Ever seen this one before? I didn't think so. It's a 1954 Glocker-Porsche coupe powered by a 4 cam, bet it weighs under 1500 lbs and scoots like nobody's business!
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I like the engine...
Strange looking top but suspect it offers great visibility. Dig the knockoffs. Obviously if you ask how much you can't afford it - I can't. Check out the cyclops fog light!
The fan shroud on the 4-cam engines was made of cast aluminum (might have been Magnesium) and was quite light but really rugged. The engine shop I haunted when I was a kid had a whole engine sitting on the floor and holding up one end of a workbench. A friend is making brand-new fan shrouds for 4-cams, along with other parts:
Just found this: A REAL 550 (I think serial number 87) first start after sitting for 6 months. The guy starting it said it was rough because the gas was old (it smelled funny):
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Druther have my Speedster.