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man,there's so much misinformation being doled out i had to chime in............the car is an original 56 body/chassis matching car............ed did build a vw powered 63ish bodied 356 "rat" car..................it was crap and ed built it that way..........the sinner was a 56 356a that rested in the old emory jyard...........ed saved it after it had become a parts car...........he saved a piece of history from certain death............or zombied it............or are all restored cars then zombies or phantoms?

no shellac finish but a very light vegetable oil........the whole underside was por-15 painted on a rotisserie after the floors/longitudinals etc were replaced,only the interior and outer skin were left bare...........the rear window is bone stock,rubber is original and cracked though

in my silly personal opinion this car/idea transcends being just a car but rather a dinosaur like art piece................me personally,i would never attempt to drive it..........but i am a pessimist,i didnt buy it to drive it...........i bought it because it said so much to me as an art piece,what ed did was amazing and it happened in amazing time........i dont think 356a cars this early wont end up restored in todays market/world...........nobody in the future will know what a 356 is supposed to look like after yrs in the elements,not that this old boy is stock.........in my opinion if you cant see the beauty in this car then you are truly blind

i buy really early motorcycle parts and bikes now..............the stuff i buy makes cars like the sinner look "restored"...............i love challenges and i love history even more