This blurb will be on a board for my boss' 356SC at the Hilton Head Concourse D'elegance.  If anyone wants to see what Auto Atlanta is capable of, go check it out.

Commencing the Porsche production car line, the 356 was introduced in 1949 as an aluminum bodied sports coupe.  Over the course of its tenure, the 356 sold 76,303 units, and solidified Porsche’s place in history as a pure sporting car manufacture.  Though it has been out of production for over 45 years, the 356 is still recognized as the iconic Porsche automobile.

The 356 T-6 was introduced in 1963 as a 64 model, and a total of 16,668 Cs left the line at the Porsche factory.  While retaining the svelte and aerodynamic body, with a drag coefficient of .340, of the previous model, the 356C had significantly updated the braking systems, as well as engine choices.  The biggest outward change included updated badges and traditional disc wheels with smaller hub caps.  The SC is the ultimate iteration of the 356 with the highest output of any prior Porsche production model, superior handling, and premium braking package.

Developed on the prior Super 90 engine design, heads and intake were modified, and compression was bumped to 9.5:1.   Twin Solex 40PII-4s supplied the engine with sufficient fuel through redesigned intake manifolds.  The new 1582cc engine developed 95 horsepower at a relatively stratospheric 5500 rotations per minute.  Transferred through a four speed gearbox with a 4.03 final drive ratio, the SC would sprint to 60 miles per hour in a tick under 11 seconds and continue to the quarter mile in just 18.7 seconds and a top speed of 115.5 miles per hour.

The suspension refinements for the C model helped improve both ride quality and handling.  Various magazines of the day confirmed that the C was capable of at least .8 G in skid pad testing, with some stating sustained .83 G, making it one of the best handling sports cars ever.  The braking system developed for the 356 by Alfred Teves Engineering (ATE) provided vastly superior pedal feel and decreased emergency stopping distances.  For the first time, Porsche used a four wheel disc braking system, which necessitated the earlier mentioned disk wheels, and used a twin piston caliper design.  The system was also one of the first to use a hub integrated drum style parking brake that is seen on many modern cars.

This particular 1965 356 SC is swathed in Porsche’s beautiful Signal red with black leatherette interior. Its only option was the beautiful chrome horn ring.  It has been painstakingly restored by Automobile Atlanta, for George Hussey.  Starting with only an empty shell, Mr. Hussey and Automobile Atlanta spent the next five years searching for the parts to return the car to it’s former glory.  As George himself puts it, "Another Porsche saved from the scrapper".

Not the exact car, but it looks exactly like this one.