Go back a couple of decades,
and Porsche only offered two
things: sports cars and race
cars. Any tinkering with their proven
formula was cause for alarm.
One year that sounded that alarm
is 1965. After more than a decade
and a half of evolution, the 356—
the basis of pretty much every street
car to…
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Good article, but you should have also added the Carrera version. two liter ohc vs two liter ohc.. I guess if you already like the 356 pushrod better it's moot, but it would have made for a more exciting comparison.
I can remember a time when us 356 owners would show up at a Porsche event and the 911 guys wouldn't even talk to us. How times have changed.