Went to a car show on southern Oregon coast last weekend. I was told by a nice young fellow with a pristine 71 MGB, to go across the street and talk to a fellow who was having a barn sale. Inside were several 356 Porsches.
Inside the barn was a rough but running 356 coupe with a twin grille rear deck lid. In the rafters, with no wheels attached, was a red 911 coupe with a whale tail. Of more interest was a very rough red speedster hiding under a heavy canvas cover. We only viewed the left side due to the owners pre-occupation with his non-automotive barn sale items. Owner claimed it was 356 number three, imported to U. S. in 1955. A no rust California car.
On the left front fender, immediately above the side sweep-spear, was a cast chrome plated script that said, "speedster". We both agreed, that script alone was probably worth $1,000! Later I got to thinking, I never noticed that script on other cars (mine's an outlaw, no badges).
Anybody?
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