>From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
>
>I keep hearing this "tractor engine" stuff. I know it's funny and it's a
>myth we perpetuate ourselves, but really, the B-series engine was an LBC
>powerplant all along... I suspect the canard is derived from the
>characteristics of an earlier generation of British engines, with the
>extremely high stroke-to-bore ratios (hence high torque compared to peak
>power, as in a tractor) driven by the antiquated tax laws.
Yes, I understand they used to tax the bore.
>
>Paul Hammarstedt had this to say:
>>
>>Still, I'm anxious to get the B on the road. The footroom, tractor engine,
>>required fiddling, and Brit character are badly missed.
>>
In fact, wasn't it some early Tr***ph engine that originated in a tractor?
Or is that a myth also?
Allen
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