Hi Jay:
I seem to recall (I can't find it written down anywhere--drat!)that
early or mid-'60's Rootes had approached Ferrari to design a cylinder
head for the alpine.
At some time talks broke down and that was that.
Regards
David Sosna
Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com wrote:
>
> As long as we are on the topic of Italian machines, a few people have
> commented about the Ferrari connection with the Alpine. I know I've read
> about it here and there. But, I don't recall ever seeing anything more
> than that Lord Rootes was a friendly acquaintance with Ferrari. That they
> met in Italy to discuss some sort of engine supply and that by the time
> Rootes got back to England, Ferrari decided not to do anything. In the
> Langworth book, he says the deal with Ferrari was in 1962. He says that
> the Dino V6 was possibly the engine under consideration. I seem to recall
> a mention of an Alfa Romeo engine possibility. I presume that even though
> Ferrari first worked at Alfa Romeo, in the 60's there was no relationship
> between the companies. Is it Fiat owned now too? So, it wasn't the Alfa
> engine that Ferrari was going to supply, right? Which books or articles
> discuss this more? What are the other details? I seem to remember a
> napkin being part of the story.
>
> Jay
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