Mine didn't leak either.

You are correct, coming from another 356 owner, kind of odd hearing him blatantly give the wrong info on his car

+Swurlis World He knew amazingly little about the car. I could have told the crankshaft end play limit.

I guess I am late to this video. I owned a 1960 Roadster from 1977 until 1983. 1600 Normal with 60 DIN hp. The Super was 75 DIN hp and the Super 90 was 90 DIN hp. I was aghast that this guy didn't know from a 4 cam Carrera engine. Nor the weight, even ballpark. A Lotus Elan weighed more than 1100 lbs. I paid $3900 for mine in '77. While I owned it, I had it repainted in the original eggshell white (the previous owner had cheaply redone it in a pale yellow) and rebuilt the engine. The pistons were replaced with higher compression Super pistons and I replaced the leaking Solex carbs with Webers. A noticeable improvement in performance but never a "fast" car. I sold it to a friend in '83 who had totalled his '59 Convertible D for $8500. He was an experienced metal man. It had rust in the battery tray and the floorboards. He took the entire car down to the bare metal and repaired all the rust. He was talented and brave enough to redo it black. I saw it when it was done and it was gorgeous, not a ripple to be found. In my opinion, the 356 Roadster, incorporating the "T" body of the B series (more of Porsche's weird designations), is the most beautiful of the entire 356 series. I miss that car and to satisfy my lust for that lightweight open car "go cart" on the street, in 2016 I bought a beautiful one-owner 2006 NC Miata.

Porsche specified 30 wt oil regardless of conditions. Mine didn't care for 40 wt Quaker Stare Racing in the winter. Mine was a Super and got 43 mpg in the mountains and less than 1 mpg in SCCA autocrosses.

Actually, they had "semi hemi" or quarter hemispherical combustion chambers. Had you bought your Roadster in December like I did mine in '67 you probably could have gotten it for $1,600. I got my Super Roadster for $1,200. I was supposed to get a Speedster for the Christmas of '67. I was so glad the guy didn't show up with it. I wanted a B or C with raised headlights and improved suspension.

The B Roadster is still my favorite all timer. the Super 90 part came out when "Ron ? VW " in San Bruno checked vin and engine numbers. I thought I had a Super 1600 with the Zenith carbs. Pretty sure I was right and they wrong looking back. Bought it at Belmont BMC. for $2000. Traded after the 25000 miles & just a year of driving it, for a new VW listed at $1950+/- Worst deal of my life looking back. The 993 Tip S Carrera cab I've now is a wonderful car. I just worry about it too much but that's clearly age related.(MY age!@) I just should drive the pants off her and let my estate worry about depreciation...

Were you a rich kid from a "old money" wealthly family that originally made their money off of chemicals?

+Leggo My Ego Back in the day you could get a new 356 for around $2,000.

Swurlis World I think you missed the point of the comment (watch video again) and you're also forgetting about inflation. Also, the MSRP for most of them back then was around $3,500-$4,500 (i.e. around $40,000 in todays money).

+Leggo My Ego I understood your comment. Coming from a '64 356c owner myself, I know plenty of old heads who bought their cars back in the day, anywhere from 2400+

Yes, you should have. "I highly recommend it." - Ferris Beuller