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FORTY SIX 231 The Birth of Porsche Motorsport
CHAPTER 9
THE FORENSIC JOURNEY
1951 PORSCHE 356 SL SPOTTER’S GUIDE
The four aluminum Gmünd cars were pulled from storage and sent to either Reutter or Dannenhauer for initial modifications as called out in the May 2, 1951, Aluminum body for “Le Mans” memo (Page 72).
SL 054
UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS
 Dannenhauer-built teardrop-shaped door pockets
 No bulge in windshield center gasket
 Third windshield wiper mount post
above windshield gasket
 Straight line on bottom of front fresh air vent gasket
 Turn signals positioned slightly inside of the headlight centerline
SL 056/063
UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS
Reutter-builtoval-shapeddoorpockets
 Bulge in windshield center gasket
 Third windshield wiper mount post against windshield gasket
 Bump on the bottom of the fresh air vent gasket
 Turn signals positioned inside of the headlight centerline side
 Fuel filler at the center of hood
SL 055
UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS
 Dannenhauer-built teardrop-shaped door pockets
 No bulge in windshield center gasket  Third windshield wiper mount post
above windshield gasket
 Straight line on bottom of front fresh air vent gasket
 Turn signals positioned slightly outside of the headlight centerline
 Fuel filler in hood removed prior to exporting to USA
SL 063
UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS
Reutter-builtoval-shapeddoorpockets
 No bulge in windshield center gasket
 Third windshield wiper mount post above windshield gasket
 Straight line on bottom of front fresh air vent gasket
 Turn signals positioned slightly inside of the headlight centerline
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