Been off line for a while doing normal 356 stuff. Got an email a six months ago about a car in a Publix storage unit, 50 miles away. The matching numbers, original owner, nice surviving example. He wanted to get it back on the road, then painted. It had been in storage for 38 years. We went down a few months to look it over, a complete car just. It had been serviced and then parked in the locker. OK we can start in March, by ready for spring…. It finally got here this afternoon …
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The owner had a Xerox copy of the title and all the paperwork for the car, even the factory service book. But this is Washington state, so they would not accept any of his documents. He had to have it inspected by the state police, which passed, then the DMV issues a title paperwork that says all the numbers match, but the DMV can not verify he is the owner. The vin, old registration, plates are not in their computer system so the title says “ questionable ownership “. He had to take his paperwork to a judge with old photos, X-Wife letters and convenced a judge he is really himself, and have the judge issue decree he is the 356’s owner. Expensive and time consuming I must say. Then go back to DMV and do it over again, but with the courts decree.
anyway that’s the back story, here are the as received condition.
Single layer of paint, that polishes Ok, at least between the license plate lights, but lots of pin size blisters all over under the black.
The owner had a Xerox copy of the title and all the paperwork for the car, even the factory service book. But this is Washington state, so they would not accept any of his documents. He had to have it inspected by the state police, which passed, then the DMV issues a title paperwork that says all the numbers match, but the DMV can not verify he is the owner. The vin, old registration, plates are not in their computer system so the title says “ questionable ownership “. He had to take his paperwork to a judge with old photos, X-Wife letters and convenced a judge he is really himself, and have the judge issue decree he is the 356’s owner. Expensive and time consuming I must say. Then go back to DMV and do it over again, but with the courts decree.
anyway that’s the back story, here are the as received condition.
Single layer of paint, that polishes Ok, at least between the license plate lights, but lots of pin size blisters all over under the black.
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