![]() 04/19/2017 at 23:00 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
993 3.6 motor, truncated to 4 cylinders and sprinkled with some 3.8 goodies, shoehorned into a ‘56 Speedster- with 944 suspension and steering, big brakes behind Chip Foose-designed 1 off wheels, a widened rear to accommodate them, along with a 914 (early 911) transaxle that needed a rebuild. I got to be an extra hand dropping the drivetrain and observed the transmission rebuild but only got there in time to button some minor finishing touches together today. Quite a price tag on this one but it sure was neat to see its guts spilled!
![]() 04/20/2017 at 00:09 |
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Polopolus motor? Man those things are cool.
![]() 04/20/2017 at 00:36 |
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I think so; it definitely looks to be one, but I didn’t ask. It’s enough power for this little aluminum tub to get down the road. The upgraded underpinnings would be very welcome here because the polo engine probably puts out a good 3x stock power. I hope that whoever gets to own this car drives it, as someone taking this thing on historic rallies and driving it all over the world would be one lucky bastard!
![]() 04/20/2017 at 01:20 |
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Even half real and half fake ones are great.
![]() 04/22/2017 at 01:36 |
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Agreed. It’s not a hard car to copy, but is appealing either way because of its looks and minimalist character. I’m not opposed to some well-executed modernization behind the scenes, though!