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Interesting eBay auction:
Original 356 Carrera engine from a Carrera Speedster, removed in early '60s and sitting in a bedroom in Indiana ever since. I assume that the car was wrecked and a total loss. If in fact the car exists, this would be worth a bloody fortune to the current owner.
Just for the fun of it, post your guess as to where the auction ended, $$-wise, before clicking on the link. 
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05-02-2010, 05:12 PM
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Haven't clicked yet, but I'm guessing well north of $20k. Maybe $22.5k?
EDIT: Wow, just looked at the link. Holy moly!
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I was off by a bit.
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05-02-2010, 05:21 PM
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$45K Maybe more. (after looking) Wow...was I ever off, and "reserve not met" ????
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saw the ad the other day when i was bored at work...i was going to email the guy and go check it out, but forgot about it.
i wonder if any shill bidding was part of this one?
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05-02-2010, 05:26 PM
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Could very well be shill bidding...but it's no skin off my nose. The "collector car" guys sometimes get what they deserve...
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Is that the one that was mentioned in the 911 Tech Forum?
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Silly money when you think about it but us Porsche nuts are like that.  http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/529135-what-kind-engine-do-i-have.html
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05-02-2010, 06:07 PM
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I remember when U coulda bought one for 5K.... and a Ferrari 250 for $4500...
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Wow, my guesstimate was just under half of the ending bid, and the reserve still wasn't met.
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$20k?
edit: ok, WTF. That's a LOT of money! Wonder if the car it came from still exists anymore?
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05-02-2010, 09:53 PM
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I didn't bother guessing..... My aircooled meter is WAY OFF....
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------------ At one point in the early 70s these engines were almost worthless if not running almost 100% healthy. They are very difficult to repair, assemble and tune. Not many guys left who can still put one of these together.
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05-02-2010, 11:05 PM
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1986 Porsche 944 2.5l
