You guys are assuming that just because you aren't familiar with it, its
somehow strange or wrong. When I got my first TD in the fifties, the
flat head V860 was a well known conversion. Read Burt Levy's book. But
then i guess you would look down your noses at Allards too, and maybe
Cunningham and Penske, all engine swap guys in those days. John
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> That reminds me of the MG-TD with V*60 with ardun heads and webers etc that
> was at one monterey under HMSA -- quite different than anything I ever saw at
> any scca race (although of course it could have run in Mod or sports-racing
> class against DB3s's and Birdcages!
> There's going to always be some person who made LOTS of money in the 80's and
> now wants to W-I-N! When I go to Vintage races I see cars like I've never seen
> before: a small sized Devon with a weber carbd. 302etc. (sure there were
> chevvy powered devens back then but not in the sprite size!)
> I see the problem as being the WINNER/LOOSER structure.of vintage racing. YES,
> thats what racing is but is this what VINTABE racing should be about?
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> Regards;
> Michael Rogers
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