DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Thought it about time I introduced one of my projects, a 1960 356B first registered as YOB 3 and has been through several plate changes since. It appears to have been through numerous owners over the last 20 years each of whom has dismantled more and more from the car and then passed it on.

It left the factory in silver with a red interior and this hopefully is the same spec it will leave my ownership.

I have some history but if anyone knows the car then please let me know.


As it arrived in the workshop,





Floors long since removed









From Underneath



The engine as it arrived in



Then I got stuck in, Suspension, wiring and all remaining items stripped from car



Car is mounted to a trolley



Door gaps still seem amazingly good but are braced until strength can be returned to the shell



Off to be Soda Blasted



Floor ready to be fitted after many trial fits



Mounted to the Rotisserie



Over she goes



Front chassis rails, bulkhead and cross-member replaced



New battery box in place





Front inner wings and nose fitted





Engine Lid stripped and in good shape.



A bit done - lots left to do....

Hi
the workmanship looks very good but it might be worth checking the clearance between the shifter linkage and the inside of the floor as it looks like you may have fitted an A rear floor, a B floor dishes down under the coupling to give more clearance, Bill

Dakota wrote:Hi
the workmanship looks very good but it might be worth checking the clearance between the shifter linkage and the inside of the floor as it looks like you may have fitted an A rear floor, a B floor dishes down under the coupling to give more clearance, Bill

Thanks, I noticed it was slightly different from the profile of the rear ledge so I left the centre section of the rear floor un-welded and intend to heat it up and form the dish before finishing the welding.

There have been a few other areas where panels haven't been a perfect fit and have required adjusting and I expect there to be more before the job is done.

Cheers
Jon

Jon,

You have been very busy. A lot of nice work there. In 1992 YOB 3 was registered on a 1963 356B super 90 owned then by a R.P. Parsons. I wonder if he still has that car? He belonged at that time the PCGB. No doubt the number is valuable although I remembered it purely because of the 'YOB' connection.

Roy

roy mawbey wrote:Jon,

You have been very busy. A lot of nice work there. In 1992 YOB 3 was registered on a 1963 356B super 90 owned then by a R.P. Parsons. I wonder if he still has that car? He belonged at that time the PCGB. No doubt the number is valuable although I remembered it purely because of the 'YOB' connection.

Roy

I believe the 1963 car is still around but I don't know if it still retains that plate.

another plate registered to my car was 5 EYX does that show up in any of your records?

Cheers
Jon

If you let me know the Chassis number and what history you know about the car that you have - I will let you know what we can about your chassis number

The Registration -YOB 3 - moved around a bit

Mike Smith wrote:If you let me know the Chassis number and what history you know about the car that you have - I will let you know what we can about your chassis number

The Registration -YOB 3 - moved around a bit

Thanks Mike I was speaking to you at Hedingham about the car. Will send you a PM.

Cheers
Jon

Heat duct brackets repaired and Inner sections coated with Zinc primer


Rear section around the heater duct exit fabricated and repaired


Don't forget the heater ducting!


Longtitudinal (sill) fitted


Jacking Point in place


And closing panel fitted


Repeat for the otherside




Both Longtitudinals in place and starting to look very solid again.

Amazing what you can achieve over a couple of long weekends........

Pretty awesome restoration

Darren

Hi Jon,
I was the owner of this car about two years ago. I sold the project to a guy called Jon who lived in Cumbria I think.
I bought the car from a chap called Chris Wren, he had dry stored the car since the early 1990's. I also purchased 3 more 356's from him, When I bought the car he couldn't remember who he got it from, but he did mention that it may have come from Barry Curtis. The car has been in the state you bought it about 20 yrs. I didnt strip the engine, the front end has always been missing, I think it is a matching number car though?
PM me if you want any more info.
Thanks Dave.