Older than dirt - refreshing a ‘64 FJ40 FST (4 Viewers)

[lowenbrau]

Porsche has a Best Seller in its Scale Model Motor.
"Visitors to the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen have an affinity for honey. That's just one of the many items available in the gift shop you'll find on site.
It's not the sweet sticky stuff that is a best-selling item though, as Porsche fans are clamouring to get their hands on an actual engine. Not the full-size mill, mind you, but a 1:4 scale version of the flat-6 boxer motor you'd find under the nose of a 911 from 1966..."

Huh?

 

[a.greenspan]

Huh?

What I wrote above
Best on Porsches.....
... they have a replacement engine in the rear

Best car on the planet is the Citroen 2CV Sahara
you find an engine under their nose and one in the rear.

Was a fault not to buy one in the eighties.
Citroën 2 CV Sahara 1958
Cheers

 

[oregon fj]

VW dabbled with twin engine cars in the '80s. More than once.

Jetta Twin-Jet

Scirocco BiMotor

Pike's Peak GTI

 

[HelloKitty65]

Two motors, and both ICE? Kinda silly.

Make one electric, and have the best of both worlds. Toyota will set you up today with a PHEV.

 

[a.greenspan]

Behind Moulin Rouge the Red 45 Can ....
... a vehicle with 2 strong engines in front ..... great.

 

[a.greenspan]

Porsche Carrera – rennmotor: 4 Zylinder boxermodell VOM Typ 547

• Official Porsche licensed product
  
  • 300-piece, 1: 3 scale model kit
  • Transparent engine body with motorised, moving parts
  • Crankshaft, pistons, valves - everything moves!
  • Original engine sound

https://www.amazon.com/Porsche-Carr...J4VF3Y5F149&psc=1&refRID=1YZHM260DJ4VF3Y5F149

Cbl Distribution Limited Porsche Flat-Six Boxer Engine Model Kit

https://www.amazon.com/Porsche-Flat-Six-Boxer-Engine-Model/dp/3645659110

Porsche has a Best Seller in its Scale Model Motor.
"Visitors to the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen have an affinity for honey. That's just one of the many items available in the gift shop you'll find on site.
It's not the sweet sticky stuff that is a best-selling item though, as Porsche fans are clamouring to get their hands on an actual engine. Not the full-size mill, mind you, but a 1:4 scale version of the flat-6 boxer motor you'd find under the nose of a 911 from 1966..."

1963 Porsche factory Christmas Card, signed Ferry Porsche

1963 Porsche factory Christmas Card, signed Ferry Porsche

 

[a.greenspan]

In 1948, Ferry Porsche' s dream to build his own sports car came true with the Porsche 356.

A brand is born - Louise Piëch & Ferry Porsche - History - Porsche Holding

 

[oregon fj]

I'm back - briefly.

FJ40 is still in my garage, the buyer has had some difficulty arranging enclosed transport to Long Island.

While we both wait, he had me restore the pair of jump seats for the rear. Turned out nice.

 

[pardion]

I think it looks better with those seats, and without the sand bar. Good job.

 

[thebigredrocker]

That buyer will be grinning ear to ear when he gets it.

Have you decided what your next resto will be?

 

[oregon fj]

I think it looks better with those seats, and without the sand bar. Good job.

Buyer is going to keep both. I will bolt the sand bar back in for transport and pack the jump seats in the cargo area. Not that hard to swap them back and forth as needed.

Have you decided what your next resto will be?

Yes, the Porsche in post #545

 

[HelloKitty65]

I don't normally like to do the same thing twice in a row, and so I've been looking at other options. Not surprisingly, I found one. And it is not a Toyota.

I could say that I'm sorry, but I'd be lying.

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Nice patina. Gonna paint it, or buff it out?

 

[oregon fj]

Nice patina. Gonna paint it, or buff it out?

It'll get painted. Original color is silver, someone painted it "resale red" in the late '80s or '90s. Will go back to original someday. Probably not right away, though.

 

[JohnnyC]

Nice job on the cruiser ... is this Marty going to join us on mud?

He’s getting a deal on the cruiser imho

Do you know where LI he’s from? I have family in lake ronkonkoma maybe swing in at seenit sometime

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

Nice work man!!
Gonna have to go back and read it again when I have a little more time

 

[oregon fj]

Nice job on the cruiser ... is this Marty going to join us on mud?

He’s getting a deal on the cruiser imho

Do you know where LI he’s from? I have family in lake ronkonkoma maybe swing in at seenit sometime

I don't know if he does forums or not. He is somewhere near Melville.

 

[oregon fj]

And it is truly on its way now.

 

[oregon fj]

 

[oregon fj]

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[upperblack]

Very nice!!

will this be for sale soon?