RE: 260 vs 289

["Bob Palmer" <rpalmer@ucsd.edu>]

Jim,

I don't know about the Le Mans rules other than displacement class (e.g.,
under 5 liters), but the legend is that Rootes asked Shelby to supply the
engines and asked his advice on which displacement to use. Anyone can
speculate, but I suspect he had a few 260's still lying around that he
didn't know what to do with and could smell a sucker five thousand miles
away. The Targa Florio Tiger (B9470012) did have a Shelby prepped 289 from
the outset.

Bob