240 hp in a car that weights 1800 lbs, that is a beast

I've worked on a few 356's with my back ground in ACVW's. What a pleasure to work on and drive. This particular one is probably the nicest resto mod I've ever seen. Motor sport quality but with all the charm. Intoxicating.

Just a beautiful piece of art .

That engine sound is incredible. Beautiful.

If I wasn’t in love with my wife I would run away with “Connie”. Unbelievable car. Thanks, RickGTI

Hi Jerry, Been 46 years! I did not recognize you! Long time out from G.E. Clever as always. Fun to watch. Old Porsche Mechanic . Jay

I love this. I had a 1961 356B coupe. It’s claim to fame was it was driven by Formula One race car driver Jackie Stewart, out on a date with the previous owner. This brings back such fond memories. Now at 75, and not able to afford a classic Porsche like this, I bought a 2000 Boxster S, 6 speed. Not quite the same nostalgic feel, but a lot of Porsche for a lot less money. It has a flat 6 with 258hp stock.

Thank you thank you thank you for no music during start and road work. Finally! Someone gets it ..... beautiful build great story!

Desire for me now has changed considerably as I’ve gotten older , I love and desire these old Porsche 356s for their visceral simplicity and timeless beautiful lines . The closest I’ve gotten is driving my old worked 70 beetle 140 hp . I love these cars …

I’m glad you mentioned VW beetle. I watched Magnus Walker’s visit to a gentleman in Florida, who owns a 356. The footage was mostly driving and from inside the car with all the engine noise. It reminded me so much of my old beetle.

True work of art. I love this car. 230 HP. great

THANK YOU! This brings up so many happy Porsche memories going back to my father. Its great you understand a concours 356 was never meant to be a "trailer Queen". The smiling 356 can magically escape any trailer overnight. Air cooled all have name's. I am driving the boat you see in the pic but I prefer an organic driving experience. Cheers from southern Co.

Outlaw thats not really an outlaw. Super awesome idea. What a car!!!

Very professionally made video, I loved watching it. No comparison to my 59 T5. lovely that you could trace the history, sadly I contacted previous owners of mine but they never replied. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Tim

What a work of art.

what a wonderful story. What a nice Porsche.

It’s a beautiful.. well done 356! I would expect nothing less from the infamous Herr. Jerry Woods😄

You sir, got it going on.

Stunning 356 👍 I'm sure Dr Porsche would approve !

Beautiful Car ,THANKYOU for sharing I had to Chuckle a bit over your comment of being very much like a Beetle untill you started the engine up this one doesn’t sound like too many Beetles with her strong deep exhaust tone !the entire car is just Stunning to look at and hear

Id be happy with 120hp . Such pure distilled driving pleasure .

Oh wow, I like the confidence this guy has, updating this car.

Tastefully done I must say.

A masterpiece that would make the good Doctor proud!

Exceptional... If one grows tired of this work of art in the coming years, drop me a PM.. I happen to be a Bowers.. Cheers..

She's a beaut! and the power/weight ratio - Wow!

I love 356s! This is a gorgeous car with a great history behind it, love Connie❤!! My first car, learn to drive in and bought was a '63 Squareback.

lovely 356 with modern upgrades, you don't smell of fuel & oil after driving something like that, I think my partner would prefer me to upgrade my 912 🙂

Great story. Connie’s a beaut. TY ☮️

Dreamcombination. Fantastic car.

Perfection. Thanks for sharing.

I really like the 356 shape

Just beautiful!!!

So impressed he felt able to do a restomod on a car with such provenance I’m not one of those who worships originality because they usually drive terribly.

wow, it is stunning.👍

good job, enjoy your car

Beautiful car , most impressive . I have a c that has a 2.2 914 installed. So yo u can imagine I loved your car

Great story and car. Beautifully shot and edited. Bravo Jerry & John! 👏

Bravo sir. 👍

such a beautiful color/car its perfect ,fell in iove with this coulor when we restored an e type in primrose yellow for a customer ,i would love to thrash this 356 hard to see what it can do !!!!!!!!!!!

Great story! I’m building a 65 356 on my channel 👍

I know this ex-AMAG Swiss "Tanker" 356B from a previous owner. Would love to speak with the owner about this build it is the ULTIMATE 356B GT "Hot Rod" example. The T5 Porsche body is the sexiest look ever and the 904 wheels take it over the top. Also in one of the two coolest colors for a "BGT" Condor Yellow and the other Heron Grey (Brumos driver ) William Bencker drove a Heron Grey 61' Push Rod GT back in the day.........One day I'll build the *sister* to this car, then maybe I'll see you at the Grande. :)

I owed a similar 1961 356 B in Condor Yellow back in the day. Paid $5600 for it in 1974. That was a lot of money for a 13 year old sports car. The solid construction and build quality really stood out vs the many other sports cars I owned in that era. Most competing European sports cars still relied on antiquated gearboxes that lacked syncromesh in first gear, wholly inadequate braking systems, and heavier body on frame designs. The Porsche “”Alfin” ( aluminum finned) drum brakes were miles ahead of the all wheel Dunlop disc brakes fitted to my 1963 Jaguar XKE. The 356 was 1000 pounds lighter too, helping to make up for the much smaller displacement engine. Of course the XKE was 45 miles faster in top speed, but the 356 was much more enjoyable as a daily driver, requiring less and delivering more joy. It was good to own both at the same time, while most of my friends were smitten with big American muscle cars. The contrast between the 356 and the muscle cars couldn’t of been wider. Back then the Porsche was widely unrecognized and not respected: many thought it was a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, a related automobile. I would conclude by saying that driving the 356 strongly reminded me of flying a small private aircraft: the shape, engine sounds, responsiveness of the controls, and complete confidence in the machine made for a most engaging and rewarding drive.

Beautiful! Gearbox? 5 gears?

ThT things probably worth a hundred thousand dollars

I felt like I was going back to my De anza college auto cross days…with my 59n orange pumped to s 90 specs….dad didn’t want me to store it so I could overland to brasil….sad to have let her go..

DEAR SANTA...

Beautiful car. What's the song name?

Fantastic car and a very worth watching video. Can you please tell me where I can buy the 4 in one gage for my own Porsche 356 project? I couldn't find it anywhere in Germany. I wrote to Jerry Woods, but the email address on his website doesn't seem to be correct. Thank you very much in advance for an answer. Regards, Martin

Very well done! Does Dean have a regular work shop? Thanks

If it was a 2960 it would say Porsche on the nose.

Camera person show us the car!

What would you expect to pay for one now? In good driving condition?

It is a Coupè, not a kup

ugggghhh, hearing Americans say coup!

Soooooo beautiful

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