Not VW but stolen Porsche 917 engines

speedster356 Plastic not Classic Racing

1,624 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 26 Feb 2006, 2:34 pm

#459294

check out the story here
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=261388

Spyder-WISD 07-09-05 11.6s @ 125 MPH

Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH

Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm

Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.

toecutter Officially Full-On Dubber

333 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 26 Feb 2006, 7:43 pm

#459320

Thanks for the link!
Great to see the motors make it back home.
Mechanical Works of Art:thumb

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jnr356 Wolfsburg Wizard

603 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 26 Feb 2006, 9:41 pm

#459365

i had the pleasure of working on a 917 made from brand new parts including a" spare parts "chassis (man,it was a bitch changin' them plugs that ran along the tube chassis rails)
also looking at a brand new crate 908 motor on the shelves at work for 3 years
my boss was alan hamilton

toecutter Officially Full-On Dubber

333 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 26 Feb 2006, 10:13 pm

#459369

About 6 months ago I had 101 questions about Alan Hamiltons Porsches but now Ive just forgotten🤪

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