I made a dual runner boxer out of 1980s subaru parts...135hp.3 main bearing, dual port etc. machined heads. I remember the hillclimbing just turned the engine into a giant bellowing carburator as a singular noise of contentment no other engine could do.. no change in rpm, a torque meter would be 3 times higher than the horsepower. The boxer 4 is famous for this: the self balance digs into the work, not away from it. You will save fuel at 90mph, and not at 45mph. I wished he could drive around more. Nice machine..beautiful common sense to me.
Them short ratio gears are a beautiful thing. Reminds me of my old supercharged mini, had close ratios, so even when changing the rpm difference wasnt massive
You can blame noise regs for a lot of the issues with modern gear ratios. In a lot of cases the manufacturers choose the gear ratios to reduce noise at the specific speeds the noise tests are run at, not performance.
Currently have a supercharged mini. Can confirm the gear ratios are excellent. Quite short and no need to rev to redline since it has so much midrange power
But shouldn't the rpm difference be as much as possible (I mean as much that the rpm are not too low for the gear, but low enough so you can get as much power as possible out of each gear)?
@@simonvacuum It's not that easy, you want to keep the engine in the powerband. Modified naturally aspirated engines like this one make power only in the upper rev ranges, thus they need to be kept there in order to accelerate quickly
What an incredible machine. Another friendly reminder to the car masses, that HP doesn't dictate fun. While the power-to-weight in this car is likely outrageous, a lot of modern car fans would hear that HP number and just scoff.
When I hear 185hp, I think “what’s it in?” A light car is fun for in a whole different way. I have a stock ‘87 MR2 and a very modified supercharged Honda Prelude. The Prelude makes 264whp and the MR2 makes 112, and the Prelude is faster but the MR2 has an edge of lightness that isn’t there in its garage mate. Lightness is a very real thing and the best kind is baked into the cake itself. The MR2 weighs 2250lbs in stock form.
@@UncleTravelingMatt2 That lightness is something I've been missing lately. All of my "fun" cars have been light little cars, and I recently switched over to a larger car so I can also fit my son who isn't born just yet. The ATS-V I bought is ungodly fast with 500hp at the wheels, but it just doesn't feel light on its toes in the way that I dearly miss. I am pretty well set on selling it and getting a Miata despite the greatness of the car. It has the BMW formula of mathematical greatness rather than emotional greatness.
I have a 70 hp VW beetle which is absolutely fun as hell to drive. Never thought I would love it so much, but with the twin Weber 40 carbs on it it’s really quite responsive and sounds great
Everybody just fawns over brochures now. 0-60 (with rollout lol) times, Nurburgring times, things they’ll never be able to approach or put into practice.
Exactly. I'm a huge Corvair fan, and those things are quick because they only weigh ~2500 lbs stock. The 140, 150, and 180hp versions are more than enough to push that weight. Mine only has ~80hp though (it's an early 700 model) but it's about ~2400 lbs. I intend to add a few more horses if I can. The independent suspension all around, excellent weight balance, RWD, and low center of gravity make them handle way better than other American cars of the same period.
this offers a more fun driving experience than most supercars, he went full throttle through 3 gears and wasn't even that much over the speed limit. and that sound omg.
You often say in your title "the ….. you need to drive" But how am i supposed to get in contact of cars like these let alone drive? 😥 Your videos are the closest thing besides video games. So thank you for driving these awesome cars and taking us with you!
As a 30+ year Porsche owner, restorer, and driver, and former Formula Ford racer, I see two very important things here. #1... YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A 356 SERIES PORSCHE!!! Thank you for always keeping the revs up where they belong! #2... it's obvious that Emory did the car RIGHT! I could tell by your vehicle placement and the lack of 'squireliness' in the car, that the setup on the car is spot on. The 901 gearbox is perfect in this car, and someone gave the gear selection a lot of thought. (I didn't hear if you said it, does the gearbox have a ZF limited slip differential)? The brakes... that's the early Carrera 2 disk brake setup. The car only needs one thing to attain perfection: A BURSCH exhaust system. NOW... if I could only have one of my Speedsters back!! (Talk about 20/20 hindsight. I sold my late '57 Speedster in '73 for $2,800.00. That car, in the condition I sold it... $2,800,000.00 today.
You know Tedward is a true car enthusiast when he's driving one of the coolest sports cars ever and is still able to appreciate, "Now THERE'S a spicy Beetle!"
That’s it, that’s the drive I crave! The sound, the way it surges to the red-line, the tightness and precision, the small size and the light weight. This brought me joy too just watching the video - thanks!
I don't know how many times I've watched this video, but it reaffirms my love of air-cooled Porsches. When you let it stretch it's legs in 3rd gear, it sounds glorious. The symphony type anger that it flows via the exhaust is the best music for a P-Car lover such as myself.
I think it's a beautiful car, it has that classic look that I like. The interior it's simple and functional, just the controls you need, not that fancy screens the modern cars have. It's a beautiful car, light and small. It must be a very fun car to drive
What a beautiful character oozing vehicle. That rorty urgent engine note combined with the cars delicious looks and that planted but supple chassis make it a fantasy drive for me. Thanks for this fantastic video.
Gorgeous car, with timeless lines. But it's almost as if this 'outlaw' reincarnation is what these cars needed to maintain their peak desirability. It elevates the 356 above other choices from that era. Great review- thanks!
Interesting to hear the story of how Emory’s firm came to be when debuting their cars at Porsche shows. Love his detailed work and you showcasing it like the masterpiece she is!❤
That sounds incredible! Sometimes I think we don’t actually need more and more power in newer cars, just shorter gears would make driving so much more engaging.
That's cool that you like it. I never got into muscle cars myself, I am strictly a vintage vw and porsche guy. What's your favorite muscle car? And what got you into them?
One of the most gorgeous cars I've ever seen! I only just got my first car (manual peugeot) and I find it funny seeing how smoothly you drive these old cars while I still jolt around in my 2014 car lol. Awesome video, cheers for sharing this experience with us :)
Definitely a beautiful Porsche, I believe that rod said that it's 220hp and the motor was built by fat performance which is Ron Flemming the man who invented California style, he's a air-cooled vw guy and builds some of the best motors , and of course Rod is absolutely awesome, and it wasn't the Emory family that started calling them outlaws it was the Porsche community that called the Emorys outlaws and the name stuck to the style
THANK YOU for taking us along. That is such a great little car. I love my Classic Porsche Roadster. It is so much fun to drive. But that little 356 is stunning. And I love ❤️ the interior as well. French Kiss 💋 muah!
That power to weight is insane man, I saw a 356 A outlaw at Porsche Colorado Springs 215 hp and 2000 pounds same power to weight as a Cheyenne turbo gt
Great video! What a cool car. Recognize some of those roads too. Used to live outside of Boston and took my Ducati along some of those out by the reservoir.
Wow! I mean outside it looks good, but what a dashboard! 🫠 And the noises... up to 5k it sounds like a well fed Beetle, but northwards of 5k it sounds like the Hulk-version of a Beetle! (at least in my headphones😎)
The noises this thing makes are amazing
It is not a noise, it"s music
You should hear ME after Taco Bell!
You can get them from an early Beetle as well.
One would even dare to say that they are beautiful noises
I made a dual runner boxer out of 1980s subaru parts...135hp.3 main bearing, dual port etc. machined heads. I remember the hillclimbing just turned the engine into a giant bellowing carburator as a singular noise of contentment no other engine could do.. no change in rpm, a torque meter would be 3 times higher than the horsepower. The boxer 4 is famous for this: the self balance digs into the work, not away from it. You will save fuel at 90mph, and not at 45mph. I wished he could drive around more. Nice machine..beautiful common sense to me.
Them short ratio gears are a beautiful thing. Reminds me of my old supercharged mini, had close ratios, so even when changing the rpm difference wasnt massive
i was a bit confused for a second by the intro, sounded like three 2nd gear shifts in a row haha
You can blame noise regs for a lot of the issues with modern gear ratios.
In a lot of cases the manufacturers choose the gear ratios to reduce noise at the specific speeds the noise tests are run at, not performance.
Currently have a supercharged mini. Can confirm the gear ratios are excellent. Quite short and no need to rev to redline since it has so much midrange power
But shouldn't the rpm difference be as much as possible (I mean as much that the rpm are not too low for the gear, but low enough so you can get as much power as possible out of each gear)?
@@simonvacuum It's not that easy, you want to keep the engine in the powerband. Modified naturally aspirated engines like this one make power only in the upper rev ranges, thus they need to be kept there in order to accelerate quickly
What an incredible machine.
Another friendly reminder to the car masses, that HP doesn't dictate fun. While the power-to-weight in this car is likely outrageous, a lot of modern car fans would hear that HP number and just scoff.
When I hear 185hp, I think “what’s it in?” A light car is fun for in a whole different way. I have a stock ‘87 MR2 and a very modified supercharged Honda Prelude. The Prelude makes 264whp and the MR2 makes 112, and the Prelude is faster but the MR2 has an edge of lightness that isn’t there in its garage mate. Lightness is a very real thing and the best kind is baked into the cake itself. The MR2 weighs 2250lbs in stock form.
@@UncleTravelingMatt2 That lightness is something I've been missing lately. All of my "fun" cars have been light little cars, and I recently switched over to a larger car so I can also fit my son who isn't born just yet. The ATS-V I bought is ungodly fast with 500hp at the wheels, but it just doesn't feel light on its toes in the way that I dearly miss. I am pretty well set on selling it and getting a Miata despite the greatness of the car. It has the BMW formula of mathematical greatness rather than emotional greatness.
I have a 70 hp VW beetle which is absolutely fun as hell to drive. Never thought I would love it so much, but with the twin Weber 40 carbs on it it’s really quite responsive and sounds great
Everybody just fawns over brochures now. 0-60 (with rollout lol) times, Nurburgring times, things they’ll never be able to approach or put into practice.
Exactly. I'm a huge Corvair fan, and those things are quick because they only weigh ~2500 lbs stock. The 140, 150, and 180hp versions are more than enough to push that weight. Mine only has ~80hp though (it's an early 700 model) but it's about ~2400 lbs. I intend to add a few more horses if I can. The independent suspension all around, excellent weight balance, RWD, and low center of gravity make them handle way better than other American cars of the same period.
You can keep your hypercars, your super cars, your luxury cars, I want this. This is a car for driving!
Amen! I'd walk right past the most hyper car in the world if this sexy hot rod was near.
185hp in that tiny thing. Wow.
Those wheels are wonderful. Love the green in the interior too!
The interior was unreal
@@TedwardDrivesand you wore the perfect long sleeve to match it
That flat 4 sounds absolutely amazing! Emory truly knows how to make a vehicle
The motor was built by Fat Performance which is actually a air-cooled vw engine builder and the guy who created what's known as California style
this offers a more fun driving experience than most supercars, he went full throttle through 3 gears and wasn't even that much over the speed limit. and that sound omg.
That's not a car, it's a work of art.
You often say in your title "the ….. you need to drive" But how am i supposed to get in contact of cars like these let alone drive? 😥 Your videos are the closest thing besides video games. So thank you for driving these awesome cars and taking us with you!
Thats why this one is need to hear. I never thought I'd drive an Emory lol
He just another out of touch rich guy.
My friend had a 356 with about 90 hp and that thing was quick, can't imagine how crazy this one is. Very cool!
As a 30+ year Porsche owner, restorer, and driver, and former Formula Ford racer, I see two very important things here. #1... YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A 356 SERIES PORSCHE!!! Thank you for always keeping the revs up where they belong! #2... it's obvious that Emory did the car RIGHT! I could tell by your vehicle placement and the lack of 'squireliness' in the car, that the setup on the car is spot on. The 901 gearbox is perfect in this car, and someone gave the gear selection a lot of thought. (I didn't hear if you said it, does the gearbox have a ZF limited slip differential)? The brakes... that's the early Carrera 2 disk brake setup. The car only needs one thing to attain perfection: A BURSCH exhaust system. NOW... if I could only have one of my Speedsters back!! (Talk about 20/20 hindsight. I sold my late '57 Speedster in '73 for $2,800.00. That car, in the condition I sold it... $2,800,000.00 today.
You know Tedward is a true car enthusiast when he's driving one of the coolest sports cars ever and is still able to appreciate, "Now THERE'S a spicy Beetle!"
That’s it, that’s the drive I crave! The sound, the way it surges to the red-line, the tightness and precision, the small size and the light weight. This brought me joy too just watching the video - thanks!
Came back to watch this video again a year later. This thing is absolutely mesmerizing
That little history lesson at the start was off the charts cool, love It!
That's the best 4 cylinder sound I've ever heard, sounds like a v8
absolutely LOVE that vintage green interior! Porsche, is still my favorite car.
I don't know how many times I've watched this video, but it reaffirms my love of air-cooled Porsches.
When you let it stretch it's legs in 3rd gear, it sounds glorious. The symphony type anger that it flows via the exhaust is the best music for a P-Car lover such as myself.
So cool! Love the short gears. Would be such a hoot to toss around slow speed backroads!
Like the green/black coordination. The mechanicals and outline speak for themselve’s, in awesomeness.
I think, out of all the cars you've driven, I would take this one. It is so beautiful. And it seems like pure joy to drive.
That opening clip got me feeling some type of way. Breathtaking car. So glad you got to share it with us!! ❤
Watching this in school is the best
The sound that 4 cilynder makes, is just insane! It gave me goose bumps all over!
This must be the best looking and best sounding car ever!
There are only a few cars I truly can say are beautiful, and this is definitely one of them, cheers for driving this gorgeousness
One look and one listen and I'm already 100% sure this is the best car ever.
Man, the flywheel in this is amazing!
Man every time you hit 2nd gear, the car's like "Okay let's go boy"
I think it's a beautiful car, it has that classic look that I like. The interior it's simple and functional, just the controls you need, not that fancy screens the modern cars have. It's a beautiful car, light and small. It must be a very fun car to drive
What a beautiful character oozing vehicle. That rorty urgent engine note combined with the cars delicious looks and that planted but supple chassis make it a fantasy drive for me. Thanks for this fantastic video.
This thing is so cool. Its so quintessentially a gentleman racer's car.
Gorgeous car, with timeless lines.
But it's almost as if this 'outlaw' reincarnation is what these cars needed to maintain their peak desirability. It elevates the 356 above other choices from that era.
Great review- thanks!
It still maintains a 911ish sound despite being a 4 cylinder somehow which is amazing!
Interesting to hear the story of how Emory’s firm came to be when debuting their cars at Porsche shows. Love his detailed work and you showcasing it like the masterpiece she is!❤
Absolutely stunning. That sound is otherworldly.
So cool!
That sounds incredible! Sometimes I think we don’t actually need more and more power in newer cars, just shorter gears would make driving so much more engaging.
That is a pretty damn special specimen. Love it
I'm into muscle cars, but this is frigging beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
That's cool that you like it. I never got into muscle cars myself, I am strictly a vintage vw and porsche guy. What's your favorite muscle car? And what got you into them?
One of my dream cars. Cheers From Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
‘58! That’s freakin awesome. Also, adorable as heck!
One of the most gorgeous cars I've ever seen!
I only just got my first car (manual peugeot) and I find it funny seeing how smoothly you drive these old cars while I still jolt around in my 2014 car lol. Awesome video, cheers for sharing this experience with us :)
To think, all you have to do to make a Ferrari fit the description of an outlaw is to pick the wrong airfreshener
Lol!
What a visceral delight to watch, lucky you to actually drive! Thanks for sharing.
Best and most wonderful things were produced in 1958. Me included!😎
omg the shifting is orgasmic
A German masterpiece ! The noise of 4 cilinder engine is absolutely fantastic ! Great car !
You were right about needing to hear that. Damn it sounds so nice
Perfect, just perfect. How i wish to have one of these great creations of Emory's.
Hi from the UK. Sounds great and from the driver's view on the video, looks to have great performance.
God I love old restomod ish cars, especially when they are this lightweight and with little power though a kimera evo37 is also great
Literal goosebumps from the noise, the whole time. I need this in my life, maybe I can find a replica of a 356 and make my own or something
I always wanted a 356, now I really, really want one of these. Thanks.
Definitely a beautiful Porsche, I believe that rod said that it's 220hp and the motor was built by fat performance which is Ron Flemming the man who invented California style, he's a air-cooled vw guy and builds some of the best motors , and of course Rod is absolutely awesome, and it wasn't the Emory family that started calling them outlaws it was the Porsche community that called the Emorys outlaws and the name stuck to the style
Saw the insta post and had to immediately drop everything and watch this very special episode!
that thing is stunning, I can feel that torque on the gear changes. so good
A concept that looks and sounds and goes like a dream. Such a delight. Thank you.
What a great sound from a 4 banger! Love the close ratio trans, reminds me of a few close ratio M21-22s I had in the 80s
THANK YOU for taking us along. That is such a great little car. I love my Classic Porsche Roadster. It is so much fun to drive. But that little 356 is stunning. And I love ❤️ the interior as well. French Kiss 💋 muah!
That 356 is a super fast go kart. Raw, carnal, and too much fun.
I love and appreciate the 356, but it was never quite for me. This car TOTALLY changes that. Great driving.
exactly my thoughts
That was fun! Love that sound! Beautiful car.❤😊👍
Strange enough: this is the first Porsche I really like.
Man, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this car. She is so beautiful and bad ass. Wow. Mind is blown!
Beautiful little Porsch! It would be so much fun here in NH.
WoW! What a spectacular 356. Sounds amazing.
Beautiful car, thank you for posting the video. Looks like everyone but me loves the short gearing.
Coolest porche I've seen in a long time
Wow, first gear through fourth are really close. That’s nice that’s a nice Porsche.
A practical piece of automotive art.
That power to weight is insane man, I saw a 356 A outlaw at Porsche Colorado Springs 215 hp and 2000 pounds same power to weight as a Cheyenne turbo gt
Such a beautiful machine! That interior is fantastic!
What a beautiful car. Sounds amazing!
Awesome car. I love the whole ethos of the build.
What a car!! I could drive this all day every day!
Absolutely gorgeous and fantastic Porsche outlaw video
A salute to the fabricator and all those involved 🖤❤
The 356 widow maker! 185 hp quite impressive.
Holy cow this thing looks like a blast. I have to say, I think it would be even better as a Speedster
I’m sure he’d be happy to build one
That is a well-sorted and modded 356. Cool.
As a vintage Porsche owner, i approve to the highest order. bad ass car. I would love to drive it.
What a flawless little gem....
Very cool car. I've owned 3 Porsche's and loved them all.
Beautiful yet angry, love it. Want that keychain as well!
Great video! What a cool car. Recognize some of those roads too. Used to live outside of Boston and took my Ducati along some of those out by the reservoir.
This is one of the coolest cars ever.
What an amazing car ... Such a cool build and so tastefully done.
I really want to see a pov drive of an old Citroen DS or something of that sort, would be super cool!!
The paint finish is as impressive as the rest of this built. It's so deep!
An amazing car on an amazing road. I love a green interior!
reminds me so much of my old kharmann ghias! love these cars!
It brings tears to my eyes
Double WOW amazing love the Green interior
❤😮😊 that’s one Suite 356 Porsche he did some damn good work. Keep it up. Please have a good day and a good week.
Feels like you shift and end up right back at the same rpm.
This hotrod is so sweet it makes me cry.
Absolutely LOVE the sound, and right on about small cars!
Wow! I mean outside it looks good, but what a dashboard! 🫠
And the noises... up to 5k it sounds like a well fed Beetle, but northwards of 5k it sounds like the Hulk-version of a Beetle! (at least in my headphones😎)
every car from Porsche is a masterpiece