Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 11:11:07 -0800 (PST)
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From: David Schwarze <des@teleport.com>
Subject: Re: 96mm Jugs for 1700 (f)
Bob Polys writes:
>
> Reminds me of some of my mispent youth reading my dad's old Mechanix
> Illustrated magazines. I remember articles about people installing surplus
> WWII airplane engines in various vehicles. I think these were immense
> Allison engines, but I could be mistaken. Its been over twenty five years
> since we threw these out. :(
Don't they use those engines in those tractor pullin type vehicles? Three
or four of them even? One for each wheel? Wonder if you could fit
four of them in a breadloaf?
-David
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David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat)
San Diego (Actually La Mesa) '72 VW Westfalia Camper (Da Project)
California, USA '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast)
e-mail: des@teleport.com '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (14.17@99.34)
http://www.teleport.com/~des '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano)
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