<VV> Air-cooled alternatives

[David B. Neale]

 airvair <airvair at richnet.net> wrote: 

> > And only because air cooled engines are few
> > and far between - only know of VW, Porsche, and a German diesel farm
> > tractor (starts with a "D" and I can't remember how to spell it), and
> > maybe a few minor ones too small for a Corvair body.

You may wish to consider a nice air-cooled V8 from the Czech Republic - 
superlative design, and the latest have twin turbochargers and are, I am 
pretty certain, fuel-injected. And it's designed to fit in the back.  
Tatra made their first air-cooled V8 motors in the 1930s. Here's a link 
to a picture of a Tatra air-cooled V8 motor ...

http://www.tatra4sale.com/photos/dark-blue/big/IMG_3774.JPG

I bet no-one's done it yet!

David Neale
'65 Monza 140 convertible.