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Nitramrebrab72 Mon Oct 21, 2024 2:20 pm

The one off car built for Rezza Pahlavi the son of the King of Iran.



I am wondering which parts were from which companies.. I imagine the engine to be a VW type 4 engine more precisely the VW-Porsche 1.7.

Nitramrebrab72 Mon Oct 21, 2024 3:06 pm

Does anyone have any photos of the engine bay?

my3bugs Mon Oct 21, 2024 3:50 pm

all i could find was this one photo . but i cant seem to down load it .

but its in this link , shows the reversed tranny n exhaust .

https://opposite-lock.com/topic/67862/1972-mercedes-porsche-vw-project







then that lead me to this , its i guess an advertisement or a review for a book called "fit for a King " about the the Royal Garage of the Shaws of Iran . some really cool history , info n pics here . i have only skimmed it over . some great pics .


https://velocetoday.com/fit-for-a-king-reviewed/

first British Petroleum gas station in Persia before it was Iran .



my3bugs Mon Oct 21, 2024 4:05 pm

quite the rabbit hole i went down here .





Not to be outdone, a Mercedes-Porsche-VW project created this very special single seater sports car for the Crown Prince in 1972. The Crown Prince is on the right as his father test drives the new car after delivery.

Nitramrebrab72 Mon Oct 21, 2024 11:05 pm

my3bugs wrote: quite the rabbit hole i went down here .





Not to be outdone, a Mercedes-Porsche-VW project created this very special single seater sports car for the Crown Prince in 1972. The Crown Prince is on the right as his father test drives the new car after delivery.

Looks like they are 1975/76 Porsche 914 foglights/driving lights. Also I noticed the addition of the 70's Beetle front indicators .



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