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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #25 on: October 22, 2012, 02:21:13 PM »
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #26 on: October 22, 2012, 08:58:12 PM »
The only American two-banked six cylinder I can think of now is Corvair. Is it?
Sorry, strike that. Just saw the early answer that it is not a Corvair.

Is this motor mounted transversely?
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #27 on: October 22, 2012, 09:15:24 PM »
How about something completely different...like  Mercury Marine outboard motor?
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #28 on: October 22, 2012, 09:25:36 PM »
 :doh:
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #29 on: October 22, 2012, 09:54:18 PM »
Quote from: Tackitt on October 22, 2012, 09:25:36 PM
:doh:

Don't be smackin the forehead yet.  We don't know.  I just recalled that some pre-war midgets (and a few post-war) ran Evinrude opposed twin outboards. 
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #30 on: October 22, 2012, 10:19:09 PM »
When I was a kid, my dad knew a guy who ran a midget with a Mercury outboard motor.
And given the lack of room in this car for a mid-engine setup, it has to be either an outboard or motorcycle engine or a transverse mounted in-line six.
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #31 on: October 23, 2012, 01:31:34 PM »
I have two different sources for this car. One where it is pictured and captioned as ..... .....'s ..... ..... (don't count the points ;))

And another which has some records of this car with a vague specification. Looking at the manifold I reckon it should be a six-cylinder as it also has a surprisingly small capacitiy. The engine is stock I would say.
I don't know why the owner/driver swapped the original motor.
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #32 on: October 23, 2012, 04:42:32 PM »
Is the motor from another automobile?
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #33 on: October 23, 2012, 04:59:11 PM »
Yes.
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #34 on: October 24, 2012, 11:39:49 AM »
A V8 with siamesed exhaust ports could have pipes looking like that. The smallest V8 I can think of is a Ford V8-60 flathead from the '30s, at 136 ci. displacement.
EDIT: OOPS. You did say it wasn't a Ford.
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #35 on: October 24, 2012, 11:59:39 AM »
No, not a Ford. And the company I'm after had a small 6-cyl. in stock back then...
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #36 on: October 24, 2012, 12:10:07 PM »
Well, the Buick Special V6 came out in 1962. At 198 ci. that wasn't big by US standards, though it's more than 3 litres.
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #37 on: October 24, 2012, 12:14:20 PM »
So, you now have solved two parts of the puzzle. Go ahead and find the missing bits.

I don't know why this engine was apparantly down-sized to a three litre limit.

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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #38 on: October 24, 2012, 12:16:21 PM »
Chrysler 170 cu in (2.8 L) slant 6?
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #39 on: October 24, 2012, 12:40:27 PM »
Quote from: Allemano on October 24, 2012, 12:14:20 PM
So, you now have solved two parts of the puzzle. Go ahead and find the missing bits.

I don't know why this engine was apparantly down-sized to a three litre limit.

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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #40 on: October 24, 2012, 01:27:08 PM »
Quote from: Tackitt on October 15, 2012, 01:13:08 PM
Kaiser V-6?(Formerly known as the GM Crossfire)

But then, you never said the motor was American.

I seem to have bounded over my steps. Kaiser got the tooling from GM's Buick division. Same engine. Maybe Tackitt ought to get the lock ;)
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #41 on: October 24, 2012, 01:32:53 PM »
It's called Buick-Porsche by ....... so it's up to me who gets the lock.
Take it or leave it! ;)
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #42 on: October 24, 2012, 01:38:47 PM »
Quote from: Allemano on October 24, 2012, 01:32:53 PM
It's called Buick-Porsche by ....... so it's up to me who gets the lock.
Take it or leave it! ;)
YESSIR :lmao: I'm guessing built by Traco, driven by Dan Gurney.
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #43 on: October 24, 2012, 01:41:22 PM »
Quote from: Zerk on October 24, 2012, 01:38:47 PM
I'm guessing built by Traco, driven by Dan Gurney.
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...........

Edit: actually I don't know who built that car, but it's not Dan Gurney at the wheel.
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #44 on: October 24, 2012, 01:57:24 PM »
Driven by Bat Masterson, of Ventura.
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Re: Allemano's № 841
« Reply #45 on: October 24, 2012, 05:57:47 PM »
Quote from: Zerk on October 24, 2012, 01:57:24 PM
Driven by Bat Masterson, of Ventura.
That's it!
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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 841 - Bat Masterson's Buick Porsche
« Reply #46 on: October 25, 2012, 01:00:31 PM »
Thank you, Allemano!
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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 841 - Bat Masterson's Buick Porsche
« Reply #47 on: October 25, 2012, 02:03:35 PM »
The unaltered picture:
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