Keith Martin on Collecting Porsche “featuring Jim Schrager” is yet another book which doesn’t seem to fit a particular niche. In part a collection of reviews on cars, which have gone across the auction block. Not only do you get the serial number but you get a learned opinion about why the car pulled what it did or didn’t. Sometimes the comments are beyond funny. In referring to a rusted 356B coupe, Jim (I think) comments “A tribute to the optimism of the human spirit. Possibly restorable by a highly skilled body man who charges off his own time at $1 per hour. Otherwise a hopeless mess.” In part commentary on why a model commands its relative price. Covered in detail are an America Roadster, PreA cabriolet, an outlaw on a VW chassis masquerading as a Porsche, Speedster, 356A cabriolets, 356B roadster, the ex Ferry Porsche T5/T6 Carrera cabriolet prototype, C Carrera 2 GS/GT, 356C cope. Chapter 3 covers restoration, specifically from a value added/deeply upside down when done point of view; buy a C not a B, importance of door fit, where/when to spend more, upgrades & modifying a 356.
Not the first book you should buy, but a must read, along with Jim’s Buying, Driving & Enjoying the Porsche 356 (which may well be the first book you should buy), if you are buying or selling a 356 – particularly if you plan on the auction route. Entirely in color and at the astoundingly low price of $19.95 list, it’s more of a why not buy. About one third of the 108 pages are devoted to the 356.
