What kind of a crazy person would drive an LT-1 powered Germancar?

[LL - NY]

Vittorio is right, although I thought it was Buick that sold it.  Just like
GM to do something like that.

On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Bares, Vittorio
<Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com>wrote:

> I thought I remembered reading that Olds sold the design to Rover. Rover
> improved it in afew key areas - which made it a v iable high perf motor.
>
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> Germancar?
>
> Dennis you are 100% right.
>
> In fact this engine (but with a re-designed block) is still being produced
> by Cosworth in the UK.
>
> Apart from Morgan, TVR also still uses this engine.  It was also used in
> the
> Marcos vehicles (not produced anymore) and they also used to fit those
> engines to a few more kitcars and UK small production specialist
> sportscars.
>
> Take care
> Pantelis
>
>
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> Germancar?
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> I believe that Morgan also used a GM (Buick or Olds can't recall) small
> aluminum block?V8 in their roadster. I encountered that motor in a friends
> LeGrand Sports Racer?some years ago. Didn't Rover also use that motor?
>
>
> Dennis Graber
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> car?
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>
> That's right, sorry, I was trying to remember if it had an Italian make
> associated to it.  I completely spaced De Tomaso.
>
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> car?
>
>
> Well, it was the De Tomaso Pantera, and built in Italy, and sold through
> Lincoln-Mercury dealers, so I think it deserves inclusion in this
> discussion....
>
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>
>
>
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> car?
>
> There's a little bit of grey area with the Pantera, IMHO...  It was
> technically a Ford, wasn't it?
>
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> Behalf Of Tony Hoffman
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> To: Mike Arman
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
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> car?
>
>
> > Horsepower is like money - some is good, more is better, and "too
> > much" is just enough - maybe - and I tend to doubt it.
> >
> >
>
> I've been in a car with "too much" HP, and I was scared out of my mind.
> But,
> I'd love to drive it again ;-) Yea, I don't think even "too much" is really
> enough........
>
> BTW, don't forget the 351C in the Italian Pantera,
>
> Audi engines? Spyker with the Audi 4.2, Gumphert(sp?) with the Audi 4.2.
> Then of course, there's this:
> http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h286/s3esprit/?action=view
> <
> http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h286/s3esprit/?action=view&current=pullaw
> a> &current=pullawa
> y.flv
>
> Here's one the other way around: Chrysler did a Daytona with a Jalpa V8 and
> AWD in the late 80's.
>
> Tony Hoffman
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