I bought the car in April 2000 from Bill Fulton in Owosso, Michigan - about an hour from Detroit. I was based in Midland, Michigan at the time, working for Dow Corning and had been making the most of my frequent trips to/from the US & Australia to stop off at European Collectibles in Costa Mesa & check their stock. However, I found this car for sale on the 356 Registry website, and being just an hour away, I had to go check it out. The pictures below were taken on the day that I initially went to see the car, and are
probably the best picture of the car. Needless to say I was very taken with it, and Bill proved to be a good guy with plenty of information, & advice. I went away that day, claiming to need time to think it over, but in reality, I knew I had to have it!

It's a '55 Coupe Continental, chassis no. #53403 and is by no means an original car, it runs a 1600 engine & gearbox from a '57 A, 15' rims, and since buying the car, I have (sympathetically) converted it to 12volts. Although resprayed, the car is still in it's original Silver colour & has the red vinyl/corduroy interior. My plans for the car don't extend as far as a full restoration, unless I do find myself with THAT winning ticket. Otherwise, it's just a case of keeping the old girl on the road, enjoying it, and improvements here & there. Where possible I have replaced or plan to replace some parts with original or quality repro, ie porsche (instead of VW) rims, beehive lenses, rear reflectors, sunvisors, GT-style hood straps, 12v Bosch Horns, etc.

Keep the Faith!

Anthony "Bruce" Duncan
AnthonyCDuncan@Hotmail.com
Member #14023