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Re: V12? Why not V10 twin-turbo?



 
> > 	Actually, the Rover V-8 descends from the Buick aluminum V-8 of
> > the early '60s.  The tooling was sold to Rover, who have used it for years
> > in the 3500, adn now the Land Rover.  It is also the same engine that was
> > used in the TR-8.  It's a pretty nice engine.
> 
> << Nice enough that it also won a World F1 Championship!! >>
> 
> Huh?  Not that I can recall.  What year, what car?
> 

1966 Jack Brabham, Brabham Repco
1967 Denny Hulme, Brabham-Repco

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