.Lefteris.
27th June 2009, 10:41
One Porsche at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance will be making its second appearance. And it will be easy to find--it's the one that looks a bit used.
The 1956 Porsche 356 1500 GS Carrera coupe made its Pebble debut in 1956 at the road races. That's where former NASA scientist Roger Craig saw the car. A year later, he bought the car, which has been raced by Don Dickey, for $4,950 from a dealership in Belmont, Calif.
Craig used the Porsche as his daily driver. It got an engine overhaul in 1958, which cost $1,600, and a set of radial tires. But Craig retired the car to a garage in 1961 with less than 40,000 miles on the odometer.
more.... (http://www.autoweek.com:80/article/20090626/CARNEWS/906269989)
The 1956 Porsche 356 1500 GS Carrera coupe made its Pebble debut in 1956 at the road races. That's where former NASA scientist Roger Craig saw the car. A year later, he bought the car, which has been raced by Don Dickey, for $4,950 from a dealership in Belmont, Calif.
Craig used the Porsche as his daily driver. It got an engine overhaul in 1958, which cost $1,600, and a set of radial tires. But Craig retired the car to a garage in 1961 with less than 40,000 miles on the odometer.
more.... (http://www.autoweek.com:80/article/20090626/CARNEWS/906269989)