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

[Danton J.A. Cardoso]

Rover used the Buick aluminum V8 as did Triumph in the TR8.  I had a
Discovery, and even though I drove the piss out of it, the headgaskets
still leaked!!

On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 1:40 PM,  <dgraber460 at aol.com> wrote:
> 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?
>
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> Dennis Graber
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
> To: 'Dan DiBiase' <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>; quattro at audifans.com
> Sent: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:45 am
> Subject: RE: What kind of a crazy person would drive an LT-1 powered German 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan DiBiase [mailto:d_dibiase at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:07 AM
> To: Ed Kellock; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: What kind of a crazy person would drive an LT-1 powered German
> car?
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> 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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> From: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:54:41 PM
> Subject: RE: What kind of a crazy person would drive an LT-1 powered German
> car?
>
> There's a little bit of grey area with the Pantera, IMHO...  It was
> technically a Ford, wasn't it?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of Tony Hoffman
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:50 AM
> To: Mike Arman
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: What kind of a crazy person would drive an LT-1 powered German
> car?
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>> Horsepower is like money - some is good, more is better, and "too
>> much" is just enough - maybe - and I tend to doubt it.
>>
>>
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> 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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