DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

I've seen a 356 for sale that needs some restoration (see pics). It's up for €3950, which I think is a little cheap. I'll admit it, I'm a 356 virgin and don't know much about restoring them or what they're worth in this kind of state. I've seen fully restored 356 cabrios for €65k upwards which scares me!!

Can anyone offer some advice as to how much it would be to restore to a usable standard (not concours)? I'm going to try to contact the person selling it - who knows, it may well be a hoax or scam!

Get as much info as you can about it - including chassis no - post on here and I'm sure the collective DDK wisdom will provide the answers.

Are you going to restore it yourself or have it done by someone?
The car (and I'm not sure if it is a genuine cabrio) looks like it could have some serious body issues, if you can see things wrong on a small photo then they are going to be worse in the flesh. Also check the engine as the exhaust is a VW one, could be VW engine in there. Does it have it's cabriolet roof (expensive to source/replace) or interior?
Some more details on the car would be good.
That said it does sound cheap.

Thats not a cut down karmann notchback is it?

This is a guy who sells 356's on Ebay from time to time. I have seen anumber he has sold, he was the guy who sold the 356 Pre A Cab the jet black one can people remeber for $35,000 rolling shell..

That's what I was thinking Graham. There's just something that's not quite right about the rear of that car.

i say just buy it...and learn from your mistakes if there are any

The seller was uncontactable - I think I'll stick to looking for a 911 or 912.