Porsche only introduced the 356C when the 911 was just about to hit the market in 1964, upgrading the old model with such extras as unassisted disc brakes all around, as well as an option of the most powerful pushrod engine Porsche had ever produced, the 95 hp "SC."

Devon's 1965 356 is not an SC. Instead, it's a numbers-matching father and son project that started out as a rusty yellow 356C a few years back. Since then, its engine has been rebuilt and bored to 1780cc by a Hungarian mechanic, allowing the flat-four to produce a whopping 73 horsepower, at least. As you can tell, it's also painted black now, but the factory four-speed and the 6V electric system have been retained, just like all the rest of the stock components.

356s were built like Beetles, only better, which means a tiny engine like this 73 horsepower unit could potentially propel this roughly 1800 lb car until there's a million miles on the clock. And when it all fails, removing the engine for a major overhaul will only take about nine minutes. That's German engineering, right there.

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