It had been on E bay a couple of times but failed to hit reserve
There was also some whining that the dealers had reneged on a private deal to sell to a registry member.
All of which would probably raise red flags but when I looked it up I was strangely drawn to it.
The glowing prose on the listing (pure dealer speak) drew me in further.
Lovingly called Die Ratte this 1956 beehive 356 had sat under a tree in an orchard for 25 years before being recommissioned by a long time Porseche technician and run as a rat rod.
Allegedly she had been subjected to a comprehensive mechanical refurbishment but retained a "certain patina".
so after all those decades under the California sun steadily burning through layers of paint and baking the interioor how did she look?
and inside:
dash:
Those Beehives!
Das Powerhaus:
Well it all had me hooked
Functional heater, good brakes
and a nice video of her being driven down the freeway
underside shots and prose offered a car that was surprisingly solid a bit weak around the jack spurs but "otherwise we have no complaints"
So I hit the bid sat back and waited.
Finally a week later got an e mail (during my daughters Jazz concert at school) saying that I was the lucky winner.
So a few fumbled e mails later on the i-Phone and I could hardly believe my luck
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