LOOK WHAT I FOUND!

I found this whil on vacation....I had to take it home. Now I have 1965 912, 1965 356 SC, and a Speedster built on a 1965 VW pan. I was born in 1965!

Cool, I only have a penny from the year I was born.

Money that was minted the year I was born has been taken out of circulation............it's all worn out.

And I got married in 1965. I could have bought a brand new 356 for around $3,000 (one third of my salary back then), but I opted instead for a used '62 Corvette. No regrets.

Nolan:

When you were born, weren't the pennies made from wood?

I'm jus' sayin'.....

In 1965 I was the property of the USAF and stationed at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Mississippi. I belonged to the 3399th School Squadron that earned the honor of "Squadron of the Year". We marched well, we dressed well and we did well in tech school. Nobody owned a Porsche, but one dude had a really neat 1964 Corvette Stingray Coupe. I walked a lot, but I still had thoughts of my 9th grade algebra teacher's Porsche. Little did I know....and now, after a couple of gin martinis, I am beginning to hear voices stir from deep within me. Late nighters, stay tuned.

In 1965 I lost (sold?) my papers to a bruised-up Viennese streetwalker for 1500 schillings and was excommunicated from the Mormon church and sent home where I mowed corporate lawns to save up for my rat 61 Super 90 Cabriolet.

........and that's the truth folks ~

Obviously, a very good year.

No Gordon, the nickels were wooden back then (no pun intended) and it was well before the zinc/steel pennies. And there were also red cents, although I never really knew what they were all about other than some SOBs weren't worth one according to my mom. Wings were a favorite cigarette and had really cool airplane cards. People saved Raleigh coupons, my dad said for an iron lung and everyone dreaded polio and not Aids. Life was much simpler then, kids got into fights and no one died, birthday parties were fun and did not involve the neighbors calling the police. Police were respected as were your elders. Spanking was allowed, hair brushes and belts optional. Skipping school resulted in a spanking as did any trouble reported from school. I clean out some old drawers a few years ago and threw out some S&H Green stamps, an old Sears catalog, but I couldn't part with my Zippo lighter even though I quit smoking 41 years ago. Found a picture of me and my dad standing in front of our 1949 Plymouth convertible that had a wooden side trim. I still have that penny from the year I was born, it's not as shiny, but neither am I.

Tony -

Looks like you scored on a nice car while you were on your vacation! What are your plans and when can we see it at one of our SOC gatherings? You can dew eeet! Best of luck with your new ride!

I sold my 1965SC a couple of years ago, still got some small stuff left over from it in case you need something later on.

Good luck with it, the SC is the only '65 356 worth having, great find ! !

TC

Tony---wonderful find. Tell us some details? Where did you find it?
Why did the owner let it go? Mileage? Condx? Good deal money wise?

I would love such a car to re do for daily driving and trips.

Congrats.

This find. Was it just like laying along side the road out in the desert somewhere? Perhaps I need to take one of these vacations. Beautiful...and yes, do tell us more details.