{"id":2195,"date":"2015-04-09T14:10:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T18:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2195"},"modified":"2017-01-11T12:43:08","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T17:43:08","slug":"race-taxi-update-a-vw-bus-with-a-porsche-tt-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2195","title":{"rendered":"Race Taxi Update: A VW Bus With A Porsche TT Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After doing some spring cleaning on the site I ran across an old article<\/a> we did on the 1962 VW Bus with a 420 horsepower Porsche 993 twin-turbo engine. I wondered if it was still around since a lot of projects are sold or worse are wrecked and you never hear from them again. After visiting their Facebook page I was please to see the VW Bus is still doing well and still races. Its most recent being some laps around Lydden Hill Race Circuit in early February.<\/p>\n

Update<\/strong> 4-26-15: I found a Speedhunters article<\/a> with a lot of details and photos published in 2013<\/p>\n

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Source: FB1 Race-Taxi Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After doing some spring cleaning on the site I ran across an old article we did on the 1962 VW Bus with a 420 horsepower Porsche 993 twin-turbo engine. I wondered if it was still around since a lot of projects are sold or worse are wrecked and you never hear from them again. 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