It seems that all the best deals or ideas are first placed on a napkin.
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From: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com [mailto:Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com]
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 11:57 AM
To: alpines@autox.team.net
Subject: Ferrari in an Alpine
As long as we are on the topic of Italian machines, a few people have
commented about the Ferrari connection with the Alpine. I know I've read
about it here and there. But, I don't recall ever seeing anything more
than that Lord Rootes was a friendly acquaintance with Ferrari. That they
met in Italy to discuss some sort of engine supply and that by the time
Rootes got back to England, Ferrari decided not to do anything. In the
Langworth book, he says the deal with Ferrari was in 1962. He says that
the Dino V6 was possibly the engine under consideration. I seem to recall
a mention of an Alfa Romeo engine possibility. I presume that even though
Ferrari first worked at Alfa Romeo, in the 60's there was no relationship
between the companies. Is it Fiat owned now too? So, it wasn't the Alfa
engine that Ferrari was going to supply, right? Which books or articles
discuss this more? What are the other details? I seem to remember a
napkin being part of the story.
Jay
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