Except for the fact that we get up close and personal with some of the cars annually, it would all have faded from my mind too. The Testa Rossas as driven by Hill & Gendebien were 3 litre 60 degree V12s. The 3 litre and 5 liter Ferrari 'boxer' motors are 180 degree V12s as the opposing rods share a common crank pin - that accounts for the great sound! :-) Good explanation here: http://www.icbm.org/erkson/personal/ferrari_boxer_flat_crank.htm On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 3:04 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote: > In a message dated 02/09/2008 5:06:41 P.M. Central Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > Jake, thanks for setting me straight. My mind is fogy on all > this. > I did follow all this at one time but as time passes so does the memory > chips ! The battles between the Ferraris and GT40's stand out in my mind > though. Were not those Testarosas 12 cyl. boxer engines and therefore > related > "somehow" to our waterboxers ? > > > > > >>>>>>>>Hey Frank, I believe you're thinking of Dan Gurney, who won the 24 > Hours of > Le Mans with A.J. Foyt in a Ford GT40 MkIV in 1967. Gurney is also the > only > American to have won a Formula One race in an American-made car, his own > Eagle.<<<<<<<< > > > > > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_ > (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) ) > _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html > ) > - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley > _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ > (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/exhaust.htm) > _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper > camping event, Almonte, ON, June 12 ~ 15, 2008 >
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