I had the pleasure of driving a beautifully restored silver 356 belonging to my father-in-law's friend. We were visiting his storage garage in Naples, Florida, getting a tour of his collection of vintage cars (plus one Z8). Just as we were leaving, his mechanic arrives with the 356, which had just had had some engine work done. As we were ogling it, he tosses me the keys and says "Go ahead, take for a spin." As I get in, he says "You can drive stick, right?" I shoot back, "No, but I'm sure I'll figure it out." His face was priceless. Of course, I can drive stick and spent the next 20 minutes doing laps around an empty business park. It was one of those perfect driving experiences.

What a wonderful car in a perfect set up. Seems extracted from a 50’s movie. Nice Nick.

What a beautiful car and a beautiful backdrop of a neighborhood.

Wonderful drive of the 356, Nick! I'd love to drive one, one day! The radio definitely speaks for how far technology has come and how it's used.

my God the owner know his shit and seems really passionate and happy! Good for you sir:)

Lovely all Porsche, especially the classic ones. Saw one of this on the pier in Santa Barbara. Made a photo of it with the ocean as background which is so nice that nobody believes me I shot myself.

Wow, this is my favorite video yet from you Nick! I love classic cars, and it's great to learn more about the 356 from this owner! And that "picnic" radio is so cool! Please do more classic car videos like this Nick!

Our car (1958 Cab) also has white knobs that look the same. Ours is six volt too. Wow. What a gorgeous car. Heidi

So, the interviewer has a lot to contribute. Like,... Wow, this is a fun car to drive. Wow, that's so cool. Wow, this is really something.

Got to love CT in the fall. Awesome video, Nick.

Yes, finally new Porsche content ! As it should be :) Keep the videos coming Nick and I very much loved this 356..Never drove one, but looks like tons of fun :)

What a great video, Nick! I watched this a few times already and one can tell how much fun you were having. Thank to John too! Cheers from Germany

Beautiful car. Very kind of the owner to let Mr. Murray drive it. The owner seems like a very nice person, really the kind of person I would be friends with. That said, he is in some ways the stereotypical Porsche owner, as demonstrated by his listing of the number produced, the different color dash knobs of the different years, that he owns the period correct Blaupunkt radio... Again, seems like a great guy and I'm glad he is taking such good care of a wonderful car.

That radio is awesome. Nice ride!

*SUCH a cute* baby car.

One of the most stunning cars ever made

Awesome video Nick, this is my dream car!!

Great experience you are brining to us viewers! Thank you Nick!

Still my favorite car of all time.

I learn something new everyday. Now I know the difference between the Speedster, Convertible D, and the Roadster. Thank you.

Great video & Great car to drive. Thumbs up.

As someone who drives a beach buggy I can see how this would be a "bit" of an improvement.

Classic car. Excellent!

Nice guy to let you enjoy his joy and pride! Completely agree about the fun the feeling of speed brings. I enjoyed my Mini Cooper S and Miata more than I enjoy my 911 lately. I didn't have to take those cars to the track to get that joy of speed and the euphoria I felt. Might need to downsize to something comfortable for work, ditch the 911 and get a nice roadster of some kind. Great video and like the color of this classic. I am biased since my 911 is GR.

One word: Awesome!

Thanks for the video Nick.

What a beautiful car!!

Wow...Nick that was a great video! Thanks for taking us along for the ride. What a gracious owner! I loved hearing about the history.

That was lovely to watch!

A lovely video , Nick. A gorgeous car. Thanks to John for allowing us to see his car.

For me this is one of the De most Romantic car ever i love love it everytime i see one in real life my heart goes weak my whole body starts to shiver cant stand on my feets it just pauses me mutes me for a few moments.

Best car in the word, forever.

Super video. Want more videos about old and new Porsche. The good and less good aspects to them. Greetings from Norway

Easy to trace where I came to like 356s. The first highlander movie ! In 1986! When you are 12 you prefer big winged big horsepower 930s but this light small porsche always felt more like a hot hatch. It looked agile And so elegant ! Liked the m4 peeking in the first shot ! Thks for the vid..

LOL got so quiet when he burned the stop sign

Awesome car, Awesome review!

Great video. Thanks for posting. I had a great time watching it. 991 owner

great car!

I love it!!!

omg that radio is so cool!

Dream car right there!!

Loved the vid,thanks. 50s 356s were the nicest imo

Hi Nick, I know this video is a couple years old, but I just had to say thanks for the fun video! John has a beautiful car! The Convertible D is a rare bird. I think only the twin-grilled Roadsters are fewer in number. Similar in comfort to the Cab but still has the chrome windshield surround. Kind of an "A" Roadster. I'd love to drive an "S" some time to see the difference. I hear the Normal is better for around town with more torque in the lower RPMs and the S is more lively at higher Rs. Wow. Pretty car. Franny

Once again. An amazing video! You never fail to deliver and your production quality is getting better and better! MK1 VW Golf GTI next? :)

Hey! Thats Matthew McConnaughey from The Wolf Of Wall Street in the passenger seat.

wow just great

I had a great time watching this video! Too bad I didn't have my tea and pipe with me...

wow that was neat

Woooooowwww!!!!! Incredible!

Hey Nick, now that you drove a Porsche once again, don't you just miss your 911? Of course your M4 is all well and nice, but it isn't anything like the Porsche... 'Anyho', great videos! Love them, keep them up! Greetings from Luxembourg.

beautiful house in the background

Another amazing video, Nick keep up the great work your awesome! You produce videos that other channels dream of you are so cool! I love your vids and keep on making great vids because I love yours, Looking forward to your helicopter vid, when will that be ready? Thanks for everything Nick!

My first, a '60 Super 1600 Roaster purchased in '66 for $2,000. BMC, Belmont. Sadly, expensive to maintain for a bellman in the Sierras that winter. (Don't continue using 30w oil. Ask me how I know.) 25,000 miles in that 13 months and i traded her for a new '67 VW with sunroof and AM/FM, straight across. Owned several other Porsches over the years though none were as "fun" as my first. Perhaps it was just being 22/ 23 years old. Never know. Would/ wouldn't trade it for my present 993 cab though (I hate putting miles on this one.) Perhaps I have learned a few lessons.

Awesome video!! I enjoyed watching it! You should pick one up ;)

NEED NEED NEED NEED 😍😍😍

This was great Nick. Thanks for your efforts. ps. maybe you missed my comment on the older videos but come on, you are from new zealand, show us the HAKA DANCE ! :D

Love it! Unfortunately, I can't afford it but I may be able to get a replica

You should have shown it with the top up too.

What an incredible house !! What ? The car ? Of yeah quite nice aswell ;)

Hi Nick - Would you mind mentioning the music you use in the description of your videos, please? As brief as they sometimes are, some of these snippets are fantastic! (BTW, what is it you used for the intro here? Which orchestra, etc.?) Cheers! :o)

love the d 356. but I would have to put a speedster windscreen in it,

Great video, thanks for sharing. It's a lovely car. I can't get over the lack of seat belts. I think I would have had them installed, just to feel a bit safer, especially on roads like this where you're inches away from a head-on collision.

P.S. 6 volt v. 12 volt? Question for the ages. I tried an 8 volt. had the regulator adjusted and it worked wonderfully. Even got a "thank you" from P.B. Tweeks for that one.

Great video Nick Murray , What's the music in the start? What happened to the sound btw?!

stunning what a nice chap Nick google chesil and btw are you into wristwatches? they go with a love of cars

Hey Nick! I was wondering how the white leather in your M4 is wearing. I am always scared that the seats will turn blue due to jeans. Thank you and I like your videos keep up the good work!

Really enjoyed the video! John's name means angel in Norwegian 😋

Hi Nick, nice Vid again! Yeah, we germans build nice cars for a long time. ;-) I think i've seen your next car, if you don't take a Porsche again: JP Performance - BMW M6 Abgasanlage

Hi Nick! I love your videos but I think there's a typo in the title, it should read convertible not convertable.

Hey Nick great video as always, I think your footage hasn't been de-interlaced, it's especially noticeable at high speeds, like at 8:43 , there are horizontal lines everywhere, just a thought to either film in progressive mode or de-interlace the footage before editing, you'll get even better results

I will own one of these even if a replica.

i really enjoyed the vid Nick! Really great views and so smooth i love it. btw Nick if you don't mind can i ask a question? So i know you're a Helicopter Pilot? now I'm 19 thinking about the Future Career,i always loved cars! like restoring them and just work anything about cars:) but flying is one of my biggest passion like no one can take it from me. so just a little help what do you think the best way to approach this shall i say Dream? i was looking for schools and getting my PPL....but some really disappointed me:( do you know a great school around? i live in Vermont though. THANKS. and what can you tell me from you experience?

hahha shameless rolling stop... love it. Also, wasn't this the car that Tom Cruise's squeeze in Top Gun had?

Which part of Connecticut is this?

Fantastic work Nick! Do you have any idea what the value of this car is at the moment?

Is 'driving feel' through the steering wheel a real thing? I've never had the opportunity to drive a classic car like this one.

Hey Nick, I was wondering what the music for the video was. Thanks.

LUCKY SOB

Nicholas, are you here? Can you please reupload this video? This one is interlaced and compression artefacts on the moving trees are too heavy.

What's that intro music, please?

nick, can you fly fixed-wing airplane as well? review of Diamond aircraft please! i'm a private pilot and always want to get checked out in a diamond, but never happened

Nick Murray is this in Wilton connecticut?

Something wrong with the recording device it keeps recording: "yeah yeah yeah". Gets worst after the 8 minute mark!!

what do you do for a living

My '64 bug is as close as I'll get.

Hello Nick, I would like to ask you a couple of questions if you dont mind. You said you were a helicopter pilot. Are you doing it for living or is it just a hobbie? Also do you have a plane licence? And another question: are you planning do some Asian cars review? I mean GTR r43, rx-7, you know, classic ricers :D there is not many good reviews on YT. And also are you going to do some classic US muscle cars? Since I am from Europe and you can not see too many of them here? It is something that would interest me a lot. :)

"Yeah" count is how much?? Haha.

I think I'm in love❤️❤️❤️ #porsche356 where can I buy one?:)