Vehicle Description
1964 Porsche 356C Coupe
Completed November 25, 1963
Two (2) owners!
Purchased new from Otto Glockler in Frankfurt, Germany by Miss
Ingrid Wernlo Miss Wernio, who drove the 356 in Europe until the
summer of 1964. She then shipped the 356 back home to Manhattan
Beach, California. She enjoyed the 356 for another 13 years and
then sold it to the second owner from Newport Beach, California in
1977. Who enjoyed the 356 for many years. Then decided to restore
the 356 with his son. The 356 was stripped to steel and the body
was completely metal finished to perfection. It was then painted
Signal Red with a Black interior. They worked with Gary Emory at
Parts Obsolete back in the day when they were on Randolph Street in
Costa Mesa, California. Over 100 pages of receipts of original
parts that were used.
Excellent mechanical condition with an SC engine, producing 95
horsepower, smooth shifting 741 manual 4-speed transmission and
four-wheel disc brakes. If you are after an excellent example of
the 356C production, look no further, this is truly an amazing
356!
Options include:
Deluxe Horn Ring
Blaupunkt AM/FM radio
Two Loud Speakers
Hirschmann Antenna
Head Rests
Hella 128 Fog Lights
Tool Kit
Owners Manual
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.