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Originally Posted by id10t View Post
Why? When it was built the 356 was a modern in-production car... its not like the factory couldn't say "Hey, build 2 more base models for these Rometsch folks - they'll pick 'em up next week"
Yep and most of them were based on a VW chassis, anyways only the brakes and wheels were 356. The OP's car that may not be the correct engine, it may have been added as a performance upgrade over the 36hp engine.

I'd take this over a 356 project any day.

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