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There are a lot of details to get correct for a 356 tool kit.  The one for Miss June is as good as it gets.  Correct Klein screwdrivers, not the 10,000 volt ones that Porsche supplied after around mid 1968.  My kit also contains the 4 wrench set.  Sizes are shown below, but it contains the very hard to find 12/14 wrench that IS NOT in the 5 wrench set.  One should note that in the 356 C owners manual, the tool kit is described as containing 4 wrenches.  The controversy is that some 356 owners claim their C car came with a 5 wrench set.  Well, 5 wrench sets were provided in 1965, but in the 912.  Could some have been put in a 356 car?  Who knows, but the 5 wrench set is more plentiful, as it was used throughout the 912 production.  There are many more details like the font of the word Germany on the wrenches, which was smaller in the 356 production era than in the 912 era, even though the DROP FORGED font is the same.  The spark plug wrench for a 356 is 9" long, as shown below.  912's also had one, but it was longer.  Also of some study is the pliers.  Correct for 356 C cars are pliers with the fish skin cross hatch style handles, raised jaws at the cutting edge, and no manufacturers name.  Note the lug wrench- It has a tail to it that is not on some other 19 MM lug wrenches.  Fan belts in the 356 C era were supplied by Phoenix, and the belts are dated.  Lastly, take a look at the Messko.  Correct gauges are dual scale, and made in Germany, not Switzerland like the later reproduction ones.  Enjoy the pictures.

Note the lug nut also, which is a part of the tool kit.  The correct lug nut is black anodized, not painted.

 

I cleaned up and painted my jack.  The original color for the blue base is lighter than depicted below.  Correcting this is on my "to-do" list.

 

With many tool kits you will see on E-bay today, the shop towels shown are modern shop towels available from many vendors.  Although shop towels were not provided with the 356 C tool kit, the shop towels back then did not look like the ones you see today.  Back during 356 production, the shop towels had the word PORSCHE in dark red, to emphasize the name on the towel.  Today, the modern shop towels show the word Porsche in a lighter color than the surrounding fabric. 

Below is a shot of the shop towel from "Miss June".  Also depicted are the black touch up paint or Lackstift.