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Re: Fw: Engine Trivia

To: lotus.tony@airmail.net, vintage-race@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Fw: Engine Trivia
From: "Roger Sieling" <sarl45@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 09:08:38 -0400
It was out in reprint from Classic Motorbooks if you want a copy.

Roger


>From: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
>Reply-To: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
>To: <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Fw: Engine Trivia
>Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 00:49:03 -0500
>
> > Tony,
> >
> > Do you have Wally's autobiography, "Climax in Coventry"? Some rather
> > interesting tests on the dyno considering it was just a "utility" motor.
> >
> > Roger
>
>No, darn it.  I DO have Nye's book, "Powered by Jaguar" which details the
>design and development of the XK engine series.  Lyons elected Bill Heynes
>Chief Engineer and Walt Hassan was in control of  test and development of
>the prototype engines.  I guess all the time he spent developing the XK
>engines he was just thinking what an 'elluva PUMP MOTOR it would make!  (-:
>
>Tony_______________________@Sherman.Texas

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