Factory alloy block. Used to be able to buy them up until about 1985
when AH Spares sold their last one.
On 3/15/09, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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