Hi All,
Didn't the British rebadge it in the east as the typhoon or am I thinking of
something completely different?
Tim
James Carruthers wrote:
> You know this argument over engine swaps... - well I was watching a
> documenary called Battle Stations on Channel 4 last night (is it me, or
> has British TV been swamped by WW2 stuff - every day Channel 5 has
> something about Hitler!)
>
> Im sure alot of you know this, but I didn't - The P-51 Mustang was
> rubbish until they put a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine in it. And that it
> was designed by Americans for the British?
>
> Does anybody find this strange? Some weird inverted history repeating
> thing? AC Ace -> Cobra etc etc. Its been going on for years.... taking
> foreign cars and putting homegrown motors in them.
>
> Im not taking sides here - Just thought it was interesing. The whole
> classic argument gets thrown in here of course.
>
> On another note; Does anyone remember seeing a program about a car with
> the Merlin engine? I can't remember where I saw it.
>
> ttfn,
>
> James
>
> 1977 Pimento Red Spit
>
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