmission was
rebuilt as well. At that time the odometer was set to zero after
the restoration. 4,392 miles have been driven since. The chrome
wheels were recently re-plated and new tires were fitted with Koni
shocks.
Options include Darrington wood steering wheel, Blaupunkt AM/FM
radio, chrome wheels, and Coco Mats. Complete with books, tool kit,
both set of original keys & Vasek Polak key fob, original license
plate frame. Matching engine per Certificate of Authenticity.
History
The 356 was a lightweight and nimble-handling rear-engine
rear-wheel-drive 2-door sports car available in hardtop coup� and
open configurations. Engineering innovations continued during the
years of manufacture, contributing to its motorsports success and
popularity. Production started in 1948 at Gmund, Austria, where
approximately 50 cars were built. In 1950 the factory relocated to
Zuffenhausen, Germany, and general production of the 356 continued
until April 1965, well after the replacement model 911 made its
autumn 1963 debut. Of the 76,000 originally produced, approximately
half survive.
In September of 1961 Porsche introduced the 1962 356 B model which
was changed to the T6 body type with twin rear deck lid engine
grilles, an external fuel filler in the right front wing/fender and
a larger rear window in the coup�. It is interesting to note that
the Porsche factory didn't call attention to these quite visible
changes with a different model designation from the T5 body.
However, when the T6 got disc brakes in 1964, with no other visible
alterations, they called it the model C, or the SC when it had the
optional extra powerful engine.
The last revision of the 356 was the 356C introduced for the 1964
model year. It featured disc brakes all round, as well as an option
for the most powerful pushrod engine Porsche, had ever produced,
the 95 horsepower (71 kW) "SC". 356 production peaked at 14,151
cars in 1964, the year that its successor, the new 911, was
introduced to the US market (it was introduced slightly earlier in
Europe). The company continued to sell the 356C in North America
through 1965 as demand for the model remained quite strong in the
early days of the heavier and more "civilized" 911. The last ten
356's (cabriolets) were assembled for the Dutch police force in
March 1966 as 1965 models.