Vehicle Description
1965 Porsche 356 SC Coupe
VIN 222XXX
Engine No. 813680 Matching
Transmission No. 85772 Matching
Completed on February 26, 1965, first owner Robert Johnson from
Macon, Georgia. The next documented owner is from 1987-2014,
purchased this 356 in Dana Point, California. Extensive service
records going back 27 years, a complete engine rebuild was
performed by Cooper Automotive Development and has been regularity
serviced. In 2014 the 356 was sold to the past owner who did a
cosmetic restoration including a complete repaint, chrome, rubber,
and interior.
Finished in the original factory color combination champagne yellow
(color code 6405) with a fawn leatherette interior and optional
factory headrests. German tan square-weave carpeting and black lap
belts, which were dealer-installed using the factory mounts and
feature Porsche-crested buckles. VDM Carrera wooden steering wheel
built by Jack Arct with deluxe chrome horn ring. Factory options
include headrests, hub caps with Porsche crest, 2 leather straps
for suitcase, fog lights, chrome wheels, and a rear compensator
spring. Complete with service records, Porsche Certificate of
Authenticity, Kardex, tool kit and jack.
European Collectibles has gone through this 356SC and did a
complete undercarriage detail documenting the original floor pans
and battery box in steel. Engine out detail including all the sheet
metal & heater boxes powder-coated, exhaust ceramic coated, and
full service was just completed.
Matching number 1600cc (type 616/16) SC engine produces 95
horsepower, paired with a 4-speed manual 741 transmission and
four-wheel disc brakes (standard for all 356SC models) rebuilt
calipers and stainless-steel lines in 2014.
Specification
1,582 cc OHV air-cooled horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine,
outputting 95HP, with dual 40 Solex carburetors, four-speed manual
741 transmission, independent front suspension with laminated
torsion bars, parallel trailing arms, and tubular shock absorbers,
independent rear swing axles with torsion bars and tubular shock
absorbers, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes. The 356 SC is
truly one of the BEST 356s to drive.
History
The 356 was a lightweight and nimble-handling rear-engine
rear-wheel-drive 2-door sports car available in hardtop coupe and
open configurations. Engineering innovations continued during the
years of manufacture, contributing to its motorsports success and
popularity. 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".
