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On a cold day in January a Ford truck pulled into my auto repair shop towing a trailer. On the back was this 1959 Porsche 356A Super convertible D. It was owned by an old customer of mine who purchased it when he lived in California in 1966. He moved back here to Massachusetts in 1970 and parked it in his barn. There it sat until 1985 when he trailered it out to us to get it running. We did so and he then trailered it back to his barn where it sat for another 29 years. A few weeks ago it showed up here once again. This time for sale. I spent a few hours tinkering with, put in a battery, fresh gas, oil and a set of points. It cranked over, sputtered, spit out a pile of acorns and seeds from the muffler and then started up. I ran it just long enough to make sure that the engine was good and then shut it down. I have the California title from 1966 (pink slip) and 3 registration receipts from 1966-1070 for the black/yellow California plate that is currently on it. I have checked with PCNA and the convertible D registry and they have both confirmed that the engine and transmission are original. The engine lid latch has the correct 75 stamped in it as does the engine lid and the top frame. I could not see any numbers stamped on the doors. The front hood handle is missing, the tool kit is missing and the original bumpers are missing. It seems that removing the bumpers was a cool thing to do in California back then. To bad. Most everything else is present. The original convertible top is intact including the plastic rear window. The lights and horn do work. Spare wheel has the original 1959 date stamp. I have 4 NOS Pirelli tires that go with it as well. A couple interesting options are the radio, drivers side sun visor and locking pockets on the left and right door panels. The brakes do work but the master cylinder leaks. I have a couple boxes with misc trim as well as the door panels and side windows. I found 3 old maps in the door pocket of San Francisco, San Jose and LA. There was also an owners manual for a 356B. The original leather strap for the spare tire is present as is the Bilstein jack. There is one rust hole in the floor just in front of the passengers feet area. For a long time it has been home to dust and mice but it deserves better. I would consider partial trades of anything interesting.

VIN: 86475

ENGINE#: 84054

TRANSMISSION #: 59 716/0 28012

COLOR CODE: 5702 Ruby Red

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