The Porsche from the Winter of 53 

This is one of the most refreshing videos I have seen, where the car is used exactly as it was meant to be used, rather than being stashed away, never to see the light of day again. This is exactly how I drove my 1959 356-Porsche in the early 70's on back roads as well. Drifting joyfully through corners on dirt or gravel roads, such fantastic memories, Will Roegge. Thanks for sharing not only the video, but your wisdom as well. :-)

Immediately after getting my '60 Roadster in January 1968 I asked out this beautiful girl for the first time. While we were out in freezing rain the windshield wipers quit. When we got to her house my eyebrows were frozen from driving withy head out the window.

You bet'ca did the same with my 53 + 56 speedster + 63 S90. And more. Big Smile. 200,000 + miles in 356ers.

Probably one of the BEST 356 videos EVER!

I love these old Porsche 356. There is something about them that's just classic and cool all at the same time.

For the love of Porsches! I get it. Owned both a 1956 356A and a 1956 Karman Ghia for quite a while. They shared a lot of DNA and were surprisingly similar in driving dynamics, the 356A having lots more power. Both weighed about the same, had very similar suspension, and both featured a beautifully hand crafted light but strong unibody. Driving them reminded me of piloting a small airplane. A series of hot rod motors got that ancient 356A up to 145 mph. Not bad for 1974. I could match the top speed of the fastest stock American cars ( Corvette, Challenger, GTO). Those were the days!

love the shots, editing, interview and the choice of music. Brilliant!

I love to see this! It was built to be driven, and enjoyed, not hidden away in some garage, collecting dust.

So much respect for the owner. I mean, cars are made to be driven, even the classic, rare cars. 80% of rare classic Porsches, Ferraris, Lamborghinis etc never see daylight. Such a shame.

Zwart derived from Schwarz from Germany or Netherland, is the name of a Porsche loving enthusiast. I like that. He's nice and can actually handle a Porsche.

What a great story with his old friend.

He calls you by your first name? You've made it, man. From those little drift videos, to KDF to Pikes Peak to this. The progress is amazing. I love this.

Driving a classic car, getting away from civilization and out into the woods/country really is the closest thing to a time machine I can think of. Especially driving an old rear-engined car in the snow. "Being transported to another era," as he says, is one of the best experiences you can have driving a car.

This is Porsche spirit!

what a wonderful film! Thanks Jeff & Will!!

This just made me smile from beginning to end

Cinematography at its best! - Well done Will

The low light stuff is totally gorgeous.

Beautiful film. Incredible cinematography and it brilliantly captures why we love cars and the bond that we can create with them.

Reminds me oh my black s13 240sx with the stock ka24e and welded diff I daily drive for 5 years. I did 3 full winter seasons driving to Mt Baker in it! :) fun times!

Enjoyable well put together little video. Gotta love the 356 and the director Jeff Zwart's comments.

Great piece! Fantastic composition matched with kickass driving.

simply fabulous! Thank you for making and sharing this film. It is an awesome look at a very historically significant automotive legend, and from a most unique perspective.

Those skinny tires are so great in the winter! I had a Tercel that would outmaneuver all the fancy buggers in big SUVs. Just tiny little 165s. Then in my 240SX I would run 205s in the summer, and 185s in the winter. What fun!

What a beautiful vehicle. I know cars aren't people but you get a sense that the car is happy to be sliding around in the snow, having a great time. Instead of just sitting in a garage for another fifty years.

great shots of the a beautiful car. really brings the passion of driving across, superb!

great to see a 356 being enjoyed they were made to be used he knows how to handle it

beautiful shots. really showcased the car nicely. well done.

I met Jeff at the GP Ice Race in Austria! He is an impressive person! I want to drive up Pikes Peak once with my "Old Lady" (a 356 BT5 S90)

the vibe its really amaizing, you sir did it again!

Amazing film guys. Beautifully shot, and really great sound design.

best drifting i have ever seen , in an aesthetics way. what a cool video + driver + car

Good work Jeff, nice to see the live action 'after' the snow barn shot in Pano a while back. Keep up the good work you and Will do with the camera.

What a beautiful car, beautifully filmed. Amazing.

Congrats Sir. You just did an amazing work. Btw, you have a gorgeous car. Nowadays, I drive a 1966 Vw bug but I wish one day to have the opportunity of drive one like yours.

Yes!

This was great, thank you.

SUCH A LEGEND!!! RESPECT!!!

WRC-spec tyres. Nice!

Nice and a little daunting-- having driven a lot of cars in the Northwest in the snow (best being a '69 Eldorado). This Porsche is pretty sure footed for a car that I thought wouldn't get out of the driveway!

Good Stuff Will! as always

This is gorgeous

Much respect to your videos sir. So well composed and just enthralling!

My 240Z saw plenty of snow this winter on its cheapo all seasons. Only car and daily driver

I hope that snow is without salt. :(

Skinny tires on that car in the snow is the way to go! I learned to drive in a Cal Look 66 VW in Northern New Jersey on snow and ice. I had 135/15 tires on the front. Never put it into a tree. Now I have a 78 911 SC with sticky Dunlops. I hope I have the same outcome.

Daily drive my 67 impala! Was out in the snow with her last week! Motor on from Maryland!

Fantastic, thanks for sharing.

Beautiful.

In Polska we did live, eat, and sleep in garage and this only vehicle had. It never stuck in snow, handle greatly. I now have 4 wheel drived auto truck but get stuck in snow. Truck no handle good in snow, Porsche 356 handle good in snow.

Max respect

Would really appreciate it if Will made more videos like this. Really awesome stuff, kinda like Petrolicious but in a more modern way.

Please... make more stuff like this.

Very nice. I liked everything about this video.

thank you.

The value of a car that isn't driven is $0. My 40 year-old Porsche 912E is my year-round daily driver. It's an absolute blast to hammer around in the snow and ice.

Beautiful car !

Epic !

It felt like playing Need For Speed, Porsche Unleashed.. with the weather, car and rack

Super interesting little car. I just wish there was a little more driving footage.

love it

👍💞Superbe magnifique voitures Excellente pour la montagne 👍👌

I sit speechless

Jeff, Love the car! Great film. I'd love to see your car at some PCA events in the Denver region. Do you ever make it down the hill with it? We have a '58 Cab we drive a lot. Maybe see you at Coffee and Cars some morning? Maybe the run up to Estes or down to the Springs? Thanks so much for the great show! They are a total blast. It would be my DD if I could work it. Franny

Very nice camera work!

Ciao from an italian petrolhead 😉

beautiful car. not sure I would take out and expose it to the salt from the snow plows.

Wonderful car and eloquent driver. Here's to lightweight and nimble cars.

Nice, shut your eyes and floor it !

respect :) damm nice ride

Je connais jeune j'ai possédé une porsche 1500 de 1954 voiture inoubliable

i wouldn't say no if someone offered me a garage like that

Tanner brought me here. lol still cool though!

I have never had that thought pass through, that at sea-level you have better horses than that at Colorado or where I'm at in Minnesota. At least that's what I thought was said, I'm trying to keep quiet not to wake my room mates. Where could I start learning a bitty more about this? I'm interested, I'll just start at like Bing, searching Altitude Differences in Cars.

great camera work .lovely car loved it all .so how did you stop the carbs iceing up ? I had a beach bugy that I would drive in the snow but my carb allways ice up

cool life

Those are some brilliant shots! Do you use a drone of some sort? The arial shots (especially the top down one at the end) are amazing

The camera work is really well done. What equipment do you use WillRoegge?

Volvo Amazon rear wheel drive here...I hear you.

Nice use of ... a drone ... I imagine ... with which camera ?

Do you mind me asking what camera you shoot with?

These cars are made to do this stuff. It absolutely kills me when i see sports cars being stored and never driven like this, just sitting there rusting... It's different if the car is worth a ton of money, but why even own it if you aren't going to have fun with it? Just look at it when you open your garage?

One of these is at a car dealer like, 10 minutes from my house :3:3:3

Winter Of 53' 53' 53 Herbie Is A Beetle It's Number Is 53 Coincidence, I Think Not!

You mean there are people who dont drive like this when it snows?