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356 Literature Zentrale

Welcome to the 356 Literature Zentrale

Literature Zentrale, or Literature Central, is the 356 Registry archive of digitized original documents about the 356, and related Porsche products and services from the 356 era. The documents are organized in 4 categories, shown below, and each link launches a page full of descriptions and PDF links to view and download scanned material.

It is our intent to share as many 356 era official documents as possible to benefit our members.

We are pleased to have been able to coordinate this effort which we hope will be an invaluable resource of 356 Porsche information for all members of the 356 Registry to use and enjoy. To learn more about this project, click this link for a Letter from Trustee Jim Wayman.

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Marketing Documents pertain to literature intended draw attention to the Porsche marque to create demand for vehicle ownership.

Sales Documents were items intended to be tools directly involved in the purchase of Porsche 356 automobiles and were used/distributed primarily by Porsche dealers.

Service Documents were originally intended to be used in service and parts departments at Porsche dealerships during and after the 356 era.

Owner Documents were those publications originally delivered with each new 356 at Porsche dealerships, distributors or the Porsche factory.

Marketing Documents

Catalogs and Brochures
Non-Automobile Catalogs
Promotional Posters
Press Releases/Kits
Vacation/Tourist Delivery Items

Sales Documents

Dealer Directories
Car Price Lists
Accessories Price Lists prior to 1956
Accessories Price Lists after 1956
Accessory Catalogs & Brochures
Promotional Items
Individual Accessories Brochures
Color Selection Materials
Hoffman Motors Memorabilia
Factory Showroom Materials

Service Documents

Workshop Manuals
Factory Parts Catalogs
Factory Tool Catalogs
Manufacturer's Service Documents
Porsche Service Bulletins
Porsche Service Posters
Pre-Delivery Checklists

Owner Documents

Driver's Manuals and Supplements
Body Care Documents
Warranty Booklets
Driver’s Manual Folders
Accessory Booklets

The links above without underlines are not yet functional. The underlined links are active and will take you to what we currently have available for viewing. Rest assured, none of these areas is complete and should all be considered works in progress. Please check back periodically to view our progress, which will also be reported in the monthly 356 Connection e-update.

Acknowledgments

We are grateful to the small committee that is scanning, touching up, and assembling documents and creating web pages. Those individuals are: Michael Branning, Fred Eiden, Craig Geiger, Brett Johnson, Lori Schutz and Jim Wayman. We are also grateful to members past and present who have been very generous providing original literature for scanning (or scans) as well as images for presentation. These include Jim Alton, Peter Bartelli, Charles Bennet, Rudy Bernhard, Michael Branning, Harry Burnstine, Curt Dansby, Jules Dielen, Andreas Dreher, Tom Drummond, Guido Eickholz, Albert Häfner, Spencer Harris, Victor Ingram, Brett Johnson, Tom Kaiser, Joris Koning, Tim Kuser, Robert Laepple, Mark Merz, Cem Ozbey, Michael Parsch, John Parsley, Jim Perrin, Fred W. (Bill) Rauskolb, Bill Romano, Maurizio Santini, Tony Singer, Vic Skirmants, Stu Stout, Jim Wayman and Don Zingg.

We are actively seeking additional items and this part of the project is being coordinated by Jim Wayman. If you have items that you think might be of interest, Jim can provide you with additional details about submission of materials.

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