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Date:         Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:57:57 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Porsche Flat 8? on ebay.
Comments: To: Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <5c80974c0706111552ofdfdc8cvef28ba966d546064@mail.gmail.com>
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Whatever it takes!

Tom B.- 916-917 or 918!

On Jun 11, 2007, at 4:52 PM, Sudhir Desai wrote:

> Tom, are you ready to reduce headroom in the passenger compartment > even more? :P > (You would totally have to create a fake floor for the rear bench. ... > Would totally be sweet, though.) > > Sudhir > > On 6/11/07, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote: >> On Jun 11, 2007, at 3:25 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote: >> >> > Porsche ran a 1.5 litre Flat 8 in their Formula One cars in the >> > '60's and a >> > 3 litre in the brilliant Porsche 908 Sports racer. I think that >> > motor became >> > the Flat 12 in the 917. >> > >> > They make a fantastic sound at speed! >> >> But how will they work in a vanagon? >> >> Tom B.- 2-917's for moi, please. >> >> >> > >> > On 6/11/07, mike <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Only flat 8's Porsche ever made, I think, were in the Formula 1 >> >> cars of >> >> the >> >> 60's. >> >> >> >> Anyway they meant V-8. Buy it and go racing as one other list >> >> member has >> >> done. I'm sure he'd give you lots of advice. >> >> >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> >> >> On 6/11/07 1:29 PM, "Mark Keller" <kelphoto@TELUS.NET> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Porsche : 928 1982 PORSCHE Flat 8 Automatic Model 928 Restore 1 >> >> of 2 >> >> > < >> >> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? >> >> ViewItem&item=280123099848&ssPageName=ADM >> >> > E:B:SS:CA:1> >> >> > this listing and this >> >> > >> >> > Porsche : 928 1982 928 PORSCHE Flat 8 Automatic TO RESTORE 2 >> of 2 >> >> > < >> >> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? >> >> ViewItem&item=280123103864&ssPageName=ADM >> >> > E:B:SS:CA:1> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Porsche : 928 1982 928 PORSCHE Flat 8 Automatic TO RESTORE 2 >> of 2 >> >> > < >> >> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? >> >> ViewItem&item=280123103864&ssPageName=ADM >> >> > E:B:SS:CA:1> >> >> > >> >> > Anybody know if its a real flat 8 or just a mis- identifyied. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Jake >> > 1984 Vanagon GL >> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" >> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com >>


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