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I was just reminiscing about my old auto-x days and was thinking back to Gary Walton's amazing Porsche 914-4 that he used to terrorize SCCA E-mod with back in the 1980's.
I think he won something like 4 National Championships with that car. Super wide body with a built 2.5 four cylinder and if I remember correctly they did a lot of computer modeling to come up with the cage, etc. I Google'd this, but came up blank with any pics online. Does anyone know if Gary still has the car? Or if it even exists anymore? I remember some great write-ups possibly in the SCCA Sporscar magazine about it's build. Anyone out there have any interesting info or updates about this car? ps It was painted a menacing black with Garretson logo's I believe. |
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,169 Joined: 30-December 14 From: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Member No.: 18,263 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() ![]() |
Any guesses to how much the car weighed?
And where can you get flares that huge in this day? The Sheridan Motorsports fiberglass bodywork looks much different than just GT flares that have been enlarged enormously. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Wonder what size wheels and tires that car ran? I'd love to try a replicate this car, but will need to learn much more about it first. I'm sure that 2.5 was a ticking time bomb of an engine. But very lightweight compared to a 911 based engine. Maybe putting out something over 200hp? Couple that with a car that weighed around 1500 lbs and you get a formidable combination for sure at the time. |
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