This thread might not get a lot of interest but i thought it was cool.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...do-i-have.html

Cliffs from what i gathered:
1.Noob asks what kind of engine he found
2.Forum joking says junk since they think hes lying
3.OG member steps in and tries to help via PM
4.Validates that he does in fact have a rare Carrera 4 cam in excellent condition.
5. Soon to profit thanks with the help of forum members.

Guess that value of it is over $100k.

Its actually a good read. I left some parts out but theres some good backstory to it.

 

That is so cool. I love stories like these.




Terry

 

oh yeah, the he is a she, Jesal

 

Wow, I read the whole thread, thats amazing that a significant piece of Porsches history was just sitting in a garage. Great find!

That Grady guy reminded me of Azines Terry, very knowledgeable and eager to help.

 

Wow what an awesome read! I'm interested to see what other parts those folks had laying around in their garage.

 

great story.

 

Cool story.

 

That is wonderful.

On another note I'm a huge fan of air cooled flat fours. Especially the sound they make, I have never heard a 4 cam in person, but one of the videos posted puts it on the list of things to do before I die.

At 1 minute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88RTY...tailpage#t=61s

 

That engine sounds amazing

 

There are some genuine lucky guys on that thread like "donald summers" However, I find it odd that "uber" draped a clean painters cloth behind the motor for the photo. I've taken a bunch of parts, wheels, engine shots and I've never had to use a backdrop for the photo. things that make you go hmmm......

 

I've done it before for stupid things, like trying to explain some custom part I built for a radio control boat. It helps to see the details, not just for presentation, but I kinda see ur point

 

I didn't catch that part in the 17 pages of rattling, but that explains it a bit.

 

Kinda sounds like an S2000 with one of those crazy JDM brand exhausts.

 

It's amzing what some of those porsche people have done to help her out.

 

Very cool story!


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I'm only a few pages into this thread but wow, what a find!

 

I read through the whole thing. Simply amazing.

 

Cool story, thanks for posting

 

Not only there was a $100,000 engine sitting in the garage, there was also a late 1957 356A 1600S Speedster. The whole thing read like a fictional story.

 

OMG!

The sound of that motor brings back so many memories. Loud and proud, hearing those valves a clacking. My father and I restored a 1966 912 back in the mid 70's. I got it when he finally sold it in 1981. I replaced the old Solex carbs because they just did not work as good after they were rebuilt. Put on some 40IDA Webers and the sound of the engine came alive, very similar to the video. Boy that ole four banger would rev and rev. It brings tears to my eyes.

 

wow great story

 

Great story!