matberry Moderator Go hard or go home
8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE
Who wants a really special new engine......be quick!
cnfabo Custom Title Time!
1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·
I don't understand why a engine like that would be advertised on the net,thought it would have just been built for a customer with $$$$$$.. Damn is that how much they actually go for??bonkers!!!
matberry Moderator Go hard or go home
8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·
yeah, not surprised if it goes higher yet. A new copy is around US$120k I believe
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE
HappyDaze Superannuated
2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·
When my Cooper Porsche was built, in 1959, it had a 4-cam engine just like that one.
When I removed the Peugeot engine that had been fitted, a 4-cam was over $100,000 🙄.......so the 356 push-rod engine went in.
When I removed the Peugeot engine that had been fitted, a 4-cam was over $100,000 🙄.......so the 356 push-rod engine went in.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
oldtub356 Seriously Crusin Dubber
139 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·
The USD130k bid with one day+ to go, is "fire sale" territory.
The last time that this "old rebuild" engine was on the market, it was passed in at USD260k.
A lot is being left unsaid in the description....so, potential buyers are being very careful.
If this was a specific known original engine from a special car...it would go for USD500>1M.
The deal wouldn't be done in public and would often involve a contra deal (swap).
I have a photo somewhere of one of these mounted in a Harley...sweet!!
The last time that this "old rebuild" engine was on the market, it was passed in at USD260k.
A lot is being left unsaid in the description....so, potential buyers are being very careful.
If this was a specific known original engine from a special car...it would go for USD500>1M.
The deal wouldn't be done in public and would often involve a contra deal (swap).
I have a photo somewhere of one of these mounted in a Harley...sweet!!
oldtub356 Seriously Crusin Dubber
139 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·
Hey Greg....Yes, the quad cam would have been 100-110hp and weighed about 40% more than the pushrod engine...so your power to weight way better.
You're ahead of some pretty serious old metal in that corner.
You're ahead of some pretty serious old metal in that corner.