I would put the Lotus Elan (from 1962 to 1975) over the 356 Speedster. In fairness, the Porsche was there a decade earlier, but I think the Lotus tops it in terms of handling.
As someone who lives nearby, its very pleasant to see a youtuber driving nice cars in familiar surroundings. Its harder to connect to a video of someone on a track/ curvy mountain roads vs roads that I take and know well.
Oh man... I like your videos, but, I LOVE how u drive these old cars. Always, such precision and delicasy. You must be one of the best, if not the best youtuber which understand how to treat these mechanical beings. Shame I can give only one like.
As an 18yo who's never seen that kind of car in the streets, I literally dream about driving one, especially during Fall season... Thanks for sharing us that kind of content !
Find an old Chevy Corvair-- maybe even a convertible version. Similar car. Air-cooled flat-six out back driving the rear wheels, just like a Porsche! I got mine for only $2000 (but a few thousand more in parts and repairs).
@@tacticalidiot175 NO. I've seen even cheaper ones. A restored one ranges from $15k to $70k (there are many versions and sub-models). They're cheap to buy and cheap(ish) to work on. I've only spent about $1k on mine so far, but I'm planning to drop around $1k more. Grand total: $4k for a six-seater sedan that gets over 22 mpg. Not bad lol.
Thanks a lot for taking me with you in my all time favorit car! Really great! I recommend driving an Alfa Romeo Giulia Super, if there is one available. Also a great sports sedan from Italy, I once have driven. Kind regards from Germany ✌🏻🙂
OK, the speedo is on the right of the tach so it's a late '57. The teardrop taillights are correct. (The beehive taillights were early '57 and earlier). The tach is redlined at 4,500, and the trim on the rear says 1600 Super. The rear trim is incorrect, or the tach is incorrect. The Normal engine redlined at 4,500, and the Super engine at 5,000. The Zenith carbs and linkage are incorrect. A '57 Normal should have Solex 32PBIC carbs and a '57 Super should have Solex 40PBIC carbs. The Zenith 32NDIX carbs came out in '58. One thing that's correct for the year... the 'pin style' tonneau cover snaps on the door and across the dash are correct. The Speedsters were geared B, B, A, B, with a 7:31 ring and pinion. The coupes were geared B, B, B, D. It's hard to tell without driving it, but it sounded like Coupe gearing. The 2nd to 3rd RPM drop shouldn't have been as great. OK... that's enough for now. Lot's of things you need to upgrade, but all-in-all, congratulations on the car. I wish I still had my two Speedsters!!!
If you want to drive down to CT to do a video with a 996 X51 C4 Cab that's a bit tatty but still a blast, let me know. Currently on winter wheels with hard top on though
To squeeze out 75 hp of 1600 cc air cooled was a big deal in 1950s indeed, I've also noticed how low the steering ratio is which means very little play and at 1700 lbs it weighs less than an F1 car by today standards.
Love the car… The freaking throw on the shifter is horrible …….😳 My 1971 Karmann Ghia, used to shift like that…! I put a, EMPI Hurst Style Shifter in it… the pattern is extremely close and not that long…. Of course this is not an every day driver so you would not want to do that……( But if it were mine….😎 I would change the shifter and drive it every day like I do my Karmann Ghia….❤️👍🏻❤️👍🏻😎
I clearly recall when you could buy a 356 for $10K, or less! Unfortunately, at the time, for me, that was impossible. I also found a running, early 1950s aluminum 356, in running order, for $800! Again, I failed, as my Dad wouldn’t let me buy it.
This is such a nice car. I have to be honest though, unless you’re a real collector or historian I think I’d rather a triumph or MGB for 1/10th the money. Don’t get me wrong, these are sweet and I’m a big Porsche fan but the drive feeling isn’t exclusive to that price point thankfully.
The prices on these are rising so high that future owners will be too scared to drive them. The poor car will just sit in the garage until the next owner buys it, and just let’s it in the garage to look pretty.
Tedward, my favorite 356 was that original unrestored 1956 car that you drove a year or two ago. Any older car is a time capsule. That is what fascinates me. This 356 was probably the state of the art in 1957 and the antithesis of the V8 Detroit boat. I can chip in $20, want to go in this car? /s
I feel for the people who can't enjoy anything but the newest / latest cars. The horse power / performance race, is unusable on open road. Sometime, the latest performance is even unusable in our older tracks that were never engineered for such high performance car.
Wow the developers of NFS Porsche 2000 really nailed the in-car sounds!
It sounds exactly as it does in that game!
My favorite 'simcade' of all time. Very underrated.
That's my favourite NFS game, the vibe of this game was really something special!
Loved that game
+10.
That was my first ever NFS game
This was the epitome of a lightweight car not needing a lot of horsepower to go fast.
Basically a Miata ;)
Would like to have Replica!
I would put the Lotus Elan (from 1962 to 1975) over the 356 Speedster. In fairness, the Porsche was there a decade earlier, but I think the Lotus tops it in terms of handling.
That wheel is something else!
Looks like it was made for a bus haha
I about fell asleep. Very peaceful...
Nothing like driving a classic in the Fall season 😎 🍂
As someone who lives nearby, its very pleasant to see a youtuber driving nice cars in familiar surroundings. Its harder to connect to a video of someone on a track/ curvy mountain roads vs roads that I take and know well.
So where is it!
@@brunoheggli2888 So Cal
Man, I miss New England falls. It all looks so pretty, and even better behind the wheel of such a gorgeous classic Porsche.
Modern cars all look the same. This is something different! The styling is just awesome!
Stunning, gorgeous .... simply fantastic. Especially since it is NOT an extremely over-restored example.
Love it mate
Oh man... I like your videos, but, I LOVE how u drive these old cars.
Always, such precision and delicasy. You must be one of the best, if not the best youtuber which understand how to treat these mechanical beings. Shame I can give only one like.
As an 18yo who's never seen that kind of car in the streets, I literally dream about driving one, especially during Fall season... Thanks for sharing us that kind of content !
Find an old Chevy Corvair-- maybe even a convertible version. Similar car. Air-cooled flat-six out back driving the rear wheels, just like a Porsche! I got mine for only $2000 (but a few thousand more in parts and repairs).
@@lars1588 $2,000?? Did you miss a zero or two in there?
@@tacticalidiot175 NO. I've seen even cheaper ones. A restored one ranges from $15k to $70k (there are many versions and sub-models). They're cheap to buy and cheap(ish) to work on. I've only spent about $1k on mine so far, but I'm planning to drop around $1k more. Grand total: $4k for a six-seater sedan that gets over 22 mpg. Not bad lol.
I rented a '61 Beetle recently and have been lusting over 356s ever since. There is something magical to the lightweight rear engine design.
Iconic absolutely beautiful
First Porsche were Beetles with a serious diet....🤣🤣🤣 Good video I love the 356 family!!
Engine sounds perfect 👍
Fantastic! This is the car my 1957 Beetle has always wanted to be when it grows up. Would love to find a red one some day!
Piece of art driving on the road 🔥🔥
Amazing car!!
what a beautiful machine
Lovely! Do some vintage alfas if you get the chance
I saw a 356 hardtop the other day, oh it looked so pretty! And that sound, god
Nice!
Nice video! You need to drive a Karmann Ghia too!
Dream car😍😍
Nice ride over to concord
having some automotive royalty lately 👍👍
Beauty beast
Such a beautiful car, looks like such a wonderful experience going down the road. How was the looks did you get alot of thumbs-up in your drive.
Here early! Wishes for Tedward to heart😁
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Such a gorgeous car!!! 😌
Oh wow! It being not perfect makes it even better I think.
Thats a cool looking beetle
Thanks a lot for taking me with you in my all time favorit car! Really great!
I recommend driving an Alfa Romeo Giulia Super, if there is one available. Also a great sports sedan from Italy, I once have driven. Kind regards from Germany ✌🏻🙂
Those Alfa's are great. If you dont buy a coupe they are great value for money, although missing out for a bit on the looks.
I drive HW1 all the time. All you need is something fun to drive a 45mph.
very cool car idk but the bodyframe reminds me of hermes in gta vice city
people used to swap the 1835cc motors in them. lve seen one that was an 1835 fuel injected as well.
Dude, how are you driving that car this late into November without seeing snow?! Totally jealous.
👍 Great 🙂👍
OK, the speedo is on the right of the tach so it's a late '57. The teardrop taillights are correct. (The beehive taillights were early '57 and earlier). The tach is redlined at 4,500, and the trim on the rear says 1600 Super. The rear trim is incorrect, or the tach is incorrect. The Normal engine redlined at 4,500, and the Super engine at 5,000. The Zenith carbs and linkage are incorrect. A '57 Normal should have Solex 32PBIC carbs and a '57 Super should have Solex 40PBIC carbs. The Zenith 32NDIX carbs came out in '58. One thing that's correct for the year... the 'pin style' tonneau cover snaps on the door and across the dash are correct. The Speedsters were geared B, B, A, B, with a 7:31 ring and pinion. The coupes were geared B, B, B, D. It's hard to tell without driving it, but it sounded like Coupe gearing. The 2nd to 3rd RPM drop shouldn't have been as great. OK... that's enough for now. Lot's of things you need to upgrade, but all-in-all, congratulations on the car. I wish I still had my two Speedsters!!!
With you doing all these roadsters, I wanna see you do a cobra soon hahah
Almost bought one in the 90's for $12K CAD. My "knowledgeable" friend told me it would take another $15K just to get it decent condition.
If you want to drive down to CT to do a video with a 996 X51 C4 Cab that's a bit tatty but still a blast, let me know. Currently on winter wheels with hard top on though
Take a mountain road...
Sure let me just go drive 400 miles to the mountains in this incredible rare mile sensitive car.
Bellissima....
Nice...
To squeeze out 75 hp of 1600 cc air cooled was a big deal in 1950s indeed, I've also noticed how low the steering ratio is which means very little play and at 1700 lbs it weighs less than an F1 car by today standards.
This car reminds me of the Porsche song by Nelly!
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed / Initial release date: February 29, 2000
Potato on wheels
Hot potato
Love the car…
The freaking throw on the shifter is horrible …….😳
My 1971 Karmann Ghia, used to shift like that…!
I put a, EMPI Hurst Style Shifter in it… the pattern is extremely close and not that long….
Of course this is not an every day driver so you would not want to do that……( But if it were mine….😎 I would change the shifter and drive it every day like I do my Karmann Ghia….❤️👍🏻❤️👍🏻😎
I clearly recall when you could buy a 356 for $10K, or less! Unfortunately, at the time, for me, that was impossible. I also found a running, early 1950s aluminum 356, in running order, for $800! Again, I failed, as my Dad wouldn’t let me buy it.
this is a real porsche not like those modern overrengineered junk
I love bathtub Porsches that were driven in Top Gun
always reminded me of that ultra creepy love scene at the house so it ruined the car for me for many years lol
damn im 20 minutes late
Throw some dual carbs, ported heads, and a cam in a 1600cc dual port in a Beetle and you got the same thing lol
This is such a nice car. I have to be honest though, unless you’re a real collector or historian I think I’d rather a triumph or MGB for 1/10th the money. Don’t get me wrong, these are sweet and I’m a big Porsche fan but the drive feeling isn’t exclusive to that price point thankfully.
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Hey tedward, are we losing oil reserves and switching to EVs? what do you think about the future like 20 years from now
Where was this filmed? Looks like a beautiful place!
Massachusetts
какая красавица.. я на такой могу прокатиться только в нфс :(
The prices on these are rising so high that future owners will be too scared to drive them. The poor car will just sit in the garage until the next owner buys it, and just let’s it in the garage to look pretty.
Dealers are ending service for gasoline cars everywhere, ten years from now your 2010 Porsche will be just a garage decor.
Never driven a car with such long throw shifters. How do you like it?
@@bwofficial1776 Ahh I guess that makes sense that a short shifter only benefits a car that is really fast.
Beetles are similar. I prefer it, it seems more ergonomic because it's so light.
@@verdict1163 I've been wanting to get an old beetle and restore it for years. Now even project cars are too expensive
Once you've tried an early VW / Porsche gearbox, you wish it was in your car
Tedward, my favorite 356 was that original unrestored 1956 car that you drove a year or two ago.
Any older car is a time capsule. That is what fascinates me. This 356 was probably the state of the art in 1957 and the antithesis of the V8 Detroit boat.
I can chip in $20, want to go in this car? /s
I feel for the people who can't enjoy anything but the newest / latest cars. The horse power / performance race, is unusable on open road. Sometime, the latest performance is even unusable in our older tracks that were never engineered for such high performance car.
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