In a message dated 9/9/98 1:06:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, RELAYER@aol.com writes: > Had to be badge engineering.....the 44 body never had anything larger than a > 5 > cylinder engine. Well, not exactly. The v8 is actually a 44 chasis car (albeit a beefed-up one!) and the last type 44s built were v8s. -Ingo