Jalopnik: Porsche 356

Skiing behind vintage Porsches is "the world's most dangerous sport"

Tom Joslin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:00:00 EST

These days vintage Porsches are high dollar collector items, but in Bavaria in 1955 they were merely tow vehicles for some crazy skiers. This vintage video takes a look at "the world's most dangerous sport" which evidently involved being towed around a track by motorcycles, Volkswagen Bugs, Porsche 356s and even a Porsche 550 Spyder. More »

Spectacular collection of race cars take over Poland

Peter Orosz — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:30:00 EDT

Warsaw’s Verva Street Racing festival has officially made the Polish capital the coolest car city in Central Europe, with 110 cars racing on a street circuit in the middle of town. Famous car people were also in attendance: joining the six vintage Lotus F1 racers were, among others, Jay Kay and the artist formerly known as The Stig. Here’s Warsaw photographer Adrian Lepa’s gallery from the event, handpicked exclusively for Jalopnik. More »

Don't Let Her Leave With The Car

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:15:00 EST

The Porsche 356 continues to be our idee fixe as we absorb Peter Lindbergh's new spread for Vogue capturing David Strathairn trying to capture Daria Werbowy, and vice versa. Won't someone please capture the Speedster? [ZombieAndCandy via BTWl] More »

An Original Gangster

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:00:00 EST

Our fixation with the Porsche 356 is bordering on obsession, but we don't care and neither should you. [Photo Credit: Mr_Analog] More »

The Cayenne Isn't The Porsche For Every Season

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:30:00 EST

There once was a time when Porsche drivers didn't need a Cayenne when the weather turned wintry. On display at last weekend's 2010 Moto4Toys Car Show in Woodland Hills. (Photo Credit: Graham Simon) More »

I Miss Screw-On Headlight Covers

Ray Wert — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:00:00 EST

There once was a time when bulb changes didn't require prying headlight housings out from engine bays with easily-broken Ikea-like plastic tabs. Easy access to headlights? Those were the days. [shinyside] Photo Credit: Ian Merritt More »

Still Strapped Down

Justin Hyde — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:30:00 EST

Aside from the severe scouring this Porsche 356 took in warm-ups during last year's Monterey race, the one thing that jumps out from this shot: How about those leather hood straps? Photo: Maschinenraum via Flickr More »

All Other Information Is Trivial

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:00:00 EDT

The more data drivers get about their automobiles, the less they seem to know about them. Thus, the brilliant simplicity of this 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster. More photos at Shiny Side. More »

Porsche Dubs '52 356 Oldest Sold In North America

Justin Hyde — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:30:00 EDT

Porsche has proclaimed this 1952 356 Cabriolet the oldest Porsche sold in North America, even though its anniversary search turned up a restored 1950 model. Porsche also documented the oldest Cayenne, so there's that. Winners get a badge. [Porsche] More »

"You Just Can't Adjust For Stupid"

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:30:00 EDT

This Porsche 356 was stopped for traffic Monday when a Mazda full of teenage-looking creatures slammed into it at 70 mph. The Porsche's driver maneuvered to minimize the impact, but "you just can't adjust for stupid." [356Talk via TCL] More »

Down On The Two-Mile-High Street: Telluride, Colorado

Murilee Martin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:30:00 EDT

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You've seen the Telluride Marine Sniper VW Bus, but that wasn't the only vintage German machine I photographed while I was 9,000 feet up in the Rockies. More »

Jay Leno Gets A Tow

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:00:00 EDT

Jay Leno's 1963 Porsche 356 gets a tow after fuel-pump issues this weekend in L.A. We can't see the rest of the tow truck, but assume it's a classic Peterbilt once owned by T.A. Peterman himself. (H/T to Steve!) [LAObserved] More »

VW Considering Crushing Anything Worth A Damn At Porsche

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:30:00 EST

Autocar's printing filthy rumors saying VW's planning to foist an R4-platformed car onto Stuttgart as a Porsche 356. Sure, everybody likes the idea of a 356, but not when it's a bastardized, pudgy, nostalgia-riding, baby-boomer-targeted beige-mobile. More »

1963 Porsche 356 S Coupe

Murilee Martin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Look, I've found another 356! More »

Rust, Bad! Southern California 356, Good!

Murilee Martin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EDT

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Here's a sight you don't see very often these days. More »

Invasion Of The Porsche 356 Racers!

Murilee Martin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST

Pacific Northewest-based race photographer and Datsun 510 racer VintageRacer has continued to send us plenty of great action shots, and now it's time to share a few.
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Minnesota, 1960: Corvairs Battle For Ice Racing Supremacy With Caravelles And 356s!

Murilee Martin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:30:00 EST

My grandfather was quite the rally and ice-racing fanatic back in the 1950s and 1960s (running mostly Porsche 356s and Saab 93s) and now I've got a couple of his 8mm movies, shot in 1960. More »

Vintage Porsche 356 Racer Found In Mississippi Barn

Andrew Didorosi — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST

Hiding in a partially collapsed lean-to in Mississippi, this vintage Porsche 356 racer tells no secrets besides what its roll cage evidently gives away. More »

German Beaters Colonize The Streets Of Berkeley, France Considers Emergency Citroën Airlift

Murilee Martin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:30:00 EST

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. In addition to being a four time DOTS honoree and Volvo race driver, WhatWouldJesseDo is also a devoted DOTSBE hunter. This time his travels have taken him to Berkeley (which may rival nearby Alameda in terms of Cool Old Cars Per Square Mile, People's Republic or not), where he's found three vintage German chariots parked in the same neighborhood. Apparently that wretched-looking 356 is an everyday commuter and logs hundreds of miles each week. Jump away for many photos. More »

Porsche "No. 1" Coming To Pebble Beach

Mark Arnold — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:40:00 EDT

The Porsche officially known as the Type 356-001, but affectionately known simply as "No. 1," will be making it's first ever appearance in North America at this month's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The forefather of Bruce, originally designed by Dr. Ferdinand back in 1947, was supposed to be at the '98 Monterrey Historics for the brand's 50th anniversary, but was damaged in transit. Apparently it took another ten years for Porsche to decide to try it again — as the car now heads over to us from the fatherland to celebrate Porsche's 60th anniversary. So if you're a passionate Porsche purist, this may be your only chance to scope out "No. 1" on these shores for quite some time. The car's full story is in the press release after the jump. More »

Chopped Porsche 356-914-911 Could Be Yours!

Murilee Martin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:20:00 EDT

What do you get when you put a chopped 1955 Porsche 356 body on a 914 pan with a 911 engine, then add vast amounts of fabrication skill? You get an Outlaw 356-influenced machine that goes fast and commands a Buy It Now price of $175,000. Some of you may recognize this car's seller, Fantasy Junction, as the same folks who ran the ill-fated Mazdasaurus Wrecks and the car with the quickest lap time at the Thunderhill 24 Hours of LeMons. Let's see- lot full of drool-inducing machinery, crew full of racing fanatics... I need to get over to Emeryville and check this place out! Thanks to Carless for the tip! [eBay Motors] More »

1963 Porsche 356

Murilee Martin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:00:00 EDT

Back when we had the Favorite Porsche Down On The Street Poll, the winner was the '67 Porsche 912. While it's possible that the vote-splitting among the four Malaise Era 911s may have handed the win to the 912 by default, the fact remains that the oldest Porsche won. Is that because 1967 was long before the Porsche name got weighed down with all the Lifestyle Symbolism it bears today? Well, that '67 is a Porsche-come-lately next to today's DOTS find! Here's a street-driven '63 356 that still has the original paint and is no stranger to the autocross course to boot. More »