<VV> Air-cooled alternatives

[JVHRoberts at aol.com]

Hmmm... As I understand it, there's a German manufacturer of air  cooled flat 
6s with a wonderfully compatible array of transaxles, 4 speed, 5  speed, and 
6 speed stick, along with 4 and 5 speed automatics... <G>
 
In a message dated 4/30/2007 6:17:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
david.neale3 at ntlworld.com writes:

>  > 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.







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