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Re: TR8 Motor question

To: Mark Andrew Dickinson <amdickin@acs.ucalgary.ca>
Subject: Re: TR8 Motor question
From: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 20:55:48 -0600
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Mark Andrew Dickinson wrote:
> 
> Hey guys (and gals):
> 
> In a rescent discussion I encountered a person who was 100% sure that the TR8 
>motor
> was in fact an Oldsmobile derivative.  I always thought that this engine owed 
>its
> heritage to Buick.  Can anyone clarify this point for me please?  I don't 
>like to
> spout off false knowledge and neither does the other guy.  We are just 
>insanely
> curious.

The 215 cu.in. aluminum engine was shared by Buick, Olds and Pontiac. It
may often be referred to as an Olds engine simply because it was used in
a great many Olds F-85s. 

Cheers.

-- 

Michael D. Porter
Roswell, NM
[mailto: mporter@zianet.com]

`70 GT6+ (being refurbished, slowly)
`71 GT6 Mk. III (organ donor)
`72 GT6 Mk. III (daily driver)
`64 TR4 (awaiting intensive care)

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