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| KSCarrera |
 Feb 19 2026, 08:31 AM
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Probably the only Carrera four-cam engined 914 ever built (and raced). Yes, as in 356 Carrera four-cam... Engine was eventually blown up and has long since disappeared. |
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| krazykonrad |
Feb 19 2026, 08:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,169 Joined: 21-February 06 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 5,610 |
There's gotta be a great backstory on that! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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| stownsen914 |
Feb 19 2026, 09:04 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 988 Joined: 3-October 06 From: Ossining, NY Member No.: 6,985 Region Association: None |
Back when 4 cam motors were cheap, apparently
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| GregAmy |
Feb 19 2026, 09:43 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,637 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States 
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QUOTE(stownsen914 @ Feb 19 2026, 10:04 AM)  Back when 4 cam motors were cheap, apparently I was a VW parts guy when VW and Porsche split circa 1985? To clear out their parts warehouses of Porsche parts, VW sent out a list of all Porsche parts still in their warehouses, offering them to dealerships at cut-rate prices. I was browsing through all the assemblies (engines, transaxles, etc) and spotted a part number that caught my eye, I wish I remember what that number was: a factory-brand-new Carrera 4-cam engine longblock with accessories, ready to bolt into whatever you got, for...well, $1800 as I recall. $1800 in 1985 was a lot of coin for a university student on basically minimum wage so I walked over the dealer principals' office with the list and basically begged him to buy that engine, noting its significance and how much of a bargain it was. I even offered to sign a loan for it to buy myself over time. Couldn't talk him into it. Eventually I think all the leftover Porsche parts were trucked to Porsche's Reno warehouses. I've often wondered what happened to that engine. |
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