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You may be right. I just read the blurb in the Hemmings story.....
"....a modified version of its 2.8-liter 911 RSR racing engine. In stock form, this produced 308 horsepower and 217 pound-feet of torque, but it wasn’t in Piëch’s nature to accept off-the-shelf parts. Instead, the engine was enlarged to 2.9 liters and, as Basem Wasef wrote in the August 2018 issue of Porsche Panorama, modified to produce a reported 345 horsepower.
"reported"
It was a Special for Mr P after all, so who knows what the real story is. But if Mrs P was using it for a daily, I can't imagine her bopping around town with a thumping race motor.
Fire officials said at least 15 buildings were damaged in the gas explosion which killed 1 person and injured 25 others on the same day the Bull City celebrated its 150th birthday.
Obviously a terrible tragedy with the lost of life
During the 2016 Vernasca Silver Flag historic hillclimb revival I recorded this 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS (chassis #906-077). Listen to it doing some acce...
anyone else going to luft 6? first one, psyched for the cars, less for the douchefest...
Current flame: E30 318iS Alpinweiss II slicktop / LSD - Joanne
The old man: 1970 2002 Polaris(ish) slicktop / rat rod - Wallace
The ex: E92 335i 6MT M-Sport - Betty
The heavy: 2001 4Runner SR5 Sport (3rd Gen) - Fred
Barn find 1960 356B Cab shell, with a nose from a 356A, the windshield leaned back, and I'd guess a slightly chopped top. That looks to me like a 4 cylinder Polo engine as well - anyone know from looking?
Built by Rod Emory for John Oates of Hall & Oates music fame. It seems Oates is an old motorhead and used to race in IMSA at one point - who knew.
The only thing I'd do different I think is to leave the bumpers chrome.
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