Concours Corner

DER’s favorite “barn car” wins at Parade Concours

by David Getchell

Tom and Holly McKenney came home to Maine from the Milwaukee PCA Parade with a truly memorable trinket—a first-place concours trophy.

Maine Rules Milwaukee: Time-warp DER Cab wins Preservation 356 Division at Parade

Their 1959 356A Cabriolet garnered top honors in the hotly contested Preservation Class. The original owner stored the car from 1968 until last summer. It emerged in condition that reflects loving care, with a lovely patina from 40-some thousand miles. “There’s even masking tape under the bumpers that the factory used to protect the paintwork during assembly,” says Tom.

At the concours prep lot, people kept stopping by to check out the car. They’d ask questions like, You sure that’s the original paint, the body’s REALLY never been apart?

Tom recalls, “They’d want to look at certain areas to see how Porsche did things way back when. They’d ask to look at some obscure fastener up by the spare tire, just to guide their own restorations or whatever. It was hard to get work done!” Rumors spread about the car’s time-warp condition, and soon, even the 356 gurus came seeking pointers. Thanks to DER’s Don Michaud and Duncan Smith for their assistance with the winning prep.

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