Gallery: These Are the Porsches That Started It All

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    This year's Quail car show included "Iconic Pre-1965 Porsches" as one of its special classes.
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    In 1959, Porsche wrapped up the 356A series. This Sunroof Coupe came out of the factory with a rare bench seat and chrome wheels, and was fully restored earlier this year.
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    On the left is the 1959 Porsche 356A Cabriolet, which has spent most of its life in Southern California and just had its interior and mechanicals redone.
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    The 356A represented the first serious refinement of the model.
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    It came with an upgraded 75-horsepower 1600 Super engine.
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    This 1963 356B Cabriolet was produced the year Porsche first showed off the 911.
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    It looks just the way it did when it rolled off the factory floor 52 years ago, and has had just two owners.
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    Not all of these cars spent their lives in humidity-controlled garages. Last year, Renée Brinkerhoff took her 1965 356A to La Carrera Panamericana, a 2,000-mile rally race through Mexico.
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    After stripping down the old 356 and rebuilding it for racing, the 57-year-old Brinkerhoff [took first in her class](http://archive.9news.com/shows/weekends/366079/0/Colorado-woman-makes-history-at-famous-Mexican-road-race?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Cbc%7Clarge), despite a mid-race crash.
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    On the left is the 1964 356C Cabriolet, the last iteration of the model and the most impressive in mechanical terms.
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    This car was built in January 1964 and was fully restored just in time for presentation at this year's Quail.
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