Ultra-Rare 1960 Porsche of America Corp. (Teaneck, NJ) North American Service Network Directory & Map Booklet**Compiled & Designed By:** George Mench Photography and Publishing Company (Ridgefield, CT)
**Lithographer / Printer:** I.S. Berlin Press (Chicago, IL)
**Cartography:** H.M. Gousha Company
**Era:** Porsche 356B (T-5) Launch Era / Early Hawaii Statehood Era
**Format:** Original Stapled (Saddle-Stitched) Cockpit Booklet Up for sale is an incredibly scarce, museum-grade piece of early North American Porsche corporate history: an original **1960 Porsche-Only Service Network Directory and Map Guide**. This premium booklet represents an incredible collaboration of mid-century masters. It was compiled and designed under factory contract by the legendary **George Mench**, custom-mapped by the premier American cartographer **H.M. Gousha Co.** and printed via high-end commercial lithography by the historic **I.S. Berlin Press** of Chicago, Illinois.
It serves as an exceptional archival document from a major turning point in automotive history.Historical Highlights & Rarity:
* **The Teaneck, NJ Factory Link:** This is an official corporate document issued directly by the **Porsche of America Corporation (PoAC)** out of their historic headquarters at 107 Tryon Avenue in Teaneck, New Jersey. It marks the exact era when Porsche established its own standalone corporate entity in America.
* **The George Mench Connection:** George Mench\'s iconic 1950s Porsche imagery was famously celebrated by Ferry Porsche himself. While Mench printed individual marketing folders locally in Connecticut, the massive undertaking of this multi-national map directory required his studio to oversee design and layout before routing production to Chicago\'s industrial lithography giants.
* **The 1960 356B Launch Year:** Published precisely for the 1960 model year, this directory is the exact glovebox piece that accompanied the first wave of incoming Porsche 356B (T-5 body style) Coupes, Cabriolets, and Roadsters.
* **The Rare Hawaii & Mexico Footprint:** Because Porsche had no standalone network in these regions in 1960, this directory officially routes travelers to the authorized **Volkswagen distributors and dealers handling Mexico and Hawaii** (right at the dawn of Hawaiian Statehood).Finding period-correct 1960 documentation mapping out early Hawaiian and Mexican air-cooled service networks is exceptionally rare.
* **Pan-North American Scope:** Features highly stylized, vibrant full-color geographic maps by H.M. Gousha Co. pinpointing networks across the **USA, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico**.
* **Period Dialing Formats:** Retains historical \"2-Letter, 4-Number\" alpha-numeric telephone listings (e.g., TEmpleton 4-XXXX) for the dealerships, adding immense mid-century charm and undeniable authenticity.
* **The Ultimate Concours Detail:** Bypassing standard commercial fold-out postcard style, this was printed as a functional cockpit directory booklet. It is the ultimate period-correct \"glovebox candy\" required to complete a factory-correct documentation kit for a concours-level or rally-prepared 1960 Porsche 356B.Condition Notes:
This booklet is a genuine, unrestored road-trip survivor. Front and Back covers have writing and wear. The interior of booklet is Beautiful! The original stapled binding remains tight and completely intact. The interior pages are clean, bright, and completely free of heavy garage grease, displaying only beautiful, light natural paper toning around the edges. All color maps remain incredibly vibrant. Please review all of the photos for exact condition details.Shipping & Handling:
* **Safe Delivery:** This booklet will be shipped completely flat, heavily secured between thick sheets of rigid protective cardboard to prevent any bending, creasing, or folding during transit.
* **Domestic:** Shipped via USPS Priority Mail, fully tracked and insured.
* **International Buyers Welcome:** Shipped globally using the International Shipping program. I ship directly to \'s secure domestic hub, and handles all customs, duties, and safe international tracking straight to your door.
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