Four-Cam Carrera, Spyder, Abarth, etc. Registries & Ser.Nos.

[Jim Perrin]

There have been many lists/registries made over the last 40-plus years of the Four Cam cars and owners. Some of these lists such as the Abarth Carrera Registry were started by one person, and then continued by others as time progressed. Other lists include the Carrera Cabriolet list, the Carrera Speedster list, the GT Speedster list, the Abarth list, the RSK list, the 904 list, etc., etc. Then there were the five editions of the Four-Cam Register. This was started by Steve Dean in 1971. The last edition, No. 5, was compiled by Greg Young and issued in 1983. Greg and I had planned to do a 6th version a few years later. but it was never prepared/issued. (A key reason that the 6th edition was not prepared is that cars were going up rapidly in value at that time, and many owners were starting to be reluctant to share information about their individual cars.) There were also private compilations.

I'm wondering who is currently collecting this type of information and/or maintaining any of the above mentioned lists.

Thanks!

[Adam Wright]

Jim-
I think the reluctance of which you speak has only grown with time. Many of the Carrera owners I know are very secret squirrel, they don't even bring the cars to Holidays anymore. It's a shame, cars that should be seen aren't anymore.

[Frank Barrett]

I used to track the race cars, etc. but ran out of time. Sources of current info include auction ads. Hey, wait, isn't this the 356 Registry?

[gregorycampbell]

I have a good list of the Elva-Porsches.

[David Pateman]

Jim, could you contact me by email please.

[Jim Perrin]

I have learned about "The Speedster 356 Registry". The original version was started in 2004 as my356Speedster.com. The current version of this Speedster Registry is at
https://www.porscheregister.com/356-speedster-1954-1959. It includes a section on the four-cam Speedsters.

It was started as my356Speedster.com in 2004. It is now operated under the supervision of Porsche Classic Center Gelderland.

Who knows what happened to the Speedster Carrera Registry that was on the internet for years but has disappeared? I certainly wish that I had copied all the information on that site!

Jim
57 VW beetle, etc.