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    We love customer emails like this one from Dave DiMaria at Vintage Car Works, "I just got back from Amelia. We had a great event and won the Amelia Award for our class—finishing second in Sports Cars from 1955 to 1959. 
    Click the button for more pictures of Dave's beautiful 356

    Ed Rutherford from Klasse356 in Torrance, California has announced their entry into our "We Can Save Them All" contest.  You can see pictures of his find, as well as other entries on the 356 Registry's forum.  We'll be picking the top three cars at the end of April, so get your entry posted soon! 

    The long Winter here in Ohio has kept us busy finding new parts instead of going on long drives in our Porsches. We've added plenty of new parts to our website for the Spring—including lots of Porsche Classic pieces that are sure to please. Scroll down to see all of our latest products and down at the bottom you can see the 356 that one intrepid restorer has entered into our We Can Save Them All contest—it has a tree growing out of it!

   The Stoddard We Can Save Them All contest has gathered 29 entrants and we've got just a few hours left until the registration cutoff.  Now we're tasked with the difficult task of determining which of these basketcases are the worst—the final polling will start on May 8th on the 356 Registry Forum.  

   The Stoddard We Can Save Them All contest has entered its next phase. Out of the 34 entrants, we narrowed it down to 12 semi-finalists that are being voted on now by the 356 Registry. On May 22, the top four from this group will enter a final showdown to see who wins our $7500 grand prize!  

   The Stoddard We Can Save Them All contest has entered its final phase—out of the 34 entrants, we narrowed it down to 12 semi-finalists that were voted on by the 356 Registry.
    Now, we're in the homestretch. The top four are being voted on right now by the 356 Registry in a final showdown to see who wins our $7500 grand prize!  

    Beautiful cars, excellent weather and a record turnout. We've got coverage of our 28th Annual All-Porsche Car Show and Swap Meet online with hundreds of pictures. It's a great event and we're already planning next year's get together.  

    We have just completed our first batch of painted drum brake wheels for the 356 and they are now in stock! These wheels are made here in United States to modern production standards and they pass DOT standards with modern safety bead seats. 
    The wheels come complete with riveted hubcap clips and they're finished with an excellent powdercoating that is an excellent match to the original satin silver. Our drum brake wheels are available in either 4.5 or 5.5-inch wide versions.  Chrome plated drum brake wheels will be here shortly. 

    We have just completed our first batch of chrome drum brake wheels for the 356 and they are now in stock! These wheels are made here in United States to modern production standards and they pass DOT standards with modern safety bead seats. 
    The wheels come complete with riveted hubcap clips and they're finished with a three-layer chrome finish that is concours quality. Our drum brake wheels are available in either 4.5 or 5.5-inch wide versions.  Silver powdercoated drum brake wheels are also in stock. 

    We have just packed up the first of several shipments of parts for Trevor Gates, the winner of our "We Can Save Them All" contest. He will soon be receiving a pair of our bumpers, as well as a floor pan, battery box and bumper brackets. That shipment and the remainder of the $5000 for sheetmetal will go a long way towards getting his three-piece 356 back in one piece.   
    We will be visiting his project when we are out in California this weekend for the 356 Club's Dana Point Concours. We'll be sure to take pictures of his progress to share with you folks.