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Re: Sand cast Webers and allthese oil leakers at Mid-OH!

To: "Simon Favre" <simon@mondes.com>, <vintage-race-digest@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Sand cast Webers and allthese oil leakers at Mid-OH!
From: "Irv Korey" <emanteno@ibm.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 18:26:08 -0600
> From: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>

> According to my version of world car history, the British invented Cars
> That Leak Oil(tm). The Italians invented Factory Rust(R). The two groups
> entered into a cross-licensing agreement to avoid a nasty legal battle
> over patent infringement. ;=)

The oil leaking from TRiumphs and other British cars is actually an
innovation, a design FEATURE. The British engineers did this purposely to
prevent the rusting of frames and other chassis components. Works great on
my cars.

Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
TR4A CT52499 
Highland Park, IL

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