On Sun, 19 Nov 1995, yengis@earthlink.net (John Signey) wrote:
>In the mid-fifties, Dale Runyan, together with Bill Zimmerman and Norman
>Timbs, made a prototype of a double overhead cam modification to a standard
>XPAG engine. (This was the subject of a write-up in the March, 1956 edition
>of Hot Rod magazine.) The engine, complete with working drawings, patterns,
>etc. has come into the possesion of a friend, Carl Cederstrand, who
>proposes to continue the development.
>He would be extremely grateful if any old-timers have any information to
>offer, technical or otherwise. Any E-mail may be sent to me, and I will see
>that the info is transferred. If there is enough interest, I will give
>occasional progress reports, and will provide additional information if
>requested.- John
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>John: I have made inguiry about the xpag dohc engine from New England MGT
Register sources. It is believed that there were two engines. One was built or
owned by a Chris Nolan. The other may be today in a motor museum in Milwalkee.
If this is of interest, let me know and I'll keep digging.
Mike Leckstein.
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