As is often the case, David Morgan’s classic Porsche journey stated with VWs. At the time he came to Karmann Konnection (KK), he was the owner of two Karmann Ghias, a ’68 coupé and a ’71 convertible, but had long desired a stablemate from Stuttgart for them. “I really enjoyed owning and driving the Ghias, but the Porsche itch eventually became too great to resist and so I started scouring the internet for a suitable restoration project,” he explains.
Now, a ‘restoration project’ in Porsche terms can be one of many things, none cheap. And if they ever are, there’s always a reason for it.
Dutch courage
Nevertheless, David eventually found a 356B coupé for sale in Holland in his price bracket. The car had originally been supplied by Brumos Porsche in Jacksonville, Florida, and had only recently been imported back to Europe. Being