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> Mark DeBernardi Original Customs, What ever happened to Mark?
Boston Tom
post Aug 11 2026, 06:23 AM
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What ever happened to Mark DeBernardi and Original Customs?

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post Aug 11 2026, 06:45 AM
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He moved out of California and does other things now. Last I talked to him he was more interested in 2002s.

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post Aug 11 2026, 07:01 AM
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I talk to him or text fairly often. He lives in Michigan. He still has his 914 turbo. It isn’t so much that he is ‘in’ to 2002’s. He has a customer that he built a car for and the guy keeps changing what he wants done so it has become the perpetual project. He also has SirAndy’s real 6 project but I think he is trying to ‘do less’ as far as Original Customs is concerned.

Curious or just wondering what he is up to?
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post Aug 11 2026, 07:52 AM
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I talk to him or text fairly often. He lives in Michigan. He still has his 914 turbo. It isn’t so much that he is ‘in’ to 2002’s. He has a customer that he built a car for and the guy keeps changing what he wants done so it has become the perpetual project. He also has SirAndy’s real 6 project but I think he is trying to ‘do less’ as far as Original Customs is concerned.

Curious or just wondering what he is up to?

He did a 2056 for me in 2016-17. Was fine. Sold the car in'25, new owner took it to a specialist who said whoever did the motor didn't know what he was doing and charged him a fortune to turn it into a large displacement 4. Now he's mad at me.

Whatta' ya gonna do??
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post Aug 11 2026, 08:03 AM
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I’d like to hear more of this “specialist”
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post Aug 11 2026, 09:36 AM
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Mark built a fine engine. The specialist is dumb. 2056 is a delightful engine in a 914.

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post Aug 11 2026, 09:53 AM
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Mark is the specialist. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/burger.gif) Obviously the guy can't possibly know what he has or how to tune it.
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post Aug 11 2026, 10:15 AM
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@SirAndy - Jesus, I forgot all about Andy's 6; how is that progressing? Cheers, Michael (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Aug 11 2026, 09:03 PM
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QUOTE(Boston Tom @ Aug 11 2026, 09:52 AM) *

QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Aug 11 2026, 09:01 AM) *

I talk to him or text fairly often. He lives in Michigan. He still has his 914 turbo. It isn’t so much that he is ‘in’ to 2002’s. He has a customer that he built a car for and the guy keeps changing what he wants done so it has become the perpetual project. He also has SirAndy’s real 6 project but I think he is trying to ‘do less’ as far as Original Customs is concerned.

Curious or just wondering what he is up to?

He did a 2056 for me in 2016-17. Was fine. Sold the car in'25, new owner took it to a specialist who said whoever did the motor didn't know what he was doing and charged him a fortune to turn it into a large displacement 4. Now he's mad at me.

Whatta' ya gonna do??



Sorry Tom,
But I have to tell you, I’m not even going to bother Mark about that. Mark has built many engines. He IS the specialist. The Type 4 motors I see blow up have all been north of 2056. I would say that the 2056 is the safest up sized Type 4 in existence.
What I’m not hearing is that there was ever a problem with the 2056.

I’d bet this new owner has just been handed a grenade. As long as he doesn’t drive it, it probably won’t blow up. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Aug 11 2026, 09:48 PM
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QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Aug 11 2026, 06:01 AM) *

I talk to him or text fairly often. He lives in Michigan. He still has his 914 turbo. It isn’t so much that he is ‘in’ to 2002’s. He has a customer that he built a car for and the guy keeps changing what he wants done so it has become the perpetual project. He also has SirAndy’s real 6 project but I think he is trying to ‘do less’ as far as Original Customs is concerned.

Curious or just wondering what he is up to?

Talk him into finishing the 'limo' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grouphug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yellowsleep[1].gif)
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QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Aug 11 2026, 08:53 AM) *

Mark is the specialist. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/burger.gif) Obviously the guy can't possibly know what he has or how to tune it.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I never heard a bad word about Mark and I wouldn't listen to a guy I never heard of either.
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