The Reivers Edition……. Let the restoration begin.
January 18, 2017The Reivers Edition
Off to the bodyshop for some restoration/preservation. Perhaps the most original RHD 356 we have seen. 2 owners since it was 7 years old (believed 3 in total). Never been driven on the road outside South Africa. A genuine 98K miles. All original panels with matching numbers as you can see on the images below we had to do a bit of detective work to ascertain the originality of the panels be scraping off the paint where the original stamping should be & to our delight all the body panels are original.
These are stamped into the metal and located on the inside of both doors under the door cards, inside the engine lid under the grill,the bonnet on the n/s hinge, the front floor in the luggage compartment in front of the fuel tank, the rear of the hinge cover panels. There is also a stamped plate on the luggage compartment floor aside the fuel tank and another on the hinge cover panel.
date stamped wheels & sender unit. Not forgetting the matching numbered mechanical parts inc. engine & gearbox.
The numbers under the engine lid grill.
The numbers on the hinge.
O/S Door numbers
N/S Door numbers.
You can see the original coach builders chalk marks below the stamping showing the 669 perhaps this was for ease of recognition as in the image below you can see the doors floating around in the assembly plant?
The vin number on the trunk floor
The vin plate by the side of the fuel tank.
The hinge cover (above)
A very exciting project. We will keep you updated on our news page.
EINE REISE NACH SCHOTTLANDPorsche 356 A Bj. 1959 - sehr guter Zustand, für Rennen aufgebaut!Anzeige gefunden, sofort in das Auto verliebt - Anbieter Border Reivers?? Wo- Schottland?? Also, einen Flug gebucht nach Edinburgh und kurzer Hand auf die Insel geflogen.Ganz idyllisch ein Stück hinter Glasgow an einem See gelegen hat sich die Firma "Border Reivers" versteckt und auf hochwertige Autos spezialisiert.Der Inhaber - Tom Fitzsimmons ist mehr als freundlich uns hilfsbereit und versucht seinen Kunden fast jeden Wunsch von den Augen abzulesen, hat uns spät nachts noch zum Essen ausgeführt und kurz vor Mitternacht nach zurück nach Glasgow gefahren. Wir konnten in einer blitzsauberen Halle das Objekt der Begierde in aller Ruhe inspizieren (und alle anderen Auto's auch noch) und durften danach eine Probefahrt durch die Highlands absolvieren.Sämtliche Sonderwünsche und Umbauten wurden durch Border Reivers noch erledigt und gegen Entgelt wurde der Wagen noch bis vor die Haustüre in Deutschland geliefert. Ein wirklich perfekter und freundlicher Service der nicht selbstverständlich ist.Many thanks Tom, it was great to make business with you!Thomas Eder aus Bayern
Thomas Eder Racing his Porsche at the Nurburgring(Translated below)A TRIP TO SCOTLAND to veiw a 1959 Porsche 356A - Very good condition, built for racing! As per the add, I fell in love with the car which was offered by Border Reivers, So a flight booked flown to Scotland. Quite a bit away from idyllic Glasgow situated on a lake,is where the company "Border Reivers" hides and specializes in high quality cars. The owner - Tom Fitzsimmons is more than friendly to us and very helpful. Caters to his customers every whim. He gave us late night run to Glasgow for a meat, shortly before midnight after back after it. We were in a spotless showroom, full of the objects of desire. He gave us peace to inspect and allowed us to undergo a test drive through the highlands afterwards. We agreed the purchase and some special requests and modifications to be carried out which were done by Border Reivers. We paid for the car and it was delivered to our doorstep in Munich, Germany in a covered transporter. A truly perfect and friendly service which is not self-evident. Many thanks Tom, it was great to do business with you!ThomasEder aus BayernThomas Eder Racing his Porsche at the Nurburgring 