Cheap Outlaw: 1964 Porsche 356

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This 1964 Porsche 356 is listed for just under $8K, and may be one of the cheapest entries into 356 ownership we’ve seen in recent years. However, it’s not all sunshine and puppy dogs as the 356 isn’t a genuine convertible and it currently rides on a modified VW chassis. It does come with a clean title, however, and the seller claims there is no rust on the floor. Find it here on eBay with a Buy-It-Now of $7,599.

This Porsche obviously has more than a few stories to tell in regards to how it got into this sort of state, a scenario that wouldn’t happen today given the surge in values for early Porsches. Chopping fixed roof cars was a popular trend in the 70s and 80s (see the Ferrari Daytona), and I would assume the motivations were the same: a previous owner wanted a convertible more than a coupe.

The seller maintains that despite this radical modification, it’s not all bad news: the rear firewall base is not cut or modified, and he contends a roof could be welded back on if the next owner wanted to return the car to OEM-correct condition. Certainly, the paint should be, as this 356 left the factory wearing a very pretty color known as Signal Red. The interior is tired, but comes with two bucket seats.

The title recognizes the 356 as a convertible, which is an interesting twist on the car: do you continue down this path of a convertible conversion in order to preserve the clean California title, or do you go ahead with the return to coupe configuration because an original car trumps everything else? It’s a hard decision to make, but the cheap purchase price should make either outcome acceptable.

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Comments

  1. Fred W

    Not sure where you would find a good roof…

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  2. Solosolo UK ken tilly UKMember

    It could never be returned to an ORIGINAL car what with having it’s roof chopped off, sitting on a VW frame etc. Well, there’s no accounting for taste. I sincerely hope that the buyer restores it back to as it left the factory then at least it will look like it’s original.

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  3. SMS

    Would leave it with the chopped top and make it look and run as well as I could. To me the 356 Looks best a bit scruffy. They are sports cars and should look fun and like they have been used and enjoyed. Making a 356 concourse doesn’t improve it. Not sexy like a Ferrari.

    This one I could enjoy because I could drive it. I just finished mounting a trailer hitch bike rack on my ‘66 Jag S-Type so my kids and I can enjoy the car even more.

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  4. Dougie

    I heard there’s a guy named Rodney in Southern California that likes to chop 356’s up. Someone should forward this (or maybe he’s the one selling it) to him!

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  5. Andrew Franks

    I’m not sure about this but the car is cheap enough. My bet is that you are North of $15,000.00 to get it civilized.

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  6. Big Al

    No thx, I no be making offur.

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  7. TimM

    Hodgepodge car!! Not for me either!! Hope whoever buys it gets it cheap enough that he could dump some money in it to make it a driver!!

    Like 0
  8. BlondeUXBMember

    Toss in some Subaru running gear and drive the socks off it…

    Like 0

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