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Not VW but stolen Porsche 917 engines
speedster356 - February 26th, 2006 at 02:34 PM

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


toecutter - February 26th, 2006 at 07:43 PM

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


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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads6/IMG_12081137474304.jpg

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jnr356 - February 26th, 2006 at 09:41 PM

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 - February 26th, 2006 at 10:13 PM

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