If the car doesn't have a title or it is somehow F'd.... Then you are talking about a whole new situation.

Not in Georgia..

The Nazis haven't screwed our system up like other states...

I go to the tag office, show them a bill of sale and insurance card and they'll register anything as long as it's 13 years or older with NO title needed!

I have registered cars that had been off the road for 30 years and not registered- no questions asked..

Hey guys! My dad just went to pick up a 914 today, and when he was there he spotted a 356 out in the field. It was a 1958 cabriolet with a hardtop (I thought that was a really rare option). It was complete with the original engine (not in car, but complete). The car needs floor pans and rockers, but is otherwise solid. The guy only wanted $1800 for it...which I thought was cheap, but wanted to ask you guys first. Let me know. Thanks!

Ok guys, this is Barry SR, a lurker. You know, the old fart that works all the time and pays for this stuff. The car is all complete with a screwed on sheet metal floor pan. Nothing fits right obviously. Even to trailer it I will need to support the center since the top is the strongest part of the car. It is not beat all up like the ones I see here though. No, neither Barry Jr. or I have the skills to do a purist job. It would never be a $40k exotic car sale for the purist.

Right now I'm thinking the car will cost Jr. at least one "A" and no "C" this quarter, plus the grass stays cut, and the computer goes off by 10pm. Now, Is that a good deal or bad deal?

Just a reminder. Linda's car took best 4 at the WCC.
:PERMAGRI8N: Joe

Rolin, Corey wrote:
Subject: RE: Porsche books

Gwen,
Here's the info on the Porsche 356 books I have. It's a set of hardcover Porsche 356B factory parts books. I say "set" because 3 books are supplements to the main 356B book and they all belong together. The coverage date matches the info below (Published beginning in 1960). The main book has hard cardboard covers, maroon borders, a sort of abstract design picture fascia with removable page fasteners and is about 3" thick. There is one 356B supplement, and two 356C supplements. One of the 356C supplements is still in the plastic with the part # sticker taping it closed. The supplements are about 1 1/4" thick hard covered vinyl books. They appear to be 100% complete, but a little dirty and may have a few fingerprints on the pages. These are Bumper to bumper factory parts coverage with exploded views and factory part numbers. Some of the books have had factory updates or revisions installed, but I don’t remember which of them. Here's a link I found describing the books from the 356 Registry website and I copied the info about the books that I have.

http://www.356registry.org/Tech/partsbooks.html

The 356-B 1960 Parts Book.
Next in the order of things comes the 356-B parts book published in January 1960. This 356-B was designated the T-5. The lineup of covered models changes somewhat to include: Coupes, Cabriolet Hardtops, Roadsters, and Hardtop 61's.
The engines covered include:
1600 Serial numbers beginning at P-606,800
1600-S Serial numbers beginning at P-700,000
1600 S-90 Serial numbers beginning at P-804,000
Now you guys with B T-5's can run out and see what engine is really in your car! The organization of the book is essentially the same as the 356-A book.
Interestingly, we have had the following Porsche 356 models: (1) coupes, (2) cabriolets. (3) cabriolet/hardtops, (4) America
Roadsters, (5) speedsters, (6) convertible D's, (7) roadsters, and (8) Hardtop 61's. This list omits the various Carrera models, the Spyders, and other racing models. I used to think there were only coupes, cabriolets, and speedsters!

The 356-B T-6 1961 Parts Book.
The T-6 356-B parts book first came out as a series of supplements to the 356-B T-5 parts book beginning in September 1961 (model year 62). Substantial changes were made in the T-6 compared to the T-5, most conspicuous among them was the gas tank filler on the passenger side front fender. In addition, the front trunk lid was more squared on the T-6 as compared to the T-5. To have a complete parts book for a 356-B T-6, it was necessary to have the original 356-B parts book along with the T-6 supplement set. In the supplements, only the new or changed parts were described.

The 356-C 1963 Parts Book.
The changes for the 356-C were handled in the same way, i.e. another set of supplements published in August 1963. This
"2nd supplement" to the Spare Parts Catalog 356-B for PORSCHE vehicles contains the spare parts which have been modified and/or newly developed for type 356-C." Various supplements were added from August 1963 well into 1965.

Conclusion
Original parts books are a real treasure, and they contain a lot of information that is useful no matter what level of work you do
on your car. They are great obviously for parts identification. More importantly, the exploded-views show how part assemblies
go together and in what order, and the relationship to other assemblies. For assembly/disassembly work and for restoration
projects, the parts books are an invaluable visual aid.

Here's another link I found with a lot more info regarding these books.
http://members.aol.com/Mistri4u/356PartsBooks.html

Right now I'm thinking the car will cost Jr. at least one "A" and no "C" this quarter, plus the grass stays cut, and the computer goes off by 10pm. Now, Is that a good deal or bad deal?