Replicating an Porsche Berlin-Rome Coupe

[KentCaveny]

I'm an experienced panel beater with 2 English wheels, several stumps, a shear, press brake, bead roller and several roll-around tool chests full of hand tools.

I am proficient at gas and TIG welding of steel and aluminum and have a 200 amp ESAB square wave TIG machine as well as MIG and gas welding equipment.

I'm developing a body buck to replicate a Porsche Berlin-Rome Coupe (T64 or 60K10) and have written several articles about the car in the Porsche 356 Registry Magazine. The original cars were built on prototype VW chassis using a modified 24 hp VW motor. I have a VW chassis and 36 hp motor that I will modify and mount the body on. I have taken numerous pictures of the surviving Otto Mathe car (of 3 built) and the replication by PROTOTYP museum using the remaining parts from the 2 missing cars.

I learn a lot by seeing the posts and work of other serious metal men. Therefore, I expect to gain from membership in this site and contribute information that may benefit other members.

Kent Caveny

[crystallographic]

Originally Posted by KentCaveny

I'm an experienced panel beater with 2 English wheels, several stumps, a shear, press brake, bead roller and several roll-around tool chests full of hand tools.

I am proficient at gas and TIG welding of steel and aluminum and have a 200 amp ESAB square wave TIG machine as well as MIG and gas welding equipment.

I'm developing a body buck to replicate a Porsche Berlin-Rome Coupe (T64 or 60K10) and have written several articles about the car in the Porsche 356 Registry Magazine. The original cars were built on prototype VW chassis using a modified 24 hp VW motor. I have a VW chassis and 36 hp motor that I will modify and mount the body on. I have taken numerous pictures of the surviving Otto Mathe car (of 3 built) and the replication by PROTOTYP museum using the remaining parts from the 2 missing cars.

I learn a lot by seeing the posts and work of other serious metal men. Therefore, I expect to gain from membership in this site and contribute information that may benefit other members.

Kent Caveny

Excellent.
Welcome!

[neilb]

hi kent, you may want to chat with jeffry on this site i think he would be a big help!

he will probably see this thread at some point as its right up his street so to speak

[Jere]

Hello Kent and welcome to the forum.

Jere

[JimRussell]

Hi Mark,

(but done Outlaw style as I've done too many nuts&bolts restorations in my own lifetime)

I have heard that a lot from restorers. They say when they restore a vehicle it's for someone else's enjoyment. When the build a vehicle it's for them to enjoy.

[Blechpatscher]

I always thought that the one in the PROTOTYP museum was an original previously owned by Otto Mathé, but I might be wrong and have never seen it in person.
The Porsche museum is displaying a replica, built by Karosseriebau Drescher:
http://www.karosseriebau-drescher.de/porsche-typ-64
When the body is lent to some other location, the buck is displayed instead, though that's also something I haven't seen yet.

I'm really looking forward to your build, please keep us updated with lots of photos.

[longyard]

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