Received the Kardex for our 1960 Porsche 356 T5 Super 90 today. It is reportedly a scan of the origin factory Kardex card, done for the Porsche factory for historical archiving reasons. It did not reveal much that we didn’t already know. Was really hoping for a sunroof mention. It is interesting to see how Porsche documented its cars though.
The key bit of new info was the dealer. This car apparently was brought into the United States by way of Hoffman Motors in New York.
The Kardex should not be confused with a couple other historical documents of interest.
- Porsche Production Specifications Form: formerly know as the Certificate of Authenticity (CoA). This used to include engine and transmission number. Now Porsche will only include this information by way of confirming what you give them. Meaning if you have an engine and transmission number to provide them, they will confirm if it’s correct. If not, they will not disclose what would be correct.
- Reutter Certificate of Production: This is the specifications for what Reutter, the coach builder, provided to Porsche. No engine or transmission included as it wasn’t part of the car at this stage. Does give paint, interior, trim, and possibly options information.
