[Land-speed] ( Dear Jack ) & LOOK MA: NO Valve Springs !!!!!

[DougOdom]

I believe the 300 SLR used desmodromic. It was a straight eight motor 
with the power take off in the middle, like 2 4's back to back. I don't 
think the 300 SL ever used that motor. Those were the cars in the mid 
50's that Sterling Moss and Juan Fangio drove. This is from memory so if 
I'm wrong someone jump in and straighten me out.     Doug Odom in big ditch

Rich Fox wrote:

>I believe the 300SL race cars as well as street driven cars were 
>desmodromic. As well as lots of Ducuti motorcycles.   RF
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>>In eight or nine years of being on our list here, I  cannot recall any
>>discussion of Desmodromic Valve Gear, as utilized at one  time by 
>>Mercedes-Benz on
>>some of their racing engines.  Were any ever  actually used in 
>>competition,
>>either pre-war or post-war ? 
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