Sunbeam Ferrari

Jay Laifman (JLAIFMAN(at)pnm.mhs.compuserve.com)
13 Jun 96 14:50:52 EDT

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Wow, I was just reading the book "Tiger: An Exceptional Motorcar" and it discusses the efforts of the Rootes folks to increase the power of the Alpine by having Ferrari re-design and build the engine! It was to have re-engineered cylinder heads and exhaust system, and Weber carbs. In 1962, Norman Garrard and Brian Rootes met with Enzo Ferrari in Italy. They even worked out all the details. But, the very next day, for no apparent reason, with no explanation, Enzo's office called and said "no deal". And that was the end of the Sunbeam Ferrari. Too bad. I'd love to know of the details that they worked out. The book doesn't mention if the details were mechanical or business.

Jay

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