Re: V-8's

["Johnny Storm: International racing car driver" <hiu06f@bangor.ac.uk>]

On Tue, 14 Oct 1997 RICHARD.JACKSON@NENE.AC.UK wrote:

> 
> >Would that be the 'classic' 351 that Elvis (a uh huh!) had to shoot (!)
> >in his Pantera because it wouldn't start?????
> 
> No, no Johnny, don't show them our ignorance, it was the door he shot, not the
> engine, or so I thought!! 
> Rich
  
Was Elvis that far gone that he shot the door in anger at the fluffed engine?
Even the most nightmare lucas/Triumph circuit doesn't route the ignition 
through the door! then again it is rear engined and Italian. If anything 
is going to be trouble it's Italian (if not a DPO'd LBC)!

Johnny