Vehicle Description
1964 Porsche 356 SC Coupe VIN 130618 - Completed July 31, 1964
Gerhard Karl Klagge (1st owner) purchased this 356SC new in
Hamburg, Germany; he then moved from Germany and shipped over the
356 and went to work for Norman Motors, the original Volkswagon
dealer in Evansville, Indiana. He also worked selling European cars
for McGee Motors and retired from D-Patrick Motors now D-Patrick
Motoplex in IN. He traveled to Europe many times and was proud of
having crossed the Atlantic ocean 55 times. He loved cars and auto
racing; traveling to Formula One and other races all over the
country. He was a member of the Sports Car Club of America and also
was a member of the Porsche Club of America.
Mr. Klagge drove this 356SC for five years before he sold it to his
dear friend Randolph C Thompson (2nd owner). Mr. Thompson took very
good care of her but finally after 47 years it was time to sell his
beautiful Porsche.
European Collectibles then purchased this 356 and installed a
correct new German interior including carpets, seats, door panels,
dash and headliner. The undercarriage was completely stripped to
steel and undercoated in German undershoot. Solid and rust free
floor pans & battery box that are fully detailed. An engine out
detail was done while doing some fine tuning on the engine
stand.
Extremely nice driving 356 SC Coupe with plenty of horsepower. This
1964 Porsche 356 SC Coupe is in excellent condition and drives as
it should! Ready for cars & coffee, a car show or many miles of
pure enjoyment.
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 horse power (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.
