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The Porsche 908 Coupe

Tell me about these. What could one expect to drop on a car like this? My favorite Porsche racer. I like the way it looks. It's got a ridiculous power to weight ratio. And I guess there's something a little odd about an air cooled flat 8.

Here's two for sale, no prices.

http://www.finecars.cc/en/detail/car/43960/index.html?no_cache=1&ret=63

1968 Porsche 908K Coupe for sale: Anamera





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If you have to ask......
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bring a BIG checkbook.
OHHHHHHHHHHH If they take checks, it's on
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Beck makes a nice 904 replica...

Someday maybe
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I have a friend who has one, not sure if he is tired of it yet, but if he is, it won't be cheap.....
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Notice that neither of the two adverts even come close to mentioning a price. Thats not a good sign for being able to write a check and drive it home...
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That IS a beautiful car, isn't it?
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That IS a beautiful car, isn't it?
Even a well made repro with a 3-3.6 engine would make me a very happy person. Beautiful car, excellent weight to power ratio and its a Porsche.
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Pick you up at 9 Baby, and don't be late.
Damn what a gorgeous car
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Depending on history, last rebuild, parts inventory, etc, etc etc,...

500K to 750K would be my guess.

The bench racers will now flame me....
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Beck makes a nice 904 replica...

Someday maybe
I think Angela is making one of those, but with a 6...
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Wayne Carini said once on an episode of Chasing Classic Cars that the $650,000 or so spent at auction on a 906 was 908 money and thought it was too much. I figured these cars were sub million.
Does anyone here know how many 908's were built? There doesn't seem to be a ton of info out there on these like there is on the 917's.
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If you read between the lines here: Porsche 908 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia there were 50 built in 1968 (style shown in the pictures above) to qualify them to race. The number was changed to 25 in 1969.....
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Man!! Listen to that engine!
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Does anyone make a 908 replica?

My heart is still set on a Beck 904... not that it is in my budget any time soon
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Very nice video and loved the sound. Sad that he was not really pushing the car but still very nice.

That is a race car. None of this crap paddle shifter, auto gearboxes or traction control, it was up to the driver to control the car and win, not a bloody computer. We should go back to that and see who is the best driver, not who has the best computer or KERS!

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