Vehicle Description
1965 Porsche 356C Coupe
Of the 76,313 Porsche 356's built over 18 years, this car falls in
the last 300 built by Porsche. These late model 356's were the best
of the production. Refined with disc brakes, great steering and the
best transmissions ever installed in the 356 cars, they were by far
the best to drive. It was bought new in 1965 by Andy Anderson of
Ukiah, California and remained with him until the current owner got
the car. It's a matching numbers car and it's painted in the
original special order Togo Brown paint.
The new owner painstakingly approached a restoration of the Togo
Brown 356 with the intent of long term ownership. Brian Gutierrez
(worked with Jim Gordon for 20 years) stripped the car to bare
metal and replaced the floors and battery box. Once the cosmetics
where completed, the car was delivered to Jack Staggs for a
complete reassembly. Brakes, suspension and steering were all
addressed. New paint and plating was given to all the appropriate
parts and no expense was spared. Once this was complete, the
interior was done by Auto's International. All the chrome was
redone and the result is a beautiful, excellent driving 356. The
restoration was completed in 2016.
During the process, the owner nicknamed the car "Brown Betty".
She's a lovely example of a 356 that's ready to enjoy and
fine-tuning done by Jack Staggs, really makes this 356 a joy to
drive and to view.
