No, I am talking about the Disney animated movie of long ago. The whole
thing was drawn. I first saw it about 20 years ago when we took the kids to
a drive in movie, to give you an idea of how old it is.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
To: "Alpine List" <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: Engine Swaps in Countries Other than the USA (OT)
> If you mean the Glen Close movie, if I remember correctly the car was a
> Panther. These were available with Jaguar V12s installed.
>
> Russ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
> To: <RootesRooter@aol.com>; <awmcgregor@shaw.ca>; <wiencek@anl.gov>
> Cc: <dstevens@online.fr>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 11:53 AM
> Subject: Re: Engine Swaps in Countries Other than the USA
>
>
> > Speaking of Merlins:
> > Has anyone noticed that in the original "101 Dalmations" by Disney,
> Cruella
> > drove a wicked sports car (English, of course) that sounded exactly like
a
> > Merlin. In the chase scene she ran off the road (woman driver, after
all)
> > into a creek and the hood went flying, revealing a V12! The sound of
an
> > idling Merlin has to be the sweetest sound ever created by Mankind.
> Brings
> > gooseflesh just thinking about it.
> > Bill
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <RootesRooter@aol.com>
> > To: <awmcgregor@shaw.ca>; <wiencek@anl.gov>
> > Cc: <dstevens@online.fr>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:52 PM
> > Subject: Re: Engine Swaps in Countries Other than the USA
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 9/11/02 6:43:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > > awmcgregor@shaw.ca writes:
> > >
> > > > Moral of thesec stories? How do I get an Allison engine into an
> Alpine?
> > > >
> > > > Al
> > >
> > >
> > > Better yet a Rolls-Merlin.
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