56 A sunroofs
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56 A sunroofs
How many coupes were produced in model year 1956, of those, does anyone know how many had the sunroof option? Thanks JM
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Re: 56 A sunroofs
i guess you could say there were 4 types of 56 sunroofs..
1 The early v sunroof sent from the factory to golde to be installed on a car.
2 The early v sent to golde after the fact to be installed.
3 The later round front sunroof sent to golde for install
4 The later round installed after the fact by golde
any one know off hand when the first round one appeared??? what vin#?
1 The early v sunroof sent from the factory to golde to be installed on a car.
2 The early v sent to golde after the fact to be installed.
3 The later round front sunroof sent to golde for install
4 The later round installed after the fact by golde
any one know off hand when the first round one appeared??? what vin#?
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Re: 56 A sunroofs
Thanks Ned, my car is an early 56 v type golde sunroof. Any idea how many of those were released? JM
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Re: 56 A sunroofs
no sure they are rare..
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Re: 56 A sunroofs
i dont think you will get an answer the question has been asked in the past.. i don't think anyone knows .
Regards Ned
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Re: 56 A sunroofs
Reutter made ~3300 coupes in 1956 model year counting chassis numbers assigned.
The first 123 sunroof coupes had the wedge-shaped sunroofs which were leftover from bent-window 356 production in 1954 and 1955. This comes from Frank Jung's excellent "Porsche 356 by Reutter" book on page 127. On page 141 he states that ~15% of 1956 coupes had Golde sunroofs, so ~325 in '56 model year.
The first 123 sunroof coupes had the wedge-shaped sunroofs which were leftover from bent-window 356 production in 1954 and 1955. This comes from Frank Jung's excellent "Porsche 356 by Reutter" book on page 127. On page 141 he states that ~15% of 1956 coupes had Golde sunroofs, so ~325 in '56 model year.
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Re: 56 A sunroofs
James your the best
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Re: 56 A sunroofs
Ned, James, thanks for the info regarding the 56 sunroof questions. Regards: JM
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Re: 56 A sunroofs
No English version yet?James Davies wrote:Reutter made ~3300 coupes in 1956 model year counting chassis numbers assigned.
The first 123 sunroof coupes had the wedge-shaped sunroofs which were leftover from bent-window 356 production in 1954 and 1955. This comes from Frank Jung's excellent "Porsche 356 by Reutter" book on page 127. On page 141 he states that ~15% of 1956 coupes had Golde sunroofs, so ~325 in '56 model year.
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Re: 56 A sunroofs
On the contrary Brett Johnson states on page 29 of his 356 book that the last V-shape sunroof car is 1957 model with VIN 58355.
I have asked for more T1 sunroof VIN´s in authenticity corner and have contacted Frank Jung for more information. Let´s see
I`ll report.
Wolfgang
I have asked for more T1 sunroof VIN´s in authenticity corner and have contacted Frank Jung for more information. Let´s see
I`ll report.
Wolfgang
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