1960 Porsche 356 Carrera GS / GT Coupe

Chassis 13052 was ordered in January 1960 by Ludwig Biendl through the Mahag Porsche Dealership in Munich, Germany. Ludwig Blendi ran a race/repair shop in Munich and was an accomplished racing driver as well as a highly-skilled mechanic. Blendi raced Porsches from the mid-1960s through the early 1960s. He competed at numerous race tracks and hill climbs throughout Europe including : the Mille Miglia, Avus, Nurburgring, Solitude and Spa.

Reutter factory records show that chassis 13052 was ordered as a completely assembled chassis with an interior set up for the Carrera engine, it had an aluminum front hood, an aluminum louvered rear deck lid, extra transaxle mounts, Speedster seats and was painted Ruby Red. Blendi provided his own drive train using Carrera engine #95051. He raced #13052 during and after repairs and modifications were being made to his other race car #12306, a 1957 Carrera Speedster. Race records show that Blendi raced through 1963.

In 1964 an American named Gary Walker purchased #13052 while he was stationed in Germany. Walker sent the car to the Porsche factory in 1965 for major service work. Upon his return to the United States, Walker had the car serviced by Jacques LeFriant at Scott's Porsche in National City, California. In 1991 the car was purchased from Walker by Tokyo Yoshida at which time it was completely restored to original specifications by Bill Perrone in California. After restoration, the car was sent to Japan where it remained until 2008. The #13052 returned to the U.S. in 2008 and it was bought by Francisco (Pancho) Guzman Glraud, the most important collector of Porsche 356 in Mexico City. Pancho has raced 13052, several times at Laguna Seca, and at the Colorado speed festival. 2018 was his 3rd participation at the Rennsport Reunion.

Details
- T5 Carrera chassis with 5-digit replacement serial number
- 692/3 four cam engine #95051 rebuilt by Jacques LeFriant
- 741 transaxle with racing ratios: 1B-2A-3E-4A
- Special triple front transaxle mounts
- Front-mounted Carrera oil coolers
- 12-volt electrical system
- GT 60mm brakes with vented backing plates
- Five GT steel/alloy wheels
- Original body and chassis
- Never any rust or major accidents
- Original floor pans, longitudinal members
- Aluminum front hood
- Aluminum louvered rear deck lid
- Bumper delete, rear bumper strip attached directly to body as raced by Blendi
- Speedster seats
- Carrera instruments
- LL wood steering wheel
- All detachable components (pedals, suspension mounts, brackets, etc) have been race-lightened.