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<x-flowed> Jim Adney wrote: > >I believe the last year of the 912 was actually called the 912E and used the >type 4 VW engine. Just like the 914, I'm sure that Porsche folks would prefer >to disown it. > Actually, this last year was 1976, when Porsche installed remaining 914 engines in 911s to create a cheaper model until the Audi-built 924 was released in 1977. The 76 912 has nothing much to do with the original 912, built from 67-69. In a Road & Track Porsche buyers guide from late 80's I have here somewhere, they say that the 76 912s had a terrible build quality and that one should avoid them like the plague. To some people that is just a challenge :-) PerL 73 Variant L ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ </x-flowed>