It all started out innocently enough. I had always liked the Karmann Ghia and thought maybe one day I would be able to pick one up. When I started tentatively looking, I became really interested in the KG convertible. Over about the next six months I looked and looked for a KG 'vert that would suit my needs. One day while checking out TheSamba.com I came across someone wanting to trade a Porsche 356 for a beetle. Intrigued and having the '59 available for a possible trade, I took a look. Lo and behold - it was a giant piece of **** ! but, at that moment, I knew I was headed in a new direction with VW's. Being basically a similiar car and designed by the same person, and having done a successful restoration on the '59, I felt that I would be able to effect a restoration on a 356. Beginning in November 2003 I purchased two 356 coupes at a reasonable price from a fellow in Indiana. We took a Sunday off and went and got them - a relatively uneventfull ride. The story to the left begins with these two cars. More to be added as the story develops ( which it will...! )