1965 Porsche 356sc Coupe, Drives Great, Solid, Videos! on 2040-cars
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Body Type:Coupe
Engine:1.6Liter Aircooled 4 Cylinder Horizontally Opposed
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Dealer
Interior Color: Aztec Red Leather
Make: Porsche
Number of Cylinders: 4
Model: 356
Trim: SC
Drive Type: Rear Wheel Drive
Options: Cassette Player, Leather Seats
Mileage: 117,692
Sub Model: SC Coupe
Exterior Color: Dolphin Grey
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Up for sale is my 1965 Porsche SC Coupe, vin 219059. Very solid car, new floors, longitudinals, closing panels and jack spurs along with battery box repair. Floors and metal work are well done. New bumper guards and windshield and back glass rubber and headlight stone guards and deco molding for body and below doors were also added. The car is painted Dolphin grey which is an original Porsche color and has new Aztec red leather interior along with German squareweave charcoal carpets. The driver side hinge cover indicates that the car originally came painted color code #6405 which is Champagne Yellow. New door rubber seals and mats and door sill plates with clean headliner complete the interior. No evidence of prior accident damage or collision. The hood is not kinked and the hood pull and engine lid pull and the gas filler door pull all work smoothly. The paint is driver quality with some minor imperfections (please see link for over 190 photos), overall presentable. There are some slight bubbles on the bottom of the doors. Door bottoms are solid as can be seen by the pictures on the link. Doors and hood and engine lid all close well. The doors have a nice "thud" when they are closed. The car is titled as a 1965 but actual production year fell in 1964. It was produced toward the end of the 1964 production run and hence by the time it reached the U.S. it became titled as a 1965.
Engine is an "SC" with big bore kit and Dellorto carbs, new muffler and new gaskets and seals. All lights and turn signals and brake lights work. Battery charges as is evident by amp gauge in car, starts every time. As soon as the key turns the ignition the engine roars to life with no delay. A 12 volt Optima battery provides dependable starting and power to the car. Engine holds an idle and will idle smoothly. Excellent oil pressure the whole time the engine is running holding 35-40 lbs at idle and 50-65 lbs running down the road. Four wheel disc brakes stop the car on a dime and pull "straight", stopping the car evenly and quickly, if necessary. At highway speeds the car tracks straight and does not pull to either side. Clutch is strong and synchros in all four forward gears shift smoothly as does reverse. The speedometer and odometer work as does the tachometer; the combination gauge is not hooked up since there is another gauge for oil pressure and the gas gauge is currently not working. Horn and windshield wipers work. Tires are near new and have plenty of tread. The engine in the car is identified as a "616/16" per the stamping on the case which makes it a 356 "SC" engine. We have ordered the COA from Porsche for the vehicle. A complete engine rebuild was done in 2008 where the engine was removed and re-sealed and newly machined cylinder heads were installed with receipt in hand. New Koni shocks upgrade the suspension.
We have posted over 190 photos here:
Here are 2 videos. The first with the engine running at idle and being revved:
http://youtu.be/eyI1IxLWW0Y and here is a video of a short test drive in the car:
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