How many Karmann Notchbacks/Couperiolets still survive?
- Martin Benade
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Re: How many Karmann Notchbacks/Couperiolets still survive?
You want no lead? Will you fill the vertical door gap areas with as much steel (about 1/4” each) as the factory did with lead? And the top rear corners of the doors are sculpted in lead. All steel is not very practical or original.
I am not speaking as a purist, you’d never know by looking but my car is certainly wearing some plastic filler. It lasts many years if done right.
I am not speaking as a purist, you’d never know by looking but my car is certainly wearing some plastic filler. It lasts many years if done right.
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I am of the opinion that Epoxy such as Marine Tex is superior to lead. Much easier to apply, and about as easy to shape. I have been using it where thick sections are necessary, where the factory used lead, for decades. I've never had any problem with it. And of course, no one can tell, even after all these years where it is.
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Bondo applied right can be incredibly stable, when they did my car a few years ago it had pounds of the stuff, more than I suspected and it was all fine. It was put on in the 80s. I think bondo is like a buffing wheel, anyone can do it, but it takes skill to do it right, but we've all seen some novice do it wrong, so it gets a bad name.Martin Benade wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 11:31 pm You want no lead? Will you fill the vertical door gap areas with as much steel (about 1/4” each) as the factory did with lead? And the top rear corners of the doors are sculpted in lead. All steel is not very practical or original.
I am not speaking as a purist, you’d never know by looking but my car is certainly wearing some plastic filler. It lasts many years if done right.
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Another option for lead substitute. Close without lead is an important goal, but there will need to be some in the factory locations, however little - particularly the front of the door where it meets the fender and rear of the door on the lock post. Whatever is used, it is not a substitute for proper door shimming and gap fitting in while still in metal...
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I wonder why? He seemed so excited to get it back after 40 years. Sad.Tom Tate wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:18 pm I see that the member who started this thread back in 2013 has posted his Notchback on Bring a Trailer. Now at $17k:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1961-porsche-356b-11/
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In one of his auctions, there were quite a few BAT, Ebay, and PCar Market, he mentioned he needed money to help his sister get adult care, apparently she was in a bad situation.Richard Emerson wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 1:44 pmI wonder why? He seemed so excited to get it back after 40 years. Sad.Tom Tate wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:18 pm I see that the member who started this thread back in 2013 has posted his Notchback on Bring a Trailer. Now at $17k:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1961-porsche-356b-11/
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Thank you Martin for that reference pic. Hope I can inconvenience you in the future for more reference photos.
I had to transplant the skin since the original door frame was too far gone and the upper hinge support metal was cracked and the frame had been butchered.
I had to transplant the skin since the original door frame was too far gone and the upper hinge support metal was cracked and the frame had been butchered.
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Re: How many Karmann Notchbacks/Couperiolets still survive?
I should rephrase my "no lead" comment with " as close to I can get it with metal". I like to keep Bondo not thicker than 1/8 in. I was planning on fiberglass strand reinforced bondo but "metal to metal product" and Marine Tex sound like very viable options too.Martin Benade wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 11:31 pm You want no lead? Will you fill the vertical door gap areas with as much steel (about 1/4” each) as the factory did with lead? And the top rear corners of the doors are sculpted in lead. All steel is not very practical or original.
I am not speaking as a purist, you’d never know by looking but my car is certainly wearing some plastic filler. It lasts many years if done right.
Thank you all for your valuable input. I'm breezing through quarantine with this project.
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Re: How many Karmann Notchbacks/Couperiolets still survive?
1961 Karman notchback vin 200965 matching numbers is alive and well and living in Mesa Arizona..
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Steve Restelli has sold his Karmann Hardtop, is no longer a Registry member and so is not monitoring or updating the Hardtop list. An FYI for those interested.
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Another reason all the seperate lists are counter productive to the hobby. Someone complies all this info then dies, quits the club, or fries their computer and it's all lost. We have a place to compile VINs and info, we on it, the Porsche 356 Registry!!! Anyone remember the Roadster list, or the Carrera list, or the split window list, I could go on and on.Tom Wavrin wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 12:37 pm Steve Restelli has sold his Karmann Hardtop, is no longer a Registry member and so is not monitoring or updating the Hardtop list. An FYI for those interested.
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Steve Restelli, in the original post for this topic, stated that the right side Karmann badging did not start until the T6 series. My 200831 did have a right fender badge. I recently completed the restoration and did not use the original badge as it was almost completely bleached out. Now, the car had been repainted during the period 1964 and 1969. The wife of the first owner told me that she hated the yellow Porsche and had her husband, Jim Ontjes, paint it white. As they were married in 1964 and it probably took her husband a while to warm to the idea, it may have been painted as late as 1965-66. I doubt that a Karmann badge had been secured and added at that time. Always a possibility though. I am really happy we all are
keeping tabs on these cars. I would like to see an updated portfolio of the survivors.
keeping tabs on these cars. I would like to see an updated portfolio of the survivors.
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83 911SC (Concours award winner, still)
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Car looks great, David! Amazing restoration.
My late T-5 Notch (200982 - Sept 61 build) had the Karmann badge, at least based in pictures of the car in the 1970s. If I remember correctly, Brett Johnson's book says the aluminum badge like yours appeared on late T-5s, and that they enamel version appeared on the T-6.
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My late T-5 Notch (200982 - Sept 61 build) had the Karmann badge, at least based in pictures of the car in the 1970s. If I remember correctly, Brett Johnson's book says the aluminum badge like yours appeared on late T-5s, and that they enamel version appeared on the T-6.
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Bill,
That's a nice notch....I really like the display of the current license tags, leaving the original yellow plate as it was, originally. Did you have a plate made? Looks very clean.
That's a nice notch....I really like the display of the current license tags, leaving the original yellow plate as it was, originally. Did you have a plate made? Looks very clean.
61 Karmann Notchback 200831
67 Karman 912 461567
74 911 Targa (3.0 SC motor)
83 911SC (Concours award winner, still)
95 993
09 Carrera S
69 Triumph TR6, 2004 BMW K1200GT, 2012 R1200RT, 2013 MOTO GUZI V7 RACER
64 VW coupe
Vacaville Ca.
67 Karman 912 461567
74 911 Targa (3.0 SC motor)
83 911SC (Concours award winner, still)
95 993
09 Carrera S
69 Triumph TR6, 2004 BMW K1200GT, 2012 R1200RT, 2013 MOTO GUZI V7 RACER
64 VW coupe
Vacaville Ca.
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David,
I found the pair of DMV-clear yellow plates on EBay many years ago. They were pretty dinged up, rusted, etc., so I had them restored by Mojo Artworks They did a really nice job.
Bill
I found the pair of DMV-clear yellow plates on EBay many years ago. They were pretty dinged up, rusted, etc., so I had them restored by Mojo Artworks They did a really nice job.
Bill