I’m honestly amazed that this Porsche 356 isn’t already bid up even higher than $17k! We’ve featured rusty P-Cars in the past that went for considerably more than $17k. Perhaps the bubble has popped or maybe this car just isn’t as desirable as the others we’ve featured? It is a 356C after all, plus the brown primer really makes the car look more rusty than it really is. It obviously needs a lot of work, but it doesn’t appear to have any serious rust and is numbers matching! So do you think bidding for this Porsche is going to sky rocket or hold where it’s at? You can keep an eye on it here on eBay in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

As you can see, this Porsche has been gutted out already, but the seller still has all the parts that were removed. The floors clearly rust, but I don’t see any big holes or any sunlight, of course it’s hard to say what could be hiding under the floor mats. I always hate to see rubber mats on untreated metal, as it creates the perfect environment for rust. With any luck, the floors only have the one hole the seller mentions in their ad.

Like the interior, the engine has already been removed from the car. The seller claims to have already gone through it and that it has good compression and oil pressure. Given the similarities to the VW Beetle engine, this one should be easy to get running again! Supposedly, the transmission shifts in and out of gears nicely, so with any luck you will be able to drop the engine in and go.

I would love to see this 356 once it’s been given a good bath. I have a feeling the paint wouldn’t look to bad, other than the primer spots that is. Personally, I would be tempted to fix the rust in the passenger side floor, reinstall the interior, go through the engine to make sure it is ready to run, install the engine, then I’d put all the glass back in and start driving it looking ratty and ugly. There is just something about rough and ugly 356s that I find amusing! How about you though? Do you think this one deserves a proper restoration?