WSpohn4@aol.com had this to say:
><< My original question was what is the fastest speed ever attained by a 4 pot
> non streamlined MGB, so far the highest seems to be 131 mph, >>
>
>Nope, that one was streamlined - it had a special nose cone attached.
I think the 64 and 65 Le Mans cars had stock bodywork, but I'm not able
to look it up right now.
>I seem to recall a Twincam MGA that some guy put a 4 cylinder Ferrari engine
>into and headed for Bonneville - he turned in the 160-170 region, which I
>always thought was damned good, with stock bodywork, even with such a motor.
>
>Bill
>
A FOUR-cylinder Ferrari????? When did they make that? and why would one
substitute it for a TwinCam, anyway? what would be the advantage? Strange
tale...
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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