I'd say that the Lotus Twin Cam was a variant on the Ford 109E stock block,
so doesn't qualify, as don't the various Cosworth variants.
How about the V6 used in the rear engine Metro rally car? Was it based on
a stock block?
Brian
At 11:23 AM 4/5/01 -0400, MHKitchen@aol.com wrote:
>Bill:
>
>Hmmmm....interesting question....
>
>The Lotus Twin Cam had racing objectives from the very start, although its
>use in street cars and racing occurred at virtually the same time.
>
>Another one I'm not sure about is the Ferrari 6 cyl. Dino engine. I believe
>that was first used in racing cars prior to the 206GT Dino.
>
>The other development that was similar was the development of the Renault
>Turbo V6. It was first used in Endurance racing, and then in Formula 1.
>Variants of that engine found their way into street cars, but not exactly the
>same engine.
>
>Regards,
>Myles H. Kitchen
>1965 Lotus (street AND race) Cortina Mk1 #128
Brian Evans
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