Now's Your Chance To Buy A 600hp V8-Swapped Porsche 912 With Serious Pedigree

This lightweight 1966 912 is thought to be the first V8-swapped Porsche out there, having had its heart transplanted way back in 1968. Now, it's for sale on eBay!
Now's Your Chance To Buy A 600hp V8-Swapped Porsche 912 With Serious Pedigree

This 1966 912 has a fantastic history. Stolen in early 1967, it was stripped of its engine and left as scrap. Seeing an opportunity, factory Toyota endurance driver Dennis Aase purchased the Porsche and planned to take it racing. He replaced the missing four-cylinder motor with a period 911 engine and took to the track where he experienced some success racing in the Sports Car Club of America B-Production championship.

Now's Your Chance To Buy A 600hp V8-Swapped Porsche 912 With Serious Pedigree

After the 1967 season, Aase sold the car as a rolling chassis to amateur racer Rod Simpson. Rod, who couldn’t afford a new 911 motor, decided it would make better financial sense to shoehorn a Chevrolet V8 into the back. The first iteration of the car was completed less than a year later in 1968, and attracted an instant fanbase. It was featured in numerous articles of the time and was supposedly the world’s first V8-swapped Porsche.

The original Z28 302 was later replaced with a Dodge Dart 400ci V8 which remains in the car to this day. The engine is supposedly producing around 600bhp in its current setup and the original 912 transaxle has been completely rebuilt to handle the increase in power. The car has only been driven 300 miles since the engine was installed, so we’d be keen to see how reliable this 912 actually is.

Now's Your Chance To Buy A 600hp V8-Swapped Porsche 912 With Serious Pedigree

The list of modifications is seemingly endless as the car was tweaked and honed over the years. It features racing Recaro seats, a Momo steering wheel, speedline wheels and an enormous Corvette radiator to keep that V8 nice and cool. And to keep everything in check, the car features Bilstein shocks and 911 brakes.

Granted, this is certainly not a 912 for the Porsche purist. But it would make a fantastic project car and is almost worth buying for the history alone. What do you think CTzens?

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Comments

Antiprius

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12/11/2015 - 13:57 |
78 | 2

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12/11/2015 - 20:59 |
22 | 0

Sure, it’s ok if you want a 911 which was turned into Chevy Corvair.

12/11/2015 - 17:41 |
12 | 6

Its only a problem if you screw up a good porsche, if you find one without an engine or one thats left to die somewhere its alright

12/12/2015 - 13:25 |
0 | 0
Alex Andrei

when you broke af, but find great cars for sale everyday

12/11/2015 - 15:02 |
46 | 0

Those great cars are probably gone when we have money again… or they will still be there but you won’t like them THAT much

12/11/2015 - 15:42 |
4 | 0
Anonymous

That tube frame is bad for your knee caps in an accident. Thats a NO

12/11/2015 - 15:17 |
2 | 2
DeKileCH (Opel Squad)

This car is so wrong, it’s just about right.

12/11/2015 - 16:17 |
16 | 2
FunkFace

Well the only reason I would buy a Porsche, is for the boxer engine , Cool design but not my style

12/11/2015 - 16:44 |
2 | 2
Jhonny Benitez

Want.

12/11/2015 - 16:51 |
2 | 0
Anonymous

I wonder who came up with this idea. If I’d have the money I’d buy it just to make it right. Pull out the V8 and put in engine from Porsche 964 or 993.

12/11/2015 - 17:40 |
8 | 20
ROYDZ

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

That sort of defeats the purpose of the car…

12/11/2015 - 20:47 |
8 | 6
Anonymous

RIP driver/passengers knees if involved in an accident

12/11/2015 - 21:17 |
8 | 2