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America's Oldest Porsche

Posted October 28, 2010 9:00 AM by dstrohl

This August, as part of the celebration of the company's 60 years in America, Porsche launched a search for the oldest Porsche sold new in the U.S. Feast your eyes on the winner of that crown: a stunning Strawberry Red 356 Cabriolet from 1952 rescued from a salvage yard by its current owner, Dr. Robert Wilson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

"Wilson's car was imported in November of 1952 by Austrian businessman, Max Hoffman, in New York, who brought the first Porsche cars to the U.S. beginning in 1950," a release from Porsche Cars North America reads. "The 1.5 liter, 60 horsepower gem was discovered in a salvage yard by Wilson years after arriving on U.S. soil and meticulously restored."

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10/28/2010 12:50 PM

The two 356s are a feast for the eyes, taking your breath away, then the slime green on the 968 gives you a case of asthma.

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10/28/2010 2:09 PM

Back in the early 70's, one of the guys in my squadron went shopping for a used car and came back with on of these. The rear engine looked like a VW engine with overhead cams. The only difference was his had wire spoke wheels. I remember the wheels because I took it for a drive and notice some side-to-side action in the hard turns. when I got back I found that every one of the spokes was loose. Other than this small problem, it was a blast to drive.

He paid $200.00 for his "Bathtub".

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10/29/2010 8:17 AM

Porsches are just VW beetles that phantasise about being sports cars.

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10/29/2010 8:46 AM

Is your real name Jeremy Clarkson?

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No but STIG is a possibility.

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Which one? ;-)

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10/30/2010 4:49 AM

The Aussie one of course!

Na just kidding, but I do know somebody that knows the Aussie STIG.

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