Product Description

356 Registry and Sports Car Market magazine columnist Jim Schrager gives a thorough introduction to the first Porsche sports cars. What's it really like to own and live with one? What's so special about the 356? What are the different models and what should you look for in buying one? His stories and advice cover every aspect of owning, maintaining and even selling the cars. Great info for veterans and "newbies" alike.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #345390 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

About the Author
James Schrager is a hopeless Porsche fanatic who has a stable of several early 356 and 911 models ready for driving all year long. He keeps his finger on the pulse of the used Porsche market and reports current trends in his 356 Registry and Sports Car Market magazine columns each month. He also contributes technical articles about keeping a 356 on the road, something he is intimately familiar with.

Customer Reviews

Obligatory 356 literature
This is a great book for the beginner or someone, like myself, almost ready to buy his first 356. This book is helping me a lot as the writer used his own experience from ownership to explain every aspect of this adorable car. Mr. Schrager even tries to explain the feeling and joy of owning and driving the 356 in metaphysical ways as you can not explain, by the means of logic, why people get so deeply in love with this car. You can read from cover to cover, you can use as reference or you can just open the book randomly and you'll hooked. After two hours of reading, someone offers you either a brand new 911 carrera or a 356...chances are you'll choose the "old one".

Elevates the reader to near expert level
I've owned 356s for years. Jim Schrager's book told me things that I needed to know and didn't before I read this. The book contains useful, real world information without the fluff of a coffee table book. This is a must read for all new and soon to be new 356 owners. Particularly useful were the nut and bolt nuggets that come from years of owning all models of 356s. The only other way to get this information is years of pain.

Read this before you buy!
I recently purchased a '67 912, satisfying my mid-life crisis for a Porsche. I researched several books to get the information needed to make an intelligent buy. I wish there was a book like this one for the 912. If you are considering a 356, this is the source book for you. Valuable information is provided on spotting problem cars and tips on what to examine. I especially like the information on ... cars as I have spotted may of the same frauds. I am close to getting a 356 and have targeted two and want to use the information this book provided. Porsche freaks, get this book!