356 OUTLAW
Purists with tender souls would do well to skip these pages. Once upon a time, the car under review here was a desirable 1960 Porsche 356. Until someone decided to rigorously dismantle the classic and unleash his own vision on it. With this 356 'Outlaw' as a result. More racer than street car, more unique build than 356. And lightning fast.Ahead, it's not just anyone who took this Porsche 356 in hand. Rod Emory, a household name in the Porsche world, was brought up on modifying Porsches. His grandfather was at the cradle of tuner culture in the 1960s, his father was the man to write to if you were looking for rare parts for your Porsche. And Rod? Who runs the successful Emory Motorsports. A company dedicated entirely to building unique Porsche 356s.
With this Porsche 356, Emory went a step further than he normally does. For years he has wondered what a 356 would have looked like if Porsche itself had built an RSR version of it. That is, a version especially for racing. With help from Italian car accessory brand MOMO, Emory came up with the creation you see here. A project on which the car builder worked for years, into which he put all his craftsmanship and knowledge and which has no equal.
COMPENSATION DRIVE
As a basis, Emory chose a rusty 1960 Porsche 356 B coupe that was so far gone that he could really only use its roof. Yep, the 356's chassis was also allowed to head for the dump. The carmaker decided to use the chassis of a Porsche 911 of the 964 generation instead. A longer and wider chassis, to which the new body to be built had to be adapted. The idea: maintain the lines of the 356, but topped with a racy sauce.
Emory and his workmen rolled aluminium sheets by hand until the desired shapes could be recognised in them. The result is an almost entirely custom bodywork that is wider and from which a good deal of aggression emanates. From the slick nose with flattened headlight units to the elongated tail that deliberately looks a size too small to cover the goodies hiding underneath. After all, those two Garrett turbos on either side of the exhausts are best to be seen.
The engine block attached to those turbos is also home-made. Emory took the 3.6 six-cylinder boxer engine from the 964 as a base, only to remove two cylinders from it. After all, a Porsche 356 is supposed to have a four-cylinder as its power source. In this case, though, a four-cylinder with compensating urges, as the two aforementioned turbochargers should ensure that the smaller block is not inferior in performance. It succeeds, with the spirited block delivering almost 400 hp.
DETAILS AND WINKS
Emory's 356 RSR Outlaw is -thanks to the combination of a potent powertrain and a crash diet of lightweight materials- fast. But that's not necessarily what this build is about. It's about the details, the nods to old Porsche racers that have been incorporated. For instance, its butt is an ode to the Porsche 935, the yellowish fibreglass you see at the air intakes and pedals is reminiscent of the 917, and MOMO made special five-spoke rims in the spirit of the 956. With central wheel nut.
This project took years to complete. Even Emory himself once called his creation "over the top". A car you can keep looking at, simply because there is so much to see. And once you've finished looking -if that's even possible- you can drive it too. Fast, sleek and preferably over meandering mountain roads, in the light of a setting sun. Recently, Emory said goodbye to his unique RSR Outlaw. For 8.5 tonnes, someone else may now enjoy it.
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