Re: 1949 Porsche Gmund Cars

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[Porschinelle]

Working on the x---Porsche car topic I have found the following pics showing one of the very early 356 Gmund (016) being fully restaured at the Ulrich Wainberg restauration shop

[Porschinelle]

[JTR70]

Very cool Gerard! I really like their philosophy of repairing and saving as much of the original body as they can versus reskinning it.

Don, I moved your question over here:
I was wondering how they attached the aluminum bodies to the steel chassis on the early Gmund cars? Anybody shed some knowledge?
Thanks,
DC

I've never seen how they were attached but either bolts or rivets. I'm guessing rivets...

[Porschinelle]

Thanks Justin
Hi Don

From the pics herewith I agree with Justin
Apparently the aluminium body was riveted unto the steel chassis

[Porschinelle]

For those interested you will find the complete story of the restoration of the 356/2-045 on the following site :

www.classiccarpurist.com/restoration-profil and then restoration part 2

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[gerrymc547]

Some years ago, I was talking with Gary Kempton about how Porsche limited corrosion between the aluminum body and steel chassis, which were riveted together. He said "They put some sort of thick, woven cloth between", and sent me a 10cm sample. I drove to the Hancock Shaker Museum, in Massachusetts, and bought 30 feet of startlingly similar material for 20 bucks! It is called " Shaker chair tape" and is used to weave the seats of the wonderful, classic, Shaker chair. A secret revealed!

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Have a picture of that stuff Gerry?

[gerrymc547]

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No, but if you Google "shaker chair tape" you will see miles of the stuff. As I recall, the original german stuff even had a pattern in it,but you cann get solid color

[GT3]

Never gave these early ones much thought but I find this thread fascinating. Here's one~

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