What is a "Tulip" engine?
bs
rrengineer @dslextreme.com wrote:
> It is lot 669 on Saturday, not 699. Tom Rocke is a personal friend of mine
> and I have been to his shop to see this car. If you understand what you
> read, it is not presented as anything other than a re-creation of the works
> car. Quote: restoration was completed on this car *to model* the 1960 works
> car", end quote. The car has a genuine Tulip engine Tom purchased in
> England, except the head is not the original alloy one, but it has been
> ported and modified to flow lots of air. The body panels are all aluminum
> alloy as on the origianl. The dash has all the correct instrumentation.
> This is as close as you will ever get to an original works car.
> Mike MacLean
> 56 BN2
> 60 AN5
>
>
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