About 356 Carburetor Rescue

Once an award-winning lapidary artist, Jim now lives in Sedona, Arizona. Bought his first Porsche, a '65 911, from his brother in the '70s, then added a '65 912, and the '61 Roadster in the photo was purchased in 1993. He has had at least one Porsche in the garage ever since, as well as a few VWs.

Each was a learning experience in the restoration process, with the Roadster being a ground-up, mostly in-house, restoration. The Roadster also led to membership in the 356 Registry, and to stepping forward to Chairman the 2009 West Coast Holiday.

Through his experiences with these cars, Jim learned that carburetors were an important issue. Problems that could not be dealt with through a simple rebuild caused major headaches. Problems that were not resolved in having carburetors remanufactured by other reputable people sent Jim deeper into the how's and why's of the Solex 40PII-4. Together with John Jenkins, pooling resources and talent, they formed 356 Carburetor Rescue. Jim's artistic attention to detail helps ensure that your carburetors will meet the standards promised, while his technical knowledge will help them stay that way.

Drove a VW Bug during the later years of college. San Diego had lots of 356's then and they seemed to take great pleasure in passing a Bug, and he took equal pleasure in looking at them. In 1972, before the ink dried on his college diploma, he bought a '65 356C, and has driven 356's since.

John was taught that general maintenance is part of owning a car, so rebuilding Zeniths was a natural evolution. He has always enjoyed the challenge of trying to return them to their original performance and looks. Over the years, John has lived in several other places, but always with his 356, and has remained active with the 356 Registry throughout.

A co-founder of 356 Carburetor Rescue, John now independently restores Bosch distributors for early Porsches and has begun restoring Triumph motorcycles. All distributors are checked on a Sun Distributor Machine. John can be reached directly for distributor work.

Candace will be the first to tell you that she is the one who got Jim into the four-cylinder Porsche. This little red Roadster was her first experience with the 356, brand new, out of the showroom, the fall of 1959! That's Mom in the passenger seat, Candace isn't THAT old regardless of what she may say. The A is her favorite, although she'll settle for driving the B Roadster when she has to, sigh.

She co-chaired the 2009 West Coast Holiday with Jim, and is the voice on the phone when you call. Besides doing the shipping and billing, she can give some technical assistance, and when necessary steps in to do disassembly and evaluations. She can answer many of your questions when you call, letting Jim stay focused on his machine work in the shop.