Help identifying 356 Pre-A dash, etc

[Flynt]

Hello, all. I'm hoping somebody can help me identify what I have here.

I got these parts off the PCA site from a gentleman up in Ventura, CA. He had everything in his '56 356, which his (ex)wife crashed. He hauled the damaged car around for years, through a couple different relocations, and finally decided to pull all the dash parts out and get rid of the rest of the car. He hoped to use the parts in a future build, which never happened. He'd been hauling this stuff around for 44 years!

I'm a Porsche fanatic and parts hoarder. Sometimes I buy and sell to sustain the habit.. I jumped on this stuff because I'd never seen a dash like this, with the rallye clock and signal-seeking radio. Initially I intended to sell or trade for something I can use - I don't have a 356 yet. I've changed my mind, and I have to hold onto this stuff. Cool story, very nice seller, and it's all out of the same car.. It has to stay together.

Short story long, I can't find photos of anything that matches what I've got. Could this be out of a factory rally car or something? The clock in the ashtray spot appears to be factory-stamped. Clock is a Veigel with convex glass, and a twist knob coming out of it. Radio is a signal-seeking Becker Mexico - The only similar ones I've found have been for a Merc 300SL. Stamps on all gauges are mid-55. I also have misc. knobs and bezels, gauge visors.

I'm going to build a shadowbox for this stuff and hang it in the garage until I can build a 356 pre-A replica.. or come across a car at my price point (ha!)
Any help is appreciated.

[Flynt]

Posted on Samba as well. Just in case anybody needs that info in the future and doesn't know about that site - Got lots of info thanks to a couple nice dudes.
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