[Land-speed] Obscure engines

[Rich Fox]

It's a real nice collection now but it's about to get better.
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From: "Wester Potter" <wester6935 at comcast.net>
To: "LAND SPEED LIST" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:34 PM
Subject: [Land-speed] Obscure engines


> If you want to try your luck on some more obscure engines just go  
> here:  <http://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/Collections/Engines.shtml>
> 
> They do identify the engines for you but there are several one of a  
> kind engines in their collection that are just plain interesting to see.
> 
> The Museum of American Speed - Speedway Motors museum in Lincoln, NE  
> has a large and interesting collection of stand alone engine displays
> 
> There's 4 and 6 cylinder engines in this collection and there are V8  
> and V 16 engines here too but you can spend lots of time just enjoying  
> the different engines on display.
> When a block is painted white it is a stock block showing aftermarket  
> heads and accessories.
> 
> I've been fortunate to have some freedom to just look around at the  
> museum and also go on several guided tours.  Each docent does his or  
> her thing so you get different
> emphasis from each one.  When Speedy Bill does a tour you can learn  
> stuff the other docents have no idea about and I've been on four tours  
> Bill conducted.  Even those are
> different depending on the visitors involved.  The Lincoln Continental  
> Owners Club tour was far different from the one the five USAC guys  
> got.  They told Bill stuff about
> his engines even he didn't know.  I just wished I knew more about the  
> individuals, the cars and races they were experts on.
>speed