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Re: engine swaps

To: erl@unix.mail.virginia.edu
Subject: Re: engine swaps
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 15:06:47 -0400 ()
Cc: "David A. Templeton" <davidt@opentext.com>, "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>, spitfires@autox.team.net, triumphs@autox.team.net
On Thu, 18 May 2000 erl@unix.mail.virginia.edu wrote:

> Not a Triumph, but what do you think the Sunbean Tiger was?  An Alpine
> where the pathetic little 4-banger got lost, and a very nice Ford 289
> found a very, very nice home! 

True, but only for the last 500+ of the over 7000 Tigers. The rest of them
came originally with the 260 cid engine.

> Same with the famous (infamous?!) Cobra.
> An AC Bristol, with a very stout frame!

Do you mean the Bristol-powered AC Ace?

Both the Tiger and Cobra, of course, were engineered largely by Carroll
Shelby; neither car has anything to do with the original question, which
was: 

> > > Has anybody seen other engines/gearboxes in a TR3a?

:-)

--Andy

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p.s. No offense intended!


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