Porsche 356, ZO 5961

Blue850

I believe this was the first Porsche 356 sold in Ireland in 1952, I found this article in a 1965 magazine. I wonder what became of it.



sorry about the quality, scanner is acting up:rolleyes:

richiet

http://www.rmauctions.com/CarDetails.cfm?SaleCode=LF11&CarID=r148

rugbyman

Hello Blue 850,
very interesting read that, I knew the late Tom Lynn, and all his brothers. I am away at the moment but will try and get Jack, his brother to add some details to that article.
As an aside to the porshe bit I remember Jack tellingme how they would know when a Jaguar or was it a Ford V8 was running right ,you could place an English thrupenny bit on its side on the rocker cover and it would not fall over.

Regards Rugbyman

rugbyman

richiet wrote: »

http://www.rmauctions.com/CarDetails.cfm?SaleCode=LF11&CarID=r148

Thats quite a read Richie

Rugbyman

carchaeologist

richiet wrote: »

http://www.rmauctions.com/CarDetails.cfm?SaleCode=LF11&CarID=r148

Great history on that car, it has literally been around the world. :cool:

galwaytt

carchaeologist wrote: »

Great history on that car, it has literally been around the world. :cool:

So the moral of the story is: forget Bonds, Equities - buy a Porsche. Better still, buy 2.

Works for me

Anan1

wrote:

We decided that the handling defects were due to shock absorbers, so removed, drilled and tapped them, and stuffed in as much heavy engine oil as we could...

... it straightaway improved the handling from suicidal to merely dangerous.

MercMad

Excellent articles guys ....thanks !

ahal

I recall my late father telling me that a guy around the Bruff area of Co. Limerick - an Austrian I believe - had one of these in the '50's. Apparently this guy had somehow retired there from a senior position in Hitler's party!

commited

I know a chap who has an original Irish sold 356 & E-type in the garage, absolutely no idea what the reg is though!

RS1700T

Aongus , still has the car , awaiting restoration ,

Matra

commited wrote: »

I know a chap who has an original Irish sold 356 & E-type in the garage, absolutely no idea what the reg is though!

Do you have any details on this 356? I am trying to track down my fathers car.

What colour is it? Do you have any of the reg number? ......even just the numbers would be fine.

thanks
Derek

Bigus

For those to lazy to click RMauctions

Matra

I am not referring to this (if you read my post)

'Committed' mentioned another car that he knows the whereabouts and was wondering would that be my fathers old car.


His old car was not a 356 Carrera but a 356 B or super 90

Doc_Savage

My old man has a 356B T6 super 90, but it came in via germany/canada.

If anyone really wants to track a 356, you need to get the reg number down to the offfices it was registered at and get the VIN number, then if it's a good example it should be known to www.porsche356registry.org

that's probably the best way to go about tracking the car in the op.