It's a real nice collection now but it's about to get better.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wester Potter" <wester6935@comcast.net>
To: "LAND SPEED LIST" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:34 PM
Subject: [Land-speed] Obscure engines
> If you want to try your luck on some more obscure engines just go
> here: <http://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/Collections/Engines.shtml>
>
> They do identify the engines for you but there are several one of a
> kind engines in their collection that are just plain interesting to see.
>
> The Museum of American Speed - Speedway Motors museum in Lincoln, NE
> has a large and interesting collection of stand alone engine displays
>
> There's 4 and 6 cylinder engines in this collection and there are V8
> and V 16 engines here too but you can spend lots of time just enjoying
> the different engines on display.
> When a block is painted white it is a stock block showing aftermarket
> heads and accessories.
>
> I've been fortunate to have some freedom to just look around at the
> museum and also go on several guided tours. Each docent does his or
> her thing so you get different
> emphasis from each one. When Speedy Bill does a tour you can learn
> stuff the other docents have no idea about and I've been on four tours
> Bill conducted. Even those are
> different depending on the visitors involved. The Lincoln Continental
> Owners Club tour was far different from the one the five USAC guys
> got. They told Bill stuff about
> his engines even he didn't know. I just wished I knew more about the
> individuals, the cars and races they were experts on.
>speed
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