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[roy mawbey]

And the interiors of Gmund cars were different too. Should have taken many more of this one.














Roy

[revron]

Thanks Vance,
Gmund info is harder to come-by than photos, and they are few and far between.
That Speedster photo is pretty interesting, too. Looks a lot like the one I sold in Sacramento in 1968. One of the 1955 to 1956 unlisted 356/1600 cars. I just remember the engine number being 60081. Apparently Porsche made a lot more 356 Speedster bodies than they could sell in 1955, and never one to throw anything away, just installed 1600 engines and sold them as 1956 models. People were not up on 356/356A differences yet. Car was originally white, silver-blue when I bought it and drove it to Sacramento, then I painted it re-sale red for obvious reasons. I made a cool center outlet racy exhaust because it was cheaper than a any other option.
Ron

[356]

Not sure about that on Revron. Perhaps Gerard can shed some light? Here's one when all they needed was a repaint.
~Vance

[revron]

Interesting. Any indication of the date, or where the picture was taken, or what number the car was?
Ron

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[Blechquäler]

Not only that little girl is changing the wheel, she therefore uses not more than a little key to unlock/lock the special wheel adapter.
Never seen that in real life...
It was the era when many people were dreaming of being rich overnight by launching a new product.

[356]

Interesting video, Thanks.
~Vance

[Edwin Ek]

That film is brilliant! Right after the Porsche is a little girl changing a flat tire on a Beetle and then a Continental inner tube self healing after punctures.

[Blechquäler]

https://www.filmothek.bundesarchiv.de/video/583700?q=porsche

Start at 7:40 min

Enjoy!

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Happy Holidays to you too!
~Vance