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Volume 26, Number 1 - March/April 2002

  
Volume 25, Number 6 - March/April 2002 

  • The Paxton Porsche -- a prototype coach built four-seater designed for the American Market in 1952! All about a 1-of-a-kind 356-prime movered sedan, by Myron Vernis
  • Prescott Kelly tells about the wheeling and dealing at the Porsche & Vintage VW Literature meet in Los Angeles
  • Tour Auto, a rally starting at Monthlery, is raced by Dennis Thalman.
  • The 356 T6B "Tie-string" toolkit is described in words and pictures by Jim Perrin and Jon Gile
  • Michael Brock's 356 is tapped to reproduce a famous Porsche poster illustration--using real cars!--for the Los Angeles Auto Show
  • The 356 Registry's annual Swap Meet and show, hosted by the Dunkel family is covered in pages and pages of pictures of Porsches and Porschephiles!
  • 356C/SC literature is presented over 5 pages by Prescott Kelly
  • And two Porsche owners tell tales about their personal Porsche experiences: Phil Planck unburdens his infamous "foam car" of over 100 lbs of aftermarket installation, and Lynn Adams writes of her 25 year relationship with a 52 Coupe.
  • Plus the usual columnists, classifieds, ads making 50 pages of 356 fun!

The mailing wrap for this issue shows the design shop working on a clay model of the Porsche-powered Paxton at McCulloch Motors, circa 1952.

On the cover : John Calamos' vintage photo of the Nürburgring paddock in 1959.

  
Volume 25, Number 5 - January/February 2002

  • New Registry Trustee-elect Roland Lohnert is introduced
  • Vic Skirmants explains 519 transmission "three circle" date codes, the importance of the shift detent-ball spring, a brake light switch tip and other tech tips
  • The "Tennessee Tibs" take an inagural tour
  • Jim Schrager closes his accounting of the 356 auctions scene with a handful of cabriolets across the block.
  • Peter Zimmerman tells us how to service our throttle control from end to end; from the pedal linkage through to the carb lever arms!
  • Starter bushing installation is covered by Jim Schrager--oh, and the motor and transaxle are still in the car!
  • Rick Dill shares some thoughts about pushrod length and driveline expansion coeficients
  • The Maestro applies his usual forensic acumen on what is supposed to be a Super 90, but turns out to be much less
  • Mark VanDeventer and Ed Pasini detail adding air conditioning to an SC Cabrio--which then goes on to win its Concours class at the ECH!
  • Prescott Kelly shares with us some of the factory's "Advertising Articles", which include poster kiosks and standing table pennants.
  • Keith Denehan wraps up the 2001 HSR racing season in the SouthEast US.
  • Plus the Javalina 100, the usual excellent columns, pictures and classifieds you've come to expect from the 356 Registry Magazine!
  
Volume 25, Number 4 - December 2001/January 2002

Cal and Wilma Swank in their 1955 Continental Cabriolet

This month's cover features the History Channel's Great Race entry by Cal and Wilma Swank. Cal also wrote an article chronicling the great adventure. The Swank's entry was sponsored by many 356 Registry advertisers, such as Klasse 356, Stoddard's & Zims Autotechnik. Congratulations to the Great Racers!

  

This month's mailing wrapper is the cover of a program from Cotati Raceway, August 1960, courtesy of Tony Singer (identification of the photo thanks to Stan Hanks). The lawnmower Speedster is unidentified and it is expected that the photo is from a 1959 race at Cotati.

Table of Contents for Volume 25, #4, November/December 2001

In this issue there's lots of Summer Racing Recaps including Pittsburgh, Bonneville (2X!) and, of course, The Great Race

  • The Great Race by Cal Swank 
  • The 356 Registry East Coast Holiday 2001 
  • Drive your 356 Day pictures 
  • Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix by Eric Severeid 
  • Dick Koenig's Four Cam Column interviews Tom Bruch 
  • Marvin Simes writes on a 356 Stretch Limousine! 
  • Paul Swanon recalls more Bonneville Adventures 
  
Volume 25, Number 3, Sept/Oct 2001

Vol. 25, Number 3, 356 Registry Magazine Cover. Porsche 356 race cars at Limerock, CT

The magazine was posted the first week of Sept.
This cover features 356 Racers from around the country, meeting in Limerock, Connecticut for the "Rennsport Reunion", the cover story of this month's issue. This photo, and 18 others in the article, by Hal Thoms. Text by Ed Hyman. 
Click on the image for a larger version.

  

courtesy of Chuck Langenskamp, Porsche 356 racing, IN, 1959

This month's mailing wrapper photo is a vintage picture of airport racing in Stout Field, Indianapolis, Indiana in 1959. Photo courtesy of Chuck Langenskamp.
Click the image for a larger version.

  • Market Watch visits the Porsche tool kit. Both correct and complete is many an enthusiats' grail with guest Orr Potebyna 

  • The First Porsche Sales Brochure is explored by Prescott Kelly in the 356 Collectibles column 

  • The 2000 La Carrera: Scott Kelly continues his adventures from last issue 

  • A new process for making "Alfin" drum brakes is described by E. A. Franco-Ferreira 

  • More rare Porsche racing images, another installment by Everett Anton Singer 

  • Plus Keith Denahan's report on the summer 356 Racing scene and the usual pit crew of Registry columnists 

Volume 25, Number 2, July/Aug 2001

Volume 25, Number 2 of the 356 Registry

  

Mailing wrapper for v25-2 of the 356 Registry Magazine

  
Volume 25, Number 1, May/June 2001

Cover of Volume 25 Number 1

  • Summer is coming! Steve Buggy is cool with air conditioning in a 356 
  • Pat Tobin demystifies that black (or blue) cylinder: the ignition coil 
  • Everett Anton Singer shares even more rare Porsche Posters 
  • Dick Koenig talks with Rolf Schmeider in the 4-cam Forum 
  • Steve Douglas shows us how the factory oils the valve train top end 
  • Mike and Karen Sue Wroughton and the AZ Outlaws hit the trails 

Plus the usual columns, pictures, advise and ramblings from the cast, sure to inspire a spring or fall drive, depending where in the world your 356 lives.

  

Volume 24 Number 6

In this edition you'll find:

  • More early Porsche posters in color by Everett Anton Singer 
  • Extensive disc brake conversion details from Vic Skirmants 
  • all about spark plug heat ranges by Pat Tobin 
  • a five-page interview with Hans Mezger, who designed Porsche racing engines for forty years 
  • 356B tool kits by Jim Perrin 
  • color coverage of the Los Angeles swap meets 
  • a tribute to master four-cam wrench Al Cadrobbi 
  • and a goodbye to Hans Klauser, a key manager in the early days in Stuttgart and head of customer service for forty years, by Jacques Mertens. 

Volume 24, Number 5

Wrapper Volume 24,#5 Jan 2001

On the outer wrap: A Meyer family outing at
the Austria/Italy border, circa 1954. (Full Size)

On the cover: The pre-delivery area outside
the Porsche factory, circa 1956 or spring,
1957. Photo by Thomas Lloyd Meyer. (Full Size)

 

Cover Porsche 356 Registry Vol. 24, #5 January 2001

Featured for January/February:

  • Rare Porsche Posters by Everett Anton Singer 

  • Bill Devin, in Memoriam by Daryl Fortier 

  • Välkomma in Solbacka by Uwe Biegner 

  • The Javelina 2000 by Karen Sue & Mike Wroughton 

  • The Goodwood 2000 and The Jim Clark 356 by Erik Severeid 

  • VARA Porsche/Alfa Shootout and The Coronado Vintage Races 
    by Hal Thoms

Volume 24, #4, November/December,2000

Racing Porsche 356, Vol. 24 #4 of 356 Registry Magazine

  • Dick Koenig writes on Porsche's Four Cam Race Engine Development and the work of Valentin Schaffer 
  • Pat Tobin tells everything there is to know about battery charging and batteries and even more. 
  • Photos taken on Drive Your 356 Day. 
  • Bill Block reviews Gordon Maltby's Porsche 356 and RS Spyders and Jim Schrager's Buying, Driving, and Enjoying the Porsche 356. See Chris Markham's review of the same book here on the 356 Registry website.

Volume 24, #3, Sept/Oct, 2000:

  

Volume 24, #2, July/August, 2000:

356 Imagery by Jeff Dorgay

Jeff Dorgay's interpretation of a 356 lineup. Jeff is the only factory-authorized digital artist for Porsche images. This image features a modified computer color mapping which accentuates the contours of the rear of the 356 Karmann Coupe, A, and C. Jeff was also the creator of the Vol 23-1 issue. See it here.

  

Volume 24, Number 1: May/June, 2000

55 Continental at Laguna Seca by Hal Thoms

Clint DeWitt’s 356 coupe at Monterey. Hal Thoms photo.
Click picture for larger image (90k).

Featured in the May/June issue was:

  • North Meets South: Southern/Northern CA meet in Cambria
  • Dean Jeffries' Kustom Carrera 
    by Jack Walter
  • Porsche 356A Tool Kits 
    by Jim Perrin
  • North Meets South
    by Carolyn Hanley & Elaine Cannon
  • Baja Fiesta
    by Steve Proctor
 

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