19psi

Considering it was being featured in magazines back in 1988, those two items don't seem out of place at all.

hacker-pschorr

I've always wondered if magnetos and alternators would still be functional.....

Then again, in Oceans 11 (remake) the EMP effects were only temporary.

17prospective buyer

Carbs are easy to tune on the fly, much cleaner look, none of those big ugly wire looms you get with EFI, and it suits the era. With a car this clean and one which will never be driven in anything less than a perfect day, who cares about reliability? It'll be stored indoors in a heated area, cold starting is a non-issue.

rnixon

I take the points on this being a very low use, pampered car and carbs fitting the era (although a Porsche V8 doesn't). IMO, they should have used one of those OHV lumps

Carbs aren't easy to tune though - they will *never* approach the tunability or accuracy of an EFI set-up, and that's before we even talk about knock sensors etc. For low mileage, ideal fuel and conditions, it won't matter, but the Engineer in me always has a hard time accepting huge backwards steps

Landshark87

ok, thought this was a new build.