For those with deep pockets and the desire to built the ultimate *go fast* clone...
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"Originally installed in a 1957 Carrera GT Coupe."
I'm guessing it's a 1500? 120hp and nothing to 4 or 5,000rpm.. Better off with a bigger (> 2 liter) VW engine; more power, better torque curve and WAAAAY cheaper to fix at rebuild time!
And even with one of those, we're not fooling anybody..
Al
I had to laugh. At the price they want, it should come with the exhaust. 
Hey, the bidding is not over; didn't the last one go for $200something,000? It is pretty though...
Originally Posted by TRP:
I had to laugh. At the price they want, it should come with the exhaust.
At least for me, at the price they want it needs to come installed in a really nice car.
Bob- If I was a coffee drinker I'd need a new keyboard! 
You just made my day. Al
A brand new 4 cam can be had for north of $120,000 Euros (see the link below).
"capricorn has unveiled the rebirth of one of the most fabulous engine designs of the last century. The Carrera engine, which drives legendary cars such as the 550 Spyder, 356 Carrera and 904 GTS, is now available again!"
From the auction:
On Jan-10-14 at 06:31:39 PST, seller added the following information:
In a few minutes I will cancel this auction.
Mainly because of the confusion regarding "GT" -vs- "Carrera" -vs- "plain ol' 4-cam motor" designations.
I am notifying the current bidders about this cancellation directly.
As well, notifying a few serious 'players' interested in purchasing the motor who have expressed some concern over the referenced 'confusion'.
(While 99% of them know exactly what this motor is, and isn't - there's that 1% I don't need to encounter at the close of the auction.)
The motor will reappear as an eBay auction on MONDAY next.
All the details shall remain the same, save for any mention of any 'qualifying designators'.
It's 'just' a Porsche 4-cam motor, Typ 547/1.
Simple as that.
Please pardon any problem this process may produce.
All I want to do is sell the thing.
(And I don't want/need to educate persons about these rare gems; seems I do that a LOT- and not just about those pesky designators.)
Thanks for the good 'conversations' we've had, and all the visits the auction has received.
Come back Monday and it starts anew- with a positive result at the end; somebody will go home (figuratively) with this motor!
Sure seems odd to me,
Ted