Re: Miss Packard

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Straight 8s? I'm not aware of any WW1 aero-engines of that sort. Lots of V-8s
though. The Hispano-Suiza is one. Leno has one of those in a car. Sounds great,
as shown on My Classic Car about a year ago (718 cuin).

Ken 

Quoting "Mr. AMC" <AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx>:

> There was a story about the rum runners and their boats on the History
> Channel a while back. One boat yard built the rum runners boats on one
> side of the yard and the Coast Guard chase boats on the other side of
> the yard. I don't remember the brand of engine they used but in the 20's
> it was 2 war surplus water cooled straight 8's out of a WW1 plane. 
> "Doc"  
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