Tom O'Malley wrote:
> But the Daimler V8...now *that's* interesting. Massive chrome valve
> covers with the spark plugs centrally positioned, it has all the
> trappings of a 3/5 scale, mighty Mopar Firedome. Designed by a former
> Triumph engineer, it almost seems right. Okay...it was a former
> Triumph *motorcycle* engineer...close enough. :-)
Somehow that engine seems especially appropriate in the Daimler Dart
(SP250), which always struck me as looking a bit like a DeSoto on LSD. :-)
--Andy
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* Andrew Mace e-mail: amace@unix2.nysed.gov *
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* Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *
* Man: Well, no... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, *
* Triumph Herald engine with wings. *
* -- The Cut-price Airline Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus *
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p.s. Of course, so does a Herald!
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